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{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
| anime =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]] |manga = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monstersmanga) GX]] | manga = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]
| list = List of Toon monsters
| support list = List of Toon monster support cards
{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}
'''Toon monsters''' (トゥーンモンスター ''Tūnmonsutā'') are [[Effect Monster]]s with the [[ability]] "Toon". They are cartoonized counterparts of existing monsters, capable of [[attack]]ing the opponent [[Direct attack|directly]]. All Toon monsters belong to having some reliance on the card "[[ToonWorld]]" archetype (including "[[Manga Ryu-Ran]]", since its Japanese name does contain "トゥーン").
Originally, in the manga and anime, Toon monsters were formed by having the effect of "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]" applied to non-Toon monsters. These Toon monsters had the ability to dodge attacks. In the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', Toon is an [[ability]]. Toon monsters exist as separate cards than their non-Toon counterpart, with whom they share no direct in-game relationship. They are capable of attacking the opponent directly and while they benefit from the card "[[Toon World]]", they can be used without it. There are [[#Classes of Toon monsterOCG/TCG|five classes]] of "Toon monsters", dubbed by fans Class A, B, C, D, and E. All Toon monsters belong to the "[[Toon]]" archetype (including "[[Manga Ryu-Ran]]", since its Japanese name contains トゥーン).
Toon monsters were the first Effect Monsters with an ability to be introduced, debuting in ''[[Spell Ruler]]''. While [[Flip monster]]s (as Flip Effect Monsters) were introduced earlier, they were not treated as having an ability until much later.
==Classes of Toon monster==
===''OCG''/''TCG''=======Class A====
* Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]].
Class A Toons: "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]", "[[Toon Summoned Skull]]" (''OCG'' only), "[[Manga Ryu-Ran]]" (''OCG'' only), "[[Toon Mermaid]]" (''OCG'' only)
====Class B====
* Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]].
Class B Toons: "[[Toon Dark Magician Girl]]"
====Class C====
* Can be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]].
Class C Toons: "[[Toon Cannon Soldier]]", "[[Toon Gemini Elf]]", "[[Toon Goblin Attack Force]]", "[[Toon Masked Sorcerer]]".
====Class D====
* Can be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]].
Class D Toons: "[[Toon Ancient Gear Golem]]", "[[Toon Barrel Dragon]]", "[[Toon Buster Blader]]", "[[Toon Cyber Dragon]]", "[[Red-Eyes Toon Dragon]]".
====Class E====
* Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]].
Class E Toons: "[[Toon Summoned Skull]]" (''TCG'' only), "[[Manga Ryu-Ran]]" (''TCG'' only), "[[Toon Mermaid]]" (''TCG'' only)
===Manga===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Original
|-
| "[[Dark Rabbit (manga)|Dark Rabbit]]"
| "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
| "[[Dragon Capture Jar (manga)|Dragon Capture Jar]]"
| "[[Bickuribox (manga)|Bickuribox]]"
| "[[Red Archery Girl (manga)|Red Archery Girl]]"
| "[[Ryu-Ran (manga)|Ryu-Ran]]"
| "[[Summoned Skull (manga)|Summoned Skull]]"
|-
| [[File:DarkRabbit-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:BlueEyesWhiteDragon-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:DragonCaptureJar-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:Bickuribox-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:RedArcheryGirl-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:RyuRan-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:SummonedSkull-JP-Manga-DM-CA.png |120x120px|alt=]]
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Toon
|-
| "Dark Rabbit"
| "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]"
| "Dragon Capture Jar"
| "Bickuribox"
| "[[Toon Mermaid (manga)|Toon Mermaid]]"
| "[[Manga Ryu-Ran (manga)|Manga Ryu-Ran]]"
| "[[Toon Summoned Skull (manga)|Toon Summoned Skull]]"
|-
| [[File:DarkRabbit-JP-Manga-DM-NC-Toon.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:BlueEyesToonDragon-JP-Manga-DM-NC.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:DragonCaptureJar-JP-Manga-DM-NC-Toon.jpg|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:Bickuribox-JP-Manga-DM-NC-Toon.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonMermaid-JP-Manga-DM-NC.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:MangaRyuRan-JP-Manga-DM-NC.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonSummonedSkull-JP-Manga-DM-NC.png |120x120px|alt=]]
|}
While "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]" is on the field, each of its controllers monsters are converted to their Toon counterparts.
In their Toon form, monsters could dodge attacks and hide within the "Toon World" book.
Although "Toon World" was used with "Dark Rabbit", "Dragon Capture Jar" they were not given separate names while affected and "Dragon Capture Jar" did not demonstrate the ability to dodge attacks.
===Anime===
====Duelist Kingdom====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Original
|-
| "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
| "[[Red Archery Girl (anime)|Red Archery Girl]]"
| "[[Ryu-Ran (anime)|Ryu-Ran]]"
| "[[Summoned Skull (anime)|Summoned Skull]]"
|-
| [[File:BlueEyesWhiteDragon-OW.png|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:RedArcheryGirl-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:RyuRan-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:SummonedSkull-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Toon
|-
| "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]"
| "[[Toon Mermaid (anime)|Toon Mermaid]]"
| "[[Manga Ryu-Ran (anime)|Manga Ryu-Ran]]"
| "[[Toon Summoned Skull (anime)|Toon Summoned Skull]]"
|-
| [[File:BlueEyesToonDragon-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonMermaid-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:MangaRyuRan-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonSummonedSkull-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
|}
In the anime, during the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament, Toon monsters functioned the same way that they did in the manga.
====Post-Duelist Kingdom====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Original
|-
| "[[Gemini Elf (anime)|Gemini Elf]]"
| "[[Summoned Skull (anime)|Summoned Skull]]"
| "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
| "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]"
| "[[Masked Sorcerer]]"
| "[[Ancient Gear Golem (anime)|Ancient Gear Golem]]"
|-
| [[File:GeminiElf-TF04-JP-VG.jpg |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:SummonedSkull-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:BlueEyesWhiteDragon-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:DarkMagicianGirl-OW-2.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:MaskedSorcerer-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:AncientGearGolem-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
|-
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Toon
|-
| "[[Toon-Gemini Elf (anime)|Toon-Gemini Elf]]"
| "[[Toon Summoned Skull (later anime)|Toon Summoned Skull]]"
| "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (later anime)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]"
| "[[Toon Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Toon Dark Magician Girl]]"
| "[[Toon Masked Sorcerer (anime)|Toon Masked Sorcerer]]"
| "[[Toon Ancient Gear Golem (anime)|Toon Ancient Gear Golem]]"
|-
| [[File:ToonGeminiElf-TF04-JP-VG.jpg |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonSummonedSkull-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:BlueEyesToonDragon-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonDarkMagicianGirl-GX06-EN-VG.png|120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:ToonMaskedSorcerer-OW.png |120x120px|alt=]]
| [[File:AncientGearGolem-JP-Anime-GX-NC-Toon.png|120x120px|alt=]]
|}
After Duelist Kingdom, Toon monsters were changed to more closely match their ''OCG''/''TCG'' selves.
==Playing style==
