Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Encyclopedia
is a Yu-Gi-Oh!
series which aired in Japan
between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
, on April 11, 2011. 5D's is also the first Yu-Gi-Oh!
series to be broadcast in widescreen
.
Much like the previous series, it focuses around characters playing a card game Duel Monsters, despite the fact the 'Duel Monsters' tagline has been dropped from the Japanese title. This series introduces new types of cards such as Synchro Monsters, that are reflected in the Official Trading Card Game
. During the series, in addition to regular duels using Duel Disks, a new type of Duel Disk
, motorcycle-like vehicles, called "Duel Runners" ("D-Wheels" in the Japanese version) is used, and the duelists engage in games called "Turbo Duels" ("Riding Duels" in the Japanese version). Yusei Fudo, the 17 year-old main protagonist, has "Stardust Dragon" as his main card, which is the cover card for the Duelist Genesis trading card set.
As with the previous two series (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX
), this series has been acquired by 4Kids Entertainment
for broadcasting in the United States
in September 2008. It began airing on The CW4Kids
, starting from September 13, 2008. The English language dub premiered on July 24 at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, where the first English dubbed episode was previewed. Like the previous two series, changes have been made to the plot, cards, localized character names. On June 1, 2009, Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's started airing 5 days a week on Cartoon Network. A manga based on the show began serialization in V-Jump Monthly Magazine from August 2009.
The game of Duel Monsters has changed; a new addition has been introduced to the future of dueling as seen in 5D's: "Turbo Duels". These duels are played in giant stadiums, and duelists ride motorcycles with built-in duel equipment known as "Duel Runners" ("D-Wheels" in the original Japanese version). Domino City has also changed, under the guidance of the head of its Public Security Maintenance Bureau, Rex Goodwin. Rich and powerful people live in what is now known as New Domino City ("Neo Domino City" in the Japanese version), while the poorer class are shunned and live mostly in the slums area, known as "The Satellite". They are referred to as "Satellite slime," by the inhabitants of New Domino City. An aspiring duelist from Satellite, Yusei Fudo, builds his own Duel Runner, but is betrayed by his best friend, Jack Atlas, who steals his Duel Runner and his most precious monster, the Stardust Dragon. He does this by tying his and Yusei's friend Rally on a raft and making Yusei choose between stopping him or saving Rally from drowning.
Two years later, Yusei has built another Duel Runner, and sets out to win back his Dragon. Jack, now known as the Duel King (King of the Riding Duel in the Japanese version), has made a name for himself and his monster, the Red Dragon Archfiend (Red Demon's Dragon in the Japanese version), in New Domino City. Yusei and Jack face each other in a Turbo Duel, and during the duel Yusei is able to regain control of Stardust Dragon. As Stardust and Red Dragon Archfiend battle, a third dragon appears and brings an abrupt end to the fight. This attracts the attention of Rex Goodwin, who reveals to Jack a thousand year old secret, involving the , a pre-Incan civilization, the , and . He also reveals to Jack that him, along with Yusei are descendants of them and are destined to face the Dark Signers. Yusei, along with Jack Atlas, Akiza Izinski (Aki Izayoi in the Japanese version), and Luna (Luca in the Japanese version) head to the Satellite to face these foes, with the help of Yusei and Jack's childhood friend Crow Hogan, who becomes the fifth Signer, and Luna's brother Leo (Lua in the Japanese version).
After the Dark Signers' defeat, New Domino City and Satellite are finally reunited into one prosperous city with the building of the "Daedalus Bridge" an intricate net of roads linking both communities with some sections also used for Turbo Duels. Yusei and his friends get ready for the upcoming WRGP tournament, whilst facing off against a new threat with the arrival of Jakob, Lester, and Primo, the "Three Emperors of Yliaster", whose main monsters, the "Machine Emperors", can absorb Synchro Monsters from their opponents, to empower themselves. During this time, Yusei encounters a mysterious man who teaches him about the secrets of Accel Synchro, that allows him to bring new powers to his Stardust Dragon, a super mechanic named Bruno, who had lost his memory, and joined Yusei's team. They are also joined by a girl named Sherry Le Blanc, who is investigating Yliaster who are reportedly responsible for her parents' deaths. Yusei also goes to a place called Crash Town to save his friend and former Dark Signer, Kalin, and Jack confronts a sealed ancient Earthbound Immortal, Scar-Red Nova, whose powers he absorbs, with the help of the Crimson Dragon, to further enhance his Red Dragon Archfiend, creating Red Nova Dragon. The WRGP soon begins, with Yusei and friends, now called "Team 5D's" are up facing against tough opponents before eventually confronting the emperors themselves who are revealed to be three different incarnations of Aporia, a cyborg sent from the future to destroy New Domino City, in order to prevent a great calamity from befalling upon mankind in the future.
Although Yusei and co. defeat Aporia and win the WRGP, a massive citadel known as the Ark Cradle appears and threatens to crash into New Domino City, so Team 5D's climb aboard it in order to stop it. Before reaching the core of the fortress, they confront Sherry, who was promised to have her parents returned to her, Bruno, who recovered his memories and was revealed to be Antimony, another member of Yliaster, and have another clash with Aporia, where Leo awakens his dormant powers and becomes the sixth and final Signer. When the signers finally come face to face with Z-one, Yliaster's supreme leader, Yusei borrows his friends' dragons, adding them to his deck, and challenges Z-one to a final duel, to decide New Domino City's future. During the duel, Z-one is revealed to be a scientist from the future, who assumed Yusei's identity, and traveled back in time to prevent the destruction of humanity. Battling against all odds, Yusei manages to use his friends' cards to summon his most powerful monster ever, "Shooting Quasar Dragon." After Z-one is defeated by Yusei, Z-one decides to entrust the future of mankind to Yusei, and sacrifices himself to save New Domino City from destruction.
A few years passes after the Signer's victory over Yliaster, and the former members of Team 5D's move on with their lives following separate paths. But not before Jack and Yusei put all their skills into one more duel, to settle their rivalry once and for all, which Yusei wins. They then part ways, except for Yusei, who decides to stay, but then the other Signers decide that after fulfulling their dreams, they will return to New Domino City. After that, they ride together one last time, and then, the Crimson Dragon has their Signer marks removed from them, as their mission as Signers was accomplished.
, renaming the Fusion Deck as the Extra Deck.
A Synchro Monster is sort of like a Fusion Monster with Ritual Monster summoning properties combined. It needs material monsters just like Fusion Monsters, and they have the summoning properties of a Ritual Monster of having the same amount of stars required to summon the Synchro Monster, only Ritual Monsters can have of equal star value or more in their case.
A "Synchro Summon" is activated when a player summons a Tuner Monster and tunes it with one or more non-tuner monsters on the field. Based on the sum of the levels of each monster, a Synchro Monster of that level can be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. For example, when a Level 3 Junk Synchron tunes itself with a Level 2 Speed Warrior, the Level 5 Junk Warrior can be summoned. These monsters can also be tuned once again in order to summon higher level Synchro Monsters such as the Level 8 Stardust Dragon. These monsters may also contain additional attributes, based on the monsters that were used as materials for the summon.
In "Earthbound Immortals" (Season 2), there are "Dark Synchro Monsters" that can only be Synchro Summoned, by subtracting the level of a non-tuner monster with a "Dark Tuner Monster", thus creating a negative Level. For example, a Level 8 Dark Tuner Monster can be tuned with a Level 3 Monster, to summon a Level -5 Dark Synchro Monster. Dark Synchro and Dark Tuner cards are exclusive to the anime, though can be used in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5. Dark Synchro Monsters featured in the anime were later released as regular Synchro Monsters.
The third season introduces two variations of Synchro Summoning: "Accel Synchro", in which a Synchro Tuner monster can be tuned with another Synchro monster, even during an opponent's turn; and "Double Tuning", in which certain Synchro Monsters require two Tuner monsters to Synchro Summon instead of one. There is also "Delta Accel Synchro", which uses three Synchro monsters instead of just two, and Yusei manages to push it further to attain a "Limit Over Accel Synchro", using five Synchro monsters in the process.
The Duel Runner features the card platform, sitting in front of the duelist, a stand for the cards in hand, which allows the duelist to ride with one hand while using the cards with the other, and a compartment for the deck located in the player's wrist. Cards sent to graveyard are inserted in a slot also located in front of the duelist. In some Duel Runner models (called hybrid models), the card platform can be detached from the bike and function as a standard Duel Disk
for old-fashioned duels. An example of a hybrid model is Yusei's red Duel Runner. Other models such as Crow's Blackbird have been modified to include different formations such as a flight mode. Normally, Turbo Duels are played with the Duel Runners on auto-pilot, though more recent instances, such as Shadow Duels and tournaments, have players drive manually. In the third season, Leo and Luna use Duel Boards, Energy powered skate-boards that connect to their Duel Disks and allow them to Turbo Duel. Unlike normal Duel Runners which automatically have Speed World and Speed World 2 integrated, they must insert the raw card into their Field Spell Card Zone. Because of how the Duel Board is designed, it is significantly slower than the motorcycle based Duel Runner.
In the Japanese version, previews for an episode where a Turbo Duel would take place often end with the phrase, "Riding Duel, Acceleration!" This phrase is also often used at the beginning of a Turbo Duel in the third season onwards.
between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the end of the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
. As with the previous two series (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), this series was acquired by 4Kids Entertainment
for broadcasting and began airing in the United States
in September 2008. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's began airing on The CW4Kids
, starting on September 13, 2008, and was later moved to Cartoon Network. On May 29, 2010, the series once again began airing in 1-hour episode blocks on The CW4Kids
. The series moved over to the Toonzai block from September 18, 2010. The dubbed series ended on September 10, 2011, leaving out several episodes from the Japanese broadcast. Because of this, this is the second Yu-Gi-Oh! series not to have a complete English dub (the first is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX). Like the previous two series, changes have been made to the plot and cards, character names have been localized, and violent scenes have been edited.
As 4Kids Entertainment
also owns the international distribution rights to the show outside of Asia, the edited American version was then provided to most of the other countries of the world, including most of the countries of Latin America and Europe. The voices were dubbed into the corresponding languages of the various countries, but with the pre-existing edits of the American version, including all edits made to the visuals, the sound effects, and the music. The scripts were also adapted from the revised English scripts, most likely as a way of maintaining consistency with the edited footage. In Germany
, however, the dub stopped using the 4Kids version and began adapting the show directly from Japan from episode 65 onward for unknown reasons. While the original voice cast from the first 64 episodes was still used, the show no longer edited quite as much, used the original music (including the original Japanese opening and ending themes), and adapted their scripts directly from the original Japanese scripts rather than from the revised English scripts.
On September 22, 2010, subtitled episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's began uploading to Toonzaki and Hulu
, along with the dubbed episodes. These episodes use the English names for the cards instead of the Japanese names. In an Anime News Network interview with Mark Kirk, Senior Vice President of Digital Media for 4Kids Entertainment, Kirk claimed this was due to legal reasons. It was stated on their Facebook page that new episodes will air every Monday and Thursday.
series based on the show written by Satou Masashi began serialization in V-Jump Monthly Magazine
from August 2009. Like the manga adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, the adaptation features an original storyline, different monsters, and various differences from the anime version. The series has been licensed by Viz Media
for North America.
based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's franchise.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Wheelie Breakers is a racing game for the Wii
console in which players can use cards to lower other people's life points and overtake them. Unlike the card game, monsters use Speed Counters in order to attack their opponents, and players don't lose if their life points hits zero, rather they spin out before they can continue racing. Characters ride in Duel Runners, whilst those without them use holographic versions. The Promotional cards are Skull Flame, Burning Skull Head and Supersonic Skull Flame. The game was released in Japan on March 26, 2009, North America on May 19, 2009 and Europe on September 18, 2009.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator for the Nintendo DS
is more representative of the trading card game, continuing the World Championship series of games. The game uses World Championship 2009 software, and also features a story mode, in which a duelist tries to get his memory back, though it more or less follows a similar plot to the first season. The Promotional Cards are Infernity Archfiend, Infernity Dwarf and Infernity Guardian. The game was released in Japan on March 26, 2009, Europe on May 15, 2009 and North America on May 19, 2009. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Reverse of Arcadia, also for the Nintendo DS
, is also part of the World Championship series. Set during the Dark Signers arc, the player controls a former member of the Enforcers who has been brainwashed by the Arcadia movement. The promotional cards are Stygian Security, Samurai Sword Baron and Stygian Sergeants. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2010, North America on February 23, 2010 and Europe on March 26, 2010. Another game, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus, was released on Japan on February 24, 2011, and in North America on May 10, 2011. The game will feature over 4,200 cards, and a Puzzle Editor.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4, for the PSP
system, is the fourth game in the Tag Force series, the previous games being based on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. The game also features the Dark Synchro and Dark Tuner monsters from the 2nd season of the anime. The game was released on September 17, 2009 in Japan and in North America and Europe in November 2009. The Promotional Cards are Warm Worm, Worm Bait, and Regret Reborn. This was followed by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5, set during the third season of the anime, released in Japan on September 16, 2010 and in North America on October 26, 2010.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels was released on Xbox Live Arcade
on November 3, 2010. The game features online leaderboards and voice chat functionality, as well as the ability to buy extra cards via Xbox Live Marketplace.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Master of the Cards in Europe) for the Wii
system features over 4,500 cards and Wi-Fi multiplayer. The game was released in North America on December 7, 2010 with the promotional cards; Fighter Ape, Closed Forest and Roaring Earth. It was released in Japan on April 21, 2011 with a Duel Scanner accessory which allows players to scan their real world cards into the game.
Ending themes
Insert songs
magazine printed a feature in its "Yu-Gi-Oh! Ōkoku" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Kingdom) series in which "5DS" (without the apostrophe) was labeled as "5 Duel Scoop," with "scoop" referring to the information within the feature itself. Merchandise, television commercials, the logo itself, and other references all state the name as "Faibu Diizu". ICv2 News also has the name "5 Duel Scoop" incorrectly listed in its 4Kids article.
In the 4Kids version, 5D's stands for 5 Dimensions, and is labeled when televised in the UK as such. The real meaning of the title is revealed when the signers and their friends take part in the World Racing Grand Prix (WRGP) as "Team 5D's", in allusion to the five marks of the Crimson Dragon that they possess.
gave Volume 1 of the English Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga a "D-".
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is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
series which aired in Japan
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between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
is an anime and manga series. It is the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh! television anime series produced by TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems. The series was first unveiled on December 18, 2010, in the February 2011 issue of the V Jump magazine, where the manga began serialization. The TV anime began airing on TV...
, on April 11, 2011. 5D's is also the first Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh!
is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
series to be broadcast in widescreen
Widescreen
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.
Much like the previous series, it focuses around characters playing a card game Duel Monsters, despite the fact the 'Duel Monsters' tagline has been dropped from the Japanese title. This series introduces new types of cards such as Synchro Monsters, that are reflected in the Official Trading Card Game
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
The is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations...
. During the series, in addition to regular duels using Duel Disks, a new type of Duel Disk
Duel Disk
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk, sometimes referred to as the Duel Disk Launcher, as marketed in the United States, is a card-holding device attached to the left forearm by way of Velcro straps and plastic plate. It consists of two movable "wings" into which one can slip Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in either attack or...
, motorcycle-like vehicles, called "Duel Runners" ("D-Wheels" in the Japanese version) is used, and the duelists engage in games called "Turbo Duels" ("Riding Duels" in the Japanese version). Yusei Fudo, the 17 year-old main protagonist, has "Stardust Dragon" as his main card, which is the cover card for the Duelist Genesis trading card set.
As with the previous two series (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
), this series has been acquired by 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment
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for broadcasting in the United States
United States
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in September 2008. It began airing on The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids
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, starting from September 13, 2008. The English language dub premiered on July 24 at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, where the first English dubbed episode was previewed. Like the previous two series, changes have been made to the plot, cards, localized character names. On June 1, 2009, Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's started airing 5 days a week on Cartoon Network. A manga based on the show began serialization in V-Jump Monthly Magazine from August 2009.
Plot
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's takes place decades after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Unlike GX, however, as it takes place in the distant future, and almost all of the cards used are brand new.The game of Duel Monsters has changed; a new addition has been introduced to the future of dueling as seen in 5D's: "Turbo Duels". These duels are played in giant stadiums, and duelists ride motorcycles with built-in duel equipment known as "Duel Runners" ("D-Wheels" in the original Japanese version). Domino City has also changed, under the guidance of the head of its Public Security Maintenance Bureau, Rex Goodwin. Rich and powerful people live in what is now known as New Domino City ("Neo Domino City" in the Japanese version), while the poorer class are shunned and live mostly in the slums area, known as "The Satellite". They are referred to as "Satellite slime," by the inhabitants of New Domino City. An aspiring duelist from Satellite, Yusei Fudo, builds his own Duel Runner, but is betrayed by his best friend, Jack Atlas, who steals his Duel Runner and his most precious monster, the Stardust Dragon. He does this by tying his and Yusei's friend Rally on a raft and making Yusei choose between stopping him or saving Rally from drowning.
Two years later, Yusei has built another Duel Runner, and sets out to win back his Dragon. Jack, now known as the Duel King (King of the Riding Duel in the Japanese version), has made a name for himself and his monster, the Red Dragon Archfiend (Red Demon's Dragon in the Japanese version), in New Domino City. Yusei and Jack face each other in a Turbo Duel, and during the duel Yusei is able to regain control of Stardust Dragon. As Stardust and Red Dragon Archfiend battle, a third dragon appears and brings an abrupt end to the fight. This attracts the attention of Rex Goodwin, who reveals to Jack a thousand year old secret, involving the , a pre-Incan civilization, the , and . He also reveals to Jack that him, along with Yusei are descendants of them and are destined to face the Dark Signers. Yusei, along with Jack Atlas, Akiza Izinski (Aki Izayoi in the Japanese version), and Luna (Luca in the Japanese version) head to the Satellite to face these foes, with the help of Yusei and Jack's childhood friend Crow Hogan, who becomes the fifth Signer, and Luna's brother Leo (Lua in the Japanese version).
After the Dark Signers' defeat, New Domino City and Satellite are finally reunited into one prosperous city with the building of the "Daedalus Bridge" an intricate net of roads linking both communities with some sections also used for Turbo Duels. Yusei and his friends get ready for the upcoming WRGP tournament, whilst facing off against a new threat with the arrival of Jakob, Lester, and Primo, the "Three Emperors of Yliaster", whose main monsters, the "Machine Emperors", can absorb Synchro Monsters from their opponents, to empower themselves. During this time, Yusei encounters a mysterious man who teaches him about the secrets of Accel Synchro, that allows him to bring new powers to his Stardust Dragon, a super mechanic named Bruno, who had lost his memory, and joined Yusei's team. They are also joined by a girl named Sherry Le Blanc, who is investigating Yliaster who are reportedly responsible for her parents' deaths. Yusei also goes to a place called Crash Town to save his friend and former Dark Signer, Kalin, and Jack confronts a sealed ancient Earthbound Immortal, Scar-Red Nova, whose powers he absorbs, with the help of the Crimson Dragon, to further enhance his Red Dragon Archfiend, creating Red Nova Dragon. The WRGP soon begins, with Yusei and friends, now called "Team 5D's" are up facing against tough opponents before eventually confronting the emperors themselves who are revealed to be three different incarnations of Aporia, a cyborg sent from the future to destroy New Domino City, in order to prevent a great calamity from befalling upon mankind in the future.
Although Yusei and co. defeat Aporia and win the WRGP, a massive citadel known as the Ark Cradle appears and threatens to crash into New Domino City, so Team 5D's climb aboard it in order to stop it. Before reaching the core of the fortress, they confront Sherry, who was promised to have her parents returned to her, Bruno, who recovered his memories and was revealed to be Antimony, another member of Yliaster, and have another clash with Aporia, where Leo awakens his dormant powers and becomes the sixth and final Signer. When the signers finally come face to face with Z-one, Yliaster's supreme leader, Yusei borrows his friends' dragons, adding them to his deck, and challenges Z-one to a final duel, to decide New Domino City's future. During the duel, Z-one is revealed to be a scientist from the future, who assumed Yusei's identity, and traveled back in time to prevent the destruction of humanity. Battling against all odds, Yusei manages to use his friends' cards to summon his most powerful monster ever, "Shooting Quasar Dragon." After Z-one is defeated by Yusei, Z-one decides to entrust the future of mankind to Yusei, and sacrifices himself to save New Domino City from destruction.
A few years passes after the Signer's victory over Yliaster, and the former members of Team 5D's move on with their lives following separate paths. But not before Jack and Yusei put all their skills into one more duel, to settle their rivalry once and for all, which Yusei wins. They then part ways, except for Yusei, who decides to stay, but then the other Signers decide that after fulfulling their dreams, they will return to New Domino City. After that, they ride together one last time, and then, the Crimson Dragon has their Signer marks removed from them, as their mission as Signers was accomplished.
Synchro Monsters
A prominent new feature of the Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's series is the use of "Tuner Monsters" and normal monsters to summon "Synchro Monsters". These new cards also update the rules of the Trading Card GameYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
The is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations...
, renaming the Fusion Deck as the Extra Deck.
A Synchro Monster is sort of like a Fusion Monster with Ritual Monster summoning properties combined. It needs material monsters just like Fusion Monsters, and they have the summoning properties of a Ritual Monster of having the same amount of stars required to summon the Synchro Monster, only Ritual Monsters can have of equal star value or more in their case.
A "Synchro Summon" is activated when a player summons a Tuner Monster and tunes it with one or more non-tuner monsters on the field. Based on the sum of the levels of each monster, a Synchro Monster of that level can be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. For example, when a Level 3 Junk Synchron tunes itself with a Level 2 Speed Warrior, the Level 5 Junk Warrior can be summoned. These monsters can also be tuned once again in order to summon higher level Synchro Monsters such as the Level 8 Stardust Dragon. These monsters may also contain additional attributes, based on the monsters that were used as materials for the summon.
In "Earthbound Immortals" (Season 2), there are "Dark Synchro Monsters" that can only be Synchro Summoned, by subtracting the level of a non-tuner monster with a "Dark Tuner Monster", thus creating a negative Level. For example, a Level 8 Dark Tuner Monster can be tuned with a Level 3 Monster, to summon a Level -5 Dark Synchro Monster. Dark Synchro and Dark Tuner cards are exclusive to the anime, though can be used in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5. Dark Synchro Monsters featured in the anime were later released as regular Synchro Monsters.
The third season introduces two variations of Synchro Summoning: "Accel Synchro", in which a Synchro Tuner monster can be tuned with another Synchro monster, even during an opponent's turn; and "Double Tuning", in which certain Synchro Monsters require two Tuner monsters to Synchro Summon instead of one. There is also "Delta Accel Synchro", which uses three Synchro monsters instead of just two, and Yusei manages to push it further to attain a "Limit Over Accel Synchro", using five Synchro monsters in the process.
Duel Runner
As well as the normal standing duels, the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! series features the "Turbo Duels" ("Riding Duels" in Japanese version), an all-new style of duel in which the players ride "Duel Runners" ("D-Wheels" in Japanese version), motorcycles with Duel equipment. Compared to the previous series, dueling with Runners contain some special rules. First, the duel is entirely played using the field spell "Speed World", which is activated by both players when the duel begins; it is possible to force a duel with someone on a Duel Runner by playing the card (a tactic generally used by Security when pursuing someone). Second, only spell cards designed to work into this field, known as Speed Spells, are allowed in the duel. Each spell needs a number of "Speed Counters" to be activated. Each duelist starts with zero Speed Counters and its number increase by one in each standby phase (there are two of these in one turn), up to a maximum of 12. The number of speed counters also affects the actual speed of the Duel Runner. A player's Speed Counters are reduced by one for every 1000 points of damage done to their Life Points. In the third season, Turbo Duels use an upgraded version of Speed World, called Speed World 2. On top of using Speed Spells, Speed Counters can be traded in for effects such as damaging the opponent or drawing an extra card. Also, counters are no longer lost when taking damage. New Domino City has built specific lanes dedicated to Turbo Duels, that separate themselves from the regular traffic when a duel is activated. The duel is called off if the lanes become damaged. When a winner is decided, the Duel Runner of the defeated duelist shuts down automatically. In the manga, Speed World and Speed Spells are not used.The Duel Runner features the card platform, sitting in front of the duelist, a stand for the cards in hand, which allows the duelist to ride with one hand while using the cards with the other, and a compartment for the deck located in the player's wrist. Cards sent to graveyard are inserted in a slot also located in front of the duelist. In some Duel Runner models (called hybrid models), the card platform can be detached from the bike and function as a standard Duel Disk
Duel Disk
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk, sometimes referred to as the Duel Disk Launcher, as marketed in the United States, is a card-holding device attached to the left forearm by way of Velcro straps and plastic plate. It consists of two movable "wings" into which one can slip Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in either attack or...
for old-fashioned duels. An example of a hybrid model is Yusei's red Duel Runner. Other models such as Crow's Blackbird have been modified to include different formations such as a flight mode. Normally, Turbo Duels are played with the Duel Runners on auto-pilot, though more recent instances, such as Shadow Duels and tournaments, have players drive manually. In the third season, Leo and Luna use Duel Boards, Energy powered skate-boards that connect to their Duel Disks and allow them to Turbo Duel. Unlike normal Duel Runners which automatically have Speed World and Speed World 2 integrated, they must insert the raw card into their Field Spell Card Zone. Because of how the Duel Board is designed, it is significantly slower than the motorcycle based Duel Runner.
In the Japanese version, previews for an episode where a Turbo Duel would take place often end with the phrase, "Riding Duel, Acceleration!" This phrase is also often used at the beginning of a Turbo Duel in the third season onwards.
Anime
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's aired on TV TokyoTV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the end of the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
. As with the previous two series (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)
Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...
and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), this series was acquired by 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...
for broadcasting and began airing in the United States
United States
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in September 2008. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's began airing on The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids is a Saturday morning cartoon block on The CW Television Network that premiered on May 24, 2008 in the place of Kids' WB...
, starting on September 13, 2008, and was later moved to Cartoon Network. On May 29, 2010, the series once again began airing in 1-hour episode blocks on The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids is a Saturday morning cartoon block on The CW Television Network that premiered on May 24, 2008 in the place of Kids' WB...
. The series moved over to the Toonzai block from September 18, 2010. The dubbed series ended on September 10, 2011, leaving out several episodes from the Japanese broadcast. Because of this, this is the second Yu-Gi-Oh! series not to have a complete English dub (the first is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX). Like the previous two series, changes have been made to the plot and cards, character names have been localized, and violent scenes have been edited.
As 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...
also owns the international distribution rights to the show outside of Asia, the edited American version was then provided to most of the other countries of the world, including most of the countries of Latin America and Europe. The voices were dubbed into the corresponding languages of the various countries, but with the pre-existing edits of the American version, including all edits made to the visuals, the sound effects, and the music. The scripts were also adapted from the revised English scripts, most likely as a way of maintaining consistency with the edited footage. In Germany
Germany
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, however, the dub stopped using the 4Kids version and began adapting the show directly from Japan from episode 65 onward for unknown reasons. While the original voice cast from the first 64 episodes was still used, the show no longer edited quite as much, used the original music (including the original Japanese opening and ending themes), and adapted their scripts directly from the original Japanese scripts rather than from the revised English scripts.
On September 22, 2010, subtitled episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's began uploading to Toonzaki and Hulu
Hulu
Hulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
, along with the dubbed episodes. These episodes use the English names for the cards instead of the Japanese names. In an Anime News Network interview with Mark Kirk, Senior Vice President of Digital Media for 4Kids Entertainment, Kirk claimed this was due to legal reasons. It was stated on their Facebook page that new episodes will air every Monday and Thursday.
Manga
A mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series based on the show written by Satou Masashi began serialization in V-Jump Monthly Magazine
V-Jump
is a Japanese magazine about new manga and video games based on popular manga. The magazine's first debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
from August 2009. Like the manga adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, the adaptation features an original storyline, different monsters, and various differences from the anime version. The series has been licensed by Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
for North America.
Video games
There are several video games developed by KonamiKonami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's franchise.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Wheelie Breakers is a racing game for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
console in which players can use cards to lower other people's life points and overtake them. Unlike the card game, monsters use Speed Counters in order to attack their opponents, and players don't lose if their life points hits zero, rather they spin out before they can continue racing. Characters ride in Duel Runners, whilst those without them use holographic versions. The Promotional cards are Skull Flame, Burning Skull Head and Supersonic Skull Flame. The game was released in Japan on March 26, 2009, North America on May 19, 2009 and Europe on September 18, 2009.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
is more representative of the trading card game, continuing the World Championship series of games. The game uses World Championship 2009 software, and also features a story mode, in which a duelist tries to get his memory back, though it more or less follows a similar plot to the first season. The Promotional Cards are Infernity Archfiend, Infernity Dwarf and Infernity Guardian. The game was released in Japan on March 26, 2009, Europe on May 15, 2009 and North America on May 19, 2009. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Reverse of Arcadia, also for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, is also part of the World Championship series. Set during the Dark Signers arc, the player controls a former member of the Enforcers who has been brainwashed by the Arcadia movement. The promotional cards are Stygian Security, Samurai Sword Baron and Stygian Sergeants. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2010, North America on February 23, 2010 and Europe on March 26, 2010. Another game, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus, was released on Japan on February 24, 2011, and in North America on May 10, 2011. The game will feature over 4,200 cards, and a Puzzle Editor.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4, for the PSP
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
system, is the fourth game in the Tag Force series, the previous games being based on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. The game also features the Dark Synchro and Dark Tuner monsters from the 2nd season of the anime. The game was released on September 17, 2009 in Japan and in North America and Europe in November 2009. The Promotional Cards are Warm Worm, Worm Bait, and Regret Reborn. This was followed by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5, set during the third season of the anime, released in Japan on September 16, 2010 and in North America on October 26, 2010.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels was released on Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
on November 3, 2010. The game features online leaderboards and voice chat functionality, as well as the ability to buy extra cards via Xbox Live Marketplace.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Master of the Cards in Europe) for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
system features over 4,500 cards and Wi-Fi multiplayer. The game was released in North America on December 7, 2010 with the promotional cards; Fighter Ape, Closed Forest and Roaring Earth. It was released in Japan on April 21, 2011 with a Duel Scanner accessory which allows players to scan their real world cards into the game.
Japanese
Opening themes- by KraKra (band)Kra is a Japanese visual kei band on the PS Company label. Their music is a unruly combination of pop, alternative, indie rock, with a sprinkle of funk.Kra made their major label debut with the single Heart Balance on September 21, 2006.-History:...
(Episodes 1-26) - by KnotlampKnotlampKnotlamp is a Japanese rock band signed to the RUN RUN RUN Records label. They formed in 2000 and produced their first single, Mental Age in October 2002. They debuted under RUN RUN RUN Records with their mini-album, Blind Side on October 23, 2007 and released their first full album Sing Against...
(Episode 27-64) - "FREEDOM" by La VieLa VieLa Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
(Episodes 65-103) - "BELIEVE IN NEXUS" by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episodes 104-129) - by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episodes 130-154)
Ending themes
- "START" by Masataka Nakagauchi (Episodes 1-26)
- "CROSS GAME" by Alice Nine (Episodes 27-64)
- "-OZONE-" by VistlipVistlipVistlip is a five member Japanese visual kei rock band that formed on July 7, 2007 and is currently signed to Delfi Sound and Marvelous Entertainment....
(Episodes 65-103) - "Close to You" by Alvino ~Alchemy vision normal~ (Episodes 104-129)
- by Plastic TreePlastic TreePlastic Tree is a Japanese rock band which formed in December 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. They released their first mini-album in December 1995, and in 1997, they debuted by releasing their first single on a major label.-Biography:...
(Episodes 130-154)
Insert songs
- by La VieLa VieLa Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
(Episodes 72, 90, 92) - "Clear Mind" by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episodes 109, 110, 121, 129, 134, 154) - by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episode 154)
English
4Kids held a poll on its website allowing viewers to vote for their favorite out of several potential theme songs for the dub. At certain intervals, songs were eliminated from the competition. In the end, Hyper Drive received the most votes.- "Hyper Drive" (All episodes)
Germany
- "Hyper Drive" (German-dubbed version, Episodes 1-64)
- "Freedom" by La VieLa VieLa Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
(Episodes 65-103) - "Believe in NEXUS" by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episodes 104-129) - by Masaaki EndohMasaaki Endohis a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the anison supergroup JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. The group recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a...
(Episodes 130-154)
Title misinterpretation
Though "5D's" stands for "5 Dragons", it has been incorrectly quoted as standing for "5 Duel Scoop" by 4Kids. V-JumpV-Jump
is a Japanese magazine about new manga and video games based on popular manga. The magazine's first debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
magazine printed a feature in its "Yu-Gi-Oh! Ōkoku" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Kingdom) series in which "5DS" (without the apostrophe) was labeled as "5 Duel Scoop," with "scoop" referring to the information within the feature itself. Merchandise, television commercials, the logo itself, and other references all state the name as "Faibu Diizu". ICv2 News also has the name "5 Duel Scoop" incorrectly listed in its 4Kids article.
In the 4Kids version, 5D's stands for 5 Dimensions, and is labeled when televised in the UK as such. The real meaning of the title is revealed when the signers and their friends take part in the World Racing Grand Prix (WRGP) as "Team 5D's", in allusion to the five marks of the Crimson Dragon that they possess.
Reception
Carlo Santos of Anime News NetworkAnime News Network
Anime News Network is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America, Australia and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the...
gave Volume 1 of the English Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga a "D-".
External links
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S at TV TokyoTV Tokyois a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
(Japanese) - NASinc.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S Konami (Japanese)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's at 4Kids (English)