Seven Arcs produced the anime television series "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" with direction by Akiyuki Shinbo and screenplay by Masaki Tsuzuki. Broadcast across six stations of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations, it premiered on October 1, 2004, and aired weekly for 13 episodes until its conclusion on December 25, 2004. Hiroaki Sano produced the music. The series uses two pieces of theme music; the opening theme is "Innocent Starter" performed by Nana Mizuki, and the ending theme is "Little Wish (Lyrical Step)" performed by Yukari Tamura. The series was released across five DVD compilation volumes in Japan between January 26, 2005, and May 25, 2005.