from July 1 to November 2, 2002, while Damashii first aired on the network from September 13, 2003 to May 8, 2004 with later episodes aired as part of the Jetix program block. In Canada, the television series aired on YTV which, along with Nelvana, were owned by Corus Entertainment. Under the license of Nelvana, the series was released on 12-volume VHS and DVD by ADV Films from 2002 to 2003 that ran throughout the first 52 episodes, along with the first three volumes re-released under ADV Kidz in their Essential Anime DVD lineup in 2005. Distribution was transferred to Shout! Factory, where they've released the first 26 episodes on a 4-DVD box set, that was released in early 2008. Announced at Otakon 2019, Discotek Media released the anime on SD Blu-ray, starting with the first 26 episodes of the English dub with optional closed captions on December 24, 2019. The company also announced plans to release the Japanese version in the future. On June 11, 2020, Justin Sevakis said Discotek Media were unable to find the masters for the English version of Medabots Spirits which has prevented the anime from being released on home video in North America. Discotek Media asked fans to help find the masters. On September 15, 2020, it was announced “acceptable” masters have been recovered and would have a physical release. It was released on May 25, 2021. See also List of Japanese role-playing game franchises References External links Official Website Medabots in anime-paradijs Dutch Project Rising Beetle localization campaign 1999 anime television series debuts 2000 anime television series debuts 2001 Japanese television series endings Japanese children's animated action television series Japanese children's animated adventure television series Japanese children's animated science fiction television series ADV Films Anime television series based on video games Bee Train Production Children's manga Discotek Media Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Fox Kids Imagineer games Natsume (company) games Production I.G Television series by Nelvana TV Tokyo original programming Video games about robots Video game franchises introduced in 1997 Viz Media manga