The Duel Masters LOST anime's fourth part, Duel Masters LOST: Danzai no Shonen, debuts October 9, 2026, streaming biweekly on the official DueTube channel. The manga series is continuing with a fifth part announced, and Duel Masters GT has launched its third manga part.
The Duel Masters franchise is in a period of rapid expansion across anime and manga. The LOST series is the current focus, with its fourth anime part, Duel Masters LOST: Danzai no Shonen, set to stream from October 9, 2026. New episodes will air every other Friday at 9:00 p.m. JST on the official Duel Masters YouTube channel, DueTube, and other streaming services. The four-episode run follows protagonist Zanba Win, who leaves a lighthouse carrying the sensation of having taken a life, into a battle over the Crystal Card in Shinjuku. Nina Tamaki voices the mysterious boy Lost, and Riki Fukushima returns as director at J.C. Staff and SMDE.
The manga side is equally active. The fourth part of Duel Masters LOST, titled Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shōnen~, ended its run on July 2, and the final chapter revealed a fifth part is in the works. An anime adaptation for that fifth part is planned, though no date has been announced. Separately, the third part of Duel Masters GT, titled Duel Masters GT3 -Glitch of the Twin heart-, launched on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website.
The franchise's wider presence continues through creator collaborations and corporate strategy. Shigenobu Matsumoto, the Duel Masters creator, is working on the new manga Horo-Beat, handling the original work and storyboard composition. Wizards of the Coast president John Hight, who visited Japan and called it the source of TCG culture, has discussed plans for Duel Masters' 25th anniversary in 2027. Hight is stepping down from his post on September 1, but the anniversary plans remain announced.
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ZweiLance, the former Duel Masters pro known as Mr. Full Power, is holding TSUIOKU 2026 SUMMER on September 23 at Tokyo Ryutsu Center. As of September 1, only about 300 of the 1,200 slots were filled. He posted a YouTube video appealing to players, and spoke to KAI-YOU in an email interview.
The Duel Masters LOST anime series will stream its fourth part, Duel Masters LOST: Danzai no Shonen (The Sentencing Boy), starting October 9, 2026. Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions announced the debut date, a four-episode run, and a new key visual on August 22. New episodes will stream every other Friday at 9:00 p.m. JST on the official Duel Masters YouTube channel, called DueTube, and other streaming services. The key visual shows the mysterious boy Kami Misaki Lost holding the Crystal Card while protagonist Zanba Win reaches toward him. The story follows Win, who leaves a lighthouse carrying the sensation of having taken a life through further assimilation with the Jashin Emperor, into a battle over the Crystal Card in Shinjuku, where suspicious deaths continue. Nina Tamaki voices Lost, having previously voiced a mysterious boy in the earlier anime. Riki Fukushima returns as director at J.C. Staff and SMDE, with Yuji Matsukura supervising animation production. Yoichi Kato returns for series scripts, Chikara Hashizume returns as character designer, and Go Sakabe returns for music.
Hiroki Kikuzuma and Daisuke Kawasaki launched the third part of their Duel Masters GT manga, titled Duel Masters GT3 -Glitch of the Twin heart-, on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website. The September issue of Monthly CoroCoro Comic revealed the fifth part of Yō Kanebayashi and Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters LOST manga, titled Duel Masters LOST ~Shitsuraku no Duel~, will debut soon.
John Hight will leave his post as president of Wizards of the Coast on September 1, per a July 27 SEC filing. He will then advise Hasbro for about a year, helping with the transition to his successor. Wizards is searching for the next president internally and externally.
The 4th part of the Duel Masters LOST manga, titled Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shōnen~, ended with its 11th chapter on July 2. The chapter also revealed that a 5th part is in the works. As with previous parts, an anime adaptation is planned, though no release date has been announced yet.
John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast, visited Japan and gave an official interview. He discussed Magic: The Gathering's record sales in 2025, the importance of the Japanese market, and plans for Duel Masters' 25th anniversary in 2027. Hight described Japan as the source of TCG culture and said any TCG that succeeds there can succeed globally.
Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine launched a new manga titled Horo-Beat on Friday, May 15. The first chapter runs 66 pages. The project brings together creators from three major franchises. Duel Masters creator Shigenobu Matsumoto is credited with the original work and handles storyboard composition. The Irregular at Magic High School light novel author Tsutomu Satou is cooperating on the scenario. Reborn! creator Akira Amano provides the original character designs. Akira Tsuruta is drawing the manga. The story is described as a "thrilling tag-team battle" manga featuring yokai and humans fighting together. It centers on Jin Narumi, a second-year middle school student who can see monsters, yokai, devils, and ghosts. He visits his friend Hinata at her temple every morning, which is overrun by these creatures. Hinata cannot see them and does not take Jin's concerns seriously. When a giant yokai attacks them, Hinata is knocked unconscious and Jin is near death. Hinata's temple cat Leo transforms into a raiju beast, and Jin teams up with Leo to defeat the yokai and save Hinata.