Yu-Gi-Oh! GX facts for kids
| Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | |
Cover of the manga adaptation's first tankōbon volume.
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Quick facts for kids 遊☆戯☆王デュエルモンスターズGX(Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Jī Ekkusu) |
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| Genre | Adventure, science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hatsuki Tsuji |
| Produced by | Norio Yamakawa (TV Tokyo) Naoki Sasada Teruaki Jitsumatsu (Nihon Ad Systems) |
| Written by | Junki Takegami (eps 1–156) Shin Yoshida (eps 157–180) |
| Music by | Yutaka Minobe |
| Studio | Gallop |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
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| Original run | October 6, 2004 – March 26, 2008 |
| Episodes | 180 (Japanese) 155 (English) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Naoyuki Kageyama |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | V Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | December 17, 2005 – March 19, 2011 |
| Volumes | 9 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is an exciting anime series. In Japan, it is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX. This show is a spin-off and sequel to the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime.
The series first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. It ran from October 6, 2004, to March 26, 2008. After Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, the next series was Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. The story follows a character named Jaden Yuki. In the Japanese version, his name is Judai Yuki. He and his friends go to Duel Academy. This is a special school for duelists. Later, 4Kids Entertainment made an English version of the show. A manga comic series was also created by Naoyuki Kageyama.
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Story of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The story of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX takes place ten years after the first Yu-Gi-Oh! series. It introduces a new group of duelists. One of the main characters is a young boy named Jaden Yuki. He attends Duel Academy. This school was started by Seto Kaiba. It helps young duelists learn more about the game of Duel Monsters.
Jaden makes many friends and rivals at the academy. He faces challenges with his special Elemental Hero deck. He also has a Winged Kuriboh card. This card was given to him by the famous duelist, Yugi Muto.
Making the Show
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX was made by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo. The animation was done by Studio Gallop. Hatsuki Tsuji was the director of the series. Different writers helped create the scripts for the episodes. Yutaka Minobe was in charge of the music.
The "GX" in the show's title means "Generation neXt". This was also the original name planned for the series. You can see this in some early pictures promoting the show. "GX" also refers to a big tournament. This tournament happens in the show between episodes 84 and 104.
Each episode of the show is called a "turn". The show starts with an opening song. After that, you see the episode number and title. In the middle of each episode, there are short scenes called "eyecatches". These happen before and after commercials. They usually show the duelists and their main monsters. After the ending song, there is a preview of the next episode. There is also a quick segment called "Today's Strongest Card".
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Media
Anime Series
The Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime has 180 episodes. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. The show ran from October 6, 2004, to March 26, 2008. After this series, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's began.
4Kids Entertainment brought the show to English-speaking countries. It was shown on Cartoon Network and 4KidsTV in North America. Like other 4Kids shows, some changes were made for the English version. These changes included character names and personalities. The music and sound effects were also different. Even the way Life Point counters looked was changed. Any Japanese writing on screen was removed or replaced. These changes were used in many countries outside of Asia.
The last episode of the third season and the entire fourth season were not released outside of Japan. This is because Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's started airing in North America in September 2008. So, these episodes were never dubbed into English.
You can watch dubbed episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX on Hulu and Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll also started streaming the Japanese version with subtitles in August 2015.
Music from the Show
The Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime has different opening and ending songs.
- Japanese Opening Themes
- "Fine Weather Hallelujah" by Jindou (Episodes 1-33)
- "99%" by BOWL (Episodes 34-104)
- "Teardrop" by BOWL (Episodes 105-156)
- "Precious Time, Glory Days" by Psychic Lover (Episodes 157-180)
- Japanese Ending Themes
- "Genkai Battle" by JAM Project (Episodes 1-33)
- "Wake up your Heart" by KENN (Episodes 34-104)
- "The Sun" by Bite the Lung (Episodes 105-156)
- "Endless Dream" by Kitada Nihiroshi (Episodes 157-180)
- English Opening Theme
- "Get Your Game On" by Alex Walker, Jake Siegler and Matthew Ordek.
Manga Comics
A manga comic series based on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX was also created. Kazuki Takahashi supervised it. Naoyuki Kageyama wrote and drew the manga. It started in V Jump magazine on December 17, 2005. The chapters were collected into nine tankōbon volumes. Shueisha started publishing these volumes on November 2, 2006.
Viz Media releases the manga in English. The first 37 chapters were in their Shonen Jump manga magazine. The rest of the chapters were published directly as graphic novels. The manga's story is quite different from the anime. It connects more to the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series. Things like Shadow Games and Millennium Items are important in the manga. There are also new monsters and some characters act differently. In the English version of the manga, the names are the same as in the dubbed anime.
A special one-shot chapter of the GX manga came out on June 21, 2014. It was in the August issue of V Jump. Naoyuki Kageyama wrote and drew this chapter too. An English version was released on December 29, 2014, by Weekly Shonen Jump.
Video Games
Many video games based on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX have been made. Konami developed and published them.
Three games were released for the Game Boy Advance:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Aim to be Duel king!
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Expert 2006
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy
Four games were released for the Nintendo DS:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Nightmare Troubadour
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Spirit Caller
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters World Championship 2007
- Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008
There was also Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Card Almanac. This was not a game. It was a catalog of cards up to 2007.
The Tag Force game series appeared on the PlayStation Portable. These games let you form tag team duels. The first three games in this series are based on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3
The first game was also released on PlayStation 2 as Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Tag Force Evolution. Tag Force 3 was not released in North America. However, it came out in Europe. The next game, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4, was released everywhere.
Magazine Series
In 2007, Eaglemoss productions started a magazine about Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. It was called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Ultimate Guide. This magazine series ran from 2007 to 2009. It had 61 issues in total. Each issue came out every two weeks. It included a collectible item. These items could be medals, Triangs (shiny cards), or small monster figures. Issue 2 also came with a tin to hold the medals and Triangs. It also had folders for the magazines.
See also
In Spanish: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX para niños
