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A Star Brighter than the Sun S1E3 — No Matter How Far

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A Star Brighter than the Sun•Season 1•Episode 3

No Matter How Far

7.6/10 · 39 votesOct 16, 202524 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Knowing Kamishiro has a crush on someone weighs heavily on Sae's heart. Still, during their school trip, Sae finds herself unable to take her eyes off him. Her friends, Hisui and Kagawa, try their best to support her, but Sae always ends up showing her

Directed byAya Kobayashi, Fumiaki Usui

Written byYasuhiro Nakanishi

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Cast7

Minori Fujidera

Minori Fujidera

Sae Iwata (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Koki Kamishiro (voice)

Hina Youmiya

Hina Youmiya

Hisui Onodera (voice)

Taito Ban

Taito Ban

Yota Ayukawa (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Mio Kagawa (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Yushin Izawa (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Subaru Kamishiro (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yasuhiro Nakanishi

Writer

A

Aya Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

A

Aya Kobayashi

Director

Motohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata

Theme Song Performance

W

Wanuka

Theme Song Performance

F

Fumiaki Usui

Director

S

Sara Sakoe

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yoshiko Minamihara

Animation Director

J

Jouji Yanase

Animation Director

K

Kaori Yamashita

Animation Director

M

Mayu Iwata

Production Assistant

Shinya Watanabe

Shinya Watanabe

Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"No Matter How Far" is episode 3 of A Star Brighter than the Sun season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 39 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Aya Kobayashi, Fumiaki Usui and written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, it aired on October 16, 2025.

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