Tono to Issho began its serialized run in the manga magazine Media Factory's Comic Flapper in 2006.

The manga series parodies the exploits of several historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period (Warring States Era), such as Chousokabe Motochika, Date Masamune, Katakura Kagetsuna, Uesugi Kenshin, and Oda Nobunaga.

A second television series, titled Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō (殿といっしょ ～眼帯の野望～, My Lord and Me: Eyepatch's Ambition), was announced in 2010.

[14] Commenting on the second season, ANN reviewer Bamboo Dong states that it "break[s] up the monotony of the work day" and was good for a quick laugh.

[15] In Otaku USA's preview of series being simulcast by Crunchyroll beginning in March 2011, it described Tono to Issho as a champion of the comedy genre.