The series was directed by Munehisa Sakai based on the series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi, who also wrote most of the scripts.
The seven girls are charged with a quest to save the fading Saga Prefecture and adopt the group name Franchouchou.
The second season of the series was directed by Jad Saxton, who worked from scripts by Kately Barr.
The Japanese cast includes Mamoru Miyano as Kōtarō Tatsumi, Kaede Hondo as Sakura Minamoto, Asami Tano as Saki Nikaidō, Risa Taneda as Ai Mizuno, Maki Kawase as Junko Konno, Rika Kinugawa as Yūgiri, and Minami Tanaka as Lily Hoshikawa.