Duel Masters

This article is about the series as a whole. For the trading card game, see Duel Masters Trading Card Game.
Duel Masters
Volume 1 cover
デュエル・マスターズ
(Dyueru Masutāzu)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byShigenobu Matsumoto
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren
Original runMay 1999 – present
Volumes85 (List of volumes)
Series titles
    • Duel Masters
    • (1999–2005, 17 volumes)[2][3]
    • Duel Masters: Fighting Edge
    • (2005–2008, 12 volumes[4][5])
    • Duel Masters: Star Cross
    • (2008–2011, 9 volumes[6][7])
    • Duel Masters Victory
    • (2011–2014, 10 volumes)[8][9]
    • Duel Masters Versus
    • (2014–2017, 12 volumes)[10][11]
    • Duel Masters!
    • (2017–2020, 11 volumes)[12][13]
    • Duel Masters LOST
    • (2024-on going 1 volume)[20]
Anime television series
Directed byWaruo Suzuki
Written bySatoru Nishizono
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
Studio
Licensed by
  • NA:
    • Hasbro
    • Plastic Cow Productions (#1−26)
    • Howling Cat Productions (#27-52)
Original networkTV Tokyo, Kids Station
English network
Original run October 21, 2002 – March 27, 2006
Episodes78 (List of episodes)

Seasons

  1. Duel Masters (26 episodes, 2002−2003)
  2. Duel Masters Charge (52 episodes, 2004−2006)
Anime television series
Duel Masters
(#27-52; episodes not broadcast in Japan)
Produced by
  • Steven Drucker
Written by
  • Scott Page-Pagter
Music by
  • Pat Woodland
Studio
  • Studio Hibari
Licensed by
  • NA:
    • Hasbro
    • Elastic Media Corporation
English network
  • US: Cartoon Network
Original run March 26, 2005 – January 28, 2006
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Curse of the Death Phoenix
Directed byWaruo Suzuki
Written bySatoru Nishizono
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
StudioStudio Hibari
ReleasedMarch 12, 2005
Runtime50 minutes
Anime television series
Shinseiki: Duel Masters Flash
Directed byWaruo Suzuki
Written byKoji Ueda
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 10, 2006 – March 23, 2007
Episodes24
Anime television series
Zero/Cross series
Directed by
Written by
  • Satoru Nishizono (#1−37)
  • Shinzō Fujita (#38−187)
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo, Kids Station
Original run April 9, 2007 – March 26, 2011
Episodes187

Seasons

  1. Zero Duel Masters (12 episodes, 2007)
  2. Duel Masters Zero (25 episodes, 2007−2008)
  3. Duel Masters Cross (100 episodes, 2008−2010)
  4. Duel Masters Cross Shock (50 episodes, 2010−2011)
Anime film
Lunatic God Saga
Directed byKeidai Hattori
Written byHideyuki Nishimori
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
StudioShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2009
Runtime75 minutes
Anime film
Blazing Bonds XX
Directed byKeida Hattori
Written byKatsuro Hidaka
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
StudioStudio Hibari
ReleasedAugust 21, 2010
Runtime75 minutes
Anime television series
Victory/Versus series
Directed by
  • Takao Kato (#1–154)
  • Shinobu Sasaki (#155−305)
Written by
  • Ken'ichi Araki (#1–154)
  • Yoichi Kato (#155−305)
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
Studio
  • Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment (#1−154)
  • Ascension (#155−305)
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 2011 – March 26, 2017
Episodes305

Seasons

  1. Duel Masters Victory (52 episodes, 2011-2012)
  2. Duel Masters Victory V (51 episodes, 2012-2013)
  3. Duel Masters Victory V3 (51 episodes, 2013-2014)
  4. Duel Masters Versus (49 episodes, 2014-2015)
  5. Duel Masters Versus Revolution (51 episodes, 2015–2016)
  6. Duel Masters Versus Revolution Final (51 episodes, 2016–2017)
Anime television series
King series
Directed byShinobu Sasaki
Written byYoichi Kato
Music byJun'ichi Igarashi
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 2017 – August 28, 2022
Episodes259

Seasons

  1. Duel Masters (51 episodes, 2017–2018)
  2. Duel Masters! (51 episodes, 2018–2019)
  3. Duel Masters!! (51 episodes, 2019–2020)
  4. Duel Masters King (47 episodes, 2020–2021)
  5. Duel Masters King! (43 episodes, 2021–2022)
  6. Duel Masters King MAX (17 episodes, 2022)
Anime television series
Win series
StudioBrain's Base
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run September 4, 2022 – March 31, 2024
Episodes78

Seasons

  1. Duel Masters Win (2022–2023)
  2. Duel Masters Win Duel Wars (2023-present)
Original net animation
Duel Masters Lost: Tsuioku no Suishō
Directed byRiki Fukushima
Written byYoichi Kato
StudioJ.C.Staff
Released October 4, 2024 – present
Episodes1
Anime
Duel Masters Lost: Gekka no Shinigami
Released Q1 2025 – scheduled
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Duel Masters (デュエル・マスターズ, Dyueru Masutāzu) is a multimedia franchise consisting of multiple manga and anime series, a trading card game, and several video games. It began as a manga adaptation of Magic: The Gathering before branching off in 2002.

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