In the same year the band Asian Kung-Fu Generation released the single "Solanin", with lyrics written by Inio Asano, author of the manga.

In October 2017, eleven years after the manga's original publication, a new epilogue chapter was published by Shogakukan as part of a new Japanese edition.

His bandmates know what it is: they need to step out, promote themselves and let their songs be heard by a larger crowd; which has been their dream since their first meeting in their university's "Pop Music Club".

[13][14] The manga was made into a live-action film directed by Takahiro Miki and starring Aoi Miyazaki as the female protagonist.

[2][15] In the same year the band Asian Kung-Fu Generation released the single "Solanin", with lyrics written by Inio Asano, author of the manga.

[18] Deb Aoki from About.com commends the manga for capturing "the angst and uncertainty of a young adult's life with humor and heart.

[20] Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County's Lawerence T. comments on the manga "accepting what life has to offer".