Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, produced by Hasbro Studios and developed by Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Incorporated, is premiering this Saturday on The Hub and we’re here to bring you some behind the scenes glimpses of the new animated series. Wizards of the Coast will be launching the Kaijudo TCG on June 26th but the focus of this post is the new show. You’ll be able to catch three episodes back-to-back-to-back at 8:30 ET. This “re-imagining” of the popular Duel Masters franchise features the voice talents of Scott Wolf (Raiden “Ray” Pierce Okamoto), Kari Wahlgren (Allison “Allie” Underhill), Phil LaMarr (Gabriel “Gabe” Wallace), and David Sobolov (Tatsurion the Unchained/”Bob”).
From Hasbro:
Ray, a 14-year-old who lives with his mom and granddad, has been recruited by the Duel Masters to study Kaijudo: The Way of the Creature. They chose Ray for his natural talent as a creature tamer and duelist. Along with pals Allie and Gabe, Ray learns to work with the magical creatures … in their world. Each duel he fights yields new experience and allies in both worlds. The Veil, which has divided the two worlds for a thousand years, is crumbling. Hope lies with those who can master the art of Kaijudo.
We have two videos to share for the show. In the first vid Scott, Kari, Phil, and David discuss their characters as well as some of the underlying themes of the series…
In the second video, David Colman, the Art Director on Kaijudo discusses the look of the series as well as the French animation inspiration of the designs…
