YU-GI-OH IS WHERE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FRANCHISES OF ALL TIME. It's been there since my childhood and I still watch it all the time. And for the record I only seen the first five series of Yu-Gi-Oh because personally I think it peaked at Zexal
Seto Kaiba, the man so petty that he not only made multiple entire virtual worlds, but proved the existence of, and developed a method of directly accessing, the literal afterlife just so he could play a really good round of a card game against his rival.
Atem's cameo in Dark Side of Dimensions is literally perfect, something about him swooping in right after Yugi declared in his most dire moment that he “still believes in the heart of the cards”’ I cried and I'm not even ashamed to admit it. Just hit me right in the feels.
"Yugi declared in his most dire moment that he “still believes in the heart of the cards”" That was English dub dialogue. In the original Japanese, Kaiba told Yugi to call Atem so he can beat Dark Aigami. Yugi with his new independence that he's had for 6 months refused to call Atem then as he collapsed, he said "Sorry, everyone" and then Atem, the hero of the series, appears and defeats Dark Aigami. Yugi would rather the world/dimensions be destroyed than to call Atem. So many people do not notice the "poison" that Yugi has. This is Kaiba's movie and even Kaiba with his pride knew that Atem, the hero, was needed to defeat Aigami. That says a lot about Yugi, who is not the hero of the story.
@@SapphireMan08Ah, that's one thing kids today will never understand, wanting to watch the next episode of your favorite show only for some kind of thing out of your control like your parent to not let you.
The origin story of the dark magician was mind blowing for me as a kid. Everything made so much sense as to why the dark magician would always appear and come through for yugi when he needed him the most.
If I'm honest, I'm annoyed by the fact Dark Magician superseded Summoned Skull as Yugi's Ace. Resulting in the later being shafted for much of the series.
I don't know if the drive will be there, but... I definitely wouldn't mind seeing a similar series for GX and 5Ds. Zexal and Arc-V would be alright too.
I would like to see a series that focuses on the real world game where they show real life strategies and decks used in tournaments like kashtira or my favorite deck Branded Despia
I wish Mai was a part of the last season. She was honestly perhaps one of if not the most real, layered and believable character in the original series. The final season should have given her a redemption arc and proper send-off. I mean complete filler characters like Vivian, Rebecca, Leon and Siegfried get not one but multiple duels in the final season but Mai doesn’t even get a cameo? The filler tournament should have been a final between Mai and Joey ending up in a tie or something of the sort. With Kaiba going on to focus on the development of the game and leaving behind his competitive days and Yugi retiring from Duel Monsters and going on to create new games of his own, this would have been a passing of the torch moment for Mai and Joey, signifying that they would one day soon become the two best duelists in the world.
Mai watched the tournament and shows up in the Japanese-only credits where she and Vivian team up against the Paradox Brothers on the Great Wall of China.
It would have been cool to have Mai defeat someone with a name on screen for once. But, since they didn't have any new Harpies or Amazonesses to show off that season, they wrote her out of the story. And replaced her with characters they have no intentions of producing the cards for. (For at least 10-15 years)
Fellas, is it g@y to dedicate your entire life to another man, spend your every waking hour thinking about him, doing anything to see him under any circumstances, dedicting millions of dollars to seeing him when he leaves your world, and then literally driving to the afterlife to be with him? 😂 Like I am not a prideshipper personally, but BOY HOWDY do I see it. 😂
@@PlebNC 🤣😂 honestly love kaiba so much because he literally revolutionises the card games so hard by making tournaments, an island, and a city, just to try to beat yugi once 😂🤣 like mans had a multibillion dollar company could make satellites and cities, but all he was is to beat a 5,000 year old egyptian in a card game 🤣😂 mate could do anything in life literally builds amusement parks but nah he said "lets stroll up to the after life and leave my brother, company, and money, to play sum magic card game with my rival who may or may not be my ancient ancestor technically" 😂🤣
I'm 32 years old still collecting the cards. At first I wasn't allowed to collect the cards or watch the show due to religion and living in a church bound house hold. Later moving in with my mom, I slowly build my collection and in the last 10 years, build a massive collection. If I can relate to the series, both Yu-Gi, atem, and the show, made me the person I am. Even the 5ds version and it's hero yusei fudo made me what I am today. When the creator died, part of me died because I believe Yu-Gi-Oh in general saved my life, could of been in or out of jail, could of been dead. When I dealt with break ups from exes, I always jumped back to what made me happy, and it was Yu-Gi-Oh. My goal is to get Kazuki Takahashi nominated into the Toy Hall of Fame at the strong museum. Tried last year and didn't work. I will try again but need help getting people to join the movement.
What are some of your best cards / decks, in the near future I hope to have physical character decks so i can duel against my friends, Master Duel has been a fun virtual way of doing so atm.
@@MCBOMB27 did t see this til now, sorry I'm a big fan of dark magician, I just spent $60 getting a copy of chaos angel to go with it. I build a yusei fudo deck based on stardust, warrior synchros, and a manga version. The deck I want to try that has potential and already build is destiny heroes.
I heard somewhere that the Memory World arc was originally supposed to be longer. But due to Takahashi being hospitalized at the time, he was forced to cut a lot of stuff out to meet deadlines.
Mad respect that such a popular series had an ending instead of dragging on to eternity. Kinda wish I gave the show a chance, but i thought I was getting too old for shows about collectibles. Probably helps that the author never set out for it to go this way, but decided to run with it and stick to his original story and character arcs.
Honestly, DSOD was a great follow up to the end of the original series manga. It really made for a awesome movie and it was cool to see all the characters from the OG series again.
It's funny that Yami Marik, the main villain of the Battle City arc defeated Yami Bakura in a duel, but Yami Bakura turned out to be the big threat of the whole series
The bonds beyond time movie ties into the final arc of 5Ds and was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. Yugioh has been in my life since it came out and I still play the card game today. I can't imagine who I'd be without it. Thank you Takahashi sensei. I would love to see you cover the future installments of yugioh in a similar way, even if just to see where the game and franchise is now
What a wonderful Christmas present. 26:20 Wait, did he just bite into an onion? And that final duel, man. Monster Reborn representing Atem holding onto life and Yugi using Gold Sarcophagus to finally put his spirit to rest. Such beautiful storytelling. It's like poetry, it rhymes.
I was raised in a strict religious home and wasn't allowed to watch this show. I always wanted to and now I can digest it all quickly thanks to your videos. This is awesome
This brings back so many great nostalgic memories of this great series from my childhood. I've managed to keep up with almost all of the following sequel series of Yu-Gi-Oh.
Late Takahashi sensei is a genius. Still remember how excited i was when reading the last arc where they basically playing shadow games RPG, multiple twists and also all bunch of new cool monsters like gadgets, marshmallon, silents and gandora in Yugi arsenals. Seriously i hope we can see more of Yugi dueling with those cards. Bond beyond time is just a good fan service but they could've done more , like it needs to show Yugi's reaction about the tuner and synchro cards . Darkside of dimensions is when anime movie done right. It's such a feast to the eyes. Great graphics, colours, storyline, and characters. And Atem's desdend cameo in a short scene without saying anything, draw and special summon without looking at the card are enough to bring out the epicness of that movie
Yu-Gi-Oh still means so much to me as an almost 30 year old man today. Nothing can match what I felt as a kid from playing the old YGO games and especially the obsession I had with the cards I wanted as a kid! Glad I had a chance to play YGO with my friends back in Maryland when I was younger, although I still burn to have 1 final match with them.
I firmly believe Yu-Gi-Oh needs the Kai treatment. I would LOVE to see a new anime that is a much more direct and accurate adaptation of the original manga.
Dunno. I feel it's better to leave well alone out of respect for the late Takahashi. And I don't really want another half-baked trainwreck of a cashgrab, like a certain Magical Girl series recieved... If you want the manga storyline, you're probably better off just reading it anyway.
@@minicle426on one hand you're right, but on the other...man I really want a faithful manga adaptation with season 0 or rather the first movie visual style.
My headcanon with Yami Bakura leaving his duel with Kaiba prematurely will always be that he has a plane to catch to get to Egypt early that morning and needs to get going before he misses it.
Can we talk about Kaiba building a space station and then robbing a grave to get the puzzle and then invading Egyptian heaven just to get the salty run back against the Pharoah.
Merry Christmas Jordan. Thanks to your part series I get to recall fondly on og Yu-Gi-Oh for the holiday break haha. Such a phenomenonal series and well thought out piece.
I was a kid when this show and game came out. I lived in the country so having people to play with was almost not an option. But when I moved from where I used to live, I met my best friend who also played. We would play together occasionally and it was the first time I had really gotten to play. I loved the game so much, and when I got older I realized I loved card games in general. To this day it's my favorite form of gaming, even about video games. And this show and game gave that to me.
Thank you for this wonderful nostalgia trip! I didn't follow GX or 5Ds (or the others) like I did the original, but I would love to see a follow-up series of videos covering them if you're up for the task! Always enjoy your content, and looking forward to more. Merry Fringemas!
Thanks! for helping me relive, one of my favorite TV shows from my childhood :-) PS I really loved the sections of the show where they were in the virtual world. It was like watching someone play a video game, which, as we all know is one of the greatest forms of entertainment :-)
I really loved the Yami and Leon duel where they work together to defeat an impossible card. Theres nothing better then beating a hacker with the rules of the games.
Merry Fringemas! Thanks for this video series! Season 5 is a wild ride, and the series conclusion is really emotional. The funny thing about the Capsule Monsters arc showing some similarities to Pokémon, is that before taking the name of Pokémon/Pocket Monsters, the concept for the first Pokémon games went under the working title of Capumon/Capsule Monsters.
Yugioh was huge in my childhood as well, was obsessed with it to extremes. Played the card game all the time and was invited to nationals 3 times back around 5Ds era. And since then I have strayed away from the card game in favor of Magic, but it has always had a huge place in my heart. Especially from beginning to 5Ds. Always love going back to relive some of it, or watch certain series about it. Progression Series, YGO the Abridged series etc. All have kept my love for the anime and even the card game back then alive even when I invest myself to MTG. Love all the work you put into your videos, especially reliving childhood memories in this series. Thank you!
Wey here at Wyvern's Nest would like to raise a metaphorical toast to Takahashi-sensei's memory... Wey didn't know he had passed away, and as a hero no less... Rest In Peace, champ... You earned it
Loved the video. Though jordan I feel like you undersold just how badass it was when Kaiba summoned obelisk without holding the card. Pulling it literally from the depths of the earth because Kaiba believes in his own hype that much
"Bonds Beyond Time" embodied the thing that I learned from being involved in Yugioh: that even something as simple as "a children's card game" creates relationships that are greater than anyone could ever realize. That true friendship, forged in the fire of friendly competition, is a bond that exists beyond the bounds of time. Cheesy? Yes. True? Absolutely.
Kaiba spending all his R&D money in order to face Yami Yugi again in the past for a duel is one of my favorite parts of that character. He literally spent years and millions of dollars just for the salty runback because he can't accept that he's not the best at a card game.
This was such an epic trip down memory lane…. Now I wanna go watch over all my fav seasons. I absolutely LOVED Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid and now that I’m older I appreciate it even more. For me the OG series is the best…I barely even watched the others , and I have the cards for collection purposes… I don’t play the game… it was so lovely to see a fav anime be given such love and attention. Great job Jordan!
Yu-Gi-Oh has always been something that brought me a lot of happiness because I had just moved from Maryland to South Carolina to North Carolina and I didn't have any friends and then someone told me that I should be friends with them and then they introduced me to Yu-Gi-Oh and they gave me my first cards which were some red eyes stuff it was still back in the day so it's not like it was anything modern at all but I still play that deck to this day and I will always cherish those moments
Easily the best season. The filler was so fun when I was watching this as it aired. The new cards and characters were so cool, the art style looked next level above everything else, and the inclusion of Capsule Monsters was a fun side arc that gave me more of what I liked about the virual world/rpg arc from season 1. The pharaoh stuff in the second half of this season was compelling to the point I didn’t even mind not seeing traditional duels with some of the darkest material I was surprised even made it through the 4kids sifter. The season even capped off with the greatest finale anyone could have asked for. The cemented, to me, YuGiOh being one of the best shows to watch even to this day. Thanks for going through each season and reliving my childhood with me
Yu-Gi-Oh season 5 , bonds beyond time & Dark side of dimensions. Merry Christmas Jordan and love your videos on. Yu-Gi-Oh Pokemon gen 1-9 and bakugan etc
“You’ve ever desired a salty runback so bad that you break the laws of reality, and invent a way into the afterlife?Oh just me? Well that’s cause you’re not Seto Kaiba”
Thank you for this trip down memory lane, you absolute legend. THIS, as well as the rst of the big five (pokemon, yugioh, dragon ball z, digimon, & beyblade respectively) were all a big part of my childhood. And even though my love for pokemon reached far beyond kanto..all the way to Alola, Yu-Gi-Oh duel monsters will always be my fav (and only fav) despite the other seasons. Ive rewatched it SO many times and it was a BIG part of my life growing up, & I can remember falling in love with the 1st movie 'Pyramid of Light' and STILL to this day IMHO think its the best and even the best looking YGO movie out there. I even love the game for GBA Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards and even have it in my list of 'top 5 favorite games of all time' just because i love it so much, & i truly believe my passion for YGO Duel Monsters is a big reason for that. I mean, I even went out of my way to buy a vintage Battle City duel disk, the duelist kingdom dueling Gauntlet, and i even have some replica Duelist Kingdom Invitation Cards, as well as a millinium puzzle hanging on my wall. So i think its pretty safe to say that YGO DM as, and will always hold a special place in my heart, so ty and ty/rip Mr. Takahashi
Yugioh was real important to me when it first came out. However I aged out of cartoons around battle city. It was nice to be able to explore other parts I have not seen. Please do a GX and 5D series for those of us who would love to know what went down in those series
@@thatguymatt5816my case was different instead of aging out I was in my mid teens when Zexal started but I found it more kiddie compared to the 3 before it I only watch the first season of zexal and I tuned out right after
I'm still shocked that, with Dark Side of Dimensions, the canonical ending of Yu-Gi-Oh! is essentially Kaiba taking his own life so that he can be reunited with Atem.
I always wondered if any of Yugi's friends ever noticed when Atem took over Yugi. Yugi is a short, mild-mannered, and high-pitched voice that suddenly goes through puberty right before their eyes. Getting some height, deeper voice, and a more serious attitude. Did they ever find it weird? Lol
While I've fallen off the card game itself in recent years, (not a fan of how it plays these days), Yugioh has always been a big part of my life and holds a special place in my heart. I have a ton of fond memories of playing it with friends growing up and watching the show. When the finale movie came out in theaters, my best friend and I went out of our way to go see it, and it was a blast and a great sendoff to the original series.
I really love Yu-Gi-Oh! and this series really feels like a warm hug in the heart after growing along with the whole franchise and the passing of mr. Takahashi, he really is a hero.
This was such a nice series, I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time and it was everything I expected and more, your commentary and passion for this property and my childhood is so encouraging and invigorating, thank you
Thank you for making this series, Jordan! Yu-Gi-Oh was a huge part of my childhood and every once in a while, I find myself going back to it. Although the anime is wacky as hell, I loved Yugi and Atem's story. It was so ANIME.
Unfortunately having to spend Christmas isolated from family due to being really sick, but this series has made it much better to relive a part of my childhood. Merry Christmas Jordan
BROOOO THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I AM A DAY BEHIND WATCHING ALL OF THESE. So when I finished the first episode, the 2nd was out already. Then I didn’t get to ep 3 until the next day and then ep 4 was out!
THis video came out on such a good time this week I recently went back into looking at yugioh and your video is a nice refresher/understanding of the series. Thank you!
Yugioh was a huge part of my childhood so watching this series was a trip for me. Thanks for the good vibes and heres to another year of Jordan Fringe content!
I've been a fan since the first episode I watched. It was during the first virtual world arc that was still being aired that I was introduced to Yugioh and I was immediately hooked from the beginning, so to say I've been a fan for quite some time would be an underestimation. Over 20 years in case anyone reading this is interested. I remember waking up on Saturday for years and tuning in to watch the newest episode or episodes as a kid.
Really enjoyed the videos, the card game was a crucial part of my childhood and up until the point of 5d's it holds a bunch of great memories for me, thanks a lot for all the hard work that went into this, and thanks for creating awesome content.
I loved hearing teh excitment in your voice. This series is one of the very few I feel like have pulled off such a definite ending to a series that's so good. I loved the special movie just for the fun of it, but the other one is one I haven't seen and probably should now. The card game was so much fun too and as much as I love Yusei, Yugi is always gonna be it for me.
Merry Christmas Fringe. Yu-Gi-Oh! has been a staple in my Life for a long time. When I heard about Takahashi's Death, I immediately went back through my memories of when I got my Starter Deck. Hopef to have met him so that he could sign my Duel Art! Book.
Man these last few days of Fringemas has been insane with these long YuGiOh videos. What a banger of a way to end off this years 25 videos (on this channel)
Thanks so much for watching! Let me know some of your favorite memories from the final season of the first generation of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Kisara/blue eyes being pretty much kaibas waifu
Are you going to do GX next?
YU-GI-OH IS WHERE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FRANCHISES OF ALL TIME. It's been there since my childhood and I still watch it all the time. And for the record I only seen the first five series of Yu-Gi-Oh because personally I think it peaked at Zexal
I need to watch Yu gi oh dude
@@monkeystuff661 it's available on Tubi
Seto Kaiba, the man so petty that he not only made multiple entire virtual worlds, but proved the existence of, and developed a method of directly accessing, the literal afterlife just so he could play a really good round of a card game against his rival.
Imagine if after all that, Kaiba bricked or got OTK'd 😂
@@dancostello4872 Brick-eyes moments lmao
Not to mention he made a death theme park specifically for Yugi and his friends after he lost in their first duel.
"Go ahead, Pharaoh! Bring out your deck and duel disc!"
"...Kaiba, I don't have those anymore."
"....FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
He could have cured cancer with all that knowledge but nooooooo....
Atem's cameo in Dark Side of Dimensions is literally perfect, something about him swooping in right after Yugi declared in his most dire moment that he “still believes in the heart of the cards”’
I cried and I'm not even ashamed to admit it. Just hit me right in the feels.
There wasn't a Dry Eye in the Theater when he appeared. We loved Atem.
"Yugi declared in his most dire moment that he “still believes in the heart of the cards”"
That was English dub dialogue. In the original Japanese, Kaiba told Yugi to call Atem so he can beat Dark Aigami. Yugi with his new independence that he's had for 6 months refused to call Atem then as he collapsed, he said "Sorry, everyone" and then Atem, the hero of the series, appears and defeats Dark Aigami. Yugi would rather the world/dimensions be destroyed than to call Atem. So many people do not notice the "poison" that Yugi has. This is Kaiba's movie and even Kaiba with his pride knew that Atem, the hero, was needed to defeat Aigami. That says a lot about Yugi, who is not the hero of the story.
Admit it, Yami’s farewell moment in Yu-Gi-Oh’s finale made us all cry. Merry Christmas Jordan - thanks for the nostalgic recap.
Yes it did
I cried, but for a different reason. I had swimming and couldn't watch it
no it didn't
I can’t remember.
@@SapphireMan08Ah, that's one thing kids today will never understand, wanting to watch the next episode of your favorite show only for some kind of thing out of your control like your parent to not let you.
42:00 I still love the idea of Kaiba being so fixated with rematching Atem that he essentially resorted to *Techno-Necromancy* X3>
That was Manga Seto, not Anime Seto. Anime Seto accepted Yugi as the King of Games and moved on from that.
@@RedDragonForce2 I knew that. Still we get to see it animated either way ^^
The origin story of the dark magician was mind blowing for me as a kid. Everything made so much sense as to why the dark magician would always appear and come through for yugi when he needed him the most.
Honestly that was one of the strongest moments in the entire season.
Same with Kisara / BEWD.
"Why does he act like this damn dragon is his soulmate or something? Oh, wait, shit, it (she) literally is."
If I'm honest, I'm annoyed by the fact Dark Magician superseded Summoned Skull as Yugi's Ace. Resulting in the later being shafted for much of the series.
I don't know if the drive will be there, but... I definitely wouldn't mind seeing a similar series for GX and 5Ds. Zexal and Arc-V would be alright too.
I need this for 5Ds for real
Loved GX
I would like to see a series that focuses on the real world game where they show real life strategies and decks used in tournaments like kashtira or my favorite deck Branded Despia
I wouldn’t either.
@@claymathewselevator8121 Game On, Get Your Game On.....
I wish Mai was a part of the last season. She was honestly perhaps one of if not the most real, layered and believable character in the original series. The final season should have given her a redemption arc and proper send-off.
I mean complete filler characters like Vivian, Rebecca, Leon and Siegfried get not one but multiple duels in the final season but Mai doesn’t even get a cameo? The filler tournament should have been a final between Mai and Joey ending up in a tie or something of the sort.
With Kaiba going on to focus on the development of the game and leaving behind his competitive days and Yugi retiring from Duel Monsters and going on to create new games of his own, this would have been a passing of the torch moment for Mai and Joey, signifying that they would one day soon become the two best duelists in the world.
Mai watched the tournament and shows up in the Japanese-only credits where she and Vivian team up against the Paradox Brothers on the Great Wall of China.
Would have been nice if Mai and Joey became a couple
Yes! I wish Mai could have been there for that final duel as closure.
It would have been cool to have Mai defeat someone with a name on screen for once. But, since they didn't have any new Harpies or Amazonesses to show off that season, they wrote her out of the story. And replaced her with characters they have no intentions of producing the cards for. (For at least 10-15 years)
@@spritemon98 I have no way of reading the manga and have been wondering if they did become a couple at the end compared to the anime...
Kaiba's so thirsty for Atem he literally went to hell and back just to play a kids card game with him.
Fellas, is it g@y to dedicate your entire life to another man, spend your every waking hour thinking about him, doing anything to see him under any circumstances, dedicting millions of dollars to seeing him when he leaves your world, and then literally driving to the afterlife to be with him? 😂 Like I am not a prideshipper personally, but BOY HOWDY do I see it. 😂
Nope not even back just to hell 😂😂😂
@@elywahl9520 I'm imagining him beating Atem, gloating then realising he's stuck there.
@@PlebNC 🤣😂 honestly love kaiba so much because he literally revolutionises the card games so hard by making tournaments, an island, and a city, just to try to beat yugi once 😂🤣 like mans had a multibillion dollar company could make satellites and cities, but all he was is to beat a 5,000 year old egyptian in a card game 🤣😂 mate could do anything in life literally builds amusement parks but nah he said "lets stroll up to the after life and leave my brother, company, and money, to play sum magic card game with my rival who may or may not be my ancient ancestor technically" 😂🤣
@@elywahl9520 The man truly screwed the rules because he had money.
I'm 32 years old still collecting the cards. At first I wasn't allowed to collect the cards or watch the show due to religion and living in a church bound house hold. Later moving in with my mom, I slowly build my collection and in the last 10 years, build a massive collection.
If I can relate to the series, both Yu-Gi, atem, and the show, made me the person I am. Even the 5ds version and it's hero yusei fudo made me what I am today.
When the creator died, part of me died because I believe Yu-Gi-Oh in general saved my life, could of been in or out of jail, could of been dead. When I dealt with break ups from exes, I always jumped back to what made me happy, and it was Yu-Gi-Oh.
My goal is to get Kazuki Takahashi nominated into the Toy Hall of Fame at the strong museum. Tried last year and didn't work. I will try again but need help getting people to join the movement.
What are some of your best cards / decks, in the near future I hope to have physical character decks so i can duel against my friends, Master Duel has been a fun virtual way of doing so atm.
@@MCBOMB27 did t see this til now, sorry I'm a big fan of dark magician, I just spent $60 getting a copy of chaos angel to go with it. I build a yusei fudo deck based on stardust, warrior synchros, and a manga version. The deck I want to try that has potential and already build is destiny heroes.
Do you have any toon cards to trade?
Bonds Beyond Time is critical for the story of 5Ds because it was made during its initial airing. Also, Paradox is a robot.
That and Z-One was the one who send out Paradox in the first place
I won't lie. Seeing Atem come back in DSoD makes me cry happy tears. Our king returns for a brief moment to protect us all!
I heard somewhere that the Memory World arc was originally supposed to be longer. But due to Takahashi being hospitalized at the time, he was forced to cut a lot of stuff out to meet deadlines.
Respect for Seto’s one track mind to battle Yugi.
53:22 in memory of kazuki Takahashi creator of Yu-Gi-Oh. Farewell my friend and duelist. May the heart of the cards live on
Mad respect that such a popular series had an ending instead of dragging on to eternity. Kinda wish I gave the show a chance, but i thought I was getting too old for shows about collectibles. Probably helps that the author never set out for it to go this way, but decided to run with it and stick to his original story and character arcs.
Honestly, DSOD was a great follow up to the end of the original series manga. It really made for a awesome movie and it was cool to see all the characters from the OG series again.
It's funny that Yami Marik, the main villain of the Battle City arc defeated Yami Bakura in a duel, but Yami Bakura turned out to be the big threat of the whole series
Yea I was wondering if Zorc possessed Marik to make him Yami Marik
I think Bakura bricked the first time
Bakura wasn‘t playing with his real deck. He didn‘t have Diabound his true ace.
@akiraasmr3002 the millennium rod leans to the evil side you could say the rod corrupted half of meriks psychy
@@akiraasmr3002nah, he was just cray cray
The bonds beyond time movie ties into the final arc of 5Ds and was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series.
Yugioh has been in my life since it came out and I still play the card game today. I can't imagine who I'd be without it.
Thank you Takahashi sensei.
I would love to see you cover the future installments of yugioh in a similar way, even if just to see where the game and franchise is now
The fact kiyaba literally found a way into the after life to go run up on atem in a duel is crazy. Bro did not let that go
The most powerful force in this world truly isn't love, it's spite.
@@boianko in Kaiba's case, it was probably both
I can’t wait to see you do the other Yu-GI-OH series.
What a wonderful Christmas present. 26:20 Wait, did he just bite into an onion? And that final duel, man. Monster Reborn representing Atem holding onto life and Yugi using Gold Sarcophagus to finally put his spirit to rest. Such beautiful storytelling. It's like poetry, it rhymes.
Garlic, which I don't think is much better, lol!
these are coming in SO FAST i cant wait for the 8 hour version of all the parts glued together
I was raised in a strict religious home and wasn't allowed to watch this show. I always wanted to and now I can digest it all quickly thanks to your videos. This is awesome
Damn, I remember my babysitter’s house was a religious one and we weren’t allowed to watch power rangers because of the… “violence”. It’s insane to me
@thatguymatt5816 Religion usually causes more problems than solve
@@plattyog amen brother 🙏🏽😂
Watch it for real tho!!
The Capsule monsters arc may not have been good but it was a fun little arc that I enjoyed back in the day and still do every time I watch it.
No matter how much times I rewatch the series Yu-Gi-Oh will always be good to me and I'm glad you covered it
This brings back so many great nostalgic memories of this great series from my childhood. I've managed to keep up with almost all of the following sequel series of Yu-Gi-Oh.
This 5-parter was amazing! Thank you for making it. And RIP Takahashi-sensei❤️
Late Takahashi sensei is a genius. Still remember how excited i was when reading the last arc where they basically playing shadow games RPG, multiple twists and also all bunch of new cool monsters like gadgets, marshmallon, silents and gandora in Yugi arsenals. Seriously i hope we can see more of Yugi dueling with those cards. Bond beyond time is just a good fan service but they could've done more , like it needs to show Yugi's reaction about the tuner and synchro cards . Darkside of dimensions is when anime movie done right. It's such a feast to the eyes. Great graphics, colours, storyline, and characters. And Atem's desdend cameo in a short scene without saying anything, draw and special summon without looking at the card are enough to bring out the epicness of that movie
Yu-Gi-Oh still means so much to me as an almost 30 year old man today. Nothing can match what I felt as a kid from playing the old YGO games and especially the obsession I had with the cards I wanted as a kid! Glad I had a chance to play YGO with my friends back in Maryland when I was younger, although I still burn to have 1 final match with them.
Kaiba: Pharaoh! Duel me!
Atem: you…you basically killed yourself just to duel me?
Kaiba: …yeah?
Atem: Gods I missed you, Let’s do this!
And people insist Kaiba is straight...
Dude build a space elevator just to meet a god/ghost and play cards with him.
I firmly believe Yu-Gi-Oh needs the Kai treatment. I would LOVE to see a new anime that is a much more direct and accurate adaptation of the original manga.
So no kaiba in millennium world and the final duel.
Dunno. I feel it's better to leave well alone out of respect for the late Takahashi.
And I don't really want another half-baked trainwreck of a cashgrab, like a certain Magical Girl series recieved...
If you want the manga storyline, you're probably better off just reading it anyway.
@@minicle426True true
@@andrewbrown9981as it should be
@@minicle426on one hand you're right, but on the other...man I really want a faithful manga adaptation with season 0 or rather the first movie visual style.
I’m loving how fast these are coming out!! Can you do GX next?
Yes
Nooo not the 4kids parody 😭
@@fairy__nova ??? Huh?
My headcanon with Yami Bakura leaving his duel with Kaiba prematurely will always be that he has a plane to catch to get to Egypt early that morning and needs to get going before he misses it.
Lmao thats super cute. I love Bakura
Can we talk about Kaiba building a space station and then robbing a grave to get the puzzle and then invading Egyptian heaven just to get the salty run back against the Pharoah.
Ah, Dark Side of Dimensions, the movie about a heartbroken Kaiba asking Yugi to pretend to be Atem while going at it (dueling, of course)
Merry Christmas Jordan. Thanks to your part series I get to recall fondly on og Yu-Gi-Oh for the holiday break haha. Such a phenomenonal series and well thought out piece.
I was a kid when this show and game came out. I lived in the country so having people to play with was almost not an option. But when I moved from where I used to live, I met my best friend who also played. We would play together occasionally and it was the first time I had really gotten to play. I loved the game so much, and when I got older I realized I loved card games in general. To this day it's my favorite form of gaming, even about video games. And this show and game gave that to me.
Thank you for this wonderful nostalgia trip!
I didn't follow GX or 5Ds (or the others) like I did the original, but I would love to see a follow-up series of videos covering them if you're up for the task! Always enjoy your content, and looking forward to more.
Merry Fringemas!
Thanks! for helping me relive, one of my favorite TV shows from my childhood :-)
PS I really loved the sections of the show where they were in the virtual world. It was like watching someone play a video game, which, as we all know is one of the greatest forms of entertainment :-)
Thanks so much for watching and for the extra support! I truly appreciate it! I can totally get that and see why you enjoyed it!
RIP to Takahashi, he'll always be remembered for the things that he created. May he find peace in the afterlife and the next.😢🪦👍
Yes!! He was the king of good 90s-2000s Shonen Jump stories.
I really loved the Yami and Leon duel where they work together to defeat an impossible card. Theres nothing better then beating a hacker with the rules of the games.
Merry Fringemas! Thanks for this video series!
Season 5 is a wild ride, and the series conclusion is really emotional. The funny thing about the Capsule Monsters arc showing some similarities to Pokémon, is that before taking the name of Pokémon/Pocket Monsters, the concept for the first Pokémon games went under the working title of Capumon/Capsule Monsters.
Yugioh was huge in my childhood as well, was obsessed with it to extremes. Played the card game all the time and was invited to nationals 3 times back around 5Ds era. And since then I have strayed away from the card game in favor of Magic, but it has always had a huge place in my heart. Especially from beginning to 5Ds. Always love going back to relive some of it, or watch certain series about it. Progression Series, YGO the Abridged series etc. All have kept my love for the anime and even the card game back then alive even when I invest myself to MTG. Love all the work you put into your videos, especially reliving childhood memories in this series. Thank you!
I just finished watching parts 1 to 4. Thanks for dropping this with perfect timing for me specifically. Oh and merry Christmas
Wey here at Wyvern's Nest would like to raise a metaphorical toast to Takahashi-sensei's memory... Wey didn't know he had passed away, and as a hero no less... Rest In Peace, champ... You earned it
This is the best! Please do GX, and beyond!
I love the Kaiba Corp Grand Prix!
You're a Grand Prix!
-Abridged Joey
Loved the video. Though jordan I feel like you undersold just how badass it was when Kaiba summoned obelisk without holding the card. Pulling it literally from the depths of the earth because Kaiba believes in his own hype that much
"Bonds Beyond Time" embodied the thing that I learned from being involved in Yugioh: that even something as simple as "a children's card game" creates relationships that are greater than anyone could ever realize. That true friendship, forged in the fire of friendly competition, is a bond that exists beyond the bounds of time.
Cheesy? Yes. True? Absolutely.
Kaiba spending all his R&D money in order to face Yami Yugi again in the past for a duel is one of my favorite parts of that character. He literally spent years and millions of dollars just for the salty runback because he can't accept that he's not the best at a card game.
This was such an epic trip down memory lane…. Now I wanna go watch over all my fav seasons. I absolutely LOVED Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid and now that I’m older I appreciate it even more. For me the OG series is the best…I barely even watched the others , and I have the cards for collection purposes… I don’t play the game… it was so lovely to see a fav anime be given such love and attention. Great job Jordan!
Merry Christmas Jordan this man really dropped the part 5 & so much more content I can get into
I love how Kiba just casually has his own spec ops death squad. I dunno the space station is cool but thats just what stood out to me lol
Yu-Gi-Oh has always been something that brought me a lot of happiness because I had just moved from Maryland to South Carolina to North Carolina and I didn't have any friends and then someone told me that I should be friends with them and then they introduced me to Yu-Gi-Oh and they gave me my first cards which were some red eyes stuff it was still back in the day so it's not like it was anything modern at all but I still play that deck to this day and I will always cherish those moments
Easily the best season. The filler was so fun when I was watching this as it aired. The new cards and characters were so cool, the art style looked next level above everything else, and the inclusion of Capsule Monsters was a fun side arc that gave me more of what I liked about the virual world/rpg arc from season 1. The pharaoh stuff in the second half of this season was compelling to the point I didn’t even mind not seeing traditional duels with some of the darkest material I was surprised even made it through the 4kids sifter. The season even capped off with the greatest finale anyone could have asked for. The cemented, to me, YuGiOh being one of the best shows to watch even to this day. Thanks for going through each season and reliving my childhood with me
Merry Christmas, Jordan. Thanks for all the content this year and to many more
Yu-Gi-Oh season 5 , bonds beyond time & Dark side of dimensions. Merry Christmas Jordan and love your videos on. Yu-Gi-Oh Pokemon gen 1-9 and bakugan etc
Merry Fringemas and thank you for the big batch of videos over the last couple days. Helped me get through the chaos of the Holidays.
“You’ve ever desired a salty runback so bad that you break the laws of reality, and invent a way into the afterlife?Oh just me? Well that’s cause you’re not Seto Kaiba”
Dark Side of Dimension was absolutely amazing I think! I loved every minute of it.
Kazuki Takahashi went out like a boss. Truly a great man.
First of all, thank you Jordan for your Videos! You single handedly sorted out many of my childhood memories
Thank you for this trip down memory lane, you absolute legend.
THIS, as well as the rst of the big five (pokemon, yugioh, dragon ball z, digimon, & beyblade respectively) were all a big part of my childhood.
And even though my love for pokemon reached far beyond kanto..all the way to Alola, Yu-Gi-Oh duel monsters will always be my fav (and only fav) despite the other seasons.
Ive rewatched it SO many times and it was a BIG part of my life growing up, & I can remember falling in love with the 1st movie 'Pyramid of Light' and STILL to this day IMHO think its the best and even the best looking YGO movie out there.
I even love the game for GBA Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards and even have it in my list of 'top 5 favorite games of all time' just because i love it so much, & i truly believe my passion for YGO Duel Monsters is a big reason for that.
I mean, I even went out of my way to buy a vintage Battle City duel disk, the duelist kingdom dueling Gauntlet, and i even have some replica Duelist Kingdom Invitation Cards, as well as a millinium puzzle hanging on my wall.
So i think its pretty safe to say that YGO DM as, and will always hold a special place in my heart, so ty and ty/rip Mr. Takahashi
Jordan been cookin up some 🔥 this holiday. Back to back bangers this Christmas 🙏🏻
Yugioh was real important to me when it first came out. However I aged out of cartoons around battle city. It was nice to be able to explore other parts I have not seen. Please do a GX and 5D series for those of us who would love to know what went down in those series
You “aged out” of cartoons? I’m sad for you man. I feel like you thought that’s what you were supposed to do instead of what you wanted to do
@@thatguymatt5816my case was different instead of aging out I was in my mid teens when Zexal started but I found it more kiddie compared to the 3 before it I only watch the first season of zexal and I tuned out right after
@thatguymatt5816 I did found Utopia cool though
I'm still shocked that, with Dark Side of Dimensions, the canonical ending of Yu-Gi-Oh! is essentially Kaiba taking his own life so that he can be reunited with Atem.
I always wondered if any of Yugi's friends ever noticed when Atem took over Yugi. Yugi is a short, mild-mannered, and high-pitched voice that suddenly goes through puberty right before their eyes. Getting some height, deeper voice, and a more serious attitude. Did they ever find it weird? Lol
Just thought he got that dawg in him for card games
Thanks for pumping these out so quickly. Sad the whole series isn’t on netlfix and I lived reliving my childhood here
My friends and I still joke about Kaiba taking a death elevator to space to play against Atem. Seeing it in theaters was wild
Fantastic series. I was never able to finish watching season 1 of Yu Gi oh, so I'm glad I came across these videos explaining the story in detail.
While I've fallen off the card game itself in recent years, (not a fan of how it plays these days), Yugioh has always been a big part of my life and holds a special place in my heart. I have a ton of fond memories of playing it with friends growing up and watching the show. When the finale movie came out in theaters, my best friend and I went out of our way to go see it, and it was a blast and a great sendoff to the original series.
I really love Yu-Gi-Oh! and this series really feels like a warm hug in the heart after growing along with the whole franchise and the passing of mr. Takahashi, he really is a hero.
This was such a nice series, I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time and it was everything I expected and more, your commentary and passion for this property and my childhood is so encouraging and invigorating, thank you
Tea is my guilty pleasure, especially in the movie. her design is so fine
I rewatched the series a few years ago and loved it.
Thank you for going through it again.
Thank you for making this series, Jordan! Yu-Gi-Oh was a huge part of my childhood and every once in a while, I find myself going back to it. Although the anime is wacky as hell, I loved Yugi and Atem's story. It was so ANIME.
Unfortunately having to spend Christmas isolated from family due to being really sick, but this series has made it much better to relive a part of my childhood. Merry Christmas Jordan
Man this series was a treat. Yugioh will always hold a special place in my heart, the nostalgia is irreplacable
BROOOO THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I AM A DAY BEHIND WATCHING ALL OF THESE. So when I finished the first episode, the 2nd was out already. Then I didn’t get to ep 3 until the next day and then ep 4 was out!
Thank you for recap
The best xmas gift I could have asked for, a 5 part series deep diving one of my fav series of all time. Thank you Jordan!! Happy Holidays everyone 😭❤
Thanks for the series Jordan, been great watching the last few days. Merry Christmas everyone 👍
THis video came out on such a good time this week I recently went back into looking at yugioh and your video is a nice refresher/understanding of the series. Thank you!
Yugioh was a huge part of my childhood so watching this series was a trip for me. Thanks for the good vibes and heres to another year of Jordan Fringe content!
I've been a fan since the first episode I watched. It was during the first virtual world arc that was still being aired that I was introduced to Yugioh and I was immediately hooked from the beginning, so to say I've been a fan for quite some time would be an underestimation. Over 20 years in case anyone reading this is interested. I remember waking up on Saturday for years and tuning in to watch the newest episode or episodes as a kid.
Appreciate all the hard work you did making all these videos. You’re basically like watching the whole series again and it was fun.
46:26 I do have to say one thing I really liked about the movie was this flashback and how bakura is sorry for everything yami bakura did
Really enjoyed the videos, the card game was a crucial part of my childhood and up until the point of 5d's it holds a bunch of great memories for me, thanks a lot for all the hard work that went into this, and thanks for creating awesome content.
Great vids and in the case you're planing to continue talking about yu gi oh, good luck getting through filler duels in gx
I loved hearing teh excitment in your voice. This series is one of the very few I feel like have pulled off such a definite ending to a series that's so good. I loved the special movie just for the fun of it, but the other one is one I haven't seen and probably should now. The card game was so much fun too and as much as I love Yusei, Yugi is always gonna be it for me.
I cant imagine the amount of work it took for this series but I would be beyond down to see it continue into GX
Merry Christmas Fringe. Yu-Gi-Oh! has been a staple in my Life for a long time. When I heard about Takahashi's Death, I immediately went back through my memories of when I got my Starter Deck. Hopef to have met him so that he could sign my Duel Art! Book.
What a journey, man. Thanks for taking us through the history and lore of Yugioh, you learn something new every part ✌️
Man these last few days of Fringemas has been insane with these long YuGiOh videos. What a banger of a way to end off this years 25 videos (on this channel)
Thank you! Still one final video left
@@JordanFringe94 LFG. I found you last Christmas? Or the Christmas before and have been a huge fan of the channel since
Recaps of my childhood show thanks you.
Even you did the hot wheels.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and everyone
could we a digimon video like this
this man keeps hitting me w good ass yugioh content ❤
Thank you for recapping this series Jordan ✌️
I was such a huge fan of the anime as a kid, my uncle even called me Yugioh 😂 😂
Bro what an epic fringemas, mans worked so hard for us.