Mix Master (Korean: 카드왕 믹스마스터; RR: Kadeu Wang Mikseu Maseuteo; Japanese: カード王 ミックスマスター) is a South Korean–Japanese co-produced anime series based on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Mix Master: King of Cards that was launched in 2003.
It is a co-production of Nippon Animation Japan and Sunwoo Entertainment and KBS of Korea.
The story centers on the fantasy and adventure card game, Mix Master.
The main protagonist, 11-year-old Ditt Lee, is given a card shuffler by the eccentric Dr. Joeb, and now must "mix" those hench (as learned from the fictional video game) to achieve peace and safety, while he grows into his destiny to become the one true "Mix Master".
Henches are shown to be like humans, as they can sleep, eat, talk and tire out if they are overused.