Lucky Star is an anime based on the Lucky Star manga. The twenty-four episodes aired between April 8, 2007 and September 16, 2007 on Chiba TV and is produced by the animation company Kyoto Animation. The series was initially directed by Japanese animation director Yutaka Yamamoto, but after the first four episodes he was fired and replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto starting with episode 5. An original video animation episode was produced following the series and was released on September 26, 2008.