It was originally serialized by Shueisha in their magazine Weekly Young Jump from December 12, 2013 to May 12, 2016, and has since been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes.

[5] Shueisha has since collected the series in eleven tankōbon volumes, published under the Young Jump Comics imprint.

[24] IT Media recommended the series for people who want to try transgender manga, calling it full of charm, with cute portrayals of the protagonist considering the difference between living as a man and as a woman.

They praised the series' artwork as cute and appealing, and found both its comedic and romantic elements strong.

[25] Boku Girl also performed well commercially, with three volumes debuting on the weekly Japanese top ten manga sales charts.

[13][26][27][28] In 2014, Japanese book retailer Hōrindō Takadanobaba called it one of the more popular manga at the time, with volume 1 selling out on release day; they attributed this in part to the art, story, and cute character design, but also to its theme of feminization, which they described as very popular, with feminization works such as Aya Higuchi's Hatsujo Loop (2014) selling very well.

noted that Boku Girl seemed to also be part of a trend of manga with gay or gay-adjacent themes being popular.