The people of his hometown welcome him warmly when he returns for the wake and talk about his father's memories.
The series was serialized in Big Comic[1] and published by Shogakukan in a single tankōbon volume, which was released in Japan on November 30, 1994.
[3] Tottori, Taniguchi's hometown, created a committee to adapt the manga into a film.
[1] The series was also used as a base by artists of a sand sculpture that was built by Taniguchi's hometown after his death.
[9] Raimaru from Manga News praised the series, calling it "full of emotion".