Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
遊☆戯☆王5D's
(Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu)
GenreAdventure, science fiction[1]
Created byKazuki Takahashi
Anime television series
Directed byKatsumi Ono
Produced by
  • Teruaki Mimatsu
  • Norio Yamakawa
  • Ryō Sasaki
  • Kazuki Takahashi (#1–64)
Written by
Music byYutaka Minobe
Wall 5 Project[2]
StudioGallop
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run April 2, 2008 March 30, 2011
Episodes
  • 154 + 1 special (Japanese)
  • 123 (English)
Manga
Written byMasahiro Hikokubo
Illustrated byMasashi Satou
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineV Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 21, 2009January 21, 2015
Volumes9
Anime film
Other series
Other media

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (遊☆戯☆王5D's, Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu) is the second main spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, succeeding Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shōnen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired from April 2008 to March 2011.

The story focuses around characters playing a card game called Duel Monsters. This series introduces Synchro Monsters to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. A new method of dueling exists where motorcycle-like vehicles called D-Wheels (Duel Runners in the English version) are used, and the duelists engage in games called Riding Duels (Turbo Duels in the English version).[3] The show is set in the distant future, where the upper class population live in Neo Domino City (New Domino City in the English version) and the lower class in a remote island where Domino's sewage is transported, Satellite. Yusei Fudo, the 18-year-old protagonist, lives in Satellite and makes it his objective to reach his rival Jack Atlas, who lives in Neo Domino. The series focuses on the five Signers, people embodied with a mark of one of the legendary Five Dragons who serve an ancient deity called the Crimson Dragon, their conflict with the Dark Signers, and the Three Emperors of Iliaster.

As with the previous two anime series (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's was acquired by 4Kids Entertainment for broadcasting in the United States in September 2008.[4] The series aired on The CW4Kids, from September 13, 2008 to September 10, 2011, though 31 episodes were left unaired as well as undubbed.[5] The English-language version premiered on July 24 at San Diego Comic-Con 2008,[6] where the first English-dubbed episode was previewed. Like the previous two English dubs, changes have been made to the plot, cards, and character names. On June 1, 2009, the series began airing 5 days a week on Cartoon Network.[7][8] A manga based on the show began serialization in V Jump monthly Magazine from August 2009 to January 2015.

The series was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

  1. ^ "Read a Free Preview of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "テレビ東京・あにてれ 遊☆戯☆王ファイブディーズ" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Game Anime Sequel Confirmed". News. Anime News Network. February 21, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "4Kids to Launch 'Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'". March 19, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "TV Tokyo, Nihon Ad Terminate Yu-Gi-Oh! Deal, Sue 4Kids". News. Anime News Network. March 3, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Comic-Con 2008 :: Programming for Thursday, July 24". Comic-Con. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "4Kids Entertainment Reports 2009 First Quarter Results". Business Wire. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cartoon Network Video - Free Games and Videos from Ben 10, Scooby-Doo!, Adventure Time, Gumball and More". cartoonnetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2015.