The original novel inspired a live-action television series in 2015, and Crunchyroll is streaming the show.
Emoto serialized her Forget Me Not romance manga, inspired by Mag Hsu’s original Taiwanese novel Mǎzimen, from 2013 to 2016.
Okada is providing the story for the new series, titled Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo (Maidens of the Savage Season), and Emoto is illustrating the manga.
Okada has written and overseen scripts for such anime as Toradora! and A Lull in the Sea.