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Sometimes, certain entries or aspects in a series end up becoming so popular and beloved they end up either overtaking or becoming the main focus of that series. Metal Gear Solid ended up surpassing Metal Gear, Megami Tensei became Shin Megami Tensei (and then that series got largely taken over by Persona), Mario Bros. hit their stride with Super Mario, Dragon Ball gave way to Dragon Ball Z, the list goes on.

Before the anime, before 4Kids, before even the card game thatself, Yu-Gi-Oh! was a Tales from the Crypt-esque dark fantasy/horror anthology where the spirit of an ancient pharaoh routinely possessed the hapless young Yugi Moto to dish out ironic, (mostly) non-card game based punishments to bullies and crooks that torment the poor boy and his circle of friends. Sure, Duel Monsters was a thing, but that was simply one of many games the titular king of games played and didn’t become the main focus until Volume 7 or so. Since the most popular anime adaptation takes place after everyone kind of already went through their development, some characters might be a bit... different then what you’d expect.

( Back when people settled disputes the old-fashioned way: bribery, beatings and straight-up murder. )

Current Music: FIELD OF VIEW – "Kawaita Sakebi"

skjam

Hi folks!

Ordinarily at this point I would be bringing you the next Jump Start title, but alas the first Chapter of "Lady Justice" was adjudged too NSFW (nudity) for the online edition. So instead, we'll be looking back at an old favorite.

Those of you who only saw the dub version of Yu-Gi-Oh! or even more likely just the memes are probably only vaguely aware that the manga version didn't start as a story about children's card games. That came later. It was, however, still about games.

Let's see sixteen pages of forty-nine of how it all began....

( And whosoever solves this puzzle shall possess the powers of darkness )

Your thoughts and comments?
Favorite Yu-Gi-Oh moments?

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Current Mood: awake
Current Music: "It's time to d-d-duel!"

lego_joker

Alright, I've dawdled on this long enough (for the half-dozen of you on this community who care about such things). On with the show!

When we last left our hero, he had just saved a sadistic yet tormented henchman from some ~~dark energy discs~~ leg-chopping buzzsaws. Sadly, said henchman's boss simply decides to execute him in a more... discreet manner. With the hero none the wiser.

Let's skip the duel with the evil mime - though he's got one funky character design, the duel with him features an alarming lack of deathtraps. It kind of makes up for that by showing Slifer the ~~Executive Producer~~ Sky Dragon in action for the first time, and for the even more ridiculous system-gaming that Yugi commits to win, but eh.

Instead, we'll go on ahead to Yugi and Kaiba's tag-team match against the Mask of Darkness and Mask of Light (Umbra and Lumis, for those only familiar with the dubbed anime).

( Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb... )

lego_joker

This being the community it is, I suspect that many of you know about the less-than-family-friendly roots of Yu-Gi-Oh! To this day, it's kind of surreal for me to read the original manga - no matter how much violence and death Takahashi piles on, and no matter how nasty the antagonists act, I still find it difficult to disconnect it from the much less gritty and more lighthearted conflicts of the 4Kids anime.

Now, I know that many people believe that the series lost all its teeth when the card games took over (so the 4Kids anime, which was a dub of the series that only adapted the card game-centric storylines, never had any in the first place), but I must respectfully disagree. Even after reading the original manga, Battle City remains my favorite arc - it's got the gritty urban atmosphere of the original, pre-Duelist Kingdom storylines, but with the addition of Duel Monsters at every turn.

And the result? Sweet, sweet dissonance in which the card games look simultaneously darker and more delightfully over-the-top than ever.

( Dudes in distress, manga style! )

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( Go eat crow, Kaiba!! )

Current Mood: crazy
Current Location: At home.

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( Death-T... whatever number I got to. )

Current Mood: awake
Current Location: Watching Doctor Who

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( Jounouchi vs Chopper Man )

Current Music: Still Doll - Kanon Wakeshima

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( Yugi meets Saw...sort of. )

Current Mood: calm

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( Death-T2 features a pile of crap. Yes, I do mean that literally. )

Current Location: Still at Uni.

iluvpurplegoats

( Death-T1: a shooting game. Oh, and a baby tries to get a date. )

Current Mood: chipper

iluvpurplegoats

7 scans :)

Question: You are a champion children's card player, but you have just lost to a relative noob...

Do you, A) Reflect on your loss and vow to do better next time?
   B) Go and cry about the unfairness of it all in a corner?
   C) Watch the entire series of Yu-Gi-Oh and take notes on any genius strategies that you can use?
   D) Build a killer amusement park and lure your opponent into it, hoping to do away with him once and for all?

( what do you do? )

Current Location: University

iluvpurplegoats

( What, no children's card games? Blasphemy! )

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: University

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