It was first serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Itan [ja] from June 2016 to June 2018, and Comic Days [ja] app from August 2018 to August 2019; its chapters were collected in six tankōbon volumes.

list of best manga of 2018 for female readers, the series ranked 16th, tied alongside Nireko's Sketch by Masane Kamoi.

[12] The American Library Association named the first omnibus volume of King in Limbo as one of the best graphic novels for adults of 2024.

[13] Reviewing the first omnibus volume, Merve Giray of Comics Beat praised the intricacies of the depiction of entering someone else's mind as "smart and thought-provoking".

She described the art as having intricate backgrounds that give a clear sense of space and "clean with slick lines".