<s>
The	O
story	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
card	O
game	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
,	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
five	O
civilizations	O
consisting	O
of	O
Fire	O
,	O
Water	O
,	O
Light	O
,	O
Darkness	O
and	O
Nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Shobu	O
Kirifuda	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
who	O
likes	O
to	O
play	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
his	O
main	O
cards	O
are	O
:	O
Bolmeteus	O
"	O
Kensei	O
"	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Bolshack	O
Yamato	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Bolbalzak	O
"	O
Sword	O
Flash	O
"	O
Dragon	O
and	O
Saint	O
Bolshack	O
,	O
Spiritual	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
,	O
Hakuoh	O
allies	O
himself	O
with	O
Zakira	O
(	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
villain	O
)	O
after	O
being	O
brainwashed	O
into	O
becoming	O
his	O
pawn	O
,	O
"	O
White	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
,	O
he	O
becomes	O
similar	O
to	O
his	O
old	O
self	O
and	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
with	O
Professor	O
Machi	O
(	O
a	O
mad	O
scientist	O
who	O
lures	O
duelists	O
to	O
a	O
deserted	O
island	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
,	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
Zakira	O
by	O
challenging	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
kaijudo	O
duel	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
Light/Darkness	O
Knight	O
deck	O
by	O
Zakira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
he	O
helps	O
Shobu	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
works	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
"	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
the	O
Movie	O
"	O
to	O
assist	O
Shobu	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
disappear	O
at	O
its	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
he	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
dead	O
in	O
a	O
Kaijudo	O
duel	O
protecting	O
the	O
"	O
Duel	O
Master	O
's	O
Proof	O
"	O
from	O
Zakira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
revealed	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
Shock	O
,	O
he	O
entrusted	O
Extreme	O
Bucket	O
Man	O
with	O
a	O
deck	O
case	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
Shobu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
a	O
human-resembling	O
robot	B-Algorithm
named	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	O
and	O
a	O
pilotable	O
giant	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
,	O
he	O
takes	O
charge	O
of	O
training	O
Shobu	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
character	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
card	O
game	O
player	O
who	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
players	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
"	O
,	O
assisting	O
Dai	O
Matsumoto	O
(	O
the	O
manga	O
author	O
's	O
nickname	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
technical	O
advisor	O
(	O
the	O
manga	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
Dai	O
Matsumoto	O
's	O
omake	O
sections	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
,	O
NAC	O
was	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
,	O
he	O
plays	O
a	O
Snow	O
Faerie	O
and	O
Initiate	O
deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
often	O
mistakenly	O
called	O
a	O
squirrel	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benny	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
piloting	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
suit	O
and	O
first	O
appears	O
where	O
he	O
destroys	O
Mimi	O
's	O
access	O
card	O
upon	O
her	O
defeat	O
and	O
wrecks	O
her	O
deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benny	O
forces	O
Hakuoh	O
into	O
dueling	O
before	O
their	O
match	O
in	O
a	O
self-made	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Battle	O
Arena	O
by	O
taking	O
Aizen	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Coolburns	O
as	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
lost	O
to	O
Hakuoh	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Battle	O
Arena	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
her	O
deck	O
contains	O
all	O
5	O
civilizations	O
and	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
creatures	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
following	O
effect	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
this	O
card	O
is	O
discarded	O
during	O
your	O
opponent	O
's	O
turn	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
put	O
this	O
card	O
into	O
the	O
Battle	O
Zone	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Graveyard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
and	O
the	O
Duel	O
Master	O
Cross	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
introduced	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
introduced	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
Duel	O
Master	O
Champion	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
appears	O
in	O
Zero	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
as	O
Shobu	O
's	O
newest	O
rival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
starts	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
subordinate	O
of	O
Professor	O
March	O
but	O
in	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
,	O
he	O
joins	O
Shobu	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
in	O
their	O
struggle	O
against	O
Zakira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
is	O
written	O
by	O
Shigenobu	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Shogakukan	O
in	O
the	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
:	O
Fighting	O
Edge	O
from	O
2005	O
to	O
2008	O
(	O
12	O
volumes	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Star	O
Cross	O
from	O
2008	O
to	O
2011	O
(	O
9	O
volumes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Victory	O
was	O
published	O
from	O
2011	O
to	O
2014	O
(	O
10	O
volumes	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
storyline	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
spinoff	O
manga	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Duel	O
Hero:Dash	O
(	O
2	O
volumes	O
)	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
:	O
Legend	O
Champion	O
VICTORY	O
(	O
3	O
volumes	O
)	O
and	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
:	O
Revolution	O
(	O
5	O
volumes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
,	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
from	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
a	O
play-by-mail	O
gladiator	O
game	O
called	O
Duelmasters	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Duel2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mostly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
;	O
Zero	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
an	O
alternate	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
and	O
ignores	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Charge	O
;	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
recounts	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Zero	O
;	O
and	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Cross	O
Shock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Zero	O
until	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Victory	O
V3	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
broadcast	O
in	O
a	O
12-minute	O
format	O
instead	O
of	O
24-minute	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Victory	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Katta	O
Kirifuda	O
,	O
the	O
younger	O
brother	O
of	O
Shobu	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
around	O
his	O
journey	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
storyline	O
follows	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
:	O
Star	O
Cross	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victory	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Victory	O
V	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Victory	O
V3	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Versus	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Versus	O
Revolution	O
,	O
and	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Versus	O
Revolution	O
Final	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2017	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
anime	O
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
King	O
was	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
series	O
titled	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Win	O
premiered	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Win	O
Duel	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
Shinseiki	O
:	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Flash	O
aired	O
from	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No.TitleRunEpisodesProtagonist1Duel	O
MastersOctober	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
-	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
200326Shobu	O
Kirifuda2Duel	O
Masters	O
ChargeApril	O
19	O
,	O
2004	O
-	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2006521.5Duel	O
Masters	O
:	O
Sacred	O
LandsMarch	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
-	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
200639SPShinseiki	O
:	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
FlashApril	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
-	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
200724Teru	O
Yumemi	O
3Zero	O
Duel	O
MastersApril	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
-	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
200712Shobu	O
Kirifuda4Duel	O
Masters	O
ZeroOctober	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
-	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2008255Duel	O
Masters	O
CrossApril	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
-	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
20101006Duel	O
Masters	O
Cross	O
ShockApril	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
-	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2011507Duel	O
Masters	O
VictoryApril	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
-	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
201252Katta	O
Kirifuda8Duel	O
Masters	O
Victory	O
VApril	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
-	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2013519Duel	O
Masters	O
Victory	O
V3April	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
-	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
20145110Duel	O
Masters	O
VersusApril	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
-	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
20154911Duel	O
Masters	O
Versus	O
RevolutionApril	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
-	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
20165112Duel	O
Masters	O
Versus	O
Revolution	O
FinalApril	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
-	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
20175113Duel	O
Masters	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
-	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
201851Joe	O
Kirifuda14Duel	O
Masters	O
!	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
-	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
20195115Duel	O
Masters	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Sacred	O
Lands	O
was	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
American	O
broadcast	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
any	O
storyline	O
from	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
Charge	O
was	O
eventually	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
as	O
"	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
2.0	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
the	O
1st	O
half	O
was	O
aired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takara	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
Kids	O
Station	O
each	O
produced	O
their	O
own	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
The	O
Magic	O
of	O
Chocolate	O
,	O
Duel	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
won	O
the	O
66th	O
Shogakukan	O
Manga	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Children	O
's	O
Manga	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
