The TV anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard is created by TMS Entertainment, based on a trading card game created by game maker Bushiroad, as a collaboration between Yu-Gi-Oh! R manga creator Akira Ito, the original Duel Masters technical advisor Satoshi Nakamura, and Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani. The anime is airing in Japan and simulcasting on Crunchyroll since January 2011.