Following the game's release, "Kanon" made several transitions into other media. Two manga series were serialized in "Dengeki Daioh" and "Dragon Age Pure". Comic anthologies, light novels and art books were also published, as were audio dramas and several music albums. Toei Animation produced a 13-episode anime television series in 2002 and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2003. Kyoto Animation produced a 24-episode anime series in 2006. The 2006 anime was licensed and dubbed in English by ADV Films in 2008, but the license was given to Funimation after ADV's closure. The 2006 anime plays on the association between "Kanon" and the musical term canon by using Pachelbel's "Kanon D-dur", or "Canon in D major", as a background piece at certain instances throughout the series.