Episodes

In July 2009, announcement was made that an anime adaption would be directed by Katsushi Sakurabi and produced by J.C.Staff. It was officially announced in Monthly Asuka 2009 October issue.[8]

The anime officially started airing on April 11, 2010[9 ] with 24 planned episodes. The first DVD was released June 1, 2010[10 ] and the second DVD, October 1, 2010.[11 ]  The opening theme for the first arc is "Uragiri no nai Sekai made" and the ending theme is "Aoi Ito," both sung by Japanese band Rayflower.[12 ]

The single for both the opening and ending themes was released May 26, 2010.[13 ] [14 ]  The opening and ending for the second arc are "Inishie" and "Uraboku", sung by the same Japanese band Rayflower who also provided the themes for the first arc.[15 ]  The opening and ending for the second arc are due to be released August 4, 2010.[16 ]

Trivia

 * Only half of the manga has been covered in this anime adaptation, leaving fans desperate for the rest to be animated.