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| studio = Studio Gallop<ref name="ovrains">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/finallymydigimonandyugiohfanficisareality/ | title = <nowiki> The Organization | [VRAINS] Major Announcement of Details</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = March 24, 2017 | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>
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| network = * {{flag|Japan}} TV Tokyo* {{flag|Italy}} K2* {{flag|Canada}} Teletoon - East
| first aired = May 10, 2017
| last aired = present
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'''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'''<ref name="title">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/sohowisthisnotstandingout/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Weekly Jump] Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Revealed!</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = February 16, 2017 | accessdate = February 16, 2017}}</ref> is the sixth ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime series and the fifth main spin-off series, which began airing in Japan on May 10, 2017. It airs in Japan every Wednesday at 6:25 pm Japanese Standard Time instead of the usual Sundays as with the previous series doesdid. This series airs alongside reruns of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' as part of BS Japan's ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Hour'' block. It later airs alongside reruns of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds]]'' starting from November 2017.
The series stars [[Yusaku Fujiki]] as the main protagonist, and takes place in a high-school setting, featuring Virtual Reality Duels in a cyberspace constructed with [[LINK VRAINS]], the latest in virtual-reality technology. As with the previous three spin-off series (''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|spin5D's]]-'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|offZEXAL]] '', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|seriesARC-V]]''), Yu-Gi-Oh! ''VRAINS '' introduces (and focuses on) a new type of Summoning known as : [[Link Summon|Link Summoning]]ing, though the second season gradually reintroduces the previous Summoning methods.
==Story==
[[File:VRAINS-VR Form Promo.png|thumb|left|Promo art of [[Yusaku Fujiki]] and "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]".]]
[[File:VRAINSLogo.png|thumb|150px|The Japanese ''VRAINS'' logo.]]
The series is based in a world roughly 10 ten years from now , where a massive Virtual Reality Network called LINK VRAINS has been established. It’s It's a suspense suspenseful, thriller -style story where in which Yusaku fights Duels in order to learn the truth of the events in the surrounding his past. <ref name="interview">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/niceroleniceactorgo/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [VRAINS] Further Character Info and Story Info</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = May 6, 2017 | accessdate = February 23, 2018}}</ref>
The sixth series focuses on [[Yusaku Fujiki]], a high-schooler and a hacker who doesn't like standing out. However, he gets drawn into encounters with people as he tries out [[Duel]]ing for once.
There is a city where network systems have evolved: [[Den City]]. In this city, with the advanced network technology developed by the corporation "[[SOL TechnologyTechnologies]]", a Virtual Reality space called "[[LINK VRAINS]]" (Link Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Network System) has been developed. By using LINK VRAINS which was built inside the Network System, Duels unfold where Duelists change their appearance separate from their real life identities, and in this VR Space people became excited over the latest way to Duel.
[[File:Vrains_Promo_Poster.png|thumb|leftright|Poster for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]However, in "LINK VRAINS", a mysterious hacker group that hacks via Dueling has appeared: [[The Knights of Hanoi]]. Their goal is to destroy the "AI World" known as "[[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]]" that exists somewhere in the depths of the Network.
However, there is one Duelist who stands against the threat to "LINK VRAINS". His name is "Playmaker". He has become famous in the Network World for crushing the "Knights of Hanoi" in fierce Duels, without mentioning his name. But the true identity of "Playmaker" is ordinary high school student "Yusaku Fujiki", who pursues the "Knights of Hanoi" that appear in VRAINS in order to find out the truth of an incident that happened in his past.
==Etymology==
'''VRAINS''' is a combination of the acronyms VR, AI, and NS, standing for Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Network System.<ref name="vrainsmeaning">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/icantpossiblyfigurethisoutcanyou/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [VRAINS] New Information from LABO (Week 3)</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = April 19, 2017 | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>The acronyms are displayed prominently during the English opening.
==Development==
As of episode 14, Masahiro Hosoda stepped down as director and was replaced by Asano Katsuya. It's to be noted that as of this episode, the backgrounds of LINK VRAINS and the Link Summoning methods were changed and added more detail, and the point gauge for Link Monsters depicts the monster's Link Markers. <ref name="newdirector" /> As of the same episode, the series is under the supervision of Satou Tatsuo (best known as the director of the ''[[wikipedia:Martian Successor Nadesico|Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' series).<ref name="Ep.14 credits">{{Episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|14|ref}}</ref>
==Music==
'''Japanese opening theme 1''': [[With The Wind]]
*'''Performer''': Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga
*'''Episodes''': 001-046 '''Japanese opening theme 2''': [[go forward]]*'''Performer''': KIMERU*'''Episodes''': 047-102 '''Japanese opening theme 3''': [[calling]]*'''Performer''': KIMERU*'''Episodes''': 103-???
===Ending themes===
'''Japanese ending theme 1''': [[Believe In Magic]]
*'''Performer''': Ryoga
*'''Episodes''': 001-024 '''Japanese ending theme 2''': [[Writing Life]]*'''Performer''': Goodbye Holiday*'''Episodes''': 025-046 '''Japanese ending theme 3''': [[BOY]]*'''Performer''': uchuu;*'''Episodes''': 047-070 '''Japanese ending theme 4''': [[glory]]*'''Performer''': BAND-MAID;*'''Episodes''': 071-095 '''Japanese ending theme 5''': [[Are you ready?]]*'''Performer''': BiS;*'''Episodes''': 096-???
==Episodes==
{{Main|''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS '' episode listing (season 1)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' episode listing (season 2)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' episode listing (season 3)}}
==References==