Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Rolls Out on Brazilian Home Video

NEW YORK: 4K Media’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the first series in the hit animated franchise, is set to launch on DVD this year in Brazil.

The show’s first two seasons will be released via PlayArte Pictures Entretenimento. The DVDs will feature a version dubbed in Portuguese, as well as the original Japanese version. The Yu-Gi-Oh! animated franchise is made up of more than 700 episodes in 15 local languages.

Besides Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, other installments include Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL and Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. The series are complemented by a Yu-Gi-Oh! trading-card game, video games, licensed products and feature films. 4K Media, a Konami Digital Entertainment subsidiary, manages the licensing and marketing of the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand.

“PlayArte is the premiere anime home-video label in Brazil,” said Kristen Gray, the senior VP of operations, business and legal affairs at 4K Media. “We are thrilled to see Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season one and season two available for home video in this influential market.”

“We are very excited to partner with 4K Media to launch the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise into Brazil’s vibrant home-video market,” commented Mari Kodama, the acquisition manager at PlayArte Pictures. “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is a highly coveted anime property and we’re delighted to be working together.”