On the Way to a Smile was released simultaneously with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, collecting the short stories in book format, with the Japanese version of "Case of Barret", as well as four new stories: "Case of Yuffie", "Case of Nanaki", "Case of Shinra", and "Case of the Lifestream". Advent Children Complete also included On the Way to a Smile: Episode Denzel, an OVA adaption of Case of Denzel by A-1 Pictures and BeStack.