[3] Kodansha Comics published an English-language edition as a single volume on March 7, 2017, close to the sixth anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that precipitated the disaster.

The series was widely read and discussed in Japan as one of the only pieces of reliable reporting from inside the cleanup site,[4] which was previously only accessible to the media through tours tightly controlled by plant operator TEPCO.

[2] Referring to his work in the Japanese subtitle as a "record of labor", Tatsuta describes the daily lives of workers at the site down to small details, such as how itchy their noses would become after hours under protective masks.

[13] The manga has also been licensed in France by Kana,[14] in Italy by Star Comics,[15] in Germany by Carlsen,[16] in Spain by Norma Editorial,[17] and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.

[20] Robert Frazer of UK Anime Network called Tetsuta's non-sensationalist narrative approach "refreshing", although he criticized some of the choices Kodansha Comics made in bringing Ichi-F to the English market.