As of June 2021, there are 7 Yu-Gi-Oh animations, namely "Yu-Gi-Oh", "Yu-Gi-Oh GX", "Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds", "Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL", "Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-" V" "Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS" "Yu-Gi-Oh SEVENS".
1. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is a TV animation produced by ぎゃろっぷ. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo between 2000 and 2004, with a total of 224 episodes.
Adapted from volumes 8 to 38 of the manga "Yu-Gi-Oh!" created by Takahashi Kazuki, the story focuses on card monster duels and seven thousand-year-old artifacts. However, the storyline of the manga could not keep up with the progress of the story halfway through. , so a lot of plots and characters that are not found in the comics are added. This move laid the foundation for creating an independent story separate from the original work.
2. "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" is a TV animation produced by ぎゃろっぷ. It is the second work of the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" animation series. It was broadcast every day from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008. It will be broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan from 18:00 to 18:30 on Wednesday, with 180 episodes.
The work revolves around the world view eight to ten years after the end of the first plot of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" (the protagonist Yujo Judai's first year of high school is eight years later, and his third year of high school is ten years later). Some of the previous works Characters will also appear, and some basic settings will also take on a new look. The dueling method of cards is mainly based on fusion, telling a series of stories about Yujo Judai who signed up to take the Duel Academy exam and studied and lived in the academy.
3. "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S" is the third animation that inherits the world view of the animation "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel of Monsters". It is the 40th anniversary of Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" and the 15th anniversary of "V Jump" The work will be broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2, 2008 to March 30, 2011, every Sunday at 18:00~18:30.
The specific settings and conceptual basis of this game all come from the original project of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" author Takahashi Kazuki. Takahashi also started designing the main characters, main monster cards, D rounds, etc.
4. "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL" is the fourth work in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" series. The title logo adopts a new design, inheriting the saying that the game cards in the world view are called "Duel Monster". This work is also the last "Yu-Gi-Oh!" animation series in which the original author Takahashi Kazuki participated in setting the main characters and world view.
This work tells the story of the energetic protagonist Kujiu Yuma, who uses the courageous challenge "Soar to the sky, me!" as his slogan, and strives to become a duel champion, fighting against the mysterious life form The story of Astral working together to collect "No. Cards" and fight against a variety of powerful enemies.
5. "Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V" is the fifth work in the "Yu-Gi-Oh Series". It premiered on TV Tokyo and BS Japan on April 6 and 11, 2014 respectively. It is broadcast on TV Tokyo every Sunday at 17:30 (16:30 Beijing time).
Starting from this work, the character original design and world view setting of the sequel to the Yu-Gi-Oh animation will no longer be handled by the original author Kazuki Takahashi, but the original character design by Miyoshi Naoto, the author of the manga "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL" .