The official Twitter account for the Katanagatari television anime announced the series will rerun in Fuji TV 's Noitamina block in April. The show originally aired on Fuji TV (but not in the Noitamina block), BS Fuji , and MBS television channels in 2010. Each Katanagari episode is approximately 50 minutes and would fill the entirety of the block for 12 weeks.

The series was licensed in North America by NIS America and released in two Blu-ray/DVD combo sets in 2011.