Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga series, two anime series, and two editions trading card game editions based on the two anime series.
The series follows the adventures of Yugi Mutou, a high schooler who plays a game called Duel Monsters. It has a spin-off called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Japan has an exclusive anime based on the first seven volumes of the manga.
[edit] Merchandise
"Yu-Gi-Oh cards" are a trading card game that uses monsters that Yugi and other characters on the show use. This trading card game is very popular with young children.
[edit] Controversy
Some adults say, though, that it is a waste of time for young children to play this game. Also, people have said that the monsters involved in Yu-Gi-Oh and Yu-Gi-Oh cards are wrong for children to play with.
[edit] Plot
Yu-Gi-Oh! is not only about Duel Monsters. Yugi's grandfather Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Muto) owns a game shop. One day, Yugi finds a strange puzzle at the back of the shop, and tries to solve it. He tries to solve the puzzle for 8 years. When he is 16, he solves it. When he finishes the puzzle, he gets an extra soul. This soul is Dark Yugi (Yami Yugi), an Egyptian Pharoah. Yami Yugi has lost his memory. Together, they must get it back. After that, Yugi must save the world from Dark Bakura (Yami Bakura), who is Dark Yugi's worst enemy.
