Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game: The Chronicles

I totally understand the hate this show has received, especially if you're one among a few who's been hyped up for this. Sorry you got fooled into thinking Konami's got a brain, or a heart for this franchise at all. With that set aside, I actually liked it! The first 2 episodes being less than 5 minutes made me laugh, but despite zero context or worldbuilding, I found it an enjoyable experience to pass the time and it was really nice to see some everyday cards come to life with this project. Though you shouldn't expect any storytelling beyond the bare minimum, I would recommend ... it not as an "Anime" of it's own - but rather as just an animation to appreciate. If you generally don't care like me, and just want to watch it out of curiosity, then go for it! It's a solid time killer.

I was gonna give this a [Mixed Feelings], per it's "Some will like this, others will not" policy, but then I realized that unless you're a Yu-Gi-Oh! fan, this anime is never gonna show up on your radar. Konami's marketing is known for being absolutely terrible outside of the general fanbase.

Was it enjoyable? Yes! Did I watch it because Duel Links keeps announcing it every time a new episode airs? ..Maybe.

nah this shit 3 minutes fr branded bros its so over.

I knew it was going to be short, but it really feels like they enslaved one guy to animate the entire thing overtime. They actually made a trailer to promote a trailer to promote the shitty card game that is Yugioh.

The animation itself is really nice, and the VAs they got fit their respective roles pretty well....aaaand that pretty much the only positives. The length really makes you question why we even had voice acting to begin with. The hype for the preview trailer (which was basically half the length of this animation btw) is ... completely gone.

When people asked for an anime about the lore of the cards, we wanted an actual anime and not a glorified trailer to sell product. But alas, let's not forget Konami manages this IP. Yugioh's anime historically have been tragically mismanaged somehow worse than what Bandai has done with Digimon at times. Seriously they gave fucking RUSH DUEL an entire 92 ep. anime. The Sky Striker lore already has a manga, so it wouldn't have been impossible to adapt it into a 10-20 min 12 ep anime or something akin to that.

Did they really think newcomers would watch this and go "Oh my god, I love Sky Striker Ace Raye! Guess I'll buy the cards"??? No wonder why YGO struggles to get new players when Konami is this out of touch. I take any opportunity to laugh at the clowns running the Konami circus but this is just sad.

The animation studio behind this actually got greenlit for a full anime on their JRPG title "Genso Suikoden", so good for the fans of that, but this gets a 3 min ep a month? I still watched the trailer with enjoyment and will continue to do so, but it leaves so much to be desired. Truly a Komoney moment of all time.

So much wait and delays for THIS???

After over a year of teasing and anticipation, Konami drops a 3-minute animation and expects us to applaud? This isn’t a Sky Striker anime—it’s a glorified trailer, and not even a good one. No story setup, no character exploration, just a flashy encounter that feels like a commercial break more than a narrative experience.

Konami feeds on disappointment, it seems. Every time fans start to hope for meaningful content, they get baited into this kind of hollow reveal. It's not even the runtime that’s the biggest insult—it’s the complete lack of substance. Was this really worth hyping for over a ... year? Because if this is what they call a payoff, they’re more out of touch than we thought.

Honestly, this feels like Pupa-level disappointment—and people are only going easy on it because they've been conditioned to expect so little from Konami at this point. That bar is so low, anything remotely animated gets a pass.

This could’ve been so much more. The Sky Striker lore has potential—plenty of fan engagement, cool designs, and a world ripe for development. But this? It’s like they made something just to say “we did it,” and moved on.