Dinosaur King facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids 古代王者恐竜キング(Kodai Ōuja Kyōryū King) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure | |
| Directed by | Katsuyoshi Yatabe |
| Written by | Yasushi Hirano |
| Music by | Yuhko Fukuda |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Nagoya TV, TV Asahi, Animax, TV Tokyo |
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| Original run | February 4, 2007 – January 27, 2008 |
| Episodes | 49 |
| Game | |
| Developer | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Genre | Digital collectible card game |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Released | 2005 |
| Game | |
| Developer | Climax Entertainment |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Genre | Digital collectible card game |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | September 22, 2007 |
| Anime television series | |
| Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend | |
| Directed by | Katsuyoshi Yatabe |
| Written by | Yasushi Hirano |
| Music by | Yuhko Fukuda |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Nagoya TV TV Asahi Animax TV Tokyo |
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| Original run | February 3, 2008 – August 31, 2008 |
| Episodes | 30 |
Dinosaur King (known in Japan as Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu (古代王者恐竜キング, literally "Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King")) is a popular Japanese-Canadian series. It started as an arcade game by Sega in 2005. This game uses special cards to bring dinosaurs to life. Later, a version for the Nintendo DS was also released.
In 2008, a company called Upper Deck Company made a Dinosaur King Trading Card Game. These cards are different from the ones used in the arcade machines.
The series also became an anime TV show called 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). A second season, Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend (古代王者恐ryū Kingu Dī Kizzu Adobenchā: Yokuryū Densetsu), came out in Japan in February 2008. The show finished its run in Japan later that year.
Contents
Game Story: Hunting Dinosaurs
The Dinosaur King game tells an exciting story about dinosaurs and time travel.
Card Game and Nintendo DS Story
The adventure begins with Dr. Spike Taylor, a dinosaur expert. He is on a mission in Africa with his son Max and his friend Rex. Max finds some old stone slabs that seem to be calling out for help from dinosaurs.
Meanwhile, an evil group called the "Alpha Gang" is causing trouble. Their leader is the sneaky Dr. Z. They have traveled back in time to capture dinosaurs and use them to take over the world. It's up to Max and Rex to stop them! They travel all over the world, trying to defeat Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang. Their main goal is to find and protect the dinosaurs. The story changes a bit as the arcade game gets new updates.
Anime Story: The D-Team's Adventures
The Dinosaur King anime series follows a group of friends who discover special dinosaur cards.
First Season: Discovering Dinosaur Power
Max Taylor is the son of Dr. Spike Taylor, a famous dinosaur scientist. One morning, Max sees a meteor fall from the sky. He rushes into the forest with his friends, Rex Owen and Zoe Drake, to see where it landed.
They find mysterious stones with symbols for lightning, wind, and grass. They also find a card with a picture of a Triceratops. When Max rubs the card on the stone, the Triceratops accidentally comes to life! They name this dinosaur Chomp.
Soon, the D-Team (Max, Rex, and Zoe) meet their enemies: the Alpha Gang. This group includes Dr. Z, Ursula, Zander, Ed, Seth, Laura, Rod, Helga, and their Alpha Droids. The Alpha Gang wants to collect all the Dinosaur Cards that were lost when their time machine broke. Rex activates a Carnotaurus card, naming it Ace. Zoe activates a Parasaurolophus card, naming it Paris.
The D-Team and the Alpha Gang often fight over new dinosaurs that appear from activated cards. In the end, Seth turns against his own team with his powerful Black Tyrannosaurus. But it is defeated. Seth tries to send Chomp back in time, but it doesn't work, and Seth goes alone. The D-Team has to say goodbye to their dinosaur friends, giving them back to Rex's real parents.
Second Season: Cosmic Stones and Space Pirates
In the second season, the Alpha Gang and the Ancients (Rex's original parents) return. While the parents are talking, they are suddenly kidnapped by Gavro, a member of the Spectral Space Pirates.
This new threat forces the Alpha Gang and the D-Team to work together! They must team up against the Space Pirates. The pirates want to find special cosmic jewels called Cosmos Stones. Seth also returns, now working with the Spectral Space Pirates. He helps them after they saved him from the time portal.
Spectre, the leader of the Space Pirates, provides the dinosaur cards they use. In one episode, Seth pretends to betray the Space Pirates to get the Cosmos Stones that the D-Team has. But later, he truly turns on his pirate comrades. In the end, even though the Spectral Space Pirates collect all seven Cosmos Stones, Seth and the Pterosaur defeat the Black Pterosaur. Rex, his parents, and the Alpha Gang then return to their own time. The Spectral Space Pirates are left floating in space.
Episodes: Watch the Adventures
You can find out more about each episode in the series.
Characters: Meet the Heroes and Villains
Learn about all the different characters in the Dinosaur King story.
Gameplay: How to Play
To play Dinosaur King, you collect and use different cards. Each card has a special barcode on its side that you scan into the arcade machine.
There are four main types of cards in the game:
- Dinosaur cards: These bring your dinosaurs to life.
- Move cards: These give your dinosaurs special attacks.
- Character cards: These might give you special abilities.
- Super move cards: These are powerful attacks for your dinosaurs.
Media: Beyond the Game
The Dinosaur King series has been adapted into many different forms of media.
The anime TV show, 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), was made by Sunrise. It first aired in Japan on TV Asahi on February 4, 2007. In 2008, an English version was shown in the US on the 4Kids TV block on Fox. Later, it moved to The CW's The CW4Kids block. Reruns of the show were also seen on KidsClick from 2018.
Shout! Factory released the series on DVD from 2008 to 2009. Later, Discotek Media licensed the series and released it on SD Blu-ray sets in 2018.
A video game for the Nintendo DS was released by Sega on September 23, 2008.
The Dinosaur King Trading Card Game was released by the Upper Deck Company in 2008. While it uses some ideas from the arcade game, these cards are not meant to be mixed with the arcade cards. There is also a manga (Japanese comic book) version of Dinosaur King released by Shogakukan.
See also
In Spanish: Dino Rey para niños
