Soon after he combined elements from the 2 decks and created a Samurai Dragon/Angel Command deck (Fire, Light & Nature civilizations). This new deck is a Dragon and Samurai deck.

After being defeated in a later season he loses most of his deck but is guided to his father's deck by the spirits of Bolmeteus Samurai Dragon and Bolbalzak 'Sword Flash' Dragon. He uses a Fire Civilization deck which later becomes a Dragon Deck and even later evolves into a Dragon/Angel Command deck. All in all Shobu is brave, strong, and has the guts never to give up, just like his favorite creatures. He must either accept the help of his friends and 'wind up like Ko' (Kokujo having been injured in a Kaijudo duel) or give up on his friends and 'end up like Hakuoh', who had become cold and heartless. In his duel with Hakuoh, as Shobu faces off against the strongest of all Angel Commands, he is forced to make a crucial decision. Throughout this portion of the series, Shobu must defeat Hakuoh's underlings while he struggles to understand the true spirit of dueling.

In the first season, Shobu takes on the challenge of defeating the temple champion, Hakuoh, who he feels has become corrupt with power.

Shobu keeps a positive attitude throughout the series, insisting on dueling for fun as opposed to simply winning. He aspires to become a great duelist like his father, Shori Kirifuda. Shobu engages in this card game so that he can be the best duelist like his father was.Ĭharacters Main characters Shobu Kirifuda ( 切札勝舞, Kirifuda Shōbu) Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi (child), Koki Uchiyama (adult) (Japanese) Joshua Seth (Season 1), Liam O'Brien (Season 1.5, 2) (English) A Knight's apprentice. He and a few duelists are known to bring the monsters on the cards to life in their duels. The original storyline follows Shobu Kirifuda, a young boy who likes to play Duel Masters. The story centers around the card game Duel Masters, which revolves around five civilizations consisting of Fire, Water, Light, Darkness and Nature. The original manga, accompanied with his sequels, sold 4.5 million copies in Japan.

Duel Masters Win Duel Wars (2023-present)ĭuel Masters ( デュエル・マスターズ, Dyueru Masutāzu) is a media franchise consisting of a manga, several anime series, a trading card game and several video games.

Duel Masters King MAX (17 episodes, 2022).

Duel Masters Cross Shock (50 episodes, 2010−2011).

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