4kids turned this into another "kid's show". Sorry everyone for saying this: but anime is not for little kids. The Japanese version is much better, but also more violent. I don't like Yu-Gi-Oh! very much, but 5D's is very good. So, ignore 4kids, otherwise they will grow to hate anime for seeing it suck so much.
Alright. The official review of this show shown above isn't exactly accurate. Here's the show coming from the eyes of an appreciative fan, not a by-standing adult who assumes this is just another stupid anime motivated by consumerism.
Positive Messages: "The series revolves around fighting..." What? There is little to no actual on-screen fighting in this show. If anything, parents should be happy that children are watching something where the main "go-to option for dealing with conflicts" is CARD GAMES. That's right. Not violence. CARD GAMES. All of the fighting is a holographic CARD GAME. (Unless we're talking about the Japanese version here, but I'm assuming this was a review for the 4Kids dub.)
Positive Role Models: "...break the rules and act arrogantly." Excuse me? The characters who supposedly do this are being oppressed by the ones who make the "rules". Yusei and a few other Satellites are the only ones willing to stand up for the rights that should belong to them. They're saying, "Screw the rules, this is wrong!" This show could teach kids a thing or two about standing up for themselves and when it is acceptable to "break the rules and act arrogantly."
This show is pretty good. I have been watching it on Saterdays for about 4 weeks. It can be violent sometimes. The cards are sometimes a bit bothersome for me(a Christian) because some have names like "Ruler of the Dark Magic" or something like that. If litle kids want to see this they should try Pokemon-It is similar(a bit) and not as violent. Also,the creatures on Pokemon are usually cute-Yu-Gi-Oh card are very often creepy and rarely cute.
The characters help each other. They are usually nice-even to bad guys. On what I've seen, there is no blood, etc. The cards are pretty creepy sometimes, even for me.
Yes, as always, skimpy clothing for girls and ''pronounced'' chests for all girls.
KInd of violent, and when they duel Dark Signers, the damage is real. If you lose, you turn into dust.
And the Dark Signers are so scary. the whites of their eyes turn black. Completely black. and their clothes are really scary.
But, overall a nice show.
Don't pay attention to 4kids. I watch this anime subbed on Youtube and the story is much better. The show really talks about friendship and how it can give you strength under hardships. The main character is a wonderful role model just because he isn't perfect. Yusei had a rough life but he still has faith in his friends.
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 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...
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.