Yu☆Gi☆Oh! GX

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Synonyms: Yugioh GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Generation Next, Yu-Gi-Oh! Genex, Yuu Gi Ou GX

Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王GX

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 9

Chapters: 64

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 17, 2005 to Mar 19, 2011

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Themes: School, Strategy Game

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: V-Jump

Authors: Takahashi, Kazuki (Story), Kageyama, Naoyuki (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.11¹ (scored by 4,208 users)

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Ranked: #6726²

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Popularity: #2138

Members: 8,152

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Ranked #6726Popularity #2138Members 8,152

MangaV-JumpTakahashi, Kazuki (Story), Kageyama, Naoyuki (Story & Art)

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Years after Yuugi's legendary battles, the game is so popular that special institutions dedicated to the art of the Duel have sprung up all over the world. Join Juudai Yuuki and his pals at the Academy for the adventures of the next generation of Yu☆Gi☆Oh!

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Yu☆Gi☆Oh! GX was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from November 6, 2007 to August 7, 2012 with trading cards included in each volume.

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Parent story:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
Side story:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! GX Tokubetsu-hen
Adaptation:	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters GX

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Yuuki, Juudai

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Manjoume, Jun

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Marufuji, Ryou

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Tenjouin, Asuka

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Marufuji, Shou

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Tragoedia

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Kaiba, Seto

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Jounouchi, Katsuya

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Andersen, Johan

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Kujaku, Mai

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Oct 27, 2016

Yudesei

Recommended

After reading the manga for the third time, I've decided to write a review on it.

Plot and story:
The Yu-Gi-Oh GX manga has one long story, unlike the anime where there's a new 'story' for each season.
The story follows Jaden on his journey to become like his idols - Yugi and Koyo.
The antagonist is the father of one of the characters and is being possessed by the shadows. He uses the power of the shadows to take control of strong duelists and use them as puppets for his plan of gaining ultimate power.
One minor problem the story has is that they don't show when Jaden starts ...

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Nov 12, 2017

robiu013

Not Recommended

"It wasn't in the manga, therefore it isn't canon" is a common argument, that you might get with certain anime series, where fans try to defend their favourite series' by only attributing the original authors material to it, as opposed to the overly prolonged anime adaptations. I'm starting this review with this excursion, not to start arguing about what's canon and what isn't, but because Yu-Gi-Oh! is a series, where things get especially interesting in this regard.
Why so? Because I wouldn't be surprised, if most Yu-Gi-Oh! fans would consider the anime as the main canon, when asked, while being mostly unaware of how abrupt Takahashi's ...

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Apr 13, 2022

AssentoDele

Recommended

The Yu-Gi-Oh GX manga is quite a departure from the anime; while the same characters (minus the villains) are in the story, most of them are quite a contrast from their animated counterpart and their screen time varies as well. It's only nine volumes, which provides a short read to enjoy.

Plot
GX's manga focuses more on the original Yu-Gi-Oh series; the main antagonist is derived from Ancient Egypt and constantly possess people a kin to how Yami Bakura would possess Ryou throughout his plans. The manga only covers one story lines, providing two tournaments and then it ends once the villain is slain. The main ... bad guy also will pick who to possess at random to give the characters an excuse to duel each other. It is rather disappointing as this manga has a lot of potential to cover their three years at Duel Academy.

Characters
Stated earlier, characters are similar but also a bit different in comparison to the anime. The biggest difference is Manjoume. In the anime, he was the comic relief that had several unique decks and only won for character development (though to be fair, that's every character outside of Judai; season 3 is just Judai in every duel.) Here, he is much more confident and serious, using only one deck - a dragon deck focusing on Light and Darkness Dragon- and actually winning. This last part was the biggest shock to me, as he is able to have a good win to lose ratio and possess a challenge for Judai where he may not win. Judai stays mostly the same, but his "get your game on" attitude is a bit toned down and he acts more serious. His deck still focuses on E-HEROs, but they are new one created just for the manga. My complaint with his deck is that he uses them because of his admiration for his hero. It gives Judai to look more like a copycat that doesn't really walk out of his shadow. The others (Sho, Asuka, and Misawa) are the same mostly, but Misawa crushing on Asuka while Manjoume doesn't seem to care about her. Unfortunately, Asuka never gets to shine enough and takes the most defeats. Other differences for some characters are what decks they use. Overall, the differences are great and provide something new to enjoy if you're a fan of the anime

Art/Duels
The art is rather good; some of the manga original characters do look quite differently due to the art style. One of the characters has weirdly drawn boobs that are tight on her coat, which makes them look bizarre. The duels themselves are interesting and mostly unpredictable. Judai loses a few duels which makes it more enjoyable then him winning every duel each time.

Conclusion
The GX manga is a great read; it is way shorter than the anime and only focuses on one villain, but still provides a quick, fun ride. If you were tired of Judai dueling every episode, rejoice as everyone gets their time to shine with multiple duels. RIP no Ojama Bros.

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