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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (遊☆戯☆王 5D's, Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu?), is another anime spin-off of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, with a new protagonist (Yusei Fudo) and a new plotline revolving on five dragon cards which when brought together, will revive a beast called the Crimson Dragon. The main difference between this and other "Yu-Gi-Oh!" shows is that they focus on duel on motorcycles in stadiums using duel disks called Duel Runners, and a new breed of monsters called Synchro Monsters are introduced. It started airing on TV Tokyo on April 2, 2008, and started airing in the United States on September 13, 2008, once again licensed by 4Kids and featuring similar edits. The spin-off also begins the trend of introducing new Summon mechanic to the series, with this one being "[[Synchro Summon]]".

A new ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series is to be announced at the Japanese encore screening of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'' on February 20, 2011.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-09/new-yu-gi-oh-series-to-be-announced-in-february</ref> It is to be called ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL''.<ref>http://ygo-cafe.blogspot.com/</ref> In the near future, the main character's name is [[Yuma Tsukumo]] as he is encountered by a spirit named [[Astral]]. They are working together to gather the scattered and dangerous "[[Number]]" cards. They are the missing pieces of Astral's memory. This series also introduces a new type of monsters Summon called "[[Xyz MonsterSummon]]s".

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-Ⅴ (read as "Arc Five") is a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, the fourth main spin-off series, which began airing in Japan on April 6, 2014, following the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. The series focuses on a new protagonist, Yuya Sakaki. As with the previous spin-offs, it focuses on (and introduces) a new type of Summoning - this time, "[[Pendulum Summon]]". Unlike other Spin-offs, as well as Pendulum Monsters this spin-off does not reduce the importance and the mechanic in generalappearances of previously introduced Summons to focus on the newly introduced one - [[Fusion Summon|Fusion]], though it also has previous Summoning methods [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]], [[Xyz Summon]] still retain importance to the plot. With a brief [[Ritual Summon]] present.

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is the fifth main spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series. It is scheduled to air in Japan in May 2017, following the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. It features a new main protagonist, [[Yusaku Fujiki]]. As with the previous spin-offs, it focuses on (and introduces) a new type of Summoning - this time, "[[Link Summon]]".