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{{short description|Japanese anime television series}}{{Convert to Episode table}}
{{redirect|Dual!|other uses|Dual (disambiguation)}}
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| type = TV series
| director = [[Katsuhito Akiyama]]
| producer = {{ubl|Kinya Watanabe|Hiroaki Inoue|Akio Matsuda|[[Mitsutoshi Kubota]]}}
| writer = [[Yōsuke Kuroda]]
| music = Seikou Nagaoka
| studio = [[Anime International Company|AIC]]{{efn|{{nihongo|Production assistance|制作協力}} for all episodes provided by [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]].}}
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
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| network = [[Wowow]]<br />[[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.at-x.com/program/detail/1329|title = デュアル！ぱられルンルン物語 | 番組 | At-X}}</ref>
| network_en = {{English anime network
| SEA = [[AXN (Asian TV channel)|AXN]]
| US = [[TechTV]]
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{{Nihongo|'''''Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure'''''|デュアル!ぱられルンルン物語|Dyuaru! Parare Runrun Monogatari}} is a Japanese [[anime]] series animated by [[Anime International Company|AIC]] and created by [[Masaki Kajishima]], best known for the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' franchise. It was originally broadcast on [[Wowow]] from April to July 1999 and was licensed in the US by [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Pioneer LDC]], later known as Geneon. In addition to the original TV run, an [[Original video animation|OVA]] special was added to conclude the series as a de facto "14th episode".
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:When Zinv is destroyed and the worlds merge, D becomes Dee Sanada, taking on the animated personality of a young girl.
:There is also an apparent resemblance between D and ''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP]]'' character Neju na Melmas, leading some to believe that she and D may belong to the same race. The character of D also resembles the character Doll from ''[[Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar]]''. D will appear in the ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' OVA sequel ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Shidō-hen''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-13/tenchi-muyo-gxp-paradise-shido-hen-anime-reveals-ova-format-cast-more-staff/.193789 | title=Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Shidō-hen Anime Reveals OVA Format, Cast, More Staff | date=9 July 2023
;{{nihongo|Yayoi Schwael|弥生·シュバエル|Yayoi Shubaeru}}
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==Connections to ''Tenchi Muyo!'' Universe==
It has been confirmed by the creator of ''Tenchi Muyo!'' and ''Dual!''{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} that the two series are related, and in fact occur in the same universe. A mecha, confirmed in the ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' novels to be Zinv, is found during an episode of ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' which runs parallel with the ''Tenchi'' OVA Series. The hero of the ''GXP'' series, [[Seina Yamada]] has been confirmed to be a direct reincarnation of Kazuki Yotsuga and, in a complicated way, several others are basically partial reincarnations of the rest of the cast. In fact, ''Dual''! is so consistently relevant to the ''GXP'' novels they can be viewed as a distant sequel.
*The Great Prehistoric Civilization mentioned in the ''True Tenchi Muyo''! novels is revealed, in the ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' novels, to be the space-faring civilization begun by the characters at the end of ''Dual!''. It seems to have died out close to a billion years prior to the main Tenchi Muyo timeline. Though not the first or last, this civilization eventually performed the greatest "seeding" program in the galaxy. They seeded proto-planets so that the human genome would replicate itself and somehow even seeded cultural and technological norms so things like handheld telephone designs would repeat throughout the galaxy and similar food dishes, like curry and spaghetti, would continue almost unchanged throughout history. Tenchi's Earth has somehow turned out functionally identical to the earlier Earth. In fact, when the original solar system of the Earth from ''Dual'' is found, the entire solar system is found to be basically the same: containing a giant gas planet like Jupiter, a ringed planet like Saturn, etc.
*[[Washu Hakubi|Washu]] explains that at one time in the past, a group of people (Kazuki's group) made such an impact on the universe that their existence had massive effects on the "Astral Sea" (the dimension where a being's "astral self" originates and returns after death) that their astrals basically replicated and continue to revive and form the base of many beings in the universe.
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===Media===
Dual! was released in Japan via VHS, Laserdisc and DVD from June 25 to December 22, 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anime-int.com/works/dual/tv/releases.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.anime-int.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209044912/http://www.anime-int.com/works/dual/tv/releases.html |archive-date=9 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A Blu-Ray version was released in Japan on October 11, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A3%E9%9A%86%E8%A1%8C/dp/B07DC44N9N|title = デュアル!ぱられルンルン物語 Blu-ray|date = 11 October 2018}}</ref>
The US/Canada version was formerly licensed by Pioneer (Geneon).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://geeky.parade.com/anime/discotek-2024-release-schedule#gid=ci02cc11e8b0002657&pid=lupin-the-3rd-sweet-lost-night- | title=Discotek Just Announced a Bunch of New Anime Remasters | date=17 October 2023 }}</ref> On October 17, 2023, Discotek announced a Blu-Ray release of the anime in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-16/discotek-licenses-lovely-complex-with-new-english-dub-nanoha-belladonna-of-sadness-chie-the-brat-/.203513 | title=Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex with New English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie the Brat, Rainbow, IGPX, More }}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
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