[5] It was first serialized in Mag Garden's bi-monthly manga magazine Comic Blade Masamune in May 2004.

The story revolves around the high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life.

It was first serialized in Mag Garden's Japanese bi-monthly manga magazine Comic Blade Masamune in May 2004.

[12] Maiden Japan have licensed the series for a North American home video release.

[14] Both ending themes are written by Yumi Matsuzawa, and the four performing artists are also voice actors for the series.

Carlo Santos of Anime News Network said that the manga is a "ripoff of a ripoff" which has a "complete lack of creativity" even though it has neat visual effects, effective action scenes, and some characters which "characters.

Angel Wilson of The Geekiary called the series humorous and "visually beautiful," while praising the "wonderful cast of side characters."

Wilson called the relationship between Akira and Shirogane as massively tear inducing and praised it as a yaoi anime.