Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Jump Festa Promo

The first promo for Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V premiered in this year's Jump Festa event. The series will feature a new protagonist named Yuuya and is billed as "the curtains rise on a Duel revolution!!"


The series is about Yuuya Sakaki who has been trying to escape the harsh reality by smiling. But one duel leads him to make a determination to confront the difficulties and he will get the power of infinite possibilities.

The main theme of the series is "take a step forward with courage". The series premieres in Spring 2014 replacing Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal on TV Tokyo.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Anime Plot Revealed

TV Tokyo just launched the official website of the next Yu-Gi-Oh! TV anime series entitled "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V". Just like the past shows, the series will feature a new protagonist and of course, new cards!

The series is about Yuuya Sakaki who has been trying to escape the harsh reality by smiling. But one duel leads him to make a determination to confront the difficulties and he will get the power of infinite possibilities.

The main theme of the series is "take a step forward with courage". The series premieres in Spring 2014 replacing Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal on TV Tokyo.

[Source: Crunchyroll News]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Anime Announced

The third 2014 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced that a new Yu-Gi-Oh! TV anime series will premiere next spring!

The new series called "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V" will feature a new protagonist named Yuya Sakaki. The show's key visuals features him and a few key monsters. More info about the new series will be revealed in future issues of Weekly Shonen Jump and V-Jump magazine.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Being Sold for $10 Million

For Yu-Gi-Oh! card collectors out there, here is some card that is work checking out! A rare Black Luster Soldier card made of stainless steel is now being sold online... for 998 million yen ($10 million).

This rare card was given to the winner of the first nationwide Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in Japan in 1999. To add up the rarity, this card can't be used in actual tournaments and is a Normal-type monster. In the OCG & TCG versions of the card, it's a Ritual-type monster.

Since this is a rare card, it also comes with a letter of authenticity and a handful of rare cards.

Source: Kotaku

Yugi Mutou's Japanese Voice Actor Gets Married

Actor Shunsuke Kazama (Akihabara @ DEEP, Jun to Ai) who is best known for his role as Yugi Mutou in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime franchise was recently confirmed by his agency that he got married last May.

He was married with a 35-year-old woman outside of the entertainment industry. The two met each other through a friend in 2004 and maintained a relationship since then.

From all of us here, congratulations!

Source: Anime News Network

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 1 North American DVD Release Confirmed

Amazon listed that New Video Group, the same group responsible for the recent DVD box set releases of Digimon will release a Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 1 DVD box set!

The said box set will either be released in a single box set or in two separate box sets. Amazon didn't specify if this is release is subtitled or dubbed, or even both. New Video Group previously released Digimon Adventure and Digimon Tamers in dub form.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 1 will be released this September 10 and will retail for US$ 24.95 (two box sets) and US$ 44.95 (single box set).