Yu-Gi-Oh (Toei Version)
遊☆戯☆王
Some people call this Season Zero as a matter of convenience, but this is a completely different series made by different companies that have nothing to do with Duel Monsters and the other Yu-Gi-Oh anime series.
Yuugi-oh = Literally is Japanese for "King of Games".
Ran from April 4, 1998 to October 10. (27 episodes)
March 6, 1999 Yu-Gi-Oh the Movie came to theaters. It was a triple feature with the Digimon Adventures movie and the Dr. Slump movie.
Plot
Tenth grader Mutou Yuugi is an average teenager that's shy and bullied often. This changes when he solves the Millenium Puzzle and awakens the power of an ancient pharoah that passes judgment on villains using the power of the Shadow Games (Yami no Game).
Characters
- Mutou Yuugi (武藤 遊戯)
- Seiyuu: Ogata Megumi 緒方恵美
- An average tenth grader who dislikes sports and prefer games. When he solves the Millenium Puzzle, he awakens his alter-ego, Yami Yuugi, who punishes villains in the malcious shadow games. Yami Yuugi, in contrast to the normal Yuugi, is much more cruel and punishes his opponents and villains in Shadow Games, often severly damaging them whether if it's physically or mentally when they lose the game and must suffer Yuugi's punishment game of fate.
- Jounouchi Katsuya (城之内 克也)
- Seiyuu: Morikawa Toshiyuki
- A bully who has trouble with his family. He befriended Honda before the beginning of the series. As a bully, he would often push Yuugi around and even went as far as throwing a piece of Yuugi's Millenium Puzzle into the pool. However, when Jounouchi and Honda were bullied by Ushio, who claimed to be Yuugi's bodyguard, Yuugi protects both Jounouchi and Honda, which made Jounouchi realize that Yuugi truly cared about him and returned the last missing piece of the Millenium Puzzle to Yuugi.
- Honda Hiroto (本田 ヒロト)
- Seiyuu: Okiyaru Ryotaro 置鮎龍太郎
- A guy that's obsessed with his postition as a custodian. Honda is one of Jounouchi's friend, although he is not as violent as Jounouchi. He has a crush on Nosaka Miho and would constantly try to win her heart.
- Mazaki Anzu (真崎 杏子)
- Seiyuu: Kakazu Yumi かかずゆみ
- One of Yuugi's childhood friend. Anzu often stands up for Yuugi when he's picked on by bullies. She also works as an employee at Burger World, where she was once even held hostage before Yami Yuugi was able to save her, although Anzu was blindfolded and thus wasn't able to recognize him. Afterwards, Anzu began to develop feeling for the man who saved her and eventually finds out that it was Yuugi when she was trapped in a ferris wheel with a bomb-maker trying to blow up gondolas with a game.
- Nosaka Miho (野坂 ミホ)
- Seiyuu: Nogami Yukana 野上ゆかな
- A supporting character of the cast. Miho is often acting like a ditz and refers to herself in third-person. Honda is madly in love with her, although Miho doesn't seem to feel the same way about Honda.
- Mutou Sugoroku (武藤 双六)
- Seiyuu: Aono Takeshi 青野武 (Sugoroku is the name of a child's dice game)
Kaiba Seto 海馬 瀬人
- Seiyuu Midorikawa Hikaru 緑川光
Kaiba Mokuba 海馬 モクバ
- Seiyuu: 三輪勝恵
Bakura Ryou 獏良 了
- Seiyuu: Kashiwakura Tsutomu 柏倉つとむ
Shadi シャーディー：塩沢兼人
- Seiyuu: Shiozawa Kaneto
Trivia
This series is an adaptation of the manga of the same name, which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan from 1996 to 2004. It converted storylines from the first volume up to the seventh (with some parts from the eighth volume). However, the anime took some liberties. There are significant differences between the original manga series and the anime. Manga plots were re-written so that they could take up an entire episode time. Also, the level of violence was reduced between the manga and the anime. Finally, a minor character in the manga, Nosaka Miho, joined the cast of main characters in the anime.
This was the first anime adaptation for the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series. There are other adaptations - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (known simply as Yu-Gi-Oh! in the U.S.) and it's spinoffs Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds were made by a separate animation company, Studio Dais, and are officially unrelated. However, they do share a few plot points, and most of the details from the original manga that were ignored or condensed in the other series are explained in more detail in this one.
Chronology
| Date | Ep | Title | Script | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1998 | 01 | Fierce battle! The Dark Game 激烈バトル闇のゲーム |
Inoue Toshiki | Kakudou Hiroyuki |
| April 11, 1998 | 02 | Devil gamer! Hellish trap 悪魔ゲーマー地獄の罠 |
（Kakudou Hiroyuki） 池田洋子 | |
| April 18, 1998 | 03 | Clash! The strongest monster 激突!最強のモンスター |
Kobayashi Yasuko | Nitta Yoshikata |
| April 25, 1998 | 04 | Stolen! The super rare, mythical clock 強奪!超幻の激レア時計 |
Kanemaki Kenichi | （Kakudou Hiroyuki） 森一敏 |
| May 2, 1998 | 05 | Now exposed!! Yuugi's secret 今暴かれる!!遊戯の秘密 |
Inoue Toshiki | Hayakawa Keiji |
| May 9, 1998 | 06 | Looks hopeless!! The fiery friendship battle 絶体絶命!!熱き友情決戦 |
Kakudou Hiroyuki | |
| May 16, 1998 | 07 | Cheater! The Digital Pet Battle 裏技デジタルペット騒動 |
Kobayashi Yasuko | 細田雅弘 |
| May 23, 1998 | 08 | The four Game Shitennou make their move ゲーム四天王ついに動く |
Kanemaki Kenichi | 山田徹 |
| May 30, 1998 | 09 | Explosive yo-yo! The ultimate secret technique 炸裂ヨーヨー究極の秘技 |
Inoue Toshiki | 中村哲治 |
| June 6, 1998 | 10 | The approaching beautiful teacher! The secret mask 迫る美人教師秘密の仮面 |
Chiba Katsuhiko | 大庭秀昭 |
| June 13, 1998 | 11 | The rumored CapMon! A new arrival 噂のカプモン新登場だぜ |
Kobayashi Yasuko | Kakudou Hiroyuki |
| June 20, 1998 | 12 | The enemy extreme luck! Myth of the undefeated 強運を呼ぶ敵不敗の神話 |
Inoue Toshiki | Hayakawa Keiji |
| June 27, 1998 | 13 | The prophet who targets the school girls 女生徒を狙う大予言の牙 |
Kobayashi Yasuko | 細田雅弘 |
| July 4, 1998 | 14 | An explosive game makes for the worst date 爆破ゲームで最悪デート |
Chiba Katsuhiko | 勝間田具治 |
| July 11, 1998 | 15 | Yu-Gi-Oh 15 怖〜い女!!変身できない |
Inoue Toshiki | 中村哲治 |
| July 18, 1998 | 16 | Yu-Gi-Oh 16 イッパツ逆転白衣の危機 |
Kobayashi Yasuko | （Kakudou Hiroyuki） 中村哲治 |
| July 25, 1998 | 17 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 ギリギリ勝負誘うモデル |
Chiba Katsuhiko | 鈴木吉男 |
| August 1, 1998 | 18 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 禁断ゲームに手を出すな |
Inoue Toshiki | Hayakawa Keiji |
| August 8, 1998 | 19 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 大乱戦!!人気コンテスト |
Kobayashi Yasuko | 明比正行 |
| August 15, 1998 | 20 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 出たッ!最強最後の切札 |
Inoue Toshiki | 勝間田具治 |
| August 22, 1998 | 21 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 完成!!究極ゲームランド |
Chiba Katsuhiko | （Kakudou Hiroyuki） 中村哲治 |
| August 29, 1998 | 22 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 破れ限界シューティング |
Kobayashi Yasuko | 山田徹 |
| September 5, 1998 | 23 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 カプモン王!頂上決戦!! |
Inoue Toshiki | 細田雅弘 |
| September 12, 1998 | 24 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 今!決着の時奇跡の友情 |
Hayakawa Keiji | |
| September 26, 1998 | 25 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 新たなる展開襲う美少年 |
Kobayashi Yasuko | 細田雅弘 |
| October 3, 1998 | 26 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 ライバル激突最大ピンチ |
Inoue Toshiki | 明比正行 |
| October 10, 1998 | 27 | Yu-Gi-Oh 0 友情・伝説から神話へ |
（明比正行） 池田洋子 |
External Link
KREndBlade's summary on the TN Forums
T-N Release List
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