The book was followed up with a one-volume sequel titled The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice (俎上の鯉は二度跳ねる, Sōjo no Koi wa Nido Haneru).

A live-action film adapting both The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice was released on September 11, 2020.

Kyouichi agrees to the tryst, hoping it will save his marriage, but their secret relationship begins to escalate and eventually becomes sexual.

[4] Reprintings of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice removed explicit sexual content beginning January 28, 2020 in order to appeal to a younger demographic with the release of the 2020 live-action film adaptation.

[5] Edited versions of the first and bonus chapters of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, "Kissing Gourami" and "Hummingbird Rhapsody", were reprinted in the March 2020 issue of Flowers.

[2] In February 2019, a live-action film adaptation for The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice was announced and slated for a release on June 5, 2020, but was postponed to September 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[4] Keiko Takemiya praised the series for being an "amazing boys' love [story]", particularly in The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice.

[9] Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network noted that there was a "harshness" and "anger" in the explicit scenes that were "interesting", and that there was an "overall turbulent tone" that keeps the story "uncomfortable.

"[10] Upon revisiting the manga, columnists at both Anime News Network and The Japan Times criticized its use outdated tropes, particularly in regards to how Kyouichi and Imagase's relationship was founded on blackmail, as well as views on homosexuality and bisexuality.

[12] James Marsh from the South China Morning Post gave the film 1 out of 5 stars, citing the performances as "awkward actors going through the motions" and that neither Kyouichi nor Imagase were "remotely sympathetic.