Duel Masters/Episodes

Duel Masters is a Japanese anime series loosely based on the original Japanese manga of the same name, the story centers around the card game Duel Masters, which revolves around five civilizations consisting of Fire, Water, Light, Darkness and Nature. The first season originally premiered in Japan in 2002 and ran until 2003.

The English-language version of the series was produced by Plastic Cow Productions and made a truncated three-episode preview premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on February 27, 2004. The episodes then made their "official" premiere on April 13, 2004, on Cartoon Network's Toonami spinoff block, Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES) with fewer edits as well as episodes 4 and 5. Toonami then moved to Saturdays and premiered the rest of the series.

The second season was produced by Elastic Media Corporation and premiered on March 26, 2005. The "Sacred Lands" or "P.L.O.O.P." storyline is not based on the manga and was created specifically for the American market. The third season, with a tournament storyline, began production in September 2005 and was produced by Howling Cat Productions (featuring some of the former Saban Entertainment VA's, such as Brian Beacock, Philece Sampler, and Wendee Lee).

Some episodes of the series have been released on DVD in the U.S. but they have since gone out of print.