The Other Side of the Mirror was originally serialized in Taiwan from July 1998 to February 1999 in Star Girls, and later collected in two volumes by Tong Li Comics. It was Chen's first full-length manhua.[1] Volume 1 included a short story entitled "99 Roses", and volume 2 included "Peggy" and "The Funeral Procession of Stars", all originally published in Star Girls in its March, May, and July 1999 issues, respectively.[1] The collected volumes were soon thereafter published in South Korea, China, and Hong Kong.
At Anime Expo in June 2007, Tokyopop announced it had licensed The Other Side of the Mirror for release in English.[2] In December 2007, Tokyopop published volume one of the series, and in April 2008, volume two. Translation was provided by J.Y. Standaert with an adaptation by Kereth Cowe-Spigai, and the cover featured praise from Joss Whedon. The release included the short stories included with the original Taiwanese volumes, plus an interview and sketches by Chen.[3][4] Chen promoted the release at the 2007 New York Anime Festival[5] and Anime USA 2007, an event to which she will return in 2008.[6] In 2008, the series was also published in Italian by JPOP.[7]
