As the hit anime property Yu-Gi-Oh! gets set to enter its tenth season, 4Kids Ent. has announced that this year’s MIPCOM will feature the international premiere of the all-new series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s. Standing for Five Dragons, 5D’s will headline the company’s roster of children’s programming to be presented at the market next month in Cannes.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s takes place in the new Domino City. Once the playground of legendary duelist Yugi Moto, this sprawling metropolis has since been transformed into a futuristic society where dueling has been kicked into overdrive. Now the winners and losers aren’t just separated by skill and strength, but by speed as well. For five special duelists, it’s not just about winning or losing anymore’it’s about survival. Animated by Studio Gallop and directed by Katsumi Ono, the series debuted on TV Tokyo in April.
The show is being produced in HD by 4Kids Ent. Launched in 2000,Yu-Gi-Oh! has been one of the company’s most high-profile series in the global television market, ranking with such top cartoon shows as Pok’mon and SpongeBob SquarePants.
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