Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

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Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL logo

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL遊☆戯☆王 ZEXALゼアルYūgiō Zearu

Anime series
Directed by

Satoshi Kuwabara

Studio

Studio Gallop[1]

Network

Japan TV Tokyo, BS Japan[2]

Original run

April 11, 2011[3]

No. of episodes

25 as of October 3, 2011

Manga Series

Authored by
4Kids' Title/Intro screen

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (pronounced zayl [IPA: zeɪl] in Japan, prounounced zek-sul in English) is a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series, set in the near future as the successor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series.

The anime first aired on April 11, 2011 in popular evening slots in Japan on TV Tokyo.[4] It introduces the Xyz Summon mechanic and Xyz Monsters. It also starts the use of the Series 7 card layout replacing the Series 3 layout used in later episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime), and the majority of episodes in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

The world English Premiere of this series has been confirmed to occur on October 15, 2011.

Characters

See: Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL characters

Summary

In a city in the near future, Heartland, kids and adults are nuts about Augmented Reality Duels. Augmented Reality Duels are Duels that use Duel Gazers and D-Pads, which when the two are used together, whether on the ground or in the sky, cause monsters to erupt from buildings and fight each other; it's a super-charged duel!

But there's no one in town who's crazier about dueling than our hero, Yuma Tsukumo. At a beginner level, he's a Champion at absolutely losing. Due to a chain of events, Yuma ends up challenging the number one delinquent at his school, Ryoga. The Duel before him will greatly change Yuma's destiny...!

A bizarre door that usually appears in Yuma's dreams suddenly shows up in the midst of this fight. When Yuma unlocks this sealed door, countless lights fly from it and escape. And when Yuma comes to, he sees the mysterious entity, Astral, who came from a parallel universe, standing before him.

In order to regain Astral's lost memories, the flying lights from the door that have turned into the 100 "Numbers" Cards, these two must work together. Just what is the purpose for Astral's appearance in our world? And what on earth is with these new monsters known as "Numbers"? A series of mysterious and powerful rivals begin to appear before Yuma and Astral, slowly unraveling the mystery...

Plot

The series is set in the near future. Something unexpected happens as Ryoga Kamishiro challenges Yuma Tsukumo to a Duel. When the mysterious entity Astral appears before them a new legend begins.[5]

See also: Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL chapter listing

Music

Japanese opening theme 1: Masterpiece

  • Performer: Mihimaru GT
  • Episodes: 001-025

Japanese ending theme 1: My Quest

  • Performer: Golden Bomber
  • Episodes: 001-025

Japanese opening theme 2: BRAVING!

  • Performer: KANAN
  • Episodes: 026-

Japanese ending theme 2: Zetsubō no Freesia

  • Performer: DaizyStripper
  • Episodes: 026-

Episodes

Development

An encore screening of Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time on February 20, 2011 in Japan contained details on the production of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. The second 2011 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump included details of the screening a competition on how one hundred and ten readers can win passes to see it.[6]

4Kids has confirmed that an English-language dub will premeire on October 15th.

Staff

The following staff are credited.[1]

Original character draft Kazuki Takahashi, Studio Dice (Weekly Shōnen Jump)
Planning Yukio Kawasaki (TV Tokyo)
Masanori Miyake
Director Satoshi Kuwabara
Series composition Shin Yoshida
Duel composition Masahiro Hikokubo
Character design Hirotoshi Takaya
Monster design Seiji Handa
Mecha accessory design Mitsuru Owa
Art director Takashi Nakamura
Color scheme Ayami Minowa
CG producer Futoshi Nagara
CG direction 富田和仙
Photography director Kendi Akazawa
Editor 楫野允史
Sound director Hiroaki Matsuoka
Sound production cooperation Jinnan Studio
Music Conisch
Yutaka Minobe
Yasufumi Fukuda
Music Production Marvelous Entertainment
Music collaboration TV Tokyo Music
Casting cooperation Ai Ninuma (Neruke Planning)
Animation producer Furuya Daisuke
Producer Ryo Sasaki
Animation production Studio Gallop
Production TV Tokyo / NAS

External links

References

  1. a b tv-tokyo.co.jp Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL staff, cast and music information
  2. tv-tokyo.co.jp onair
  3. tv-tokyo.co.jp Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
  4. animenewsnetwork.com News: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Anime, Manga Revealed
  5. V Jump scan.
  6. animenewsnetwork.com New Yu-Gi-Oh! Series to Be Announced in February