Should you watch Stars Align?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Stars Align
Anime · 2019
Toma Shinjo has one mission: save his school’s tennis team. And his only hope rests on the talent of Maki Katsuragi, who’s reluctant to part from his studies. This will be the team’s last summer together unless they convince Maki to step on the court!
The sides of Stars Align
- A boy rebuilding a losing soft tennis team
- Teammates with hard lives at home
- Practices and matches after school
Stars Align is good for you if…
- you like a weak team getting better at soft tennis match by match.
- you like boys finding a safe place in each other.
- you like a gentle look at kids working out who they are.
Stars Align is bad for you if…
- you can't watch scenes of parents hurting their children.
- you won't read subtitles on a Japanese series.
- you don't watch anime.
About: abuse · belonging · identity · teamwork
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