Determined by the manga by Asa Higuchi that runs in the seinen journal Afternoon, Large Windup! continues to be operating given that 2003 with 13 volumes launched up to now. The very first season acquired essential acclaim in Japan because of its focus to detail and beautiful hunting animation for any new studio. The sequence was picked up by FUNimation in the US for its very first year, which ran throughout 2007, but the revenue of it did not do effectively and FUNimation has indicated at conventions they won't be planning to choose up the 2nd time.