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adaptation of ''

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''. The anime, containing twenty-four episodes, aired between April 8, 2007, and September 16, 2007, on

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and is produced by the animation company

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. The series was directed by

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for the first four episodes, but he was fired and replaced by

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from episode five on. An

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episode was produced following the series and was released on September 26, 2008. An anime adaptation of ''Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku'', produced by

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and Encourage Films, began streaming on

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on April 29, 2013. The opening theme is by Konata Izumi (

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), Kagami Hiiragi (

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), Tsukasa Hiiragi (

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), and Miyuki Takara ( Aya Endo). ''Lucky Star'' does not have one consistent ending theme, a new theme is used in each episode; most of them are of theme songs from other anime and from

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television shows. Each ending theme in episodes one through twelve is performed as a karaoke by one of the principal characters. From episode thirteen onwards, each ending theme is performed by

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(Portrayed by Minoru Shiraishi), singing and acting in

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(the exception to this being episode sixteen, which shows a music video excerpt of "Misoji Misaki" by Akira Kogami (Portrayed by

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)).

''Lucky Star'' (2007)

''Lucky Star OVA'' (2008)

''Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku'' (2013)

Notes

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