Stars Align

Stars Align
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director	Jerry Jewell
Translation & Adaptation	Jessica Cavanagh Jarrod Greene Howard Wang (eps. 8, 11-12) Miles George (Translation)
ADR Production
Recorded	2019
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	12
Year	2019

Stars Align is a 2019 original anime by Kazuki Akane and studio Eight Bit. It premiered on October 10, 2019. Funimation Entertainment produced a SimulDub of the series, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on October 24, 2019.

Synopsis The teen adolescence story revolves around the coming-of-age of boys in a junior high school's soft tennis club, which is on the verge of shutting down. Touma Shinjou asks Maki Katsuragi to join the team for his vaunted abilities, and mentions a summer competition. Katsuragi asks for money in return for joining the team.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Toma Shinjo	Tasuku Hatanaka	Jessie James Grelle
	Maki Katsuragi	Natsuki Hanae	Justin Briner
	Kanako Mitsue	Mayu Mineda	Rachel Glass
	Shingo Takenouchi	Keisuke Sato	Adam Gibbs
	Yuta Asuka	Yoshitaka Yamaya	Brandon McInnis
	Taiyo Ishigami	Kōhei Amasaki	Dallas Reid
	Itsuki Ameno	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Derick Snow
	Rintaro Futsu	Gen Satō	Garret Storms
	Namie Ameno	Shiina Natsukawa	Kate Bristol
	Kei Takada	Satsumi Matsuda	Madeleine Morris
	Nao Tsukinose	Yūsuke Kobayashi	Matt Shipman
	Tsubasa Soga	Toshiyuki Toyonaga	Ricco Fajardo
	Kinuyo Kasuga	Maaya Sakamoto	Tia Ballard

Minior Cast

• Aaron Campbell - Akitaka Yanagishita
• Aaron Dismuke - Nakao (ep3)
• Aaron Roberts - Takayuki Sakurai
• Alexis Tipton - Rintaro's Mom (ep10)
• Amber Lee Connors - Tsubasa's Mom (ep9)
• Anastasia Muñoz - An's Mom (ep9)
• Austin Tindle - Arashi Oji
• Ben Bryant - Tsubasa's Dad (ep9)
• Blake McNamara - Riku Itsuse
• Brandon Potter - Kenji Kyobate
• Brianna Roberts - Ryouka Kasuga (ep5)
• Bryan Massey - Shingo's Dad (ep9)
• Caitlin Glass - Nao's Mom
• Caleb Yen - Shou Kawakami (ep10)
• Casey Casper - Haruhi Kasuga (ep5)
• Chris Burnett - Kazumi Miwa
• Christopher Wehkamp - Ryoma Shinjo
• Clifford Chapin - Daiki Ikeda (ep6)
• Cory Phillips - Satoshi Ashitaka (ep10)
• Cynthia Cranz - Rintaro's Mom (ep4)
• Dalton Tindall - Shinji Sasaki (ep10)
• Daman Mills - Ayumu Ooi (ep6)
• Ian Sinclair - Joy Kusakabe
• J. Michael Tatum - Taiyos Dad (ep10)
• Jād Saxton - Hikari Asuka (ep8)
• Jamie Marchi - Head of Year (ep7)
• Jeff Plunk - Jun (ep9)
• Jill Harris - Izumi Asuka (ep8)
• John Wesley Go - Takuto Murakami (ep8)
• Josh Bangle - Shinjiro Sunagi
• Justin Duncan - Sora Itsuse
• Justin Pate - Mamoru Kadowaki
• Kristin Sutton - Toma’s Mother
• Kyle Igneczi - Masato Nagano (ep6)
• Kyle Phillips - Shou Fujita
• Lara Woodhull - Maki Katsuragi (Young)
• Lindsay Seidel - Yuta's Mom (ep8)
• Mallorie Rodak - Rintaro's Mom (ep11)
• Mikaela Krantz - Aya Katsuragi
• Monica Rial - Taiyo's Mom (ep10)
• Morgan Garrett - Sakura Muroi
• Orion Pitts - Takeru Tanaka
• Philip Weber - Rintaro's Dad (ep10)
• R. Bruce Elliott - Principal
• Sarah Wiedenheft - An Takenouchi (ep9)
• Seth Magill - Fujita
• Shawn Gann - Nozomu Murai (ep10)
• Stephen Fu - You (ep9)
• Zach Archibald - Masami Ootomo (ep11)

Additional Voices

• Aaron Campbell - Vice President (ep4)
• Aaron Roberts - Male Soccer Student 2C (ep2)
• Aaron White
• Alex Moore - Female Tennis Student 2A (ep2), Female Track Student 2A (ep1)
• Alison Viktorin
• Amanda Gish
• Anthony Bowling
• Ben Phillips
• Blake McNamara
• Blake Shepard
• Brittany Lauda - Female Tennis Student 1C (ep1)
• Caleb Yen - Male Student 1G (ep1)
• Chris Burnett - Male Student 1B (ep1-2)
• Christopher Guerrero - Male Sport Student 2B (ep2), Male Sport Student 2D (ep2), Male Student 2A (ep2), Moving Man 1A (ep1), Additional Voices
• Chris Thurman
• Clifford Chapin
• Cody Savoie
• Comona Lewin
• Corinne Sudberg - Female Tennis Student 1A (ep1)
• Cory Phillips
• Dalton Tindall - Male Student 1F (ep1)
• Dani Chambers - Female Tennis Student 1H (ep1)
• David Trosko - Male Bully 2A (ep2), Additional Voices
• Derek Whitener
• Eric Rolon - Male Student 1E (ep1), Male Track Student 2A (ep2), Additional Voices
• Gregory Lush
• Ian Mead Moore
• Jarrod Greene - Male Student 1D (ep1)
• Jean-Luc Hester
• Jennifer Alyx - Female Student 1C (ep1)
• Jenny Ledel - Female Athlete 4A (ep4), Additional Voices
• Jerry Jewell
• Jessica Sluys - Female Tennis Student 1F (ep1), Additional Voices
• John Burgmeier
• Jordan Dash Cruz - Male Soccer Student 2B (ep2), Male Soccer Student 4B (ep4), Male Sport Student 2A (ep2), Male Sport Student 2C (ep2), Additional Voices
• Josh Martin
• Justin Duncan
• Kasi Hollowell - Female Student 1A (ep1-2), Kendo Girl 2A (ep2)
• Kimmie Britt - Female Athlete 4B (ep4)
• Kristi Rothrock
• Kyle Igneczi - Male Bully 2B (ep2), Male Soccer Student 2A (ep2), Male Soccer Student 4A (ep4)
• Kylie Stewart - Female Tennis Student 1D (ep1)
• Laura Wetsel
• Mallorie Rodak - Woman 1A (ep1)
• Meg McClain - Female Tennis Student 2B (ep2), Female Track Student 2B (ep2)
• Megan Shipman - Female Tennis Student 1E (ep1)
• Mike McFarland
• Natalie Hoover - Female Tennis Student 1B (ep1)
• Nazeeh Tarsha
• Oscar Seung
• Ry McKeand
• Sara Ragsdale
• Sarah Roach - Female Tennis Student 1G (ep1)
• Seth Magill
• Shawn Gann - Male Bully 2C (ep2), Male Track Student 2B (ep2), Additional Voices
• Stephen Fu - Male Student 1A (ep1-2)
• Stephen Sanders - Male Student 1C (ep1), Additional Voices
• Tabitha Ray - Female Student 1B (ep1-2), Female Tennis Student 3A (ep3), Kendo Girl 2B (ep2)
• Terri Doty - Female Student 1D (ep1)
• Trina Nishimura - Treasurer (ep4)
• Tyson Rinehart
• Z. Charles Bolton

Multimedia

Cast Reveal

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date(s)	Category	Format	Content	Country
	October 24, 2019	Anime	Digital	12 Eps.	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
	2020		The Complete Series	A DVB-T	United States
			2 Discs

External Links

• Stars Align at the Internet Movie Database.
• Stars Align (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
• Stars Align on Behind The Voice Actors.