Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime): Difference between revisions

[[File:ygo.jpg|frame|The Pharaoh [left] and Yugi.]]

 

 

Following the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]] made by Kazuki Takahashi, there were actually two [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] anime series: [[Yu-Gi-Oh First Anime Series|The first anime]], which covers the first seven volumes of the manga (though with ''very'' major changes, including making Kaiba a more frequently recurring villain), which was made by Toei; and this one, the second series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters'', was produced by NAS and is adapted from volume 8 onward, rather loosely in some places (and featuring several [[Filler Arc|Filler Arcs]]).

** Excluding the Kaiba brothers, though. Their's seem normal enough, for a cereal bowl mullet and a black mop.

** Lampshaded in the Abridged Series:

'''Head Mook''': Attention, Duelists! My hair is now an internet phenomenon!" }}

* [[Artifact of Doom]]: Millennium Items tend to give their owners awesome [[Psychic Powers]] of some sort. However, more often than not, they will also harbor or lead to the development of their owners' [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Super Powered Evil Sides]], or at least contribute to their [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turning]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Later in the 4Kids dub, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrsdzQ1E0c0 Bakura is quite good] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awv8pPgA7Qo at this.]

** Forget Bakura, Kaiba has been this consistently during the entire show.

Seto: "Thanks for nothing." }}

** An even better one:

** Don't forget this gem from the Grand Championship arc:

** One of his better ones from the Waking The Dragons arc:

'''Kaiba:''' Nah. As the president of a major company, I have to do that every day. }}

** And then we have Dartz.

 

* [[Death by Childbirth]]: Marik's mother.

* [[Debt Detester]]: Kaiba claims that Tea helping Mokuba escape from the Rare Hunters is the only reason he's helping Yugi find his friends. Then he uses it as his reason for saving Tea's life. Considering all the times he makes a point of explaining how he's only "helping" the gang out of selfish reasons, it's pretty clear that it's only a shield for his [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].

* [[Filler Arc]]: Virtual World, DOMA, and Kaibacorp Grand Prix.

** Kaiba hilariously lampshades this directly after the Virtual World Arc, directly after they've all narrowly escaped with their lives.

* [[Filler Villain]]: Dartz, Noah, Gozaburo, and Zigfried von Schroder.

* [[Five-Bad Band]]: The Big Five, Dartz and his men. You could also make a case for Pegasus' Player Killers if you wanted.

** [[The Sixth Ranger]] - Bakura

* [[Flanderization]]: Kaiba's rude tendencies in the dub. Compare:

Japanese!Kaiba: "One day, I will invite you [to Kaiba Land]." }}

** Bakura, (lampshaded in the Abridged Series too):

dub!Bakura: "I don't care." }}

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|The whole reason Thief King Bakura tries to take over the world in the first place is because he saw the Kul Elna massacre first-hand and was its only survivor.}}

** Here's a drinking game--watch the series and take a drink every time a duelist makes a move and doesn't notice the opponent has countered it until its too late. Blame [[Rule of Drama]], since apparently if it'll make for a dramatic twist then duelists can activate cards without announcing such (ie, Isis activating Blast Held By A Tribute to "secret" infect Obelisk without saying so). However, in the real card game every play of a card must be announced and your opponent given a chance to respond if they are able, and if they choose not to they don't get to just rewind and change their minds once you begin to make another move.

* [[If I Had a Nickel]]:

* [[I Have Your Wife]]: Used by various villains throughout the series. The target is usually Mokuba, who is kidnapped a grand total of 15 times.

* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: When Yugi first completes the puzzle, he makes a wish on it to have some true friends.

** Yami's real name {{spoiler|Atem is a variation on Atum, as in Atum-Ra. The creator god, the god of the sun, the first king of the gods, the first pharaoh, etc. Oh, and he apparently had a Winged Dragon, too.}}

* [[Mind Rape]]:

* [[Morality Pet]]: Mokuba Kaiba.

* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Dartz in Season 4.

* [[Rapid-Fire Typing]]: Seto Kaiba often utilizes this whenever he's operating or hacking into a computer.

** Parodied in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'':

'''Kaiba''': That's because I learned how to [[Hollywood Hacking|hack]] by watching old episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]''! }}

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Kaiba, most notably.

* [[Waterfall Shower]]: First season has this.

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Noah makes this offer to Yugi in the Japanese version of episode 118, after Yugi managed a formidable counterattack and after Noah turned some of Yugi's Nakama to [[Taken for Granite|stone:]]

* [[Wham! Line]]: From episode 52:

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Gurimo from the first two episodes of the Waking the Dragons arc. Once he's finished being [[Mr. Exposition]]: everybody forgets about him, including his cohorts, even when all of the souls are being restored and only the battle is referenced briefly during Raphael's last fight, prior to his [[Heel Face Turn]]:

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Rebecca does this to Yami when his reckless use of the Seal of Orichalchos results in Yugi losing his soul. Heck, even WEEVIL does this effectively, pointing out that while he might be an asshole, at least he didn't knowingly endanger his friend simply to win.