The official Twitter/X account for the Duel Masters LOST franchise has revealed that the manga and anime series, Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon, is ending. In its place, a new manga and anime titled Duel Masters LOST: Oblivion Sun will release soon.
The last episode of Reaper of the Moon aired on February 28. The entire anime series is available on the YouTube channel. The manga will end with its second volume, which will launch on March 28. The Oblivion Sun manga will release on Weekly CoroCoro Comic in Spring. It is currently unknown when the anime will air.
Duel Masters is a multimedia project that initially started in 1999. Shigenobu Matsumoto wrote the still-ongoing manga. The first anime series aired in 2002. Over the years, several new manga, anime, and merchandise have been released as part of the massive project. The first issue of Duel Masters LOST, the latest entry in the twenty-five-year-old franchise, released on February 1, 2024. The manga’s first part ended in the manga’s seventh chapter on March 21, 2024.
One of the first Duel Masters LOST anime adaptations, Crystal of Remembrance, is also available on the YouTube channel. The cast includes Shotaro Uzawa as Win Kirifuda, while Wataru Hatano plays Abyssbell = Jashin Emperor (Jashin-kun). Additionally, Hana Hishikawa plays Niika and Honoka Inoue plays Crysta. Tsukuyomi performs the OP, “Narrative.” The anime’s staff includes:
- Director: Riki Fukushima
- Studio: J.C. Staff
- Series Composition: Yoichi Kato
- Character Designer: Chikara Hashizume
- Art director: Seiko Akashi
- Color design: Kyōsuke Ishikawa
- Director of photography: Toshitaka Mogi
- CG director: Hiroyuki Tadokoro
- Sound director: Takeshi Takadera
- Animation production manager: Yuji Matsukura
Lastly, the manga for Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon is ending with its second volume on March 28. Its replacement, Duel Masters LOST: Oblivion Sun, will release in Spring. An anime adaptation is also in development.
