星合の空

Stars Align

Due to the apparent incompetence of its members and lack of results, the boy's soft tennis team is on the verge of being shut down. Toma Shinjou, captain and seemingly only motivated member, seeks the help of newly transferred, and old friend, Maki Katsuragi to improve the club's track record but soon it becomes apparent that what is holding the boys back are problems that run far deeper than the simple sport.

Names

Original	星合の空 (japanese)
Romaji	Hoshiai no Sora
English	Stars Align
Chinese	星合之空 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known as	Star-Crossing Skies

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2019-10-11 → 2019-12-27 (Autumn 2019)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	8-bit
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Drama Slice of Life Sports
Themes	Coming of Age Tennis School Club Primarily Male Cast Family Life School Male Protagonist Primarily Teen Cast Bullying Primarily Child Cast LGBTQ+ Themes Ensemble Cast
Streaming	Hulu · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.68 / 10
Bayesian score	7.68 / 10
Composite	61.0
On lists	79,491
Favourited	2,631 (3.3%)
Completion	83.0%
Drop rate	4.7%
In backlog	42.2%
Score spread σ	1.67

Score distribution

116521313272461451,25462,51175,58886,98195,154103,347

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	8-bit	B	10 of 63
Broadcast season	Autumn 2019	B	17 of 86
Year	2019	B	58 of 339
Genre	Sports	B	80 of 447
Source material	Original work	A	159 of 1,732
Era	Late 2010s	B	226 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Autumn	B	238 of 1,921
Genre	Slice of Life	B	262 of 1,578
Length	Single-cour	B	395 of 2,668
Genre	Drama	B	479 of 1,917
Format	TV series	B	558 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	863 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kazuki Akane, Kazuo Miyake, Shiori Shiwa
Series composition	Kazuki Akane
Character design	Itsuka, Yuuichi Takahashi
Original creator	Kazuki Akane, Itsuka

AniList id 104052 · MAL id 37972 · record updated 2026-08-27