"Yûgiô" (1998) TV series 1998-????

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Creator:

Kazuki Takahashi
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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)

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Series Writing credits
Andrea Wachner		(1 episode, 2002)
Matthew Drdek		(unknown episodes)
Steve Gerber		(unknown episodes)
Lloyd Goldfine		(unknown episodes)
Ted Lewis		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Pertsch		(unknown episodes)
Kazuki Takahashi		(unknown episodes)
H.B. Wolff		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Lloyd Goldfine	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Norman J. Grossfeld	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Alfred Kahn	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tom Kenney	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Roger Slifer	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Joel Douek		(1 episode, 2002)
Elik Alvarez		(unknown episodes, 2004-2007)
Freddy Sheinfeld		(unknown episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Sound Department
Shawn Conrad	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Avi Laniado	....	technical support supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Michael Brady	....	associate music producer (unknown episodes)
Julian Schwartz	....	music producer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Chan Candela	....	story adaptor (unknown episodes)
Ted Lewis	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Arthur 'Sam' Murakami	....	adaptor: English / story and gameplay advisor / ... (unknown episodes)
Eric Stuart	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
H.B. Wolff	....	voice director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Toei Animation

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2002-) (USA) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (2004-2008) (Denmark) (TV)
• Kids' WB (2001-) (USA) (TV)
• YTV

Other Companies

• 4 Kids Entertainment  English adaptation
• Kids' WB  English adaptation
• YTV  English adaptation

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 very first monster Rebecca summoned on the show was Witch Of The Black Forest.

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:

[Joey goes to eat a mushroom growing on a tree]
Yugi Moto: No, Joey, wild mushrooms are poisonous!
Mai Valentine: [enters] So do us all a favor and let him eat it!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 16 Blocks (2006)

Yes, I know I already reviewd this show, but...

...I have some nagging thoughts I just have to write down for the whole world to see! Okay, so lately the whole Kidnapped-Grandfather plot has been ditched in favor of a story with this mind-absorbing villain who wants three Egyptian God Cards. These cards are supposedly unstoppable, although according to this show the hero can't lose so that statement is up for debate. And it's become increasingly noticeable that the show spends 50% of its running time explaining things THAT'S IT ALREADY DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. For example:

Villain: With this card, I'll be able to add 1000 Attack Points to my dragon with every turn! My monster will soon become invincible, as its Attack Points will eventually surpass those of your puny magician!

(commercial break)

Villain: Why don't you give up, Yu-Gi? There is no way you can beat my dragon, as with each turn it gains an additional 1000 Attack Points, making it utterly unbeatable! Bwa ha ha! You might as well turn in your (insert name of mystical object here) right now and save yourself the embarrasment! HOW CAN YOUR MINISCULE MAGICIAN POSSIBLE CONTEND WITH THE MIGHT OF MY MIGHTY DRAGON, SINCE MY CREATURE BECOMES MORE AND MORE POWERFUL WITH EACH PROGRESSIVE TURN? It's madness to pursue this battle! Bwa ha ha!

Hero: (looks perplexed)

Villain: Make your move, fool! For this battle will soon be over!!!

(commercial break)

And it goes on like that until someone actually does do something. I love how the villains just KNOW they can win, but Yu-Gi always manages to yank the right card out of his deck by believing in "the heart of the cards." Yeah, you know what? I call it luck, Yu-Gi m'boy. Seriously, if it weren't for the cool character designs and my morbid sense of curiosity, I would have given up on this show a while back. But darn me if I don't tune in every blasted afternoon!!!

Sigh...pray for me, my friends.