A Star Brighter than the Sun, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

You don’t have to be a star to shine.

Sae has always been taller and stronger than the average girl. Koki used to be smaller and weaker than the average boy. But now that he’s in high school, he’s tall and super popular! Will their childhood friendship rekindle…and maybe develop into something more?

The school festival’s closing fireworks show is the perfect romantic setting for Sae and Koki to come clean about their feelings. But will either of them have the guts? Then, Yota invites Koki to play shogi and interrogates him about his relationship with Sae…Kazune Kawahara made her debut in 1991 with the manga seriesHis 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 seriesHigh School Debut, followed byAozora Yell(Blue Sky Yell) in 2008.High School Debutwas made into a live-action movie in 2011. In 2013, her seriesMy 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.