Originally a Japanese comic titled "Shin'ya shokudô" ("Midnight Diner") written and illustrated by Yarô Abe, which began serialization in 2006. It was adapted into a Japanese live-action TV series, Midnight Diner (2009), which first aired in October 2009, with a spin-off movie, Midnight Diner (2014), in January 2015. A Chinese series, Midnight Diner 2 (2016), has also been made, first airing in June 2017.
Based on manga series "Shinya Shokudo" by Yaro Abe (first published October, 2006 in Japanese seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original).