Duel Masters LOST Danzai no Shonen Reveals Main PV, Two Cast Additions
The promo pairs the series' established returning staff with two newly revealed cast members, and the fourth part arrives while the manga's fifth part, Shitsuraku no Duel, is running after debuting on September 17.
Key Facts
- Masaya Matsukaze voices Murasaki, described in the sources as "the street duel legend," and Yurika Kubo voices Hiyo Moriguchi, a girl who appears before Kirifuda Win and the others.
- The main promotional video uses Tsukuyomi's ending theme "Sakujitsu feat. Yoshino," while Kashitaro Ito's "Ayakashi Ayashi" is the opening theme, both continuing from the third part.
- Riki Fukushima returns to direct Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shonen~ at J.C. Staff and SMDE, with Yuji Matsukura as animation production supervisor.
- The manga arc Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shonen~ ran from March 26 to July 2, and the manga's fifth part, "Shitsuraku no Duel," debuted on September 17.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer.
The staff for Duel Masters LOST released the main promotional video on Friday for the anime's fourth part, Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shonen~ (The Sentencing Boy). The video introduces two new characters: Murasaki, voiced by Masaya Matsukaze and described in the sources as "the street duel legend," and Hiyo Moriguchi, voiced by Yurika Kubo, a girl who appears before Kirifuda Win and the others. The promo uses the ending theme "Sakujitsu feat. Yoshino" by Tsukuyomi. The opening theme is Kashitaro Ito's "Ayakashi Ayashi," continuing from the third part. The new part will stream all four episodes on the Duel Masters official YouTube channel DueTube and other services starting October 9, with new episodes every other Friday at 9:00 p.m. JST. Riki Fukushima returns to direct at J.C. Staff and SMDE, with Yuji Matsukura as animation production supervisor. Yoichi Kato returns for series scripts and Go Sakabe for music.
The main promotional video also shows the story setup. After further assimilation with Emperor Jashin, Kirifuda Win leaves the lighthouse carrying the feeling of having taken a life. The mysterious boy Kamisaki Lost appears in Shinjuku holding a Crystal Card said to hold the power to change the world.
Chikara Hashizume returns to design the characters, and Nina Tamaki voices Kamisaki Lost, the same role she played as a "mysterious boy" in the previous anime. The returning cast also includes Shotaro Uzawa as Kirifuda Win, Wataru Hatano as Abyssbell=Emperor Jashin, Hanana Hishikawa as Niika Katori, and Mariya Ise as Wayumi Tsukumo.
Fans can catch up before the premiere. All 12 episodes of the first three parts stream on DueTube and other services, and DueTube carries recap videos titled "Understand Duel Masters LOST in Roughly 1 Minute" for each part. A "Kaettekita Duel Masters LOST Mini" streams every Saturday at 12:00. The third part ran on BS12 TwellV with commentary from Niika and Win.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.