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The '''Shadow Realm''' was alleged to be is a place of eternal suffering where people could be sent to, explicitly designed by [[4Kids Entertainment]] for the dubbed version of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' second series anime]]. When a death would occur in the Japanese version, it would usually be censored in the English version dub, sending the victim to say he/she is sent instead to "the Shadow Realm"instead. The concept is also mentioned in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime.

The Shadow Realm as presented in the English-language version of the anime does not exist in either the original Japanese-language [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' mangaShadow Game]] or anime series. However, the concept s were depicted as occurring in another dimension which is based on an occasionally mentioned place also called the '''World of Darkness''' (''Yami no Sekai'')Shadow Realm. This It was where the soul of [[Solomon Muto]] was placed after being absorbed into a "[[Soul Prison]]" card this dark dimension (so named by [[Maximillion Pegasus]].<ref name="dm16">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|16|ref}}</ref> This World of Darkness was also mentioned by [[Titan]] in ) that formed the Japanese version of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''. He was taken there after losing to [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]].<ref name="gx6">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|6|ref}}</ref> Here he met [[Kagemaru]], who gave him his [[Shadow Charm]] mask, letting him return to Earth as one of basis for the [[Shadow Riders]]. He would Duel [[Alexis Rhodes]], one of Realm in the holders of the [[Spirit Key]]s. His intent was defeat her drag her to the World of Darkness, just as [[Atticus Rhodes|her brother]] had previously been. However, he would lose to her and be dragged back to the world himselfEnglish version.<ref name="gx41">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|41|ref}}</ref>

==Information==The [[Shadow Game]]s were depicted as occurring When wagering a Duel in "another dimension", purported to be the Shadow Realm. It was this "dark dimension" (so named by [[Maximillion Pegasus]]) that was to form the basis for the English-language Shadow Realm, Summoning and as mentioned abovemaintaining a monster requires energy. The more monsters, the more energy it was essentially created seems to serve as a substitute for death, or characters dyingrequire. The loss of a In [[Shadow GameYugi Muto]], a fatal wound inflicted by a and Pegasus's final Duel Monster, the power of a [[Millennium Items|Millennium ItemYami Yugi]], or any other mystical means will, rather than outright kill a character, condemn their soul had to the Shadow Realm - "a softer defeat" in essence, as it is established that a soul could be extracted from the Shadow Realm if need be. Indeed, this was the entire basis take over for the storyline large portion because of the dubbed version of strain it had caused Yugi. In [[Duelist KingdomJoey Wheeler]], where Maximillion Pegasus was hoping to assemble all seven and [[Millennium ItemsYami Marik]] in 's Duel, Joey would have won if he hadn't collapsed after the hope attack of restoring the body of his late wife, "[[Cecelia PegasusThe Winged Dragon of Ra (anime)|CeceliaThe Winged Dragon of Ra]], and rescuing her consciousness from the Shadow Realm. It is unclear if " took away the souls or consciousness rest of a person is sent to the Shadow Realm if someone were to die from natural causes, as appears to be the case with Ceceliahis stamina.

==Japanese version==The very concept of the Shadow Realm is often derided, mostly for as presented in the basic fact that it is a result English language version of the censorship of some of anime does not exist in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]] and the darker aspects Japanese version of the showanime. However, but it the concept is also partly because of some of based on an occasionally mentioned place called the more preposterous insertions '''World of Darkness''' ({{Ruby|闇|やみ}}の{{Ruby|世界|せかい}} ''Yami no Sekai''). This was where the Shadow Realm. Many soul of the dubbed show's fans also believe that although souls can be "retrieved" from the Realm and given back to characters, unlike when dead, that this is worse in the long run, since [[Solomon Muto]] was placed after being banished to this eternal darkness is similar to forever living in absorbed into a place like Hell instead of the peaceful "afterlife[[Soul Prison]]" when killed in the originalcard by [[Maximillion Pegasus]].<ref name="dm16">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|16|ref}}</ref>

An example of In the unreasonable insertions final manga arc, it is when facing the conjurer also mentioned by [[ArkanaAkhenaden (manga)|the High Priest of Darkness]], [[Yugi Muto]] comes under threat from that the loser of the Ultimate Shadow Game would not be sent to the afterlife when they die but to "a void of eternal darkness"[[Dark Energy Disc]]" which, if it touched him, would send his mind to reminiscent of descriptions of the Shadow Realm. In the Japanese version, the disks were simply buzz saw blades that would dismember the loser's feet, probably resulting in death.

Similarly, In the Shadow Realm was used during a tagJapanese version of ''Yu-Gi-team Duel Oh! GX'', [[Titan]] mentions that involved Yugi Muto and he was taken to the World of Darkness after losing to [[Seto KaibaJaden Yuki|Jaden]] Dueling .<ref name="gx6">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|6|ref}}</ref> Here, he met [[Lumis and UmbraKagemaru]] atop a skyscraper in , who gave him his [[Domino CityShadow Charm]]mask, famous for its hollow interior. In the English-language version, the windows they stood on has a small explosive device on them, which would cause a small explosion, resulting in the glass shattering when each Duelist lost, dropping them into a "portal", which would then transport the unfortunate victim letting him return to Earth as one of the the [[Shadow RealmRiders]]. In the Japanese-language versionHe Dueled [[Alexis Rhodes]], one of the windows shatter as they do in the Dub, but here, the Duelist would simply fall to their death, falling all the way to holders of the floor. This can be further evidenced by Umbra being prepared with a parachute, which he deployed when his window shattered, after he lost all of his [[Life PointsSpirit Key]]s, leaving his team-mate Lumis intending to defeat her and drag her to surrender the DuelWorld of Darkness, and eventually has his mind taken over by just as [[Marik IshtarAtticus Rhodes|her brother]] previously had been. However, he lost to her and his [[Millennium Rod]]was dragged back there himself.<ref name="gx41">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|41|ref}}</ref>

Conversely==Purpose==The Shadow Realm does not exist in Japanese media, on occasion, the idea intersects with some of the original visuals - and it is always used euphemistically. The Shadow Realm was created to serve as a substitute for instance, when a character dying. Losing a [[Yami MarikShadow Game]] does away with , a fatal wound inflicted by a Duel Monster, the power of a [[Mai ValentineMillennium Items|Millennium Item]]'s soul, visuals distinctly show her or any other mystical means would condemn their soul to have been relocated to another planethe Shadow Realm. This was less permanent than explicitly stating that the character was killed, which the English-language version as it was established that it is then able possible to refer to as retrieve a soul from the Shadow Realm.

Also, it sometimes actually causes ==Replacements==The Shadow Realm is often criticized for censoring some of the show to create darker aspects - when of the Rare Hunters dueling Yugi (and Kaiba in their Tag-Team Duel) failshow, Marik takes over their minds and after chatting with Yugi in both versions, he angrily sends them to for some of the Shadow Realm more preposterous ways in the dub, instead of just making them lose consciousness for a short time (and not die) in the originalwhich characters are banished there.

Tying the concept together towards the show's conclusion, the demonFor example, in [[Yugi Muto]] and [[Zorc NecrophadesArkana]]'s Duel, is credited with the creation of loser was to be sent to the Shadow Realm in if touched by the English-language version"[[Dark Energy Disc]]". Some characters are pulled out of In the Shadow Realm in Japanese version, the English anime and disks were simply buzz saw blades that would dismember the English-language video gamesloser's feet, presumably resulting in death from blood loss or shock.

When wagering Likewise, Yugi Muto and [[Seto Kaiba|Seto Kaiba's]] had a Tag Duel against [[Lumis and Umbra]] atop a duel skyscraper in the Shadow Realm[[Domino City]] famous for its hollow interior, summoning and maintaining with each Duelist standing on top of a glass window rigged with a monster requires energy. The more monsters, the more energy small explosive that would cause it seems to requireshatter upon losing. In Yugi and Pegasus's final duelthe dub, Yami had the Duelist would fall into a portal to take over for the large portion because of the strain it had caused on little YugiShadow Realm. In Joey and Yami Marik's duelthe Japanese version, Joey the Duelist would have won if simply fall to their death. This is why Umbra was prepared with a parachute, which he hadn't collapsed after deployed when his window shattered, leaving his team-mate Lumis to surrender the Winged Dragon of Ra's attack taking away Duel, before [[Marik Ishtar]] used the rest [[Millennium Rod]] to take control of his energy and strengthmind.

The When [[Yami Marik]] banishes [[Mai Valentine]]'s soul, her soul had been relocated to another plane in the Japanese version. In the dub, her soul was stated to have been sent to the Shadow Realm. After winning a Duel, [[Yami Bakura]] sent [[Bonz]], [[Sid]] and [[Zygor]] to Hell in the Japanese version. In the dub, they were instead sent to the Shadow Realm.  Later, both Yami Bakura and his host [[Bakura Ryou]] were sent to the Shadow Realm when they lost to Yami Marik, whereas in the Japanese version they were turned into dark vapor. Sometimes, the Shadow Realm can produce darker themes in the dub. Whenever a [[Rare Hunter]] lost a Duel to Yugi, Marik would take over their mind to talk to Yugi. Once finished, Marik would send them to the Shadow Realm without mercy, whereas in the Japanese version, the Rare Hunter would simply be knocked out. Some fans argue that being sent to the Shadow Realm is similar worse than being killed since the characters sent there are subjected to (and probably based on) eternal torment rather than a peaceful "afterlife" when killed. Tying the religious concept together towards the show's conclusion, [[Zorc Necrophades]] is credited with the creation of the Shadow Realm in the dub. Some characters are pulled out of the Shadow Realm in the dub of '''Hell'''the anime and localized video games.

*[[Ghost Kaiba]]: Sent there twice, once after Yami Yugi's and Seto Kaiba's Duel via Mind Crush, then again when he lost to Yami Yugi at Duelist Kingdom with another Mind Crush.*[[PaniK]]: After losing to Yami Yugi beat PaniK in a Duel, PaniK attempted to kill him, but the Millennium Puzzle shielded him and he banished PaniK to the Shadow Realm with a Mind Crush.

*[[Seeker]] the Rare Hunter: After losing to [[Yami Yugi]] in a Duel, [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] used the [[Millennium Rod]] to take control of the Rare Hunter's body and trap his mind in the Shadow Realm.*[[Arkana]]: After losing to Yami Yugi in a Duel, [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] used the [[Millennium Rod]] to take control of Arkana's body and trap his mind in the Shadow Realm.*[[Lumis and Umbra|Lumis]]: Once it was clear there was no way Lumis could win, Marik took over his body and trapped his soul in the Shadow Realm, as after Marik left him and he collapsed, Kaiba walked over to his lifeless form and picked up his locator cards.*[[Bonz]]: After being defeated by [[Yami Bakura]] in a Duel, Bakura trapped him in the Shadow Realm, along with Sid and Zygor. Presumably he never chose to release them. However as Mokuba, Rex and Weevil came back after they were sent there by Bakura its possible that they were released, and Bakura's death could have released them.*[[Sid]]: After Yami Bakura defeated Bonz, he trapped Sid in the Shadow Realm along with him Bonz and Zygor. It is unknown if he ever released them.*[[Zygor]]: After Yami Bakura defeated Bonz, he trapped Zygor in the Shadow Realm along with him Bonz and Sid. It is unknown if he ever released them.

*[[Ryo BakuraRyou]]: After Yami Bakura was beaten by Yami Marik, he vanished into the Shadow Realm, along with the original Marik's soul. However, Marik was still able to control Téa, and Yami Bakura hid inside Yugi's [[Millennium Puzzle ]] (as he had placed a bit of his soul there in an earlier episode), thus the only one who was truly fully banished to the Shadow Realm was the original Bakura(however Yami Bakura's complete form and Marik's full form were still trapped there). He was later released when Yami Marik was destroyed.*[[Yami Bakura]]: After he was beaten by Yami Marik, he was sent to the Shadow Realm along with the real Marik, however, a portion of him still existed in the Millennium Puzzle. He returned when Marik undone all of Yami Marik's Penalty Games.*[[Marik Ishtar]]: After Yami Bakura was beaten by Yami Marik, he was sent to the Shadow Realm along with Yami Bakura and Bakura Ryou, however, a portion of him still existed in Téa's mind. Yami Marik then brought him back as he was going to use him as part of Yami Yugi's and Yami Marik's Shadow Game, where if Yami Marik lost Life Points, then Marik will lose parts of his body to the Shadow Realm. Later fully returned when he switched places with Yami Marik.

*[[Weevil Underwood]]: Temporarily sent to the Shadow Realm by Yami Bakura while along with Rex attempting to steal Yugi's Millennium Items (mistaking them for god God cards).*[[Rex Raptor]]: Temporarily sent to the Shadow Realm by Yami Bakura while along with Weevil attempting to steal Yugi's Millennium Items (mistaking them for god God cards).

*[[Karim]]: Gave all his DiaDankh energy [[Ba]] to Shada so the Twin"[[Two-Headed Jackal Warrior]]" could destroy "[[Giant Axe Mummy, and ]]"; since his DiaDankh Ba was depleted, his soul was trapped in the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and [[Zorc]] were destroyed. *[[Aknadin]]/Shadow Magus: Destroyed by the "[[Blue -Eyes White Dragon(anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", trapping his soul in the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed. *[[HassanHasan]]: His DiaDankh energy was depleted when he He jumped in front of the guards to protect them from Zorc's attack, causing his soul to go to the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed. *[[Shada]]: His DiaDankh energy Ba was depleted when he jumped in front of the Pharaoh to protect him from Zorc's attack, causing his soul to go to the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed. *[[Isis]]: Zorc destroyed her Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress, depleting her DiaDankh DiaDhankh energy and trapping her soul in the Shadow Realm as she fell. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed. *[[Shimon]]: His DiaDankh energy Ba was depleted when his "[[Exodiathe Forbidden One]] " was destroyed by Zorc, causing his soul to go to the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed. *[[Priest Seto]]: His DiaDankh energy Ba was depleted when his "Blue -Eyes White Dragon " was destroyed by Zorc, causing his soul to go to the Shadow Realm. Was later released when Yami Bakura and Zorc were destroyed, as was presumably all the other Egyptian characters who were banished there.*[[Yami Bakura|Yami Bakura's fragment]]: Was sent there when he lost a Shadow Game to Yugi Muto.*[[Titan]]: sent Sent to the Shadow Realm twice. The first time he was sent to the Shadow Realm after losing to Jaden , then again after losing to [[Alexis Rhodes]].*[[Yami Marik]]: sent there when the Real Marik surrendered his Duel to Yami Yugi after regaining control of his body. ==Possible residents==*[[Solomon Muto]]: Pegasus trapped his soul inside a card, and could have possibly been the Shadow Realm, or similar to it. Pegasus later released him after his defeat by Yugi.*[[Mokuba Kaiba]]: Pegasus trapped his soul inside a card, and could have possibly been the Shadow Realm. Pegasus later released him after his defeat by Yugi.*[[Seto Kaiba]]: Pegasus trapped his soul inside a card, and could have possibly been the Shadow Realm. Pegasus later released him after his defeat by Yugi.*[[Lumis and Umbra|Umbra]]: In the Duel against Yugi and Kaiba, Kaiba Summoned [[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]] and took out all of Umbra's life points, causing the "shadow barrier" glass to break and causing him to fall into the Shadow Realm. Though he activated a parachute, his mind appears to have been trapped to the Shadow Realm, as he was quite motionless. However, it is debatable that he may have "stopped the effect" in time when the parachute caught on a pole. Whether or not he was truly sent to the Shadow Realm remains unknown.