Manga Written by
Nisio Isin and illustrated by
Akira Akatsuki,
Medaka Box was serialized in
Shueisha's
manga magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump between May 11, 2009, and April 27, 2013. Shueisha collected its 192 individual chapters in twenty-two volumes, released from October 2, 2009, to September 4, 2013.
Anime A 12-episode
anime television series adaptation, produced by
Gainax, was broadcast on
TV Tokyo,
TV Aichi, and
TV Osaka from April 5 to June 21, 2012; a second season, , was broadcast from October 11 to December 27 of that same year. The anime has been licensed by
Sentai Filmworks, who released the anime in both digital and home video formats in September 2013. Both season were streamed by
Crunchyroll;
Light novels Three light novel works, also written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki, have been released by Shueisha under their Jump J-Books imprint. A two-volume
spin-off light novel series, titled , was released on May 2 and June 4, 2012. A second two-volume spin-off novel series, titled , was released on October 10 and November 19, 2012. A prequel light novel, titled '', was released on October 4, 2013.
Video game Medaka Kurokami appears as a playable character in the
Jump crossover fighting game
J-Stars Victory VS, with Kumagawa appearing as a support character. ==Reception==