デュエル・マスターズ

Duel Masters 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 into its own entity in 2002. The series centers around the Duel Masters card game, which revolves around five civilizations: Fire, Water, Light, Darkness, and Nature. The original storyline follows Shobu Kirifuda, a young boy who enjoys playing Duel Masters. He and a few duelists are known to bring the monsters on the cards to life in their duels. Shobu participates in the card game to become the best duelist like his father was. The Duel Masters manga is written by Shigenobu Matsumoto and serialized in CoroCoro Comic magazine. The series also has a mobile game called "Duel Masters PLAY'S," a digital card game that largely follows the rules of the trading card game but with simplifications to game tempo and operations. Duel Masters has achieved commercial success in Japan, continually releasing new booster sets, starter decks, and promotional cards. The series is second only to Yu-Gi-Oh! in popularity in Japan.