It also inspired an original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation of Don't Stay Gold and an ongoing audio drama produced by Frontier Works.

[7] The first volume includes two prequel one-shot stories by Yoneda: Don't Stay Gold, originally published in the BL manga magazine Drap on March 31, 2008, depicting the relationship between Kuga and Kageyama;[8] and Though They Drift, They Do Not Sink, But Nor Do They Sing (漂えど沈まず、されど泣きもせず, Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu), originally published in HertZ on June 1, 2009, chronicling Yashiro's teen years and his friendship with Kageyama in high school.

[9] A limited edition of the series' fourth volume was packaged with a bonus manga booklet, Distant Flame (遠火, Tōbi), revealing Doumeki's first encounter with Yashiro prior to becoming his underling.

[16][17][18] Twittering Birds Never Fly has also been translated into Chinese by Sharp Point Press,[19] French by Taifu Comics,[20] German by Manga Cult,[21] Italian by Flashbook Edizioni,[22] Korean by Ruvill,[23] Polish by Wydawnictwo Kotori,[24] and Spanish by Ediciones Tomodomo.

[51] The three films were licensed in English by Sentai Filmworks for theater bookings, virtual screenings, and home video releases in North America.

[56] In 2014, Twittering Birds Never Fly was listed as a top recommended boys' love (BL) title in a national survey of Japanese bookstore employees.