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Duel Masters (デュエルマスターズ Dyueru Masutāzu) is a franchise based on a manga, anime and a trading card game. The English-language version of the series made a three-episode preview premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on February 27, 2004 (although it was somewhat edited for time.) The episodes then made their "official" premiere on April 13, 2004 on CN's Toonami spinoff block, the Saturday Video Entertainment System (also known as SVES or Saturday - the block is now canceled) with fewer edits as well as episodes 4 & 5. Toonami then moved to Saturdays and premiered the rest of the series from then on. "Season 2" premiered on March 26, 2005. Season 3 began production in September 2005. Duel Masters 2. 28th in America. Duel Masters often jokes about typical anime conventions, such as split-screens and a missing father-figure. Frequent references are made throughout the show to pop culture phenomenon, often at random. As such, they even recur as running gags during the course of the show. Another common form of humor found in the show is its breaking of the fourth wall. The characters will constantly say things like, "Looks like it's time for a fade-out,", "I hope the writers do better next week."," Why is the camera too close on my face?" or "You know, I like it when they use this scene." While the storyline is technically dramatic, most episodes are punctuated by a comedic storyline mixed in with the serious storyline. There are also various musical references: For example, when the main character, Shobu, attacks with a creature called Rocksaurer , he says "It's time to Rock'n Roll ." It also makes references to pop culture, such as when one of the characters, Kyoshiro Kokujo, says "I am dark...I am the night...I am Bat-oh wait, wrong show." Duel Masters also has promotional gimmicks which depart greatly from the traditional fantasy embraced in Magic: The Gathering.
The card game is made by Wizards of the Coast. (When importing the game from Japan, Wizards of the Coast bought the rights to the name Duel Masters from Reality Simulations, Inc. RSI ran a play-by-mail gladiator game called Duelmasters, now known as Duel II.)
The Duel Masters manga is written by Shigenobu Matsumoto, and is published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic. It has not been licensed for the U.S. (although there has been an American created comic book by Dreamwave Productions. The first season and Japanese second season are loosely based on the manga.) And even Tokyopop has released a Cine-Manga Adaptation of the Duel Masters Anime. Since that, the manga published in Japan by Shogakukan will not be released in America by Viz (like with the Pokemon, Beyblade, and Megaman-NT Warrior Mangas), but it will be released by Tokyopop instead like the Cine-Manga. It will be the first of Shogakukan's manga, ever to not be released in America by Viz Media, but by Tokyopop instead (like with the new Digimon Next Manga originally published in Japan by Shueisha, which will be released in America by Tokyopop ever since that the original Digimon manga were published in America by Tokyopop, since that Tokyopop is the manga license and sponsers of Disney, and Digimon is a property of Disney in America, the Digimon Next manga will be licensed in America as "Disney's Digimon Next.")
Current English expansions are Base Set DM-01, Evo-Crushinators of Doom DM-02, Rampage of the Super Warriors DM-03, Shadowclash of Blinding might DM-04, Survivors of the Megapocalypse DM-05, Stomp-A-Trons of Invincible Wrath DM-06, Thundercharge of Ultra Destruction DM-07, Epic Dragons of Hyperchaos DM-08, Fatal Brood of Infinite Ruin DM-09, Shockwaves of The Shattered Rainbow DM-10, Blastoplosion of Gigantic Rage DM-11, and HybridCreatures of MegaChaos's release in December of 2006.
Contents[hide]
1 Plotline
2 Season Overview
3 Characters
4 Civilizations
5 Duel Masters Facts
6 Differences Between Japanese and U.S. Versions
7 See also
8 External links
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[edit] Plotline
The anime is about a boy named Shobu Kirifuda who plays a game called "Duel Masters" (in the early manga, he plays Magic: The Gathering). In Shobu's world, the players can bring the monsters to life using a fictional martial art called "Kaijudo." Shobu aims to become a "Kaijudo Master" like his father, Shori Kirifuda.

[edit] Season Overview
The first season was produced by Plastic Cow Productions with a non-union voice cast.
The second season was done by Elastic Media Corporation. In the previous season, talking scenes could be shortened and lengthened in order to fit jokes, but for this season the jokes were forced to fit in with the mouth-flaps.
The third season (which Cartoon Network titled "2.0" in their schedule pages [1]) is done by Howling Cat Productions. It also became a union operation with this season, requiring a lot of re-casting.

[edit] Characters
Shobu Kirifuda (切札勝舞 Kirifuda Shōbu) - The show's protagonist. He aspires to become a great duelist like his father. Shobu keeps a positive attitude throughout the series, insisting on dueling for fun as opposed to simply winning. He's brave, strong, and true. He uses a Fire Civilization deck.
Shori Kirifuda (切札勝利 Kirifuda Shōri) - Shobu's father. He put the burning mojo of duelling in Shobu's blood.
Mai Kirifuda (切札舞 Kirifuda Mai) - Shobu's mother and Shori's wife.
Knight (ナイト; Naito) - Shobu's mysterious and soft-spoken mentor. His inner monologue is a source of much of the show's mature and subtle humor. Despite being Shobu's mentor, he is usually unable to assist his student in times of need due to either Shobu's stubborn attitude or Knight being unable to show up at the scene. Knight does not appear in the manga.
Rekuta Kadoka (角古れく太; Kadoka Rekuta) - One of Shobu's close friends. Even though he is an expert at the rules of "Duel Masters," he's a terrible duelist, often going without a single win during a tournament. He's often seen with his portable laptop to keep track of important duels. As a running joke, he is often accidentally knocked far into the air--in one (dub only) instance, he was sent flying into space (against a live-action backdrop) and crashed into a space station. He has almost every card ever released (since his father owns a card shop) but cannot correctly use the cards.
Sayuki Manaka - Another one of Shobu's close friends, she does not duel, but is always present to see Shobu's matches.
Mimi Tasogare (黄昏ミミ; Tasogare Mimi) - Another member of Shobu's posse. She appeared at first to be an inept duelist but was later revealed as the second of the Four Temple Guardian at the Junior Duelist Center and an expert player. Mimi is also an expert at martial arts and is incredibly smart and strong. She uses mostly a Nature Civilization deck.
Hakuoh (白凰 Hakuō) - As a child, he was a cheerful duelist like Shobu. Since then, Hakuoh has become a cold-hearted villain. Later in the series, he is defeated by Shobu and befriends him. He uses a Light Civilization deck.
White Soldiers - Hakuoh's dueling team. It's suppose to be the strongest in the world. They were shown on season 1.
Mikuni (later Johnny Coolburns) - The first of the Four Temple Guardians. He uses a Fire deck, and during his fight with Shobu he purposely copied everything he did in order to throw him off. He lost to Robby Rotten in season three, where his name mysteriously changed to Johnny Coolburns. It was later explained that this (and all other plotholes in the show) are due to alternate dimensions.
Gyujiroh / Benny Haha - The third of the Four Temple Guardians and Mimi's "twin brother" although in the Japanese version he's no relation to Mimi whatsoever and is known as Gyujiroh. He uses lies and cheating in his duels. He returns in Season 3 claiming he has changed, but he is still evil. He ends up dueling Hakuoh before their match in Duel Masters Battle Arena. Afterwards, he injured Hakuoh so he would be unable to duel him the next morning. He ended up dueling Shobu again and losing. He is also working with Yumama and were possibly going out. After he lost to Shobu, Yumama trapped him in a room with Boy George. They both escaped in the same episode. He uses a Water Civilization deck.
Aizen - The fourth of the Four Temple Guardians. He was defeated by Kyoshiro Kokujo before he can fight Shobu. He also lost to Hakuoh in Duel Masters Battle Arena.
Kintaro Nanba (難波金太郎; Nanba Kintarō) - Former gatekeeper of the Junior Duelist Center. He was fired from his job after losing to Shobu and became one of his friends. Nobody knows how old he is. He carries around a man-purse and an abacus. He lost to squishy Bucket Man in the finals.
Kyoshiro Kokujo (黒城凶死郎 Kokujō Kyōshirō) - A self-proclaimed "evil genius" throughout the series. Other characters make fun of his outlandishly styled long hair and all-black leather outfit. He defeated Mimi in the finals but lost to yumama before their official match. He uses a Darkness Civilization Deck. He became evil because people say he can not be a kaijudo master.
Master (マスター; Masutā) - Little is known about the leader of the evil temple (in the form of the Junior Duelist Center) except that he's always seen in a hooded robe and most of his face is never seen. He is the main antagonist of season one until Hakuoh was defeated.
Boy George (called simply "George", or "Jōji" (ジョージ) in Japan) - Boy George is a midget in a bear suit and is always seen sucking a pacifier. He rides around in a motor baby carriage and uses a Water Civilization deck. His English dub name is an obvious reference to Culture Club lead singer Boy George (one of the dub episodes is called "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me") in Season 3 he uses a Darkness, Water deck, he also withdraw's from the tournament after losing to Yumama.
Dr. Root (Dr. ルート; Dokutā Rūto) - Boy George's boss, mad scientist, and expert duelist. He has a deck of Survivor monsters.
P.L.O.O.P. - An evil organization that plot to use monsters from the Civilizations of the Creature World to take over Earth. This organization is seen only in the "second season" that was created for America.
Black Soldiers - A group of duelists that are the opposite form of Hakuoh's White Soldiers led by Robby Rotten.
Yumama - A mysterious girl who can duel and read a book at the same time. She has the ability to stand on the ceiling and is commonly seen reading her teen heart drop book, filled with 400 pages of pictures of "sassy" cute boys. She defeated Boy George and Yuki right before they were suppose to duel making her win instantly. Known as Yu Fua in the Japanese manga.
Extreme Bucketman - A short duelist who wears a bucket on his head. No one knows if Bucketman is male or female. Rekuta believes that the Bucketman is annoying. Bucketman defeated Kokujo before their official match. He lost to Yumama by surrendering.

[edit] Civilizations
Fire
The Fire Civilization is located in a volcanic and battle-torn land ruled by those with the most firepower. Dragonoid warriors fight for honor and glory. Armored dragons roam the skies. A race of intelligent robots called Armorloids roll, crawl and blast about seeking strategic advantage. Noble human soldiers suit up in massive weapons systems and take on all comers.
Races: Armored Dragons, Armored Wyverns, Armorloids, Dragonoids, Dune Geckos, Fire Birds, Humans, Machine Eaters, Melt Warriors, Rock Beasts, Volcano Dragons, and XenoParts.
Allies: Darkness, Nature
Enemies: Light, Water
Water
The Water Civilization hails from a network of sunken cyber cities. Massive leviathans patrol the depths engaging enemies at the flip of a fin. Chip-jacked liquid soldiers stand ready to pounce while their overlords use techno-guile and cunning to trap and manipulate their opponents.
Races: Cyber Clusters, Cyber Lords, Cyber Moons, Cyber Virii, Earth Eaters, Fish, Gel Fish, Leviathans, Liquid People, Merfolk, and Sea Hackers.
Allies: Darkness, Light
Enemies: Fire, Nature
Nature
The Nature Civilization is covered in a dense jungle.
Races: Balloon Mushrooms, Beast Folk, Colony Beetles, Earth Dragons, Giants, Giant Insects, Horned Beasts, Mystery Totems, Snow Faeries, Tree Folks, and Wild Veggies.
Allies: Fire, Light
Enemies: Darkness, Water
Light
The Light Civilization floats amongst the clouds in celestial citadels. The highly evolved citizens deploy an array of ultra tech guardians. Some of these look like spacecraft others appear to be angels of technology. All are enigmatic and powerful.
Races: Angel Commands, Berserkers, Gladiators, Guardians, Initiates, Light Bringers, Mecha del Sols, Mecha Thunders, Rainbow Phantoms, Soltroopers, and Starlight Trees.
Allies: Nature, Water
Enemies: Darkness, Fire
Darkness
The Darkness Civilization sprawls across a foul and poisoned landscape. Magic wielding demons command creepy, masked, undead minions. Nightmare creatures steal about with malicious designs and monstrous worms and slimes pursue unsuspecting quarry.
Races: Brain jackers, Chimeras, Dark Lords, Death Puppets, Demon Commands, Devil Masks, Ghosts, Hedrians, Living Deads, Mercenaries, Pandora's Boxes, Parasite Worms, and Zombie Dragons.
Also, there are monsters that belong to two or more civilizations.

[edit] Duel Masters Facts
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"Kaijudo" originates from the word "kaijū", meaning monster, and "dō", or "the way." Therefore, "kaijūdō" means "the way of the monster."
The term "Kaijudo" is specific to North America. It is not used in Japan.
The name "Duel Masters" is often believed to be a pun on "Duel Monsters" (the name used in the second series anime and English manga for a card game (also known as Magic & Wizards - that name is a pun off of "Magic: The Gathering") in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime series.) It actually takes its name from Magic: The Gathering, which had Duel Masters as its codename early in development. Yu-Gi-Oh! is even briefly referred to, when Shobu speaks of "that one show with the Egyptian guy with spiky hair".
In the United Kingdom, Future Publishing publishes the Official Duel Masters Magazine.
The first English-language season of the TV series was produced by Plastic Cow Productions. The second season that was created for the American market was produced by Elastic Media Corp. The third season is being produced by Howling Cat Productions (featuring some of the former Saban Entertainment VA's, such as Brian Beacock, Philece Sampler, and Wendee Lee). In the UK, Duel Masters airs on Toonami and used to air on five. In the US, it airs on Cartoon Network.
The titles of the TCG expansion sets are named in parody of other TCGs with obtuse titles.

[edit] Differences Between Japanese and U.S. Versions
The "Sacred Lands"/"P.L.O.O.P." storyline is not based on the manga and was created specifically for the American market. The Japanese version has a separate second season entitled "Duel Masters Charge", which is based on more of the manga and features characters that do not appear in the American second season, including a character named "Great Baketsuman." It is unknown when or if the Japanese second season will air in America. If the Japanese second season were to be broadcast in America, it would have to be changed to accommodate the American second season. It is also unknown why a separate second season was created for America in the first place.
As a whole, the Japanese version is more serious than the American version, though it is quite silly itself. While the Japanese version seems to rely more on visual and situational humor, the American version tends to use much more verbal humor. Also, while the Japanese version is mostly a traditional card-game show with much humor, the American version is a flat-out parody of the genre. The American version has different music and sound effects than that of the original Japanese version.

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