It began serialization in the July 2012 issue of Houbunsha's "Manga Time Kirara Forward" magazine. The series went on hiatus between July and December 2017. Houbunsha published the first "tankōbon" volume on December 12, 2012, with the twelfth and final volume released on January 10, 2020. Yen Press began releasing the series in English in November 2015. Three manga anthologies illustrated by various artists have also been released, the first on July 13, 2015, the second on September 12, 2015, and the third on January 12, 2016. An anime television series was announced on June 21, 2014. The series was directed by Masaomi Ando at Lerche, with scripts by manga writer Norimitsu Kaihō and character design by Haruko Iikuza. The series aired in Japan between July 9, 2015 and September 24, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series features four pieces of theme music; one opening theme and three ending themes. The opening theme is by Gakuen Seikatsu-bu (Inori Minase, Ari Ozawa, M.A.O, and Rie Takahashi). The ending theme is by Maon Kurosaki for episodes 1–3, 5, and 9, "We took each other's hand" by Kaori Sawada for episode 4, and by Kurosaki for episode 6-8 and 10–11. The series was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and released on Blu-ray and DVD with an English dub on June 27, 2017. A drama-CD based on the anime television series was released at Comiket 88 on August 14, 2015. A live-action film adaptation of "School-Live!" was announced in the January 2018 issue of "Manga Time Kirara Forward" in November 2017. The film was directed by Issei Shibata and stars the members of idol group Last Idol, and it was released in Japan on January 25, 2019. Yuki appeared as a support character in a fighting game called "", which was released in December 2015. Characters from the series appear alongside other "Manga Time Kirara" characters in the 2017 mobile RPG, "Kirara Fantasia". The first episode of the anime was well-received and sparked a ten-fold increase in manga sales. It was also viewed more than one million times on Niconico. The official Twitter account of Houbunsha's "Manga Time Kirara" magazines has announced that "School-Live!"