Haruka Shiraishi plays Subaru Kamijo, A Star Brighter Than the Sun

It has been announced that Shiraishi Harukazo will be appearing as a voice actor in the TV anime "A Star Brighter Than the Sun," based on the manga by Kawahara Kazune, known for works such as "Sensei!", "High School Debut," and "Aozora Yell." Shiraishi will play Kamishiro Subaru, a third-year high school student and cousin of Kamishiro Mitsuteru, who is a perfect superhuman who can handle anything. It has also been announced that singer-songwriter Wanuka will be performing the ending theme "Saishin-hen," and a second promotional video featuring an excerpt from the song has been released on YouTube.

Shiraishi commented, "The characters' emotions are portrayed delicately, and I could understand Sakuhide-chan and Kouki-kun's feelings so well that it made my heart ache and flutter in my heart. I thought it was a really captivating coming-of-age love story! The classmates are all fun and unique people, so apart from the romance, the casual interactions they have in school life are also very charming. I can't stop being excited by this heartwarming coming-of-age love story!"

"Subaru is the type of person who expresses her thoughts clearly, so at first glance she may seem like a tough person, but in reality she is a caring person with a strong sense of justice, so I was conscious of not making her seem mean even though she speaks clearly. She has a family side that she only shows to Kouki, and the emotional distance between her and Subaru when she is with her friends is quite different. I was careful about these aspects when I played the role, so I would be happy if people could come to like Subaru in the anime as well," she said.

"A Star Brighter Than the Sun" is a manga that has been serialized in Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha) since June 2021. It depicts the first love of Iwata Sakuei, a girl who is stronger than average. Sakuei had a crush on the frail Kamishiro Mitsuteru, but as he grew taller and became more popular, he became a distant figure. However, her first love begins to move forward. The comic has sold over 3 million copies in total.

The anime will be directed by Aya Kobayashi and produced by Studio KAI. Minori Fujidera will play Iwata Sakuhide and Yuki Ono will play Kamishiro Mitsuteru. Hata Motohiro will perform the opening theme, "Stellar Days." It will air on TBS every Thursday at 11:56 PM starting October 2nd.

*Staff (titles omitted)

Director: Kobayashi Aya ▽ Series Composition: Nakanishi Yasuhiro ▽ Character Design: Zeng Jinfeng ▽ Sub-Character Design: Muranaga Yuki ▽ Prop Design: Masuda Kenji ▽ Art Setting: Aoki Tomoyuki, Inose Yukie ▽ Art Director: Ujiie Kohaku ▽ Color Design: Yokoyama Sayoko ▽ 3DCG Director: Yamauchi Fumito ▽ Screen Design: Tamura Jin ▽ Director of Photography: Sawami Yasuharu ▽ Special Effects/2D: Harada Sachiko (Graphinica) ▽ Editing: Tan Ayako ▽ Sound Director: Yoshida Kohei ▽ Sound Effects: Yoshizawa Misue ▽ Sound Production: Dax Production ▽ Music: Tabuchi Natsumi, Sakurai Miki ▽ Music Production: Nihon Ongaku ▽ Chief Animation Producer: Shiba Hirokazu ▽ Animation Producer: Ito Taiki ▽ Animation Production: Studio KAI

*Cast (titles omitted)

Sakuhide Iwata: Minori Fujidera ▽Mitsuteru Kamishiro: Yuki Ono ▽Hisui Onodera: Hina Yomiya ▽Yota Ayukawa: Taito Ban ▽Miori Kagawa: Mutsumi Tamura▽Yuushin Izawa: Ryota Osaka ▽Subaru Kamishiro: Haruka Shiraishi