Yu-Gi-Oh!
| Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
| 遊☆戯☆王 (Yū-Gi-Ō!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, fantasy, science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuki Takahashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | September 30, 1996 – March 8, 2004 |
| Volumes | 38 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Kakudō |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
| Music by | BMF |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998 |
| Episodes | 27 |
| Anime movie | |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Music by | BMF |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 6, 1999 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Chiba |
| Illustrated by | Kazuki Takahashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump J Books |
| Published | September 3, 1999 |
| Anime television series | |
| Films | |
| Spin-offs | |
Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga series, two anime series, and a trading card game (the books came first, then the cards and then the series) based on the two anime series. The series follows the adventures of Yugi Mutou, a high school student who plays a game called Duel Monsters. It has a spin-off called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Japan has an exclusive anime based on the first seven volumes of the manga.
Merchandise[change | change source]
"Yu-Gi-Oh cards" are a trading card game that uses monsters that Yugi and other characters on the show use. This trading card game is very popular with young children, teenagers, and even adults in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Plot[change | change source]
The series is about having hope and faith in for the characters and Duel Monsters on each cards. Yugi's grandfather Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Muto) owns a game shop. One day, Yugi finds a strange puzzle at the back of the shop, and tries to solve it. He tries to solve the puzzle for 8 years. When he is 16, he solves it. When he finishes the puzzle, he gets an extra soul. The soul is Dark Yugi (Yami Yugi), an Egyptian Pharaoh. Yami Yugi successfully recovers his lost memory. Yugi defeats Dark Bakura (Yami Bakura), Dark Yugi's worst enemy. Yu-Gi-Oh; cards of Doom
Related works[change | change source]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is an animation based on Yu-Gi-Oh! comic. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX The spin-off of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. The story is set several years after the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters story. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DS The story is set many years after the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters story. A prominent new feature of the Yu-Gi-Oh 5DS series is the use of Synchro Monster. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal An anime series. Relevance of previous work is not declared. Xyz Monsters are introduced.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Official Website for Yu-Gi-Oh!". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
