“Playmaker duels in VR cyberspace Link Vrains to uncover past mysteries while battling Knights of Hanoi and SOL Technologies.”
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
遊戯王VRAINS
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Synopsis
Playmaker duels in VR cyberspace Link Vrains to uncover past mysteries while battling Knights of Hanoi and SOL Technologies.
The world of Duel Monsters is once again evolving with the development of a network called Link Vrains and a new summoning mechanic introduced as Link Summoning. By using this cyberspace, duelists can now create their own avatars and duel their way to glory within a virtual reality. However, much like the real world, the digital world is not free from war, conflict, and mysteries. Years ago, a hacker organization known as the Knights of Hanoi unleashed an attack on Link Vrains. Led by the anonymous Revolver, their aim was to annihilate the artificial intelligence program known as the Cyberse. After a failed attempt, one of their targets, Ignis, managed to escape and hide the Cyberse somewhere in the network. Five years later, high school student Yuusaku Fujiki encounters a strange artificial intelligence program while dueling in Link Vrains. Under the guise of his avatar named Playmaker, Yuusaku and his partner in crime, Shouichi Kusanagi, decide to join forces with the peculiar existence. As he seeks the truth behind a mysterious incident of the past, Yuusaku battles against the Knights of Hanoi and SOL Technologies in a race that might alter the fate of the world.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
What 17 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.96 · split reception
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.5
↓ 1.24
Running avg · Jul 2017 → Nov 2022
- 10 “VRAINS is awesome to watch you have to watch it, it has amazing story plot my rate is 9.5/10 it's better than original show it's probably my best anime ever. The best episode so far is 1-3, 8-12,...”
- 8 “Vrains brought me back to Yugioh and wrapped its story more quickly yet coherently, making it an alright series overall. Still, the world felt creatively limited, several characters fell flat, and...”
- 7 “Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS surpasses other series in the franchise by weaving profound philosophical themes about the past, AI consciousness, and life's meaning into every character's journey. While...”
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- Format 120 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 48h 00m all episodes
- Aired May 2017 – Sep 2019 Spring 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12279 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
Licensed by
- Konami Cross Media NY Licensor