It was serialized in Seirindō's monthly gekiga magazine Garo between December 1964 and July 1971, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes.

[citation needed] The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellion that reflect Shirato's Marxist convictions.

A sequel, titled Kamui Den Da Ni-bu,[c] illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto, ran in Big Comic from May 1988 to April 2000.

An original series written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato, Kamui Den was serialized in Seirindō [ja]'s monthly gekiga magazine Garo with a total of 74 installments.

[13] In November 2023, Drawn & Quarterly licensed the manga for English release under the title The Legend of Kamui in North America, and will publish the series in ten omnibus 600-page volumes.

[21] The second part, titled Kamui Gaiden Dai-ni-bu, was serialized in the publisher's seinen manga magazine Big Comic from February 25, 1982,[24][25] to March 25, 1987.

[5][35] A continuation of the original series, titled Kamui Den Da Ni-bu, illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic from May 10, 1988,[36][37] to April 10, 2000.

[41][42] Sanpei Shirato wrote and serialized a three-installment set of short stories in Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic, illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto, called Kamui Gaiden: Reunion.