Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV 1/1998)
Alternative title:
Game King

King of Games

Yu-Gi-Oh! First TV Series

Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0

Yu-Gi-Oh! Season Zero

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Shadow Games

Yu-Gi-Oh! Toei

Yu-Gi-Oh! Yami no Games (Japanese)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zero

Yuu Gi Ou (Japanese)

Yuugi Ou (Japanese)

Yuugiou (Japanese)

يوغي (Arabic)

遊☆戯☆王 (Japanese)

遊☆戯☆王 [ゆうぎおう] (Japanese)

遊戯王 (Japanese)

遊戲王 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres: supernatural
Themes: social justice
Objectionable content: Mild

Plot Summary: Game loving Mutou Yugi was given an ancient relic by his grandfather called the Sennen (Thousand-Year) Puzzle. He completed the puzzle and was possessed by the spirit of an ancient Pharaoh. The Pharaoh has no memories of who he is or how he got in the puzzle to begin with. The Pharaoh looks out for Yugi and his friends and Yugi agrees to help the Pharaoh recover his lost memory and help him be put to rest so he can go on to the afterlife and finally leave Yugi's body.

Ratings: 1750 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: half hour per episode

Number of episodes: 27

Episode titles: We have 27
Vintage: 1998-04-04 to 1998-10-10

Opening Theme:
"渇いた叫び (Kawaita Sakebi)" by Field of View

Ending Theme:
"明日もし君が壊れても (Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo)" by WANDS

Official website:
First series Official website (Japanese)

Links: We have 9
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
This is NOT the Yu-Gi-Oh! series that was released in North America by 4Kids; that was Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. This earlier series has never been released in English.

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Script:
Katsuhiko Chiba ![]()
eps 10, 14, 17, 21
)Toshiki Inoue![]()
eps 1-2, 5-6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20, 23-24, 26-27
)Yasuko Kobayashi![]()
eps 3, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25
)![]() Storyboard:
Hiroyuki Kakudō ![]()
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11, 16, 21
)Keiji Hayakawa (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Masahiro Hosoda (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 23, 25
)Yoshio Suzuki (ep 17)![]() Episode Director:
Hiroyuki Kakudō ![]()
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11, 16
)Keiji Hayakawa![]()
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Masahiro Hosoda![]()
eps 7, 13, 23, 25
)Tetsuji Nakamura![]()
eps 9, 15-16, 21
)Yoshio Suzuki (ep 17)![]() Animation Director:
Hideyuki Motohashi ![]()
eps 2, 6, 13, 21
)Hisatoshi Motoki![]()
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Masami Suda (4 episodes
eps 7, 11, 19, 25
)Masayuki Uchiyama![]()
eps 4, 9, 16, 22, 26
)Yasuhiro Yamaguchi (ep 27)![]() Assistant Art Director:
Izumi Wada (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24
)Ken Tokushige (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 22, 27
)Kenji Matsumoto (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 23
)Koji Sakaki (4 episodes
eps 8, 16, 20, 26
)Masazumi Matsumiya (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)Mitsuo Yoshino (eps 4, 12)![]() Assistant Episode Director:
Kazutoshi Mori ![]()
eps 1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26
)Yōko Ikeda![]()
eps 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27
)![]() Background Art:
Ai Nakata (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)Chieko Masuda (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24
)Chihoko Nakajima (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24
)Etsuko Abe (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)Ken Tokushige (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 22, 27
)Kenji Matsumoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 23
)Makoto Suwada (5 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 20, 26
)Mayumi Terashima (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24
)Shinji Itō (4 episodes
eps 4, 12, 16, 26
)Takeshi Fukumoto (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)Tsuneo Ōzeki (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
)![]() Digital Paint:
Etsuko Jibiki (4 episodes
eps 13, 17, 21, 25
)Kazuya Otani (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24
)Koji Jira (4 episodes
eps 13, 17, 21, 25
)Maki Kokubo (13 episodes
eps 3, 6-16 even, 17-18, 20-26 even
)Mami Hoshikawa (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
)Mayumi Oikawa (13 episodes
eps 3, 6-16 even, 17-18, 20-26 even
)Noriko Nagasawa (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24
)Oriko Muramoto (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
)Sachiko Iura (8 episodes
eps 3-4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26
)Takako Mimuro (8 episodes
eps 3-4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26
)Yukiro Tanaka (14 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-15 odd, 19-27 odd
)![]() In-Between Animation:
Etsuko Shinohara (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 22, 26
)Kozue Shimomura (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Kyōko Satō (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 22, 26
)Mihoko Kobayashi (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 7, 11, 15, 20, 23, 27
)Mihoko Tomita (5 episodes
eps 8, 13, 16, 21, 25
)Mio Araki (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Rika Kanetaka (6 episodes
eps 6, 9, 14, 19, 22, 26
)Shino Ikeda (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 18, 24
)Yukitoshi Yamaguchi (7 episodes
eps 3-4, 7, 11, 15, 21, 25
)Yukiyo Komito (7 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27
)Yuko Shimohira (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 21, 25
)Yumiko Iwasaki (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 15
)![]() Key Animation:
Akio Serita ![]()
eps 7, 13, 21, 25
)Chiori Matsuda![]()
eps 7-8, 11, 19, 21, 25
)Hideyuki Yoshida![]()
eps 1, 6, 13, 20
)Hiroaki Imaki![]()
eps 2, 8, 15, 23, 26
)Katsuyuki Kazama![]()
eps 1, 7, 11, 19, 23
)Kazue Kinoshita![]()
eps 8, 13, 19, 23
)Kumiko Horikoshi![]()
eps 2, 8, 15, 23, 26
)Motoko Shibasaki![]()
eps 7, 11, 19-20, 25
)Taiichirō Kohara![]()
eps 4, 9, 16, 22, 26
)Tatsuhiro Nagaki![]()
eps 1, 6, 14, 20, 26
)Tomoko Fukui![]()
eps 6, 13, 21, 25
)Yasuhiro Yamaguchi![]()
eps 1, 6, 11, 19, 21, 27
)Yasuko Higuchi![]()
eps 7, 11, 19-20, 25
)Yoshifumi Miyaji![]()
eps 7, 13, 20, 25
)Yoshinori Tanabe![]()
eps 1, 7, 11, 19, 27
)Yuriko Nagaya![]()
eps 2, 6, 13, 21
)![]() Production Advancement:
Kōjirō Sumi (12 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7-9, 13-14, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27
)Yōichi Satō (ep 3)![]() |
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