The story follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who withdrew from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates.

In 2007, Geneon Entertainment USA licensed the first two anime series for North American release and had later signed Funimation on as a distributor, after shutting down in September 2007.

Tokyopop's volumes of Rozen Maiden have appeared on ICv2's monthly top one-hundred selling graphic novels.

Rozen Maiden follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who has withdrawn from society after suffering persecution by his classmates.

After Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica is taken by Suigintou, Jun's Rozen Maidens resolve to revive her and to end the Alice Game peacefully;Phase 21 they later befriend Kanaria who shares their sentiments.

However, the group is attacked by Kirakisho who absorbs Hinaichigo and traps Shinku and Suiseiseki in the N-field, a plane of consciousness which connects the universe.

Each Rozen Maiden has a production order, their own personal suitcase, and are accompanied by an artificial spirit which serves the doll.

[27][28][29] Peach-Pit also published a one-shot in the October 2013 issue of Ribon which focuses on the Rozen Maidens' past.

[30] In June 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series and the sequel manga ans will release them in seven omnibus collector's edition volumes.

[44] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in 2011 and included it in the Rozen Maiden: The Complete Collection DVD box release.

[62] Sentai Filmworks later licensed the series in 2011 and included it in the Rozen Maiden: The Complete Collection DVD box release.

[78] The second is Suigintou's Night of Ennui[Jp 17], a live radio hosted by Sugintou's voice actress Rie Tanaka during Tokyo Broadcasting System's Anime Festa 2006.

[81][82] Prior to the anime's creation, a radio drama was produced by Frontier Works who used their own voice cast.

Rozen Maiden: Duellwalzer[Jp 18] is a PlayStation 2 video game developed by Taito and released on April 27, 2006.

[86] Taito released a second game for the PlayStation 2 titled Rozen Maiden: Gebetgarten[Jp 19] on March 22, 2007.

An anthology tankōbon entitled Rozen Maiden: Entr'acte[Jp 21] was published by Getonsha in 2005.

[104][105][106][107] Many merchandise has been released based on the Rozen Maiden franchise such as dolls, clothing and accessories, and other miscellaneous items.

[108][109][110][111][112] Tokyopop's localized volumes appeared on ICv2's monthly top one-hundred selling graphic novels.

[118] Active Anime praised several aspects of the series: the combination of mystery, comedy, and cuteness with a balance of fantasy and drama;[119] the visual aesthetics of the images and characters;[120] and a broadness that extends towards teens and adults.

[121] Initially, Anime Land praised the balance between comedic daily life and the underlying dark side of the plot.

[124][125][126] In their review of the sequel, Anime Land wrote they were surprised by the dark tone and how the plot was confusing even with knowledge from the first series.

[130] In 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a "Top 100" online web poll and the Rozen Maiden anime adaptation placed 50th.

[131] In the subsequent year, Rozen Maiden: Träumend ranked 7th in a "Top 20" poll conducted by Japanese anime magazine Animage.

[133][134] Sandra Scholes described the series as a lavish production and that while it is battle oriented during fight scenes, it also offers emotional moments that cater to girls.

[139][140] In their Rozen Maiden: Träumend review, Mania praised the visuals and characters but criticized the unbalanced comic and dark comments and described the revelations and finale as rushed.

[141] Anime News Network's review of Rozen Maiden: Träumend were mostly negative and addressed several points: the failed attempts at serious drama which were considered cliché and resulted in cheesy and melodramatic dialogue;[142][143] the recycled background music; and the ending which was described as inconclusive and slapdash.

Carl Kimlinger described the characterization of the adult Jun as a "highly believable mixture of bruised pride, desperate loneliness, and downtrodden numbness" and praised how relatable the character is compared to his younger self.