Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
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 The logo for Yu-Gi-Oh! Toei version (Japanese version) |
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| 遊☆戯☆王 (Yū☆gi☆ō) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure |
| TV anime: Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network |  TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998 |
| Episodes | 27 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王 Yū☆gi☆ō?, meaning "King of Games") is the title of the first anime series based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
The series is not connected in any way to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series (known internationally as simply Yu-Gi-Oh!), which was made by Nihon Ad Systems and aired on TV Tokyo; both anime series are based on the same manga series.
The 1st series, which aired on TV Asahi from April 4, 1998 to October 10, 1998 for a 27-episode run, was produced by Toei Animation. 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, Miho Nosaka, became a main character in the first series along with Yugi Mutou, Katsuya Jonouchi, Anzu Mazaki, and Hiroto Honda. Characterization was slightly modified. For instance, Miho is a "ditz" in the anime while in the manga she is a shy student librarian.
New characters and plots, such as those relating to the four game masters, were added, and there are more occurrences of Seto Kaiba and Duel Monsters (Magic and Wizards in the original Japanese manga) than in the corresponding manga, and in some cases, plot points and elements were taken from volume 8 onwards of the manga, for instance field advantages as seen in Duelist Kingdom and Jonouchi's sister Shizuka, who was introduced later in the manga. Unlike the second series, the card game (Duel Monsters) is not the sole focus of the show. The last episodes of the series focus on the battle between Yugi and Dark Bakura. This series had different voice actors and different character designs than the second series (e.g. Seto Kaiba's hair is green in Toei's anime). The series has not been licensed for an English language release.
The 1999 Yu-Gi-Oh! film uses the characters from this anime series.
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[edit] Major/recurring characters
- Yugi Mutou / Dark Yugi (Yami No Yugi) - Megumi Ogata
- Katsuya Jonouchi- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Anzu Mazaki - Yumi Kakazu
- Hiroto Honda - Ryotaro Okiayu
- Miho Nosaka - Yukana Nogami
- Sugoroku Mutou - Takeshi Aono
- Seto Kaiba - Hikaru Midorikawa
- Ryo Bakura / Dark Bakura - Tsutomu Kashiwakura
- Mokuba Kaiba - Katsue Miwa
- Shadi - Kaneto Shiozawa
- Shizuka Jonouchi (a.k.a. Shizuka Kawai) - Michiko Neya
[edit] Notable one-shot characters
- Gozaburo Kaiba - Unshō Ishizuka
- Ledolly Sheldon - Chikao Ōtsuka
- Ryuichi Fuha - Ryo Horikawa
- Aileen Rao - Miina Tominaga
- Daimon - Ryuji Saikachi
- Ushio - Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
- Police Inspector - Hiroshi Ito
- Miyuki Sakurai - Yuri Amano
- Dr. Kekeru Goyu - Banjō Ginga
- Heida - Atsushi Kisaichi
- Imori - Megumi Urawa
- Ms. Chono - Masako Katsuki
- Warashibe - Nobuo Tobita
- School nurse - Michie Tomizawa
- Kokurano - Shigeru Chiba
- Playing Card Bomber - Ryūsei Nakao
- Tetsu - Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Risa Kageyama A - Wakana Yamazaki
- Risa Kageyama B - Emi Uwagara
- Risa Kageyama C - Konomi Maeda
- Dragon - Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Kaoruko Himekoji - Yumi Touma
- Pokii - Konomi Maeda
- Pao - Masaya Takatsuka
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Yûgiô at the Internet Movie Database
- (Japanese) Toei Yu-Gi-Oh! first series page
- (Japanese) Toei Yu-Gi-Oh! first series property information page
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