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{{Nihongo|'''''Yu-Gi-Oh!'''''|遊☆戯☆王|Yūgiō|lit. "Game King" or "King Of Games"}} is a ]ese ] created by ]. It has spawned a franchise that includes multiple ] shows, a ] and numerous video games. Most of the incarnations of the franchise involve the fictional trading card game called '']'' (originally known as ''Magic & Wizards''), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters". The '']'' is the real world counterpart to this fictional game on which it is loosely based. {{Nihongo|'''''Yu-Gi-Oh!'''''|遊☆戯☆王|Yū Gi Ō|{{lit|Game King}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese ] series written and illustrated by ]. It was serialized in ]'s '']'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The manga follows ], a young boy with an affinity for games, who solves the ancient Millennium Puzzle. Yugi becomes host to a gambling alter-ego or spirit who solves his conflicts with various games. As the manga progresses, the focus largely shifts to the ] ''Duel Monsters'' (originally known as ''Magic & Wizards''), where opposing players "duel" one another in mock battles of fantasy monsters.


The manga series has spawned a ] that includes multiple spin-off manga, ] series, video games, and a real-world card game, the ], based on the fictional ''Duel Monsters'' game. The first anime series adaptation, simply titled '']'' and produced by ], aired from April to October 1998, while the second one, '']'', produced by ] and animated by ], aired from April 2000 to September 2004.
==Story==
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' tells the tale of Yugi, a shorter-than-average high school student who was given the fragmented pieces of an ancient ]ian artifact, the Millennium Puzzle, by his grandfather. Upon reassembling the Puzzle, he is possessed by another personality who is later revealed to be the spirit of a 3,000-year-old Pharaoh (5,000-years-old in the English anime) called Atem, with no memory of his own time. As the story goes on, the two of them (together with Yugi's friends), try to find the secret of the Pharaoh's lost memories and his name, with the Duel Monsters card game being an ever prevalent backdrop or plot device.


''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' has become one of the ] of all time.
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', set 10 years after the first series, was not as popular as the first series. It follows the story of ] (Judai Yuko in the Japanese version), a talented young duelist who is given the card "Winged Kuriboh" by the now-adult Yugi before Jaden's admission to Duel Academy (Duel Academia in the Japanese version), an ] boarding school established by Seto Kaiba. Jaden (who receives low marks in his admission tests), is placed in the Slifer Red dormitory (Osiris Red), which is reserved for students with the lowest grades. The story goes on as Jaden faces challenges from different students in Duel Academy. He later finds himself entangled in a conflict related to the hidden secrets of the academy.


==Plot==
''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds'' is set in a distant future where the residents of the poverty-stricken town called Satellite provide the manpower to sustain a utopia called New Domino City (Neo Domino City in the Japanese version), a futuristic version of the fictional Japanese metropolis called Domino City where some of the events of the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' took place. The story centers around five characters known as Signers, who have birthmarks bearing one part of a monster called the Crimson Dragon (which saved the world in the past, by sealing demons known as the Earthbound Immortals into the earth as the ]). The main character, named Yusei Fudo, is a Signer. Each Signer has a unique dragon monster. In later episodes, they fight Dark Signers—duelists who try to revive the Earthbound cards.There is also a whole hentai series where akiza gets raped by crow.
{{see also|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters{{!}}List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' characters}}
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' follows ], a timid young boy who is frequently bullied. Yugi has an affinity for games and, at the beginning of the series, is solving the {{nihongo|Millennium Puzzle|千年パズル|Sennen Pazuru}}, an ]ian artifact, hoping that it will grant him his wish of making friends. Yugi eventually completes the Puzzle, causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or any of his friends is threatened, the spirit, briefly possessing Yugi, challenges the antagonist to {{nihongo|Shadow Games|闇のゲーム|Yami no Gēmu|lit. "Game of Darkness"}} that reveal that person's true nature, with the loser often being subjected to an adverse {{nihongo|Penalty Game|]|Batsu Gēmu}}. Yugi and his friends gradually become aware of the spirit's existence, referring to him as the "other Yugi".


As the series progresses, Yugi and his friends learn that the spirit is actually that of a nameless ] of Ancient Egypt, who had lost his memories after being sealed inside the Puzzle. 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 those who wield the other {{nihongo|Millennium Items|千年アイテム|Sennen Aitemu}} and the dark power of the Shadow Games.
The early chapters of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' feature a variety of different games; but from the Duelist Kingdom arc onwards, the focus is shifted to a card game called ''Duel Monsters''. Duel Monsters is played using a holographic image system created by Seto Kaiba (following his first match with Yugi). In the manga and first series anime, these were initially performed on tables, using holographic tubes, while the second series anime uses huge holographic fields. Starting with the Battle City arc, (as well as the series that followed), duels are performed using portable Duel Disks, invented by Seto Kaiba, which allows duels to happen anywhere.


==Characters== ==Development==
In the initial planning stages of the manga, Takahashi had wanted to draw a horror manga.<ref>{{cite book|author=Takahashi, Kazuki|author-link=Kazuki Takahashi|title=Foreword|series=Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World|date=January 2, 2007|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-4215-0694-4|page=1|volume=5}}</ref> Although the end result was a manga about games, 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.<ref>{{cite book|author=Takahashi, Kazuki|author-link=Kazuki Takahashi|title=Foreword|series=Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-4215-0052-2|page=1|volume=9}}</ref>
{{Main|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters}}
The main characters of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (all anime, manga and movies except ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'') are ] (spelled Yugi Muto in the English anime), a shy, pure-hearted high school student and gaming expert who possesses an ancient Egyptian relic called the ]. Another character is named the Nameless Pharaoh (Namonaki Pharaoh in Japanese) or ] (also known as Yami, "the other Yugi" and eventually "Atem"; the latter is his real name, revealed only near the end of the series), a darker personality held in the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi's best friends, ] (Joey Wheeler), ] (Téa Gardner) and ] (Tristan Taylor) are also primary characters, as well as Yugi's main rival, ].


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.<ref name="SJVolume2Issue8InterviewPage140">{{cite journal|title=Interview: Kazuki Takahashi (part 2)|journal=]|date=August 2004|volume=2|issue=8|page=140|publisher=]}}</ref>
The main character of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' is ] (Judai Yuki in the Japanese versions), an energetic boy who possesses great talents in ''Duel Monsters''. He can also communicate with the spirits of certain cards.


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.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cullen|first=Lisa Takeuchi|date=December 18, 2002|title='I've Always Been Obsessed With Games'|url=http://www.time.com/time/interactive/multimedia/takahashi_int/frameset.exclude.html|url-status=dead|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020702174238/http://www.time.com/time/interactive/multimedia/takahashi_int/frameset.exclude.html|archive-date=July 2, 2002|access-date=November 13, 2018|quote=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. As far as the manga story goes, I think all kids dream of henshin if you combine the "yu" in Yugi and the "jo" in Jounouchi Yujo translates to friendship in English, }}</ref>
The main character of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' is Satellite resident Yusei Fudo, a genius duelist and Signer (this is whom the story centers around). His rival is another Signer named Jack Atlas, who betrayed Yusei and his friends in order to get out of Satellite. Other important characters are Rex Goodwin, who leads an organization seeking to revive the Crimson Dragon, ], another Signer and psychic duelist who suffers from a split personality, and the twin siblings Luna and Leo, the former of which is also a Signer.


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 to make the story about cards.<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8">{{cite journal|title=Yugi's Early Days – An Exclusive Interview with Kazuki Takahashi!|url=https://archive.today/20240914211849/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DhgAAOSwBbVi~8Es/s-l1600.webp|journal=]|date=September 2004|volume=2|issue=9|page=8|publisher=]}}</ref>
The Duel Monsters themselves (as the primary battle agents in the series' card duels), come into play as characters from time to time, especially Kuriboh, Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Jinzo, and the Ojama Trio. Generally, Duel Monsters like the ], The Legendary Dragons, the ] and the Five Dragons of 5D's are of much greater importance to the various storylines rather than other Duel Monsters.


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."<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8" />
==Media==
===Manga===
==== Yu-Gi-Oh! ====
The {{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh!''|遊☆戯☆王|Yūgiō}} manga ran from 1996 to March 8, 2004. It was created by ], and was one of the most popular titles featured in ]'s '']''. The manga initially focuses on ], as he uses games designed by Pegasus to fight various ]s. Yugi also gets into misadventures with his friends ], ] and ]. The plot starts out fairly episodic and includes only three instances of ''Magic and Wizards'' in the first seven volumes. In the eighth volume, the Duelist Kingdom arc starts, making the plot shift to a ''Duel Monsters''-centered universe.


The editor of the English version, ], 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 ] 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.<ref name="Comixologyinterview">{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|date=May 22, 2008|title=To All the Manga I've Edited Before|url=https://pulllist.comixology.com/articles/63/To-All-the-Manga-Ive-Edited-Before|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208065514/https://pulllist.comixology.com/articles/63/To-All-the-Manga-Ive-Edited-Before|archive-date=2015-12-08|access-date=2024-09-14|website=]}}</ref> In a 2004 interview, the editors of the United States ''Shonen Jump'' mentioned that Americans were surprised when reading the stories in the first seven volumes, as they had not appeared on television as a part of the '']'' anime. Takahashi added "The story is quite violent, isn't it? ''''"<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8" />
The editors were Yoshihisa Heishi and Hisao Shimada. Kazuki Takahashi credits Toshimasa Takahashi in the "Special Thanks" column.<ref>''Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World'' Volume 7. ]. 218.</ref>


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".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dornemann|first=Emlyn|date=March 18, 2019|title=Anime Censorship in the 90s and Early 2000s {{!}} Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|url=http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200236/http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|archive-date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 8, 2019|website=CBLDF}}</ref>
The English version of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga is released in the ] and ] by ] in both the '']'' magazine and in individual ]s. The original Japanese character names are kept for most of the characters (Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda, for instance), while the English names are used for a minor number of characters (e.g. ]) and for the ''Duel Monsters'' cards. Although it is published in its original right-to-left format, the manga is largely unedited.


The Japanese title, {{nihongo||遊戯王|Yūgiō}}, stylized as {{nihongo|"Yu-Gi-Oh!"|遊☆戯☆王}}, translates into English as "Game King". {{nihongo||遊戯|Yūgi}} 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 "]" are based on the word {{nihongo||友情|yūjō|"friendship"}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Yu-Gi-Oh!|last=Thompson|first=Jason|website=]|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2022|quote=Even Jonouchi, a tough guy in school who's Yugi's future best friend, teases him in the first chapter before eventually his bromantic heart melts and they become best buddies. (The yu from Yugi and the jô from Jonouchi equals yujô, "friendship".|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531201104/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25|url-status=live}}</ref> ''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 ] card titled {{nihongo|"''Yūjō Yu-jyo''"|友情 YU-JYO||"Yu-Jo Friendship"}}.
The translators of the English manga are Anita Sengupta (for volumes 1-7, and ] 1) and Joe Yamazaki (for ] 2-24 and Millennium World). Some content was revised in later printings of earlier volumes.<ref>]''. ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Volume 1. '']''. Fourth Printing. September 2004. 30, 107, 116, and 186.</ref><ref>]''. ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Volume 1 Collector's Edition. '']''. 30, 107, 116, and 186.</ref>


==Media==
Viz released volumes 1 through 7 of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga under its original title. The ] and ] arcs are released under the title; ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist'', while the Egypt arc is released as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World''. As of the December 2007 issue, the series has come to a close, after a long five year run in the pages of Shonen Jump, America.
===Manga===
{{main|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! chapters{{!}}List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' chapters}}
Written and illustrated by ], ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' was serialized in ]'s ] magazine '']'' from September 17, 1996, to March 8, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『遊☆戯☆王』高橋和希先生が描く短期集中連載『THE COMIQ』が週刊少年ジャンプ46号(10/15発売)より掲載決定!!|url=https://www.shonenjump.com/j/2018/10/10/181010thecomiq_001.html|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421204223/https://www.shonenjump.com/j/2018/10/10/181010thecomiq_001.html|archive-date=April 21, 2021|language=ja|date=October 10, 2018|quote={{lang|ja|『遊☆戯☆王』(著:高橋和希)について「週刊少年ジャンプ」1996年42号（1996年9月17日発売）から2004年15号（2004年3月8日発売）まで連載}}|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2004年15号|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/15.html|website=Pop Web Jump|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206005424/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/15.html|archive-date=February 6, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty-eight {{Transliteration|ja|]}} volumes, released from March 4, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872311-2&mode=1|script-title=ja:遊·戯·王 1|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|language=Japanese|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609235049/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872311-2&mode=1}}</ref> to June 4, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873626-5&mode=1|script-title=ja:遊·戯·王 38|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|language=Japanese|archive-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205122945/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873626-5&mode=1}}</ref> Shueisha republished its chapters in twenty-two {{Transliteration|ja|]}} volumes from April 18, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:集英社文庫 (コミック版) 遊☆戯☆王 1|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-618574-5|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706113047/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-618574-5|url-status=live}}</ref> to March 18, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:集英社文庫 (コミック版) 遊☆戯☆王 22|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-618595-0|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706112800/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-618595-0|url-status=live}}</ref>


In North America, the manga was licensed by ]. The company started publishing it in its '']'' magazine from November 2002 to November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Shounen Jump Exposed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-30/shounen-jump-exposed|website=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|date=July 30, 2002|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922090839/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-30/shounen-jump-exposed|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=SJ Runs Yu-Gi-Oh's End, Slam Dunk's Debut, Naruto's Origin|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-05/sj-runs-yu-gi-oh%27s-end-slam-dunk-debut-naruto-origin|website=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|date=November 5, 2007|archive-date=December 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225210532/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-05/sj-runs-yu-gi-oh%27s-end-slam-dunk-debut-naruto-origin|url-status=live}}</ref> The company 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;<ref>{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-volume-1/product/154|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095234/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-volume-1/product/154|url-status=live}}</ref> to December 7, 2004.<ref name="vizvol7">{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 7|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-volume-7/product/365|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095233/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-volume-7/product/365|url-status=live}}</ref> the second series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist'' includes the original volumes 8–31, and ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World'', includes the original volumes 32–38. Both series started publication in 2005; The first volume of ''Duelist'' was released on February 1,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-duelist-volume-1/product/366|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 1|publisher=]|access-date=February 22, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204406/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-duelist-volume-1/product/366|url-status=live}}</ref> and the first volume of ''Millennium World'' on August 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5097|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, Vol. 1|publisher=]|access-date=February 22, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908100703/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5097|archivedate=September 8, 2006}}</ref> The 24th and last volume of ''Duelist'' was released on December 4, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-duelist-volume-24/product/1163|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 24|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153634/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-duelist-volume-24/product/1163|url-status=live}}</ref> and the seventh and final volume of ''Millennium World'' was released on February 5, 2008.<ref name="world7">{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6785|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, Vol. 7|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224100626/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6785|archive-date=February 24, 2008}}</ref> Viz Media republished the series in thirteen three-in-one volume edition from February 3, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-3-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3671|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=September 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915002639/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-3-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3671|url-status=live}}</ref> to February 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 12|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-3-in-1-edition-volume-13/product/5413|publisher=]|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224133710/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-3-in-1-edition-volume-13/product/5413|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Yu-Gi-Oh! R====
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! R}}
{{Nihongo|Yu-Gi-Oh R|遊☆戯☆王 R|Yūgiō Āru}} is illustrated by ], one of the artists who illustrated the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga, and supervised by Takahashi. '']'' is a ] of the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, with most of the same characters in a new plotline (which takes place between the Battle City arc and the Egypt arc). The manga was first published in Shueisha's monthly magazine ''V-Jump'' on April 21, 2004.<ref>In volume 1 of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'' manga, Akira Ito explains the manga, which describes a hidden story that does not appear in the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga, as a {{Nihongo|"reverse"|リバース|ribāsu}} of the original one, in an effort to expand the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise.</ref>


A two-part short story by Takahashi, titled ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game'', was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on April 11 and 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「遊☆戯☆王」原作と映画つなぐ新作がジャンプに、次号「H×H」連載再開|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/183063|website=]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2024|language=ja|date=April 11, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830085729/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/183063|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「HUNTER×HUNTER」連載再開！6月には単行本33巻が発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/183912|website=]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2024|language=ja|date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830085730/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/183912|url-status=live}}</ref> Takahashi created the story to link the end of the original manga with the story of the '']'' anime film.<ref name="ANN-2016-12-12">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish Yu-Gi-Oh!, Rurouni Kenshin Manga Shorts|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/viz-shonen-jump-to-publish-yu-gi-oh-rurouni-kenshin-manga-shorts/.109807|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213112955/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/viz-shonen-jump-to-publish-yu-gi-oh-rurouni-kenshin-manga-shorts/.109807|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz Media published the manga in its digital '']'' magazine.<ref name="ANN-2016-12-12"/>
====Yu-Gi-Oh! GX====
The {{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''|遊☆戯☆王 GX|Yūgiō Jī Ekkusu}} manga series is a manga adaptation of the '']'' television series. The comic is illustrated by ] and differs from the anime, featuring new storylines and monsters, as well as some personality changes in some of the characters.


====''Yu-Gi-Oh! R''====
The ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga series was released in ] by ]. It has been serialized in the manga magazine ], beginning in January 2007. Unlike the other manga serialized in the magazine, one chapter of the manga is printed per issue. Unlike the English-language editions of the original manga series, the English-language ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga uses the English-language anime names created by 4Kids Entertainment. The GX episodes are rated 11+.
{{main|Yu-Gi-Oh! R}}

A ] manga titled '']'' was illustrated by ] under Takahashi's supervision. It was serialized in '']'' between 2004 and 2007, and its chapters were collected in five volumes. Viz Media released the series in North America between 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=February 8, 2009|title=Viz Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Boys over Flowers Epilogue|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-08/viz-adds-yu-gi-oh-r-boys-over-flowers-epilogue|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210065147/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-08/viz-adds-yu-gi-oh-r-boys-over-flowers-epilogue|archive-date=February 10, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2014|website=]}}</ref>
====Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's====
A {{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''|遊☆戯☆王 5D's|Yūgiō Daibu Dīzu}} manga began serialization in V-Jump Monthly Magazine from August 2009. It is written by Masahiro Hikokubo and Satou Masashi and, like the ''GX'' manga, will feature different storylines and monsters.


===Anime=== ===Anime===
====Yu-Gi-Oh!==== ====Anime franchise overview====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)}}
! colspan="2"|No.
!'''Title'''
!Episodes
!Originally aired / Release date
!Director
!Studio
!'''Network'''
|-
! style="background:orange;"|
!1
|'']''
|27
|April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998
|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|-
! colspan="2"|Film
|colspan="2"|'']''
|March 6, 1999
|Junji Shimizu
|
|-
|-
! style="background:indigo;"|
!2
|'']''
|224
|April 18, 2000 – September 29, 2004
|]
|]
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! colspan="2"|Film
|colspan="2"|'']''
|November 3, 2004
|rowspan="2"|Hatsuki Tsuji
|]<br>Gallop
|
|-
|-
! style="background:gold;"|
!3
|'']''
|180
|October 6, 2004 – March 26, 2008
|Gallop
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! colspan="2"|Miniseries
|'']''
|12
|September 9, 2006 – November 25, 2006
|]
|4Kids Entertainment<br>Gallop
|]
|-
! style="background:cyan;"|
!4
|'']''
|154 + 1
|April 2, 2008 – March 30, 2011
|Katsumi Ono
|rowspan="7"|Gallop
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! colspan="2"|Film
|colspan="2"|'']''
|January 23, 2010
|Kenichi Takeshita
|
|-
|-
! style="background:#B30043;"|
!5
|'']''
|73 + 1
|April 11, 2011 – September 24, 2012
|rowspan="2"|Satoshi Kuwahara
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! style="background:#0F52BA;"|
!6
|'']''
|73 + 1
|October 7, 2012 – March 23, 2014
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! style="background:yellow;"|
!7
|'']''
|148
|April 6, 2014 – March 26, 2017
|Katsumi Ono
|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! colspan="2"|Film
|colspan="2"|'']''
|April 23, 2016
|Satoshi Kuwabara
|
|-
! style="background:#000080;"|
!8
|'']''
|120
|May 10, 2017 – September 25, 2019
|Masahiro Hosoda (#1–13)<br>Katsuya Asano (#14–120)
|rowspan="3"|TXN (TV Tokyo)
|-
! style="background:#0CA7ED;"|
!9
|'']''
|92
|April 4, 2020 – March 27, 2022
|rowspan="2"|Nobuhiro Kondo
|rowspan="2"|]
|-
! style="background:#21421E;"|
!10
|'']''
|124
|April 3, 2022 – present
|-
! style="background:gray"|
!11
|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles''
|TBA
|April 2025 – TBA
|TBA
|Konami Animation
|]
|-
! colspan="3"|Total
!13
1227 + 7
!April 4, 1998 – present
! colspan="3"|-
|}


====Television series====
Yu-Gi-Oh is produced by ], as a 27-episode anime, based on ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga volumes 1-7, volumes which do not focus much on ''Magic & Wizards'', nor is it connected in any way to ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''; another ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series made by ] (NAS), but is often referred to as the "first series" to distinguish it from the latter (or, erroneously, as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Season/Series 0''.) The show first aired on ] on April 4, 1998, and ended its run on October 10, 1998. This show was never shown outside ].
=====''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1998 TV series)=====
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series){{!}}''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1998 TV series)}}
The first ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' ] adaptation was produced by ] and aired for 27 episodes on ] between April 1998 and October 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 23, 1998|script-title=ja:番組表|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/bangumi/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980523065859/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/bangumi/index.html|archive-date=May 23, 1998|access-date=June 1, 2009|publisher=]|language=ja}}</ref>


====Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters==== =====''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' (2000 TV series)=====
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters}}
]
A second anime television series adaptation, produced by ] and animated by ], was broadcast for 224 episodes on ] from April 2000 to September 2004.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/7174|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414112530/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/7174|archive-date=April 14, 2015|language=ja}}</ref>
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000 TV series)}}


======''Capsule Monsters''======
'''''"Yu-Gi-Oh!'''''", known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'''''|遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ|Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu}}, is the series that introduced ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' to the Western world. It was produced by NAS, and was first aired on ] on April 18, 2000. It was later translated into more than 20 languages, airing in more than 60 countries. The series is mainly based on ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga volume 8 and onward, and ended its 224-episode run in ] on September 29, 2004.
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters}}
''Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters'' is a 12-episode spin-off miniseries to the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' series, commissioned, produced and edited by ], which aired in North America between September and November 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Original Yu-Gi-Oh! Series Back on Saturday Morning|url=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/9557/original-yu-gi-oh-series-back-saturday-morning|website=ICv2|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=October 31, 2006|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125074812/https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/9557/original-yu-gi-oh-series-back-saturday-morning|url-status=live}}</ref>


====Films====
There are two ]-language versions of the '''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''''' anime: a ] version by ] and a South-East Asian version by A.S.N.
Four animated films based on the franchise have been released.


=====''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1999)=====
On May 8, 2001, 4Kids obtained the U.S. merchandising and television rights to ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' from ]. They partnered up with ] and released their dubbed version of the anime on ] on September 29, 2001, under the title of '''''Yu-Gi-Oh!'''''. The English ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime is divided into a number of seasons. The show aired from September 29, 2001 through June 10, 2006.
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999 film){{!}}''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1999 film)}}
Based on the Toei animated series, the thirty-minute ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' film premiered in March 1999.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊☆戯☆王|url=http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000001950.html|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530215912/http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000001950.html|archive-date=May 30, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>


=====''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light''=====
=====Broadcasts=====
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light}}
The 4Kids English ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime is broadcast on many channels. In the ], it is broadcast on Kids' WB!. In ], it is broadcast on ]. In the ] it is broadcast on ], ] (Children's ITV) on ] Channel 72, ], ], and in Australia on ] and ]. Like many anime originally created for the Japanese market, a ] (including the names of most of the ]) were made when the English ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime was released.
''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light'', often referred to as simply ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie'', was first released in North America in August 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-03-11/yu-gi-oh-the-movie|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=March 11, 2004}}</ref> The film was developed specifically for Western audiences by 4Kids based on the success of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise in the United States.


=====''Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time''=====
During the dubbing process, the broadcast version of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' was ]. On October 19, 2004, 4Kids (in association with ]) released uncut ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' ]s. These DVDs include the original, unedited Japanese animation and Japanese dialogue tracks with English subtitles, as well as all-new English dubs with translations closer to the original dialogues. Both language tracks use the original Japanese music. Each DVD contains three episodes; and there was a total of 3 DVDs released for a total of 9 episodes. The fourth DVD, called "Yu-Gi-Oh! Uncut Vol. #04: Red-Eyes Black Dragon DVD" (and containing episodes 10-12), was already dubbed and completed; ready to be sold and scheduled for release on May 4, 2005, but was never officially released. A 5th DVD containing episodes 13-15 was also mentioned around the time of the announcement of the fourth DVD (and before the indefinite delay/cancellation) but it is unknown if the DVD was merely planned for release or was actually completed and ready for release like the 4th DVD was. For a few months the release date(s) for the 4th DVD had been constantly extended or delayed, until it was confirmed that the product was not to be sold for an unknown amount of time, if ever. Shortly after that it had been confirmed 4Kids had decided to 'indefinitely delay' future releases of the series, saying that it was 'competiting' with sells of their edited version DVDs and that they had decided to stop the uncut DVDs to stop the competition. (''supposedly'' for a limited amount of time until all their edited DVDs were released and competition was over.) However, even now after all versions of their edited DVDs have been sold there still is no news on whether or not they plan to bring back the Uncut series. To this day the fourth DVD (and possibly fifth) still remain unreleased and the current status of the uncut DVDs and their future is unknown.
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time}}
''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time'' is a ] that premiered in Japan in January 2010 and in North America in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:10ｔｈアニバーサリー劇場版 遊☆戯☆王 超融合！時空を越えた絆|url=https://jfdb.jp/title/2357|publisher=Japanese Film Database|access-date=August 30, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830092637/https://jfdb.jp/title/2357|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D's U.S. Theatrical Run Dated for February-March|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-22/yu-gi-oh-3d-u.s-theatrical-run-dated-for-february-march|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=January 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129000809/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-22/yu-gi-oh-3d-u.s-theatrical-run-dated-for-february-march|url-status=live}}</ref>


=====''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions''=====
In May 2009, ] began to release full, uncut, English-subtitled Japanese-language Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes through their ] account. Many fans were very happy with this recent development, but those subtitled episodes were criticized for using the English dub character names in the subtitles as opposed to the Japanese names. 4Kids stated that they planned to release the entire series subtitled on their YouTube channel in the near future, but an announcement in August of 2009 stated that all the Japanese episodes were to be removed due to legal issues with ADK (one of the primary producers of the anime) and ], the original Japanese voice of Yugi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ravegrl.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/4kids-youtube-official-japanese-yu-gi-oh-episodes-removed-from-youtube-never-to-return-again/|title=Official Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Episodes Removed from YouTube, Never to Return Again|publisher=Word Press|date=2009-08-21|accessdate=2010-09-29}}</ref>. However, the English dub is still available, and 4Kids still plans to release subtitled versions of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'', along with their English counterparts. However, due to the legal issues with Kazama, 4Kids has stated that they may have to drop all of the audio for Yugi's lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ravegrl.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/4kids-youtube-removal-of-yu-gi-oh-episodes-was-due-to-nonrenewal-of-japanese-voice-actors-contract-by-adk/|title=Removal of Yu-Gi-Oh! Episodes was due to Nonrenewal of Japanese Voice Actor’s Contract by ADK|publisher=Word Press|date=2009-08-24|accessdate=2010-09-29}}</ref>.
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions}}
''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions'', which was produced to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the franchise, premiered in Japan in April 2016 and in January 2017 in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's New Video Previews Duel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-01/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-film-new-video-previews-duel/.99247|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830085830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-01/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-film-new-video-previews-duel/.99247|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Begins Listing Theaters for U.S. Screenings|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-16/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-film-begins-listing-theaters-for-u.s-screenings/.109965|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=December 16, 2016|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113231843/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-16/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-film-begins-listing-theaters-for-u.s-screenings/.109965|url-status=live}}</ref>


====Yu-Gi-Oh! GX==== ====Spin-offs====
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal|Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens|Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!}}
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX}}
Seven anime ] have been produced. The first, ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', was broadcast from October 2004 to March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ GX|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/9001|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414070652/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/9001|archive-date=April 14, 2015|language=ja}}</ref> It was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'', which aired from April 2008 to March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊☆戯☆王5D'S|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/10498|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414111717/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/10498|archive-date=April 14, 2015|language=ja}}</ref> ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' aired from April 2011 to March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊★戯★王 ZEXAL|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/14443|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414114313/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/14443|archive-date=April 14, 2015|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊★戯★王ゼアルⅡ ZEXAL|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18208|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414113624/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18208|archive-date=April 14, 2015|language=ja}}</ref> ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V'', premiered the following month and aired until March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊★戯★王アーク･ファイブ ARC-V|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18542|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320113959/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18542|archive-date=March 20, 2016|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊戯王ＡＲＣ－Ｖ「ペンデュラムが描く奇跡」|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/201703/23144_201703261730.html|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627111002/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/201703/23144_201703261730.html|archive-date=June 27, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'', was aired from May 2017 to September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Anime Premieres on May 10|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-20/yu-gi-oh-vrains-anime-premieres-on-may-10/.115048|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830085900/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-20/yu-gi-oh-vrains-anime-premieres-on-may-10/.115048|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Anime Ends on September 25 After 120 Episodes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-10/yu-gi-oh-vrains-anime-ends-on-september-25-after-120-episodes/.150926|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315140218/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-10/yu-gi-oh-vrains-anime-ends-on-september-25-after-120-episodes/.150926|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens'' aired April 2020 to March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Unveils Visual, April 4 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-05/yu-gi-oh-sevens-anime-unveils-visual-april-4-premiere/.157197|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409003040/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-05/yu-gi-oh-sevens-anime-unveils-visual-april-4-premiere/.157197|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:遊戯王ＳＥＶＥＮＳ(セブンス)　「デュエルの王」|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/202203/23144_202203270730.html|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320070004/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/202203/23144_202203270730.html|archive-date=March 20, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!'', an ] to ''Sevens'', premiered in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announces Cosplayer Enako in Cast, Song Artists, April 3 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-05/yu-gi-oh-go-rush-anime-announces-cosplayer-enako-in-cast-song-artists-april-3-debut/.183282|website=]|access-date=August 30, 2024|date=March 5, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315041849/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-05/yu-gi-oh-go-rush-anime-announces-cosplayer-enako-in-cast-song-artists-april-3-debut/.183282|url-status=live}}</ref> An ] (ONA) series consisting of promotional shorts, titled ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles'', is set to premiere on ] in April 2025 with new episodes debuting every month.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets Series of Promotional Net Anime Shorts in April 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-20/yu-gi-oh-gets-series-of-promotional-net-anime-shorts-in-april-2025/.219355|website=]|access-date=December 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221221111/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-20/yu-gi-oh-gets-series-of-promotional-net-anime-shorts-in-april-2025/.219355|archive-date=December 21, 2024|date=December 21, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
Set a few years following the events of the previous series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' (known as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX'' in Japan) follows a boy named ] (Jaden Yuki in the English version) as he attends Duel Academy in the hopes of becoming the new Duel King. The series ran for 180 episodes between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008. Like the previous series, 4kids handled western distribution and made several edits.


===Novel===
====Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters====
A novel adaptation of some of the beginning parts of the manga and the Death-T arc, written by {{ill|Katsuhiko Chiba|ja|千葉克彦}}. It was published in Japan by ] on September 3, 1999, and has four sections.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:遊・戯・王 &#91;Yu-Gi-Oh&#93|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703086-5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209054749/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703086-5|archive-date=December 9, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2022|publisher=]}}</ref> 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.
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters}}
{{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters''|遊☆戯☆王 カプセルモンスターズ|Yūgiō: Kapuseru Monsutāzu}} is a twelve-episode anime commissioned, produced and edited by ] (much like ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Pyramid of Light''). It is set before the end of the second ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series (''Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters''), apparently somewhere in season 5. ''Capsule Monsters'' involves Yugi (]), Joey (]), Téa (]), Tristan (]) and Yugi's grandfather Solomon (]) being pulled into a world where Duel Monsters are real. They find monster capsules that they can use to summon monsters. 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.


====Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's==== ===Other books===
]
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's}}
{{nihongo|''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 ] under their Jump Comics imprint.<ref>{{Cite web|title=集英社の本 公式|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873363-0|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413141725/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873363-0|archive-date=April 13, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2022}} ]</ref> 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, {{nihongo|''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 {{Transliteration|ja|bunkoban}} releases of the manga, compilations of color illustrations found in the manga, and brand new art drawn for the book.<ref>{{Cite web|title=集英社の本 公式|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782398-1&mode=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215110942/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782398-1&mode=1|archive-date=February 15, 2012|access-date=February 10, 2013}} Duel Art Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! illustrations</ref> 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. ] published an English version, translated by Caleb D. Cook.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duel art : Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! illustrations / English translation, Caleb D. Cook.|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/203797102|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Trove|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222073804/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/203797102|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''|遊☆戯☆王 5D's|Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu}}, is another anime spin-off of the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, with a new protagonist (Yusei Fudo) and a new plotline revolving on five dragon cards which when brought together, will revive a beast called the Crimson Dragon. The main difference between this and other "Yu-Gi-Oh!" shows is that they duel on motorcycles in stadiums using duel disks, and a new breed of monsters called Synchro Monsters are introduced. It started airing on TV Tokyo on April 2, 2008, and started airing in the ] on September 13, 2008, once again licensed by 4Kids and featuring similar edits.<ref name="5Ds">{{Cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds preview|url=http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/shriek2/tdgs/5D-first.jpg}}</ref>


The {{nihongo|''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!'' film earlier that year. The book includes episode information and pictures regarding the anime and film, some pictures with the original manga with a section covering the making of certain monsters, and interviews regarding the film. It also features an ] version of the film and is the only supplemental work released for the Toei anime.<ref>{{Cite book|title=劇場&TVアニメ『遊☆戯☆王』スーパー・コンプリートブック|language=Japanese|id={{ASIN|4087827658|country=jp}}}}</ref>
===Movies===
The first movie of the series was simply titled '']'' and was released only in Japan. A thirty-minute movie produced by ], it was first shown in theaters on March 6, 1999. Its characters are from the first series ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime.


The {{nihongo|''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 ] adaption of the anime (as opposed to the manga), released on January 21, 2010. The book features scenes from ''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 film. A fold-out double-sided poster is included with the book.<ref>{{Cite book|script-title=ja:遊☆戯☆王 10th Anniversary Animation Book (Vジャンプブックス)|language=Japanese|id={{ASIN|408779542X|country=jp}}}}</ref>
The movie is about a boy named ], who is too timid to duel, even after he got a powerful rare card; the legendary '']'', in his Deck. Yugi tries to bring Shōgo's courage out in a duel with ], who has his eyes on Shōgo's rare card.


*''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.
'']'' , often referred to as simply ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie'', was first released in ] on August 13, 2004. The movie was developed specifically for Western audiences by ] based on the overwhelming success of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise in the United States. ] distributed the film in most English-speaking countries. Its characters are from the second series ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. In the movie, Atem faces ], the Egyptian God of the Dead.
*''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 ] - 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!


===Trading card game===
<!-- The American version came out first, and seems to be the original one in this case! -->The 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.
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game{{!}}''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Trading Card Game}}
The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Trading Card Game is a Japanese collectible card battle game developed and published by ]. 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, '']'' called it the top-selling trading card game in history, with {{formatnum:25.2}} billion cards sold worldwide.<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web|date=March 31, 2011|title=Best-selling trading card game company - cumulative|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-7000/best-selling-trading-card-game/|access-date=July 8, 2022|publisher=]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023408/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-7000/best-selling-trading-card-game/|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref> {{As of|2021|1}}, the game is estimated to have sold about {{nowrap|35 billion}} cards worldwide.<ref name="livedoor">{{Cite news|script-title=ja:「ワンピース」でも「鬼滅」でもなく…史上最も稼いだ意外なジャンプ作品|language=ja|work=]|publisher=]|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19610252/|access-date=January 30, 2021|date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130215146/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19610252/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ja:『鬼滅の刃』は『ジャンプ』史上最も稼いだマンガではない！ 売り上げ1兆円作品とは（週刊女性PRIME）|language=ja|page=2|work=]|publisher=]|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c4541ee2ba8e3031080445e9433b1adcfce1fb77?page=2|access-date=July 8, 2022|date=January 29, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205071512/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c4541ee2ba8e3031080445e9433b1adcfce1fb77?page=2|archive-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Akaash|date=January 5, 2022|title=How Many Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Are There?|url=https://www.one37pm.com/popular-culture/how-many-yu-gi-oh-cards-are-there|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614204252/https://www.one37pm.com/popular-culture/how-many-yu-gi-oh-cards-are-there|archive-date=June 14, 2024|access-date=June 14, 2024|website=ONE37pm.com}}</ref>


===Video games===
Attendees of the movie during its premiere (U.S. or Japan) got 1 of 4 free ] 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 4 by mail (though the promotion ended in December 2004). In ], ], ] and the ], free promotional cards were also given out, however, they were given out at all screenings of the movie, and not just the premiere. Two fans managed to steal a box of 2,400 cards in ]. Disguised as ]. workers, they made off with the cards, claiming that wrong cards were sent, and promising a new shipment.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
{{Main|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games{{!}}List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' video games}}
There are several video games based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise which are published by ], 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 ]s 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 '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Lucas|date=September 14, 2018|title=Jump Force Roster Now Includes Yu-Gi-Oh's Yami Yugi|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/09/14/yami-yugi-announced-jump-force-roster-yu-gi-oh/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216074111/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/09/14/yami-yugi-announced-jump-force-roster-yu-gi-oh/|archive-date=December 16, 2018|access-date=December 16, 2018|website=PlayStation LifeStyle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DS / DSi - Jump Ultimate Stars|url=https://www.spriters-resource.com/ds_dsi/jus/|access-date=December 16, 2018|website=www.spriters-resource.com|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118215700/https://www.spriters-resource.com/ds_dsi/jus/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Reception==
'']'' , known in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time''|劇場版　遊☆戯☆王　～超融合！時空を越えた絆～|Gekijō-ban Yūgiō ~Chō-Yūgō! Jikū o Koeta Kizuna~}}, also known as {{Nihongo|''Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th''|遊☆戯☆王 10th}} is a ] released on January 23, 2010 in Japan, with a North American release in Spring 2011. It celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first NAS series (as opposed to the anniversary of the manga) and features an original storyline involving ], ] (Judai Yuki) from '']'' and Yusei Fudo from '']'', fighting against a new enemy named ].<ref></ref> It was first teased with short animations featured at the start of episodes of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' during the third season.
The manga has sold {{formatnum:40}} million copies.<ref name="zenkan">{{Cite web|script-title=ja:歴代発行部数ランキング|url=http://www.mangazenkan.com/ranking/books-circulation.html|access-date=July 8, 2022|publisher=Manga Zenkan|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018040722/http://www.mangazenkan.com/ranking/books-circulation.html|archive-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> 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!'' ]; one of the top CCG games of the year.<ref name="IC Award">{{Cite web|date=December 29, 2002|title=ICv2 2002 Comic Awards, Part 1|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2179.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725014616/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2179.html|archive-date=July 25, 2008|access-date=July 1, 2008|publisher=ICv2}}</ref> In August 2008, TV Tokyo reported that over {{formatnum:18}} billion Yu-Gi-Oh! cards had been sold worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2008|title=18.1 Billion 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Cards|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13086.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202050641/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13086.html|archive-date=December 2, 2008|access-date=November 26, 2008|publisher=ICv2}}</ref> By 2011, it had sold {{formatnum:25.2}} billion cards worldwide.<ref name="Guinness" />


John Jakala of '']'' reviewed the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga in 2003 as part of reviewing the U.S. '']''. 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 ]'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."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jakala|first=John|date=January 2, 2003|title=''Shonen Jump'' Volume 1 Review|work=]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shonen-jump-1|url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211212951/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shonen-jump-1|archive-date=February 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===Trading Card Game===
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}


], 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.<ref name="Comixologyinterview" />
===Media and release information===
{{Main|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes|List of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episodes}}


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 rather than the young kids that make up the audience for franchises such as '']''.<ref name="Time Magazine 2001">{{Cite magazine|last=Takeuchi Cullen, Lisa|date=June 4, 2001|title=Crouching lizard|url=http://www.time.com/time/interactive/entertainment/yugioh_np.html|url-status=dead|magazine=]|volume=157|issue=22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010913025830/http://www.time.com/time/interactive/entertainment/yugioh_np.html|archive-date=September 13, 2001|access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref>
===Games===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! games and other media}}


''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' was used by ] as part of their ''Candy Toy'' toyline.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:遊戯王 遊戯王スナック｜バンダイキャンディトイ|url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/1999/71951p3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331100018/http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/1999/71951p3.html|archive-date=March 31, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ 遊戯王コレクション２００１｜バンダイキャンディトイ|url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/2001/78719.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331100138/http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/2001/78719.html|archive-date=March 31, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:遊戯王 新・遊戯王コレクション｜バンダイキャンディトイ|url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/2001/00432.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413030257/http://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/products/2001/00432.html|archive-date=April 13, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
==Production==
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 to make the series about a card game.<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8">''Shonen Jump''. Volume 2, Issue 9. September 2004. '']''. 8.</ref>


==Cultural impact==
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.<ref name="SJVolume2Issue8InterviewPage140">''Shonen Jump''. Volume 2, Issue 8. August 2004. '']''. 140.</ref>
A ] parody video of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' was uploaded on ] on July 15, 2006, by Martin Billany (also known as LittleKuriboh) titled ''Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series – Episode One Redux''. After becoming popular, it started trend among anime communities to produce ] for different works.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collins|first=Malcolm|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=January 7, 2025|title=The Abridged Series: An Emergence of a New Genre|website=]|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/malcolm-collins/the-abridged-series-an-em_b_3789012.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Capps|first=Borealis|title=The Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 3: What's In A Name?|url=https://www.animeherald.com/2024/03/13/the-evolution-of-abridged-anime-part-3-whats-in-a-name/|website=Anime Herald|access-date=January 7, 2025|date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>


In ], ] showed off ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' cards Blue Eyes White Dragon and Exodia to the camera before running.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeglinski|first=Robert|title=Noah Lyles showed off a Yu-Gi-Oh! Blue-Eyes White Dragon card before his run because it’s always time to duel|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/06/noah-lyles-yugioh-blue-eyes-white-dragon-100-meters-introduction-video|access-date=January 7, 2025|work=For the Win|publisher=]|date=June 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Isabel|title=Noah Lyles explains why he ran with 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' cards at U.S. Olympic trials, lists goals for Paris Olympics|url=https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/noah-lyles-explains-why-he-ran-with-yu-gi-oh-cards-at-u-s-olympic-trials-lists-goals-for-paris-olympics/|access-date=January 7, 2025|work=]|date=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
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."<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8"/>

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." Thomspon 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 that he did not "abuse" the leeway he was given.<ref name="Comixologyinterview">"." ]. May 22, 2008. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.</ref> In a 2004 interview, the editors of the ] ''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 second anime series. Takahashi added "The story is quite violent, isn't it? ''''"<ref name="SJVolume2Issue9InterviewPage8"/>

==Reception==
John Jakala of '']'' reviewed the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga in 2003 as part of reviewing the U.S. '']''. 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 ]'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."<ref>Jakala, John. "." '']''. January 2, 2003.</ref> 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!'' ]; one of the top CCG games of the year.<ref name="IC Award">{{Cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2179.html |title=ICv2 2002 Comic Awards, Part 1 |publisher=ICv2 |date=2002-12-29 |accessdate=2008-07-01 }}</ref> In August 2008, TV Tokyo reported that card game series has sold over $18 billion worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13086.html|title=18.1 Billion 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Cards |publisher=ICv2 |date=2008-08-14 |accessdate=2008-11-26 }}</ref> Jason Thompson, the editor of the English manga, ranked ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' as number three of his five personal favorite series to edit.<ref name="Comixologyinterview"/>


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Manga series by Kazuki Takahashi This article is about the original manga series and franchise in general. For other uses, see Yu-Gi-Oh! (disambiguation). "YGO" redirects here. For the airport with the IATA code, see Gods Lake Narrows Airport.

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 17, 1996 – March 8, 2004
Volumes38 (List of volumes)
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
icon Anime and manga portal

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 manga follows Yugi Mutou, a young boy with an affinity for games, who solves the ancient Millennium Puzzle. Yugi becomes host to a gambling alter-ego or spirit who solves his conflicts with various games. As the manga progresses, the focus largely shifts to the card game Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where opposing players "duel" one another in mock battles of fantasy monsters.

The manga series has spawned a media franchise that includes multiple spin-off manga, anime series, video games, and a real-world card game, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, based on the fictional Duel Monsters game. The first anime series adaptation, simply titled Yu-Gi-Oh! and produced by Toei Animation, aired from April to October 1998, while the second one, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, produced by NAS and animated by Gallop, aired from April 2000 to September 2004.

Yu-Gi-Oh! has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Plot

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

Yu-Gi-Oh! follows Yugi Mutou, a timid young boy who is frequently bullied. Yugi has an affinity for games and, at the beginning of the series, is solving the Millennium Puzzle (千年パズル, Sennen Pazuru), an Ancient Egyptian artifact, hoping that it will grant him his wish of making friends. Yugi eventually completes the Puzzle, causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or any of his friends is threatened, the spirit, briefly possessing Yugi, challenges the antagonist to Shadow Games (闇のゲーム, Yami no Gēmu, lit. "Game of Darkness") that reveal that person's true nature, with the loser often being subjected to an adverse Penalty Game (罰ゲーム, Batsu Gēmu). Yugi and his friends gradually become aware of the spirit's existence, referring to him as the "other Yugi".

As the series progresses, Yugi and his friends learn that the spirit is actually that of a nameless Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, who had lost his memories after being sealed inside the Puzzle. 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 those who wield the other Millennium Items (千年アイテム, Sennen Aitemu) and the dark power of the Shadow Games.

Development

In the initial planning stages of the manga, Takahashi had wanted to draw a horror manga. Although the end result was a manga about games, 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.

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.

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.

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 to make the story about cards.

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."

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. In a 2004 interview, the editors of the United States Shonen Jump mentioned that Americans were surprised when reading the stories in the first seven volumes, 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? "

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".

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"). 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").

Media

Manga

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 17, 1996, to March 8, 2004. Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes, released from March 4, 1997, to June 4, 2004. Shueisha republished its chapters in twenty-two bunkoban volumes from April 18, 2007, to March 18, 2008.

In North America, the manga was licensed by Viz Media. The company started publishing it in its Shonen Jump magazine from November 2002 to November 2007. The company 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; to December 7, 2004. the second series, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist includes the original volumes 8–31, and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, includes the original volumes 32–38. Both series started publication in 2005; The first volume of Duelist was released on February 1, and the first volume of Millennium World on August 2. The 24th and last volume of Duelist was released on December 4, 2007, and the seventh and final volume of Millennium World was released on February 5, 2008. Viz Media republished the series in thirteen three-in-one volume edition from February 3, 2015, to February 6, 2018.

A two-part short story by Takahashi, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 11 and 18, 2016. Takahashi created the story to link the end of the original manga with the story of the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions anime film. Viz Media published the manga in its digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

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. It was serialized in V Jump between 2004 and 2007, and its chapters were collected in five volumes. Viz Media released the series in North America between 2009 and 2010.

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
Film 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)
Film 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)
Miniseries Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters 12 September 9, 2006 – November 25, 2006 Eric Stuart 4Kids Entertainment
Gallop 		4Kids TV
4 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 154 + 1 April 2, 2008 – March 30, 2011 Katsumi Ono Gallop TXN (TV Tokyo)
Film Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time January 23, 2010 Kenichi Takeshita
5 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 73 + 1 April 11, 2011 – September 24, 2012 Satoshi Kuwahara TXN (TV Tokyo)
6 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II 73 + 1 October 7, 2012 – March 23, 2014 TXN (TV Tokyo)
7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 148 April 6, 2014 – March 26, 2017 Katsumi Ono TXN (TV Tokyo)
Film Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions April 23, 2016 Satoshi Kuwabara
8 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS 120 May 10, 2017 – September 25, 2019 Masahiro Hosoda (#1–13)
Katsuya Asano (#14–120) 		TXN (TV Tokyo)
9 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens 92 April 4, 2020 – March 27, 2022 Nobuhiro Kondo Bridge
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! 124 April 3, 2022 – present
11 Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles TBA April 2025 – TBA TBA Konami Animation YouTube
Total 13

1227 + 7

April 4, 1998 – present -

Television series

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)
Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)

The first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation and aired for 27 episodes on TV Asahi between April 1998 and October 1998.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000 TV series)
Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

A second anime television series adaptation, produced by NAS and animated by Gallop, was broadcast for 224 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 2000 to September 2004.

Capsule Monsters
Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters is a 12-episode spin-off miniseries to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series, commissioned, produced and edited by 4Kids Entertainment, which aired in North America between September and November 2006.

Films

Four animated films based on the franchise have been released.

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999)
Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999 film)

Based on the Toei animated series, the thirty-minute Yu-Gi-Oh! film premiered in March 1999.

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 in August 2004. The film was developed specifically for Western audiences by 4Kids based on the success of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in the United States.

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

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time is a 3-D film that premiered in Japan in January 2010 and in North America in February 2011.

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

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, which was produced to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the franchise, premiered in Japan in April 2016 and in January 2017 in North America.

Spin-offs

Main articles: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!

Seven anime spin-offs have been produced. The first, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, was broadcast from October 2004 to March 2008. It was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, which aired from April 2008 to March 2011. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal aired from April 2011 to March 2014. Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, premiered the following month and aired until March 2017. Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, was aired from May 2017 to September 2019. Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens aired April 2020 to March 2022. Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!, an interquel to Sevens, premiered in April 2022. An original net animation (ONA) series consisting of promotional shorts, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles, is set to premiere on YouTube in April 2025 with new episodes debuting every month.

Novel

A novel adaptation of some of the beginning parts of the manga and the Death-T arc, written by Katsuhiko Chiba [ja]. It was published in Japan by Shueisha on September 3, 1999, and has four sections. 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. 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. 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.

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! film earlier that year. The book includes episode information and pictures regarding the anime and film, some pictures with the original manga with a section covering the making of certain monsters, and interviews regarding the film. It also features an ani-manga version of the film and is the only supplemental work released for the Toei anime.

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 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 film. A fold-out double-sided poster is included with the book.

  • 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!

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. As of January 2021, the game is estimated to have sold about 35 billion cards worldwide.

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.

Reception

The manga has sold 40 million copies. 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. In August 2008, TV Tokyo reported that over 18 billion Yu-Gi-Oh! cards had been sold worldwide. By 2011, it had sold 25.2 billion cards worldwide.

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."

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.

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 rather than the young kids that make up the audience for franchises such as Pokémon.

Yu-Gi-Oh! was used by Bandai as part of their Candy Toy toyline.

Cultural impact

A fandub parody video of Yu-Gi-Oh! was uploaded on YouTube on July 15, 2006, by Martin Billany (also known as LittleKuriboh) titled Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series – Episode One Redux. After becoming popular, it started trend among anime communities to produce abridged series for different works.

In 2024 US Olympic track and field trials, Noah Lyles showed off Yu-Gi-Oh! cards Blue Eyes White Dragon and Exodia to the camera before running.

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