It was licensed for North American distribution by Geneon Entertainment and released as Le Portrait de Petite Cossette.

The OVAs were broadcast in the United States on Fuse on December 15, 2007, and in Canada on G4techTV's Anime Current programming block from January 19, 2008 to February 2, 2008.

Also depicted are the efforts of the women in Eiri's life—relatives, friends, mentors, and the girl who secretly loves him—to free him from what is becoming apparent to them as a self-destructive path.

It contained eighteen tracks by Yuki Kajiura, including the main theme music "Jewel" (宝石, Hōseki).

[6] During the period when Geneon Entertainment held the license, the episodes were aired on Fuse TV The anime has since been relicensed by Sentai Filmworks, with distribution from Section23 Films.

[12][13] Tokyopop licensed Le Portrait de Petit Cossette for an English-language release in North America and published the volumes from July 2006 to November 2006.

[21] Shinbo humored with Suzuki that the series was like an unofficial sequel to The SoulTaker given the main vocal cast is the same and that it has a similar worldview.

[20] Anime News Network's Theron Martin described it as "an artsy, stylish supernatural horror story about love and obsession.

Its dramatic visuals, exceptional artistry, and sumptuous musical scoring make watching it quite an experience, and the story isn't half bad, either."