Bloom into You Vol. 6 (Bloom into You (Manga))

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In a feature for Neo, Alex Jones praised the anime adaptation as a "far broader" exploration of its subject matter, in contrast with the fan service-focused approach of Citrus (whose anime adaptation had aired the same year as Bloom Into You 's). Silverman speculated that Yuu's sexual experimentation with Touko throughout the story was reflective of Nakatani writing her first yuri series as well as her debut series after her history of primarily authoring doujinshi, saying, "What we could be seeing is an author experimenting with a genre she's not entirely comfortable with yet". Although she wanted to elicit a "psychological response" in viewers, Ōshima did not want to project an overwhelming "gloomy" mood. However, as she nonetheless was interested in the yuri genre, she became interested in drawing an unambiguous love story between girls. Nakatani was consulted extensively during the production of the anime, attending the recording sessions and script meetings, and supervising the visuals, character design, and storyboards.

There were several additions in the anime that Nakatani enjoyed, such as Yuu's student council election speech. On the second day, Tomoyuki Ichigaya, a former classmate of Mio, is brought in to coach the students. Besides it being in the yuri genre, Nakatani had not decided on any story details before accepting Kusunoki's offer.

Hanada felt that this contributed to the success of their collaboration, as they did not clash with one another over how to portray either character. While on the outside she seems dependable and unshakable, inside she has hidden her fears and desires especially when it comes to everyone else comparing her to her deceased sister. Kato had previously worked as an assistant director for Re:Creators, and debuted in the lead directorial role on the anime adaptation of Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation, [19] [35] which Nakatani had seen prior.

Seiji Maki ( 槙 聖司, Maki Seiji ) Voiced by: Taichi Ichikawa [15] (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English) [13] Seiji is a first-year high school boy and a member of the student council. Friedman also disliked the straightforward romance plot, feeling that the possibility of Yuu being asexual or aromantic was not considered.Hanada felt most connected to Touko, as he related to her feelings of self-hatred, while Kato identified with Yuu.