Twittering Birds Never Fly

Twittering Birds Never Fly has been serialized in the boys' love (BL) manga magazine ihr HertZ, formerly known as HertZ,[4] since August 1, 2011.[5][6] In Japan, the series has been collected into seven tankōbon volumes published by Taiyoh Tosho as of March 1, 2021.[7] The first volume includes two prequel one-shot stories by Yoneda: Don't Stay Gold, originally published in the BL manga magazine Drap on March 31, 2008, depicting the relationship between Kuga and Kageyama;[8] and Though They Drift, They Do Not Sink, But Nor Do They Sing (漂えど沈まず、されど泣きもせず, Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu), originally published in HertZ on June 1, 2009, chronicling Yashiro's teen years and his friendship with Kageyama in high school.[9] A limited edition of the series' fourth volume was packaged with a bonus manga booklet, Distant Flame (遠火, Tōbi), revealing Doumeki's first encounter with Yashiro prior to becoming his underling.[10][11]

In North America, an English-language translation of the first three volumes of the series was published by Juné, the BL imprint of Digital Manga, from 2014 to 2017.[12][13][14] After a three year hiatus, the fourth volume was published digitally on December 4, 2020, and in print on January 12, 2021.[15][16] The fifth and sixth volumes were published by Juné in late 2021.[16][17][18] Twittering Birds Never Fly has also been translated into Chinese by Sharp Point Press,[19] French by Taifu Comics,[20] German by Manga Cult,[21] Italian by Flashbook Edizioni,[22] Korean by Ruvill,[23] Polish by Wydawnictwo Kotori,[24] and Spanish by Ediciones Tomodomo.[25]

An audio drama adaptation of Twittering Birds Never Fly has been produced by Frontier Works since 2013, featuring Tarusuke Shingaki as the voice of Yashiro and Wataru Hatano as the voice of Doumeki.[1]

An anime film adaptation, Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather, was announced on April 26, 2019, and released on February 15, 2020. The film is animated by Grizzly and produced by Blue Lynx.[46][47] The film's primary production staff includes Kaori Makita as director and Hiroshi Seko as scriptwriter; the film's score is composed by piano trio band H ZETTRIO.[1][48] A sequel film, Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks, was announced on February 15, 2020.[49] An as-of-yet untitled third Twittering Birds Never Fly film has also been announced.[50]

The three films were licensed in English by Sentai Filmworks for theater bookings, virtual screenings, and home video releases in North America.[51] The first film, The Clouds Gather, was released on Blu-ray on February 2, 2021.[52]

An original anime DVD (OAD) adapting Don't Stay Gold was announced on February 15, 2020.[49] It was packaged with a special edition of the seventh volume of the manga series on March 1, 2021.[53] The OAD was licensed in English by Sentai Filmworks and began streaming on HIDIVE on September 10, 2021.[54]