[1][2] The editor in chief of Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki, Hideki Egami [ja], wanted to recapture Yokomi's experience in manga.

[3][2] Tetsuko no Tabi is about Kikuchi herself, traveling with Yokomi and Ishikawa, illustrating a manga based on their experiences.

[7] The series was again intermittently serialized from 2007,[8] with chapters collected in a single volume, titled Tetsuko no Tabi Plus, released on February 25, 2009.

[9] A sequel, titled Shin Tetsuko no Tabi (新・鉄子の旅), illustrated by Kanoko Hoashi, was serialized in Monthly Ikki from May 25, 2009,[10][11] to January 25, 2013.

[14] Another manga series, titled Tetsuko no Tabi 3-daime (鉄子の旅 3代目), illustrated by Akira Kirioka, was serialized in Monthly Sunday Gene-X from May 19, 2016,[15] to January 19, 2019.