It was originally published by Tong Li Comics in Taiwan and has been translated into several languages, including English.

The Other Side of the Mirror was originally serialized in Taiwan from July 1998 to February 1999 in Star Girls, and later collected in two volumes by Tong Li Comics.

At Anime Expo in June 2007, Tokyopop announced it had licensed The Other Side of the Mirror for release in English.

[7] Chen admitted for years she never thought Western audiences would care to read The Other Side of the Mirror,[8] despite selling well and winning an award in its native language.

[9] One reviewer described the English-language release of the work as a "quirky combination of dreamy romance and slapstick comedy".