The individual chapters were published by Shueisha in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1986 to December 1990. They were also and compiled into 28 tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 1986, and volume 28 was released on April 1991. In addition to the original volumes, the series has been reissued four times. The first reissue was in 1995 with the Aizōban the "Collector's Version". The second reissue was as 15 bunkoban volumes in 2001 called the "Library Version". The first eighteen volumes of the manga series were adapted into a 114-episode anime series by Toei Animation, while a series of OVAs adapted the following volumes in 31 episodes.