Gazing at the Star Next Door
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 shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend in January 2022. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in August 2025.
Characters
;Chiaki Amano;Subaru Hiiragi
;Yūdai Takahashi
;Hazuki Shinohara
;Rio Shindō
;Haruna Kondō
;Chie Amano
;Mitsuhiro Amano
;Tōko Hiiragi
;Ritsuko Koyanagi
;Hiroshi Tanase
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Ammitsu, Gazing at the Star Next Door began serialization in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend on January 13, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into nine tankōbon volumes as of December 2025.During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.