History Franchise / YuGiOh

* WeirdCrossover: An early 2024 UsefulNotes/McDonalds toy promotion featured miniature plush dolls of ''{{Franchise/HelloKitty}}'' characters cosplaying as iconic ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' monsters.

* WeirdCrossover: An early 2024 UsefulNotes/McDonalds toy promotion featured miniature plush dolls of ''{{Franchise/HelloKitty}}'' characters cosplaying as iconic ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' monsters.

* CaptainObvious: Used very often, usually when a monster is destroyed or a magic/trap card is used, so it happens virtually every move. The rules do state that every move should be explained in order to keep track of timings, although it contributes to the show's {{Inaction Sequenc|e}}es.

* InactionSequence: Most duels of any importance are stretched out to three or four episodes because every single turn involves at least one player shouting "Not so fast!" and revealing an unexpected countermeasure, prompting several minutes worth of explanation as to how the countermeasure works. It seems that skill in this game is dependent on the fact that no player, however skilled, has any idea how any of the cards work except for their own. The phrase "You see, my card has another special ability..." is uttered at least twice in nearly every episode. With almost equal frequency, a character will place the duel on hold in order to tell their entire life story to their opponent. Blofeld would have been proud.
** It seems that this trope is either Kazuki Takahashi's fault or the writers got much better at pacing the duels as most examples of this trope are confined to whenever Yugi (the protagonist of the first series) appeared. Its other sequels tend to mostly follow the length set in GX. The exceptions are 5Ds and VRAINS, which is usually about 3-4 episodes per duels, which is still much shorter than the original series.
** Additional Inaction Sequences come from a large number of flashbacks in episodes. To keep more casual viewers abreast of the plotline, any time a character references a prior event, the scene cuts to a brief flashback of the event. For example, count how many times during the Battle City arc Joey mentions his promise to Yugi, which always leads into the flashback of him saying, "It's true. We'll whip this Marik creep and his Rare Hunter goon squad so hard, they won't know what hit 'em." That same phrase every time.
** Oddly, this is averted in most backup or filler duels where not only do the duels take place at a rather fast pace, but they also end up actually being marginally more epic due to the pacing of the duel. An example is the duel where Rebecca is pit against Vivian Wong. She uses a classic hurt-and-heal strategy that maintained a very consistent beat that puts the other duels in the series to shame. And she did it all in one episode.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Since a lot of the card game in Yu-Gi-Oh! and its sequels involve somebody attacking and the other guy making a miraculous recovery, giant blasts of raw holographic energy must understandably be paused while the card is activated and its effects are explained. This gets especially obvious when the shot is drawn so that the attack is in view, yet it's won't attack until all explanation is said and done and the attack name is screamed out.

* ActionGirl: The franchise doesn't have that many female Duelists in comparison to male Duelists, but they are present. With every new series, either more female duelists are introduced, or the few who are involved in the plot are given a good amount of focus.

** [[/index]]''Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection'', a CompilationRerelease of several of the earliest ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' video games for Platform/NintendoSwitch and {{Platform/Steam}}, including ''Battle of Great Duelist'' and ''Stairway to the Destined Duel''.[[index]]

This era of the franchise utilizes the "Master Rules" format of the real-life ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' OCG/TCG card game. By the conclusion of ''VRAINS'', the current format used is "Master Rules 5"[[note]]Released on April 1, 2020 (OCG), November 24, 2021 (TCG).[[/note]]. With the exception of the first ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime, which was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation, every animated media in this era is handled by Creator/StudioGallop, and features a more angular artstyle by Kazuki Takahashi himself.

** A villain who is presented as [[KickTheDog genuinely sadistic]], powerful, and [[ManipulativeBastard dangerously deceptive.]] Often prone to EvilIsSexy (at least according to the fans), but is usually either TheDragon to the GreaterScopeVillain or his/its pawn. This is the person who the audience sees playing the game for most of the arc/series, and if the GreaterScopeVillain is somehow incapable of dueling directly, will take the role of the "final opponent to save the world." Sometimes will pull a HeelFaceTurn against all odds, especially [[TheDogBitesBack if this villain betrayed him]] and/or if he took the time to befriend the main character, although expect RedemptionEqualsDeath if so.

* {{Feelies}}:
** Back in the day, it was very common for the video games to come bundled with promotional cards that would not be otherwise available until later down the line. The manga based on the later anime series started bundling promo cards as well once the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga ended. Even some merchandise and toys came with free cards. This practice slowly faded out in the mid 2010s when the video games started moving to digital and the rate of new games slowed down, but the ''SEVENS'' era brought it back with ''Dawn of the Battle Royale!!'' and its sequel coming packaged with Rush Duel cards in their physical editions.
** ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer'' came with a very bizarre and unique accessory: the Duel Scanner, a box-shaped scanner with a cavity and card slot that could be hooked up to your Wii via a USB cable and used to scan real ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' cards for use in the game. This is in contrast to previous games where you could get the cards by punching in the 8-digit passcode at the bottom of the real card. For technical reasons the Duel Scanner did not work with an unfortunately wide pool of cards, including prize cards, magazine promo cards, and cards with too much holographic foil.

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGORUSH Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'': Seventh anime spin-off, it debuted in Spring 2022 starring Yudias Velgear, [[TagTeamTwins Yuhi and Yuamu Ohdo]], also uses the ''Rush Duel'' format like with ''SEVENS''.

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGORUSH Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'': Seventh anime spin-off, it debuted in Spring 2022 starring Yudias Velgear and uses the ''Rush Duel'' format like with ''SEVENS''.