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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 Shueisha.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/7495/mattel-plans-collectible-figure-game MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME] Retrieved 03 May '17</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 03 May '17</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 03 May '17</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 Shueisha.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/7495/mattel-plans-collectible-figure-game MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME] Retrieved 03 May '17</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 03 May '17</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 03 May '17</ref> <ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-16/4kidstv-fall-lineup  4KidsTV Fall Lineup] Retrieved 03 May '17</ref>


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.<ref>[http://www.animenation.net/ask-john-why-hasnt-yu-gi-oh-capsule-monsters-been-released-in-japan/ Ask John: Why Hasn’t Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters have Been Released in Japan?] Retrieved 03 May '17</ref> The same reason is believed to have kept [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_(1998)_episodes Toei's 1998 ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime] from being re-released.
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.<ref>[http://www.animenation.net/ask-john-why-hasnt-yu-gi-oh-capsule-monsters-been-released-in-japan/ Ask John: Why Hasn’t Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters have Been Released in Japan?] Retrieved 03 May '17</ref> The same reason is believed to have kept [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_(1998)_episodes Toei's 1998 ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime] from being re-released.

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English dub title card.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

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 Shueisha.[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.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ MATTEL PLANS COLLECTIBLE FIGURE GAME Retrieved 03 May '17
  2. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters DVD in May Retrieved 03 May '17
  3. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh Movie to Stream Online Retrieved 03 May '17
  4. ↑ 4KidsTV Fall Lineup Retrieved 03 May '17
  5. ↑ Ask John: Why Hasn’t Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters have Been Released in Japan? Retrieved 03 May '17
  6. ↑ ぎゃろっぷ作品履歴2009 Retrieved 03 May '17
  7. ↑ 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 03 May '17
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