“Shy Shougo owns Red-Eyes Black Dragon; Kaiba hunts it, forcing him to duel and conquer his fear.”
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! (Movie)
遊☆戯☆王
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Synopsis
Shy Shougo owns Red-Eyes Black Dragon; Kaiba hunts it, forcing him to duel and conquer his fear.
The card game "Duel Monsters" has become all the rage in Domino City. The rules are simple: two players, known as "Duelists," fight each other with the monster cards they have collected in their decks and deduct Life Points. Each Duelist starts with a total of two thousand Life Points, and whoever loses all of them first is defeated in the battle. One day, a timid boy named Shougo Aoyama buys a deck that contains the "Red Eyes Black Dragon," a legendary card said to bring victory to those courageous enough to fight. Soon, word of the card in Shougo's hands begins to spread, eventually reaching the competitive Duelist Seto Kaiba. Desiring to collect the strongest cards in any way possible, Kaiba invites Shougo and his rival Yuugi Mutou to a Duel Monsters tournament—but will Shougo be able to overcome his fear of losing?
What people say
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Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Oct 2013 → Apr 2026
- 10 “This childhood favorite delivers constant excitement with its action-packed duel monsters, sexy yet cute characters, and twist-filled episodes that keep viewers on the edge of their seats. While...”
- 8 “The 1999 Yu-Gi-Oh! movie still looks great, floods me with childhood joy, and gives Kaiba the funniest, brattiest lines. Sure, it plays more like an extended episode than a cinematic epic, but that...”
- 7 “This bonus episode delivers a lightning-fast, thrill-packed Kaiba-vs-Yugi duel that distills everything fun about Yu-Gi-Oh—tight pacing, dramatic momentum swings, and classic ass-pull...”
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- Format 1 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 30m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1999 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1827 catalog
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- Shueisha Producer