22, 2007. The album contained background music tracks featured in the anime, by Haruhi Suzumiya composer Satoru Kōsaki, along with original audio dramas featuring Hiromi Konno as Akira Kogami, and Minoru Shiraishi, as himself. Another similar album with more background music tracks and audio dramas was released with the second anime DVD on July 27. The third volume in this series was released with the third anime DVD on August 24. The fourth volume followed with the fourth DVD on September 28, the fifth volume was released on October 26 while the sixth and seventh volumes were released on November 27 and December 21, 2007 respectively. Live concert and musical A live concert was held on March 29, 2009 at the Budokan called spanning 4 hours, 40 minutes. The concert featured the various cast members from the anime, and was hosted by Hiromi Konno (the voice of Akira Kogami) and Minoru Shiraishi. A DVD of the concert was released on December 25, 2009 and included a 24-page booklet with 2 DVDs. A musical was held between September 20–30, 2012 at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions "Theatre G-Rosso" called . Cast - Ran Sakai - Mana Ogawa - Yurino Sakurai - Wakana Hagiwara - Ayumi Mizukoshi - Makoto Koichi - Yurika Sannomiya - Mayu Yoshioka - Ryō Koarai - Katsuyuki Miyake - Motoko Nakane - Mao Higuchi - Chika Kumagai - Ryōsuke Tsuruta - Kensuke Fukuyama - Shin Ginoza - Shō Takano - Mizuho Nagashima - Masanori Mori Reception Before Lucky Star was made into an anime, Kagami Yoshimizu, the author of the original manga, was interviewed by Newtype USA in the June 2005 issue where he stated, "I don't really think my production process is anything special." However, he has the opinion that "...my personality is very well suited to doing four-panel comic strips, and I really enjoy creating this one." As if to predict the future, Yoshimizu also was quoted to say, "...but one day, I wouldn't mind seeing these characters moving around on screen." In the same interview, Newtype USA reported that the first volume of the manga sold out so quickly that Kadokawa Shoten had to do a rush reprint. As of April 2008, the first five volumes of the Lucky Star manga have collectively sold over 1.8 million copies. Lucky Star became an immediate hit in Japan, receiving a broad following in the anime fandom. Explaining