![]() This series had a story it wanted to tell, and what it wanted to tell could not have worked in a show filled with flashy fights, in your face fanservice, or highly exaggerated comedy. If there is one thing I could say about Stars Align, its that it was an anime that didn’t want any association with stereotypical anime. ![]() Therefore, I wanted to ensure that anyone who is thinking about sitting down to watch this show knows that as of this review going live, there is no continuation on the horizon.Īnd that is disappointing because I know I want to learn what happens next (especially when you consider what the final shot of this series was). The series had been too well-made up to that point to suggest that the suddenness of its ending had been the intention from the start. I bring this up because Stars Align wasn’t some broken mess of a show where it would have been par for the course for the story just to stop. To read Anime News Network’s translation, please click HERE. To read Director Akane’s original tweet (in Japanese), please click HERE. Thus, we made 12 episodes with the 24 episode structure intact.” (Translation provided by Anime News Network)ĭirector Akane concludes by saying that he intends for a conclusion to the Stars Align story to come in some form someday. “ e’ve been working on this anime for over two years, and the animation production was already proceeding, so I (Director Akane) deemed it impossible to turn it into a 12 episode structure at that juncture. “ In the spring, there was a last-minute change in the schedule to make the show 12 episodes long…” (Translate quote provided by Anime News Network) However, series director Kazuki Akane wrote on Twitter: ![]() Stars Align was initially scheduled to be a twenty-four episode split-cour anime. ![]() However, each of their personal lives threatens to undo everything they have done, and in some cases, the situation at home is quite harmful. With the prospects of being able to keep their club now a little bit higher, and with the addition of Maki, the other members start to put in more effort. After some convincing, Toma manages to recruit Maki, who turns out to be a natural at the sport. Now it seems their attitude could cost them their club status, and only club president Toma Shinjou (voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka) seems to care.ĭesperate to find more members, Toma looks to recent transfer student Maki Katsuragi (voiced by Natsuki Hanae). Reader discretion is advised.*** Series SynopsisĪlways outshined by their nationally ranked female counterparts, the members of the boys’ soft tennis club have resigned themselves to being lazy and unmotivated. ***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for Stars Align. ![]()
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