O Maidens in Your Savage Season

Aired: 2019

A TV anime produced by Lay-duce, based on the manga serialized in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine," written by Mari Okada with art by Nao Emoto (8 volumes). A coming-of-age ensemble drama about five high school girls in the literature club grappling with sexuality. Club president Rika Sonezaki, bookworm Kazusa Onodera, romance-dreaming Niina Sugawara, science-minded Momoko Sudo, and literary girl Hitoha Hongo. When a discussion about "things to do before you die" leads to the topic of sex, each girl begins struggling with her own feelings about love and intimacy. A youth story with screenplay writer Mari Okada as the original creator. 12 episodes. Directed by Masahiro Ando and Takuro Tsukada. Starring Hiyori Kono, Chika Anzai, Sumire Uesaka, Momo Asakura, and Tomoyo Kurosawa. ©Mari Okada, Nao Emoto, Kodansha/Araoto Production Committee