Sabah

The newspaper was founded by Donald Stephens, who later became the First Chief Minister of Sabah. As well, "International" versions generally have multiple languages on all versions, and all versions of a given "International" title can play against each other via game link. Sabah's first established newspaper was the New Sabah Times. The Japanese Game Boy Advance games with "Expert" or "International" in the title follow the rules of the OCG/TCG much more closely than the ones without. Visit Atama's website[1]. Each game generally includes a few promotional cards (usually 3) for use with the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Atama's debut album My Tribal Roots was released on 30th May 2005. The Japanese version of the game, if any, is stated in the bracket.

Sabah's first hip hop recording artist is Atama, real name Andrew Ambrose Mudi, who has successfully fused hip hop and tribal music. The newest game in each particular plaform is listed first, followed by the second newest, etc. Sabah's first homegrown film was Orang Kita, starring Abu Bakar Ellah. The English version video games generally use the 4Kids English anime names, as opposed to the Viz English manga names. Some films and shows filmed in Sabah include the first season of reality show Survivor, The Amazing Race, Eco-Challenge Borneo, Bat*21, and Sacred Planet. All Yu-Gi-Oh!-related video games are produced by Konami. Noteworthy mentions include filmmaker Tony Francis Gitom, and their many high-placing contestants on local shows Malaysian Idol and Akademi Fantasia. All books are published by Shueisha and credit Kazuki Takahashi as the author.

Sabah is not known for producing many well-known media figures, but the few it has produced have made their mark. Several books based on the manga and anime have been released in Japan and outside of Japan. The most popular tourist destinations include:. These volumes have no bearing on the 2nd series TV series as aired in the United States, which is the source of all US merchandising attempts. Tourism, particularly eco-tourism, is a major contributor to the economy of Sabah. Manga fans argue that the first several volumes are not merchandising-based. The federal government extracts 95% of the revenues generated by Sabah, leaving only 5% for local needs.. The merchandising of Yu-Gi-Oh!-related products and games has drawn criticism from adults and anime fans, and the series is widely described as toyetic.

Part of the problem is the inequitable distribution of wealth between the State and the Federal government. The October 27, 2001 issue of TV Guide named Yu-Gi-Oh! one of this season's top 10 best new kids' shows. The state has the highest poverty level in the country at 16 per cent, more than three times the national average. in 2001, the English version of Yu-Gi-Oh! instantly became the number 1 Saturday morning show for kids on network television, and has consistently maintained its lead with strong ratings among boys, leading Kids' WB! to expand the show to six days a week beginning April 1, 2002. In 2000, Sabah had an unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent - the highest of any Malaysian state and almost twice the national average of 3.1 per cent. Upon its airing in the U.S. Average incomes are now among the lowest in Malaysia, and with a considerably higher cost of living than in West Malaysia. But so far, only three of the seven boosters in Japanese version have been released, with the last one released in June 2003.

However, despite its vast wealth of natural resources, Sabah is currently the poorest of Malaysia's states. On March 29, 2003, Mattel released the English version of the first booster of Dungeon Dice Monsters in America, under the title DragonFlame. In 1970, Sabah ranked as one of the richest states in the federation, with a per capita GDP second only to Selangor (which then included Kuala Lumpur). Among the three, only Dungeon Dice Monsters has been released as a real collectible game, but the game wasn't popular, and currently no more new figures are released. Tourism is currently the second largest contributor to the economy. Apart from Magic & Wizards, there are also other games that were originally created as fictitious games for Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and was later turned into video games, the most famous ones being:. Other agricultural products important in the Sabah economy include rubber and cacao. Currently, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG/TCG have been released in more than 40 countries.

Sabah's economy was traditionally heavily lumber dependent, based on export of tropical timber, but with increasing depletion of the natural forests and ecological efforts to save remaining natural rainforest areas, palm oil has emerged as a more sustainable resource. for Gameboy Color, known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories. See Demographics of Malaysia for some further details about the population. Later on in the same year (March 19), Konami released its first Yu-Gi-Oh! videogame in the U.S.
The federal government of Malaysia officially recognizes 28 ethnic groups as being "indigenous" or bumiputra in Sabah:. by Upper Deck Entertainment under the new name, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, with the release of its first set, Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Those POW's skulls line the roof of Dusun-Kadazan 'skull houses'. And on March 1, 2002, the English version of the game was brought to the U.S.

During World War 2, the British army liberated North Borneo from the Japanese and released 280 Japanese POW's knowing that the vengeful natives would not show mercy. Succeeding the popular Carddas version, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG was an instant hit. Monsopiad the legendary warrior who lived in the 1700's-1800's took 48 heads in the heat of battle before being overwhelmed. The gaming rule of this version is much more sophisticated and mature compared with the Carddas version, while at the same time does a much better job in preserving the style and feeling of M&W. Even though Dusun-Kadazans are known for their peaceful nature, they are also well known for their bravery and defiant nature towards oppression and foreign rule. The third version, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG, was first released on February 4, 1999, by Konami. Their traditional dances appear erotic yet innocent making the Dusun-Kadazan culture a popular one. They cannot be used in the later-released Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG.

Dusun-Kadazan people are known as the Latin lovers of the East, famous in the state for love and passion for music. Only 10 cards were released for this version, and Konami didn't have any gaming rules for these cards, as they were intended for collection purpose only. In addition, Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau, Murut and other minor races also have distinct ethnic languages. The two versions are different in terms of design, with the looks of the former closer to those in the manga, to an extent that their effect texts are all directly quoted from the manga. English and the Chinese dialects Mandarin and Hakka are widely understood. These cards are not to be mixed up with those of Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG released later by the same company. Bahasa Malaysia is the national language spoken across ethnicities, although the spoken Sabahan dialect of Bahasa Malaysia differs much in inflection and intonation from the West Malaysian version, having more similarity in pronunciation to Bahasa Indonesia. The second version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! cards was released by Konami on December 16, 1998, included as special pack-in cards in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! video game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ^[7].

While the local and federal government do not officially recognise the existence of Filipino illegal immigrants, they are widely employed commercially, forming the bulk of manual labour in construction and other sections of commerce. The game was popular, although it used a simplified and modified version^[6] of the gaming rule used in the manga, and is less faithful to the manga compared with Konami's versions of the game. Unofficially, Sabah is also home to an estimated 700,000 strong Filipino population due to lax immigration controls and poor policing of the Malaysia-Philippines national border. Only three boosters had been released for this version before the license of the card game was sold to Konami later. The largest indigenous ethnic group is the Kadazan-Dusun (roughly 25% of the total population); followed by the Bajau (15%), and the Murut (3%). The first version, known as the Carddas version, was first released by Bandai in September 1998. The largest non-indigenous ethnic group is the Chinese, who make up for about 20% of Sabah's population. Magic & Wizards has been brought to life in three versions, by two different companies.

The population of Sabah was 2,449,389 in the year 2000 (Housing Census of Malaysia, 2000), of which is divided into 32 officially recognized ethnic groups. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus in the English versions), whom both share the same number of letters. Names such as Fernando, Gomes, Rodriguez, and Fernandez are popular and widespread, which explains Sabah's festive almost Brazilian-like culture. The name of Magic's creator is mirrored through the creator of Duel Monsters, Pegasus J. Many peoples of Sabah have a Portuguese blood connection. The similarities between the games, of note card design (brown with an oval on back), effects and terminology (discarding, graveyard, sacrifice), usage, and pictures (including occult or religious based icons, alluding to the early days of Magic: The Gathering) are all there. Sabah consists of five administrative divisions, which are in turn divided into a total of 23 districts. With the advance of the manga, the game continued to evolve, becoming more complicated.

Aside from nominally separate immigration controls, little evidence remains of Sabah's theoretical autonomy. Takahashi realized that he had hit on something, so he modified the storyline to feature more of the card game. These tensions are further inflamed by Kuala Lumpur's colonial mentality towards Sabah, wherein 95% of the profits from Sabah's immense natural resources are taken by the federal government, leaving the state government with only 5%. After the first appearance of the game in the manga (in Volume 2, Duel 9), the reader response on it was enormous^[5], and Shonen Jump started getting calls from readers who wanted to know more about the game. Although Sabah entered the Federation of Malaysia as a autonomous state, resistance to pressure from Kuala Lumpur's vision of a one-party unitary Islamic state dominated by ethnic Malays has created considerable friction and even occasional calls for secession. The original plan of Takahashi was to phase out M&W, which took him only one night^[4] to design, in just two episodes. A recent effort by PBS, a component party of BN, to hatch a co-operation with the one opposition candidate within the state assembly (whom conversely was a former UMNO member competing independently because he was not nominated for the constituency by his party) in an unprecedented attempt at bipartisanship, was harshly criticized by UPKO, another component party of BN. According to the author, the game was designed as such because he felt that the rules of Magic were too complicated, and he wanted to create something similar but simpler^[3].

Sabah politics (as are Malaysia's) are very much based upon party lines. Compared with its predecessor, M&W was very simple when it was first introduced in the manga: there were only two types of cards (Monster & Magic Cards); the result of a monster battle only relied on the Attack and Defense Points of the monsters and the effects of Magic Cards (which only appeared occasionally). Therefore many cast votes for independent candidates. Designed by Kazuki Takahashi, Magic & Wizards (M&W), is a popular card game worldwide. This was caused by a general sentiment where a number of voters were reluctant to cast votes for BN whose victory was almost assured but did not trust the opposition parties, most of which were not vigorously active before the election. Different names can be used to refer to the game depending on where it appears:. The state assembly is now dominated by the ruling party BN (who conversely also did not penetrate Sabah until the 1990s.) with only one seat held by an opposition politician who is an independent candidate. The Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series introduces an original card game created by Takahashi.

Thus the 2004 general elections saw widespread disillusionment, coupled with an ineffectual opposition. There are several games in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga that were originally created as fictitious games for the series and was later turned into real games or video games. This has given rise to dissent as the Chief Minister rotation system was halted just as UMNO, a Malay-based political party, was holding the post. The story goes on as Jaden faces challenges from different students in Duel Academy, and later finds himself entangled in a conflict related to the hidden secrets of the academy. UMNO had a quick rise to power since its entry into Sabah in 1991 where before that both eastern Malaysian states were not penetrated by the party, whose president is the de facto leader of the ruling coalition BN and automatically the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Jaden, receiving low marks in his admission tests, is placed in the Slifer Red dormitory (Osiris Red) reserved for students with the lowest grades. This practice has since stopped with power now held by majority in the state assembly by the UMNO party, which also holds a majority in the national Parliament. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX follows the story of Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki in the Japanese version), a young talented duelist who is given the card "Winged Kuriboh" by Yugi before Jaden's admission to Duel Academy (Duel Academia in the Japanese version), an elitist boarding school established by Seto Kaiba.

It also serves to give a disproportionate power to the minority Malay ethnic group, enabling them to overturn any local legislature implemented by the majority Kadazan-Dusun. As the story goes on, the two of them, together with Yugi's friends, Anzu Mazaki, Katsuya Jonouchi, Hiroto Honda, etc., try to find the secret of the Pharaoh's lost memories and his name, - by the card game Duel Monsters (Magic & Wizards in the original Japanese manga and Yu-Gi-Oh! R) which is mirrored in the shadow games (Yami no Game in Japanese). This serves to extremely weaken the executive branch of the State government, which was formerly much at odds with the federal government in Kuala Lumpur. Upon completing the Puzzle, he is possessed by another personality which is later discovered to be the spirit of a 3000-year-old (or, in the English anime, 5000-year-old) Pharaoh, who forgot everything from his time. A bizarre feature of Sabah politics is a policy initiated by the Barisan Nasional in 1994: the Chief Minister's post is rotated among the coalition parties every 2 years, regardless of the party in power at the time, thus theoretically giving an equal amount of time for each major ethnic group to rule the State. Yu-Gi-Oh! (all anime, manga and movies except Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) tells the tale of Yugi Mutou, a shorter-than-normal high school student who was given an ancient Egyptian artifact known as the Millennium Puzzle in pieces by his grandfather. The present elected State and Federal Government posts are held by Barisan Nasional, a coalition of major ethnic parties, including UMNO, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) & Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS). The Duel Monsters themselves, as the primary battle agents in the series' card duels, can also be considered major characters, especially the three God Cards: Obelisk the Tormentor or The God of the Obelisk ("Giant Soldier - God of Obelisk" in the Japanese version), The Winged Dragon of Ra or The Sun Dragon Ra ("Winged Dragon - God of Ra"), and Slifer the Sky Dragon ("Saint Dragon - God of Osiris").

A general election for State and Federal level officials is held every five years. The main character of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki in the Japanese version), an energetic boy who possesses great talents in Duel Monsters. Sabah has a democratic political system with universal suffrage. 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 Philippines claims the whole of Sabah as part of its territory, based upon the Sultanate of Brunei's cession of its north-east territories to the Sultanate of Sulu in 1703, because of military assistance given by the latter to the former. His true name is revealed to be "Atem"), a darker personality held in the Puzzle. In 1946 the Company's rule ended and it became the colony of North Borneo until it was admitted into the Malaysian federation in 1963. The main characters of Yu-Gi-Oh! (all anime, manga and movies except Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) are Yugi Mutou (Yugi Muto in the English anime), a shy, pure-hearted high school student and gaming expert who possesses an ancient Egyptian relic called the Millennium Puzzle; and the Nameless Pharaoh, otherwise known as Dark Yugi (Yami Yugi) (Dark Yugi is also known as "the other Yugi" and the "Nameless Pharaoh" (Namonaki Pharaoh in Japanese).

Sabah was taken over by the British North Borneo Company in 1881, and became a protectorate of the British Empire with internal affairs still administered by the company in 1888. See also:. Mount Kinabalu, in central Sabah, is the highest mountain in Malaysia, and second in Southeast Asia. Main articles:. Over three quarters of the population inhabit the coastal plains. or Japan) got 1 of 4 free Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. These mountains and hills are traversed by an extensive network of river valleys and are in most cases covered with dense rainforest. People who attended the movie during its premiere (U.S.

Sabah is generally mountainous, with the Banjaran Crocker range of central mountains varying in height from about 1,000 metres to 3,000 metres, which at its peak of Mount Kinabalu rises up to 4000 metres, and with several lower ranges of hills near the coasts. The movie was then aired on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2005. . The Japanese version of the movie premiered in special screenings in Japan on November 3, 2004 and normal theaters on Christmas Eve, 2004, under the title Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ　光のピラミッド).
. In the movie, Yugi faces Anubis, his arch-rival from his time. The state capital is Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton. Its characters are from the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

The southern part of the island, called Kalimantan, belongs to Indonesia. The movie was developed specifically for Western audiences based on the overwhelming success of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in the U.S. Situated on the northeast of the island, Sabah is smaller than its sister state, Sarawak. The second movie, often referred to as simply "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie", was first released in North America on August 13, 2004. It is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light. Sabah is the second largest state in Malaysia and is also known as Negeri di bawah bayu which means "The Land Below The Wind" . Yugi tries to bring Shougo's courage out in a duel with Seto Kaiba, who has his eyes on Shougo's rare card.

'Kataks' , Kadazan-Dusun Nationalism and Development: The 1999 Sabah State Election (Regime Change And Regime Maintenance In Asia And The Pacific Series No 24, Department Of Political And Social Change, Research School Of Pacific And Asian Studies, Australian National University) (ISBN 0731526783). The movie is about a boy named Shougo Aoyama who is too timid to duel even after he got a powerful rare card, the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon, in his Deck. 1999. Its characters are from the first series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Chin, Ung-ho. A 30-minute movie produced by Toei Animation, it was first shown in theaters on March 6, 1999. Adam and Charles Black, London. Known as simply "Yu-Gi-Oh!", this first movie of Yu-Gi-Oh! has been released only in Japan.

British North Borneo. The translator of the English manga is Anita Sengupta. 1913. As of June 2005, the Egypt arc can be found in Shonen Jump. W. 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. W. Viz released volumes 1 through 7 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga under its original title.

Gudgeon, L. Published in its original right-to-left format, the manga is largely unedited, especially compared to the English anime. Atama Site, Photo Galleries, Discussions and Forum. Maximillion Pegasus) and the Duel Monsters cards. The Northern Tip of Borneo. 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. Gomantong Caves - populated with millions of swifts and bats. 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.

Turtle Islands Park - conservation efforts for endangered sea turtles. It has not aired on Ireland TV since only showing epsodes 1-4, where only 3-4 where seen and made note off. Danum Valley Conservation Area - wilderness rainforest. The Japanese version might premier in Japan first before the US release. Pulau Sipadan - a famous island for scuba diving. According to a 4kids representive, however, the first DVD volume of the series will be released in the US in Spring/Summer 2006, with a TV broadcast in the Fall. Sandakan - gateway to the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary and Kinabatangan River. Not much else is known about Capsule Monsters so far - it has not yet premiered in the United States or Japan and there is no information on it on the 4Kids website as of February 5th, 2006.

Mount Kinabalu - the highest mountain in Southeast Asia. After initial confusion amongst fans - particularly over the discovery of the series in such an unlikely place - information was gathered from 4Kids that clarified the nature of the show. Tanjung Aru resort - outside of Kota Kinabalu, with luxury beach resorts and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park and the North Borneo Railway. Historically, it was not unusual for RTE to premiere episodes of the Yu-Gi-Oh! dub some time ahead of other markets, but their lack of any kind of promotion or fanfare in doing so meant that Capsule Monsters was unknown right up until (what is believed to be) the third episode was accidentally stumbled across by Livejournal user Angryhamster, who posted the news and screencaps to a Livejournal community, Play the Damn Card. Rumanau. The first mention of Capsule Monsters came on the retailer website, Talkin' Sports in December 2005, but this information was not widespread, and the existence of the project remained unknown to almost the entire fanbase until February 2006, when the Irish television network RTE 2 began to air the episodes. Minokok. It is similar to the Virtual RPG arc in many respects, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the early Capsule Monster Chess game featured in early volumes of the original manga.

Ida'an. They find monster capsules that they can use to summon monsters. Paitan. Set before the end of the second Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series (Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters) - apparently somewhere in season 5 - Capsule Monsters involves Yugi, Joey (Jonouchi), Téa (Anzu), Tristan (Honda), and Yugi's grandfather (Sugoroku) being pulled into a world where Duel Monsters are real. Orang Cocos. Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters is a twelve-episode mini-series commissioned, produced, and edited by 4Kids (much like Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Pyramid of Light). Filipina-campuran. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX premiered on Cartoon Network in October 2005.

Sarawak-indigenes. Like the second series, it is licensed by 4Kids and has many of the same edits and names changes. Sino-campuran. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX has an English version, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in North America. Maragang. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
. Indonesian. Some people mistake Toei's series for a lost first season of the TV show, and refer to it as "Season (or Series) 0".

Melayu. 4Kids has not translated the 27 episodes produced by Toei that make up the first series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Tidong. Each DVD contains three episodes. Bisaya. Both language tracks use the original Japanese music. Kedayan. These DVDs include the original, unedited Japanese animations and Japanese dialogue tracks with English subtitles, as well as all-new English dubs with translations closer to the original dialogues.

Brunei. On October 19, 2004, 4Kids, in association with FUNimation, released uncut Yu-Gi-Oh! DVDs after years of petitions from Yu-Gi-Oh! fans. Orang Sungai. Like many anime originally created for the Japanese market, a number of changes (including the names of most of the characters) were made when the English Yu-Gi-Oh! anime was released. Suluk. In the United States it is broadcast on Kids' WB! and on Cartoon Network; in Canada, it is broadcast on YTV; while in the United Kingdom and Australia, it is broadcast on Nickelodeon. Mangka'ak. The English Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is broadcast on many channels.

Bugis, (see Bugis of Sabah). So Season 3 is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm, Season 4 is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Waking the Dragons, the first part of Season 5 is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Grand Championship, and the second part of Season 5 is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of the Duel. Dumpas. Starting from Season 3, a subtitle was added to the series title. Tambanuo. (NOTE: the second opening started on January 11, 2003). Rungus. So far, four seasons have been released:.

Lotud. The English Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is divided into a number of seasons. Illanun. and released their dubbed version of the anime on Kids' WB! on September 29, 2001, under the title Yu-Gi-Oh!. Bajau. They partnered up with Warner Bros. Murut. merchandising and television rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters from Konami.

Kwijau. On May 8, 2001, 4Kids Entertainment obtained the U.S. Serani (Orang Portuguesa Campur). See also: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime). Filipino. It currently airs in the US on Cartoon Network as part of its Miguzi program block at 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. Kadazan-Dusun. Also produced by NAS, it was first aired on TV Tokyo on October 6, 2004.

The series mainly focuses on the life in a duelist academy known as Duel Academia. version), and a new plotline that is not based on the original manga (the "GX" in the title stands for "Generation neXt"). Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズGX), often known as "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX", is an anime spin-off of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with a new protagonist, Judai Yuki (renamed Jaden Yuki in the U.S. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

Mainly based on Yu-Gi-Oh! manga volume 8 and onward, the series ended its 224-episode run in Japan on September 29, 2004. Produced by NAS, it was first aired on TV Tokyo on April 18, 2000, and later translated into more than 20 languages and airs in more than 60 countries. Often referred to as simply "Yu-Gi-Oh!" or the "second series" of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, the series, 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, is the series that introduced Yu-Gi-Oh! to the Western world. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime).

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

The comic is illustrated by Naoyuki Kageyama. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX manga series is actually a manga adaptation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (titled Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in English speaking countries) television series. Although there is no explicit explanation on the meaning of "R" in the title, the letter probably stands for "Reverse", "Revolution", "Rebirth", or 'Retold^[2]. The manga was first published in Shueisha's monthly magazine V-Jump on April 21, 2004.

Illustrated by Akira Itou, one of the artists who illustrated the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, and supervised by Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王R) is a spin-off of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with most of the same characters in a new plotline, which takes place between the Battle City arc and the Egypt arc. Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Starting around the eighth volume, the Duelist Kingdom arc starts and the plot shifts to a Duel Monsters-centered universe. The plot starts out as fairly episodic and there are only three instances of Magic and Wizards in the first seven volumes.

The manga originally focused on Yugi Mutou as he uses games designed by himself to fight various villains, and gets into misadventures with his friends Katsuya Jonouchi, Anzu Mazaki, and Hiroto Honda. Running from 1996 to March 8, 2004, the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga created by Kazuki Takahashi was one of the most popular titles featured in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. The Yu-Gi-Oh! universe consists of two manga series (the original series is split into three parts in the English translations), three anime series, and two movies. .

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. See the section "Card game" below for different names of the game) wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic, and Trap Cards in order to defeat one another. Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王 Yūgiō, Japanese for "King of Games"^[1]) 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 & Wizards in the manga.
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Shueisha. Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王R) Volume 1. Akira Itou (2005). ISBN 4-08-782134-X.

Shueisha. 64. ^  Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Master Guide (遊戯王オフィシャルカードゲームデュエルモンスタース MASTER GUIDE), p. Yu-Gi-Oh! Carddas version (A Japanese page).

^  DOP (September 25, 2002). Time Magazine. 'I've Always Been Obessed With Games' . ^  Lisa Takeuchi Cullen (June 4, 2001).

Shueisha. Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王) Volume 30. ^  Kazuki Takahashi (2003). Macromedia Shockwave is required to play the game.

Click "CLICK HERE", then click "ゲームスタート" and complete the puzzle to see words from the author concerning M&W (or see it in the discussion page). ^  Words from the Millennium Puzzle Game (A Japanese site. ^  In volume 1 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! R manga, Akira Itou explains the manga, which describes a hidden story that does not appear in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, as a "reverse" (リバース) of the original one, in an effort to expand the Yu-Gi-Oh! world. ^  Yūgi (遊戯) means "game"; Ō (王) means "king".

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories. Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (no official website available).

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! True Duel Monsters II: Succeeded Memories). Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum (Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum). Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! True Duel Monsters: Forbidden Memories).

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

Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Nightmare Troubadour). Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom). Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent). Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy (Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters GX: Mezase Duel King).

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1) (English version uses "Duel Monsters 6" interface). Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters). Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International ~Worldwide Edition~). Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7: The Duelcity Legend).

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Expert 3). Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (website) (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: Reshef of Destruction). Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (Yu-Gi-Oh! Sugoroku's Sugoroku). Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International 2).

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. Volume 5 ISBN 4-08-782053-X. Volume 4 ISBN 4-08-782047-5. Volume 3 ISBN 4-08-782135-8.

Volume 2 ISBN 4-08-782041-6. Volume 1 ISBN 4-08-782764-X. Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Card Catalog The Variable Book - This is a collection of card catalogues.