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Every main character in a Yu-Gi-Oh!anime inevitably winds up the favorite of many. Unfortunately, this often leads to disappointment. Rather notoriously, major Yu-Gi-Oh! characters are frequently victims of gross mistreatment, especially during the Studio Gallop era. No Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is perfect, and poor writing decisions often lean to characters being mishandled.

Main cast members will sometimes barely win duels. In other cases, they'll receive next to no character development, and either be given weak resolutions to their stories, or not be given any closure at all. Some characters barely even feel like core cast members, with the main girl in each series almost always being shoved to the sidelines. While unfortunate, this is the state of most series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V was the first entry in the franchise to introduce the Four Dimensions, the shonen anime's take on alternate or multi-dimensions. The Four Dimensions are four different dimensions that use a different Extra Deck Special Summoning method, meaning in one universe, they use Fusion to summon monsters; in another, they use Synchro; and in another, they use Xyz. These different focuses on summoning methods call back to the four previous entries in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

The Four Dimensions are the setting for the initial conflict in the series, as protagonist Yuya Sakaki and deuteragonist Zuzu Boyle's counterparts start the series' main story. Each Dimension has a Yuya and a Zuzu, with the titles of Dragon Boy and Bracelet Girl to reference their original incarnations as Zarc and Ray Akaba. The four dimensions are broken down into: the Fusion Dimension, the Synchro Dimension, the Xyz Dimension, and the Standard Dimension.

Known mostly for its real-life trading card game, Yu-Gi-Oh! is also an iconic anime franchise. Once available to stream on one service, this platform is about to make its final play with these anime.

Six Yu-Gi-Oh! anime are currently streaming on Hulu, but not for long. By the end of the month, all of the anime seem ready to be removed, and it's unknown where they'll go from there. This comes not too long after it was revealed that the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! anime was announced to finally be localized, making it harder to catch up and watch the new series in chronological order.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-v is widely regarded as having the strongest first season of any series in the franchise. Its story is almost immediately compelling, it's filled with cool and fascinating characters and, while there are certainly duds, it also contains some all-time great duels. Above all others in the season, and the series as a whole, is the unforgettable duel between Sora Shiun'in and Syun Kurosaki.

The most thrilling Yu-Gi-Oh! duel doesn't come from the original anime, and it doesn't even star a protagonist. Set during the Maiami Championship, Sora and Syun's two-episode duel is a major turning point in Arc-v, revealing the true natures of two of its main characters, and the darkness of its real plot. The duel itself is exciting and dramatic in ways no other duel is, and nothing is ever the same by the time it ends.

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The Yu-Gi-Oh! anime has persisted since 2000, and its eighth installment, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Go Rush!! is currently nearing its conclusion. Outside the popularity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, the series has maintained its popularity thanks to its lovable and fascinating lead characters, and the surprising strength of their stories.

The best duelists from every season of Yu-Gi-Oh! stand out from their competition. They have the coolest decks and character designs, they get the most intense duels, and they have the most emotional storylines. Naturally, the better a season is, the better its characters are going to be.

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Related 10 Most Popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Arcs, Ranked

From Duelist Kingdom to the Dimension World to the Dark Signers, these are the Yu-Gi-Oh! arcs fans can't get enough of.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! is a massive franchise, with six anime series comprising its primary anime continuity. Each of these series consists of several arcs, with each one pitting its protagonist against new challenges and a new villain. Not every arc is a winner, but many remain loved to this day.

The popularity of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s arcs can be judged by IMDb ratings, online discussion, and the prominence of a series' English dub. From Duelist Kingdom to the Dimension World to the Dark Signers, there are some Yu-Gi-Oh! arcs fans can't stop revisiting.

The Virtual World Arc is Nostalgic to Many Close Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters Episodes 98 - 121

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters is packed with filler, with over two and a half of its five seasons consisting of it. While opinions on these filler arcs are often filled with scathing critiques, they're nonetheless part of the story many grew up with, and several of...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens aimed to simplify the game for kids but failed to capture the original fanbase's interest. Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! offers a fantastical story and attracts both younger and older viewers to its Rush Duels. Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-v introduced innovative ideas but fell short of expectations, focusing more on fan service.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is a staple of 90s anime, being ingrained in the minds of most young adults who grew up watching similar shows. A world full of magical artifacts, powerful monsters, and intense strategy-based games is what awaits anyone who chooses to join Yugi and his friends in their adventures. Yet, the franchise did not end after the pharaoh Atem returned to the afterlife.

There have been several other shows under the Yu-Gi-Oh! name, each with its own unique protagonists, story, and summoning mechanics. Nonetheless, not all the series have been received with the same amount of love by fans of the franchise.

Fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise only familiar with the various anime series need to check out the spin-off manga that completely change the series. Surprisingly, these manga are not original stories, although Yu-Gi-Oh! does have a more recent modern manga fitting that description. Instead, these manga are more akin to a re-imagening of the animes themselves.

This may be surprising to some fans given that the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga is very similar to the first anime although there are some differences. Of course the series most fans know and love cut out the dark beginnings of the manga (although much of that content was animated in another series fans call "Season 0"), but besides this, the manga is almost completely adapted. The anime did have filler arcs like the Virtual World and Waking the Dragons storylines, but this didn't make the show into something completely different from the manga. This would...

Many Yu-Gi-Oh! fans stopped watching after the first anime ended, which is a shame because it means many likely missed the darkest duel in the franchise. These fans may be surprised to hear that, given how dark the original anime could get, but later entries in the franchise would get much darker by far.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V is arguably the darkest series in the franchise thus far. The plot of Arc V centers around a multidimensional war raging between different dimensions that represent the past Yu-Gi-Oh! series. The main instigator of this war is the Fusion Dimension, which invaded the Xyz dimension first and oppressed its people. This led some duelists of this dimension to start a revolution, which brought some of them to the Standard dimension where Arc V's protagonist Yuya lives. However, the Fusion dimension also sent agents to track down Yuya and learn the secret of his new summoning technique.

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens and Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!, have changed the rules of the original Duel Monsters card game, but this is actually a good thing. While many fans may not like this change because they have grown attached to the version of the game they grew up watching, this shift ultimately makes the new anime more accessible to a wider audience. This is especially important given the complexity of the original card game by the end of the franchise’s sixth series Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains.

After the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx, every new anime introduced a brand-new summoning mechanic. Initially, this didn’t make the gameplay too complicated given the new series spent a lot of time explaining these new rules. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, the fourth anime, made things even easier by completely ignoring the previous series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Synchro summoning mechanic, just focusing on Xyz Summoning.

The hit anime, Yu-Gi-Oh!, is finally coming to streaming. Fans will be able to watch every episode of the original series on Rewarded.tv, a free streaming service associated with Replay. The company is focused on Web3 applications, which is a decentralized perspective of the internet involving more access for users and which is built on blockchain technology.

The news was shared on Deadline, revealing that all five seasons of the show will be available to stream on Rewarded.tv. The show's availability is made possible through a deal with Konami Cross Media NY. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters began airing in 2000, based on a manga series of the same name that was serialized from 1996 to 2004. The show spanned five seasons, containing 224 total episodes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! is Now Streaming on Rewarded.tv

Yu-Gi-Oh! exploded in popularity with the release of its original anime series. Part of its success comes from its ability to effectively be a cross-media franchise.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise consists of various distinct series with lots of entertaining characters, which makes it have a lot of exciting crossover potential. These series actually have crossed over with each other multiple times, but the biggest crossover was much darker than fans could have anticipated. However, this is what also made it the franchise's best crossover.

Over its decades of history, Yu-Gi-Oh! spawned many series that are largely distinct from each other. While the original anime's direct sequel Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx was clearly set in the same world as its predecessor, later series took place in more futuristic settings, with much less connections to their forerunners. The Bonds Beyond Time movie brought together the franchise's first three series with a fun time travel plot, but beyond that, the series were separate. The fourth series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, had almost no references to the past besides having a hero who is in many way Yugi's opposite.

The 4Kids dub of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise has many flaws, but perhaps the most egregious of them is that they didn't adapt a duel that fans most wanted to see: Yugi vs Jaden. This duel comes at the end of the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx and features an epic battle between the first two protagonists Yugi and Jaden. However, 4Kids never actually dubbed this final season into English, depriving fans of this epic moment.

What makes this especially tragic was how the show had built up this confrontation from the very start. At the beginning of the very first episode, Jaden bumps into Yugi, who gives him the Winged Kuriboh that will become one of Jaden's signature cards. Later in the series, Jaden faces a Yugi impersonator who steals the King of Games' deck. And of course over the course of Gx Jaden grows to become a protagonist powerful enough...

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the North American rights to a large swath of Japanese anime titles, headlined by more than episodes of the “Yu- Gi-Oh!” franchise.

The deal with Konami Cross Media NY, part of Japan’s Konami Group, grants AVOD streaming rights for the FilmRise Streaming Network, including apps and free ad-supported TV (Fast) channels.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is based on the manga series that inspired a trading card game played with monsters, spells, and traps, several video games, and a television series.

“This iconic Japanese property will be featured alongside other beloved anime content, on our FilmRise Anime channel a growing new destination for North American anime fans,” said Max Einhorn, FilmRise’s SVP of acquisitions and co-production.

The video streaming package includes 808 episodes of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” TV series in English, and 541 dubbed in Spanish. It includes “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters...