The series, written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru, was serialized in Futabasha's seinen magazine Web Comic High!

[6][7] A spinoff, originally titled Jigokuren II (地獄恋II), began publication on 26 March 2015.

Futabasha changed the title to Jigokuren - Death Life for the tankōbon release.

[3][8] The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment,[1][9] who published it in three single volumes followed by a collected omnibus edition.

[3] Reviewing the first volume for The Fandom Post, Matthew Alexander called it "a welcome addition to the seinen series with American releases", describing it as "kind of like Sundome meets Genshiken meets Highschool of the Dead, only without zombies", and writing that "there is plenty of nudity, adult jokes, and gory torture to fill many fanboys desires; unless you're a mecha fanboy, then you're out of luck."