Through the course of the story, the women experience the challenges that crop up when creating an anime series as they aim for the title of ‘Supremacy’ – a term given to the very best anime that season, either in sales or from the buzz surrounding it.

[3] The novel, written by Mizuki Tsujimura and illustrated by CLAMP, was first published by Magazine House on August 22, 2014.

[6] A stage play adaptation was performed at Cool Japan Park Osaka and Kinokuniya Hall from October to November 2019, written and directed by G2 and produced by Yoshimoto Kogyo.

[7] Toei announced a live-action film adaptation of the novel in November 2021 with posters, film trailer, and trailers of two in-story anime films, Soundback: Kanade no Ishi, directed by Azuma Tani with character designs by Eisaku Kubonouchi, and Unmei Sensen Liddell-Light, directed by Takashi Otsuka with character designs by Takahiro Kishida.

The film stars Riho Yoshioka, Tomoya Nakamura, Tasuku Emoto, and Machiko Ono.