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'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX''''', known as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters'' outside of Japan, is a 12-episode anime spinoff of Kazuki Takahashi's ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga franchise. Produced as a way to promote a Mattel toyline loosely based off of one of the games featured in the manga, the miniseries was a US-Japan co-production between 4Kids Entertainment, Nihon Ad Systems, Studio Gallop, TV Tokyo and Shueshia.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/7495/mattel-plans-collectible-figure-game MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> The series premiered in western markets on television and as two 90-minute direct-to-video movies in 2006.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-04-19/yu-gi-oh-capsule-monsters-dvd-in-may Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters DVD in May] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-11/yu-gi-oh-movie-to-stream-online Yu-Gi-Oh Movie to Stream Online] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> <ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-16/4kidstv-fall-lineup 4KidsTV Fall Lineup] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> | '''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX''''', known as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters'' outside of Japan, is a 12-episode anime spinoff of Kazuki Takahashi's ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga franchise. Produced as a way to promote a Mattel toyline loosely based off of one of the games featured in the manga, the miniseries was a US-Japan co-production between 4Kids Entertainment, Nihon Ad Systems, Studio Gallop, TV Tokyo and Shueshia.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/7495/mattel-plans-collectible-figure-game MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> The series premiered in western markets on television and as two 90-minute direct-to-video movies in 2006.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-04-19/yu-gi-oh-capsule-monsters-dvd-in-may Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters DVD in May] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-11/yu-gi-oh-movie-to-stream-online Yu-Gi-Oh Movie to Stream Online] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> <ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-16/4kidstv-fall-lineup 4KidsTV Fall Lineup] Retrieved May 3, 2017</ref> | ||
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX, known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters outside of Japan, is a 12-episode anime spinoff of Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga franchise. Produced as a way to promote a Mattel toyline loosely based off of one of the games featured in the manga, the miniseries was a US-Japan co-production between 4Kids Entertainment, Nihon Ad Systems, Studio Gallop, TV Tokyo and Shueshia.[1] The series premiered in western markets on television and as two 90-minute direct-to-video movies in 2006.[2][3] [4]
To date, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX remains the only entry in the franchise to not be released in Japan. The prior co-production, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: The Pyramid of Light, was released in the country as a TV film. It's been theorized that the spinoff has been denied a domestic release due to it not being in the same continuity as the main series.[5] The same reason is believed to have kept Toei's 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime from being re-released.
It's not actually known if the series has a Japanese version, though Studio Gallop lists the production under a Japanese-specific name.[6] Katsumi Ono, director on this series and various other Yu-Gi-Oh! spinoffs, has expressed interest in seeing the show released in Japan.[7]
See also
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Singaporean dub - The second Yu-Gi-Oh! series received a little seen English dub produced in Singapore.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal - The third Yu-Gi-Oh! spinoff series received an unreleased English dub produced in Los Angeles.
References
- ↑ MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters DVD in May Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh Movie to Stream Online Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ 4KidsTV Fall Lineup Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ Ask John: Why Hasn’t Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Been Released in Japan? Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ ぎゃろっぷ作品履歴2009 Retrieved May 3, 2017
- ↑ 誰か遊戯王ALEX編の日本語版を出そうと企画出す人はいないものか・・・ 「デュエルアーマー・シルエット!!」て日本語で聞きたいぞ。 Retrieved May 3, 2017