Duel Masters Manga

The Duel Masters manga is written by Shigenobu Matsumoto, and is published by Shogakukan in the CoroCoro Comic magazine. While it has not been licensed for the U.S market, there has been an American created comic book by Dreamwave Productions.

There are no plans for the Japanese manga to be acquired by any U.S. publishing company.

| Tokyopop also released a Cine-Manga Adaptation of the Duel Masters anime, however it is now out of print.

Story
A mysterious organization is interested in fledgling duelist Shobu Kirifuda's ability to bring Duel Master creatures from the creature world to life in his card battles. With the support of his friends, Shobu duels with passion, discipline, and heart as he strives to be like his father and become the next Kaijudo master.

The story centers around the card game of Duel Masters, which revolves around five civilizations (Fire, Water, Nature, Light and Darkness). It was written and drawn by MATSUMOTO Shigenobu (松本しげのぶ), and was published in | Shogakukan magazine as well as | CoroCoro comic

The next Manga series was released in February 2005 it was called " Daichouhen Duel masters ". This series was released in Japan only after the biig flop duel masters charge the same author and artist decided to give this game a bit more serious character and story line and some all new kinds of even stronger cards and the series went a success and they went and make the duel masters cross anime for this manga series.

Later somewhere in summer time in 2005 was released another series which was also the continuation of duel masters cross related series it was called " Duel masters FE " with this series in the same time another spin off series was released as for the summer vacation special it was called " Duel masters Gaiden " in this series there were the same characters as the original series but they somehow they were sucked into the duel monsters world in order save some weak monsters who actually called them from real world and ask Shobu to save them from an evil threat that was trying to get rid of smaller monsters as they were considered to be weak but Shobu went against this idea and decided that saving these monsters are more important then going home because if he does not save them then the duel will be no fun because he thinks each card plays an important role even the weak cards sometimes create the important role and sometimes it is impossible to win a duel without them so he goes on an adventure in order to stop the bad guys from each civilization and prove them the importance of each card and he does this with all his freinds.

Duel Masters SX was released in 2008, and was the last manga released that focused on Shobu and the events after Duel Masters Cross. It was created and drawn by the previous author and artists.

In November 2010, a new manga was released for "CoroCoro G" called Duel Masters: Legend Champion Gatch. It focuses on an alternate universe featuring high school students and a duelist named Taiga, playing against a group of delinquents lead by "King Lion", Shishio.

Duel masters Comic books

Duel Masters #01 (Free Comic Book Day, July 2004):

June 12 2004 Duel masters volume 1: pocket version

you can read it completely for free at amazon.com i give the link as well: 

July 28 2004 Duel Masters Volume 2 Pocket Edition (Duel Masters (Dreamwave)) you can read this at amzon as well for free i will give the link below:

August 06 2004 Duel Masters Volume 5 Pocket Edition (Duel Masters (Dreamwave))

Written by Brian Augustyn

Penciled by Jeremy Tiongson

Colored by Dreamwave Colors

It's a whole new deal--and the dawn of bigger revelations and stranger mysteries of the battle realm. Shobu learns more about the secrets behind being a true Duel Master and discovers new battles, weirder creatures, bigger matches and a whole new level of danger and excitement! As Shobu sees his skills and knowledge grow, he begins to hope that the one mystery he truly wants to solve may finally be within his grasp: the secret of his long missing father.

This series is a collaborative creation of Dreamwave, Hasbro, and Wizards of the Coast. It is based on the popular comics, television series, toys, and other merchandise in Japan with an estimated readership of 1.6 million!

january 27th 2000 Duel Masters, Vol. 1: Enter The Battle Zone (Duel Masters Cine-Manga) (v. 2)

May 27th, 2000 Duel Masters volume 2:

Editorial Reviews

Shobu Kirifuda competes in the Duel Masters tournaments like all the other kids. But unlike the others, he possesses an amazing power that enables him to access the all-powerful Zone! But Shobus life is not so easy. While struggling to understand the mysteries of the past, including the fate of his lost father, his jealous rivals try to anipulate and defeat him. Shobu has other ideas and his determination to become the ultimate Duel Master drives him on...With some of the most incredible creatures ever to climb out of your television screen, the game is on!

From the Publisher CGI-enhanced TV series to premiered in U.S. January 2004. In Japan, manga series was launched in 1999 and boasts more than 1.6 million readers. Wizards of the Coast came out with trading card game. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

October 28th, 2000 Duel Masters Volume 3: The Champion of Tomorrow (Duel Masters Cine-Manga) (v. 3)

Editorial Reviews:

Shobu Kirifuda wants to get serious about becoming a Kaijudo master, so he enters a junior Duel Masters tournament. Does Shobu have what it takes to make it to the final round? During a special exhibition match, a world champion duelist seems to be using all of Shobu's moves, and all the girls are swooning - including Shobu's mom!

From the Publisher: CGI-enhanced TV series to premiered in U.S. January 2004. In Japan, manga series was launched in 1999 and boasts more than 1.6 million readers. Wizards of the Coast came out with trading card game. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

April 26th 2001 Duel masters volume 4: a duel on the dark side

October 27th, 2001 Duel Masters Volume 5: Goblin Gone Wild (Duel Masters Cine-Manga): Editorial review:

When Shobu arrives at a world-class dueling training center, he's only interested in a showdown with top duelist Hakuoh. Shobu's one-track mind leads him to a mischievous goblin guarding a hidden temple, where Shobu needs to win 50 duels before he can challenge Hakuoh. But that's a lot of fighting--even for Shobu--and when he gets knocked around, his friends are nowhere to be found. Will anyone be there to give Shobu a hand? Don't get too relaxed, Hakuoh--you can bet that Shobu's coming after you!

Release Dates:
 * November 27, 1999 (Japanese Volume 1):
 * May 27th, 2000 (Japanese Volume 2)
 * October 28th, 2000 (Japanese Volume 3)
 * April 26th, 2001 (Japanese Volume 4)
 * October 27th, 2001 (Japanese Volume 5)
 * March 28th, 2002 (Japanese Volume 6)
 * June 28th, 2002 (Japanese Volume 7)
 * September 28th, 2002 (Japanese Volume 8)
 * December 25th, 2002 (Japanese Volume 9)
 * April 28th, 2003 (Japanese Volume 10)
 * July 28th, 2003 (Japanese Volume 11)
 * October 28th, 2003 (Japanese Volume 12)
 * February 28th, 2004 (Japanese Volume 13)
 * May 28th, 2004 (Japanese Volume 14)
 * August 27th, 2004 (Japanese Volume 15)
 * November 26th, 2004 (Japanese Volume 16)
 * February 28th, 2005 (Japanese Volume 17)