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Yu-Gi-Oh!

“Shy Yuugi solves the Millennium Puzzle, gains friends, excels at Duel Monsters, and awakens a mysterious inner presence.”

Yu-Gi-Oh!

7.51
2,127 rank · 429,907 viewers · 5,307 favorites
Action Adventure Fantasy Strategy Game Shounen
224 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2000 · Gallop · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Shy Yuugi solves the Millennium Puzzle, gains friends, excels at Duel Monsters, and awakens a mysterious inner presence.

Yuugi Mutou is a shy, kind-hearted high-school student who has always felt like an outsider. Fascinated by puzzles and games of every kind, he spends his afternoons helping his grandfather run a small game shop. One day Yuugi stumbles upon an ornate, ancient artifact known as the Millennium Puzzle—an Egyptian relic said to grant a single wish to whoever can solve it. Driven by a simple desire to find true friends, Yuugi devotes himself to the challenge. Years of effort finally pay off when the last piece clicks into place. Almost immediately, Yuugi’s life begins to change: classmates who once ignored him now stand by his side, and he discovers a natural talent for the newest worldwide craze—Duel Monsters, a strategic card game where duelists summon powerful creatures and weave intricate traps to outwit their opponents. But the game is more than mere entertainment. As Yuugi’s confidence grows, he senses that the Puzzle has awakened something within him—an enigmatic presence that stirs whenever the stakes are highest. With new allies at his side and an ancient mystery unfolding, Yuugi steps onto a larger stage where every duel could reveal hidden truths about the past…and about himself. [Spoiler-Free Rewrite]

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Community consensus

Derived from 54 sampled reviews

7.8 /10

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89% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 10 σ 2.20
1510
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σ 2.20 · split reception

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The polarity gap

6.0 pts

Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.8

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Running avg · Feb 2007 → Feb 2026

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A Tv Production · Spring 2000

Gallop.
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Nihon Ad Systems · Shueisha

  • Format 224 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 85h 52m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2000 – Sep 2004 Spring 2000
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0452 catalog

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