The chapters have been appearing monthly in Kodansha's shojo manga magazine, Bessatsu Friend, since 2009.

A two-chapter bonus manga was released in the magazine's October–November 2017 issue, digitally published as volume 25.

[8][9] A sequel manga titled LDK Pink will begin serialization in Bessatsu Friend on February 12, 2022.

[62] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network gave the first volume an overall B grade, citing its strengths in using standard romance tropes without using the "less charming" aspects.

[63] LDK has sold over 2.7 million copies in its first 12 volumes,[61] and was listed as a top seller for January 2013 e-book downloads for NTT DoCoMo.

[6] LDK ranked first in the Shojo Manga category for the 2013 E-Book Award in the magazine Da Vinci.