Other than that, the characters are either mostly off-to-the-side characters (Honda, Anzu), stereotypical flat villains (Pegasus, Marik) who, following their defeats, we get to see little of from the next few episodes. Very little character development outside of Yugi, Joey or Kaiba.Each episode left you wanting to know more about the outcome of the battle, and push you to know more about what’s going to go down for our heroes and villains. The storyline was coherent and gripping.The animation of this series was well done, especially when it comes to those related to the monster cards coming to life.One major complaint is that sometimes the battles drag on for too many episodes however, I actually enjoyed this because of the drama factor. Lots of epic battles and memorable moments that I still remember to this day, even though it’s been years since I’ve watched the whole series for example, Yugi and Kaiba’s first battle ( EXODIA OBLITERATE!!), Kaiba and Ziegfried’s duel, and the battles during the Orichalcos era. Following his defeat and the restoration of everything to normal, we are taken to Ancient Egypt where Yugi must settle a score with an ancient spirit that has its origins to a time before Christ. Lastly, the final arc brings our characters to one more tournament series, with another villain: Ziegried von Schroeder, a rival of Kaiba.Following the Battle City Arc is the Orichalcos Arc where Yugi, Kaiba and Joey must face off against a cult of duelists led by Dartz, who use their power from a card known as the Seal of Orichalcos which absorbs the soul of the losing duelist – turning the game into no longer just a game, but a matter of life and death.That’s not stopping us, of course, from witnessing the tumultuous events of the Finals between Yugi, Joey, Marik and Odion. This series has been widely criticized by many as useless filler, and I can agree that to a certain extent it’s useless, but it also features some very exciting duels. In between the Battle City Arc events (the Finals in particular), we are treated to the Virtual World Arc, which features Seto Kaiba’s brother (?) Noah who wants to get revenge on Yugi and Kaiba for supposedly having harmed him in a past encounter.One of these individuals who seeks out these God Cards is Marik Ishtar, an Egyptian rogue who wants to obtain them for his own power. Here, Yugi and his friends face off against a squadron of elite duelists in order to not only capture the duelist champion title, but to also obtain three of the most powerful cards in the universe: the God Cards (Obelisk The Tormentor, Slifer The Sky Dragon, and the Winged Dragon of Ra). The Battle City Arc, once again taking us to another card game tournament sponsored by Seto Kaiba.Crawford, in an attempt to save his grandfather from said person’s clutches. The Duelist Kingdom Arc, which sees Yugi and friends go up against various duelists in a tournament sponsored by Pegasus J.This series takes us through five seasons, following the same Yugi Muto and his friends (Joey, Honda, Anzu, Bakura) and rivals (Seto Kaiba / Mokuba) in various arcs and situations, such as: So what about this anime makes it so popular to this day, and leaves a lasting mark in most anime fans’ minds? It’s the story, and quite particularly the action that goes along with it. And it’s all thanks to this anime that it’s the big reason. The popularity of this anime was so widespread, that it facilitated sales of the trading cards (of which I am a proud owner of about a thousand of them), tournaments and left a lasting legacy among the anime community. This season of Yu-Gi-Oh is the one that most anime fans grew up with, and are most familiar with when they hear the aforementioned terms. Fast forward about a year or so later after the season’s inception, and we get another season of Yu-Gi-Oh where Yugi takes on a wide range of people via card games. Back in January of this year, I wrote a blog post where I reviewed the pilot season of the Yu-Gi-Oh series, which featured our lead character Yugi taking down villains through means of “Shadow Games” of various kinds. And I’m back with another edition of the Anime Review series, the thirteenth of its kind since I began blogging back in September of 2018.
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