Haganai
The first "Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai" manga series, written and illustrated by Itachi, has been published in Media Factory's "Monthly Comic Alive" magazine since its May 2010 issue, released on March 27, 2010. Additionally, the series has been collected in 14 "tankōbon" volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the first manga series in North America under the title "Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends".
Tamagotchi
On June 5, 2007, it was announced by Reuters that an animated Tamagotchi film was to be released in December 2007. The film, "", focuses on Mametchi, along with his friends Memetchi and Kuchipatchi. Introduced are Tanpopo, a human girl who Mametchi accidentally transports to the Tamagotchi Planet; and Chamametchi, the younger sister of Mametchi who is born during the film's events. "Tamagotchi: The Movie" was released on December 15, 2007, and was distributed by Toho Co. The film opened at number 3 at the box office on opening weekend. On May 31, 2008, North American distributor Bandai Entertainment announced they had acquired the rights to the film. The movie's first English release was a direct-to-DVD version, released on June 3, 2009 in Australia by Madman Entertainment. The UK DVD was released on September 14, 2009 via Manga Entertainment.