On September 20, 2021, a teaser trailer for the series was released, and described as mixing "reality with fantasy by tapping on our sad collective memories as unpaid interns."[21] The show's official trailer was released on September 25.[22] In an interview with Petrana Radulovic of Polygon, Takeuchi said the idea for the show came from her days in college, said there isn't "anything too weird for the show" as long as it develops the characters, saying that there are subject matters which are a "little too adult for all-ages" that people her age deal with, saying it "feels good to be able to talk about" them in the show. She said that doing an adult animation is intimidating.[10]