Manga The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's educational magazines from February (March issue) to November (December issue) in 1973 to coincide roughly with the anime version, as well as in the Osaka evening edition of the
Mainichi Shimbun. After this, a few chapters were included in other works by the author, including Bakeru-kun and Big Korotan's Fujiko Manga Heroes All Together. The series was then collected into the Fujiko Fujio Land collection in 1988, though excluded some chapters and other material. The following year it was abruptly pulled from circulation entirely in response to the pulling of a chapter from
Obake no Q-Tarō circulation, resulting it becoming a "sealed work". The series only was republished as part of the Complete Works of Fujiko F. Fujio collection starting in 2010, containing disclaimers for any content possibly deemed discriminatory and includes all chapters and some extra material in its volume.
Anime The anime was originally broadcast from 2 March 1973 to 28 September 1973, with episodes being broadcast every week and having 2 segments each. The series was later rebroadcast between the mid-1970s until 1989 when the anime was likewise also "sealed" following the controversy relating to Obake no Q-Tarō. Until it was made available on DVD by TMS in 2015, the series was only viewable through low quality videotapes posted online. == Cast ==