A Star Brighter than the Sun Vol. 02
You don’t have to be a star to shine.
Now that Sae knows Koki has a crush on someone, she tries to transform her romantic feelings for him into platonic ones. Luckily, there are lots of school activities to distract her, from a field trip in the mountains to a jump rope tournament to an English-language theater festival. But when a texting disaster reveals to Koki that Sae has a crush on someone too, will she finally confess her feelings…?
Series Overview: Sakuhide Iwata is a girl who is stronger than average. Her childhood friend who was small and weak when they were little, grew into a handsome man. She thought that they had drifted apart, but they were reunited for the first time in a long time at the last athletic festival in junior high school …? A refreshing story begins!
Biographical Notes:
Kazune Kawahara made her debut in 1991 with the manga series His Favorite Person. In 1996, after publishing several one-shot manga, she began her next series, Sensei! (Teacher!), which was adapted into a live-action movie in 2017. In 2003, she launched the critically acclaimed series High School Debut, followed by Aozora Yell (Blue Sky Yell) in 2008. High School Debut was made into a live-action movie in 2011. In 2013, her series My Love Story!! ranked first in Takarajimasha’s This Manga Is Great! competition (josei category) and won Kodansha’s 37th Manga Award (shojo category). In 2015, My Love Story!! was made into a TV anime and a live-action movie.