Trivia / Yu-Gi-Oh! (first anime series)

• Cross-Dressing Voices: Both Yugis are voiced by Megumi Ogata, so Yugi sounds very young, and Dark Yugi has kind of a husky contralto.
• Friendship on the Set: Believe it or not, head writer Toshiki Inoue and secondary writer Yasuko Kobayashi (both known for their work on tokusatsu productions) first met while working together on this anime. Contrary to the Western fanbase’s rumours of them having a Hostility on the Set in said productions, they do have a good relationship both professionally and personally, at least good enough that Kobayashi has been to dinner parties at Inoue’s house.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The only release this anime got was on VHS tapes in Japan, all of which are out of print. The 30-minute movie is just as scarce.
• No Export for You: The Toei anime was never released outside of Japan, even after the franchise became very popular overseas.
• Orphaned Reference: Duel Monsters cards have a logo that reads "MW". It's possible that sometime in development of this anime, the game was going to be referred to as "Magic & Wizards" like how they were during Kaiba's introductory arc. However, in the show itself, the game is referred to as "Duel Monsters" from the start.
• What Could Have Been: Imagine what could have happened had this show continued past the first seven manga volumes. The episodes we did get are so eclectic that who knows how a hypothetical Toei version of Duelist Kingdom or Battle City could have gone.

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