An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks aired from April to July 2022.
Tsubaki, a kunoichi and the best student of the Akane Class, lives in a village where women are not allowed to have contact with men.
[17] On November 9, 2021, Aniplex announced an anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks.
[1] The series was directed by Takuhiro Kodachi, with the scripts handled by Konomi Shugo, character designs by Yousuke Okuda, and music composition by Yūsuke Shirato.
[27] For each episode, different cast members performed a version of the ending theme song "Akane-gumi Katsudou Nisshi" (あかね組活動日誌) as their respective teams.
Touwata promises that one day, she will become stronger than Benisumomo and prove that hard work is superior to natural talent.
Team Dog is assigned to collect food, but Sazanka and Asagao constantly bicker.
The student, who wears a mask due to her shyness, is rescued by Tsubaki after she referred to herself using a male pronoun.
As they search for more, Tsubaki is irritated when Sazanka and Asagao jokingly call the snakes men and lectures them.
While Tsubaki helps repair Rindou's mask strap, Rindou teaches her the differences between men and women, but when she mentions the "ding-a-ling" resembles a snake, Tsubaki is so shocked that she lets a snake go past her and Ajisai catches it.
As Higuruma drags them on a boar hunt, Tachiaoi witnesses Tsubaki disciplining her team.
When the rain stops, they bathe in a hot spring and Tachiaoi vows to find her own path.
After explaining to Team Dog what that word means, they interpret it as tricking a man into dropping his guard and ask her to teach them an attractiveness Jutsu.
[35] Anime News Network reviewers Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis, Nicholas Dupree, James Beckett, and Rebecca Silverman greatly criticized the premise, calling it "contrived, uncreative, and unfunny".
While some praise was given to its art style, the series was also criticized for its "questionable artistic decisions", referring to the character designs and outfit choices.