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Book SynopsisKazusa was a quiet middle schooler, but she arrived in high school determined to make friends. So (as a huge Harry Potter fan) she decides to join the literature club. When one of the club's icebreakers is 'say one thing you want to do before you die,' one of the girls blurts out 'sex.' The prudish club president, the class beauty, and the other nerdy girls' reactions are wildly different. Far from a typical sex comedy, O Maidens in Your Savage Season depicts how these girls challenge and support one another when that word pushes them onto a variety of clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths towards adulthood. Mari Okada s unique talent for pairing lovable and relatable characters and emotional twists is lent new dimension by the detailed and dynamic sequential art of Nao Emoto (Forget Me Not).
Trade Review"A coming-of-age story…centered on believably nerdy and hormonal teens. I love all these dorks… Painfully relatable and pulls no punches, both hilarious and incredibly upsetting." -Anime News Network
Praise for Mari Okada's Maquia
"Stirring, sentimental, stunning... exquisite in every way... the film's passing pleasures are so rich that we don't even notice how deep Okada has driven her storytelling dagger until she pulls it out in the end, and the tears come." -Variety
"Okada is clearly a talent to watch." -Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
"Maquia showcases [Okada's] ability to depict complex relationships and project delicate character arcs... Sweeping fantasy meets heart-wrenching intimacy." -Hollywood Reporter
