https://myanimelist.net/anime/550/Yu%E2%98%86Gi%E2%98%86Oh?q=yu-gi-oh!&cat=anime
"Synonyms: King of Games, Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Serie Zero, Yugi-Oh, Yuugiou, Yu-Gi-Oh Season 0"
The bold: So, for the past few years, I've been trying to get these mistakes corrected. I went into the edit and removed the bold, but also put the correct info (Game King, Yugioh). Each time, it doesn't get approved. I even tested it out by making a bunch of (correct) submissions while submitting that at the same time. My other submissions get approved, but not that. So, here I am because there's no explanation box to explain my I am doing it.
The explanation: The 1st Yu-Gi-Oh! anime started in 1998 in Japan followed by Duel Monsters (Series 2) in 2000. The 1st Yugioh anime loosely covers the 1st 59 chapters of the source manga while Duel Monsters loosely covers the rest of the source manga. Outside of Asia, the 1st Yugioh anime did not release, but Duel Monsters did. The terms "Season 0" and "Series 0" are unofficial Western fan names. Any person living in Japan back in 1998, the creator, Shonen Jump representative, Toei staff member, the voice cast, etc. would correct anyone using the terms "Season 0" and "Series 0" because that is incorrect. Something that starts at chapter 1 of the source manga is not 0. It is 1. Lastly, back in October 2016, the creator Kazuki Takahashi confirmed on his Studio Dice Instagram account that " 遊戯 王 (Yuugi Ou) = GAME KING". The term "King of Games" comes from the 4kids localization of the Duel Monsters anime. It is a localization term. The meaning of Yuugi Ou is Game King. Now, while "King of Games" is a localization thing, it is still from an official company. I'll let you decide whether to keep it or not, but Season 0 and Series 0 needs to be removed. Game King (and Yugioh) need to be added.
Source for Game King: https://web.archive.org/web/20201103174425/https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-vpcBgD0s/
https://myanimelist.net/manga/54/Yu%E2%98%86Gi%E2%98%86Oh
"Yu☆Gi☆Oh! spawned the Trading Card Game of the same name, which is one of the most popular card games in the world and has sold over 25 billion cards since 1999."
The background on this page only mentions the Konami card game that released in 1999. The issue is that the user that submitted that expectedly left out the Bandai card game that released in April 1998 in Japan alongside the 1st Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, which was popular during its initial release. The popularity fizzled later in the year due to how the game played (It was repurposed as collectibles), but it gave a huge boost to the 1st anime's ratings and Megumi Ogata (voice of Yugi/Yami Yugi) on Twitter in July 2022 stated her experience regarding the explosion of the anime and Bandai card game in the summer of 1998. I did correct this by inserting the Bandai card game, but it was not approved. I expect folks here to only know about the Western side of Yugioh. Someone like me actually knows the Japanese side of things going back to its origins and these important things cannot be lost. Your help would be appreciated.
My edit: "Yu☆Gi☆Oh! spawned two card games. The first is the Bandai Official Card Game that released exclusively in Japan in 1998 alongside the Yu☆Gi☆Oh! anime and was very popular during its initial release. The second is the Konami Official Card Game that released in 1999 in Japan, which became one of the most popular card games in the world and has sold over 25 billion cards."
Megumi Ogata tweet: https://twitter.com/Megumi_Ogata/status/1545003355420110848?s=20 |