Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is an animation and action & adventure series.

What it’s about. Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".

Who’s in it. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters stars Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba (voice), Hiroki Takahashi as Katsuya Jonouchi / Joey Wheeler (voice), Shunsuke Kazama as Yugi Muto / Yami Yugi (voice) and Maki Saito as Anzu Mazaki / Téa Gardner (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.3/10, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and Retrocrush and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters page.

If you liked it. Fans of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.