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Yu-Gi-Oh! (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王, Hepburn: Yū-Gi-Ō!, lit. "Game King") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, who solves the ancient Millennium Puzzle. Yugi awakens a gambling alter-ego or spirit within his body that solves his conflicts using various games.

Yu-Gi-Oh!
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yugi Mutou
遊☆戯☆王
(Yū-Gi-Ō!)
Genre
Manga
Written byKazuki Takahashi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 30, 1996 – March 8, 2004
Volumes38 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byHiroyuki Kakudō
Written byToshiki Inoue
Music byBMF
StudioToei Animation
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998
Episodes27 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Directed byJunji Shimizu
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
Music byBMF
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedMarch 6, 1999
Runtime30 minutes
Novel
Written byKatsuhiko Chiba
Illustrated byKazuki Takahashi
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump J-Books
DemographicMale
PublishedSeptember 3, 1999
Anime television series
Anime films
Other series
Other media

The manga series has spawned a media franchise that includes multiple spin-off manga and anime series, a trading card game, and numerous video games. Most of these incarnations involve the fictional trading card game known as Duel Monsters, where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters", forming the basis for the real life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game tie in. The manga was adapted into two anime series; the first anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation, which aired from April to October 1998, while the second, produced by NAS and animated by Studio Gallop titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, aired between April 2000 and September 2004. Yu-Gi-Oh! has since become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Plot

See also: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters

Yu-Gi-Oh! tells the tale of Yugi Mutou, a timid young boy who loves all sorts of games, but is often bullied around. One day, he solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle (千年パズル, Sennen Pazuru), causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or one of his friends is threatened by those with darkness in their hearts, this other Yugi shows himself and challenges them to dangerous Shadow Games (闇のゲーム, Yami no Gēmu, lit. "Games of Darkness") which reveal the true nature of someone's heart, the losers of these contests often being subjected to a dark punishment called a Penalty Game (罰ゲーム, Batsu Gēmu). Whether it be cards, dice, or role-playing board games, he will take on challenges from anyone, anywhere.

As the series progresses, Yugi and his friends learn that this person inside of his puzzle is actually the spirit of a nameless Pharaoh from Ancient Egyptian times, who had lost his memories. As Yugi and his companions attempt to help the Pharaoh regain his memories, they find themselves going through many trials as they wager their lives facing off against gamers that wield the mysterious Millennium Items (千年アイテム, Sennen Aitemu) and the dark power of the Shadow Games.[2]

Development

In the initial planning stages of the manga, Takahashi had wanted to draw a horror manga.[3] Although the end result was a manga about games, it was clear that some horror elements influenced certain aspects of the story. Takahashi decided to use "battle" as his primary theme. Since there had been so much "fighting" manga, he found it difficult to come up with something original. He decided to create a fighting manga where the main character does not hit anybody, but also struggled with that limitation. When the word "game" came to mind, he found it much easier to work with.[4]

When an interviewer asked Takahashi if he tried to introduce younger readers to real life gaming culture referenced in the series, Takahashi responded by saying that he simply included "stuff he played and enjoyed", and that it may have introduced readers to role-playing games and other games. Takahashi added that he created some of the games seen in the series. The author stressed the importance of "communication between people," often present in tabletop role-playing games and not present in solitary video games. Takahashi added that he feels that quality communication is not possible over the Internet.[5]

Takahashi had always been interested in games, claiming to have been obsessed as a child and remained interested in them as an adult. In a game, he considered the player to become a hero. He decided to base the Yu-Gi-Oh! series around such games and used this idea as the premise; Yugi was a weak childish boy, who became a hero when he played games. With friendship being one of the major themes of Yu-Gi-Oh!, he based the names of the two major characters "Yūgi" and "Jōnouchi" on the Japanese word yūjō, which means "friendship". Henshin, the ability to turn into something or someone else, is something Takahashi believed all children dreamed of. He considered Yugi's "henshin" Dark Yugi, a savvy, invincible games player, to be a big appeal to children.[6]

Takahashi said that the card game held the strongest influence in the manga, because it "happened to evoke the most response" from readers. Prior to that point, Takahashi did not plan for the card game to make more than two appearances.[7]

Takahashi said that the "positive message" for readers of the series is that each person has a "strong hidden part" (like "human potential") within himself or herself, and when one finds hardship, the "hidden part" can emerge if one believes in him/herself and in his/her friends. Takahashi added that this is "a pretty consistent theme."[7]

The editor of the English version, Jason Thompson, said that the licensing of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga had not been entirely coordinated, so Viz decided to use many of the original character names and to "keep it more or less violent and gory." Thompson said that the manga "was almost unchanged from the Japanese original." Because the core fanbase of the series was, according to Thompson, "8-year-old boys (and a few incredible fangirls)," and because the series had little interest from "hardcore, Japanese-speaking fans, the kind who run scanlation sites and post on messageboards" as the series was perceived to be "too mainstream," the Viz editors allowed Thompson "a surprising amount of leeway with the translation." Thompson said he hoped that he did not "abuse" the leeway he was given.[8] In a 2004 interview, the editors of the United States Shonen Jump mentioned that Americans were surprised when reading the stories in Volumes 1 through 7, as they had not appeared on television as a part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. Takahashi added "The story is quite violent, isn't it? [laughs]"[7]

The English language release by 4Kids has been subject to censorship to make it more appropriate for children, for example mentions of death or violence were replaced by references to "being sent to the Shadow Realm".[9]

The Japanese title, Yūgiō (遊戯王), stylized as "Yu-Gi-Oh!" (遊☆戯☆王), translates into English as "Game King". Yūgi (遊戯) is also the name of the protagonist, while Yūgiō is also the title the second personality inhabiting his body holds as an invincible game master. Additionally, the character names "Yūgi" and "Jōnouchi" are based on the word yūjō (友情, "friendship").[10] Yūjō is pointed out by Jōnouchi to Yūgi at the end of the first manga chapter, as "something visible yet invisible" (what's visible is the two of them, what's invisible is their friendship), as a way to tell Yūgi that he wants to be his friend. The pun was represented with a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game card titled "Yūjō Yu-jyo" (友情 YU-JYO, "Yu-Jo Friendship").

Publication

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! chapters

Written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 30, 1996,[11] to March 8, 2004.[12] Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes, released from March 4, 1997,[13] to June 4, 2004.[14] Shueisha republished its chapters in twenty-two bunkoban volumes from April 18, 2007,[15] to March 18, 2008.[16]

In North America, the manga was licensed by Viz Media. They started publishing it in their Shonen Jump magazine from November 2000 to November 2007.[17][18] They also released the manga in volumes, divided in three series; the first series, Yu-Gi-Oh!, includes the first seven volumes, and were released from May 7, 2003;[19] to December 7, 2004.[20] the second series, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist includes the original volumes 8–31, and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millenium World, includes the original volumes 32–38. Both series started publication in 2005; The first volume of Duelist was released on February 1,[21] and the first volume of Millenium World on August 2.[22] The 24th and last volume of Duelist was released on December 4, 2007,[23] and the 7th and last volume of Millenium World was released on February 5, 2008.[24] Viz Media republished the series in thirteen three-in-one volume edition from February 3, 2015,[25] to February 6, 2018.[26]

Other media

Yu-Gi-Oh! R

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! R

A spin-off manga titled Yu-Gi-Oh! R was illustrated by Akira Ito under Takahashi's supervision. The story is of disputed canonicity and takes place in the original manga's universe, between the Battle City and Millennium World arcs, where Yugi and his friends must stop a man named Yako Tenma who plans to use Anzu Mazaki's body to revive the deceased Pegasus.[27] The spin-off was serialized in V-Jump between April 21, 2004 and December 21, 2007 and was compiled into five tankōbon volumes. Viz Media released the series in North America between 2009 and 2010.[28]

Anime

Anime franchise overview

No. Title Episodes Originally aired / Release date Director Studio Network
1 Yu-Gi-Oh! 27 April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998 Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation TV Asahi
Movie Yu-Gi-Oh! March 6, 1999 Junji Shimizu
2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 224 April 18, 2000 – September 29, 2004 Kunihisa Sugishima Gallop TXN (TV Tokyo)
Movie Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light November 3, 2004 Hatsuki Tsuji 4Kids Entertainment
Gallop
3 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 180 October 6, 2004 – March 26, 2008 Gallop TXN (TV Tokyo)
4 Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters 12 September 9, 2006 – November 25, 2006 Eric Stuart 4Kids Entertainment 4Kids TV
5 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 154 + 1 April 2, 2008 – March 30, 2011 Katsumi Ono Gallop TXN (TV Tokyo)
Movie Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time January 23, 2010 Kenichi Takeshita
6 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 73 + 1 April 11, 2011 – September 24, 2012 Satoshi Kuwahara TXN (TV Tokyo)
7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II 73 + 1 October 7, 2012 – March 23, 2014 TV Tokyo
8 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 148 April 6, 2014 – March 26, 2017 Katsumi Ono TXN (TV Tokyo)
Movie Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions April 23, 2016 Satoshi Kuwabara
9 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS 120 May 10, 2017 – September 25, 2019 Masahiro Hosoda (#1–13)
Katsuya Asano (#14–120) 		TV Tokyo
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens 92 April 4, 2020 – March 27, 2022 Nobuhiro Kondo Bridge
11 Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! TBD April 3, 2022 – present
Total 1103 + 7 April 4, 1998 – present -

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) episodes

The first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation and aired on TV Asahi between April 4, 1998 and October 10, 1998,[29] running for 27 episodes and one theatrical movie released on the 6th March, 1999. This adaptation was never released outside Japan.

This series is heavily abridged from the manga, skipping many chapters, and often changes details of the manga stories it does adapt, featuring several key differences from the manga. It also adds a new regular character to the group, Miho Nosaka, who was originally a one-shot minor character in the manga. This adaptation is not related to any other works in the franchise.

Duel Monsters (2000 TV series)

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, known outside Japan as simply Yu-Gi-Oh!, is the second adaptation of the series. It was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, while animation for the show was done by Studio Gallop. Loosely adapting the manga from chapter sixty onwards, the series features several differences from the manga and the Toei-produced series and largely focuses around the game of Duel Monsters, tying in with the real life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 18, 2000 and September 29, 2004, running for 224 episodes. A remastered version of the series, focusing on specific duels, began airing in Japan from February 7, 2015.[30]

In April 2001, 4Kids Entertainment obtained the merchandising and television rights to the series[31] from Nihon Ad Systems, producing an English-language version which aired in North America on Kids' WB! between September 29, 2001 and June 10, 2006, also releasing in various countries outside Japan. The adaptation received many changes from the Japanese version to tailor it for international audiences. These include different names for many characters and monsters, changes to the appearance of the cards to differentiate them from their real-life counterparts and various cuts and edits pertaining to violence, death, and religious references to make the series suitable for children.

An album containing some tracks from the English dub music entitled Yu-Gi-Oh! Music to Duel By was released on October 29, 2002 on DreamWorks Records on Audio CD and Compact Cassette.[32]

An uncut version, featuring an all-new English dub track and the original Japanese audio, began release in October 2004, in association with Funimation Entertainment. Only three volumes, comprising the first nine episodes, were ever released. 4Kids would later release the uncut Japanese episodes on YouTube, in May 2009, but were forced to stop due to legal issues with ADK and Yugi's Japanese voice actor, Shunsuke Kazama.[33][34] Meanwhile, a separate English adaptation, produced by A.S.N., aired in South East Asia. The names were also Americanized, but the series setting and the original music remained intact.

On March 24, 2011, TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems filed a joint lawsuit against 4Kids, accusing them of underpayments concerning the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchises and allegedly conspiring with Funimation, and have allegedly terminated their licensing deal with them.[35] This led to 4Kids filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.[36][37] Although 4Kids had managed to win the case in March 2012,[38] they ended up selling their rights to the franchise, among other assets, to Konami. Konami currently distributes the series and its spin-offs, in addition to producing English dubs through its renamed subsidiary, 4K Media Inc.[39][40][41]

A complete DVD boxset, including all English episodes and the Bonds Beyond Time movie, was released on July 15, 2014 via Amazon.[42] On July 11, 2015, 4K Media began releasing subtitled episodes to the Crunchyroll streaming site monthly.[43]

Capsule Monsters

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters episodes

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters is a twelve-episode spin-off miniseries commissioned, produced and edited by 4Kids Entertainment, which aired in North America between September 9, 2006[44] and November 25, 2006. It is set before the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, apparently somewhere between episodes 198 and 199, and involves Yugi and his friends being pulled into a world filled with real Duel Monsters they can summon using capsules. It is similar to the Virtual RPG arc in many respects, but it does not seem to have anything to do with the early Capsule Monster Chess game featured in early volumes of the original manga. It is currently the only animated Yu-Gi-Oh! media not to be released in Japan, though it is referred to as Yu-Gi-Oh! ALEX. A DVD containing a condensed version of the Capsule Monsters episodes was released in May 2006.[45]

Novel

A novel adaptation of some of the beginning parts of the manga and the Death-T arc, written by Katsuhiko Chiba (千葉 克彦 Chiba Katsuhiko). It was published in Japan by Shueisha on September 3, 1999 and has four sections.[46] The fourth section is an original story, occurring only in the novel. Two weeks after Yugi's battle with Kaiba in Death-T, Yugi gets a call from Kaiba, who tells him to meet for a game at the top floor of Kaiba Corporation. Yugi accepts, and when the game begins, they use a special variation of Magic & Wizards called the "Bingo Rule," which prevents the used of a specific card in each player's deck. Mokuba stumbles in on them, and tells Yugi that Kaiba has not yet awoken from his catatonic state. It turns out that the Kaiba that Yugi is playing against is a "Cyber Kaiba", controlled by the KaibaCorp computer, using all of Kaiba's memories.

Other books

 
The Gospel of Truth series guide for the manga.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth (遊☆戯☆王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音―, Yūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin) is a guidebook written by Kazuki Takahashi related to characters from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga universe. It was published in Japan on November 1, 2002 by Shueisha under their Jump Comics imprint and in France on December 12, 2006 by Kana.[47][48] The book contains profiles for characters, including information which has never been released elsewhere, including birth dates, height, weight, blood type, favorite and least favorite food. It also contains a plethora of compiled information from the story, including a list of names for the various games and Shadow Games that appear in Yu-Gi-Oh! and the various Penalty Games used by the Millennium Item wielders.

An art book titled, Duel Art (デュエルアート, Dyueruāto) was illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi under the Studio Dice label. The art book was released on December 16, 2011 and contains a number of illustrations done for the bunkoban releases of the manga, compilations of color illustrations found in the manga, and brand new art drawn for the book.[49] It also contains pictures by Takahashi used for cards with the anniversary layout, pictures he has posted on his website and a number of other original illustrations. Udon Press published an English version, translated by Caleb D. Cook.[50]

The Theatrical & TV Anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Super Complete Book (劇場&TVアニメ『遊☆戯☆王』スーパー・コンプリートブック, Gekijō & TV Anime Yūgiō Sūpā Konpurītobukku) was released in May 1999 following the release of Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! movie earlier that year. The book includes episode information and pictures regarding the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and movie, some pictures with the original manga with a section covering the making of certain monsters, and interviews regarding the first film. It also features an ani-manga version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! movie and is the only supplemental work released for Toei's version of the anime.[51]

The Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Anniversary Animation Book (遊☆戯☆王 テンス アニバーサリー アニメーション ブック, Yūgiō! Tensu Anivāsarī Animēshon Bukku) is a book released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the NAS adaption of the anime (as opposed to the manga), released on January 21, 2010. The book features scenes from the crossover movie, Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, a quick review of the three Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series, character profiles, duels and interviews with the staff of the movie. A fold-out double-sided poster is included with the book.[52]

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide — The Thousand Rule Bible - ISBN 4-08-782134-X, This is a rule book and strategy guide for the Junior and Shin Expert rules. This also has a Q & A related to certain cards, and the book comes with the "multiply" card.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Card Catalog The Valuable Book - This is a collection of card catalogues.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: Monster Duel Official Handbook by Michael Anthony Steele - ISBN 0-439-65101-8, Published by Scholastic Press - A guide book to Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and characters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm: Mighty Champions by Jeff O'Hare - ISBN 0-439-67191-4, Published by Scholastic Press - A book with puzzles and games related to Yu-Gi-Oh!

Films

Four animated films based on the franchise have been released.

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999)

Based on the Toei animated series, the thirty-minute movie revolves around a boy named Shōgo Aoyama, who is targeted by Seto Kaiba after obtaining a powerful rare card; the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon. The movie was released by Toei Company in theaters on March 6, 1999 and on VHS on November 21, 1999.[53]

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, often referred to as simply Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, was first released in North America on August 13, 2004. The movie was developed specifically for Western audiences by 4Kids based on the overwhelming success of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in the United States. Warner Bros. distributed the film in most English-speaking countries. Its characters are from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. In the movie, which takes place following the Battle City arc, Yugi faces Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Dead. An extended uncut Japanese version of the movie premiered in special screenings in Japan on November 3, 2004 under the title Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light. The movie was then aired on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2005. Attendees of the movie during its premiere (United States or Japan) got 1 of 4 free Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game cards. The cards were Pyramid of Light, Sorcerer of Dark Magic, Blue Eyes Shining Dragon, and Watapon. The Home Video Release also gave out one of the free cards with an offer to get all four cards by mail (though the promotion ended in December 2004). In Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the United Kingdom, free promotional cards were also given out, however, they were given out at all screenings of the movie, and not just the premiere.

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time

10th Anniversary Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time, is a 3-D film released on January 23, 2010 in Japan. The film was released in North America by 4Kids on February 26, 2011 under the name Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time with additional footage, where it also received an encore screening in Japan.[54] The movie celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first NAS series (as opposed to the anniversary of the manga) and features an original storyline involving Yugi Mutou, Jaden Yuki from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Yusei Fudo from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, fighting against a new enemy named Paradox.[55] It was first teased with short animations featured at the start of episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's during episodes 65–92. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in July 2011, with the UK release by Manga Entertainment being the first bilingual release of the franchise since the Uncut Yu-Gi-Oh! DVDs.[56]

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

4K Media announced that a new film was in development in Japan, celebrating Yu-Gi-Oh's 20th anniversary.[57] The film features an original story by Kazuki Takahashi, set six months after the events of the manga,[58] depicting a duel between Yugi and Kaiba,[59] as well as a new adversary.[citation needed] The film was released on April 23, 2016 in Japan[60] and had an international release in late 2016.[58] The film released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 8, 2017 in Japan, and included the two part manga prequel called Yu-Gi-Oh!: Transcend Game.[61] The film was released in the United States on January 27, 2017, and was made available on DVD and Blu-ray on June 27, 2017.

Spinoffs

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX, is the first spin-off anime series produced by NAS which ran for 180 episodes from October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008. Taking place a few years after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the series follows a boy named Jaden Yuki as he attends a Duel Academy, built by Seto Kaiba, in the hopes of becoming the next Duel King. Like the previous seasons, 4Kids Entertainment licensed the series outside Japan and aired it in North America between October 10, 2005 and July 12, 2008, though episodes 157–180 were not dubbed.

A manga adaptation by Naoyuki Kageyama was serialized in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine between December 17, 2005 and March 19, 2011. The manga differs from that of the anime, featuring new storylines and monsters, as well as some personality changes in some of the characters. The series is published in North America by Viz Media.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is the second main spin-off series also taking place in the 2000 universe, which aired for 154 episodes between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011. It was later licensed by 4Kids and aired in North America between September 13, 2008 and September 10, 2011. This series focuses around a motorcycling duelist named Yusei Fudo and introduces new concepts such as Turbo Duels, duels which take place upon motorbikes called Duel Runners, and Synchro Monsters, which were also added to the real life trading card game.

A manga adaptation by Masahiro Hikokubo and Satou Masashi began serialization in V-Jump from August 2009 and, like the GX manga, differs from the anime in storyline and characterization. The manga is also published in North America by Viz Media.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is the third main spin-off series, which aired in Japan between April 11, 2011 and March 23, 2014, which aired for 146 episodes.[62] The first series aired between April 11, 2011 and September 24, 2012. The story revolves around a boy named Yuma Tsukumo who, joined by an interstellar being known as Astral, must gather the 100 Numbers cards that make up his memory. The series adds yet another monster type, Xyz Monsters, which were added to the trading card game. 4Kids licensed the series and began airing the series in North America on The CW's Toonzai block from October 15, 2011.[63][64][65][66] After a legal battle with TV Tokyo and NAS caused 4Kids to file for bankruptcy, Konami received the rights to the series. The series aired on Saban's Vortexx block, with production done by 4K Media Inc.[67] A second series, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II, aired in Japan between October 7, 2012 and March 23, 2014.[68]

The manga adaptation written by Shin Yoshida and illustrated by Naoto Miyashi, began serialization in the extended February 2011 issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine, released on December 18, 2010.[69]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V is the fourth main spin-off series, which aired for 148 episodes between April 6, 2014 and March 26, 2017, following Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. The series focuses on a new protagonist, Yūya Sakaki, who participates in the world of Action Duels, in which enhanced Solid Vision systems give substance to monsters and environments. The series introduces Pendulum Monsters and Pendulum Summoning, which were added to the trading card game.[70]

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is the fifth main spin-off series, which aired for 120 episodes between May 10, 2017 and September 25, 2019, following Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. The series follows a new protagonist named Yusaku Fujiki who engages in duels on a virtual world under the alias "Playmaker", determined to take down an elusive group of hackers known as the "Knights of Hanoi". The series introduces Link Monsters, which are also added to the trading card game.[71][72]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

On July 21, 2019, it was announced that a new anime spinoff would premiere sometime in 2020.[73]

On December 21, 2019, the title of the series was revealed to be Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, in addition to staff and casting. It premiered on April 4, 2020. For the first time since the 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! series, the anime will not be animated by Gallop, with Bridge taking over as head studio in animation production.[74]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!

On December 18, 2021, it was announced that a new anime spinoff, titled "Yu-Gi-Oh Go Rush!", would premiere on April 3, 2022.[75][76]

Trading card game

 
A group of young men playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a Japanese collectible card battle game developed and published by Konami. Based on the Duel Monsters concept from the original manga series, the game sees players using a combination of monsters, spells, and traps to defeat their opponent. First launched in Japan in 1999, the game has received various changes over the years, such as the inclusion of new monster types to coincide with the release of new anime series. In 2011, Guinness World Records called it the top-selling trading card game in history, with 25.2 billion cards sold worldwide.[77] As of January 2021, the game is estimated to have sold about 35 billion cards worldwide and grossed over ¥1 trillion[78][79] ($9.64 billion).[80]

Video games

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games

There are several video games based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise which are published by Konami, the majority of which are based on the trading card game, and some based on other games that appeared in the manga. Aside from various games released for consoles and handheld systems, arcade machines known as Duel Terminals have been released which are compatible with certain cards in the trading card game. Outside of Konami's titles, Yugi appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars, and Jump Force.[81][82]

Reception

The manga has sold 40 million copies.[83] In December 2002, Shonen Jump received the ICv2 Award for "Comic Product of the Year" due to its unprecedented sales numbers and its successfully connecting comics to both the television medium and the Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible card game; one of the top CCG games of the year.[84] In August 2008, TV Tokyo reported that over 18 billion Yu-Gi-Oh! cards had been sold worldwide.[85] By 2011, it had sold 25.2 billion cards worldwide.[77]

John Jakala of Anime News Network reviewed the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga in 2003 as part of reviewing the U.S. Shonen Jump. Jakala said that while the commercials for the second series anime made the anime appear "completely uninteresting," the comic "is unexpectedly dark and moody." Jakala added that at one moment the series "reminded me of Neil Gaiman's work: Yugi finds himself drawn into a magical world of ancient forces where there are definite rules that must be obeyed." Jakala concluded that the fact the series uses games as plot devices "opens up a lot of story possibilities" and that he feared that the series had the potential to "simply devolve into a tie-in for the popular card game."[86]

Jason Thompson, the editor of the English version of the manga, ranked Yu-Gi-Oh! as number three of his five personal favorite series to edit, stating that he thinks "the story is actually pretty solid for a shonen manga" and that "you can tell it was written by an older man because of the obsession with death, and what might come after death, which dominates the final story arc," enjoying all the RPG and card gaming terminology found within the series.[8]

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen argued that the manga series started to garner more popularity among Japanese children with the second series because of its somewhat "dark story lines, leggy girls and terrifying monsters". Cullen speculated that the series was not popular among Japanese parents, due to it being more intended for teenagers than the young kids that make up the audience for franchises such as Pokémon.[87]

Yu-Gi-Oh! was used by Bandai as part of their Candy Toy toyline.[88][89][90]

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YGO redirects here For the airport in Canada with IATA code YGO see Gods Lake Narrows Airport This article is about the original manga series and franchise in general For other uses see Yu Gi Oh disambiguation Yu Gi Oh Japanese 遊 戯 王 Hepburn Yu Gi Ō lit Game King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi It was serialized in Shueisha s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between September 1996 and March 2004 The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou who solves the ancient Millennium Puzzle Yugi awakens a gambling alter ego or spirit within his body that solves his conflicts using various games Yu Gi Oh First tankōbon volume cover featuring Yugi Mutou遊 戯 王 Yu Gi Ō GenreAdventure 1 Science fantasy 1 MangaWritten byKazuki TakahashiPublished byShueishaEnglish publisherNA Viz MediaImprintJump ComicsMagazineWeekly Shōnen JumpEnglish magazineNA Shonen JumpDemographicShōnenOriginal runSeptember 30 1996 March 8 2004Volumes38 List of volumes Anime television seriesDirected byHiroyuki KakudōWritten byToshiki InoueMusic byBMFStudioToei AnimationOriginal networkTV AsahiOriginal runApril 4 1998 October 10 1998Episodes27 List of episodes Anime filmDirected byJunji ShimizuWritten byYasuko KobayashiMusic byBMFStudioToei AnimationReleasedMarch 6 1999Runtime30 minutesNovelWritten byKatsuhiko ChibaIllustrated byKazuki TakahashiPublished byShueishaImprintJump J BooksDemographicMalePublishedSeptember 3 1999Anime television seriesYu Gi Oh Duel Monsters 2000 04 Anime filmsYu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light Yu Gi Oh Bonds Beyond Time Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of DimensionsOther seriesList of all Yu Gi Oh series Yu Gi Oh ROther mediaVideo games Trading card gameThe manga series has spawned a media franchise that includes multiple spin off manga and anime series a trading card game and numerous video games Most of these incarnations involve the fictional trading card game known as Duel Monsters where each player uses cards to duel each other in a mock battle of fantasy monsters forming the basis for the real life Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game tie in The manga was adapted into two anime series the first anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation which aired from April to October 1998 while the second produced by NAS and animated by Studio Gallop titled Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters aired between April 2000 and September 2004 Yu Gi Oh has since become one of the highest grossing media franchises of all time Contents 1 Plot 2 Development 3 Publication 4 Other media 4 1 Yu Gi Oh R 4 2 Anime 4 2 1 Anime franchise overview 4 2 2 Yu Gi Oh 1998 TV series 4 2 3 Duel Monsters 2000 TV series 4 2 4 Capsule Monsters 4 3 Novel 4 4 Other books 4 5 Films 4 5 1 Yu Gi Oh 1999 4 5 2 Yu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light 4 5 3 Yu Gi Oh Bonds Beyond Time 4 5 4 Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of Dimensions 4 6 Spinoffs 4 6 1 Yu Gi Oh GX 4 6 2 Yu Gi Oh 5D s 4 6 3 Yu Gi Oh Zexal 4 6 4 Yu Gi Oh Arc V 4 6 5 Yu Gi Oh VRAINS 4 6 6 Yu Gi Oh Sevens 4 6 7 Yu Gi Oh Go Rush 4 7 Trading card game 4 8 Video games 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlotSee also List of Yu Gi Oh characters Yu Gi Oh tells the tale of Yugi Mutou a timid young boy who loves all sorts of games but is often bullied around One day he solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle 千年パズル Sennen Pazuru causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler From that moment onwards whenever Yugi or one of his friends is threatened by those with darkness in their hearts this other Yugi shows himself and challenges them to dangerous Shadow Games 闇のゲーム Yami no Gemu lit Games of Darkness which reveal the true nature of someone s heart the losers of these contests often being subjected to a dark punishment called a Penalty Game 罰ゲーム Batsu Gemu Whether it be cards dice or role playing board games he will take on challenges from anyone anywhere As the series progresses Yugi and his friends learn that this person inside of his puzzle is actually the spirit of a nameless Pharaoh from Ancient Egyptian times who had lost his memories As Yugi and his companions attempt to help the Pharaoh regain his memories they find themselves going through many trials as they wager their lives facing off against gamers that wield the mysterious Millennium Items 千年アイテム Sennen Aitemu and the dark power of the Shadow Games 2 DevelopmentIn the initial planning stages of the manga Takahashi had wanted to draw a horror manga 3 Although the end result was a manga about games it was clear that some horror elements influenced certain aspects of the story Takahashi decided to use battle as his primary theme Since there had been so much fighting manga he found it difficult to come up with something original He decided to create a fighting manga where the main character does not hit anybody but also struggled with that limitation When the word game came to mind he found it much easier to work with 4 When an interviewer asked Takahashi if he tried to introduce younger readers to real life gaming culture referenced in the series Takahashi responded by saying that he simply included stuff he played and enjoyed and that it may have introduced readers to role playing games and other games Takahashi added that he created some of the games seen in the series The author stressed the importance of communication between people often present in tabletop role playing games and not present in solitary video games Takahashi added that he feels that quality communication is not possible over the Internet 5 Takahashi had always been interested in games claiming to have been obsessed as a child and remained interested in them as an adult In a game he considered the player to become a hero He decided to base the Yu Gi Oh series around such games and used this idea as the premise Yugi was a weak childish boy who became a hero when he played games With friendship being one of the major themes of Yu Gi Oh he based the names of the two major characters Yugi and Jōnouchi on the Japanese word yujō which means friendship Henshin the ability to turn into something or someone else is something Takahashi believed all children dreamed of He considered Yugi s henshin Dark Yugi a savvy invincible games player to be a big appeal to children 6 Takahashi said that the card game held the strongest influence in the manga because it happened to evoke the most response from readers Prior to that point Takahashi did not plan for the card game to make more than two appearances 7 Takahashi said that the positive message for readers of the series is that each person has a strong hidden part like human potential within himself or herself and when one finds hardship the hidden part can emerge if one believes in him herself and in his her friends Takahashi added that this is a pretty consistent theme 7 The editor of the English version Jason Thompson said that the licensing of the Yu Gi Oh manga had not been entirely coordinated so Viz decided to use many of the original character names and to keep it more or less violent and gory Thompson said that the manga was almost unchanged from the Japanese original Because the core fanbase of the series was according to Thompson 8 year old boys and a few incredible fangirls and because the series had little interest from hardcore Japanese speaking fans the kind who run scanlation sites and post on messageboards as the series was perceived to be too mainstream the Viz editors allowed Thompson a surprising amount of leeway with the translation Thompson said he hoped that he did not abuse the leeway he was given 8 In a 2004 interview the editors of the United States Shonen Jump mentioned that Americans were surprised when reading the stories in Volumes 1 through 7 as they had not appeared on television as a part of the Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters anime Takahashi added The story is quite violent isn t it laughs 7 The English language release by 4Kids has been subject to censorship to make it more appropriate for children for example mentions of death or violence were replaced by references to being sent to the Shadow Realm 9 The Japanese title Yugiō 遊戯王 stylized as Yu Gi Oh 遊 戯 王 translates into English as Game King Yugi 遊戯 is also the name of the protagonist while Yugiō is also the title the second personality inhabiting his body holds as an invincible game master Additionally the character names Yugi and Jōnouchi are based on the word yujō 友情 friendship 10 Yujō is pointed out by Jōnouchi to Yugi at the end of the first manga chapter as something visible yet invisible what s visible is the two of them what s invisible is their friendship as a way to tell Yugi that he wants to be his friend The pun was represented with a Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game card titled Yujō Yu jyo 友情 YU JYO Yu Jo Friendship PublicationMain article List of Yu Gi Oh chapters Written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi Yu Gi Oh was serialized in Shueisha s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 30 1996 11 to March 8 2004 12 Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty eight tankōbon volumes released from March 4 1997 13 to June 4 2004 14 Shueisha republished its chapters in twenty two bunkoban volumes from April 18 2007 15 to March 18 2008 16 In North America the manga was licensed by Viz Media They started publishing it in their Shonen Jump magazine from November 2000 to November 2007 17 18 They also released the manga in volumes divided in three series the first series Yu Gi Oh includes the first seven volumes and were released from May 7 2003 19 to December 7 2004 20 the second series Yu Gi Oh Duelist includes the original volumes 8 31 and Yu Gi Oh Millenium World includes the original volumes 32 38 Both series started publication in 2005 The first volume of Duelist was released on February 1 21 and the first volume of Millenium World on August 2 22 The 24th and last volume of Duelist was released on December 4 2007 23 and the 7th and last volume of Millenium World was released on February 5 2008 24 Viz Media republished the series in thirteen three in one volume edition from February 3 2015 25 to February 6 2018 26 Other mediaYu Gi Oh R Main article Yu Gi Oh R A spin off manga titled Yu Gi Oh R was illustrated by Akira Ito under Takahashi s supervision The story is of disputed canonicity and takes place in the original manga s universe between the Battle City and Millennium World arcs where Yugi and his friends must stop a man named Yako Tenma who plans to use Anzu Mazaki s body to revive the deceased Pegasus 27 The spin off was serialized in V Jump between April 21 2004 and December 21 2007 and was compiled into five tankōbon volumes Viz Media released the series in North America between 2009 and 2010 28 Anime Anime franchise overview No Title Episodes Originally aired Release date Director Studio Network1 Yu Gi Oh 27 April 4 1998 October 10 1998 Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation TV AsahiMovie Yu Gi Oh March 6 1999 Junji Shimizu2 Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters 224 April 18 2000 September 29 2004 Kunihisa Sugishima Gallop TXN TV Tokyo Movie Yu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light November 3 2004 Hatsuki Tsuji 4Kids EntertainmentGallop3 Yu Gi Oh GX 180 October 6 2004 March 26 2008 Gallop TXN TV Tokyo 4 Yu Gi Oh Capsule Monsters 12 September 9 2006 November 25 2006 Eric Stuart 4Kids Entertainment 4Kids TV5 Yu Gi Oh 5D s 154 1 April 2 2008 March 30 2011 Katsumi Ono Gallop TXN TV Tokyo Movie Yu Gi Oh Bonds Beyond Time January 23 2010 Kenichi Takeshita6 Yu Gi Oh Zexal 73 1 April 11 2011 September 24 2012 Satoshi Kuwahara TXN TV Tokyo 7 Yu Gi Oh Zexal II 73 1 October 7 2012 March 23 2014 TV Tokyo8 Yu Gi Oh Arc V 148 April 6 2014 March 26 2017 Katsumi Ono TXN TV Tokyo Movie Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of Dimensions April 23 2016 Satoshi Kuwabara9 Yu Gi Oh VRAINS 120 May 10 2017 September 25 2019 Masahiro Hosoda 1 13 Katsuya Asano 14 120 TV Tokyo10 Yu Gi Oh Sevens 92 April 4 2020 March 27 2022 Nobuhiro Kondo Bridge11 Yu Gi Oh Go Rush TBD April 3 2022 presentTotal 1103 7 April 4 1998 present Yu Gi Oh 1998 TV series Main article List of Yu Gi Oh 1998 episodes The first Yu Gi Oh anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation and aired on TV Asahi between April 4 1998 and October 10 1998 29 running for 27 episodes and one theatrical movie released on the 6th March 1999 This adaptation was never released outside Japan This series is heavily abridged from the manga skipping many chapters and often changes details of the manga stories it does adapt featuring several key differences from the manga It also adds a new regular character to the group Miho Nosaka who was originally a one shot minor character in the manga This adaptation is not related to any other works in the franchise Duel Monsters 2000 TV series Main article Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters known outside Japan as simply Yu Gi Oh is the second adaptation of the series It was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo while animation for the show was done by Studio Gallop Loosely adapting the manga from chapter sixty onwards the series features several differences from the manga and the Toei produced series and largely focuses around the game of Duel Monsters tying in with the real life Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 18 2000 and September 29 2004 running for 224 episodes A remastered version of the series focusing on specific duels began airing in Japan from February 7 2015 30 In April 2001 4Kids Entertainment obtained the merchandising and television rights to the series 31 from Nihon Ad Systems producing an English language version which aired in North America on Kids WB between September 29 2001 and June 10 2006 also releasing in various countries outside Japan The adaptation received many changes from the Japanese version to tailor it for international audiences These include different names for many characters and monsters changes to the appearance of the cards to differentiate them from their real life counterparts and various cuts and edits pertaining to violence death and religious references to make the series suitable for children An album containing some tracks from the English dub music entitled Yu Gi Oh Music to Duel By was released on October 29 2002 on DreamWorks Records on Audio CD and Compact Cassette 32 An uncut version featuring an all new English dub track and the original Japanese audio began release in October 2004 in association with Funimation Entertainment Only three volumes comprising the first nine episodes were ever released 4Kids would later release the uncut Japanese episodes on YouTube in May 2009 but were forced to stop due to legal issues with ADK and Yugi s Japanese voice actor Shunsuke Kazama 33 34 Meanwhile a separate English adaptation produced by A S N aired in South East Asia The names were also Americanized but the series setting and the original music remained intact On March 24 2011 TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems filed a joint lawsuit against 4Kids accusing them of underpayments concerning the Yu Gi Oh franchises and allegedly conspiring with Funimation and have allegedly terminated their licensing deal with them 35 This led to 4Kids filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the U S Bankruptcy code 36 37 Although 4Kids had managed to win the case in March 2012 38 they ended up selling their rights to the franchise among other assets to Konami Konami currently distributes the series and its spin offs in addition to producing English dubs through its renamed subsidiary 4K Media Inc 39 40 41 A complete DVD boxset including all English episodes and the Bonds Beyond Time movie was released on July 15 2014 via Amazon 42 On July 11 2015 4K Media began releasing subtitled episodes to the Crunchyroll streaming site monthly 43 Capsule Monsters Main article List of Yu Gi Oh Capsule Monsters episodes Yu Gi Oh Capsule Monsters is a twelve episode spin off miniseries commissioned produced and edited by 4Kids Entertainment which aired in North America between September 9 2006 44 and November 25 2006 It is set before the end of Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters apparently somewhere between episodes 198 and 199 and involves Yugi and his friends being pulled into a world filled with real Duel Monsters they can summon using capsules It is similar to the Virtual RPG arc in many respects but it does not seem to have anything to do with the early Capsule Monster Chess game featured in early volumes of the original manga It is currently the only animated Yu Gi Oh media not to be released in Japan though it is referred to as Yu Gi Oh ALEX A DVD containing a condensed version of the Capsule Monsters episodes was released in May 2006 45 Novel A novel adaptation of some of the beginning parts of the manga and the Death T arc written by Katsuhiko Chiba 千葉 克彦 Chiba Katsuhiko It was published in Japan by Shueisha on September 3 1999 and has four sections 46 The fourth section is an original story occurring only in the novel Two weeks after Yugi s battle with Kaiba in Death T Yugi gets a call from Kaiba who tells him to meet for a game at the top floor of Kaiba Corporation Yugi accepts and when the game begins they use a special variation of Magic amp Wizards called the Bingo Rule which prevents the used of a specific card in each player s deck Mokuba stumbles in on them and tells Yugi that Kaiba has not yet awoken from his catatonic state It turns out that the Kaiba that Yugi is playing against is a Cyber Kaiba controlled by the KaibaCorp computer using all of Kaiba s memories Other books The Gospel of Truth series guide for the manga Yu Gi Oh Character Guidebook The Gospel of Truth 遊 戯 王キャラクターズガイドブック 真理の福音 Yugiō Kyarakutazu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin is a guidebook written by Kazuki Takahashi related to characters from the original Yu Gi Oh manga universe It was published in Japan on November 1 2002 by Shueisha under their Jump Comics imprint and in France on December 12 2006 by Kana 47 48 The book contains profiles for characters including information which has never been released elsewhere including birth dates height weight blood type favorite and least favorite food It also contains a plethora of compiled information from the story including a list of names for the various games and Shadow Games that appear in Yu Gi Oh and the various Penalty Games used by the Millennium Item wielders An art book titled Duel Art デュエルアート Dyueruato was illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi under the Studio Dice label The art book was released on December 16 2011 and contains a number of illustrations done for the bunkoban releases of the manga compilations of color illustrations found in the manga and brand new art drawn for the book 49 It also contains pictures by Takahashi used for cards with the anniversary layout pictures he has posted on his website and a number of other original illustrations Udon Press published an English version translated by Caleb D Cook 50 The Theatrical amp TV Anime Yu Gi Oh Super Complete Book 劇場 amp TVアニメ 遊 戯 王 スーパー コンプリートブック Gekijō amp TV Anime Yugiō Supa Konpuritobukku was released in May 1999 following the release of Toei s Yu Gi Oh movie earlier that year The book includes episode information and pictures regarding the first Yu Gi Oh anime and movie some pictures with the original manga with a section covering the making of certain monsters and interviews regarding the first film It also features an ani manga version of the Yu Gi Oh movie and is the only supplemental work released for Toei s version of the anime 51 The Yu Gi Oh 10th Anniversary Animation Book 遊 戯 王 テンス アニバーサリー アニメーション ブック Yugiō Tensu Anivasari Animeshon Bukku is a book released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the NAS adaption of the anime as opposed to the manga released on January 21 2010 The book features scenes from the crossover movie Yu Gi Oh 3D Bonds Beyond Time a quick review of the three Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters series character profiles duels and interviews with the staff of the movie A fold out double sided poster is included with the book 52 Yu Gi Oh Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide The Thousand Rule Bible ISBN 4 08 782134 X This is a rule book and strategy guide for the Junior and Shin Expert rules This also has a Q amp A related to certain cards and the book comes with the multiply card Yu Gi Oh Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Card Catalog The Valuable Book This is a collection of card catalogues Volume 1 ISBN 4 08 782764 X Volume 2 ISBN 4 08 782041 6 Volume 3 ISBN 4 08 782135 8 Volume 4 ISBN 4 08 782047 5 Volume 5 ISBN 4 08 782053 X Yu Gi Oh Monster Duel Official Handbook by Michael Anthony Steele ISBN 0 439 65101 8 Published by Scholastic Press A guide book to Yu Gi Oh cards and characters Yu Gi Oh Enter the Shadow Realm Mighty Champions by Jeff O Hare ISBN 0 439 67191 4 Published by Scholastic Press A book with puzzles and games related to Yu Gi Oh Films Four animated films based on the franchise have been released Yu Gi Oh 1999 Based on the Toei animated series the thirty minute movie revolves around a boy named Shōgo Aoyama who is targeted by Seto Kaiba after obtaining a powerful rare card the legendary Red Eyes Black Dragon The movie was released by Toei Company in theaters on March 6 1999 and on VHS on November 21 1999 53 Yu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light Main article Yu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light Yu Gi Oh The Movie Pyramid of Light often referred to as simply Yu Gi Oh The Movie was first released in North America on August 13 2004 The movie was developed specifically for Western audiences by 4Kids based on the overwhelming success of the Yu Gi Oh franchise in the United States Warner Bros distributed the film in most English speaking countries Its characters are from the Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters anime In the movie which takes place following the Battle City arc Yugi faces Anubis the Egyptian God of the Dead An extended uncut Japanese version of the movie premiered in special screenings in Japan on November 3 2004 under the title Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters Pyramid of Light The movie was then aired on TV Tokyo on January 2 2005 Attendees of the movie during its premiere United States or Japan got 1 of 4 free Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game cards The cards were Pyramid of Light Sorcerer of Dark Magic Blue Eyes Shining Dragon and Watapon The Home Video Release also gave out one of the free cards with an offer to get all four cards by mail though the promotion ended in December 2004 In Australia New Zealand Germany and the United Kingdom free promotional cards were also given out however they were given out at all screenings of the movie and not just the premiere Yu Gi Oh Bonds Beyond Time Main article Yu Gi Oh Bonds Beyond Time 10th Anniversary Yu Gi Oh Movie Super Fusion Bonds that Transcend Time is a 3 D film released on January 23 2010 in Japan The film was released in North America by 4Kids on February 26 2011 under the name Yu Gi Oh 3D Bonds Beyond Time with additional footage where it also received an encore screening in Japan 54 The movie celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first NAS series as opposed to the anniversary of the manga and features an original storyline involving Yugi Mutou Jaden Yuki from Yu Gi Oh GX and Yusei Fudo from Yu Gi Oh 5D s fighting against a new enemy named Paradox 55 It was first teased with short animations featured at the start of episodes of Yu Gi Oh 5D s during episodes 65 92 The film was released on Blu ray Disc and DVD in July 2011 with the UK release by Manga Entertainment being the first bilingual release of the franchise since the Uncut Yu Gi Oh DVDs 56 Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of Dimensions Main article Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of Dimensions 4K Media announced that a new film was in development in Japan celebrating Yu Gi Oh s 20th anniversary 57 The film features an original story by Kazuki Takahashi set six months after the events of the manga 58 depicting a duel between Yugi and Kaiba 59 as well as a new adversary citation needed The film was released on April 23 2016 in Japan 60 and had an international release in late 2016 58 The film released on DVD and Blu ray on March 8 2017 in Japan and included the two part manga prequel called Yu Gi Oh Transcend Game 61 The film was released in the United States on January 27 2017 and was made available on DVD and Blu ray on June 27 2017 Spinoffs Yu Gi Oh GX Main article Yu Gi Oh GX Yu Gi Oh GX known in Japan as Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters GX is the first spin off anime series produced by NAS which ran for 180 episodes from October 6 2004 and March 26 2008 Taking place a few years after the events of Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters the series follows a boy named Jaden Yuki as he attends a Duel Academy built by Seto Kaiba in the hopes of becoming the next Duel King Like the previous seasons 4Kids Entertainment licensed the series outside Japan and aired it in North America between October 10 2005 and July 12 2008 though episodes 157 180 were not dubbed A manga adaptation by Naoyuki Kageyama was serialized in Shueisha s V Jump magazine between December 17 2005 and March 19 2011 The manga differs from that of the anime featuring new storylines and monsters as well as some personality changes in some of the characters The series is published in North America by Viz Media Yu Gi Oh 5D s Main article Yu Gi Oh 5D s Yu Gi Oh 5D s is the second main spin off series also taking place in the 2000 universe which aired for 154 episodes between April 2 2008 and March 30 2011 It was later licensed by 4Kids and aired in North America between September 13 2008 and September 10 2011 This series focuses around a motorcycling duelist named Yusei Fudo and introduces new concepts such as Turbo Duels duels which take place upon motorbikes called Duel Runners and Synchro Monsters which were also added to the real life trading card game A manga adaptation by Masahiro Hikokubo and Satou Masashi began serialization in V Jump from August 2009 and like the GX manga differs from the anime in storyline and characterization The manga is also published in North America by Viz Media Yu Gi Oh Zexal Main article Yu Gi Oh Zexal Yu Gi Oh Zexal is the third main spin off series which aired in Japan between April 11 2011 and March 23 2014 which aired for 146 episodes 62 The first series aired between April 11 2011 and September 24 2012 The story revolves around a boy named Yuma Tsukumo who joined by an interstellar being known as Astral must gather the 100 Numbers cards that make up his memory The series adds yet another monster type Xyz Monsters which were added to the trading card game 4Kids licensed the series and began airing the series in North America on The CW s Toonzai block from October 15 2011 63 64 65 66 After a legal battle with TV Tokyo and NAS caused 4Kids to file for bankruptcy Konami received the rights to the series The series aired on Saban s Vortexx block with production done by 4K Media Inc 67 A second series titled Yu Gi Oh Zexal II aired in Japan between October 7 2012 and March 23 2014 68 The manga adaptation written by Shin Yoshida and illustrated by Naoto Miyashi began serialization in the extended February 2011 issue of Shueisha s V Jump magazine released on December 18 2010 69 Yu Gi Oh Arc V Main article Yu Gi Oh Arc V Yu Gi Oh Arc V is the fourth main spin off series which aired for 148 episodes between April 6 2014 and March 26 2017 following Yu Gi Oh Zexal The series focuses on a new protagonist Yuya Sakaki who participates in the world of Action Duels in which enhanced Solid Vision systems give substance to monsters and environments The series introduces Pendulum Monsters and Pendulum Summoning which were added to the trading card game 70 Yu Gi Oh VRAINS Main article Yu Gi Oh VRAINS Yu Gi Oh VRAINS is the fifth main spin off series which aired for 120 episodes between May 10 2017 and September 25 2019 following Yu Gi Oh Arc V The series follows a new protagonist named Yusaku Fujiki who engages in duels on a virtual world under the alias Playmaker determined to take down an elusive group of hackers known as the Knights of Hanoi The series introduces Link Monsters which are also added to the trading card game 71 72 Yu Gi Oh Sevens Main article Yu Gi Oh Sevens On July 21 2019 it was announced that a new anime spinoff would premiere sometime in 2020 73 On December 21 2019 the title of the series was revealed to be Yu Gi Oh Sevens in addition to staff and casting It premiered on April 4 2020 For the first time since the 1998 Yu Gi Oh series the anime will not be animated by Gallop with Bridge taking over as head studio in animation production 74 Yu Gi Oh Go Rush Main article Yu Gi Oh Go Rush On December 18 2021 it was announced that a new anime spinoff titled Yu Gi Oh Go Rush would premiere on April 3 2022 75 76 Trading card game A group of young men playing the Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game Main article Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game The Yu Gi Oh Trading Card Game is a Japanese collectible card battle game developed and published by Konami Based on the Duel Monsters concept from the original manga series the game sees players using a combination of monsters spells and traps to defeat their opponent First launched in Japan in 1999 the game has received various changes over the years such as the inclusion of new monster types to coincide with the release of new anime series In 2011 Guinness World Records called it the top selling trading card game in history with 25 2 billion cards sold worldwide 77 As of January 2021 update the game is estimated to have sold about 35 billion cards worldwide and grossed over 1 trillion 78 79 9 64 billion 80 Video games Main article List of Yu Gi Oh video games There are several video games based on the Yu Gi Oh franchise which are published by Konami the majority of which are based on the trading card game and some based on other games that appeared in the manga Aside from various games released for consoles and handheld systems arcade machines known as Duel Terminals have been released which are compatible with certain cards in the trading card game Outside of Konami s titles Yugi appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games Jump Super Stars Jump Ultimate Stars and Jump Force 81 82 ReceptionThe manga has sold 40 million copies 83 In December 2002 Shonen Jump received the ICv2 Award for Comic Product of the Year due to its unprecedented sales numbers and its successfully connecting comics to both the television medium and the Yu Gi Oh collectible card game one of the top CCG games of the year 84 In August 2008 TV Tokyo reported that over 18 billion Yu Gi Oh cards had been sold worldwide 85 By 2011 it had sold 25 2 billion cards worldwide 77 John Jakala of Anime News Network reviewed the Yu Gi Oh manga in 2003 as part of reviewing the U S Shonen Jump Jakala said that while the commercials for the second series anime made the anime appear completely uninteresting the comic is unexpectedly dark and moody Jakala added that at one moment the series reminded me of Neil Gaiman s work Yugi finds himself drawn into a magical world of ancient forces where there are definite rules that must be obeyed Jakala concluded that the fact the series uses games as plot devices opens up a lot of story possibilities and that he feared that the series had the potential to simply devolve into a tie in for the popular card game 86 Jason Thompson the editor of the English version of the manga ranked Yu Gi Oh as number three of his five personal favorite series to edit stating that he thinks the story is actually pretty solid for a shonen manga and that you can tell it was written by an older man because of the obsession with death and what might come after death which dominates the final story arc enjoying all the RPG and card gaming terminology found within the series 8 Lisa Takeuchi Cullen argued that the manga series started to garner more popularity among Japanese children with the second series because of its somewhat dark story lines leggy girls and terrifying monsters Cullen speculated that the series was not popular among Japanese parents due to it being more intended for teenagers than the young kids that make up the audience for franchises such as Pokemon 87 Yu Gi Oh was used by Bandai as part of their Candy Toy toyline 88 89 90 References a b The Official Website for Yu Gi Oh Viz Media Archived from the original on August 21 2017 Retrieved October 28 2017 Yu Gi Oh Series synopsis from the official Yu Gi Oh Site www yugioh com Archived from the original on August 2 2017 Yu Gi Oh Japanese Volume 36 Foreword 2004 Kazuki Takahashi Yu Gi Oh Duelist Volume 9 Foreword Viz Media Shonen Jump Volume 2 Issue 8 August 2004 VIZ Media 140 Takeuchi Cullen Lisa I ve Always Been Obsessed With Games Time Asia Archived from the original on July 2 2002 Retrieved November 13 2018 In a game the player becomes the hero The main character Yugi is a weak and childish boy who becomes a hero when he plays games 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