 "Astro Fighter Sunred" began as a manga series written and drawn by Makoto Kubota and began its serialization in Young Gangan.Twenty volumes have been published by Flex Comix in Japan, and by Tong Li Comics in Taiwan.Directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Makoto Uezu, an anime adaptation was produced by the animation studio AIC A.S.T.A..