Written and illustrated by Kaoru Mori, the series originated as doujinshi, which was subsequently published by Enterbrain in tankōbon form on February 24, 2003.

[7] At San Diego Comic-Con 2007, CMX announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.

[8] A columnist for Manga News felt the artwork was not as good as that in Mori's next work Emma but was still satisfactory.

[1] Katherine Dacey of Manga Critic praised the artwork and overall story, though she felt some of the chapters were unfinished.

guidebook's list of the top 20 manga for male readers, the series ranked eighth.