Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Base Info
Original Name	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Original Work Format	Manga
Original Work Writer	Kazuki Takahashi
Adapted Format	Anime, Games
Region	Japan

Yu-Gi-Oh! (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王) is a manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, with derivative works such as animation and games.

Background

In 1996, the Yu-Gi-Oh manga began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

In 1998, Bandai launched a trading card game based on "M&W" (Magic & Wizard), the in-universe game that appeared in the original manga. It was released using Bandai's card vending machines. Until Bandai lost the copyrights of Yu-Gi-Oh in 1999, a total of 3 card decks were released, with a total of about 200 types of cards. The style and rules of the card are relatively simple.

On December 16, 1998, Konami released the game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters on the Game Boy.

In 1999, Konami obtained the copyrights of the game and named it "Official Card Game" (OCG for short) in Asia, and formulated a series of game rules. When the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga were introduced into North America, the OCG was renamed "Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game" and its corresponding English version was released.

History

Yu-Gi-Oh tells the story of a high school student named Yugi Muto and his friends. Yugi gains new powers after completing the "Millennium Puzzle" left in Egypt, and turns into "Yami Yugi". and this character punishes evil and promotes good by playing various games. Among these games, a game called "Magic & Wizard" (M&W) is popular with readers. Since the middle of the comics, Takahashi has been creating the game based on this. The anime Yu-Gi-Oh! DM is also based on this.

M&W (called "Duel Monsters" in Yu-Gi-Oh DM) is a very popular collectible card game in-universe. The card effect of this game can be released by 3D projection. It is presented as a dueling table in the manga, and evolved into a dueling arena in the anime. Later, Seto Kaiba improved it and replaced it with a portable device, which is the "Duel Disk" we have been seeing since then.

"Magic & Wizard" (M&W) in the early stage of the original work is actually a game greatly influenced by tactical role-playing games (TRPG). It is subtly different from the later mature real card version not only in terms of rules, but also in fundamental concepts. Although it is often briefly summarized by players as the initial rules are not perfect, in fact, the M&W rules in the early stage of the original work are more complicated from a certain point of view, including monster attribute restraint and race restraint (even the same race has different branches and internal restraints, such as the Magician series being divided into Black, White, and Fantasy Magicians), complex field effects, and common attribute elements of RPG such as growth and evasion value. (The king also added various physical and chemical means to evolve the mouth.) Players are set as wizards who use magic (traps are also magic at first) and summon monsters.

From DM all the way to 5D's, monsters are displayed through stereoscopic projection. In ZEXAL, the pictures are presented in the D-view mirror (AR glasses) through AR technology. In ARC-V, due to the development of physical projection technology, people can sit on Duel Monsters for action duels, and in VRAINS, duels are all carried out in cyberspace.

"Duels" (デュエル) are the theme of the Yu-Gi-Oh series, and it is also the mainstream culture in lore. Card duels are turn-based, and those who fight are called "Duelists". In this kind of duel, the duelists on both sides will wear a portable card table called "Duel Disk". By drawing cards from the prepared decks, the effects on the cards are activated, and the monsters on the cards are summoned to attack the opponent. Duelists try to reduce their opponent's health to zero to win.

In Takahashi's design, M&W is just an important game, the main character's fighting method, and in the anime, card duels are more closely related to the survival of the entire world. Especially since 5D's, dueling has become the root of people's survival.

In the first part, due to the magical power of the Millennium Items, ordinary games can be turned into Shadow Games, so that playing games/cards can really kill people.

In this world, there are a lot of training schools related to card dueling, duel competitions with high bonuses, and of course criminal groups that steal or counterfeit cards, and since 5D's, because people can directly print cards, these criminal groups are gradually being replaced by large and small organizations that want to create terror or destroy the world.

The original Yu-Gi-Oh! mainly takes place in the fictional Domino City, somewhere in Japan, where Yugi lives with his friends, and GX also inherits this lore. However, since 5D's, the time span has become infinitely long, and everything except the duel cards has nothing to do with the original lore (the 5DS borrowing the theater version is a little light).

Development

In Asia, Konami distributes the "Official Card Game" (OCG) in Yu-Gi-Oh, and formulated a series of game rules.

• In Chinese territories:
  • Mainland China: Before 2020, the OCG did not officially enter Mainland China. It is relatively difficult and expensive to purchase Yu-Gi-Oh OCG cards in Mainland China. Due to the promotion of the anime and manga (mainly anime), audiences will try to find Related products, so piracy is rampant. Among them, the most well-known is ZZ Juvenile Hall, referred to as ZCG, which specializes in printing a large number of pirated fake cards (most of the pirated fake cards use TV effects, and a small part is secondary creation based on TV performance effects), although the overall quality is not as good as Konami's OCG, TCG, but its products are widely favored because of their low prices. In addition, except for the limited Chinese cards of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician and their Taiwanese Traditional Chinese version, all other Chinese cards are fake cards. ZZ Junior Hall has printed various original cards, such as Oliha Gang Tianshen Dang, Millennium Artifact, Absolute Magic Holy Barrier, Ultimate Magic Holy Barrier, Dark Lord, infinite, with unlimited attack/defense power, ∞, etc. The influence of ZCG has declined in recent years. In 2020, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG (Japanese version), represented by Shanghai Yingdie, was officially approved to enter mainland China, and Konami stated that it plans to implement a simplified Chinese version.
  • In Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG has a long history of release in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. Many players from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions have participated in the World Championship, and some players have won the championship. Konami released the traditional Chinese version in 2014 and was represented by MTG Mint Card Ltd (Hong Kong) and Jugang Yanghang (Taiwan), but it has been discontinued due to sales issues.
  • The game is also released in Korea.

• In Europe and the United States, since Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG for short) was named after the introduction of Yu-Gi-Oh! text version. These cards that are exclusive to Europe and the United States but not released in Japan are called "TCG-exclusive".

• Although OCG and TCG belong to the same company's products, some cards have changed pictures and texts due to differences in religion and values, such as crosses, angels, demons, goat horns, pentagrams, hexagrams, the taboo of the word "death", etc. (For details, please refer to the naming method of the Shadow card group). Among them, the English version is particularly strict, while the Portuguese version has no restrictions on the names of angels and demons. In addition, some texts and pictures involving bloody, violent, and exposed have also been modified. For some dew points (TCG specifically targets girls' chests and lower body pictures), some of the scary cards will be rendered even more terrifying when TCG handles them; At the same time, some of the TCG pictures are getting more and more frustrated, such as Dark Magician Girl, the Harpie, Traptrix, and Tyrant series, Dramatic Rescue, Goddess of Whim, Taunt, Tragedy, Soul of the Pure, etc.
  • The specific measures include: adding bodysuits for modesty, censoring big breasts, or removing or changing some ordinary things when it comes to terrorist religious factors. There is also removal of weapons, sexual innuendo, blood, violence, and more.

The cards released by the OCG would be registered in the TCG after a certain period of time, and the unique cards released by the TCG would be registered in the OCG in the EXTRA PACK every September to complete the confluence.

Manga

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1996)

The original manga was drawn by Japanese manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, and is adapted for TV animation and games accordingly. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996 and ended in March 2004. The single book has 38 volumes and a total of 343 chapters, telling the story of Yugi Muto and his friends. The manga has a global circulation of more than 38 million. After the main line of Duel Monsters in the later stage, the characters are typical shonen manga archetypes.

The anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters produced later is slightly different from the manga. While reducing and softening some of the manga's bloody and violent scenes, some games that have appeared during the period have been changed into Duel Monsters.

Yu-Gi-Oh! R

The manga was created by Kazuki Takahashi, and illustrated by Akira Ito. Serialized in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine from 2004 to 2007. It takes place after the end of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. Yugi Muto now battles against the holder of the "Three Evil Gods" in order to rescue the kidnapped Kyoko and friends. It has a total of 44 chapters, and was released as 5 volumes in a single book.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

The GX manga is based on the anime of the same name. The author is one of Kazuki Takahashi's apprentices, Naoko Kageyama. Its setting and plot are different from the anime and is set in a different world from that of the anime. It tells the experience of Jaden Yuki, a student of the Duel Academy.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

The manga version of 5D's is adapted from the anime of the same name. The author was Masashi Sato, and it was written by Masahiro Hikokubo. Serialized in V-Jump from 2009 to 2015. Its setting and plot are different from the anime and is set in a different world from that of the anime. It tells the story of the duelist Yusei Fudo from Shindo City who participates in the "D1GP" racing competition, and thus enters the duel dragon ritual that has been handed down since ancient times.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

The manga version of Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL is adapted from the anime of the same name. The author was Naohito Miyoshi, and it was written by Shin Yoshida. Serialized in V-Jump from 2010 to 2015. The initial setting and plot are basically the same as the anime (the details are slightly different), but it ends around Chapter 9. The story diverts starting from Chapter 10. No. Cards fill a part in this manga.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

The Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V manga is adapted from the anime of the same name. The author is Naohito Miyoshi, it was written by Shin Yoshida, and Masahiro Hikokubo is responsible for the duel composition. Serialized in Shueisha's V-Jump in 2015. Its setting and plot are different from the anime and is set in a different world from that of the anime, telling the story of the mysterious duelist Yuya Sakaki.

The Strongest Duelist Yuya!!

A short manga featuring the ARC-V characters in chibi style. It featured the original card Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game

Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game is the follow-up to the original 1996 manga by Kazuki Takahashi. It is a story related to the 2016 movie Yu-Gi-Oh: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, published in Weekly Shonen JUMP 2016, issues 19 and 20. It is a serialization of Part 1 and Part 2 of the movie. It depicts Seto Kaiba's development inspection of the Duel Links, and the story of encountering the mysterious girl Sera.

Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS: Luke! Explosive Supremacy Legend!

A manga written by Masahiro Hikokubo and illustrated by Sugie Tasuku. It focuses on the character Luke.

Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS: My Invention Academy

A chibi manga illustrated by Megumi Sasaki.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel LP

A manga that uses the original protagonist and follows the rules of Rush Duel.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!

The manga is written by Nao Sugita, based on the anime of the same name.

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures is a spin-off manga of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime series. It is a new manga from the perspective of the OCG brought by Masashi Sato, who was the original author of the Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's manga.

As the name suggests, the rules used in this game, the structure of the character's deck and the way of using cards refer to the common structure of the real OCG.

Some of the characters in this work come from the Nintendo 3DS game Yu-Gi-Oh - Duel Monsters: The Strongest Card Battle!. This manga can be regarded as a supplement and continuation of the game's story.

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories

Anime

Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV Asahi)

The original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime was produced by Toei Animation and broadcast on Japan's TV Asahi on April 4, 1998. There are 27 episodes in total, and it ended on October 10, 1998.
The plot ends at the dark RPG chapter, which is in the true sense, the first Yu-Gi-Oh anime.
It never aired in the West, and it is referred to as "Season 0" by overseas fans.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Duel Monsters was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 18, 2000 to September 29, 2004, with a total of 224 episodes. The second part in the sense. The animation starts from the DEATH-T chapter of the manga (the end of one episode) until the end, in which the anime's production team modified a part of the script, making the plot different from the original in some details, and created a part of the plot.
Starting from this, the anime is produced by Gallop.
This anime did air in the West on various channels like Kids' WB and 4KidsTV.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

GX was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Japan from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, with a total of 180 episodes, telling the three-year experience of Jaden Yuki in the Duel Academy. The third in a sense.
GX is short for Generation Next, and it is positioned as the sequel to Duel Monsters.
Starting from this issue, Kazuki Takahashi only serves as the original work, and participate in the original work of the characters, but does not participate in writing.
Although generally referred to as simply GX, the title of the anime still has "Duel Monsters"

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

5D's was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Japan from April 2, 2008 to March 30, 2011. It has 154 episodes. It tells the story of the struggle of Yusei Fudo from the bottom in the strict Shindo City. The fourth in a sense.
5D's is short for 5 Dragons. It was an innovative work in various senses, causing a lot of discussion among new and old players.
From 5D's onward, anime titles will no longer have "Duel Monsters" in them.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

ZEXAL was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Japan from April 11, 2011 to March 23, 2014, with a total of 146 episodes. It tells the story of Yuma Tsukumo and the mysterious lifeform Astral, who collect the No.Cards (Astral's memories).
It is divided into two seasons (the first season is episodes 1 to 73 (including extras), and the second season is episodes 74 to 146), and the plot has been well received since. The fifth series in a sense.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

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

ARC-V was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2014 to March 26, 2017, with a total of 148 episodes, telling the story of Yuya Sakaki, who is determined to become a professional duelist.
As the first original author Kazuki Takahashi in the series, only the name of the original work is retained, and there is no original role for the role and does not participate in production.

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

VRAINS was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Japan from May 10, 2017 to September 25, 2019. It tells the story of a city that is closely connected with reality in the VR world, surrounding the mysterious electronic life form "Ignis", and the stories that happened to the hacker Yusaku Fujiki in high school.
In March 2017, Kazuki Takahashi revealed on his Instagram that the character design of the work was entirely in charge of the animation team.

Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS

SEVENS was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Japan from April 4, 2020 to March 27, 2022. It has 92 episodes. It tells the story of Yuga Odo, a fifth-grade elementary school student in Goha City, who opened up his own "king road".
It is the seventh generation of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime series, the eighth in the sense, and also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the anime series. This work was made by Bridge Company and used different character designers, and Takahashi is no longer named.

Yu-Gi-Oh GO RUSH!!

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh GO RUSH!!

Movies

Yu-Gi-Oh! True Red-Eyes Black Dragon

Yu-Gi-Oh! Red-Eyed Black Dragon was released in Japan on March 6, 1999. It was the very first Yu-Gi-Oh movie, produced by Toei Animation, which revolves around the rare card "Red-Eyed Black Dragon" obtained by Shogo Aoyama. The game with the story of Seahorse et al.

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Pyramid of Light

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pyramid of Light premiered in Japan on August 13, 2004. It tells the story of Yugi Muto (Yami Yugi) and others facing the legendary enemy, "King of Light".

Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time

Bonds Beyond Time premiered in Japan on January 23, 2010, re-released in Japan on February 26, 2011, and premiered in the United States and other regions. It commemorates the tenth anniversary of the anime series. The plot is in line with the main line of Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, telling the story of Yugi Muto, Jaden Yuki, and Yusei Fudo facing the mysterious duelist "Paradox" who travels through time and space and wants to destroy Duel Monsters.

Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS

Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS premiered in Japan on April 23, 2016. This movie marks the 20th anniversary of the manga, telling the story of Seto Kaiba, Yugi Muto and a boy named Aigami, who comes from Yu-Gi-Oh: Transcend Game. Kazuki Takahashi resolved some unexplained issues left over from the manga in this movie. Since most of the audience watched the anime, they don't know much about the manga, so there may be problems in perception.

Video games

Title	Platform	Release Date
Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters	Game Boy	December 16, 1998
Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters 2	Game Boy Color	July 8, 1999
Yu-Gi-Oh Monster Capsule GB	Game Boy	April 13, 2000
Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters 3	Game Boy Color	July 13, 2000
Yu-Gi-Oh: Dungeon Dice Monsters	Game Boy Advance	March 21, 2001

Card games

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel

See also

• Cardfight!! Vanguard