It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2013.

She survives by convincing one of the competing warlords—specifically, Oda Nobunaga—that she can assist his rise to power by improving agricultural production (by using her modern scientific knowledge, though she doesn't tell him that).

Many historical figures appear as supporting characters—Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, and others—and many agricultural and industrial techniques are described, making the series a form of edutainment.

Written by Kyōchikutō, Sengoku Komachi Kurōtan began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2013.

[2] A manga adaptation illustrated by Hajime Sawada, titled Sengoku Komachi Kurōtan: Nōkō Giga (戦国小町苦労譚 農耕戯画), began serialization on Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star manga website on May 26, 2017.