I really like the show a lot! My friend's all the way past season two {she likes it more than me-lol}! The violence is all in dualing, very few scenes with actual fighting...The Signers & Dark Signers, its like a battle between good & evil...(spoiler)I really loved the episodes where there were flash backs into Yusei's past, when he, Jack, Crow, & Kalin were friends & in a group called The Inforcers ^_^ I haven't seen the original Yu-Gi-Oh! or the GX series in a long time, but this is better by far [in my oppinion-lol] Turbo Dualing looks so wicked awesome! lol ^_^ Though there seldom are, I like the jokes :) English (fortune cup) "[whatever his name is] could you please escourt Mr. Trudge out"-mr goodwin "Is [forgot his name] one of the guys guarding the door? Cuz he's uh, napping"-yusei [i found that quite funny] As for the "Families can talk about" stuff...Well, about that primary goal thing...Here's how I see it - it's to entertain kids. I mean it would be truely amazingly awesomly super fun to actually be able to play & dual like that...But the real-life products are as simple as Go Fish cards, so I highly doubt it's to get you to buy more stuff...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
(Rated TV-Y7-FV, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Frank Frankson, Ted Lewis, Kether Donohue, Where to watch: Cartoon Network, CW)
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Toon is more sophisticated than previous series.
Themes in this show include: revenge
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7–9
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About Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Parents need to know that this show is a bit more sophisticated than previous Yu-Gi-Oh series. The characters seem older and have become societal superstars in a futuristic, Blade Runner-esque world. Parents new to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! should also know that young fans of the franchise must hold a series of dueling/card game rules in their head that makes chess look like Go Fish. Point tallies quickly head into the thousands. It's a silly game and a sillier show, but it's not for the faint of brain, and that's its redeeming factor.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the relationship between entertainment and products. Would having and playing the related video or card games make watching this series more fun? Why or why not?
- What do you think the show's primary goal is -- to entertain kids or encourage them to buy more stuff?
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
"I think it's time for my victory lap"...
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
GREAT SHOW! TO F@#$ing AWSOME. If the dark signers saga wasnt so short i would have paid money to see this!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Good role models
One of the best anime series ever...
This is the YuGiOh that toally pwns Pokemon. Its for little kids and it deals with all the life stuff from prejudice, poverty, corruption, betrayal, revolt, deciet, and freedom. Awesome new cards too.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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good for 12 up great for 14 up
this is a great anime at least the japanese version is since i haven seen the english,any way it is similer to the old series but is more mature and has alot more off a rich and poor gap. shame it carrys on its them of friendship.
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Love it. It talks about friendship. And its more serious than the past series i give it 5 stars.
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