This whole show targets young boys into buying cards and other merchandise. It's just brainwashing, purely and simply. What's worse is that it promotes 'nerdy' and 'geeky' behavior that doesn't just limit itself to children, I've seen delusional teenagers obsess over 'dueling' in a digusting fashion, it wouldn't be a proplem, but it's the extent that they obsess, in a money-wasting hobby that accomplishes absolutely nothing, thus they will become unsucessful adults (I'm not blaming this show entirely, but it's a contributing factor.) Mother's Review; Stop it before it starts, instead read a worthwhile book with your child :] (Also the art is unbearable to look at, terrible animation, with unrealistic, flat characters that talk in 'dorky' terms.)

Ah, a classic display of an anime being brought over to the U.S. and used for marketing something. However, seasoned readers of Shounen Jump (the one in Japan and in America) know that Yu-Gi-Ou was NOT made for children. TV executives have managed to keep the really violent and racey episodes off the screen, but it's still pretty violent. This show maybe advertised toward kids, but that doesn't mean it's good for them. (Even I don't watch it, and I'm an anime fan. O.o; )

All this tv show is is one big commercial for the trading cards. It's like watching someone teach a kid how to play monopoly - very disappointing for an anime cartoon. Pokemon is more interesting and easier to follow. If you are interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of cards, then let your child watch this program, otherwise, I would skip this as entertainment.

My review of Yu-Gi-Oh TV is slanted by the artwork I find on the cards. Although I permit my son Jack, age 6, to own Pokemon and a number of other cards of this type, I am very concerned at the tone of the artwork found in Yu-Gi-Oh, and I don't let him watch the show. Most of the monsters are simply evil and repulsive, and shockingly so compared to other game cards in the marketplace. They just seem to me to have been created by a depraved mind, and I won't allow my son to play with them. I am interested in hearing from other parents who feel the same (or differently!) Give me a reality check: have I over-reacted? Lane Kintigh, a parent in Chicago area.

The series was excellent and awesome and should have gone to the End.

The series was excellent and awesome and should have gone to the End.

This was a really stupid show. Apparently we now have the technology to make trading cards real. And, the cards have internal organs! Annoying, boring, copyricht infringement of Pokemon. Watch the original before you see the fake.

OK Show For Kids And It's A OK Show In Terms Of How Good It Is

I liked it I have not seen the japameis verznon so I liked it but there was too much frendship take.

Parents need to know that there is commercialism.Sex,language are not issues. violence can scare younger kids, until they realize it is all purely fictious.buy cards and duel!!! I do and its really fun!It is just an awesome show in general!If you like this, try watching yugioh gx or capsule monsters!!!

I base my review off of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the Japanese version. The only one that I will watch. Saddly, here in America, Yu-Gi-Oh! is being used for money. Toys, clothing, cards, DVDs, you name it, YGO has it. 4kids strikes again, as my friends and I say. We all have seen buth the subbed and dubbed versions. We ALL say that the dub, this, is a crime. Edits in places where they should not be. Bloody name changes (Anzu to Tea? What were they thinking?!). Character changes (Believe it or not, Anzu does NOT walk around shouting friendship speeches like a broken record!). Changes to the cards. Plot rewrites. Plot SCREWUPS. (Yes, the story in Egypt took place 3,000 years ago, not 5,000.) Anything and everything they did just destroyed YGO. It hurts. Please do yourselves a favor and see the subbed version. You won't loose braincells that way.

this show is pointless and retarted. i hate this show with all my heart. i used to like it but now, i know its junk. i strongly dont like it. but it is appropriate for like everyone but, that dosnt matter because this show is AWFULL

The rating I gave on YuGiOh is based on the real Japanese version so I put BIG ISSUE on most of the pole. YuGiOh was created by Kazuki Takahashi and it became anime in 1996. YuGiOh was originally intended for older youth of about 13yrs & up. All the other reviews I read seem to be based on the English dub version. It's the edited version of YuGiOh made for kids. All the sex, violence, blood, killing is edited out. In Japan it wouldn't be recommended that kids watch it. I'm sorry but i just had to let kids and parents know that. Although it's not the real version I think the EDITED YuGiOh is appropriate for children 8yrs-up. It's a great, good quality anime show and it's meaning is about freindship and the loyalty between friends which is very important for children to know. Plus the card game is cool and teaches useful skills such as math(calculating monster damage) for example. The unedited Japanese version is NOT meant for kids at all. I am a HUGE fan of the show, magna and movies!!

The monstors can be quite freaky!the violince level is kept to a limit but it is there.But the msg/social is preety good!Yes the show was not attended for kids but the new show(aka america one) is.So if u let them watch it shouldn't be that bad!

Horrible! I hate this show with all my heart! It's just one giant commercial....

It is like pokemon only, more older and is used with cards! Buy toys,cards,movies,and costumes!

I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a stupid and poitless show. The violince isn't a big matter, but this show is just way to stupid and pointless. 'Oh my gosh, I just got a shiny piece of paper. Now I can place it on a stupid disk and let a hologram show. And it's not that big of a deal that my life circles around a peice of paper.' Thats what every charecter is like pretty much.

This is an extremely deep and intelligent animated series that combined elements of myth with history and modernity to create an inventive mix. The plot is very interesting and changes frequently, and the same goes for the characters. This shouldn't be dismissed because of the relation to a card game.

Ok, you people who say that the 'monsters' are too 'scary' are way too over protective of your kids. So they aren't pretty, that's life. & those of you who say Pok'emon is better, are you nutz? Pok'emon is so braindead. They repeat the same plot over & over, they just twik the charaters.

I thought the show sounded dumb at first too, but I found it actually has a fairly good plot. The characters have structured relations.

P.S; I don't play the card game, so don't go thinking I only like it for that.

Yugio is a cool show.

If you thought Pokemon was a cult, then you'll think this is more demonic then ever.