Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

{{Infobox/Animanga/Start
| title           = ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
| english         = ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
| kanji           = {{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエル モンスターズ{{Ruby|ＧＸ|ジーエックス}}
| romaji          = Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Jī Ekkusu
| other           = ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX''
| genre           = Adventure, Gaming, School life
| image name      = GX logo.png
| image caption   = Yu-Gi-Oh! GX logo
}}
{{Infobox/Animanga/Anime
| title           = ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
| director        = [[Hatsuki Tsuji]]
| studio          = Studio Gallop
| licensor        = 
| network         = {{flag|Japan}} TV Tokyo
| network other   =
* {{flag|Greece}} STAR Channel
* {{flag|United States}} 4Kids TV, Cartoon Network, CW4Kids, Jetix 
* {{flag|Canada}} YTV
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} ITV4, CITV Channel, NickToons UK
* {{flag|France}} Canal J, M6, Gulli
* {{flag|Spain}} Nickelodeon
* {{flag|Germany}} RTL II
* {{flag|Germany}} YEP TV!/ProSieben MAXX
* {{flag|Italy}} Italia 1
* {{flag|Australia}} Network Ten, Cartoon Network
* {{flag|New Zealand}} TV2
* {{flag|Philippines}} Hero TV
* {{flag|Lithuania}} TV3
* {{flag|Republic of China}} CTS
* {{flag|Ireland}} RTÉ Two
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} MBC 3
* {{flag|Denmark}} Cartoon Network, TV2
* {{flag|Finland}} MTV3, Subtv Juniori
* {{flag|Brazil}} {{flag|Mexico}} Nickelodeon
* {{flag|Brazil}} Warner Channel
* {{flag|Brazil}} Rede Globo (''Season 1 Only''), Rede TV! (''Season 3'')
* {{flag|Hungary}} {{flag|Romania}} A+
* {{flag|Hungary}} Viasat6
* {{flag|Croatia}} Nova
* {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Mreža Plus
* {{flag|Turkey}} Jojo
* {{flag|Serbia}} Ultra TV
* {{flag|Sweden}} TV4, Cartoon Network
* {{flag|Morocco}} 2M TV
* {{flag|Portugal}} Sic K
* {{flag|Norway}} Cartoon Network
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} Kix TV
* {{flag|Germany}} ProSieben Maxx/YEP TV!
| first aired     = October 6, 2004
| last aired      = March 26, 2008
| num of episodes = 180 (155 dubbed)
}}
{{Infobox/Animanga/Manga
| author          = [[Naoyuki Kageyama]]
| publisher       = Shueisha<br />VIZ Media
| first run       = December 17, 2005
| last run        = March 19, 2011
| num of volumes  = 9
}}
{{Infobox/Animanga/End}}
{{Wikipediapar|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''}}

'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''''', known in Japan as '''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX''''' and '''''GX''''' standing for '''''Generation Next''''', is the successor and first spin-off series to the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime and manga.

Produced by Nihon Ad Systems Inc., or NAS for short, ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' started airing on TV Tokyo in Japan on October 6, 2004. The anime is licensed by [[4Kids Entertainment]] for distribution in the West.

[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'']], a manga spin-off of the series written by [[Naoyuki Kageyama]], was published in [[wikipedia:Shueisha|Shueisha]]'s [[V Jump]] magazine in Japan. The manga appears in the United States [[Shonen Jump]] magazine.

==Production==
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' is produced by Nihon Ad Systems, Inc., and directed by Hatsuki Tsuji. Scripts are prepared by an alternating lineup of writers - [[Junki Takegami]], [[Shin Yoshida]], [[Atsushi Maekawa]], [[Akemi Omode]], [[Yasuyuki Suzuki]]-with music arrangements by Yutaka Minobe. Takuya Hiramitsu is in charge of sound direction, supervised by Yūji Mitsuya. Character and monster designs are overseen by Kenichi Hara, while Duel layout is overseen by Masahiro Hikokubo.

The "GX" in the series' title is short for the term "Generation neXt". "GENEX" was also the tentative title of the series as evidenced in early promotional work, and also refers to the [[Genex Tournament]] that takes place between episodes [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 084|84]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 104|104]].

Like many English adaptations of other anime series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' is edited due to Americanization. The names of many characters and cards underwent alteration, and card faces and text are edited to only include [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] statistics, [[Attribute]] for monsters, and card type for [[Spell Cards|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s. Spell Cards in particular are referred to as such to reflect the revised printing format that surfaced in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game from [[Magician's Force]] onwards, though the original term "Magic Card" has been used on several occasions, either due to scripting error or for very specific reasons. Furthermore monster stat displays and [[Life Point]] counters, previously in blue and gold print, become digital readouts with color-coded energy bars. The original music score is replaced with a rock-style soundtrack. Darker and more controversial themes such as death, murder, and religion - which were incorporated into the Japanese version - are toned down in the English version.

==Themes and structure==
Although the first half of the anime's first season began on a whimsical note, the latter half established a noticeably darker atmosphere by introducing supernatural elements similar to those present in the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, such as magic, the [[Shadow Game]]s, and various myths, along with Judeo-Christian subtext. The second season had a strong thematic presence built on destiny, with ties to the [[wikipedia:Cthulhu Mythos|Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[Wikipedia:H.P. Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]] and associated horror fiction authors writing in the Lovecraftian horror, and drew on [[Wikipedia:Space opera|space opera]] as a plot device. The third season continued this trend, but with much greater emphasis on emotional torment, with alternate dimensions serving as its primary settings. The third season is easily the darkest, with large number of the main cast appearing to die over the course. Even though most later return, they are believed by both the viewer and the remaining characters to be dead. The fourth season continues character-driven plotlines established in the first season, such as [[Chazz Princeton]]'s desire to duel professionally, and the students that vanished in the abandoned dormitory.

The program is divided into episodes classified as "Turns". The title sequence and closing credits are accompanied by lyrics varying over the course of the series, with the former immediately followed by an individual episode's number and title. Eyecatches begin and end commercial breaks halfway through each episode; in the first season, there were two eyecatches per episode, usually showcasing the opponents and their key monsters for a given episode while in later seasons, a single eyecatch appears with only the duelists. After the credits, a preview of the next episode, narrated most frequently by KENN and Masami Suzuki, is made, followed by a brief "Today's Strongest Card" segment.

In the English version, the title sequence is accompanied by the song "[[Get Your Game On! (song)|Get Your Game On!]]", as are the end credits (in a shortened form). Eyecatches, previews, and the "Today's Strongest Card" featurette are removed entirely.

==Story==
[[File:GX Jap logo.png|thumb|180px|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX ({{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}} デュエル モンスターズ {{Ruby|ＧＸ|ジーエックス}}) logo]]''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' begins with the lead character, [[Jaden Yuki]], obtaining a "[[Winged Kuriboh]]" from [[Yugi Muto]], the renowned Duel Monsters champion. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX follows the exploits of Jaden and his companions as he attends [[Duel Academy]] (''Duel Academia''). The series is set several years after the original series.

The Academy was founded by [[Seto Kaiba]] on a remote island in the Southern Seas, with its dormitories named after the three [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian God Cards]], and is run by [[Chancellor Sheppard]] (''Principal Samejima'') and his staff. The most elaborate dormitory, [[Obelisk Blue]] (オベリスク・ブルー ''Oberisuku Burū''), is named after "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]". The Obelisk Blue dormitory can be graduated to, but the only way to enter the dorm in the first year is to attend and do well at an affiliated junior school (English version only). As the highest ranked dormitory, Obelisk Blue's facilities are of the highest quality, on the level of the world's classiest hotels and restaurants. The center dorm, [[Ra Yellow]] (ラー・イェロー ''Rā Ierō''), is named after "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]". Those who were given the highest scores in the entrance exam, or whose performance was mediocre in the junior school enter this dormitory, which, while not as extravagant as Obelisk Blue, still has incredibly clean and well-kept facilities as well as meals of a quality far above the lifestyle of the average salaried man. The lowest dorm, [[Slifer Red]] (Osiris Red) (オシリス・レッド ''Oshirisu Reddo''), is named after "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (original)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]". Those who scored poorly are put into the shoddy dorms of Slifer Red. The naming choices reflect Kaiba's bias over the God Cards in relation to his rivalry with Yugi (Obelisk was Kaiba's own personal card in [[Battle City]], while Slifer was Yugi's, with Ra in the middle as the most desirable card out of the three until Yugi received it at the end of the story arc).

For the first two years at [[Duel Academy]], the main cast faced major threats including the [[Shadow Riders]] (''Seven Stars''), who intended to revive the [[Sacred Beasts]] by creating a strong dueling presence on the island, as well as the [[Society of Light]], which intended to enslave humanity with the world-destroying satellite of [[Misgarth]] (in the dubbed version, their aim is to brainwash the world with the satellite). During the third year-right, as a result of [[Thelonious Viper]]'s schemes (''Professor Cobra''), [[Duel Academy]] is transported to another world, a desert plane with three suns and resident Duel Monster spirits, right into the hands of [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]. Upon returning home, Jaden and a select group of his partners dive into the rift left in their escape to recover their missing companions and embark through second and third worlds where losing a duel is fatal. In the second half of their third year (Season 4), the characters reflect upon their upcoming graduation and what to do afterward, such as [[Alexis Rhodes]] considering becoming a teacher, and [[Syrus Truesdale]] taking up [[Zane Truesdale|his brother]]'s legacy as a [[Cyber Style]] duelist. A villain named [[Trueman]] also appears and is somehow connected to Atticus and the abandoned dormitory. Later it is shown that Trueman was a minion of [[Nightshroud]] (''Darkness''), who was previously a secondary antagonist from the first season.

==Cast==
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX sports many personalities. The principal cast is composed of series hero [[Jaden Yuki]], the passionate [[Alexis Rhodes]] and her whimsical brother [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]], the easily discouraged but determined [[Syrus Truesdale]], elitist [[Chazz Princeton]], the analytic [[Bastion Misawa]], the strong-willed [[Tyranno Hassleberry]], and the love-struck [[Blair Flannigan]]. Supporting characters often have connections to the educative or professional dueling worlds, and include [[Obelisk Blue]] professor [[Vellian Crowler]], duelist-turned-[[Industrial Illusions]] designer [[Chumley Huffington]], and [[Pro League]] powerhouses [[Zane Truesdale]] and [[Aster Phoenix]]. The [[Overseas Champions]], like [[Jesse Anderson]], one of the closest Jaden's friends, a group of foreign duelists introduced in the third year, would also find a place in Duel Academy's student body.

Each season of the series has a primary antagonist. The first season has [[Kagemaru]] (Duel Academy's Chairman and leader of the [[Shadow Riders]], who wants to take the [[Sacred Beasts]] for himself). The second season has [[Sartorius]] (founder and leader of the [[Society of Light]], an enigmatic fortune-teller taken over by an [[The Light of Destruction|alien force]] who uses his influence to bring people to his side). The third season has [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]] creator of the [[Martin Empire]] and the [[Survival Duels]], an evil, deranged, psychotic duel spirit that possesses and manipulates people to rule over all dimensions with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] by her side. The fourth season has [[Nightshroud]] (a former Shadow Rider that is revealed to be the fate of mankind itself, orchestrating a vicious siege to send all the human beings into the World of Darkness where they will ultimately give up on their own lives). So far, by the end of each season (with exception of the fourth), each of the primary antagonists seems to reform in some way. Kagemaru appeared to see the error his ways, Sartorius was under the Light of Destruction's influence over the whole season, and Yubel had also been driven insane by the Light of Destruction and was freed from it by Jaden and willingly merged with him. Nightshroud was defeated and destroyed by Jaden, but claimed to continue to exist as long as there is darkness in a person's heart.

Also, in addition to the main cast, several cameos from the previous anime series appear within the show, most notably [[Yugi Muto]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[Pegasus]] and [[Solomon Muto]]. For an entire list of cameos see: [[References from Yu-Gi-Oh! in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]].

==Anime==
===Season 1===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode listing (season 1)}}

===Season 2===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode listing (season 2)}}

===Season 3===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode listing (season 3)}}

===Season 4===
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===DVD===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX DVD listing}}

==Manga==
===Chapters===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX chapter listing}}

===Volumes===
{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)#Volume Guide}}

==Changes made to the dub==
* Most characters' names, including the main protagonist's.
* Some cards' names.
* Most [[Attack name|monsters' attack and effect names]].
* Changing the script, music and personalities to make the show more marketable to an American audience.
* Altering or removing references to death, religion and violence.
* Changing Life Point meters to digital readouts with color-coded energy bars.
* Changing the sound effects, and replacing them with new ones.  None of the original Japanese sound effects remain.
* Removing Japanese and English text and sometimes replacing it with unreadable symbols.
* Removing all scenes and mentions of blood and changing it to another brand of plasma.
* Replacing references to death with being "sent to the stars", though death is still implied.
* There are some differences made with Yubel.
* References to obscure Japanese food and culture are not edited and used in the English dub.

==Trivia==
* This is the only spin-off series to not introduce a new type of Summoning.
** It does, however, focus on a certain type of Summoning like each of its successors (in this case, [[Fusion Summon]]ing).
* With 180 episodes in total, ''GX'' is the longest running spin-off series so far.
** With the ''GX'' anime series being divided into four sub-seasons, it is also the spin-off series with the most seasons of its own plot.

==See also==
*[[Portal:Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|Portal:''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'']]

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