Reviewing the anime in the same issue, Jones felt that the topic of aromanticism was never "fetishized," and praised the story's themes of self-introspection as well as the quality of the production and character expressions, saying the anime "never relies on trying to be 'cute' in the conventional sense". Suguru Doujima ( 堂島 卓, Dōjima Suguru) Voiced by: Shō Nogami (Japanese); Greg Cote (English) [16] Doujima is a first-year high school boy and a member of the student council. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is the alluring Nanami herself, has Yuu's shoujo romance finally begun? Asked to help out with her school's student council, Yuu Koito comes across student council member Touko Nanami turning down a confession, stating she does not intend to go out with anyone.

But when the next person to confess to Yuu is the alluring Nanami herself, has Yuu’s shoujo romance finally begun? Prior to creating Bloom Into You, Nakatani self-published various doujinshi works which featured girl-girl pairings of Touhou characters. Upon asking Tomoyuki about what kind of person Mio was like, Touko is shocked to learn that the person he knew is different from the person she thought she was.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. Touko also continues pursuing her acting career, which Nakatani decided as she "didn't want to condemn" the time in Touko's life when she was emulating her sister. Hanada and Kato considered ending it after the student council play, but felt that doing so would make the anime "only about Touko," and as such decided against this as they wanted both Yuu and Touko to be the focus.

It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh on April 27, 2015 [6] and ended on September 27, 2019. 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).

When drawing his cuts of the animation, he did not consult his own character design sheets, instead always referred to Nakatani's original drawings.

In a piece for Anime Feminist, Alex Henderson also praised Sayaka's character arc, the depiction of Riko and Miyako's relationship, and their role in her story, as upending the "just a phase" framing of Class S tropes. Tomoyuki Ichigaya ( 市ヶ谷 知雪, Ichigaya Tomoyuki ) Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English) [16] Tomoyuki is a professional actor who was a classmate of Mio Nanami seven years ago. However, they said that those who see Yuu as on the asexual/ aromantic spectrum would be "disappointed or even hurt", but praised the series for visual appeal, and hoped it would open the door to "additional yuri anime made for queer female audiences.Nakatani wanted Touko to be attractive but "troublesome," and designed her to appear superficially perfect, while in reality being a difficult person with deep emotional insecurities and self-hatred, [23] [26] [30] who would confess her love but not wish to be reciprocated. Kato assured Nakatani that he cared about the original manga and wanted to create a faithful adaptation, assuaging her concerns. The play we all have been waiting for since vol 4 is finally and the confession we all have been waiting for since vol 1 is here as well. 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. With endearing characters and a beautiful art style, Bloom into You is a fan favourite series within the genre that will be a hit for fans of Citrus and Girl Friends.