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| network = {{flag|Japan}} TV Tokyo
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* {{flag|United States}} 4Kids TV, The CW4Kids, Cartoon Network(Toonami)
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} CITV, Sky One (14 Episodes)
* {{flag|Ireland}} RTÉ TWO
'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''''' is a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series, that began airing in Japan on April 2, 2008, as the successor to the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. It was then followed by the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It also had a spin-off [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Manga|manga series]].
This series was acquired by 4Kids Entertainment for broadcasting in the United States on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9a and Premiered on Toonami September 13, 2008 at 10:45p and ended on September 20, 2008 Toonami and 4Kids TV Premiered on September 13, 2008 at 11:45a-12:00p to December 27, 2008. On June 1, 2009, Cartoon Network began airing Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episodes weekly. Season 1 was shown on CITV in the UK at weekdays and later weekends in the afternoon,season 2 started airing in late July 2011 early in the morning on weekdays, season 4 has now started airing on weekdays at 8AM. It is also being shown on RTÉ Two in Ireland weekdays in the afternoon.
The world English Premiere of this series was shown at the San Diego Comic Con 2008, on Thursday, July 24, 2008, where the first English dubbed episode was shown.
* The English dub excluded episodes 36-41 from their original television run; however, 4Kids has since put the missing episodes on the 4Kids website. The television broadcast continued from episode 42 onwards.
* According to the 4Kids' website, the second season (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Road to Destiny) is set to air on September 18, 2010 on Toonzai. It will air two new episodes every Saturday after that. The first season of the dub returned to the CW4Kids on May 29, 2010 at the 11:00 AM block. On August 7, 2010, the CW4Kids aired the first season finale. On Saturday, August 14, 2010, 4Kids showed reruns of the first season beginning with Yusei's second duel with Dark Signer Kalin and ending with the first-season finale once more on the same date as the premiere of "Road to Destiny". However, the 11:00 AM slot was replaced by the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and now only one new episode airs at 11:30, And 4Kids TV on premiered on September 13, 2008 at 11:45a ended on December 27, 2008, and Toonami premiere on September 13, 2008 at 10:45p and ended on September 20, 2008.
* In the current fall line-up, Toonzai!, a name given by 4Kids to emphasize the fact the the majority of its current running shows are anime series, began airing the new season of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Road to Destiny on September 20, 2008 and September 18, 2010and the network on 4Kids TV, CW4Kids, Cartoon Network (Toonami).
* 4Kids has decided to skip Episode 85 and has confirmed that on November 27, it will go straight towards the Crashtown arc after episode 84 airs in English. However, Episode 85 aired later on February 5, 2011, after being put up on Hulu, Toonzaki, and the 4Kids website.
===English Themes===
The 4Kids TV website held an open vote for what should be the theme of the English dubbed version of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Eight one minute songs were playable. The song with the most votes would be chosen to be featured when the dub premiered on CW4Kids on September 13, 2008 at 9am and 4Kids TV premiere on (September 13, 2008-December 27, 2008) at 11:45am, and Toonami joined in Premiered on September 13, 2008 at 10:45p-11p and ended on September 20, 2008. The voting was only open to those who had registered an account on the 4Kids.tv website.
Users could vote for one of the following songs.
