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".
Shōnen Sekai
, is one of the first "shōnen" magazines published by Hakubunkan specializing in children's literature, published from 1895 to 1914. "Shōnen Sekai" was created as a part of many magazine created by Hakubunkan that would connect with many different parts of society in Japan. Sazanami Iwaya created the "Shōnen Sekai" magazine after he wrote "Koganemaru" a modern piece of children's literature. After Japan had a war with Russia, a female adaptation of "Shōnen Sekai" was created named "Shōjo Sekai". Also some children's books were translated to Japanese and published in "Shōnen Sekai". The magazine had many features too, such as sugoroku boards and baseball cards. "Shōnen Sekai" was mentioned in many American books but no series were actually translated.