 With the success of "Atsuhime", Tabuchi was asked in the middle of its run if she can write a series about Gō and her sisters, to which she agreed to.Though she began to write the teleplays for "Gō" in 2008, she would decide to complete the novel first before continuing to write the scripts.The usual taiga drama production would first have one-third of the expected number of scripts finished before shooting begins.