The Eyeshield 21 anime adaptation was co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS, and Gallop,[33][34] and was directed by Masayoshi Nishida until episode 103, and by Shin Katagai from 104 to 145.[35] The series of 145 television episodes aired in Japan from April 6, 2005 to March 19, 2008 on TV Tokyo.[36][37] In Japan, Bandai Visual distributed the anime in DVD format; thirty-six volumes were released between July 26, 2006 and June 26, 2007.[38][39] Some changes were done in comparison to the manga; for example, swearings and guns or gambling references were reduced.[40] Initially, Viz Media and Cartoon Network planned to air a dubbed version of Eyeshield 21 on the internet video streaming service Toonami Jetstream, and on NFL Rush site as a joint effort with National Football League (NFL).[3] The anime was eventually posted only on Toonami Jetstream,[41] with the first episode, which condensed three episodes,[40] being available on December 17, 2007.[42] However, it was not completed due to Toonami Jetstream's cancellation and shutdown.[43] In December 2008, the video streaming service Crunchyroll announced that it would begin to stream Eyeshield 21 subtitled on its site on January 2, 2009.[41] The last episode was available on November 1, 2009 for premium users, and on March 7, 2010 for free users.[44] On February 26, 2010, Section23 Films announced that Sentai Filmworks received the license to the anime.[45] The first fifty-two episodes were released on four subtitled-only DVDs between May 18, 2010 and February 8, 2011.[45][46]