Many brilliant anime face the blight of being neglected after the first season. Stars Align is one such anime whose sequel is an unforgettable need for otakus.
Kazuki Akane, the director of Stars Align, took the difficult decision to air the anime without making it unnecessarily short. However, he has been plagued by the results ever since.
Stars Align is undoubtedly one of the gems of the anime industry. It begins as a sports anime but then slowly delves deeper into children’s psyches and unravels their trauma.
Unfortunately, news regarding its sequel is still obscure. Thus, this article will answer all your queries regarding the missing second season of Stars Align.
Why was Stars Align Season 2 canceled?
Stars Align was originally planned to have 24 episodes. Episode 12 of the anime also attests to the fact that the series is supposed to have a second season. The second cour was supposed to air after a three-month break.
In the spring of 2019, there was a last-minute change in schedule, forcing Kazuki Akane, the director, to make Stars Align 12 episodes long instead of 24 episodes. Akane has reported that the show was already under production for over two years, and the animation production was already underway.
At that point, he deemed it impossible to condense the anime into a 12-episode frame. Thus, the structure was kept intact, but the funding for a second season was never officiated.
Will Stars Align ever get a second season?
Kazuki Akane reported in April 2021 that no company was willing to fund season 2 of Stars Align. However, he is still planning to make the sequel to the series.
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There are many voices, mainly from overseas, who want a sequel to “Hoshiai no Sora”, which makes me very happy. Thank you very much. Unfortunately, there is still no prospect of restarting animation production, but I am currently writing a revised draft of the sequel scenario. For the past two years, my physical condition has not been good, so the work has not progressed well.
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In the director’s latest tweet, he confessed that he still does not foresee a new production for Stars Align. Kazuki Akane’s health has also deteriorated in the past two years, which has affected the story’s progress. The anime might not get completed unless Akane gets proper funding and staff to help him.
When will episode 13 of Stars Align be released?
Kazuki Akane has recently tweeted that he is considering releasing a revision plot for episode 1 in its current raw state online in Japanese. He concluded machine translation made it lose its nuance. We can hope for the raws to release late this year or early 2024.
The director further informed that a lot of support regarding Stars Align has landed from overseas fans, and he never wants to give up on this series.
What to watch after episode 12 of Stars Align?
Stars Align Memorial Epilogue Short is the direct continuation after episode 12 of Stars Align. It started streaming in May 2020, and you can catch it right here.
It is a new footage that is set two years after the television’s finale. The short shows Maki, Touma, and the others in high school. According to the Fan Special Movie, Taiyo and Rintarou go to the same school and could be seen handing out flyers for their club. Tsubasa still plays soft tennis, and Shingo goes to military school. Nao seems to be a victim of bullying and is ridiculed by his other classmates. Toma storms out of his school, tired of his partner and faces Maki.
About Stars Align
Stars Align is an original anime directed and created by Kazuki Akane. Its first season aired in 2019.
It is a coming-of-age story about boys in a junior high school who are a part of the soft tennis club. Maki’s addition to the team improved their poor performance.
Slowly and steadily, the backgrounds of each of the team members is revealed as they all fight their own devils.
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