It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to 2007, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes.

was first published in 2004 as a two-part one-shot story in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on December 2 and 9.

Phil Guie of Pop Culture Shock commended the illustrator for capturing the protagonist's "childlike enthusiasm for old monster movies perfectly with lots of full-page panels"[23] and commented that "the creative team also seems to understand that a hero is only as good as his nemesis".

[24] Sam Kusek from Pop Culture Shock commended the manga for making "a very nice reference to The Sound of Music".

[27] Comics Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson commented that "the transformation process is a chance for dramatic art.

It's treated intensely, as though it were life-saving surgery, but with the elements and techniques explained to the reader, providing a mini-course in movie makeup".