Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 4

The fourth season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, created by Kazuki Takahashi, was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from February 18 to December 17, 2003. In the United States, the season was broadcast under the subtitle Waking the Dragons, and aired from September 11, 2004 to May 28, 2005 on Kids' WB. This season aired at the same time that the Millennium World chapters were being written, which would later become Season 5.

The season follows an original story arc in-which Dartz, using the magic of the Orichalcos stones, and his three servants – Alister, Rafael, and Valon — bring chaos to the world. Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba face off against the Orichalcos using three legendary dragon cards from the monster world.

The first 28 episodes of the season were released in three DVD volumes between December 2005 and April 2008 through Funimation. The season was fully released on DVD and digital format on March 25, 2014, through Cinedigm, after striking a deal with 4K Media Inc. The fourth season was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking countries and territories, and was formerly distributed by FUNimation Productions, LTD. on Region 1 home video and also distributed by Warner Bros. Television Animation through US television rights, when it aired on Kids’ WB!, also in North America. It is now licensed and distributed by Konami Cross Media NY, Inc.

Regular

 * Hidehiro Kikuchi as Hiroto Honda
 * Hiroki Takahashi as Katsuya Jonouchi
 * Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba
 * Maki Saitoh as Anzu Mazaki
 * Shunsuke Kazama as Yugi Moto/Yami Yugi

Recurring

 * Yukishige Iemura as Amelda
 * Yuu Emaou as Dartz
 * Ryou Naito as Ryuji Otogi
 * Saburo Kodaka as Arthur Hopkins
 * Kaori Tagami as Rebecca Hopkins
 * Yusaku Yara as Ironheart
 * Junkoh Takeuchi as Mokuba Kaiba
 * Chieko Higuchi as Kuriso (Kris)


 * Tadashi Miyazawa as Sugoroku Mutou
 * Jiro Takasugi as Pegasus J. Crawford
 * Yoshihisa Kawahara as Raphael
 * Yuuichi Nakamura as Dinosaur Ryuzaki
 * Urara Takano as Insector Haga
 * Haruhi Nanao as Mai Kujaku
 * Takeshi as Varon

Regular

 * Amy Birnbaum as Téa Gardner
 * John Campbell as Tristan Taylor
 * Wayne Grayson as Joey Wheeler
 * Dan Green as Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
 * Eric Stuart as Seto Kaiba

Recurring

 * Ted Lewis as Alister
 * Wayne Grayson as Dartz
 * Marc Thompson as Duke Devlin, Rafael, and Valon
 * Mike Pollock as Arthur Hawkins and Gurimo
 * Kerry Williams as Rebecca Hawkins
 * Brian Maillard as Ironheart
 * Veronica Taylor as Chris
 * Tara Jayne as Mokuba Kaiba
 * Maddie Blaustein as Solomon Muto
 * Darren Dunstan as Maximillion Pegasus
 * Anthony Salerno as Rex Raptor
 * Jimmy Zoppi as Weevil Underwood
 * Bella Hudson as Mai Valentine

Home media
Between December 2005 and April 2008, Funimation Productions released the first 28 episodes of the season over three volumes of DVDs, each containing 7-9 episodes. In late 2013, Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. reached a distribution agreement that would result in the release of every episode from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise on DVD and Blu-ray and to digital retailers. The complete fourth season, titled ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 4'', was released on March 25, 2014, on DVD. It was also released in two volumes, like the previous seasons, on the same day both digitally and on DVD.