Yu-Gi-Oh!

[crack]

3. Téa yelling at Kaiba after his suicide stunt. In Japanese Anzu starts going off about Yugi's "Heart Card" or some bullshit. But in English (Téa's only good lines in the entire freaking anime), she does that great "What do you have, Seto Kaiba?! What do you have at the end of the day?!" To which he badass-ly responds, "I have all that I need!"

Oh, definitely. You'd think it'd be the opposite, but I actually liked English dub Téa in that episode.

EDIT - Does anyone else remember the rap vid I mentioned? It's bugging me now, can't get the words out of my head.

Which one?

And speaking of videos, has anyone else watched this? It's hilarious, and definitely not from TAS.

 

[crack]

Also, why are yaoi fangirls fans constantly bashing YGO female characters? I've never been a big fan of Anzu myself, but seeing all this made up shit about her makes her even more likable to me. Doesn't Jounouchi preach just as many friendship speeches as Anzu? And what's wrong with having a crush on someone who's literally protected her from danger in several occasions? In fact, she's already 'made her choice,' hasn't she? I thought Yugi and Anzu were already implied that they had a future, if I remember correctly. How is she horrible to her Yugi and her friends when she cares deeply about them, and why isn't there ever a mention that Seto is a much bigger dick than she is?

/rant

 

[DrakeClawfang]

Also, why are yaoi fangirls fans constantly bashing YGO female characters?

FanDumb.

 

[ForceStealer]

You know, in thinking f a response, I just realized how few females there really are on this show. Anzu, Mai, Ishizu, Pegasus....that's kinda it, isn't it? Damn. Well I always kinda liked Mai, but Anzu is pretty annoying. You're right though, Jounouchi talks about friendship just as much.

EDIT: Ah, right. Shizuka...but does anyone give a crap about her?

 

[Makoeyes987]

Yu-Gi-Oh, is and always will be, one big sausage fest. But YGO compensates by having their female characters be either awesome, sexy, or both.

 

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You know, in thinking f a response, I just realized how few females there really are on this show. Anzu, Mai, Ishizu, Pegasus....that's kinda it, isn't it?

There's Rebecca, Vivian, and Kisara, but they don't have much development either. I'd have to say Ishizu has the most history (at least, in the anime), and that's only because of Malik.

EDIT: Ah, right. Shizuka...but does anyone give a crap about her?

Honestly, she hasn't been around enough for me to make a judgment. She seems sweet enough though.

Yu-Gi-Oh, is and always will be, one big sausage fest. But YGO compensates by having their female characters be either awesome, sexy, or both.

Yeah, that goes for the males too.

 

[ForceStealer]

Sorry if I'm late on this, but did you hear the 4kids version of this movie will be in 3D!!!
I dunno 'bout you guys, but I'm freakin stoked

 

[Lord Noctis]

I hate 3D. It gives me migraines.

 

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I thought the Japanese version was in 3D too?

But, I didn't even know they were coming out with a 4kids version of this. I'd really like to watch it preferably the Japanese version so if anyone has a torrent though, so I'm pretty stoked myself.

 

[ForceStealer]

Actually...if seems like the Japanese one was too? (EDIT: Damn, hoping I could correct it before I was made an ass )

I agree though, I can't wait for this 3D fad to pass. Until we have holodecks, I'm not interested.

 

[crack]

Actually...if seems like the Japanese one was too? (EDIT: Damn, hoping I could correct it before I was made an ass )

I assumed my mou hitori no boku would know out of all people.

 

[ForceStealer]

I got all my info about movie from Mako in this thread. If he mentioned 3D I didn't notice. And enough smart-mouthing me aibou

That picture is hilarious though.

 

[Kai Schulen]

Their legs are missing in that pic!

The movie actually makes me want to watch GX [strike]and catch up on 5D's[/strike] but I can never sit through the first 10 minutes of the first episode because I get so freaking bored. I figured that instead of watching every episode, I could just watch a few key episodes from seasons 1-3 to condense the plot but I can't pick which episodes. OTZ Someone, halp.

 

[Celes Chere]

I assumed my mou hitori no boku would know out of all people.

*pops in out of no-where*

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHHAHA
HAHAHA.

Oh god. My side. xD

to watch GX

Don't do it.

and catch up on 5Ds

How can 5D's bore you? It has... MOTORCYCLES.

Speaking of that, I downloaded 5Ds episodes up to... eppie like 90 something, and I went to watch them... AND THEY HAD NO SUBTITLES. /rage

Btw, gaiz, I want this(Yusei who cares about Jack )... SO FUCKING MUCH:

 

[Makoeyes987]

Their legs are missing in that pic!

The movie actually makes me want to watch GX [strike]and catch up on 5D's[/strike] but I can never sit through the first 10 minutes of the first episode because I get so freaking bored. I figured that instead of watching every episode, I could just watch a few key episodes from seasons 1-3 to condense the plot but I can't pick which episodes. OTZ Someone, halp.

LOL you should probably get that ADD checked out.

I dunno about GX. GX has so much filler and nonsense that you seriously could never know existed, and still get the plot right. I mean, you'd need an episode guide. Janime has a good one, here. Just read through it and look through the episodes that actually have important shit going on. There's so much filler that it'd be too numerous to list. Especially in Season 1 and 2. Season 3 and 4 is a bit better. Particularly four since it's shorter and the end of the series.

As for 5Ds, you need to buck up and watch all of it. Every episode is basically important...well. Until Season 3 and the WRGP arc begins. Then it basically contracted the filler disease and just keeps giving us stupid fucking "duel of the week" bullshit. I'm looking at you Crashtown, and Pearson arcs.

The WRGP has finally started and cool shit's finally going down..kinda. I mean, if you like a robot army of riding duelists attacking everyone in a Battle Royal duel, then yeah. Shit just got real. The arc now is like a mix of "Terminator," "Ghost in the Shell," and YGO. It's....certainly...something.

@Celes

Where did you find those figures?!


Oh, and in other news. Apparently 4kids intends to dub this movie. They've announced their intent, and that they'll be distributing it.

...Yay. Can't you tell I'm excited?

 

[Celes Chere]

I found an image of them on PixIv, so someone probably created them and you can't just get them somewhere, which makes me extremely jealous of someone's awesome talent. Especially if they're not sharing and posting pictures to make me even more jealous. BASTARDS.

ODEAR. I'm excited too.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Yeah, I hate that too.

And what sucks about the international release of this 10th Anniversary movie is that the Japanese DVD release has been put on hold for it. Meaning they've obviously realized that people would rather see the Japanese version and fansub than actually see the actual released version done by 4kids.

 

[crack]

How can 5D's bore you? It has... MOTORCYCLES.

Speaking of that, I downloaded 5Ds episodes up to... eppie like 90 something, and I went to watch them... AND THEY HAD NO SUBTITLES. /rage

Btw, gaiz, I want this(Yusei who cares about Jack )... SO FUCKING MUCH:

Actually, I really dig 5Ds because unlike GX, it has a ton of plot; and I suppose the same could be said for Duel Monsters, but I feel like the 5Ds anime is more developed than the original, at times. Especially because at times DM episodes were just strange; like bringing a fucking penguin to duel with Anzu.

At least you could make AMVs with those.

Also, that is ADORABLE. I want one now.

I found an image of them on PixIv, so someone probably created them and you can't just get them somewhere, which makes me extremely jealous of someone's awesome talent. Especially if they're not sharing and posting pictures to make me even more jealous. BASTARDS.

I don't know if this is from Pixiv, but I want these as well:

And what sucks about the international release of this 10th Anniversary movie is that the Japanese DVD release has been put on hold for it. Meaning they've obviously realized that people would rather see the Japanese version and fansub than actually see the actual released version done by 4kids.

I'd watch the subs over the 4kids dub any day, even if it involved those shitty Hong Kong ones that are seen everywhere on Youtube.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Actually, I really dig 5Ds because unlike GX, it has a ton of plot; and I suppose the same could be said for Duel Monsters, but I feel like the 5Ds anime is more developed than the original, at times. Especially because at times DM episodes were just strange; like bringing a fucking penguin to duel with Anzu.

I'd agree with you if we were only evaluating 5Ds on its first two seasons, but I gotta call bullshit on that one. The third season is close to becoming a trainwreck in terms of its plot and consistency. And whatever relevence it had connected to Incan culture and mythology has given up the ghost for giant robots and transformers.

A digital penguin dueling Anzu makes more sense than a giant cyborg shrimp living in a computer that's somehow orchestrating or behind the current events of robot people trying to create a circuit out of highways. DM had some strangeness to it, but those were usually confined to filler, and in the realm of "virtual world" arcs. Which while odd, at least remained confined to the recesses of virtual reality. The shit in 5Ds is real, which makes the technology insanity of DM look pretty damn tame.

And that's what bugs me about 5Ds current arc the most. Aside from numerous characters being "put on a bus" ala GX, and it losing its dystopian theme (which was one of the driving forces of its plot)...the madness of the technology is...mad. I understand it's "lol the future" but the sheer techno madness of its current arc is really bugging me. Again, this Terminator/Matrix bullshit really gets old. If you can create an army of robots to do your bidding and ride motorcycles, then why the fuck are you even having them bother with the pretense of playing cards? Give them some fucking laser guns or some shit. Oh yeah, because even with this infinite technology, everything still comes down to cards. LOL rite. It's just incredibly jarring. But I'll still give this third season a chance to see where it goes.

Those are truly adorable.

I'd watch the subs over the 4kids dub any day, even if it involved those shitty Hong Kong ones that are seen everywhere on Youtube.

LOL, agreed.

 

[DrakeClawfang]

I dunno about GX. GX has so much filler and nonsense that you seriously could never know existed, and still get the plot right.

This.

In hindsight about GX, something that really bugs me isn't that it had *bad* material, it was that the material in some places was mishandled.

Take the Shadow Riders. More than half of them were taken out in one episode. I actually had to struggle to name all of them from memory (I couldn't remember Titan/The Shadow Duelist) at first, which shows you how much of an impact they made. Considering they formed the first major story arc of the series (not counting West Academy), they should have been given a full season to themselves and should have been more than glorified monsters of the week. Fuck, the damn Big Five were filler villains and they all got two-part episodes! Shadow Riders should have gotten at least that same treatment or better. The Admiral, Chazz's brothers, Kaibaman, all filler that should have been scrapped in favor of fleshing out the Shadow Rider plot (though Kaibaman was cool, I always enjoy seeing Jaden lose).

Next, Season 2. Let's not forget the four-five episodes Jaden spent wandering the forest fucking lost, let's count how many Duelists of the Week he sent after Jaden: The BES guy, Frog Princess, Miller guy, Gameshow Guy, all filler. Then the Genex tournament, more filler with the Kabuki duelist, Science duelist, Reaper duelist, Gay Prince. Sartorious never really seemed to do much, he got the Satalite Keys in episode 86 and then just...sat around. Not to mention Zane's subplot that could and should have been fleshed out, and the Domino visit which was cool but again, could have done more with it. Also the Franz guy who controlled Ra, a filler duelist, but don't you think a rogue duelist running around with a copy of a God Card deserves at least a two-parter? You don't squeeze a God card into a single episode, you just don't. Franz could have been given a mini-arc if they really wanted to.

And the Sacred Beasts...can we get some story please? They don't explicitly say so but DUH, obviously they're evil versions of the God Cards. Can we find out where they come from, what their story is? Did they exist in Ancient Egypt? What is their exact connection the God Cards? I thought of this right as I was typing this post - they could have made the return of the Beasts more pivotal to Season 3 by having Jaden, as Haou in his past life, be the guy who originally sealed them in the distant past, which is why Yubel is looking for them. Would have been a good way to tie Jaden's past back to the Ancient Egyptian roots of the show while explaining the origins of the beast.

Squandered story arcs they could have done so much more with...GX wasn't bad just because of what it was, it was bad because it was poorly written.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Kaibaman is win. No matter what, he should always exist in GX. Always.

The Sacred Beasts are definitely one of the biggest beefs I have with GX as a whole.

The reason I hate on the wannabe God Cards of GX, is because they didn't really go anywhere, or explain themselves. They are the epitome Mac Guffin of YGO GX. Who made these cards? Why were they made? What is their overall significance? Where do they get their power from? What ancient lore or power do they draw their mystical energy from? They almost...gave an explanation to them, having Daitokuji-sensei discover a tablet with their likeness on them, but that went absolutely nowhere, just like many other plot threads in GX. We're just left to wonder and scratch our heads.

Also, their power is pretty stupid and insignificant as well. A real let down. These Sacred Demons..who are hyped up as having the potential to destroy the world like the Egyptian Gods...just...steal the pictures..I'm sorry...the "spirits" of other YGO cards? Really, NAS? That's the best we get this time?

Watch this.

The second intro to YGO GX featured kick ass Kenichi Hara animation of the Sacred Demons, hyping them as some serious monsters. The opening where each of their profiles are briefly showcased, dead souls ala Kul Elna floating around Duel Academia, the summonings of Raviel bursting forth from the earth with demonic red eyes, Hamon rising out of the water and freezing it..and Uria rising out of a bubbling volcano...THOSE were the Sacred Demons I wanted to see. But alas, no. All we got were some rather weak nomis who's sole purpose was to literally break the card game, and allow Mr. Diaperman to live forever. The worst we see happening is a Black Luster Soldier card going white and a kid crying in a card shop.

No offense to GX or its writers, but...I didn't feel quite so threatened by the Sacred Beasts. Like..at all really.

It also didn't help that we literally got no explanation at all as to what the Shadow Charms were, or where the hell they came from either.

So alas, no. The Sacred Beasts failed to hold my interest, or even earn a bit of respect.

 

[DrakeClawfang]

The Sacred Beasts are definitely one of the biggest beefs I have with GX as a whole.

The reason I hate on the wannabe God Cards of GX, is because they didn't really go anywhere, or explain themselves. They are the epitome Mac Guffin of YGO GX. Who made these cards? Why were they made? What is their overall significance? Where do they get their power from? What ancient lore or power do they draw their mystical energy from? They almost...gave an explanation to them, having Daitokuji-sensei discover a tablet with their likeness on them, but that went absolutely nowhere, just like many other plot threads in GX. We're just left to wonder and scratch our heads.

Also, their power is pretty stupid and insignificant as well. A real let down. These Sacred Demons..who are hyped up as having the potential to destroy the world like the Egyptian Gods...just...steal the pictures..I'm sorry...the "spirits" of other YGO cards? Really, NAS? That's the best we get this time?

Watch this.

The second intro to YGO GX featured kick ass Kenichi Hara animation of the Sacred Demons, hyping them as some serious monsters. The opening where each of their profiles are briefly showcased, dead souls ala Kul Elna floating around Duel Academia, the summonings of Raviel bursting forth from the earth with demonic red eyes, Hamon rising out of the water and freezing it..and Uria rising out of a bubbling volcano...THOSE were the Sacred Demons I wanted to see. But alas, no. All we got were some rather weak nomis who's sole purpose was to literally break the card game, and allow Mr. Diaperman to live forever. The worst we see happening is a Black Luster Soldier card going white and a kid crying in a card shop.

No offense to GX or its writers, but...I didn't feel quite so threatened by the Sacred Beasts. Like..at all really.

It also didn't help that we literally got no explanation at all as to what the Shadow Charms were, or where the hell they came from either.

So alas, no. The Sacred Beasts failed to hold my interest, or even earn a bit of respect.

Agree with everything you said. The Sacred Beasts and the Shadow Riders could have been so much more, but they flopped. And yeah, forgot about the Shadow Charms. WTF were they?

 

[Makoeyes987]

They were gold painted pieces of dried up bullshit. That's what they were.

Fucking Millennium Item knockoffs. If you're going to introduce such items, at least give them some validity or backstory. It just came off so tacky.

 

[DrakeClawfang]

The Abandoned Dorm also got ignored. Millennium Item carvings, Shadow Games...went nowhere really.

Also, Yubel had all those Beast support cards, like Phantom of Chaos, Immortal Class, Dark Summoning Beast. Where the hell did she get her hands on them? The God cards had no specific support cards and why should they, they weren't meant to be released to the public! Again, they could have tied the Beasts back to Yubel and Jaden, explaining how she manifests their support cards, but nope.

I wrote a fanfic that ties the Sacred Beasts back to Thief King Bakura and Tea's past self as the Priestess Teana. It sucked and didn't make much sense, but it was better than the non-existent explanation the anime gave us.

EDIT - Read OneManga's latest GX scans. Zane vs Chazz, epic. I like that they're actually giving Chazz something to do instead of making him into the buttmonkey he was in the anime.

 

[Makoeyes987]

The Abandoned Dorm also got ignored. Millennium Item carvings, Shadow Games...went nowhere really.

The dorm wasn't ignored. More like given two completely conflicting explanations. In Season 1, we're told that the people disappeared in experiments done by Daitokuji-sensei involving darkness and the sacred beasts, with Fubuki being the only survivor. Then in Season 4 we're told that all the people who disappeared from the dorm were released by Kagemaru and are all safe and sound. LOL whut?

Also, Yubel had all those Beast support cards, like Phantom of Chaos, Immortal Class, Dark Summoning Beast. Where the hell did she get her hands on them? The God cards had no specific support cards and why should they, they weren't meant to be released to the public! Again, they could have tied the Beasts back to Yubel and Jaden, explaining how she manifests their support cards, but nope.

That's what confused the shit out of me too! It wasn't Yubel though, it was Martin. Even before Martin became possessed by Yubel, he said his favorite card in his deck was "Phantasmal Martyrs." A Sacred Beasts support card. HOW THE HELL DOES HE HAVE SUPPORT CARDS FOR A GROUP OF CARDS THAT AREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE KNOWN ABOUT AND HIDDEN? That just was fucking stupid.

I wrote a fanfic that ties the Sacred Beasts back to Thief King Bakura and Tea's past self as the Priestess Teana. It suckedand didn't make much sense, but it was better than the non-existence explanation the anime gave us.

I always figured that the Sacred Beasts could represent fallen angels from Heaven who raised hell on Earth and in order to defeat them, they had to be sealed away in said Emerald Tablet and good ole' Pegasus decided that it'd be a nifty idea to make THEM into cards too. I mean, the names of each of the Sacred Beasts corresponds to Judeo-Christian angels or figures:

Raviel = a romanization of Raziel, an archangel associated with the Sephira Chokmah.

Hamon = a prince of Heaven, mentioned in the Book of Enoch.

Uria = Uriah, the name of a Biblical Prophet in the Book of Jeremiah.

Armityle = Armisael an angel who's supposed to be called on to assist in childbirth, from the Talmund.

I mean, the creators had SOMETHING mythological/religious in mind, when they named these monsters, but they never actually did anything with it. Which pisses me off, cause it could've been so cool.

EDIT - Read OneManga's latest GX scans. Zane vs Chazz, epic. I like that they're actually giving Chazz something to do instead of making him into the buttmonkey he was in the anime.

The GX manga is so fucking good and better written than the anime, it's not even funny. Manjoume is a fucking badass in the manga. And Kaiser Ryo is just...amazingly badass. The way he pwned him was fucking epic. And Cyber Eltanin is truly my all time favorite Cyber monster. It's just fucking amazing. I like that the manga let Ryo keep his deck, essentially the same, except gave him new monsters and support. The Cyber archetype was always really cool.