List of modified card artworks

This is a list of all cards that were modified in the English version compared to their Japanese version, mostly for censorial purposes.

Religious symbols and references

• "Absorbing Kid from the Sky" - Halo removed.
• "Angel 07" - Halo removed.
• "Call of the Haunted" - Crucifix Gravestones changed to Rounded ones.
• "Celestia, Lightsworn Angel" - Halo removed.
• "Dark Balter the Terrible" - Removed demonic horns and wings.
• "Dark Magician Girl" - Hexagram is replaced by a red ruby.
• "Dark Ruler Ha Des" / "Revived King Ha Des" - Demonic horns replaced with blue orbs.
• "Destiny Board" Name changed from Ouija Board to Destiny Board. The message was changed from a "Death" to "Final".
• "Enervating Mist" - Halo removed.
• "Exile of the Wicked" - Crucifix and Bible replaced by potionbottles.
• "Exodia the Forbidden One" - Pentagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Final Flame" - Crucifixion of a person replaced with a monster on fire.
• "Foolish Burial" - Crucifix Gravestone changed to Rounded one.
• "Graceful Charity" - Halo removed.
• "Gravekeeper's Servant" - Crucifix Gravestones edited in Dark Legends.
• "Graverobber" - Crucifix gravestone on his back changed to a rounded one.
• "Guardian Angel Joan" - Halo removed.
• "Hysteric Fairy" - Halo removed.
• "Inferno Reckless Summon" - Crucifix Gravestones replaced.
• "Kozaky" - Horns Removed.
• "Left Arm of the Forbidden One" - Pentagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Left Leg of the Forbidden One" - Pentagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Lesser Fiend" - Demonic looking wings, horns, and tail removed.
• "Magic Jammer" - Hexagram replaced with stylized symbol.
• "Magician's Circle" - Hexagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Magicians Unite" - Hexagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Marie the Fallen One" - Crucifix on hand and Horns removed.
• "Monster Reborn" - Ankh changed to a stylized crystal.
• "Owner's Seal" - Hexagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Premature Burial" - Cross faded and mishapen, ring from "Dark Magician" added.
• "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" - Pentagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Right Leg of the Forbidden One" - Pentagram replaced with "Spellbinding Circle".
• "Sage's Stone" - Hexagram replaced with circle with runes.
• "Shining Angel" - Halo removed.
• "Shining Friendship" - Halo removed.
• "Skelengel" - Halo replaced with a crown.
• "Soul of Purity and Light" - Halo removed.
• "Spellbinding Circle" - Hexagram replaced with different symbol.
• "The Cheerful Coffin" - Crucifix replaced.
• "Toon Dark Magician Girl" - Hexagram is replaced by a red ruby.
• "Treeborn Frog" - Halo removed.
• "Wingweaver" - Halo removed.

Violence, gore, blood etc.

• "Axe of Despair" - Removed face on ax.
• "Corroding Shark" - Gore removed. Blood Removed.
• "Dark Ruler Ha Des" - Blood colored liquid replaced with green liquid.
• "Destiny Board" - Letter D replaced with letter F so that the message spells out F-I-N-A-L, instead of D-E-A-T-H.
• "Maji-Gire Panda" - Mother and child panda removed from background (due to reference to domestic violence), skull removed from under panda's arm.
• "Parasite Paracide" - Person's face removed.
• "Ring of Destruction" - Grenades in original artwork replaced with balls of fire.
• "Spirit Message "A": Letter T is replaced with A so that the message spells out F-I-N-A-L, instead of D-E-A-T-H. Name changed from Death Message "T" to Spirit Message "A" to match.
• "Spirit Message "I": Letter E is replaced with I so that the message spells out F-I-N-A-L, instead of D-E-A-T-H. Name changed from Death Message "E" to Spirit Message "I" to match.
• "Spirit Message "N": Letter A is replaced with N so that the message spells out F-I-N-A-L, instead of D-E-A-T-H. Name changed from Death Message "A" to Spirit Message "N" to match.
• "Spirit Message "L": Letter H is replaced with L so that the message spells out F-I-N-A-L, instead of D-E-A-T-H. Name changed from Death Message "H" to Spirit Message "L" to match.
• "Share the Pain" - Blood gushing out of the warriors' wounds (shown in negative color) has been removed.
• "Stim-Pack" - Blood colored liquid replaced with green liquid.
• "Trial of Nightmare" - blood removed and glow is added to eyes, also after a short printing error, name was changed from "Trial of Hell"

Guns and weapons

• "Ancient Gear Castle" - Cannon on the top of the castle is covered.
• "Ancient Gear Soldier" - Barrel of the gun is altered to make it look less realistic.
• "Barrel Behind the Door" - Gun is edited to look less realistic.
• "Barrel Dragon" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "Blackwing Armed Wing" - Color is edited to look less serous, and to make the Gun look more like a toy.
• "Cloak and Dagger" - Sniper scope changed to look like a telescope.
• "Don Zaloog" - Guns replaced with swords. (Note: the belt of bullets is not removed. In the Anime, he still uses guns)
• "Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster" - Cannon she carries is altered/covered.
• "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE" - Rocket launcher is removed
• "Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast" - Cannons redrawn to look like lasers.
• "Quickdraw Synchron" - Gun edited to look like a toy
• "Roulette Barrel" - redrawn to look less realistic to a gun
• "Tactical Espionage Expert " - Pistol in the right hand changed to a cartoon-like laser.
• "Twin-Barrel Dragon" - Realistic Guns made to look like lasers.
• "X-Head Cannon" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "Z-Metal Tank" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "XZ-Tank Cannon" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "YZ-Tank Dragon" - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.
• "XYZ-Dragon Cannon - Realistic looking guns replaced with cartoon-esque laser guns.

Sexual content, nudity etc.

• "Absolute End" Gagagigo gets new shorts.
• "Allure Queen LV7" Skirt lengthened.
• "Aqua Spirit" - Covered up cleavage with a frilly shirt.
• "Aquarian Alessa" - Skirt lengthened.
• "Avatar of The Pot" - G-string replaced with Kilt.
• "Blade Skater" Light-blue strip that ran across her chest was removed as it could be mistaken for revealing cloths.
• "Blazing Hiita" - Skirt lengthened and cleavage covered.
• "Burst Return" The Elemental Hero Burstinatrix in the artwork has been made less revealing.
• "Cure Mermaid" Covered up cleavage and lines indicating her abs are erased.
• "Cyber Blader" clothing has been edited so that it looks that she's wearing a spandex suit.
• "Cyber Gymnast" Clothing have been made less revealing.
• "Cyber Harpie Lady" Suggestive spikes on breasts removed.
• "Cyber Prima" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Cyber Shield" - Spikes removed from breasts.
• "Cyber Tutu" Skirt lengthened and made nontransparent, to be less revealing.
• "Dark Magician Girl" - Picture is zoomed out and cleavage is covered.
• "Dark Witch" Red horns recolored to skin color and made shorter.
• "Deep Sea Diva" Breasts made less noticable.
• "Dunames Dark Witch" Cloathing made less revealing.
• "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" - Uncovered breast covered. Breasts made to seem smaller.
• "Elemental Hero Wild Wingman" - Bare legs given spandex covering.
• "Elf's Light" Naked elf was given clothing.
• "Enchanting Mermaid" bust size reduced and is given more clothing.
• "Etoile Cyber" Bust reduced. Clothing has been recolored as it could have been mistaken for nudity.
• "Fairy's Gift" - Full nudity is replaced with a long dress.
• "Fake Hero" - Kid's boxer shorts removed.
• "Fifth Hope" - Elemental Hero Bustinatrix is given more clothing.
• "Fortune Lady Light" Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune Lady Fire" - Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune Lady Dark" - Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune Lady Wind" - Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune Lady Earth" - Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune Lady Water" - Clothing made less revealing. Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Fortune's Future" - Clothing made less revealing.
• "Gemini Elf" - Clothing made less revealing.
• "Glorious Illusion" - Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner's midriff is covered.
• "Goddess of Whim" - Cleavage is covered.
• "Harpie Girl" Some artworks have had their clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpies' Hunting Ground" The Harpy Lady 1 on the card has had her clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpie Lady" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpie Lady 1" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpie Lady 2" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpie Lady 3" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Harpie Lady Sisters" Suggestive spikes on breasts removed.
• "Harpie Queen" - Clothing made less revealing and skin tone is changed from Caucasian to a teal.
• "Helios - The Primordial Sun" - Cleavage removed.
• "Helios Duo Megistus" - Cleavage removed.
• "Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi" - Fundoshi covered.
• "Homunculus the Alchemic Being" - The right part of the body is recolored from skin-color to orange as it could have been mistaken for nudity.
• "Hysteric Party" The Harpie Lady 1's, Harpie Lady 2's, and Harpie Lady 3's clothing has been made less revealing.
• "Insect Queen" - Cleavage covered.
• "Kanan the Swordmistress" Breast armor altered to be less suggestive
• "Kunoichi" Longer skirt and taller stockings.
• "Lady Ninja Yae" Breasts reduced.
• "Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner" - Midriff covered.
• "Maiden of the Moonlight" - Cleavage made to appear smaller.
• "Mermaid Knight" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Mist Valley Shaman" Clothing made less revealing. Given an extra cloth around the neck.Head wrap shortened , Eyes added and mouth closed more.
• "Nekogal #1" - Given shorts.
• "Nekogal #2" - Given shorts.
• "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss" - Cleavage reduced and given a body suit outline.
• "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" - Burst size reduced and given a skirt.
• "Protector of the Throne" - top is longer.
• "Psychic Lifetrancer" - The legs of her suit are made longer.
• "Psychokinesis" - The legs of "Psychic Lifetrancer"'s suit are made longer.
• "Raging Eria" - Lengthened skirt.
• "Rai-Mei" - Breast size reduced.
• "Red Archery Girl" Given more clothing (chest was only covered by sea shells) and belly button erased.
• "Rise of the Snake Deity" The Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes in the art work has had her burst line erased and given more clothing.
• "Succubus Knight" - Cleavage replaced with an extension of her bodysuit; Jewel on her forehead removed.
• "Shadowpriestess of Ohm" - Stomach covered.
• "Shadow of Eyes" - Eyes redrawn without make-up. Possibly to avoid any reference to prostitution.
• "Shadow Tamer" - Clothing made less revealing.
• "Snake Deity's Command" - The Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes in the art work has had her burst line erased and given more clothing.
• "Slate Warrior - Paint on chest armor changed directions as it looks like nipples.
• "Sonic Maid" - Cleavage covered.
• "Soul Release" - Nude form of soul covered with white dress.
• "Spear Cretin* - Given green clothing to cover complete nudity. Horn on forehead was also removed.
• "Sunny Pixie" - Clothing made less revealing.
• "Storming Wynn" - Lengthened skirt.
• "The Emperor's Holiday" - Emperor's bare chest covered with shirt.
• "Thunder Nyan Nyan" Clothing made less revealing.
• "Toon Gemini Elf" - Cleavage covered. One had a glove added.
• "Tremendous Fire" - Naked fairies clothed in blue flame.
• "Triangle Ecstasy Spark" Harpy Ladies in the artwork have been given more clothing.
• "Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes" Has been given more clothing
• "Water Omotics" - Blue scales added to cover breasts.
• "X-Saber Anu Piranha" - Bust size reduced.

Redrawn/Alternate Art

• "Darksea Float" - Skin of dead man hanging on float ring is repainted to flesh tone, probably because the image of a dead man at sea was too graphic.
• "Darksea Rescue" - Skin of dead men on raft is repainted to flesh tone, presumably for the same reasons as Darksea Float.
• "Dian Keto the Cure Master" - Alternate art is used. Single breast is covered.
• "Dramatic Rescue" - Girl being rescued is tied to a tree instead of having a hand in guillotine.
• "Fiend Comedian" - Art replaced with less violent one.
• "Last Day of Witch" - Art changed from a scene representing the Salem witch hunts to a comical looking witch with a red crossed-out sign.
• "Mystic Tomato" Redrawn possibly to look less like a pumpkin or to make it less fruit-like, which could make children fear tomatoes.
• "Offerings to the Doomed" - Church altar with cross replaced with a treasure room.
• "Otohime" Looks more like Otohime is casting a spell in the original artwork.
• "Senju of the Thousand Hands" - Alternate art is used.
• "Soul of the Pure" - The bloody angel cutting itself with a knife is replaced with a Fairy holding a water droplet.
• "Taunt" - Art changed from two human bullies to two aliens; one of them appears in "Back to Square One's" artwork.
• "The Forgiving Maiden" - Original art closely resumbled a nun.
• "Tragedy" - Art changed from a guillotine to a girl avoiding a shady man.
• "Ultimate Offering" - Alternate art is used as opposed to what looks like a blood offering.

Translated or removed text

• "7 Completed" - Japanese characters are replaced with English text.
• "Fake Trap" - Japanese characters are replaced with English text.
• "Heavy Slump" - Japanese characters are replaced with English text.
• "Zombyra the Dark" - "Zombire" removed.
• " Shield and Sword" - Japanese characters replaced with English text.
• "Last Will" - Japanese characters are replaced with English text.

Other

• "Injection Fairy Lily" - Red crosses in the background were replaced with hearts, to remove reference to the Red Cross.
• "Card Rotator" - Jerry Beans Man is corrected as a Normal Monster.
• "Psychic Commander" - Right hand is changed from a flat hand to a pointing finger, to avoid references to Nazism or even Adolf Hitler.