Yu-Gi-Oh!

Each game generaly includes 3 promotional cards for use with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Deputy Marshal title and named the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' foundation; he will serve an honorary role on the task force of the same name, which tracks down sexual predators who target children on the Internet. The English version video games generally use the 4Kids English anime names, as opposed to the Viz English manga names. In March 2005 he was was given an honorary U.S. Konami produces all Yu-Gi-Oh!-related video games. Since moving to Miami, he has begun training to become a reserve officer for the Miami Beach police, and will soon be certified to make arrests and carry a .40-caliber pistol. All books are published by Shueisha and credit Kazuki Takahashi as the author. O'Neal went through the police academy in Los Angeles, and became a reserve officer with the L.A. Port Police.

Several books based on the manga and anime have been released in Japan and outside of Japan. Off court, Shaq has maintained a high level of interest in the workings of the police department, and has become personally involved in law enforcement. After Yu-Gi-Oh! become popular, Kazuki Takahashi was asked to modify the storyline to feature more of the card game. He also has a daughter, Taahirah, by ex-girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh. 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. O'Neal married long-time girlfriend Shaunie Nelson on December 26, 2002; they have 3 children: Shareef Rashaun, Amirah Sanaa, and Shaquir Rashaun. 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. [1]  (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-sptmagicreact25052505may25,0,553128.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines).

Also, the Duel Disc featured in the later anime has been made available. When I buy the team [Magic] in three years, he'll be working for me." Whether or not this will raise speculation of Shaq's life after playing basketball remains to be seen. 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. On May 24, 2005, when Brian Hill was re-announced as head coach of his former team, the Orlando Magic, Shaq was quoted as saying, "It's good that he's back. Related starter decks released in North America include Yugi Starter Deck, Kaiba Starter Deck, Pegasus Starter Deck, and Joey Starter Deck. The quip was not responded to malevolently, but inspired countless citations and references by announcers during those playoffs. 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. During the 2005 NBA playoffs, Shaq lamented of his poor play due to injury as being comparable to Erick Dampier, a Dallas Mavericks center that had failed to score a single point in one of their recent games.

The behavior of some cards in the real-life game are not the same as the behavior of the card in the TV show. Shaq also received some media flak for mocking the Chinese language when interviewed about newcomer Center Yao Ming, but he was able to play down the media attention to the event. 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. Shaq's humorous and sometimes incendiary comments fueled the LA Lakers long standing rivalry with the Sacramento Kings; Shaq frequently referred to the Sacramento team as the "Queens". The real-life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is based on the fictional Duel Monsters game played by the primary characters. He has been called "the Big Aristotle", a name that was self-given, for his composure and insights during these interviews. 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). Shaq is generally liked by the media for his playful tone in interviews and generally eloquent manner in comparison to other athletes.

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). For several years, O'Neal has suffered from arthritis in his right big toe, due to more than a decade of running, jumping and dunking with his 320-lb frame. 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. Many claim that his awkward shooting stance and general forward motion cause him to violate Rule 10, Section I-d, a rarely-enforced rule stating that the shooter cannot cross the plane of the free throw line until the ball has touched the basket ring or backboard. 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. Many feel that Shaq's star power in the NBA causes referees to turn a blind eye to some of his minor rule infractions. See also:. Do note, however, that abysmal free-throw shooting is common among NBA big-men, and is a trait shared by other greats such as Wilt Chamberlain and Tim Duncan.

Main articles:. His lifetime average is an abysmally low 53.1%. In hope of exploiting Shaq's poor foul shooting, opponents often commit intentional fouls on Shaq, a tactic known as "Hack-a-Shaq"; this technique was invented and coined by former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson. premiere got free Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. On the other hand, O'Neal is one of the worst free-throw shooters in the NBA. People who attended the movie during its U.S. His dominating physical presence inside the paint has caused dramatic changes in many teams' offensive and defensive strategies that can be seen over the course of his career. In the movie, Yami Yugi faces Anubis, his arch-rival from his time. In addition, he is a talented and stylish passer, and an effective defender.

The movie was aired on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2005. His "drop step", in which he posts up a defender, turns around and powers past him for a slam dunk, has proven virtually unstoppable. 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. His 7'1"/320-lb frame gives him enormous power, and for a man of that size, he is quick and very explosive. The characters here are from the 2nd series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. O'Neal is a physically exceptional player. 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. He also was awarded the MVP in the 1999-00 season and in the 2003-04 All-Star game.

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light. O`Neal has earned All-NBA-Team honors in 11 of his 13 seasons. 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. In 2005, O'Neal became the first player in NBA history to average over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for 13 seasons. The characters here are from the 1st series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He was the youngest member of this list. It was first released on March 6, 1999. He has been elected by the NBA as one of the "50 Greatest Basketballers" in 1996.

Produced by Toei Animation, the first movie of Yu-Gi-Oh! is a 30-minute movie released only in Japan. O'Neal was a key member of the 1994 World Championship and 1996 Olympic basketball team, which won gold. The translator of the English manga is Anita Sengupta. He has also established himself as one of the league's best defenders, receiving All-NBA-Defensive honors in 2000, 2001 and 2003. 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. O'Neal has been selected to the All-Star Game every year since his rookie season in 1993 (except for the 1999 lockout season, in which the game was not held). Viz released volumes 1 through 7 under the original manga name Yu-Gi-Oh!. Despite being hobbled by a deep thigh bruise, Shaq lead the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals and a Game 7 against the defending champion Detroit Pistons, but Detroit emerged victorious, 88-82 and advanced to the Finals.

Published in its original right-to-left format, the manga is largely unedited, especially compared to the English anime. He narrowly lost the 2004-2005 MVP award to Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash in one of the closest votes in 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. Many pundits compared the Lakers trade of Shaq to the Boston Red Sox trade of Babe Ruth, referring to their dismal following season as "The Curse of the Shaq-bino". 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. However, Shaq's new-look Heat surpassed all expectations, easily claiming the best record in the Eastern Conference. Those he was traded for failed to even lead the Lakers to the playoffs. Some people mistake Toei's series for a lost first season of the TV show. The trade was immediately considered one of the most important in sports history, with analysts uncertain that one man could replace so many of Miami's key players.

The English version only consists of the second series made by NAS. On July 14, Shaq was officially traded to the Miami Heat for Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Grant and a first-round draft pick. 4Kids has not translated the 27 episodes produced by Toei that make up the first series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. In 2004, O'Neal and Bryant saw public inflamation in their longstanding feud, perhaps causing their surprise NBA Finals loss to the Detroit Pistons. Following this, O'Neal sought a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX has been licensed by 4Kids and is set to air in 2005 in North America. He was also voted the 1999-2000 regular season Most Valuable Player, almost becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. 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. He was named MVP of the NBA Finals all three times and has the highest scoring average for a center in Finals history.

In the United Kingdom and Australia, it is broadcast on Nickelodeon. O'Neal led the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive NBA titles (2000, 2001, 2002). In Canada, Yu-Gi-Oh! is broadcast on YTV. He and teammate Kobe Bryant created one of the most effective guard-center combinations in NBA history. In the United States it is broadcast on Kids WB and on Cartoon Network. After the 1995-1996 season, Shaq left Orlando to join the Lakers for an unprecedented seven year $120 million contract. Produced by 4Kids Entertainment, the English version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime is broadcast on many channels. In 1994-1995, O'Neal and Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway helped their team reach the NBA Finals, but were swept in four games by the Houston Rockets.

See: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime). In the 1993-94 season, Shaq helped the Magic to their first playoff birth ever. Also produced by NAS, the series was first aired on TV Tokyo on October 6, 2004. He further raised his fame that year with two infamous dunks which broke the supports holding the basket and backboard, both on national television: the first coming against the Phoenix Suns, the second against the New Jersey Nets. 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. He was chosen #1 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1992 NBA Draft, and helped the team to a commendable 41 wins that year, missing the playoffs by a single game. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. As a young man, he attended Louisiana State University, where he first achieved international fame.

The series ended its 224-episode run on September 29, 2004. He became High School player of the year, sometime during his playing years there. 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. Cole Junior-Senior High School in San Antonio, Texas. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime). He first gained national attention as a star at Robert G. It was first aired on TV Asahi on April 4, 1998 and it ended its run on October 10, 1998. It was there that he learned to play basketball.

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. Army. 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). Shaq lived a good part of his childhood in Germany in Wildflecken, Bavaria, where his step-father Harrison was stationed with the U.S. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime). Army sergeant Phillip Harrison shortly after Shaquille's birth. It was first published in Shueisha's V-Jump on April 21, 2004. His mother, Lucille O'Neal Harrison, would marry U.S.

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. O'Neal was named "Shaquille Roshan" ("Little Warrior" in Arabic) by his biological father, Joseph Toney. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! R. shoe size 22, he is famous for his physical stature. Starting around the eighth volume, the Duelist Kingdom arc starts and the plot shifts to a Duel Monsters-centered universe. At 7'1", 325 pounds and U.S. 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. "The Diesel" first played for the Orlando Magic, later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and now plays for the Miami Heat.

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). Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is known as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominant basketball players. 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. 1 (2001, Unreleased). 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. Presents His Superfriends, Vol. Duel Monsters is believed to be a spinoff of the popular American trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Respect (1998).