Discovery and Presentation
The first mention of Capsule Monsters came on the retailer website, Talkin' Sports in December 2005. However, this information was not at all widespread, and the existence of the project remained unknown to almost the entire fanbase until 30 January - 2 February 2006, when the Irish children's television strand The Den aired the first four episodes on RTÉ Two.
Historically, it was not unusual for RTÉ Two to premiere episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! some time before other markets; for example, the concluding episodes of seasons 3, 4 and 5 all premiered on it. However, the Den never actually promoted new episodes when they aired, and this held true for Capsule Monsters when it debuted after a re-run of the Grand Championship arc. Like all the series' spin-offs, it was simply referred to as Yu-Gi-Oh!, lacking its subtitle, on the television programme listings of the 28 January - 3 February 2006 edition of the RTÉ Guide, meaning that it was unknown to viewers that it was airing. The third episode was accidentally stumbled across by a LiveJournal user who posted the news and screencaps to a LiveJournal community, Play the Damn Card. There was initial confusion amongst fans - particularly over the discovery of the series in such an unlikely place. 4Kids eventually clarified the nature of the show.
After the first four episodes of Capsule Monsters were aired, RTÉ Two went back to broadcasting Season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. When the channel finished doing this on July 20, 2006, it aired Dawn of the Duel and The Final Duel (both are parts of Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 5). When that was done, the complete series of Capsule Monsters was aired in Ireland between 25 August - 19 September 2006.
Capsule Monsters then began airing on the British digital television channel, Sky One. 4Kids TV acquired the license to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Series for the 2006 US Fall Saturday morning lineup. The first episode aired Saturday, September 9.
Capsule Monsters also airs in Germany on RTL II.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters also aired on Toonzai, between March 24, 2012 - April 28, 2012.
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