Gazing at the Star Next Door

• Ja Kanji — 隣のステラ • Ja Romaji — Tonari no Sutera • Genre — Romance

• Type — manga • Author — Ammitsu • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Kodansha Comics Betsufure • Magazine — Bessatsu Friend • First — January 13, 2022 • Volumes — 10

• Type — live film • Director — Hana Matsumoto • Writer — Sawako Kawamitsu • Studio — Toho • Released — 2025 08 22 • Runtime — 109 minutes

• Portal — yes Gazing at the Star Next Door, also known as Stella Next to Me, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ammitsu. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Friend in January 2022. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in August 2025.

Chiaki Amano has long held romantic feelings for her childhood friend Subaru Hiiragi. Her problem is that Subaru has gotten into acting, and is becoming progressively famous, making her want to abandon said feelings. However, due to how close they often are she still clings on to these feelings for Subaru.

• Chiaki Amano • Riko Fukumoto • Subaru Hiiragi • Yusei Yagi • Yūdai Takahashi • Yuki Kura • Hazuki Shinohara • Mayuu Yokota • Rio Shindō • Sho Nishigaki • Haruna Kondō • Ririka Tanabe • Chie Amano • Misa Shimizu • Mitsuhiro Amano • Tomu Miyazaki • Tōko Hiiragi • Mahiru Konno • Ritsuko Koyanagi • Maho Nonami • Koyanagi Ritsuko • Kenta Hamano

Written and illustrated by Ammitsu, Gazing at the Star Next Door began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Friend on January 13, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.