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====Water====
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* WATER-01. '''Water Sword''' (Spiny) - Slices your opponent with a blade of water.
* WATER-01. '''Water Sword''' (Spiny) - Slices your opponent with a blade of water.
* WATER-02. '''Tragedy Of The Sphere''' - Surrounds your opponent in a watery sphere then charges it with all your might.
* WATER-02. '''Tragedy Of The Sphere''' (Amarga) - Surrounds your opponent in a watery sphere then charges it with all your might.
* WATER-03. '''Aqua Whip''' - Grabs your opponent and smashes him into the ground!
* WATER-03. '''Aqua Whip''' (Baryo) - Grabs your opponent and smashes him into the ground!
* WATER-04. '''Shock Wave''' (Spiny) - Makes one of your opponent's moves ineffective using the power of water.
* WATER-04. '''Shock Wave''' (Spiny) - Makes one of your opponent's moves ineffective using the power of water.
* WATER-05. '''Aqua Vortex''' - Creates a vortex to attack when a tie, makes opponent forgets its move! (Get chance to gather power after lose, Tie at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)
* WATER-05. '''Aqua Vortex''' (Shuno) - Creates a vortex to attack when a tie, makes opponent forgets its move! (Get chance to gather power after lose, Tie at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)
* WATER-06. '''Futaba Mega Cannon''' (Futaba) - Futabasaurus lives in the lake will come and shoot out powerful hydro cannon! (Win at scissors after win to use this move.)
* WATER-06. '''Futaba Mega Cannon''' (Futaba) - Futabasaurus lives in the lake will come and shoot out powerful hydro cannon! (Win at scissors after win to use this move.)


Revision as of 07:53, 23 February 2008

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Dinosaur King
StarringVeronica Taylor
Sebastian Arcelus
Amanda Brown
David Wills
Tatsuno Marumu
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes49 produced (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 (including commercials)
Original release
Network4Kids TV
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2007 –
Present

Dinosaur King (古代王者恐竜キング, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu, literally "Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King") is a card game from Sega that uses the same gamplay mechanics from Mushiking and uses super-powered dinosaurs instead of beetles. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005 and is already released in both Japanese and English versions. Sega has even filed Taito for a game called Dino King that uses Sega's patented gameplay from Mushiking. A Nintendo DS version was also announced and unlike its arcade counterpart, it will also be released in North America in 2008.[1]

The series has also been adapted into an anime TV series, Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu Dī Kizzu Adobenchā), which is made by Sunrise and premiered on TV Asahi from February 4, 2007. As of 2008 an English adaptation is airing on 4Kids TV. [1]

A sequel series has been announced called "Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー翼龍伝説, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu Dī Kizzu Adobenchā: Yokuryū Densetsu)."[2] which debuted February 3, 2008 in Japan.

Story

Dr. Taylor was on a paleontology mission with his son, Max in Africa. Rex, Max's best friend, joins along as well. When Max had stumbled across some magic stone slabs with images of dinosaurs, the boys and their friend Zoe were being called out by the dinosaurs for help. It seems that an evil organization called the "Alpha Gang", led by the nefarious Dr. Z, traveled back in time to hunt down the dinosaurs so that they could take over the world by using those dinosaurs. It is up to Max, Rex, and their friend Zoe to travel around the world, defeating Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang while hunting down the dinosaurs.

Characters

D-Team

The protagonists of the series who prevent the Alpha Gang from succeeding in their goal. Among its members are:

  • Ryuta Kodai (古代 リュウタ, Kodai Ryuuta)[3] / Max Taylor
Voiced by: Megumi Matsumoto (Japanese); Veronica Taylor (English)
The son of a paleontologist, Dr. Taylor. He mostly is seen wearing a visor that has Triceratops horns which double as flashlights.
Voiced by: Matsuri Mizuguchi (Japanese); Sebastian Arcelus (English)
A friend of Max. Left under the Taylor family's care while his father is away.
  • Malm Tatsuno (竜野 マルム, Tatsuno Marumu)[3]/ Zoe Drake
Voiced by: Tomoko Kobashi (Japanese); Amanda Brown (voice actor) (English)
She is the sister of Dr. Reece Drake. Her sunglasses double as a camera.
  • Kenryu Kodai (古代剣竜, Kodai Kenryū) a.k.a. Dr. Kodai (古代博士, Kodai-hakase)[3] / Dr. Spike Taylor
Voiced by: David Wills (voice actor)
Max's father is a paleontologist.
  • Riasu Tatsuno (竜野 リアス, Tatsuno Riasu) / Dr. Reece Drake
Voiced by: Rachael Lillis
Zoe's older sister and Dr. Spike Taylor's assistant.

Alpha Gang

The antagonists of the series who abduct any dinosaur cards they find using their own dinosaurs as their muscle. Their headquarters is the mobile island called Zeta Point. Among its members are:

  • Dr. Sonoida (Dr.ソーノイダ, Dr. Sōnoida)[3] / Dr. Z
Voiced by: Tetsuo Goto (Japanese); Eric Stuart (English)
The zany, egotistic, and evil leader of the Alpha Gang. Plans to use the dinosaur cards in his plans to rule the world. He also seems to know the history of these cards, though he was not the creator. He often sends Ursula, Zander, and Ed to obtain dinosaur cards (which were scattered when his time machine exploded) from him while he stays in his lab on Zeta Point researching and experimenting with the dinosaur cards that he already has unless any of his Secret Dinosaurs are activated.
  • Usarapa[3] / Ursula
Voiced by: Misa Watanabe (Japanese); Rachael Lillis (English)
Member of the Alpha Gang. She works with Zander and Ed into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. She is often very conceited and acts like a queen in front of her two cohorts plus think she is very beauty. Whenever failure occurs with the three, Ursula thinks that it's not her own fault, but blames the other two who keep bringing her down. A running gag is that she is often called an old lady (usually by Zoe), which drives her crazy, and somehow always knows when somebody calls her that no matter how far away they are.
  • Noratty[3] / Zander
Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi (Japanese); Darren Dunstan (English)
Member of the Alpha Gang. He works with Ursula and Ed into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. He is usually the one who comes up with a plan that always goes horribly awry. He is also the person who buys the Alpha Gang's vehicles, and has to deal with the consequences when they are destroyed or lost. He tries to act smart and sophisticated, but is nervous, awkward, and cowardly most of the times. But in episode 30, he seems to develop a crush on Reece.
Voiced by: Junichi Endo (Japanese); David Wills (voice actor) (English)
Member of the Alpha Gang. He works with Ursula and Zander into obtaining dinosaur cards for Dr. Z. He doesn't talk much since Ursula often yells at him when he does. Despite his cowardly behavior, he follows the other two anywhere even if they end up in a dangerous predicament.
  • Nopis / Seth
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese); Marc Thompson (voice actor) (English)
Member of the Alpha Gang. He is the only one who is the intelligent of the bunch. He is often annoyed by the antics of Ursula, Zander, and Ed whom he doesn't think of himself associated with. He is often seen assisting some of the Alpha Droids in repairing Dr. Z's time machine and even giving him a status report.
  • Roto / Rod and Loa[3] / Laura
Rod Voiced by: Yuriko Fuchizaki
Laura Voiced by: Asuka Tanii (Japanese); Rachael Lillis (English)
Dr. Z's grandkids. Rod is smart at science and often helps his grandfather with his inventions. Laura is a genius at numbers and makes money playing the stock market to fund the Alpha Gang's activities. Despite that the two of the considerably more intelligent then Ursula, Ed, and Zander, they generally just stay at the base.
  • Helga
Voiced by: Maddie Blaustein
She serves as a strict housekeeper of the Alpha Gang. Sometimes she seems too large and strong to be a human.
  • Alpha Droids
Voiced by: Darren Dunstan
Obedient robots that work for the Alpha Gang.

Cosmos Freebooter - Zanjark (宇宙海賊ザンジャーク)

A group composed by the strange winged-alien. They search for arcane "Cosmos stone" which straggle to every ages with unknown reason. Among it's members of this group are:

  • Jark (ジャーク)
The leader of Zanjark. He Uses dinosaurs to collect the cosmos stone.
  • Zapper (ザッパー)
Member of the Zanjark. He has the slender body and ponders agilely.
  • Gunenco (グーネンコ)
Member of the Zanjark. A powerful giant and fury fighter.
  • Mihasa (ミハサ)
Member of the Zanjark. She has beautiful semblance but ruthless heart.
  • The Fourth Man (第四の男)
Mystical Earth people follows Zanjark. He seems knows about the dinosaurs and the cards.

Minor Characters

  • Aki Kodai (古代亜紀, Kodai Aki) / Mrs. Taylor
Voiced by: Veronica Taylor
Max's mother and Dr. Taylor's wife. A sketchbook artist and housewife. Not much is known about Max's mother except that she believes (or pretends to believe) that the dinosaurs are dogs, since Dr. Taylor opted to keep his wife in the dark about the truth for the time being. Her appearances are generally brief.
  • Dr. Owen
Dr. Taylor's teacher and Rex's adoptive father who's single. He discovers Rex as a baby in The American Museum of Natural History and adopts him. He sends Rex to the Taylor family because he think it can gives more family care to Rex. He does develope a crush on Ursula.
  • Jurasson
Voiced by: Dan Green (voice actor)
A mystery old man with conspicuous beard. He appears all over the world like carrying the Alpha Gang Trio by airplane to the Swiss Alps in ep. 6, sells cards in ep. 10 and drives a safari in Indonesia in ep. 18. What's his true colors?
  • Tommy K.
Voiced by: Marc Thompson (voice actor)
The host of the Gobble Gobble Brian Bobble quiz show that Zoe had a crush on.

Dinosaurs

Here are the featured Dinosaurs in this series:

  • Gabu (ガブ) / Chomp

Real Dinosaur Form: Triceratops
Element: Lightning
First Activated: Max rubbed a rock that had a lightningbolt on it.
First Seen in Episode: (1-)
Owned by: Max (D-Team)

  • Tyranno (ティラノ, Tirano) / Terry

Real Dinosaur Form: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Element: Fire
First Seen in Episode: (1-)
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Spino (スピノ, Supino) / Spiny

Real Dinosaur Form: Spinosaurus
Element: Water
First Activation: When the egg that contained it's card and Move Card opened, a cup of soda spilled on it.
First Seen in Episode: (2-)
Found in Place: At the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Ace

Real Dinosaur Form: Carnotaurus
Element: Wind
First Activation: Rex activated it to help Chomp fight Terry and Spiny.
First Seen in Episode: (2-)
Owned by: Rex (D-Team)
Other Info: Doesn't like to go in the ocean.

  • Parapara (パラパラ) / Paris

Real Dinosaur Form: Parasaurolophus
Element: Grass
First Activation: Zoe activated it to help Chomp fight Terry and Spiny.
First Seen in Episode: (2-)
Owned by: Zoe (D-Team)

  • Saiko (サイカ, Saika) / Tank

Real Dinosaur Form: Saichania
Element: Earth
First Seen in Episode: (3-)
First Activation: Dirt from a potted plant spilled onto it's card.
Found in Place: At the London Museum
Owned by: Alpha Gang
Other Info: Originally docile, Dr. Z altered it's mind to be aggressive and violent.

  • Salty

Real Dinosaur Form: Saltasaurus
Element: Water
First Seen in Episode: (4-)
First Activation: The egg that had it's card and Move Card in it opened in the Amazon River during a rainstorm.
Found in Place: In the Amazon Rainforest
Owned by: Max (D-Team)
Other Info: When it chased Max in the Amazon, it thought that the lizard with him was one of it's own.

  • Thrash

Real Dinosaur Form: Carcharodontosaurus
Element: Fire
First Seen in Episode: (5-)
First Activation: The egg that it's card and Move Card in it opened in a forest near the Great Wall of China during a forest fire.
Found in Place: Near the Great Wall of China
Owned by: Rex (D-Team)

  • Mia

Real Dinosaur Form: Maiasaura
Element: Grass
First Seen in Episode: (6-)
First Activation: The egg holding it's card and Move Card opened on the grass
Found in Place: In the Swiss Alps with her hatchling
Owned by: Zoe (D-Team)

  • Utah

Real Dinosaur Form: Utahraptor
Element: Wind
First seen in: (7-)<br First Activation: On a pile of rock props the Dino Troopers set, when wind from a fan prop hit it and its move card. Found in place: A TV studio in Tokyo.
Owned by: D-Team

  • Horny

Real Dinosaur Form: Styracosaurus
Element: Lightning
First Seen in: (8-)
First Activation: During a thunderstorm
Found in place: Maui, Hawaii
Owned by: Alpha Gang, later Max (D-Team)
Other Info: He is Chomp's cousin. Horny's personality was altered to be aggressive and violent by Dr. Z.

  • Club

Real Dinosaur Form: Ankylosaurus
Element: Earth
First Seen in: (9-)
First Activation: It's card was buried under dirt during construction
Found in place: A subway train station in Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Pterano Trio

Real Dinosaur Form: Three Pteranodons
Element: Grass
First Seen in: (10-)
First Activation: Zoe activated them to help Paris win a battle against the Alpha Gang's Terry
Found in place: Their card dropped out of a Dinosaur Card Book the D-Team and the Alpha Gang were fighting over somewhere in Japan.
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: They're card is an Assist Move Card.

  • Sucho

Real Dinosaur Form: Suchomimus
Element: Water
First Seen In: (11-)
First Activation: The egg containing its card and Move Card was hit by a boat and came in contact with the water.
Found in place: Monaco
Owned by: D-Team

  • Cera

Real Dinosaur Form: Ceratosaurus
Element: Wind
First Seen In: (12-)
First Activation: It was accidentally exposed to Helga's vacuum.
Found in place: At Zeta Point
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: It was originally found in a Dinosaur Card Book the D-Team and the Alpha Gang fought over back in episode 10 when Rex slashed it through his Dinoholder.

  • Pachy

Real Dinosaur Form: Pachycephalosaurus
Element: Secret
First Seen In: (14-)
First Activation: Light shined on its card.
Found in place: Rome
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: It has rainbow color is seen on it's skull roof when Dr. Z experimented on it prior to the series. When Dr. Z tried to reclaim it, it attacked him. For some reason, it was drawn to the light of the sun.

  • Acro

Real Dinosaur Form: Acrocanthosaurus
Element: Fire
First Seen In: (15-)
First Activation: The egg that it's card and Move Card were in opened in a hotspring.
Found in place: Somewhere in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (specifically on one of the islands near Devon Island).
Owned by: Alpha Gang, later D-Team
Other Info: Acro's mind was made to be like Tank and Horny, but went out of control. For some reason, Ace knew it.

  • Altey

Real Dinosaur Form: Altirhinus
Element: Grass
First Seen In: (17-)
First Activated: The egg that it's card was in fell into a bush.
Found in place: During a soccer game in Ole, Brazil
Owned by: Alpha Gang, later D-Team

  • Das

Real Dinosaur Form: Daspletosaurus
Element: Fire
First Seen In: (18-)
First Activated: Some sparks of fire flew over it's card and landed on the card.
Found in place: During a festival at a hotel in Bali, Indonesia.
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: It enjoys dancing to music.

  • Seismo

Real Dinosaur Form: Seismosaurus
Element: Grass
First Seen In: (19-)
First Activated: Zoe first activated it to defeat Terry, Spiny, and Tank at Liberty Island as well as preventing Dr. Owen from falling off the Statue of Liberty.
Found in place: In New York City
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: It's card is an Assist Move Card.

  • Super

Real Dinosaur Form: Supersaurus
Element: Grass
First Seen In: (20-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Florida
Owned by': D-Team

  • Quake

Real Dinosaur Form: Euoplocephalus
Element: Earth
First Seen In: (21-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: In a cave in Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Claw

Real Dinosaur Form: Megaraptor
Element: Wind
First Seen In: (22-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: In a airport in Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Amarga

Real Dinosaur Form: Amargasaurus
Element: Water
First Seen In: (23-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: In Loch Ness, in Scotland
Owned by: D-Team

  • Anchi

Real Dinosaur Form: Anchiceratops
Element: Lightning
First Seen In: (24-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Paris
Owned by: D-Team

  • Futaba

Real Dinosaur Form: Futabasaurus
Element: Water
First Seen In: (25-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Therizino

Real Dinosaur Form: Therizinosaurus
Element: Secret
First Seen In: (28-)
First Activated: Sunlight shined on it's embedded card
Found in place: At a demolition site in Japan
Owned by: D-Team
Other Info: Just like the Pachycephalosaurus, Dr. Z also experimented on it and is surrounded in a rainbow aura. Like the Pachycepalosaurus, it is also attracted to the light of the sun.

  • Rod

Real Dinosaur Form: Torosaurus
Element: Lightning
First Seen In: (29-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: In a Savannah in Kenya
Owned by: D-Team

  • Crest

Real Dinosaur Form: Saurolophus
Element: Grass
First Seen In: (30-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: ?
Owned by: D-Team

  • Pawpaw

Real Dinosaur Form: Pawpawsaurus
Element: ?
First Seen In: (31-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Maya
Owned by: D-Team

  • Baryo

Real Dinosaur Form: Baryonyx
Element: Water
First Seen In: (32-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Niagara Falls
Owned by: D-Team

  • Smash

Real Dinosaur Form: Deltadromeus
Element: Wind
First Seen In: (33-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: India
Owned by: D-Team

  • Deino

Real Dinosaur Form: Deinonychus
Element: Secret
First Seen In: (34-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Iguano

Real Dinosaur Form: Iguanodon
Element: Grass
First Seen In: ((35-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: At Ayer's Rock in Australia
Owned by: D-Team

  • Raptor Trio

Real Dinosaur Form: Three Velociraptor
Element: ?
First Seen in Episode: (35-)
 First Activation: ??? (36-)
Found in Place: Ayer's Rock, Australia
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Sora

Real Dinosaur Form: Saurophaganax
Element: Fire
First Seen in Episode: (37-)
First Activation: ???
Found in Place: America
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Stegy

Real Dinosaur Form: Stegosaurus
Element: Earth
First Seen in Episode: (38-)
First Activation: ???
Found in Place: Cambodia
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Mapu

Real Dinosaur Form: Mapusaurus
Element: Fire
First Seen In: ((39-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: ?
Owned by: D-Team

  • Laura

Real Dinosaur Form: Allosaurus
Element: Wind
First Seen In: (40-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Barcelona
Owned by: D-Team

  • Penta

Real Dinosaur Form: Pentaceratops
Element: Lightning
First Seen In: (41-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Hollywood
Owned by: D-Team

  • Ampelo

Real Dinosaur Form: Ampelosaurus
Element: Water
First Seen in Episode: (42-)
First Activation: ???
Found in Place: Siberia
Owned by: Alpha Gang

  • Fukui

Real Dinosaur Form: Fukuisaurus
Element: Grass
First Seen In: (44-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Kyoto, Japan
Owned by: D-Team

  • Mega

Real Dinosaur Form: Megalosaurus
Element: Secret
First Seen In: (45-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: ?
Owned by: D-Team

  • Torvo

Real Dinosaur Form: Torvosaurus
Element: Fire
First Seen In: (2nd 1-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Rome
Owned by: Zanjark, later D-Team

  • Majunga

Real Dinosaur Form: Majungasaurus
Element: Wind
First Seen In: (2nd 3-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Rome
Owned by: D-Team

  • Shuno

Real Dinosaur Form: Shunosaurus
Element: Water
First Seen In: (2nd 3-)
First Activated: ?
Found in place: Rome
Owned by: D-Team

Cards

There are different cards to collect and use in order to play Dinosaur King. The barcodes are located on the long edges of the cards for the player to scan them in the machine. So far, there are four types of cards used in this game.

Dinosaur Cards

These cards represent the "character" for the player. This is first scanned when a player scans his/her dinosaur and move. Each dinosaur is unique in the following traits:

  • Basic information (Meaning of name, Length, Period and Located Where; in the back of the card)
  • Critical Hit type
  • Element
  • Technique points
  • Strength Value
  • Type

Type :
Every Dinosaur Card has its type.
Each Type has different ability to effect the battle.
Most of dinosaurs now in Japan's version gets New Type instead of old one.

  • Attack Type : Has higher power of move and usually with powerful Critical Move.
  • Tie Type : Get lower damages from a tie.
  • Defense Type : Higher stamina but usually with weaker Critical Move.


New Type in Japan(Just provisional translation)

  • Blitz : Raise Move's power when counter at 10 to push botton.
  • Counter : Raise Move's power after lose.
  • Juncture : Raise Move's power when stamina turns red.
  • Hunter : Raise Move's power when opponent in weak.
  • Onslaught : Make opponent get more damages from a tie.
  • Valiant : Raise Move's power which is lose to opponent's Critical Move.
  • Revive : Can survive when lose by a tie for one time.

Move Cards

These cards represent the fighting techniques of the super-powered dinosaurs in the Dinosaur King arcade game. They are only scanned once the Dinosaur Card has been scanned. Only one move card per move type can only be scanned, making a total of possible three cards to scan.

Super Move Cards

These cards can teach the dinosaur a special elemental move and can cause massive damage when used. In the first edition cards there is only one card per element. As of the third edition each move (rock, paper, and scissors) has one super move card per element. More will be revealed over time. The player cannot scan an element card if the element of the dinosaur does not match the element of the Super Move. If he/she scans a "wrong" card, the game will tell the player that he/she scanned the wrong element.

Character Cards

These cards are only available in Japan but work in English. Character Cards are cards that display members of the Alpha Gang. They can alter the game in many ways. 1 PLAYER: You can choose difficulty levels without pressing all three buttons at the same time, the character on the card will be playable instead of Rex, Dr. Taylor will be replaced by Dr. Z giving you hints,and you will receive an Alpha Gang level at the end of the four battles. 2 PLAYER: You will play as the character on the card. The only way to obtain character cards is to go to Japan, get specific Japanese stamped cards, and trade them with an office. Only scan before the dinosaur.

Differences from Mushiking

  • Frame rate is lower
  • Loading times seem faster
  • Character designs are in anime, not 3D
  • Barcode is on one side, not both
  • Rare cards have the bronze, silver, or gold color on the frame, not in the background
  • Rare card's names are not engraved in gold
  • There are elements for each dinosaur
  • There are no other collections, like parallel collections, for the dinosaurs
  • The dinosaur's energy range in the thousands, while the beetle's energy range are the hundreds

About the Dinosaur King Anime

Kodai Ōja Kyōryū King: DKidz Adventure (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu D Kizzu Adobenchā) is a kodomo or kodoshonen anime or a Japanese kid’s cartoon show or a child-oriented anime that remains true to video game creator Sega's vision of dueling and fighting super-powered dinosaurs. The anime is aimed and targeted mostly towards young children and primary elementary-school aged kids (even if the main characters are 12-year-olds). It is produced by Sunrise and began airing on TV Asahi on February 4, 2007. It is released on DVD in Japan by BEAM or Happinet, the same Japanese video company that released another Japanese kodoshonen, or child-oriented anime, Digimon Data Squad on DVD.

4Kids Entertainment has licensed the anime and distributes the US English adaptation. The anime was launched under the name Dinosaur King on September 8, 2007 on 4Kids TV.

Unlike many of 4Kids' licensed anime, the English version of the show is fairly faithful to the Japanese version. The English script follows the Japanese script closely, although occasionally a joke will have its meaning changed. While the D-Team's country of origin is not explicitly specified, 4Kids has left in elements that identify it as being Japan, as in the original: maps and city names, Japanese cuisine, and text remain, for the most part, unchanged. Despite this, characters all use Sega's official English names. An original soundtrack has been created, although 4Kids occasionally uses some of the original Japanese music. The English version has also been cropped from widescreen to fullscreen.

Character Names and Puns

  • Zoe's name in the Japanese version is homage to the Malmu Tatsuno that occurred around the end of the Jurassic.
  • Rex's name is a pun on what usually succeeds Tyrannosaurus in books (Rex means king in Latin.)
  • Every menber of Alpha Gang's name has relation to dinosaur in Japanese version. Most of it is sounds like reversed name of dinosaur.

Dr. Z > Dinosaur
Zander > Tyrannosaurus rex
Seth > Spinosaurus
Rod > Torosaurus
Ed > Edmontonia
Ursula > Parasaurolophus
Laura > Allosaurus

List of Cards

Dinosaur Cards

  1. Fire 　　 2000　Tyrannosaurus Rex Alpha Gang Terry
  2. Water 　 2000　Spinosaurus Alpha Gang Spiny
  3. Lightning 2000　Styracosaurus Alpha Gang > D-Team Horny
  4. Earth　　2000　Saichania Alpha Gang Tank
  5. Grass 　 2000　Parasaurolophus D-Team Paris
  6. Wind　　2000　Carnotaurus D-Team Ace
  7. Fire 　　 1800　Carcharodontosaurus D-Team Thrash
  8. Water 　 1800　Amargasaurus D-Team Amarga
  9. Lightning 1800　Pachyrhinosaurus
  10. Earth　　1800　Stegosaurus Alpha Gang Stegy
  11. Grass 　 1800　Lambeosaurus
  12. Wind　　1800　Utahraptor D-Team Utah
  13. Fire 　　 1600　Torvosaurus Zanjark > D-Team Torvo
  14. Water 　 1600　Baryonyx D-Team Baryo
  15. Lightning 1600　Torosaurus D-Team Rod
  16. Earth　　1600　Edmontonia
  17. Grass 　 1600　Shantungosaurus
  18. Wind　　1600　Ceratosaurus D-Team Cera
  19. Fire 　　 1400　Acrocanthosaurus Alpha Gang > D-Team Acro
  20. Water 　 1400　SaltasaurusD-Team Salty
  21. Lightning 1400　Triceratops D-Team Chomp
  22. Earth　　1400　Ankylosaurus D-Team Club
  23. Grass 　 1400　Maiasaura D-Team Mia
  24. Wind　　1400　Allosaurus D-Team Laura
  25. Fire 　　 1400　Giganotosaurus
  26. Water 　 1400　Suchomimus D-Team Sucho
  27. Lightning 1400　Chasmosaurus
  28. Earth　　1400　Kentrosaurus
  29. Grass 　 1400　Iguanodon Alpha Gang > D-Team Iguano
  30. Wind　　1400　Neovenator
  31. Fire 　　 1200　Tarbosaurus
  32. Water 　 1200　Camarasaurus
  33. Lightning 1200　Eucentrosaurus
  34. Earth　　1200　Sauropelta
  35. Grass 　 1200　Tsintaosaurus
  36. Wind　　1200　Monolophosaurus
  37. Fire 　　 1000　Gorgosaurus
  38. Water 　 1000　Irritator
  39. Lightning 1000　Einiosaurus
  40. Earth　　1000　Wuerhosaurus
  41. Grass 　 1000　Ouranosaurus
  42. Wind　　1000　Dilophosaurus

Three Dinosaur Cards under are extra card.
They are not coincide to the condition of New Dinosaur Card.

  1. Fire 1200 Siamotyrannus (extra)
  2. Water 1200 Vulcanodon (extra)
  3. Lightning 1200　Centrosaurus (extra)
  4. Earth 1200 Lexovisaurus (extra)
  5. Grass 　 1200　Fukuisaurus (extra) D-Team Fukui
  6. Wind　　1200　Fukuiraptor (extra)

Secret Dinosaur Cards
Secret dinosaur card is a special card that will not appear in card's DM.
But you can get it when playing with low probability in some edition.
Every Secret dinosaur's element is "Secret" and has their own Super Move.

　　Nail Blade　Gyro Slasher　Dangerous Claw

　　Head Diver　Dynamic Ray　Quake Hit

　　Dino Galaxy　Cross Cutter　Rolling Attack

　　Psychic Bind　ZeroG Throw　Giga Take Fall

New Dinosaur Cards

These Dinosaur is not appear in international(means except Japan)'s game program. Have to wait for program update to see them.
(Please edit the Power lever of Dinosaur Cards with enough proof instead of conjecture.)

  1. Fire 　　 2000　Mapusaurus D-Team Mapu
  2. Fire 　　 2000　Saurophaganax Alpha Gang Sora
  3. Fire 　　 2000　Black Tyrannosaurus Zanjark
  4. Fire 　　 1800　Daspletosaurus D-Team Das
  5. Fire 　　 1600　Yangchuanosaurus
  6. Fire 　　 1400　Rajasaurus
  7. Fire 　　 1200　Albertosaurus
  8. Fire 　　 1000　Alioramus
  9. Water 　 2000　Ampelosaurus Alpha Gang Ampelo
  10. Water 1800 Isisaurus
  11. Water 　 1600　ShunosaurusD-Team Shuno
  12. Water 　 1600　Jobaria
  13. Water 　 1400　Dicraeosaurus
  14. Water 　 1200　Patagosaurus
  15. Water 　 1000　Opisthocoelicaudia
  16. Lightning 2000　Pentaceratops D-Team Penta
  17. Lightning 1800　Anchiceratops D-Team Anchi
  18. Lightning 1600　Arrhinoceratops
  19. Lightning 1400 Albertaceratops
  20. Lightning 1200　Monoclonius
  21. Lightning 1200　Achelousaurus
  22. Lightning 1000　Brachyceratops
  23. Earth　　2000　Euoplocephalus D-Team Quake
  24. Earth　　1800　Tarchia
  25. Earth 1600 Tuojiangosaurus
  26. Earth　　1400　Nodosaurus
  27. Earth　　1400　Gastonia
  28. Earth　　1200　Dacentrurus
  29. Earth　　1000　Talarurus
  30. Grass 　 2000　Saurolophus D-Team Crest
  31. Grass 　 1800　Altirhinus Alpha Gang > D-Team Altey
  32. Grass 　 1800　Charonosaurus
  33. Grass 　 1600　Anatotitan
  34. Grass 　 1400　Corythosaurus
  35. Grass 1200 Camptosaurus
  36. Grass 　 1000　Muttaburrasaurus
  37. Wind　　2000　Megaraptor D-Team Claw
  38. Wind　　1800　Majungasaurus D-Team Majunga
  39. Wind　　1600　Deltadromeus D-Team Smash
  40. Wind　　1400　Sinraptor
  41. Wind　　1200　Eustreptospondylus
  42. Wind　　1000　Liliensternus
  43. Wind　　1000　Gojirasaurus

Friends in Move Cards

These "dinosaurs" will appear when using designated Move Card.
They are not "Dinosaur Card" and parts of them are not dinosaur.
Some of them are not appeared in international version now.

Move Cards

  • 01. Tail Smash (Spiny), (Rock 20): After smacking them with its tail, your dinosaur will do a spinning tail attack!
  • 02. Stomping Hammer (Paris), (Rock 50): Rams your opponent with its tail, then stomps it into the ground!
  • 03. Diving Press (Mia), (Rock 80): Throws dirt at your opponent,then grabs it by its neck and smash it into the ground!
  • 04. Critical Block(Raptor Trio), (Rock ！): Velociraptors block your opponent's critical move! (Win at rock, scissors, paper against your opponent's critical move to use this move.)
  • 05. Final Fury (Raptor Trio), (Rock ！): Velociraptors will come and save you from danger! (Win at rock, scissors, paper when your stamina is very low to use this move.)
  • 06. Kamikaze Tackle (Scissors 20): Throws your opponent into the air, and ram it in midair!
  • 07. Death Grind (Anchi), (Scissors 50): Smacks your opponent with its tail,then drags it in the dirt!
  • 08. Hell Smash (Scissors 80): Charges your opponent and smash it into the wall!
  • 09. Tie Breaker (Scissors ！): Tapejaras will come and fight when its a tie! (Win at rock, scissors, paper after atie to use this move.)
  • 10. Quick Strike (Scissors ！): Tapejaras will confuse your opponent by telling them you're going to use a critical move! (Press a move button when the counter is at 10 to use this move.)
  • 11. Neck Crusher (Terry), (Paper 20): Throws your opponent into the air, then hits its neck with a mighty tail blow!
  • 12. Atomic Bomb (Utah), (Paper 50): Throws your opponent into the air,does a backflip,and lands on it hard!
  • 13. Dino Swing (Tank), (Paper 80): Bites into your opponent's tail and swings it around!
  • 14. Haste (Paper ！): Cryolophosaurus rushes your opponent's timer, giving it less time to decide! (Win at rock, scissors, paper to use this move.)
  • 15. Recovery(Paper ！): After getting hit with a critical move, Cryolophosaurus comes and heals you! (Win at rock, scissors, paper after being hit with a critical move to use this move.)
  • 16. Attack Boost (Paper ！): The attack power of the move that won rock, paper, scissors gets stronger! (Win at rock, scissors, paper to use this move.)
  • 17. Defense Boost (Rock ！): Damage from your opponent weakens! (Win at rock, scissors, paper to use this move.)
  • 18. Elemental Power　(Scissors ！):
  • 19. Power Drain (Rock ！):
  • 20. Venom Fang (Scissors ！):
  • 21. Stun Dash (Paper !): Segnosaurus slaps your opponent around! Press the buttons while he's attacking and the damage increases! (Must win with paper to use this move.)
  • 22. Light Recovery (Scissors ！):
  • 23. Tag Team (Pawpaw), (Rock !): Pawpawsaurus will replace you and fight your opponnent! (Must lose three times to use this move.)
  • 24. Move Breaker (Paper ！): In a tie, your opponent's move will be forgotten! (Win at rock, scissors, paper to use this move.)
  • 25. (Scissors ！):
  • 26. (Rock !):
  • 27. (Paper !):
  • 28. (Rock !):
  • 29. (Paper !):
  • 30. (Scissors ！):
  • 31. (Rock !):
  • 32. (Paper !):
  • 33. (Rock !):
  • 34. (Scissors ！):

Super Move Cards

Cards of their elements numbered after 04 are direct translation from Japanese.

Fire

  • FIRE-01. Fire Cannon (Thrash) - Launches a fire ball at your opponent!
  • FIRE-02. Fire Bomb(Das): Bites into your opponent and create a fiery blast!
  • FIRE-03. Blazing Spin Attack (Terry) -Your opponent is set on fire starts spinning and slams into your dinosaur!
  • FIRE-04. Volcano Burst (Terry) - Breathes fire at your foe after you make an attack.
  • FIRE-05. Magma Bluster (Sora) - Gather all power in mighty fire, then blow down the opponent! (Win at rock after lose to use this move.)
  • FIRE-06. Death Fire (Terry)- When get win after lose, you can fell your opponent by once hit! (Get chance to gather power after lose, Win at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)


Water

  • WATER-01. Water Sword (Spiny) - Slices your opponent with a blade of water.
  • WATER-02. Tragedy Of The Sphere (Amarga) - Surrounds your opponent in a watery sphere then charges it with all your might.
  • WATER-03. Aqua Whip (Baryo) - Grabs your opponent and smashes him into the ground!
  • WATER-04. Shock Wave (Spiny) - Makes one of your opponent's moves ineffective using the power of water.
  • WATER-05. Aqua Vortex (Shuno) - Creates a vortex to attack when a tie, makes opponent forgets its move! (Get chance to gather power after lose, Tie at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)
  • WATER-06. Futaba Mega Cannon (Futaba) - Futabasaurus lives in the lake will come and shoot out powerful hydro cannon! (Win at scissors after win to use this move.)

Lightning

  • LIGHTNING-01. Lightning Strike- (Chomp) - Gathers and shoots out a bolt of lightning!
  • LIGHTNING-02. Thunder Bazooka- (Penta) -Wrapped in lightning,spin and charge your opponent through the air.
  • LIGHTNING-03. Lightning Spear- (Horny) - Slashes opponent with a blade of lightning.
  • LIGHTNING-04. Electric Charge- (Chomp) - Using the power of lightning,you can boost all your dinosaur's destructive power.
  • LIGHTNING-05. Blitz Counter - There will comes a lightning attack at opponent when you get lose~ (Get chance to gather power after lose. Lose at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)
  • LIGHTNING-06. Gatling Spark - Using the power of lighting to prick opponent speedy and continuous.

Earth

  • EARTH-01. Spike Arrows (Stegy) - All the spikes on your dinosaur glow and shoot at your opponent.
  • EARTH-02. Mole Attack (Club) - Burrows under ground and thrusts upwards to attack!
  • EARTH.03. Earthquake (Tank) - Creates a chasm underneath and your opponent smashed in.
  • EARTH-04. Earth Barrier (Tank) - Creates a pile of floating rocks that protects your dinosaur from a critical move from your opponent 's dinosaur!
  • EARTH-05. Quake Saber(Quake) - Creates a light saber on its tail and maks a swift horizontal chop! (Win at rock after a tie to use this move.)
  • EARTH-06. Crystal Break - Creates earth crystals when its tie to make a mighty ram! (Get a chance to gather power after a lose, Tie at rock, scissors, paper in charge time to use this move.)

Grass

  • GRASS-01. Egg Attack Oviraptors will come and shoot eggs to your opponent.
  • GRASS-02. Big Foot Assault (Seismo) - Seismosaurus will come and stomp your opponent.
  • GRASS-03. Metal Wing (Pterano Trio) - Pteranodon will come and slice your opponent with their wings!
  • GRASS-04. Natures Blessing (Paris) - Using the power of grass,you can recover all of energy of dinosaur.
  • GRASS-05. Emerald Garden - Your opponent will be covered by plants and drain it's power!
  • GRASS-06. Super Impact(Super) - Borrows Supersaurus' power to jump into the sky then downfall on your opponent! (Win at paper after you lose to use this move.)

Wind

  • WIND-01. Biting Wind (Majunga) - Creates a tornado that shoots out windy spikes!
  • WIND-02. Ninja Attack (Ace) - Creates copies of itself and all attack at once!
  • WIND-03. Tornado Toss - A tornado will shoot them into the sky and smash them back into the ground!
  • WIND-04. Cyclone (Ace) - Using the power of wind,you can attack even it's a tie.
  • WIND-05. Dino Illusion - You can make your opponent's attack inactive for one time when you get lose! (Get a chance to gather power after you lose, lose at rock, scissors, or paper in charge time to use this move.)
  • WIND-06. Kagerou - Using the power of wind to make high speed attacks at a stretch.

Manga

Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comics have serialized the game and the anime. A manga adaptation for the Dinosaur King anime, as well as the game will be published in Japan by Shogakukan and serialized in its CoroCoro Comics, and will also be published in America by Viz Media.

List of Episodes

Main article: List of Dinosaur King episodes

References

  1. ^ "Dinosaur King Stomps Onto DS," IGN
  2. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9101
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Characters of Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu, Nagoya TV

External links

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