Yu-Gi-Oh!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A young boy named Yugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil, this alter ego breaks out of the confines of the Millenium Puzzle and challenges wrongdoers to the Shadow Games: Life or Death situations that test the true nature of human beings. Those that lose or cheat suffer serious penalties that result in losing their sanity or even their lives. Along with his friends Joey, Tristan, Téa and Miho; Yugi and his dark counterpart faces off against foes such as Seto Kaiba: The ruthless champion of the duel monsters card game; and Ryo Bakura, who possesses the Millenium Ring containing a spirit more brutal than Yami Yugi. Will Yugi and his friends succeed or will they lose their souls?

Series details

• Title: Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1998-04-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-10-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 19502
• IMDb ID: tt4834194
• TVDB ID: 113561

Cast and credited roles

• Kashiwakura Tsutomu — Ryou Bakura
• Ryotaro Okiayu — Hiroto Honda
• Toshiyuki Morikawa — Katsuya Jounouchi
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Seto Kaiba
• Yumi Kakazu — Anzu Mazaki
• Megumi Ogata — Yuugi Mutou
• Yukana — Miho Nosaka
• Megumi Ogata — Yami Yuugi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-04-04; final listed air date 1998-10-10; episode order: 27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Yu-Gi-Oh! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.