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.
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
Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Mutou Yuugi (武藤 遊戯, Mutō Yūgi)
- Seiyuu: Ogata Megumi
- An average tenth grader who dislikes sports and prefer games. When he solves the Millenium Puzzle, he awakens his alter-ego, Yami Yugi, who punishes villains in the malcious shadow games.
- Jounouchi Katsuya (城之内 克也, Jōnouchi Katsuya)
- 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.