As a result, Horie launched Comic Zenon in 2010, and the three creators launched the Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Sake-gatari- manga in Comic Zenon’s inaugural issue.
Hara and magazine editor Horie then brought in manga artist Yūji Takemura to launch the spin-off Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Tsuki-gatari- manga in Shinchosha’s Weekly Comic Bunch magazine in 2008.
Finally, Hara and Horie launched the final series, Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Hana-gatari, with artist Masato Deguchi in March 2014.
The manga inspired the Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji television anime series, which debuted in Japan in 2013.