Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
The manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is the third major spin-off series of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The manga began publishing in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine in December 2010; Viz Media holds the license for North America. The anime series, created by Nihon Ad Systems and Studio Gallop, aired on TV Tokyo between April 2011 and September 2012, succeeding Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's; an English-language version aired in North America from October 2011 to August 2013. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II, the second series, began broadcasting in Japan on October 7, 2012, and in North America on August 18, 2013. The series first aired on The CW's Saturday morning animation block, Toonzai, and continues to air on its replacement, Vortexx, then from April 2013 on Nicktoons. It presently airs on Nicktoons every Sunday at 11:30 p.m.