Netflix has been lately adding anime series and movies to its library, either by acquiring rights of Japanese anime or creating original Netflix anime series/movies. On Thursday Netflix revealed its upcoming anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The season will be released on 8th July 2020. Recently Netflix has also bought rights for Studio Ghibli anime movies, which created a lot of buzz among the otaku community.
Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga series about Gaming, which was serialised in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between September 30, 1996 and March 8, 2004. The manga had two anime adaptations, first one produced by Toei Animation, which aired from 4th April, 1998 to 10th October, 1998 and the second one produced by NAS and animated by Studio Gallop. The second anime is titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, which will be available on Netflix as mentioned earlier. Yu-G-Oh! Duel Monster was aired between April 200 and September 2004.
Synopsis: Yu-Gi-Oh! tells the tale of Yugi Mutou, a timid young boy who loves all sorts of games, but is often bullied around. One day, he solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle (千年パズル, Sennen Pazuru), causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or one of his friends is threatened by those with darkness in their hearts, this other Yugi shows himself and challenges them to dangerous Shadow Games (闇のゲーム, Yami no Gēmu, lit. "Games of Darkness") which reveal the true nature of someone's heart, the losers of these contests often being subjected to a dark punishment called a Penalty Game (罰ゲーム, Batsu Gēmu). Whether it be cards, dice, or role-playing board games, he will take on challenges from anyone, anywhere. As the series progresses, Yugi and his friends learn that this person inside of his puzzle is actually the spirit of a nameless Pharaoh from Ancient Egyptian times, who had lost his memories. As Yugi and his companions attempt to help the Pharaoh regain his memories, they find themselves going through many trials as they wager their lives facing off against gamers that wield the mysterious Millennium Items (千年アイテム, Sennen Aitemu) and the dark power of the Shadow Games.
Source : ANN
