It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992.

It is one of the longest manga series, with 181 volumes published by February 2025.

It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992.

[6] Nihon Bungeisha released its tankōbon volume on 16 March 1992.

[8] A prequel manga, titled Minami no Teiō: Young-hen (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen) (and later Minami no Teiō: Young-hen – Riken Kūkō (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編 利権空港, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen Riken Kūkō)), was published from 2006 to 2013, and nine volumes were released from 30 November 2006 to 29 June 2013.