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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

The Very Best

8.5

The classic anime that makes the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game feel as epic as a marquee pro wrestling clash

TV Show

Japan
Japanese
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids
2000

TLDR

Where generations of starry-eyed children first believed in the heart of the cards.

What it's about

After solving the Millennium Puzzle, a timid boy who loves the Duel Monsters card game shares his body with the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, causing the boy to adopt a fiercer personality.

The take

If there’s one thing that the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime would master, it’s the art of making a swingy, broken card game feel as epic as a pro wrestling main event match. It’s got the iconic mic drop lines as early as episode 1’s entire “Draw your last pathetic card” exchange. The dramatic duels that come down to the wire like Joey Wheeler losing via physical exhaustion. The soundtrack that prepares you for the most epic moments and boss monsters being summoned. To someone who doesn’t get it, no explanation is enough. To someone who does get it, no further explanation required.

What stands out

I believe that the OG anime is the biggest reason why the game is still in the top 3 TCG’s today. The current TCG as it is certainly isn’t helping things.

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