Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! is the eighth Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series and the seventh main spin-off series. It began airing in April 2022.[1][2]
The series stars Yudias Velgear as the main protagonist. Like its predecessor, Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, GO RUSH!! focuses on Rush Duels. The series introduces a new Type of monster, the Galaxy Type.[1] GO RUSH!! also introduces Equip Spell Cards to Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel.
Episodes
Synopsis
Yuhi Ohdo and Yuamu Ohdo are elementary schooler twins living in Mutsuba Town who are in charge of the alien extermination company UTS (Ultraterrestrial Trouble Solutions). They spend their days working really hard searching for aliens using a mysterious device created by Yuhi... that is, until one fateful day!!
Right after they created a mystery school club, they finally found a real spaceship and inside of it, they made contact with Yudias, an alien from the distant Velgear Star Cluster.
Yudias has come to Earth, after he and his comrades were chased from his native star cluster, seeking a way to a new future, which "Rush Duel" seems like it might offer a means to do so, but knows nothing about it. Yuhi challenges the newbie Yudias to a Rush Duel in order to give him a helping hand. This is first contact between elementary school students and aliens, via Rush Duel![3]
Now it's time to enter the new stage of Rush Duel introduced by this alien soldier from the far ends of the galaxy!
Development
Bridge once again returns as the main animation studio, after taking over for Studio Gallop beginning with Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS. Masahiro Hikokubo is again composing the series' Duels. The characters are designed by Kazuko Tadano and Hiromi Matsushita.
It was decided to focus the series on aliens, as director Nobuhiro Kondo and the staff wanted to ensure their second show was accessible to people who hadn't heard of Yu-Gi-Oh! or Rush Dueling, but didn't want to simply repeat the plot of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, so they decided to make the protagonist an alien as they felt someone not from Earth would be the best choice for someone who didn't know about Rush Dueling. While there were concerns about aliens getting mixed up with Monster Cards, Kondo felt characters like Pidgetrap Quill proved audiences could differentiate between the two; Yudias was initially planned to be more "alien", but it was decided to make him more human to make Duels more easily understood. Consequently, GO RUSH!! is intended as an easy entrance show for people who want to get into Rush Duels, so the early Featured Duels clearly explain "Summons" and "activating a Spell Card" for the purposes of fans who never could quite grasp what was going on in previous shows. Despite this initial basic approach, Kondo stated his intentions to ensure that the Duels will be bizarre and showcase a variety of cards, given the alien nature of many Duelists in the show.[4]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions surrounding it made casting for GO RUSH!! difficult, as the staff were unable to hold mass auditions. Arthur Lounsberry (Yudias Velgear), Toshiki Kumagai (Yuhi Ohdo), and Koko Fukushima (Yuamu Ohdo) portray their characters as a team; Kondo liked the idea of younger actors Kumagi and Fukushima growing into their roles and hoped the series would serve as an entry point for careers in anime.[4]
Trivia
- Unlike many of the past spin-offs since Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! directly references the previous series, in this case, Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS. The events of Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 039 suggest that the series takes place before SEVENS.
- Yuhi and Yuamu Ohdo share the surname of Yuga Ohdo, the protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS.
- Several characters share surnames and voice actors with characters from Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS:
- Manabu Sogetsu shares the surname and Japanese voice actor of Gavin Sogetsu, and closely resembles him.
- Manya Atachi shares the Japanese surname and voice actress of Mimi Imimi (Mimi Atachi in the Japanese version) and closely resembles her. In his dog form, Bochi closely resembles and shares a name with Bochi, the pet dog of Toshihiko, a friend of Mimi's son Yosh Imimi; Bochi himself shares Yosh's voice actor.
- London Kirishima and Rovian Kirishima share the Japanese surname and voice actors of Roa Kassidy (Roa Kirishima in the Japanese version) and Romin Kassidy (Romin Kirishima in the Japanese version) and closely resemble them. Like Roa and Romin, London and Rovian are cousins.
- Makeru Kurimoto and Miranda Ichimaru resemble older versions of Masa and Nico and share their voice actors. Notably, neither Masa nor Nico had stated surnames in SEVENS.
- Ranran Nanahoshi shares the surname and Japanese voice actress of Rayne Nanahoshi, and closely resembles her.
- Menjaburo Omori shares the Japanese surname and voice actor of Saburamen (Menzaburo Omori in the Japanese version) and closely resembles him.
- Netsuzo Shinjitsu shares the Japanese surname and voice actor of Scoop Pitman (Bakuro Shinjitsu in the Japanese version) and closely resembles him.
- The adult employees of UTS, Galixon Tazaki, Torey Yagi, Makiko Maki, Gurumi Purisaki, Mondai Omaeno, Gale Taira, Dabingo Arisugawa, and Manupilio Zomyoji closely resemble Galian Townsend (Galian Tazaki in the Japanese version), Briscoe (Nick Yagi in the Japanese version), Sushiko Maki, Gwendoline Purdy (Gibumi Purisaki in the Japanese version) in her civilian guise, Toombs (Ushiro Omaeno in the Japanese version), Tyler Getz (Getta Taira in the Japanese version), Janko Entant (Jango Arisugawa in the Japanese version) and Caterpillio Elephantis (Caterpillio Zomyoji in the Japanese version) respectively and share voice actors with their SEVENS counterparts. When Tazaki, Yagi and Maki were revealed in V-Jump March 2022, the promotional material asked if they had been seen before, possibly suggesting they were the same characters as adults, prior to the revelation of their first names.
- Venus Ganiko resembles Celestia Noodlina, Terra Kneadalina, Prioria Sweetalina, Oceania Illumilina, Hire Yureko and Konvoy Sagawa, sharing their collective Japanese voice actress and use of "ko" in one of her names. A figure resembling Celestia Noodlina is seen as a background character in the Alien Residential Area.
- Henry Honya resembles and shares the surname and voice actor of Booster Page (Braun Honya in the Japanese version). His sister Jane Honya resembles Valencia Siegle.
- The Creator shares his voice actor with Otes, and resembles his appearance when cloaked. The Relic also appears with him, and has a similar prophecy engraved on it.
- The main town is Mutsuba Town, after Mutsuba Heavy Machinery and its heiress Asana Mutsuba. Its coastline closely resembles that of Goha City.
- Mutsuba Heavy Machinery operate in the town. Their president, Asaka Mutsuba, closely resembles and share the surname and Japanese voice actress of Asana Mutsuba. Her underling, Badlove Kayama, is an alien rock pigeon capable of human speech, resembling and sharing the voice actor of Pidgetrap Quill (Hatrap Kayama in the Japanese version).
- The Ramen Hut operates in the town.
- Yudias Velgear uses a Goha Enterprises Duel Disk as opposed to the new model introduced by GO RUSH!!; the new model itself projects a blue "G" over its surface, possibly in reference to the Goha Company. This model of Duel Disk has apparently never been seen by the general public. It is later implied to be Yuga Ohdo's Duel Disk.
- The Goha Company are stated to be the creators of Rush Dueling; their president is Yuna Goha, who initially uses Yuga Ohdo's Deck, including his ace monster "Sevens Road Magician". In Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, the Goha Six were the presidents of Goha Enterprises and each referenced a previous Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.
- Yuga Ohdo and Kaizo appear in the series. Yuga works for the Goha Company and is confirmed to be the true creator of Rush Dueling, though Zuwijo zir Velgear knew of it beforehand. Yuga himself has not been identified by name, and is only referred to as "Him" ("aitsu", "that guy" in Japanese). He is rarely shown in full, usually being shown partially off-screen or in suits of armor. He wore a suit of armor resembling The Yugaman's armor when he gave his Duel Disk to Yudias, and makes his full debut in armor resembling both The Yugaman's and the costume of Otes. Notably, Yuga and Kaizo disappeared into hyperspace at the climax of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS for two years, returning at the end of the series; it is implied this is where Yuga has been during that time.
- The☆Lugh resembles Lucidien "Luke" Kallister and shares his voice actor. His chief of staff, The☆Providence, resembles Nail Saionji and shares his voice actor. In SEVENS, Nail's philosophy in the Japanese version revolved around providence, while The Lukeman and "The" cards he used share the format of The☆Lugh and his servants' names. Both Luke and The☆Lugh are responsible for creating in-universe manga described as terrible: Luke drew The Lukeman and The☆Lugh drew the original manuscripts for Mr. Universe.
- This is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series not to feature an opening theme song in the first episode.
- Like SEVENS, this series has a more comedic and lighthearted tone compared to the previous series.
References
- ↑ a b c NeoArkadia (December 18, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Reveal". The Organization. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ↑ a b Crystalyn Hodgkins (December 17, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announced With April 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (December 20, 2021). "[GO RUSH!!] Extended Story Summary". The Organization. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ↑ a b NeoArkadia (March 28, 2022). "Highlights from Interview with GO RUSH!! Director Kondo Nobuhiro". The Organization. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
External links
- tv-tokyo.co.jp Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! official website (Japanese)
