Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)

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Synonyms: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yugioh GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Genex, Yugioh Genex, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters GX, Yugioh: Duel Monsters GX, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters Genex, Yugioh: Duel Monsters Genex, Game King of Duel Monsters GX

Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王　デュエルモンスターズ GX

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Type: TV

Episodes: 180

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 6, 2004 to Mar 26, 2008

Premiered: Fall 2004

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 18:30 (JST)

Producers: TV Tokyo, Nihon Ad Systems, Shueisha

Licensors: Konami, Funimation

Studios: Gallop

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Theme: Strategy Game

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.21¹ (scored by 136,500 users)

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Ranked: #3256²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1110

Members: 217,809

Favorites: 1,670

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Synopsis

In the world of Duel Monsters, a new generation of duelists await their turn to bid for the highest title: The King of Games. As an aspiring duelist, the happy-go-lucky Juudai Yuuki enrolls at the Duel Academy, a reputable institution tasked with nurturing these potential challengers.

On his first day, however, Juudai's laid back and careless attitude causes him to arrive late to his entrance exam. There, he stumbles upon a familiar figure who entrusts him the "Winged Kuriboh," a card which becomes Judai's new partner. Soon, he begins living as a duelist—but will destiny and darkness bend his reality into something beyond his imagination?

Yu☆Gi☆Oh!: Duel Monsters GX follows the story of Juudai as he strives to fulfill his goal of becoming the next King of Games. As they are thrust into countless unprecedented circumstances, one thing is for sure for Juudai and his friends—there will never be a dull moment at the Duel Academy!

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Adaptation:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! GX
Prequel:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters
Sequel:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D's
Side story:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Movie: Chou Yuugou! Toki wo Koeta Kizuna
Other:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Arc-V, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! VRAINS, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Sevens

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yuuki, Juudai

Main

KENN
Japanese

Manjoume, Jun

Main

Matsuno, Taiki
Japanese

Tenjouin, Asuka

Main

Kobayashi, Sanae
Japanese

Marufuji, Shou

Main

Suzuki, Masami
Japanese

Kenzan, Tyranno

Main

Shimozaki, Hiroshi
Japanese

Yami Yuugi

Supporting

Kazama, Shunsuke
Japanese

Kaiba, Seto

Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou
Japanese

Mutou, Yuugi

Supporting

Kazama, Shunsuke
Japanese

Marufuji, Ryou

Supporting

Maeda, Takeshi
Japanese

Crawford, Pegasus J.

Supporting

Takasugi Jay, Jiro
Japanese

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Kobayashi, Noriko

Producer, Planning

Yamakawa, Norio

Producer

Tsuji, Hatsuki

Director, Storyboard

Hiramitsu, Takuya

Sound Director

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Opening Theme

	1: "Rising Weather Hallelujah" by Jindou (eps 1-33)
	2: "99%" by BOWL (eps 34-104)
	3: "Teardrop" by BOWL (eps 105-156)
	4: "Precious Time, Glory Days" by Psychic Lover (eps 157-180)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Borderline Battle" by JAM Project (eps 1-33)
	2: "Wake Up Your Heart" by KENN with the NaBs (eps 34-104)
	3: "The Sun" by Bite The Lung (eps 105-156)
	4: "Endless Dream" by Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 157-180)

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Apr 7, 2024

ShinyVegeta

Recommended

I grow up watching yugioh dm and yugioh gx , and I am a big yugioh fan , but when trying to watch the og dm yugioh anime , it was painful , I wanted to see fun duels and not a terrible story , which is what yugioh gx delivers me , it is a fun entertaining show , when it come to the duels , each character has their own theme when it comes to decks , and the best part about the series is the "filler" characters , such as belowski and bonapart , their deck as very fun , i wish ...

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Aug 9, 2021

toastalchemist

Mixed Feelings

Is GX good? No. Is it entertaining? Hell yes! And sometimes that’s all you need. It is one of the most fun anime series I have watched in a long time. I had conversations with my friends where we quote our favorite (terrible) lines. The dialogue is corny, plot points are forgotten about, and the Ojamas…the less said the better, but that’s part of the series’ charm. How else am I supposed to Chazz it up? The only real criticisms I have are that the duels can get boring after a while and the pacing of the season-long arcs are pretty bad. The second season ...

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Feb 25, 2024

AJ2814

Not Recommended

I am re-writing this review to appease the draconian sensibilities of the MAL review moderation team. (I'm kidding, the original review could definitely be fleshed out a bit)

An introduction:
Be a child circa the mid 2000's, in North America. Your favorite toy commercial *ahem* cartoon about a children's card game, has been running strong for several years, and suddenly is supplanted by a vicious pretender to its throne. A spin off, a filthy and vile thing, warping the majesty of the authors artistic integrity........ that's a little dramatic, it is just a commercial for konami's card game after all.
Most of my general dislike of this ... show is YTV's fault, particularly how they started to slot this in to regular Yu Gi Oh's timeslot before Yu Gi Oh was actually finished. But that's not a fair reason to dislike something, so as an adult man I decided to give it another shot.
GX shares most of OG Yu Gi Oh's flaws, constant ass pulls, characters who are flat as boards, abysmal animation. But unfortunately, it lacks the charms of its predecessor, the rival is boring and cannot even approach Kaiba's beautifully asinine levels of dickishness, none of Jaiden's friends are as dopey and fun as Joey, and the villains are forgettable.

Characters:
Jaiden: I refuse to believe that Jaiden (Bite me, long live 4kids supremacy, i will never use his Japanese name) could ever beat Yugi in a duel,Yugi is the king of games. I do like Jaiden's little trademark magnet robot cards though, they're fun. Jaden doesn't really have much in the way of a character though. He struggles to defeat villains, relies on the power of friendship, etc etc. He's Yugi 2.0, but unfortunately without the Pharoah, which definitely robs him of having an interesting hook to his character. Jaiden is just a kid going off to boarding school, and not much else is going on with him.
Chaz: Chaz is just boring Kaiba. He tells Jaiden he'll never be as good as him, wears a cool jacket and has an emo hair cut.
The rest of the characters are all regular shonen arctypes, nothing special or particularly bad, they get the job done, showcasing new cards for my then adolescent mind to hyperfixate on.

Story:
I like the school. I think it's insane that there's an elite boarding school that Kaiba started only teaches duel monsters. But also that fits beautifully into Kaiba's insane priorities, and the pecking order of the hogwarts houses is a wonderful bit of characterization for Kaiba. As for the over arcing plots themselves... They're fine. All of the Yu Gi Oh shows struggle with finding ways of tying whatever evil cabal is threatening to destroy the world this week to the titular card game. The shadow dragons? Riders? Are probably the best, and the show never gets as bad as Alexander the Great and capsule monsters from the original show. But it's never particularly compelling.

Animation:
It's real cheap. All the Yu-Gi-Oh shows are. The franchise lends itself well to quick an easy production cycles, since it is just about characters standing still playing a children's card game. Unfortunately, the show suffers from poor direction, making the duels badly paced and a chore to sit through.

Themes:
Engage in capitalism kids.

Conclusion:
GX is fairly unoffensive toy commercial, much like the rest of the franchise. But by being the one that immediately replaced the one where I started, it's where I began to see the cracks. My reaction to GX is simply a reflection of aging. The excitement I felt with the original couldn't be replicated, and due to my experience, began seeing tropes repeat themselves and began to understand the necessity of the shows existence. It served the brand, as did the original, but now that intent was plain to see, and it just felt so hollow to me.

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