SynopsisMotou Yugi is a boy fourteen years old who like to play a card game called Duel Monsters, along with his friends Joey, Tea, and Tristan. He also has a mysterious item called the Millennium Puzzle that allows him to transform into a powerful alter ego. One day, a newcomer named Seto Kaiba (who's dueling world champion) appears and challenges Yugi's grandfather (who happened to have a game store) to a duel. After the win, until the tears Kaiba Grandpa rare Blue Eyes White Dragon, which was only four in the world (and he's got the other three). He challenges Yugi to a duel and win by drawing a monster that can not be defeated. Yugi then invited to a competition to save lives Duelist grandfather of scary Maximillian Pegasus, who stole with his Millennium Eye.
Review
If you have not figured it out yet, Yu-gi-oh is the other Pokemon emulation. It's aired on U.S. TV (my only exposure to it) has a bit of history behind it. In Japan, there are previous Yu-Gi-Oh series are apparently made on a budget much lower (so much bad animation) and almost nothing to do with the card game. At that time, apparently, about Yugi around the streets as an alter ego (who showed the label "Yami" but I prefer to call "Yugioh" with emphasis on the "oh") and the criminals and thugs blast into pieces with a mysterious shadow magic. This series takes place one cut, almost instantly. One thing that both have a tendency toward irrational events, such as Yugi's grandfather is in the hospital from losing a duel against Kaiba). There is also a manga, which I'm led to believe is basically the same stock. As usual, the show destroyed and mutilated; gun painted over, blood edited, but one of the most annoying change is when the characters are going in delusion of grandeur babble with the classic anime scene in the background and the BGM and voice acting make out scene must be serious and deep. Some episodes were actually two long sections, but the pieces are cut and inserted into the montage with great keyboards silly songs, and then inserted at the end of the duel from the next episode.
The story arc quite a bit more creative than the average "I'll go to a tournament and to host a monster!" The first U.S. broadcast the story arc is very similar to this, but the next one (especially the Battle City) succeeded in rising above this. Unfortunately, while they were imaginative, they are still reasonable, and be taken seriously to make it worse. A good parody anime like Excel Saga could be a field day with this event. For someone like me, who find things quite strange (intended to be serious) is very funny, this only endears the show more, but I realize I'm in the minority, and it must be a minus for most people. Characterization is thin; as a matter of fact, you get more characterization than watching what the card employs characters in battle than from listening to the dialogue. Actually, this is better than two ways to find out about them because the other way requires lengthy speeches about the power of friendship and love.
Animation is average. The most obvious thing about it is a crazy character designs. Some characters, such as Mai and Kaiba, managed almost looks normal, but Yugi has a purple-Dragonball-like blond hair, and Tristan has a large nail hair stick to the 45-degree angle from the top of his head. (I am angry because they gave me such a character that looks stupid.) Many small thugs in the series also has a hair like this. Of course, in a performance monster, monster design is as much so or more important than the character design, and mediocre showing most shining in this area. While employed Pokemon funny, furry little hugemsqueezems, (see if you can imagine that one!) Yu-gi-oh with more monsters than the RPG games like Final Fantasy. Many resemble humans, wearing the sword and shield, some scary monsters are usually found in horror movies, and some, like Blue Eyes White Dragon, just plain cool. I often find myself wishing they were more than just a stupid card. Not only that, but the actual card game (yes, of course there are real life card game) is really fun to play.
