"Yûgiô" (1998) TV series 1998-????

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Creator:

Kazuki Takahashi

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

29 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

It's Time To Duel!

Plot:

A young boy named Yugi Moto defeats the world Champion, Seto Kaiba, in a duel with the help of the mysterious...

Plot Keywords:

Manga | Collecting | Hero | Cartoon | Anime

Cast

Amy Birnbaum	...	Tea Garnder (1 episode, 2002)
Dan Green	...	Prince Atem / ... (1 episode, 2002)
Tara Jayne	...	Mokuba Kaiba (1 episode, 2002)
Karen Neil	...	Ishizu Ishtar (1 episode, 2002)
Eric Stuart	...	Seto Kaiba (1 episode, 2002)
Dwayne Tan	...	Joey Wheeler (1 episode, 2002)

Also Known As:

"Dawn of the Duel" (USA) (sixth season title)
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" (USA) (dubbed version)
"Yu-Gi-Oh!: Enter the Shadow Realm" (USA) (third season title)
"Yu-Gi-Oh!: Grand Championship" (USA) (fifth season title)
"Yu-Gi-Oh!: Waking the Dragons" (USA) (fourth season title)
"Yu-Gi-Oh: Dawn of the Duel" (USA) (sixth season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 (heavily cut) | Japan:R (some episodes) | Japan:U | UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Spain:7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Toei Animation

Trivia:

The only time we hear Yami Yugi's real name is in the last season.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Yugi has three Exodia pieces in his hand he draws for another and he picks up the same one he had in his hand.

Quotes:

[Yugi is being badly beaten in his duel with Mai]
Tea Garnder: Yugi! You can still turn this around. I know you can!
Joey Wheeler: Uh... yeah, it only *looks* hopeless!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Rupert (#5.9)" (2007)

Far superior to most

Yu-Gi-Oh! can be confusing to those with slower mind-speeds. The duels like all plot devises, are used to progress the plot and even develop the characters, and in an effort to do so, may annoy, frustrate, or even confuse some members of the audience unfamiliar with the game strategy and cards(effects). However, the these duels are essentially not difficult to follow.

The overall plot of the series is complex and very entertaining. Of the main characters, and aside from Yami Yugi, the villains are often the most compelling. The most interesting, and charismatic of these "villainous" characters being Seto Kaiba(thanks to the paragon voice-work of Eric Stuart), with Ryu Bakura, Maximillion Pegasus, and Marik Ishtar following close behind.

This series, unlike many others, requires the audience to possess functioning memories in order to recall the mythology. The plot is intriguing for those who enjoy mysteries and suspense(although watching YU-GI-OH! one need never fear the hero will be anything other than victorious).

Yu-Gi-Oh! is an excellent choice for children in order to instill morals and values; most importantly honor, courage, loyalty, and confidence in oneself.

Grade: A