Alternative Titles:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
King of Games
Yu-Gi-Oh Season 0 (misnomer)
Yu-Gi-Oh The First Series
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Shadow Games
Yu-Gi-Oh! Yami no Games (Japanese)
يوغى يو ألعاب الظل (Arabic)
يوغي (Arabic)
遊戯王 (Japanese)
遊戲王 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Related Anime:
Yu-Gi-Oh! (movie) (1999-03-06, sequel)
Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (TV) (2000-04-18 to 2004-09-29, alternate retelling)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (TV)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters (U.S. TV)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX (TV) (spinoff)
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Game, Shounen
Episodes: 228 Episodes

Status: Finished
Airing Date: Apr 04, 1998


Yuugi is a somewhat frail young boy who happens to be a big fan of gaming of any kind. But when he solves an ancient egyptian puzzle he is granted all the powers of darkness. Now when confronted with danger and injustice, he transforms into a much darker and dangerous form, and proceeds to dish out the justice and punishment for those who so richly deserve it.