Twinkle Stars


Twinkle Stars, also known as Twinkle Stars Like Singing a Song, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya, the author of Fruits Basket. It was serialized by Hakusensha from 5 June 2007 to 20 January 2011 in the manga magazine Hana to Yume, with serial chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint. The manga is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Yen Press. A drama CD based on the series was released in Japan on 24 February 2010.

Plot

Sakuya Shiina is the president of a star-gazing club at her high school. On her eighteenth birthday, she receives a pink dress from Chihiro, a handsome and mysterious boy around her age who suddenly appears at her birthday party. She initially believes that Chihiro is a friend of Kanade, her guardian, but she later learns that Kanade had invited him to the party thinking that he was her boyfriend. Kanade then becomes offended for being deceived, but Sakuya becomes even more intrigued by Chihiro. She finally gets her chance to meet Chihiro again, and during a discussion about the stars, Chihiro suddenly exclaims that he hates Sakuya and disappears once again. Sakuya becomes even more troubled when, a few days later, Chihiro suddenly enrolls at her school and becomes a classmate. As the story goes on, Sakuya's feelings towards Chihiro grows, and Chihiro starts warming up to her.

Characters

;Sakuya Shiina
;Chihiro Aoi
;Kanade Miyako
;Yūri Murakami
;Hijiri Honjō
;Saki
;Shizuka Kutani
;Yūto Murakami
;Sakura Amamiya
;Yuichi Aoi

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya, Twinkle Stars was serialized by Hakusensha in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 5 June 2007 to 20 January 2011. Its 65 untitled chapters have been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes in Japan. The series was originally licensed for an English-language release in Singapore by Chuang Yi and distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It went out-of-print when Chuang Yi ceased operations in 2014. Yen Press licensed the series for an English-language release in North America across five omnibus volumes in 2015. The series is also licensed in France by Delcourt, in Italy by Panini Comics, in Spain by Norma Editorial, in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing, in Germany by Carlsen Comics, and in Brazil by Panini Comics.

Drama CD

A Twinkle Stars drama CD, produced by Marine Entertainment, was released in Japan on 24 February 2010. The story follows Sakuya and her friends during their last summer vacation together as high school students. It was based on an original scenario written by Natsuki Takaya.