Yu-Gi-Oh! & Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Written/Created by: Kazuki Takahashi
The difference between Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The first seven volumes of the manga, which feature a variety of games, were done in anime form by Toei Studio. The rest of the series, in which the card game is a prominent feature was produced by Shueisha and given the "Duel Monsters" tag. Yu-Gi-Oh! is the story of Yugi Mutou, a "vertically-challenged" sixteen year-old with a love of games of all types. Yugi possesses an ancient Egyptian artifact that he received from his grandfather eight years ago. When Yugi solves the Sennen Puzzle (Millenium Puzzle) the spirit sealed within bonds with him and the Yami no Games begin. From there Yugi makes many new friends, and enemies, in his adventures as well as meeting the other holders of the Sennen items. At Duelist Kingdom, he and the spirit realize that they are two separate entities and use this to defeat the creator of Duel Monsters and holder of the Sennen Eye, Pegasus J. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus) and earn the title of "King of Games". Later, they learn from another Item holder that the spirit of the Puzzle is actually a 3,000 year-old Pharaoh (5,000 in the dub) and seek out the items they need to restore his lost name and memories. Up until Battle City, Dueling is conducted using table-top holographic boxes invented by Seto Kaiba. In the anime, the holo-boxes are replaced by huge Dueling platforms. Kaiba refines his creation into a portable system: Duel Disks that allows Duels to take place anywhere. It is this model that is cosmetically altered and used in all later Yu-Gi-Oh series.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Concept by: Kazuki Takahashi Capsule Monsters was a twelve episode mini-series commissioned by 4Kids Entertainment. This is the only Yu-Gi-Oh series that is exclusively in English. As of yet, there is no Japanese version. Capsule Monsters begins with Yugi having a strange nightmare which is unnerving enough on it's own, but when he awakes his Millenium Puzzle is acting strange as if in reaction. Later that day, while Yugi is showing Téa (Anzu Mazaki) the new Capsule Monsters game, Joey bursts into the classroom with exciting news: He's won a trip for four to India! The friends are thrilled and agree to join him on his trip. The flight passes without incident until they are close to their destination and the plane crashes. After reaching the ground safely, the four teens run across Dr. Alex Brisbane who claims to be a collegue of Yugi's grandfather and that Solomon (Sugoroku) had dissappeared. Brisbane takes them to the last place he saw Solomon, a huge room with a map on the floor that looks very familiar to Yugi. Joey goes to check it out and dissappears when he steps on the map, the rest of the gang follow and find themselves separated and in the world of Capsule Monsters. Now they have to figure out how to find each other and the way home while staying in one piece!
Yu-Gi-Oh! R Concept by: Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh R is an alternate storyline that takes place sometime after Battle City but before the Egypt Arc. In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Pegasus' protégé and adopted son, Yakou Tenma decides to avenge his death. Taking advantage of Kaiba's absence from Japan he takes over Kaiba Corp and kidnaps Anzu Mazaki to lure Yugi into a trap. Joined by his friends Katsuya Jonouchi and Hiroto Honda, Yugi faces Tenma's Duel Professor's before coming up against Tenma and his RA Project (Rebirth of Avatar). They are joined by Seto Kaiba when the brothers return to rescue their company. |
