Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since he has lost his memories. With the help of a boy, Yugi Mutou, the one who awakened the spirit, and his friends, he battles many villains and adversaries. Many of the villains have been linked to the Nameless Pharaoh's past, due to the Millennium Puzzle he holds and many try to take the puzzle and his power away from him.

The series focuses on the card game aspect of it and the main theme represented throughout the series is friendship.

Rankings

#5 highest rated of 2000
#3 most popular of 2000

Data

Format
TV
Episodes
224
Episode Duration
23 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Thu May 18 2000
End Date
Fri Oct 29 2004
Season
SPRING 2000
Average Score
72%
Mean Score
72%
Popularity
68157
Favourites
1974
Studios
Studio Gallop
Producers
Funimation
Nihon Ad Systems
4Kids Entertainment
TV Tokyo
Shueisha
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Romaji
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters
English
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Native
遊☆戯☆王　デュエルモンスターズ
Synonyms
Yugioh
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters
Yugioh: Duel Monsters
遊戲王－怪獸之決鬥

External & Streaming links

Relations

SEQUEL
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters GX
TV · FINISHED
SEQUEL
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D's
TV · FINISHED
SEQUEL
Yu☆Gi☆Oh!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS
MOVIE · FINISHED
ALTERNATIVE
Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
TV · FINISHED

Characters

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Yuugi Mutou
MAIN
Shunsuke Kazama
JAPANESE
Yami no Yuugi
MAIN
Shunsuke Kazama
JAPANESE
Anzu Mazaki
MAIN
Maki Saitou
JAPANESE
Hiroto Honda
MAIN
Takayuki Kondou
JAPANESE
Ryou Bakura
MAIN
Rika Matsumoto
JAPANESE
Katsuya Jonouchi
MAIN
Hiroki Takahashi
JAPANESE
Yami Bakura
MAIN
Rika Matsumoto
JAPANESE
Seto Kaiba
MAIN
Kenjirou Tsuda
JAPANESE
Mokuba Kaiba
SUPPORTING
Junko Takeuchi
JAPANESE
Insector Haga
SUPPORTING
Urara Takano
JAPANESE

Staff

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Aki Maeda
Theme Song Performance (ED1)
Kimeru
Theme Song Performance (OP4)
Kazuki Takahashi
Original Creator
Shinkichi Mitsumune
Music
Shinji Takamatsu
Storyboard (ep 12)
Junki Takegami
Script (eps 1-2, 6, 8, 13, 16, 22-24, 35-40, 46-51, 53, 60-62, 70-74, 80-81, 85, 98-99, 110)
Kunihisa Sugishima
Director
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation (ep 128)
Kenichi Kasai
Episode Director (eps 6, 12, 18, 25, 31, 37)
Kenichi Kasai
Storyboard (eps 18, 31)