Peacock King was adapted into a 5-episode original video animation (OVA), released from 1988 to 1994, and licensed in North America by U.S. Manga Corps, under the title Spirit Warrior.

The goal of the Teachers of Eight Leaves is to revive Peacock King and Snake Queen, and allow them to fight each other to give birth to the ultimate Dark Vairocana (闇の大日如来).

Peacock King, written and illustrated by Makoto Ogino, was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1985 to 1989.

[13][14] A spin-off series, Kujaku Ō: Rising (孔雀王 ライジング), was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits from March 27, 2012,[15] to June 27, 2019.

[24] The manga has been adapted into two Hong Kong live action films, Peacock King and Saga of the Phoenix, both directed by Lam Ngai Kai.