Suzuki originally wrote the stories during the 1970s for Seirindo's alternative manga magazine Garo, which collected them in 1985.

[1][4] Chris Mautner of The Comics Journal observed that the manga is "enigmatic and elliptical enough to frustrate and confound even an attentive reader", noting its blurring of perception, fragmented narratives, and its poetic ambitions.

Mautner lamented that there wasn't more background material and concluded that the manga will likely require multiple readings, although the award for doing so might not be obvious.

Club noted the dreamlike quality of the manga's art and how it tries to explore reveries, concluding that it is a striking "sketch of the woes and wonders of everyday life that makes room for those moments when we zone out.

[8] The manga was nominated for a 2012 Harvey Award in the "Best American Edition of Foreign Material" category.