Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known in Japan as Kirby of the Stars (星のカービィ, Hoshi no Kābī, ), is a Japanese anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. Produced by Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Dentsu, A-UN Entertainment and Studio Sign, it was directed by Sōji Yoshikawa and Mitsuo Kusakabe, with Yoshikawa handling series composition, Miyuki Shimabukuro designing the characters, Kazuo Iimura serving as chief animation director, and Akira Miyagawa composing the music. The series ran for one hundred episodes from October 6, 2001 to September 27, 2003, airing on CBC at 7:30 AM every Saturday in Japan. In the United States, the show aired on Fox Box, beginning on September 14, 2002. Episodes have also been released on a channel for the Wii game console, and on the game compilation Kirby's Dream Collection.