sentences:  Three official fan books were also released by Shueisha, as well as one illustration book.Kenichi Sakura created a short tribute manga entitled "The Prince of Afterschool", which began serialization in "Jump Square" in November 2008.The series has been adapted into several forms of other media including a 178 episode anime series directed by Takayuki Hamana that aired from October 2001 to March 2005, and a series of subsequent OVAs released onto several DVDs.