Satoru Tono is an introverted, expressionless high school student in love with Keigo Tamiya, a popular boy from the baseball club.

[2] Animate USA initially distributed the first volume of Awkward Silence overseas through the Kindle Store in 2010.

[7] In February 2012, Viz Media licensed the series for North American distribution in English under their SuBLime imprint.

[8] Two drama CDs were produced by Libre under their boys' love CD label, Cue Egg Label, during the series' run, starring Kōki Miyata as Satoru Tono, Hiroki Takahashi as Keigo Tamiya, and Kōji Yusa as Yuji Sagara.

[24] The second drama CD was released on February 25, 2009,[25] adding Tomokazu Sugita as a cast member, who voices Takahito Kagami.