It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine Morning from January to April 2011 and published in one volume.

Written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi, the series began serialization in Kodansha's magazine Morning on January 13, 2011.

[3] Its individual chapters were collected into one tankōbon volume, which was released on April 22, 2011.

[3] In September 2013, Fanfare/Ponent Mon began listing that they would publish the series in English.

[5] Zack Davisson of World Literature Today felt the story was similar to The Walking Man's, while specifically praising the characters.