Serialization began in Weekly Shonen Jump after the two chapters, but the series did not run as long as the former did.

According to Endo, he wanted to draw a gag manga, with the intention of having one of his three series in Weekly Shonen Jump be a gag series. His first idea for a gag series was shot down by his editor Masahiko Ibaraki, who stated it was boring. Later on, he had figured out the concept of a phantom thief series after watching television, alongside the news that Cat's Eye was