Shows Like A Star Brighter than the Sun

If you liked A Star Brighter than the Sun (2025), a animation and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
So exactly what’s going to happen when Hachiman Hikigaya, an isolated high school student with no friends, no interest in making any and a belief that everyone else’s supposedly great high school experiences are either…
2
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around…
3
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
A new anime project that adapts popular side stories that were left out of the main anime series. As the graduation ceremony at Katagiri High School comes to an end, Kyouko Hori, her boyfriend Izumi Miyamura, and their…
4
The Dangers in My Heart (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and comedy
Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his…
5
You and I Are Polar Opposites (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and comedy
Suzuki's a high school girl in love, but the guy she's fallen for is nothing like her! While she's cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn't seem to care…
6
Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
7
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Nicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya.
8
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (2012)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
As one of the thousands of Japanese students afflicted with "chunibyo," a state where they're so desperate to stand out that they've convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers, Yuta spent…
9
Toradora! (2008)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
10
Teasing Master Takagi-san (2018)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
"If you blush, you lose." Living by this principle, the middle schooler Nishikata gets constantly made fun of by his seat neighbor Takagi-san. With his pride shattered to pieces, he vows to turn the tables and get back…
11
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him…
12
Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
A lethargic student dozes through class, activities and pretty much everything, frustrating his best friend but attracting the affections of others.
13
Honey Lemon Soda (2025)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
After middle school, with its bullying and nicknames, Uka Ishimori is excited for a fresh start at Hachimitsu High School. Kai Miura, a cool and uninhibited boy, sits next to her in class. Uka remembers she met Kai in…
14
Real Girl (2018)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and comedy
Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and…
15
The Ramparts of Ice (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and drama
Weighed down by memories she can't shake, high schooler Koyuki Hikawa keeps everyone at arm's length — until three schoolmates draw her out of her shell.
16
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and drama
When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.
17
A Condition Called Love (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi…
18
Kokoro Connect (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Five members of the school culture club—Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki—encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch personalities without warning. The…
19
Honey and Clover (2005)
★ 8/10Also animation and comedy
Yuuta Takemoto, Takumi Mayama, and Shinobu Morita are college students who share the small apartment. Even though they live in poverty, the three of them are able to obtain pleasure through small things in life. The…
20
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a…