Hoshiai no Sora, or Star align is about a soft tennis club with a bunch of loser club members. They've never won a game in two years or more. The student council president decided if they don't win a single game in the tournament, they need to disband. Desperate, they recruited someone with good athletic reflexes. Thankfully Maki, the transfer student, was convinced to join.
As we follow their club, we see how they work hard and do improve. However, it also shows the realistic side of people. From the games they manage to win, to family life, to personal issues. The scores and methods of playing are realistic. The family lives and personal issues are realistic.
I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into it too deep. Basically, if we're not in abusive relationships, we forget it's out there. There's so many different forms and types of people out there, we forget. This anime shows abuse in many different shapes and sizes, whether physical or mental.
It also discusses the issues of LGBT which I fully support. Instead of the typical gayness, they bring in the issue of transgender, which hasn't been a big topic especially in anime.
I'd say give it a chance. This is an anime where you actually want to pay attention to the opening and ending songs. Look them up yourself with the lyrics and you won't regret it. Beautifully written songs and if they had more time, I bet the story would be great too.
IMPORTANT!!!
Turns out, the production team have been working for over 2 years, but the team was backstabbed and told they could only send out 12 episodes. With not enough time, they had to either cancel it or cut their 24 episodes down to 12. That's why so many issues are left in the show and it seems really unfinished and rushed. Even so, I managed to enjoy it and empathize with the production team. Try it out to support them.
