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Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王 yūgiō, Japanese for "King of Games") is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise from Kazuki Takahashi that mainly involves characters who play a card game called Duel Monsters (originally called "Magic and Wizards" (M&W) in both the English and Japanese versions of the manga) wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic and Trap Cards in order to defeat one another. Duel Monsters is believed to be a spinoff of the popular American trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Begun as a manga in Japan in 1996, the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise has since grown to an immensely successful global brand, spawning various manga and anime series, a real-life version of the card game featured in the story, video games, toys, and many other products.

Composition

Japanese manga

Yu-Gi-Oh! (original manga)

Run from 1996 to March 8, 2004, the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga was one of the most popular titles featured in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga originally focused on Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto in the English anime) as he uses games designed by himself to fight various villains, and goes into several misadventures with his friends Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler in the English anime), Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor). The plots start out as fairly episodic and there are only three instances of the card game Magic and Wizards (later renamed Duel Monsters in the English version of the manga) in the first seven volumes. Starting around the eighth volume, the Duelist Kingdom arc starts and the plot shifts to a Duel Monsters-centered universe.

Yu-Gi-Oh! R

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! R

Drawn by Akira Itou and supervised by Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王R) is a spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with most of the same characters in a new plotline. It was first published in Shueisha's V-Jump on April 21, 2004.

Japanese anime

Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)

Produced by Toei Animation, this 27-episode anime is based on Yu-Gi-Oh! manga volumes 1-7, which do not focus much on Duel Monsters (known as Magic & Wizards in the original manga). It is not connected in any way to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series, another Yu-Gi-Oh! anime made by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS), but is often referred to as the "first series" to distinguish it from the latter. It was first aired on TV Asahi on April 4, 1998 and it ended its run on October 10, 1998.

Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters)

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)

Titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (遊戯王デュエル モンスターズ) in Asia and Yu-Gi-Oh! elsewhere, this so-called "second series" of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is the series that introduced Yu-Gi-Oh! to the Western world. Produced by NAS, it was first aired on TV Tokyo on April 18, 2000 in Japan, and later became popular in Japan and other places around the world. The series ended its 224-episode run on September 29, 2004.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズGX), is an anime spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with newly-designed characters in a new plotline, focusing on the life in a duelist academy. Also produced by NAS, the series was first aired on TV Tokyo on October 6, 2004.

English adaptations

English anime

The English Yu-Gi-Oh! logo

See: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)

Produced by 4Kids Entertainment, the English version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime is broadcast on many channels. In the United States it is broadcast on Kids WB and on Cartoon Network. In Canada, Yu-Gi-Oh! is broadcast on YTV. In the United Kingdom and Australia, it is broadcast on Nickelodeon. Like many anime shows originally created for the Japanese market, a number of changes were made when the Yu-Gi-Oh! television show was released in the United States.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX has been licensed by 4Kids and is set to air in 2005 in North America.

4Kids has not translated the 27 episodes produced by Toei that make up the first series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. The English version only consists of the second series made by NAS. Some people mistake Toei's series for a lost first season of the TV show.

English manga

English Millennnium World logo

The English version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga is released by VIZ Media in both the Shonen Jump magazine and in individual graphic novels. The original Japanese character names are kept for most of the characters (Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda, for instance), while the English names are used for a few characters (e.g. Maximillion Pegasus) and the Duel Monsters cards. Published in its original right-to-left format, the manga is largely unedited, especially compared to the English anime.

Viz released volumes 1 through 7 under the original manga name Yu-Gi-Oh!. The Duelist Kingdom and Battle City arcs is released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist, while the Egypt arc is released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World. Currently, April 2005, the Egyptian arc can be found in Shonen Jump magazine.

The translator of the English manga is Anita Sengupta.

Movies

First Yu-Gi-Oh! movie

Produced by Toei Animation, the first movie of Yu-Gi-Oh! is a 30-minute movie released only in Japan. It was first released on March 6, 1999. The characters here are from the 1st series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Toei once had a site at http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/tv/yugioh/index.html but it is no longer there and web.archive.org did not archive it.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

The second movie, referred to as simply "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie" in North America and known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light, was first released in North America on August 13, 2004. The characters here are from the 2nd series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. The unedited Japanese remade version of the movie premiered in special screenings in Tokyo on November 3, 2004 and normal theaters on Christmas Eve, 2004. The movie was aired on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2005. In the movie, Yami Yugi faces Anubis, his arch-rival from his time. People who attended the movie during its U.S. premiere got free Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.

Characters

Dark Yugi a.k.a. Yu-Gi-Oh (Yami Yugi), the alter ego of main character Yugi Mutou

Main articles:

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! main characters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga characters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, manga or movie only characters

See also:

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! R (for characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! R)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (for characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)

The main characters of Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series are Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto in the English anime), a shy, pure-hearted high school student and gaming expert who possesses the mystic Millennium Puzzle; and the nameless Pharaoh, otherwise known as Dark Yugi, or Yu-Gi-Oh (Yami Yugi), a darker personality hold in the Puzzle. Yugi's best friends Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler), Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor) are also primary characters, as well as Dark Yugi's main rival, Seto Kaiba.

The main character of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX is Judai Yuki, an energetic boy who possesses great talents in Duel Monsters, but stays in the worst dormitory of duelist academy, Slifer Red (Osiris Red in Japan).

The Duel Monsters themselves, as the primary battle agents in the series' card duels, can also be considered major characters, especially the three Egyptian God Cards: Obelisk the Tormentor ("Giant God Soldier of Obelisk" in the Japanese version), the Winged Dragon of Ra ("Winged God Dragon of Ra" in the Japanese version), and Slifer the Sky Dragon ("Sky Dragon of Osiris" in the Japanese version).

Terminology

  • Millennium Items
  • Shadow Game
  • Duelist Kingdom
  • Battle City
  • Virtual Realm
  • Waking the Dragons
  • Millennium World

Merchandise

Yugi's three best friends are in this picture. From left to right: Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor), Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler)

The real-life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is based on the fictional Duel Monsters game played by the primary characters. Unlike other television shows, books, games and films which have spawned card games (such as those for Pokémon, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek and Star Wars), the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters TV show features the game, and viewers of the show learn how to play the game along with the characters. The behavior of some cards in the real-life game are not the same as the behavior of the card in the TV show. After the Duelist Kingdom season of the Duel Monsters anime, the card game became real, and the characters started to play the game by the rules outlined in the real card game. Related starter decks released in North America include Yugi Starter Deck, Kaiba Starter Deck, Pegasus Starter Deck, and Joey Starter Deck.

Other collectible games that were originally created as fictitious games for the series but were later turned into real games include Capsule Monster Chess, a sort of pre-Mage Knight collectible miniatures game, and Dungeon Dice Monsters, a dungeon crawl boardgame where the tiles are created by unfolding the faces of 6-sided dice, and which is a variant on an earlier, non-collectible Japanese game called simply Dungeon Dice. Also, the Duel Disc featured in the later anime has been made available.

The merchandising of Yu-Gi-Oh! products and games has drawn criticism from adults and anime fans, and the series is widely described as toyetic. The original manga did not include Duel Monsters as a regular plot vehicle for the first seven volumes. In those seven volumes, which were released in the American Shonen Jump, there are only three instances of the game Magic and Wizards, which was changed to Duel Monsters in the English version of the manga as the plot went on. After Yu-Gi-Oh! become popular, Kazuki Takahashi was asked to modify the storyline to feature more of the card game.

Yu-Gi-Oh!-related books (not including manga)

Several books based on the manga and anime have been released in Japan and outside of Japan.

Released in English

  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: Monster Duel Official Handbook by Michael Anthony Steele - ISBN 0439651018 - Published by Scholastic Press - A guide book to Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and characters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm: Mighty Champions by Jeff O'Hare - ISBN 0439671914 - Published by Scholastic Press - A book with puzzles and games related to Yu-Gi-Oh!

Not released in English

All books are published by Shueisha and credit Kazuki Takahashi as the author.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (novel) - ISBN 4-08-703086-5 - This is a novelization of the first two story arcs of the manga.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide -- The Thousand Rule Bible - ISBN 4-08-782134-X - This is a rule book and strategy guide for the Junior and Shin Expert rules. This also has a Q & A related to certain cards, and the book comes with the "multiply" card.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Card Catalog The Variable Book - This is a collection of card catalogues.
    • Volume 1 ISBN 4-08-782764-X
    • Volume 2 ISBN 4-08-782041-6
    • Volume 3 ISBN 4-08-782135-8
    • Volume 4 ISBN 4-08-782047-5
    • Volume 5 ISBN 4-08-782053-X
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guide Book - The Gospel of Truth (遊戯王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― Yūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin) - ISBN 4-08-873363-0 - This book is a character guide related to the manga.

Yu-Gi-Oh!-related video games

Konami produces all Yu-Gi-Oh!-related video games. The English version video games generally use the 4Kids English anime names, as opposed to the Viz English manga names. Each game generaly includes 3 promotional cards for use with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Released in English

Nintendo DS

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour

Game Boy Advance

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (Yu-Gi-Oh! Sugoroku no Sugoroku in Japan)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Duelist's Soul
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: Reshef of Destruction in Japan)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2 in Japan)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7: The Duelcity Legend in Japan)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 9: Expert 3 in Japan)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International 2 in Japan)

Game Boy Color

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Dark Duel Stories)

GameCube

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom in Japan)

PC

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion (North America and Europe only)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge (North America and Europe only)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny (North America and Europe only)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Online

PlayStation

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (Yu-Gi-Oh! Shin Duel Monsters in Japan)

PlayStation 2

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (Yu-Gi-Oh! Shin Duel Monsters 2 in Japan)

Xbox

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny

Not released in English

Game Boy

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Beginners Pack
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters I

Game Boy Color

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle Record of the Strongest Duelists (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ4 最強決闘者戦記)
    • Jonouchi Deck
    • Kaiba Deck
    • Yugi Deck
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB

Game Boy Advance

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1

Reference

  • Takahashi, Kazuki, Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guide Book - The Gospel of Truth (遊戯王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― Yūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin), Shueisha, 2002

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Several books based on the manga and anime have been released in Japan and outside of Japan. Note: Before Episode 3, Penny's name was Daisy. After Yu-Gi-Oh! become popular, Kazuki Takahashi was asked to modify the storyline to feature more of the card game. At least once every episode, the 'surviving' housewives (Mary Alice was one of the group before her suicide) meet and discuss over either coffee or poker the events in the current storyline. In those seven volumes, which were released in the American Shonen Jump, there are only three instances of the game Magic and Wizards, which was changed to Duel Monsters in the English version of the manga as the plot went on. The show also follows the mystery of why Mary Alice took her own life and precisely who Mike Delfino really is. The merchandising of Yu-Gi-Oh! products and games has drawn criticism from adults and anime fans, and the series is widely described as toyetic. The original manga did not include Duel Monsters as a regular plot vehicle for the first seven volumes. The story is unraveled through her four friends and neighbors.

Also, the Duel Disc featured in the later anime has been made available. Mary Alice's suicide left behind a puzzle involving her husband Paul, son Zack, and a mysterious toy chest. Other collectible games that were originally created as fictitious games for the series but were later turned into real games include Capsule Monster Chess, a sort of pre-Mage Knight collectible miniatures game, and Dungeon Dice Monsters, a dungeon crawl boardgame where the tiles are created by unfolding the faces of 6-sided dice, and which is a variant on an earlier, non-collectible Japanese game called simply Dungeon Dice. The show begins with the suicide of Mary Alice Young, who narrates the episodes from beyond the grave. Related starter decks released in North America include Yugi Starter Deck, Kaiba Starter Deck, Pegasus Starter Deck, and Joey Starter Deck. Tagline: Everyone has a little dirty laundry.. After the Duelist Kingdom season of the Duel Monsters anime, the card game became real, and the characters started to play the game by the rules outlined in the real card game. Though it is not uncommon for soap opera characters to make melodramatically questionable decisions, in the first season of "Housewives" almost every character (including children) has arguably committed a major crime.

The behavior of some cards in the real-life game are not the same as the behavior of the card in the TV show. The show has come under critical fire by religious and conservative groups due to what some consider the seeming lack of morality amongst the characters. Unlike other television shows, books, games and films which have spawned card games (such as those for Pokémon, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek and Star Wars), the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters TV show features the game, and viewers of the show learn how to play the game along with the characters. Nicolette Sheridan was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy. The real-life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is based on the fictional Duel Monsters game played by the primary characters. On January 16, 2005, it won that top honor, and star Teri Hatcher won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross were nominated as well). The Duel Monsters themselves, as the primary battle agents in the series' card duels, can also be considered major characters, especially the three Egyptian God Cards: Obelisk the Tormentor ("Giant God Soldier of Obelisk" in the Japanese version), the Winged Dragon of Ra ("Winged God Dragon of Ra" in the Japanese version), and Slifer the Sky Dragon ("Sky Dragon of Osiris" in the Japanese version). In its first season out, Desperate Housewives was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.

The main character of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX is Judai Yuki, an energetic boy who possesses great talents in Duel Monsters, but stays in the worst dormitory of duelist academy, Slifer Red (Osiris Red in Japan). Phil and Oprah. The show has been credited with almost single-handedly (along with Lost) reviving the long-dormant fortunes of ABC, whose last major ratings hit had been Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Yugi's best friends Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler), Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor) are also primary characters, as well as Dark Yugi's main rival, Seto Kaiba. The series was unique in that it rocketed to the top of the ratings from the premiere episode, and immediately the term "desperate housewives" became a cultural phenomenon, warranting "the real desperate housewives" features in magazines and such TV shows as Dr. The main characters of Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series are Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto in the English anime), a shy, pure-hearted high school student and gaming expert who possesses the mystic Millennium Puzzle; and the nameless Pharaoh, otherwise known as Dark Yugi, or Yu-Gi-Oh (Yami Yugi), a darker personality hold in the Puzzle. Cherry initially pitched the series to HBO, CBS, NBC, Fox, Showtime, and Lifetime; but all turned it down for one reason or another. See also:. The tone and style of the series combine elements of drama, comedy, mystery, satire, and soap opera.

Main articles:. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries unfold in the background. premiere got free Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004. People who attended the movie during its U.S. Portugal: May 22, 2005 on SIC. In the movie, Yami Yugi faces Anubis, his arch-rival from his time. Hong Kong: May 12, 2005 on TVB Pearl.

The movie was aired on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2005. However, it was initially broadcasted in Sony Entertainment Television several months ago. The unedited Japanese remade version of the movie premiered in special screenings in Tokyo on November 3, 2004 and normal theaters on Christmas Eve, 2004. Mexico: May 3, 2005 on Canal 7 (VHF). The characters here are from the 2nd series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Germany: April 12, 2005 on PRO 7 (free-to-air, dubbed in German). The second movie, referred to as simply "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie" in North America and known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light, was first released in North America on August 13, 2004. Switzerland: April 11, 2005 on SF DRS.

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light. Sweden: March 29, 2005 on Kanal 5. Toei once had a site at http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/tv/yugioh/index.html but it is no longer there and web.archive.org did not archive it. Spain: March 3, 2005 on FOX. The characters here are from the 1st series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Denmark: March 2, 2005 on TV2. It was first released on March 6, 1999. Netherlands: March 1, 2005 on Net 5.

Produced by Toei Animation, the first movie of Yu-Gi-Oh! is a 30-minute movie released only in Japan. Turkey: February 28, 2005 on CNBC-é. The translator of the English manga is Anita Sengupta. Italy: February 22, 2005 on FOX Life. The Duelist Kingdom and Battle City arcs is released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist, while the Egypt arc is released as Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World. Currently, April 2005, the Egyptian arc can be found in Shonen Jump magazine. Croatia: February 17, 2005 on Nova TV. Viz released volumes 1 through 7 under the original manga name Yu-Gi-Oh!. Singapore: January 31, 2005 on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.

Published in its original right-to-left format, the manga is largely unedited, especially compared to the English anime. This registered 2.5 million viewers, one of the highest for a premiere in Australian history. The original Japanese character names are kept for most of the characters (Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda, for instance), while the English names are used for a few characters (e.g. Maximillion Pegasus) and the Duel Monsters cards. Australia: January 31, 2005 on the Seven Network. The English version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga is released by VIZ Media in both the Shonen Jump magazine and in individual graphic novels. Belgium: January 21, 2005 on één. Some people mistake Toei's series for a lost first season of the TV show. United Kingdom: January 5, 2005 on Channel 4 (each episode followed by a première of the next on E4 - which therefore did not initially screen episode 1, but re-ran episodes 1 and 2 later in the first week).

The English version only consists of the second series made by NAS. Ireland: January 4, 2005 on RTE2. 4Kids has not translated the 27 episodes produced by Toei that make up the first series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Brazil: November 4, 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX has been licensed by 4Kids and is set to air in 2005 in North America. Germany: October 14, 2004 on Premiere (German pay TV, undubbed original version). Like many anime shows originally created for the Japanese market, a number of changes were made when the Yu-Gi-Oh! television show was released in the United States. United States and Canada: October 3, 2004 on ABC (US) and CTV (Canada).

In the United Kingdom and Australia, it is broadcast on Nickelodeon. Theme music composer: Danny Elfman. In Canada, Yu-Gi-Oh! is broadcast on YTV. Producer: Touchstone Television. In the United States it is broadcast on Kids WB and on Cartoon Network. He also said that the cast is expendable and at any time a character can die without the actor knowing. Produced by 4Kids Entertainment, the English version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime is broadcast on many channels. Steven Culp confirmed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he would not return at all next year and that his character really is dead.

See: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime). [1] (http://terraservice.net/image.aspx?T=4&S=8&Z=11&X=7519&Y=75568&W=2). Also produced by NAS, the series was first aired on TV Tokyo on October 6, 2004. An aerial photograph of the set is available from Microsoft TerraServer. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズGX), is an anime spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with newly-designed characters in a new plotline, focusing on the life in a duelist academy. It includes the houses used in The Munsters and the 1989 film The Burbs. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. The show's set is on the Universal Studios backlot and has been used for decades in many TV and movie productions to represent a typical American suburban neighborhood.

The series ended its 224-episode run on September 29, 2004. On April 22, Touchstone announced Mehcad Brooks would also join as Woodard's son. Titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (遊戯王デュエル モンスターズ) in Asia and Yu-Gi-Oh! elsewhere, this so-called "second series" of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is the series that introduced Yu-Gi-Oh! to the Western world. Produced by NAS, it was first aired on TV Tokyo on April 18, 2000 in Japan, and later became popular in Japan and other places around the world. On April 13, 2005, Touchstone Television announced Alfre Woodard would join the Desperate Housewives cast starting from the second season as the first African-American 'wife' on the street. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime). Various sources on the Internet and in the press have stated that the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey and Miranda Richardson (Richardson, in fact was considered, but declined the role of an English nanny) have expressed interest in guest starring on the show, however, it is unlikely they will ever get the opportunity as the producers do not want big names to distract the viewer from the plot. It was first aired on TV Asahi on April 4, 1998 and it ended its run on October 10, 1998. Every episode title in the first season references a song title, many of them by Stephen Sondheim: they include Every Day a Little Death and The Ladies Who Lunch.

It is not connected in any way to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series, another Yu-Gi-Oh! anime made by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS), but is often referred to as the "first series" to distinguish it from the latter. Opening credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including American Gothic and The Arnolfini Portrait. Produced by Toei Animation, this 27-episode anime is based on Yu-Gi-Oh! manga volumes 1-7, which do not focus much on Duel Monsters (known as Magic & Wizards in the original manga). Lee was replaced, of course, by Brenda Strong for the series; both had played regular roles as dead people before, Strong on Everwood and Lee on Twin Peaks. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime). In the original pilot, Mary Alice Young was played by Sheryl Lee; Gardener John Rowland by Kyle Searles; and Rex Van De Kamp by Michael Reilly Burke. It was first published in Shueisha's V-Jump on April 21, 2004. Ryan O'Neal - Rodney Scavo (1 Episode).

Drawn by Akira Itou and supervised by Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王R) is a spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with most of the same characters in a new plotline. Rick Ravanello - Bill Cunningham (1 Episode). Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Marlee Matlin - Alisha Stevens (1 Episode). Starting around the eighth volume, the Duelist Kingdom arc starts and the plot shifts to a Duel Monsters-centered universe. Kathryn Joosten - Karen McCluskey (2 Episodes). The plots start out as fairly episodic and there are only three instances of the card game Magic and Wizards (later renamed Duel Monsters in the English version of the manga) in the first seven volumes. Bob Newhart - Morty (2 Episodes).

The manga originally focused on Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto in the English anime) as he uses games designed by himself to fight various villains, and goes into several misadventures with his friends Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler in the English anime), Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor). Heather Stephens - Kendra Taylor (2 Episodes). Run from 1996 to March 8, 2004, the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga was one of the most popular titles featured in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. Sharon Lawrence - Maisy Gibbons (3 Episodes). Begun as a manga in Japan in 1996, the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise has since grown to an immensely successful global brand, spawning various manga and anime series, a real-life version of the card game featured in the story, video games, toys, and many other products. Marla Sokoloff - Claire (3 Episodes). Duel Monsters is believed to be a spinoff of the popular American trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Emily Christine - Ashley Bukowski (3 Episodes).

Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王 yūgiō, Japanese for "King of Games") is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise from Kazuki Takahashi that mainly involves characters who play a card game called Duel Monsters (originally called "Magic and Wizards" (M&W) in both the English and Japanese versions of the manga) wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic and Trap Cards in order to defeat one another. Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer (3 Episodes). Takahashi, Kazuki, Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guide Book - The Gospel of Truth (遊戯王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― Yūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin), Shueisha, 2002. Albert Goldfine (4 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1. Sam Lloyd - Dr. Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB. Melinda McGraw - Annabel Foster (4 Episodes).

Yugi Deck. Lesley Ann Warren - Sophie Bremmer (4 Episodes). Kaiba Deck. Bob Gunton - Noah Taylor (5 Episodes). Jonouchi Deck. Ryan Carnes - Justin (5 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle Record of the Strongest Duelists (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ4 最強決闘者戦記)

    . Lupe Ontiveros - Juanita Solis (6 Episodes).

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II. Lucille Soong - Yao Lin (7 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters I. Richard Roundtree - Jerry Shaw (7 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Beginners Pack. Christine Estabrook - Martha Huber (9 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny. Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp (9 Episodes).

    Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (Yu-Gi-Oh! Shin Duel Monsters 2 in Japan). Harriet Sansom Harris - Felicia Tilman (10 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum. Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp (12 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (Yu-Gi-Oh! Shin Duel Monsters in Japan). Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo (24 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Online. Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo (24 Episodes).

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny (North America and Europe only). Zane Huett - Parker Scavo (24 Episodes). Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge (North America and Europe only). Steven Culp - Rex Van De Kamp (Season 1). Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion (North America and Europe only). James Denton - Mike Delfino. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom in Japan). Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Dark Duel Stories). Cody Kasch - Zach Young. Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International 2 in Japan). Jesse Metcalfe - John Rowland. Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 9: Expert 3 in Japan). Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7: The Duelcity Legend in Japan). Mark Moses - Paul Young.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2 in Japan). Ricardo Chavira - Carlos Solis. Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: Reshef of Destruction in Japan). Doug Savant - Tom Scavo. Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Duelist's Soul. Roger Bart - George Williams. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters. Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (Yu-Gi-Oh! Sugoroku no Sugoroku in Japan). Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite. Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour. Nicolette Sheridan - Edie Britt. Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guide Book - The Gospel of Truth (遊戯王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― Yūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin) - ISBN 4-08-873363-0 - This book is a character guide related to the manga. Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis. Volume 5 ISBN 4-08-782053-X. Marcia Cross - Bree Van De Kamp.

    Volume 4 ISBN 4-08-782047-5. Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo. Volume 3 ISBN 4-08-782135-8. Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer. Volume 2 ISBN 4-08-782041-6. He was beaten up by Carlos Solis on suspicion of having an affair with Gabrielle. Volume 1 ISBN 4-08-782764-X. Justin: John's roommate, he has been having a sexual relationship with Andrew Van De Kamp, and he - at least - has developed emotional feelings.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Card Catalog The Variable Book - This is a collection of card catalogues.

      . Martha has a sister, Felicia Tilman, who coincidentally knew Mary Alice and was very suspicious of Paul Young. This also has a Q & A related to certain cards, and the book comes with the "multiply" card. She was killed by Paul Young in the first season. Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide -- The Thousand Rule Bible - ISBN 4-08-782134-X - This is a rule book and strategy guide for the Junior and Shin Expert rules. Martha Huber: a nosy neighbor who sent Mary Alice Young the blackmail note which led to her suicide, which was discovered by her after hearing a shot from her kitchen. Yu-Gi-Oh! (novel) - ISBN 4-08-703086-5 - This is a novelization of the first two story arcs of the manga. She was arrested during season one and her "little black book" with all the names of her clients was publicly exposed.

      Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm: Mighty Champions by Jeff O'Hare - ISBN 0439671914 - Published by Scholastic Press - A book with puzzles and games related to Yu-Gi-Oh!. Maisy Gibbons: a woman who was found to be selling sex to various men around the neighborhood, including Rex Van De Kamp. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Monster Duel Official Handbook by Michael Anthony Steele - ISBN 0439651018 - Published by Scholastic Press - A guide book to Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and characters. But she was attacked with a hockey stick courtesy of Zach and it is unknown what condition she is in. Millennium World. She had been entrusted with Zach's care after she blackmailed Paul Young into giving him up. Waking the Dragons. She was originally working in Utah with Mary Alice Young when she was a nurse by the name of Angela Forrest, she came to Fairview to find out what happened to her sister, and ends up exposing Zach Young to the truth about himself that Paul has kept hidden from him.

      Virtual Realm. Felicia Tilman: Martha Huber's sister, she always hated Martha. Battle City. She appears in the last episode of season one. Duelist Kingdom. Dierdre Taylor: Mike Delfino's ex-girlfriend who was on drugs, Zach's real mother and the woman Mary Alice killed and stuffed inside a toy chest. Shadow Game. However, she was fired by Lynette after it was found out she was sexually exciting her husband.

      Millennium Items. Claire: a nanny who was hired by Lynette to help her take care of her kids. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (for characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX). She gets the promotion of Vice President which Tom was eyeing. Yu-Gi-Oh! R (for characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! R). Annabel Foster: Tom Scavo's ex-fiancee, Lynette is extremely jealous of her and has been doing anything she can to break her up from Tom. Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, manga or movie only characters. He is now responsible for the death of Rex Van De Kamp through his tampering with Rex's prescription drugs, though some speculate that the so-called "death" may have been a stunt pulled of by Rex himself.

      Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga characters. It had been found out that he is obsessed with Bree, as can be noted by the scene showing him watching survielence footage of her, and had been doing anything in his power to destroy the Van De Kamps' already rocky marriage. Yu-Gi-Oh! main characters. Rex immediately took offence to his advances on his wife and it culminated with him being pushed into a pool at Carlos Solis's going-away party. He returned after a short absence and started to lust after Bree. Things were going extremely well until Bree shot off his toe (by accident) with a gun that was given to her as a gift by George.

      George Williams: The Van De Kamp family pharmacist, who started to have a sexual relationship with Bree after she found out that Rex was having an extra-marital affair with Maisy Gibbons. Carlos found out that John was the one having the affair with Gabrielle at the end of season one, Carlos promised John that he "would kill him". However after Carlos abused Gabrielle, she came running right back into his arms. John also had a relationship with Danielle Van De Kamp, until Bree asked him to be brutally honest with her.

      He proposed to her, but Gabrielle, who was threatened with legal proceedings by his parents, talked him out of it. John was then convinced that the connection between Gabrielle and him meant a lot more than just sex. John Rowland: Gabrielle and Carlos's (former) 18 year old gardener, he was having an affair with Gabrielle until Juanita discovered their secret. Mike is possibly Zach Young's biological father. There is also a possibility that the corrupt cop could be Zach's biological father however either way this has not yet been revealed.

      Delfino was at one point convicted of dealing drugs and committing manslaughter when he accidentally killed a corrupt cop who was forcing Dierdre to have sex with him to keep quiet about her drug addiction (Dierdre, not Mike, was the drug dealer). It was discovered that the toy chest that was dug up from the Young family pool contained the remains of Dierdre. Mike Delfino: a man who posed as the friendly neighborhood plumber, but who was actually working to find his former girlfriend (Dierdre Taylor) who had been missing for years and whose father, Noah, was dying. In the pilot episode, Martha Huber mentions Edie has a son but he is never seen or mentioned again in season 1, however it was recently confirmed that he will appear in season 2.

      It was found out that even after all this time she was still interested in trying to move in on Mike. Edie Britt: a serial divorcee, man-hungry real estate agent who tried to steal Mike away when not having sex with someone else. He is suspected to have a future role on the show in the field of carpentry, as a side plot to Mike Delfino's plumbing business. Matthew Applewhite: Matthew is Betty's only child, and struggles under her extreme religious views and her over-protectiveness.

      Betty Applewhite: The first African-American housewife joined the series as a recurring guest in the final episode of season one, and will join as part of the main cast in season two. She is a single mother, with strong religious beliefs. There is a possibility that Zach's biological father is Mike Delfino, however Mike was not aware that Dierdre had a son until the season one finale. Zach has been commonly referred to in many forums now as "Zana." Zach is the biological son of Dierdre Taylor, who was killed by Mary Alice while attempting to take her child back after recovering from drug addiction. However, later it was discovered that Zach's original name was "Dana".

      Early in season one Zach was disturbed with visions of killing his younger sister, Dana. This innocent infatuation turned into a strong obsession, and he was dumped by Julie. Zach eventually got her to agree to let him stay in her bedroom after he had escaped from a juvenile rehabilitation center. Zach Young/Dana: The mentally unstable son of Paul, he found love in the form of Julie Mayer who befriended him.

      It was believed that Mike wanted to kill him to get revenge for Dierdre, however, Mike spared him. He also had been drugging his son with tranquilizers to keep him from seeing Felicia Tillman. He helped his wife dispose of Dierdre Taylor's body after Mary Alice killed her. When he found out it was his neighbour Martha Huber, he strangled her and dumped the body, but he also put Martha Huber's bracelet and ring in Mike Delfino's garage to try and frame him.

      Paul Young: The widower of Mary Alice, who tried to find out exactly what caused her death and who sent the note to her. Witnessed by a Zach as a small child. Also Mary Alice is the murderer of Dierdre Taylor (when Dierdre returned several years later and demanded the child back) whom she stabbed in the chest, before cutting her body up and stuffing her in a toy chest. Huber to avenge his wife's death.

      Later Paul Young killed Mrs. After receiving this note, Mary Alice killed herself. Huber who in turn writes the blackmail note which gets sent to Mary Alice. Mary Alice was scared the police might find out that she had "Dana" in her possession, so she moved to Fairview where she re-named the baby Zach and changed her name to Mary Alice Young (to try and avoid being traced). In a flashback we see Felicia Tillman explaining the whole story to Mrs.

      Deirde sold the baby to her in order to feed her drug habit. One of her patients at the rehabilition clinic was a drug-addict (Dierdre Taylor) who gave birth to a baby boy named "Dana". Her real name is Angela Forrest and she worked with Martha Huber's sister Felicia Tillman at a rehabilitation clinic in Utah several years ago. Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest: The deceased wife of Paul Young, who one day decided to end her life by committing suicide, narrates the show from beyond the grave.

      Before dying Juanita told a nurse of Gabrielle's infidelity; however, the nurse couldn't hear her because she was wearing headphones and listening to loud music. She remained in a coma for five months before awakening, only to fall to her death down a flight of stairs at the hospital. Juanita Solis: the deceased nosy mother of Carlos, who was convinced that Gabrielle was cheating on him with another man, she had obtained photographic evidence of the affair moments before being accidentally run over by Andrew Van De Kamp. Gabrielle originally refused to get him off doing extra time after finding out it was him who messed with her birth control, but then she decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in exchange for her testimony.

      Due to apparent financial difficulties, Carlos took a plea bargain which forces him to serve eight months in jail; separately, he was going to be tried in two hate crimes against two gay men (the family cable guy & Justin) whom he thought were having affairs with Gabrielle. Carlos wants to begin a family, so much so that he secretly replaced his wife's birth control pillswith M&Ms since Gabrielle is against the idea of getting pregnant. Carlos Solis: the husband of Gabrielle who has some trouble with the law and a very meddling mother. She almost left Carlos after finding out the truth about her birth control pills, but she eventually decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in return for her testimony.

      Towards the end of season one, Gabrielle learns she's pregnant and that her husband has been replacing her birth control pills with sugar pills. She absolutely despises Carlos' mother Juanita. She questions her relation ship with Carlos, commenting once that she loved him, and all her teenage fantasies had been fulfilled, yet she still wasn't happy. Gabrielle Solis: a former model who married her husband Carlos for money, but found satisfaction with her teenage gardener John Rowland.

      Danielle Van De Kamp: seemingly the most normal member of the family, 15-year-old daughter Danielle was the head of her school's abstinence club, but Bree discovered she had planned to give up her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, in order to lure him back to her. After using his sexuality to manipulate his way out of a juvenile delinquent boot camp, Andrew vowed to play the perfect son for his mother until the day he gets his revenge and destroys her world. It has also been revealed that he is gay (or bisexual) following his 'escapades' with John Rowland's roommate Justin. He was expelled from school for smoking marijuana on school grounds and was involved in a hit-and-run while under the influence that landed Juanita Solis in the hospital.

      Andrew Van De Kamp: the highly troubled and possibly sociopathic 16-year-old son of Bree Van De Kamp. Creator Marc Cherry has stated that Rex is truly dead, however Marcia Cross has stated that Rex is dead, at least to Bree. Rex's "death" may or may not be completely as it seems. As a result, Rex appears to die, due to a heart failure on the season finale, convinced by the doctor that Bree altered his diet and killed him.

      However, because his pharmacist was in love with Bree and jealous of their marriage, Rex was not receiving the proper medication to prevent further heart complications. Rex had a near-fatal heart attack. He also wanted to divorce Bree because he could no longer "live in this detergent commercial" and because of his inability to ask his wife to dominate him. Rex Van De Kamp: the doctor husband of Bree, it was found out that he had an extra-marital affair with local homemaker/prostitute Maisy Gibbons.

      At the end of Season One, she reconciled with Rex over what happened with their family before he died. She was fiercely determined to save her marriage and would do anything to protect her family, as evidenced by her cover-up of son Andrew's hit-and-run. Bree is obsessively concerned with perfection, keeping up appearances, as shown when Rex claimed "I find it bizarre that your hair never moves from its place," and showing as little emotion as possible, much to the displeasure of her family. Bree Mason Van De Kamp: described as "Martha Stewart on steroids," Bree is a deeply religious WASP, ultra-conservative ex-young Republican control freak who was trapped in a sterile marriage with Rex, her fed-up husband, and her rebellious children.

      Penny Scavo: A baby girl, 18 months old. After the twins put gum in his hair, Lynette shaved his head and used Parker to get into a yoga class by pretending he was afflicted with cancer. Parker Scavo: The third son of the Scavos. They repeatedly misbehave and drive Lynette to distraction.

      Preston and Porter Scavo: The Scavos' twin boys. He seems to genuinely care about Lynette, being prepared to discuss family matters with her if she feels that they need to. Tom decides to become a house-husband after he loses his promotion to Annabel and subsequently quits his job. Tom has been keeping a secret from his wife that only his father, Rodney Scavo, knows about.

      Tom Scavo: Lynette's husband, who is frequently out of town. However, this pushes her to the limit as the children become more and more badly behaved. She was hit by her mother, and refuses to spank her own children as a result. This ties to her desire to keep her family together, to the extent that she asks Tom's boss not to promote him, so that he won't take trips away.

      Her husband, Tom, has been working with his ex-fiancee, Annabel; Lynette will do anything to keep them apart. Lynette Lindquist Scavo: an ex-career woman, now mother to three boys (two of whom are twins) and a baby girl. Considered to have been a corporate "shark", she has declined the option to go back to work, but misses it. Shes gets engaged in the episode "Sunday In the Park With George" after reconciling with ex-boyfriend Morty. Sophie Bremmer: Susan's meddling mother, who came to stay with her after she had exaggerated that her boyfriend Morty was abusing her.

      Karl is somewhat jealous of Mike, and actually asks to get back together with Susan. Susan also discovers that he flirted with Edie whilst they were married. Karl Mayer: Susan's no-good ex-husband, Susan divorced him after he left her for his secretary, Brandi. She was briefly romantically involved with Zach Young, but came to find him disturbing and broke up with him.

      She also helped to care for her mother after her divorce. Julie Mayer: Susan's 14 year old daughter, who usually helps her deal with problems regarding her love life. She also has a long-running competitveness with Edie Britt. Susan is also a neighborhood gossip and busy-body as she hired a private investigator to uncover the dark secrets of the Youngs and Mike Delfino.

      She dislikes Zach, and worries about the threat he poses to her daughter, describing him as 'rampage-crazy' (whilst admitting that she herself is 'adorable-crazy'). She is particularly suspicious of Paul Young. She is naturally inquisitive, and is perhaps the driving force behind the housewives' efforts to discover the truth about Mary-Alice. She sees Mike as an opportunity to find a better life than the one she has been living.

      After a difficult break-up with Karl, her ex-husband, she sufferred from depression for a long time, and was essentially cared for by her daughter, Julie. Susan Mayer: an attractive but annoyingly self-righteous single mother, dating Mike Delfino, the handsome plumber who has just moved in across the street.