Publication
The author, Akizuki Koh, also wrote Yatteraneeze! (やってらんねェぜ!), Tenpera (テンペラ) and a number of other popular novels that have been since made into manga. The novels are put out by Kodokawa Ruby Bunko (角川ルビー文庫), a publishing company which specializes in Boy's Love titles. The first 16 novels and 3 additional character books were illustrated by Nishi Keiko (西炯子), while all those that have been released since have been illustrated by Sey Goto (後藤星). The first and fourth stories in the series were made into a manga which was illustrated by Sey Goto.
The series also has a number of audio drama and musical accompaniment CDs released for its fans (numbering over 30 CDs total), by Sony Music (Liner Notes Music) and June Collections. While the first seven Drama CDs (audio dramas) follow stories from the novels very closely, those that follow take various approaches to the stories. The Dramas range from serious stories in which Kei and Yuki suffer hardships, to light-hearted adventures about trips to amusement parks and characters reviewing the stories in various ways.
The series also had an Original Video Animation made for it entitled Cold Front - The Storm After the Rain, which featured the first story (entitled Cold Front Conductor in the novel), in which Kei and Yuuki meet and events are set into motion. The OVA is actually from Morimura's perspective (as are the novels and the majority of the drama CDs), and is set after things have begun, so Yuuki explains the situation in retrospect.
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