I’m really disappointed that we haven’t yet been given the chance to see – and hear – the original Japanese version a missed opportunity. : a new high octane US soundtrack and a new US OP (“Take a Chance” by Michael Brady) which doubles as ED. Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL was adapted to be shown on 4Kids TV and we all know (don’t we, children?) what that means in terms of localization etc. So, standard fare for Kix or Pop (still airing on Pop in the small hours) but, at least here the viewer can watch the episodes in the right order and follow the story through as it was meant to be seen.Īlthough the story and characters are ostensibly the same, there’s no means of knowing from the US version – with new music and songs (as in all the other Yu-Gi-Oh! adaptations) how close this is to the original Japanese series. A cynical way of looking at these shows is that they’ve been brought out to sell more cards and games – and yet, in spite of the merchandising behind them, they’re entertainingly put together. In this third spin-off of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! the lively protagonist whose name has a ‘Yu’ in it is maybe the youngest so far at thirteen. Can Yuma and Astral combine to harness the power of ZEXAL and win against such difficult odds? Yuma enters the World Duel Carnival tournament and is soon up against Vetrix and his minions and Dr Faker who also are collecting the Numbers. Yuma joins forces with Astral to try to find the Numbers (helped by his school friends Tori and Bronk) – but other, more sinister forces, are also after them. Astral has been imprisoned and has lost his memories it seems that these memories have been transformed into Xyz Monster cards called Numbers which have been scattered far and wide. ![]() No one is more surprised than Yuma when, losing a duel to blue-haired Shark, the key sets free Astral, a mysterious ghostly being, who helps him turn the duel around. Yuma Tsukumo – a cheerful, outward-going thirteen-year-old who loves playing Duel Monsters – has been left a golden ‘key’ by his absent dad which he always wears as a pendant.
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