Jin Kobayashi wrote and illustrated both "School Rumble" and "School Rumble Z". "School Rumble" was serialized by Kodansha in "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" from October 2002 to July 2008. It further appeared in issues of "Shōnen Magazine"s "Magazine Special", and comprised one chapter of the seasonal . The collected works were released in Japan by Kodansha. "School Rumble Z" was produced in "Magazine Special" from August 2008 to May 2009. Concluding the series, a compiled volume was released on June 17, 2009. A special chapter of the manga was published on "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" on November 30, 2016.