Table of content:
- Synopsis
- First Impression
- Official Trailer
- Staff
- Stream
English Name: Stars Align
Studios: 8bit
Genres: Slice of Life, Sports, Drama, School
Fall 2019
Ratings: 7.8/10
Ratings: 7.8/10
1. SYNOPSIS
The teen adolescence story revolves around the coming-of-age of boys in a junior high school's soft tennis club, which is on the verge of shutting down. Touma Shinjou asks Maki Katsuragi to join the team for his vaunted abilities, and mentions a summer competition. Katsuragi asks for money in return for joining the team. A single-parent boy who has been transferred to Shijo Minaminaka , Tomoki Katsuragi reunites with Shinma Shinma, who was a childhood friend. Tsuji who does all the housework for her working mother. Unlike Tatsumi, Tsuji, who is the manager of the men's soft tennis club, struggled to rehabilitate a weak team that had recently become only seven due to the departure of a retired person. However, if they do not win at least one summer tournament, it will be decided that they will be abolished.
[Source: ANN, TBS]
2. First Impression
Okay let me begin with the reason for why I was excited to watch this Anime. Like every other hardcore Anime fan, I too needed something which they say 'happy-happyish' or more paraphrased, just an easygoing Slice of Life Anime. That's why I chose 'Stars Align' because the poster looked very accurate to what I was expecting to spend my time with. Things were also going how I was supposing them to be, until those TWO unexpected scenes from First episode which deprived the show from a Soft tennis sport Anime to a Dark-ass show, I'm Sold. This Anime has too many things which needs to revealed so yeah, obviously I can't wait for new episodes to premiere, to suffice this major cliffhanger.
As about pacing, so far it's decent, without covering too much or too less ground in two episodes, alongside giving the trails of what the motive of the show is. It gives the room for the characters to develop and to pace storytelling rather in an average speed.
I also loved how they didn't dragged the show to the categories of usual Highschool Anime those which usually forces the hollow site for the main characters to interact with while forgetting the actual reality of a normal Highschool. The school feel quite realistic and live-in with everyone having their own to live rather than becoming just an asset to support the main character.
As about the Animation it kind of felt like I was watching KyoAni show but with a dark-ass event. The animation is really fluid and very alive makes you feel easily puah to another episode often, however nothing very exceptional at the same time.
I'd love to talk more about first and second episode, like how Maki catches up with most of the players of the team in just a day, by only inclining on his athletic skills, meanwhile divulging that they're all Losers for not knowing much about their own sport. Toma is equivalently someone to be explored, like how he manipulated his classmate to keep a check upon the schedule of Maki. Again offering money and garments to play for their club. Let's just say bbye with, there's a lot more to uncover and I'm quite excited for other episodes to premiere. So far (22/10) this is my second best from fall 2019, first is still No Guns Life for me.
3. Official Trailer
4. Staff
The Anime is Directed by Kazuki Akane, same guy who did "Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito - Yokuryuu wa Maiorita" and "Geneshaft" but to be honest Stars Align looks more promising than others. We just gotta how it's going to turn out.
As about main voice characters, Natsuki Hanae is Maki Katsuragi and Tasuku Hatanaka as Tōma Shinjō.
5. Stream
GoGoAnime [Available in every location]
