History Trivia / YuGiOhVRAINS

* IKnewIt:
** In a hilarious variation, almost everyone assumed that the 'terrifying' card Revolver used to defeat Ghost Girl was the entirely mundane [[spoiler:Mirror Force]], as confirmed when [[spoiler: GO Onizuka]] falls victim to it as well.
** While [[spoiler:Aoi]] & [[spoiler:Aqua]]'s relationship is not what many expected, many people from the beginning of the series predicted they would eventually team-up. Come episode 77 it finally happened.
** Most people predicted that Alyson Leigh Rosenfield would likely be voicing Queen after she trolled Twitter about it prior to her debut episode.
** Most people expected [[spoiler:Kusanagi to betray Yusaku]] when the second OP more or less spoiled it.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Yugipedia Yugipedia]] (which forked from [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh%21_Wikia the old wiki]] in 2018).

*** Varis (Revolver) and Gore (GO) are both voiced by Daniel J. Edwards.

* TalkingToHimself:
** Frog, Pigeon, and Eagle, all voiced by Creator/TomokazuSeki.
** In the dub, Varis and Gore are both voiced by Daniel J. Edwards. Daniel even joked that he can't wait to kick his own butt, making a reference to episode 39-40.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Creator/YukiNakashima (Aoi/Blue Angel/Blue Girl) and Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi (Revolver) voiced Yuuki Otokura and the Producer, respectively, of ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls''.
** Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Ai) and Creator/YuukiKaji (Takeru Homura/Soulburner) voiced Rohan Kishibe and Koichi Hirose in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' as well as Griffith and Judeau in the [[Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc Berserk films]].
** Creator/YuukiKaji (Takeru Homura/Soulburner) and Creator/SubaruKimura (Shoichi Kusanagi) both provided voicework for Rentaro Satomi and Takuto Yasuwaki respectively, in ''LightNovel/BlackBullet''.
** Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Ai), Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi (Revolver), Creator/TomokazuSeki (Frog & Pigeon), and Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Aqua) are all involved in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' as Arthur Pendragon and Merlin, [[LightNovel/FateApocrypha Chiron]], [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Gilgamesh]] and Mozart, and Altria Pendragon (and her numerous variations), respectively.
** Because of the flashback of Ai's connection to Aqua, this makes the sixth time Creator/TakahiroSakurai and Creator/AyakoKawasumi have had [[VideoGame/GateKeepers two]] [[Anime/ZoidsNewCentury characters]] who have a [[VideoGame/DotHackGU close]] [[Anime/AngelTales relationship]] [[AudioPlay/SaintBeast with]] [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder each other]].

* NamesTheSame: ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' also has a character named "Echo", childhood friend of Amon Garam.

* NamesTheSame:
** ''VRAINS'' isn't [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL the first]] ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series to have a character named "Haru". Yuma's grandmother had the same name.
** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' also has a character named "Echo", childhood friend of Amon Garam.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh%21_Wikia Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki]], and its forked site, [[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Yugipedia Yugipedia]].

** Yusaku Fujiki is Shouya Ishige's first major voice acting role.

* FanNickname:
** ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Try'' for the series itself, mainly for its TagLine and ArcNumber being a recurring theme.
** Thanks to its recap episodes, the show is sometimes called "Yu-Gi-Oh! Recap"
** With the introduction of Speed Duels, many fans would usually call it "Duel Links: VRAINS Version".
** [[Film/KungFury HACKERMAN]] for Yusaku. Sometimes [[TotallyRadical Skater Boi]] instead or "Wisteria" after his hair color and surname.
** Certain groups have shortened Ignis into "Iggy".
** Hot Dog Guy for Kusanagi (Kolter). Sam Black has embraced this one.
** Dr. Kogami's appearance in Episode 42 earned him the nickname "Labcoat Jesus".
** "Daddy Ryoken" after Revolver's [[{{Bishounen}} real-life appearance]] was revealed. Some nicknames him "Stardust Boy" after Stardust Road and as a callback to [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Yusei]].
** Takeru/Soulburner got the nickname "Crow 2.0" or "Crowburner" as he quickly became [[SpotlightStealingSquad part of the main cast]] and the show promoting his Salamangreat deck at the same time.
** Revolver vs Soulburner got the nickname "Battle of the Structure Decks" in certain circles.
** Some call Roboppi's humanoid appearance as [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV "Sora"]]

* TroubledProduction: The ScheduleSlip with the series' debut, occasional PreviouslyOn clips composed of clips from previous episodes, and the unusual amount of {{Recap Episode}}s during its run led some to speculate production issues. The second director of the series, Katsuya Asano, [[http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/02/09/yu-gi-oh-vrains-production-issues-director-speaks/ eventually confirmed this]] (alongside a third apology after the airing of the fourth recap episode). This was hinted at with the first director of the series being Masahiro Hosoda, famous in Japan to be the man capable of working under the most extreme pressure in the anime industry, the guy that animation studios usually called for when there's a production issue so serious, the animation project is in the risk of being outright cancelled. Katsuya Asano didn't step in until after the situation has calmed down a bit.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Cospa Japan announced their VRAINS merchandise lineup and reveals that Revolver's bullet earrings, of all things, [[https://cospa.co.jp/detail/id/00000103187 is available for purchase]].

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Shouya Ishige, voice of Yusaku, was a Japanese stage actor whose biggest credit at the time was starring in a major Japanese musical production of The Lion King in 2014. He had minor roles in [[Manga/{{Orange}} a]] [[Anime/{{Seiren}} few]] minor voice roles before he was cast in ''VRAINS''. Like KENN before him, he seems to be transitioning to a regular voice acting career.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Shouya Ishige, voice of Yusaku, is a Japanese actor who had [[Manga/{{Orange}} a]] [[Anime/{{Seiren}} few]] minor voice roles before he was cast into ''VRAINS''. He's also the third protagonist voice actor who falls under this trope, after those of Yugi and Yusei, Shunsuke Kazama, and Yuuya Miyashita, respectively.
* CrossdressingVoices:

* NoExportForYou: While North America and Europe were able to watch the Japanese simulcast via Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, the English version was only broadcast in Canada and Australia at first, though they only aired up to episodes 108 and 104, respectively. As of writing, only the first season is available for legal streaming in the UK. The dub eventually began streaming on [[Creator/PlutoTV Pluto TV]]'s newly-launched, dedicated ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' channel, '''three full years''' after the Canadian premiere.

* NoExportForYou: While North America and Europe were able to watch the Japanese simulcast via Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, the English version was only broadcast in Canada and Australia. As of writing, only the first season is available for legal streaming in the UK. The dub eventually began streaming on [[Creator/PlutoTV Pluto TV]]'s newly-launched, dedicated ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' channel, '''three full years''' after the Canadian premiere.

** Aoi Zaizen is Creator/YukiNakashima's first major voice acting role before her role as Lisa Imai in VideoGame/BangDreamGirlsBandParty.

* NoExportForYou: While North America and Europe were able to watch the Japanese simulcast via Creator/{{Crunchyroll}}, the English version was only broadcast in Canada and Australia. As of writing, only the first season is available for legal streaming in the UK. The dub eventually began streaming on [[Creator/PlutoTV Pluto TV]]'s newly-launched, dedicated ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' channel, '''three full years''' after the Canadian premiere.

* {{Jossed}}: After Takeru/Soulburner's character was introduced in promotional materials and his thuggish look was shown, fans theorized that he would follow the trend of "the new transfer student [[FalseFriend pretends]] to be the main character's best friend" à la Bruno, Vector, Sora and Dennis, or "going to be possessed" like Jounouchi and Johan. [[spoiler:He actually breaks the trend and stays his friend till the end.]]

* {{Defictionalization}}: Cospa Japan announced their VRAINS merchandise lineup and, of all things, reveals that Revolver's bullet earrings [[https://cospa.co.jp/detail/id/00000103187 is available for purchase]].

** Takeru/Soulburner got the nickname "Crow 2.0" as he quickly became [[SpotlightStealingSquad part of the main cast]] and the show promoting his Salamangreat deck at the same time.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A male youth suffering as a shut in averting away from people partnering with a digitalized being hailed from a planet under attack only to end up opening to people later on and going through a dark story with the antagonist unleashing the Dragon powerful enough to stand in his way? Even the protagonists has the ability to access a mysterious server to gain powerful cards akin to a Meteor Server and the ability to perform Henshin. As time goes on he forms bonds with a pop idol and goes up against a criminal organization whose purpose is to harvest energy out of people to put the current society to extinction. Sounds like the closest thing to that of a Megaman Star Force 3 Anime since Megaman Star Force 3 has yet to have an anime adaptation. As revealed of the unreleased and cancelled Megaman Star Force 4 shows a hacker partner with the protagonist with a bounty on his head against the authorities marks this consideration as well.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A male youth suffering as a shut in averting away from people partnering with a digitalized being hailed from a planet under attack only to end up opening to people later on and going through a dark story with the antagonist unleashing the Dragon powerful enough to stand in his way? Sounds like the closest thing to that of a Megaman Star Force 3 Anime since Megaman Star Force 3 has yet to have an anime adaptation. As revealed of the unreleased and cancelled Megaman Star Force 4 shows a hacker partner with the protagonist with a bounty on his head against the authorities marks this consideration as well.

* SpiritualAdaptation: A male youth suffering as a shut in averting away from people partnering with a digitalized being hailed from a planet under attack only to end up opening to people later on and going through a dark story with the antagonist unleashing the Dragon powerful enough to stand in his way? Sounds like the closest thing to that of a Megaman Star Force 3 Anime since Megaman Star Force 3 has yet to have an anime adaptation.

* AllStarCast: The series inverts the usual {{Amateur Cast}}ing in the franchise as the cast is composed of seasoned voice actors except for Yusaku, Spectre, Bohman, Emma, and Aoi's voice actors, who are the newcomers in the VA scene. The most notable famous voice actors are:

* NoExportForYou: While North America and Europe were able to watch the Japanese simulcast via Creator/{{Crunchyroll}}, the English version was only broadcast in Canada and Australia. As of writing, only the first season is available for legal streaming in the UK.
** Eventually averted as an example of LateExportForYou when the dub began streaming on [[Creator/PlutoTV Pluto TV]]'s newly-launched, dedicated Yu-Gi-Oh! channel, '''three full years''' after the Canadian premiere.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Shouya Ishige, voice of Yusaku, is a Japanese actor who had [[Manga/{{Orange}} a]] [[Anime/{{Seiren}} few]] minor voice roles before he was cast into ''VRAINS''. He's also the third protagonist voice actor who falls under this trope, after those of Yugi and Yusei, Shunsuke Kazama and Yuuya Miyashita, respectively.