The series was created by director Tatsuki and his three-person animation group irodori. TV series On October 28, 2017, Tatsuki announced that he was recruiting background artists for an unannounced project. Tatsuki and irodori announced a new television anime project with a flier at Comiket on December 29, 2017. On February 11, 2018, during the "Yaoyorozu Status Update Talk Event" at the Shinjuku Alta Theater in Tokyo, it was announced that the project would be an adaptation of the Kemurikusa, and would be directed by Tatsuki and animated by Yaoyorozu. The other two members of irodori, Yoshihisa Isa and Yūko Shiromizu, will serve as animation director and art director, respectively, while Yoshitada Fukuhara serves as the animation producer. The series premiered on January 9, 2019, and would broadcast on BS Fuji and other channels, while streaming on Amazon Video. Tatsuki posted a short episode on his Twitter account on August 31, 2018, an "episode 0.5" on September 30, 2018, an "episode 0.6" on October 31, 2018, an "episode 0.7" on November 30, 2018, an "episode 0.8" on December 31, 2018, and an "episode 0.9" on January 2, 2019. The series premiered January 9 and aired until March 27, 2019 on Tokyo MX and other channels. Nano performs the series' opening theme song "KEMURIKUSA." The ending theme is "INDETERMINATE UNIVERSE," sang by Hatsune Miku and the voice actresses for Rin, Rina and Ritsu (all three simply listed as "Kemurikusa" in the song credits). The series aired with 12 episodes. "Episode 12.1" On April 3, 2019, Tatsuki posted a mini episode called "Episode 12.1" on his Twitter as a follow-up to the conclusion of the anime. It depicts the older sisters Ryoku, Ryo and Riku. Reception The ONA won the 24th CG Anime Contest in 2012. References External links 2019 anime television series debuts 2010 anime ONAs 2012 anime ONAs Action anime and manga Anime with original screenplays Science fiction anime and manga Seinen manga Shueisha manga Tokyo MX original programming Yaoyorozu