It has been serialized online via Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website since August 2016, with the chapters collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes.

Around half year before the end of his previous work, Yumekuri, he was reached out to by the editorial department of Weekly Young Jump.

[2][23][a] The 16 main cast members, under the name Rōbai Gakuen Chūtōbu 1-nen 3-kumi (蠟梅学園中等部1年3組), performed the opening theme song "Hajimari no Setsuna" (はじまりのセツナ, The First Moment), while Manatsu Murakami (credited as Komichi Akebi) performed the ending theme song "Baton".

[5][24] "Kaze ni Makasete" (風にまかせて, Leave it to the Wind) by Manatsu Murakami (credited as Komichi Akebi) was used as the ending theme song for episode 4.

[25] A cover of the Spitz song "Cherry" (チェリー) sung by Mitsuho Kambe (the voice of Oshizu Hebimori) is featured in episode 7.

Gaining encouragement from the support of her friends, Akebi is able to execute a long leap and mid-air flip in her choreography.

The next day, as Akebi wakes up, she glances at her sailor uniform hanging from her window, and wonders if everything was just a delightful dream.

Mercedez Clewis from Anime News Network called the series, which she described as "a coming-of-age story about a teenager just being passionate", her favorite show of the season.

[31] Allen Moody from THEM Anime Reviews gave the series 4/5 stars, praising its energetic, pleasant story, which he considered an "affirming show", although he felt a lack of comic relief.

Commenting on popular accusations that the show contained foot fetishism, he found the series' visual fixation on feet mild and non-sexual.

She praised its high-quality animation, visual storytelling, character development and interactions, finding them particularly authentic and true, as well as an exploration of "light and dark of puberty".

[35] Ragashingo's review stated, "it was a true delight to watch, and I think it will be well regarded as one of the better pure slice of life anime yet produced".

Aside from the animation, they praised the series' development of all its characters, as well as its ability to make their interactions feel authentic and natural.

"[36] Double-sama's review of the series focused on its large cast and their interactions, acknowledging "they’re all unique and are generally given time to shine".