The Dark Origins of Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@TheJWittz]

Thanks for supporting my new content! If this video ever gets 250K views, I'll make this video sequel 🤔: twitter.com/TheJWittz/status/1132416656376864770

[@slevinchannel7589]

Hab erst vor kurzem die Staffel 0 gesehen: Zu sehen wie Tea, Yugis inoffizieller Freundin, ein Tuch mit Chlorophor auf den Mund gedrückt wird, ist...naja. Ein interesannter Anblick?

[@jroy9946]

You should do a video on duelist of roses🤔

[@LordFartamor]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Knight41b]

TheJWittz Duelist of the Roses music :) 👍🏻

[@dillonf1905]

I always thought that the Darkest punishment was when Mokuba lost and thought he was trapped in a capsule. At least, the darkest one I've seen so far. I haven't finished it yet.

[@ChristopherKing288]

"Why are you setting me on fire?" "You forgot to say Uno."

[@Twinklethefox9022]

This reminds me of "if uno was an anime"

[@lavuntecolquitt]

😂😂😂

[@truepatrician4700]

You're fault for not listening when he said "this is a game where your life is at stake"

[@Qwertyuiop-lg7ko]

You must check The new "Yu-gi-oh Poker Night"

[@minerva-2351]

Sonds right

[@ChristopherMoom]

*_"Looks like you're heading to the shadow realm"_* ...dude, we're playing Go Fish.

[@ge789]

Brian the Trainer SILENCE!

[@bulldust1195]

Christopher why are you in like every commet section?

[@Sawtooth44]

oh... how did you do italics? i know only how to do bold here

[@YusufAli-cf8fp]

Saying hello to the shadow realm Hello Shadow Realm

[@DT-yw4ob]

"Looks like you tried to make me go fish when in fact, you did have a 3 in hand, now you MUST PERISH."

[@Rostof_TheGreat]

Person: *loses card game that's for children* Yugi: boys, get the flamethrower...

[@xwader2361]

Lol

[@murderouscow]

Only going for the flamethrower? Yugi must be feeling generous today...

[@Goku49]

Mr. Dragon ah yes good ol death by children’s card game

[@mikeoxlong1395]

@@murderouscow No, not generous. He's just bored and cannot be bothered.

[@banako420]

HANZ GET ZE FLAMENWERFER

[@sailorartemis6637]

Person: * cheats or loses a game * Yugi: *Your free trial of living has ended*

[@slevinchannel7589]

People. Duelists. Duelist-People! (Is that even a term?!): I know this is random, i know, but seriously and no joke: KZbin has a P0RN-Problem and a Nudity-Problem. Please have a spine and report or flag some of them, if you see them. Or even have mega-spine and actively search for them, just to report them and include the Target-URL in the Report. This would be best. I'm not joking. KZbin detoriates and you may have heard how useless the CEO, Susan, is. You heard how much criticism she gets, yeah? I bet you did. I would bet money you did.

[@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL]

@@slevinchannel7589 ok boomer

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL Thanks loser.

[@Commander-peepers]

@@slevinchannel7589 thanks boomer

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@Commander-peepers I got 4 likes and you embarass yourself anyway regardless of that, because saying boomer to others is so cliche.

[@teapartypenguin1353]

I like to think Atem chilled out so much between season 0 and when duel monsters kicked off because of Yugi's subtle growth and influence. Yugi befriended two of his bullies and turned them into some of his most loyal friends and in general just became surrounded by much better people. So Atem decided to start giving second chances...or at least stop setting people on fire. The infamous Beserker Soul scene basically shows what happens when Atem gets pissed off and Yugi isn't there to reel him in.

[@ZetsubouGintama]

That berserker soul episode is that ss0 Atem moments.

[@notme8232]

You can see that with the end of the Kaibaland arc. He would be entirely justified in killing him, or at least doing serious damage. However, he chooses to give him a second chance to reform into a better person. This arc continues into the D&D game with Bakura (which may or may not even be in the show, I've never watched it), where the Pharoh expresses great pride in Yugi's courage to put himself on the front line with his friends.

[@carolinewheeler77]

It also makes sense that he’d be way more vengeful when first being broken out of the puzzle, and eventually calming down over time as he gets used to Not being trapped for thousands of years

[@CG-hf2cd]

I loved the actually dark yugi so much more in the old manga. It made so much more sense. Yami Yugi was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt of course he would be judge, jury, executioner. I also really loved the Millennium World volumes.

[@Titania77714]

Both of those were my favorites as well

[@kyuubinaruto17]

There was only one thing I hated about that arc, and that was Yugi using Slifer as bait so Seto could try to mark Diabound with his sword. That was just complete and utter stupidity. Even if that gambit succeeded none of the other priests monsters would have been able to take him down anyway. He threw away a god monster hoping that a bunch of weaker monsters would be able to take Bakura down.

[@azarilh2355]

I always wandered why he's called Yami (dark) watching Duel Monsters. Then i started season 0 and i understood. Now i came to know the manga is even more evil, gud. More sense to the name.

[@lunerblade13]

Winnie The Pooh it makes more sense then you make of it because with atem being a pharaoh he is then considered as a personification of the god Osiris (same as the god card Osiris which is why atem is so linked to it). And Osiris after his death was made responsible for judging deceased souls on their resting place. In a way the games atem plays are a reflection of the very same test Osiris would perform to judge the soul and character of the deceased.

[@mansourr]

@@nightsl4532 thank you for the trivia

[@GoldLight73]

"I activate my trap card! ...KNIFE!" *Reaches over, stabs the other player.*

[@homerunhitter9024]

Just straight up shoot your opponent before they use any card and say you outplayed them.

[@UltimatePhantasm]

Muda da.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Well that wasn't very knife. ...Oh wait.

[@kawecknius1499]

YOU ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD...... GETTING SET ON FIRE BURN HERETIC

[@nullvoid7188]

*when your about to lose*

[@hunterxorus7]

ITS TIIIME TO D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DIE i mean duel, yeah duel

[@wikiuser92]

That's what the Abridged Yugi once said...

[@niahoad]

Little kuriboh is a legend

[@jaysmith1570]

We all know all it take is a wave to break you lol

[@insanity6383]

Good one

[@hayleyscomet3447]

HunterXorus7 I read that in Yugi’a voice....

[@Guaseth]

Imagine losing a kids tabletop game and suddenly your opponent says "The Door of Darkness has Opened." wyd

[@spindash64]

Call the police, cuz he’s going in dry

[@MarshallXeno]

Panic

[@akirathewildcard9625]

*Next time I play yu gi oh:* My opponent: nice man, good game Me: the door to darkness has opened My opponent: wait wha-

[@Hevexns_Realm]

Honestly, we don’t know what happens to people when they lose. But when they cheat. ^^

[@ThisismineIguess]

SAY FELLAS, DID SOMEBODY MENTION THE DOOR TO DARKNESS?

[@legomyeggo1812]

yami bakura: *licks eye* TheJWittz: *THAT BOY AIN'T RIGHT*

[@MarshallXeno]

Me: That's exactly how you get hepatitis

[@DarkKirby8976]

BWAAAAH!!...

[@FSUSean2112]

Vampire bakura

[@user-bc1kl3xf39e]

*_WHY IS HE LICKING THE EYE THOUGH!?_*

[@maryanavicente9811]

I will never forget the Season 0 episode where Yugi turns a guy into a clock. That scene was just creepy! Loved it!

[@ceshmate1953]

Dont remember that

[@dai0454]

its was amazing i loved it

[@linwong1494]

​@Amazing Spiderman Fan 2002 I'm two months late but heres the full episode : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4WTh5-me6hrhdE it's only like 14 minutes and I highly suggest watching it all for context, but also cause you get to see the really grim end to that guy. but if you want heres just the part where the guy get's mindfucked here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYvPqGOieKyIipY

[@NotSL0TH17]

What about in the manga when the guy was set on fire

[@telosnium]

Ah yes, my favorite scene :D (Ok no tf is that tho)

[@unversedhero6028]

Yami Yugi: "I banish you to the shadow realm." Victim: "Dude, we are just playing patty cake."

[@XellosNi]

Yami Yugi: "Trust me, the Shadow Realm is child's play compared to what I've done in the past. Let me tell you about the time I set up this one guy to be lit on fire..."

[@JeromeProductions]

Unversed Hero mhm

[@SM_pai]

Unversed Hero I love “VICTIM” XD

[@ronk_thecat4002]

Yami Yugi: ‘The Door of Darkness opens.’ Some guy: ‘Boi I was playing solitare.’

[@angelmacias1293]

lol I highly doubt the word victim is the right word for it. if the pharaoh is challenging them to a shadow game in the first place and worse if he believes they deserves to get punished, then you KNOW they did something shady.

[@0ddeity]

Kaiba: Hey let me see what you haaave. Mokuba: *A KNIFE* Kaiba: NOOOOO

[@douglasnewdell]

Yugi: oh my god why does he have a knife

[@Mailed-Knight]

Why to cut people's fingers off and force them to eat it of course. I'm not even kidding this is actually the reason he has the knife and Seto's even crazier.

[@pascalsimioli6777]

When someone quotes a Vine and you know it...

[@sketchytoasters4217]

Mokuba: Don't worry, I'm gonna use it on Yugi Kaiba: Oh, then go ahead

[@Coldheart61595]

and people call me stupid when i said that there's a Yu-Gi-Oh Season 0 where its more violent

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Firefly, I knew that there’s a season 0 that was never made outside of Japan, but unless you can understand Japanese then the only way to watch it legally without pirating it is by buying the series online on VHS tapes on watching them.

[@Titania77714]

I blew my roommates mind when I told him there was a actually violent YuGiOh. 😂😂😂

[@ibuj001]

Firefly he talked about it you didnt watch the video

[@mx.n.3682]

@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr I found the complete season on youtube fansubbed, unless they took it down. I saved it, though...

[@bensell982]

@@mx.n.3682 that's piracy

[@sonicrider321]

9:56 Rest In Peace Kazuki Takahashi you absolute legend who wanted nothing more but to bring kids to play board and card games rather than video games May your legacy live on 🙏

[@stard9864]

Yess, someone finally talked about. this. It basically was suppose to be a horror manga and the card game came after.

[@jaygardner6639]

Check out CHAOSIC Rune

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Star Dreamer he’s not the only KZbinr that mentioned that trivia though because Little Kurriboh mentioned that too, and his most favorite Yu-Gi-Oh series is season 0.

[@LangThoughts]

Takahashi ripped off Araki's D'arby the Elder.

[@Lugbzurg]

Kinda makes me think of The Laughing Salesman, now that I think about it...

[@underpressure1954]

Battle City arc in the manga is arguably darker than the season 0, and this was a moment after the card game got introduced. In the manga Malik ( Marik ) literally tore off his father's skin and tried to implant it on his brother Rishid's ( odion ) face.

[@Sephiroth1204]

Yeeessss. Yami was downright evil in the old Manga It's amazing how many filters of censorship it went through before the american anime release

[@sashawolfson3602]

@duraznoches I agree on that

[@yesyesyes666]

nice profile picture... Sojiro is best boi

[@Sephiroth1204]

@@yesyesyes666 Thank you! I drew this one myself

[@combativeThinker]

Evil? Yami did nothing wrong.

[@yesyesyes666]

@@combativeThinker he burned people alive, shot people, he was a huge perv

[@Szaize]

DID HIS HAND JUST GET TURNED INTO A GUN? finger guns were real all along

[@comobaguetes]

That's not all, in the manga Keith threatens Pegasus with a knife instead of a gun.

[@Alb410]

@@comobaguetes mainly because they were a lot closer to each other in the manga

[@comobaguetes]

@@Alb410 Not exactly, threating someone with a knife makes it seem way more serious and intense than with a gun. That's why they changed it in the anime.

[@madbeef420]

@@comobaguetes hes talking about the guy with a bandana. the biker looking guy. the guy whose hand was turned into a gun...

[@comobaguetes]

@@madbeef420 I know

[@Dollightful]

What a nostalgia trip! Great video, JWittz. I grew up with this manga as well as the TV show we all know and love.

[@aviatorhawk37]

Yep! I remember this TV show getting me excited about learning about Egypt, and that still influences me to this day!

[@arina_lovely]

Omg... Dollightfull?! ❤💛💚💙💜

[@theguy3851]

Couldn't have gotten more confusing than that.

[@majora748]

ok im happy now

[@HEX-ub2vf]

I grew up with the anime

[@MorePower8679]

Technically, Yugi is not *always* the one dealing out the punishment. Many of the harshest punishments occurred when a person tried to cheat, and cheating in a Shadow Game is effectively a death sentence.

[@asianpersuasion4901]

Didn’t yami yugi also cheat multiple times in those shadow games? He just wasn’t caught

[@boxbreaker2011]

Ah yes, “Season 0” the forbidden season!

[@energydragon1147]

lel

[@chadachi1353]

Thats the only yu-gi-oh i watch and its my favorite

[@sashawolfson3602]

Ah Yes, The Forbidden Anime. The thing that Most Fans Rarely knows when going Deep into Yu-gi-oh

[@SavageOwl36]

It not possible no one has ever seen it

[@Randomfactory56]

@@SavageOwl36 pffftt season 0 is the only season

[@mitchfinn6690]

Please more Yu-Gi-Oh videos JWittz!!

[@FlexCloud]

I'd love a video talking about the original anime

[@samwai3762]

@@FlexCloud why?

[@FlexCloud]

@@samwai3762 What do you mean? I'm talking about the anime mentioned in the video that was dark. "Season 0", remember?

[@samwai3762]

@@FlexCloud My point is the anime should be easier to find than the manga, so you can go watch it ourselves

[@FlexCloud]

@@samwai3762 Well I like to watch Jwittz review things, but fair point

[@Wolfwood2057]

Early Yu-Gi-Oh is such a treat to watch. Not that I dislike Duel Monsters, but it's just so different.

[@muath1401]

Yea unfortunately today's game is about spamming FTK's and the animated show became cancer, RIP it had a great run and didn't deserve this treatment.

[@arnold20139]

I love the original Yugioh manga. As someone whose read it since Middle school, it’s a treat seeing people reacting to the old manga. Especially if they only grew up on the anime. I love your reactions J-Wittz, this was a great treat to watch.

[@HondaMan0]

Where can I read the manga

[@10Mara92]

5:49 "There's poison stings, electrocution, explosions, lighting people on fire, lighting people on fire, lIGHTING PEOPLE ON FI--HEH; He REALLY just wants to watch the world burn, Okay?!"

[@jamesbutlerx64]

BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN!

[@zhaoyun255]

@@jamesbutlerx64 Somebody still remember Flaming Hyenas. LOL

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

@@zhaoyun255 Now it's stuck in my head. BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN! BURN TO THE GROUND! Gosh darn it, Mega Man X7.

[@RobotInSpace]

*Sees in my KZbin recommended* Me having watched Season 0 and read the OG manga about a year ago: The door of darkness has been opened.

[@lotgc]

*sees in my KZbin feed* Never watched a single second of the show, don't play the card game or knows anyone who plays it _eh why not_

[@JojoZXA]

*Grew up with OG YuGiOh* *Sees ub KZbin Recommended* Hello darkness my old friend

[@virgienuss]

Ankhu "Yami sent me to you again..." Sorry, I had to...

[@delantebradyjr.8834]

*Sees this in my recommend* It's game time

[@MountainMemelord]

Say, fellas, did somebody mention the Door to Darkness?

[@akl296]

So the original, of the original, of the original, of the censored and beloved series. I'm returning to the shadow realm

[@kabob0077]

AKL Hah, your Realm is but a paradise compared to MY Realm... THE WARP!

[@JeromeProductions]

AKL uh yeah

[@kabob0077]

Matarael, Angel of Rain Before the swollen gaze of the Dark Eye, do I stand I hold for He who long ago sacrificed for man I will yield no ground, I shall take no step back In His name and for His will, I will never surrender +++++ Pierce my flesh, break my bones, take my life These matter not In my sacrifice, ye of the Dark Gods shall know defeat For even in Death shall we be triumphant in His name +++++ Lo! I have fallen in battle for He and his flock Prepare my place, O Lord! I shall stand by thee side until the End Times Until Thy will be done +++++ Take heed, ye who have surrendered to the Darkness We shall be unbowed and unbroken For where there is darkness, His light shall shine And the darkness shall retreat +++++ We who have bled shall be redeemed We who have fallen shall be exulted We who have sacrificed shall be rewarded We who have died shall be avenged +++++ Stand, O warriors of the Emperor! Let no despair fall upon thy bless-ed hearts! Stand and fight! For it is by thy sacrifice that thee shall be remembered!! +++++ By our deeds shall we be known Let these deeds be a mighty sword from which He who rests upon the Throne shall wield For with mighty deeds shall the darkness be thrown back into the Abyss And in them will thee prevail +++++ Take succor in His strength Steel thy soul with His word Armor thy personage in faith to He Arm thy self with His will +++++ Suffer not the Unclean Suffer not the Impure Suffer not the Weak Suffer not the Heretic +++++ Amor Imperator! Fiat Justicia! Go forth in His name and find victory! Benevolent God-Emperor, hear my prayer In honor I have served You, willing and without thought I have fought in the blood and the mud of a thousand worlds In Your name, have I smote the enemies that would stand against Your omnipresent will Please benevolent God-Emperor, hear my prayer Thy enemies now stand at the gate The tides of darkness have come to destroy the bastion of the faithful Their words are lies, filled with death and contagion Their masses seeth before our mighty walls Their numbers are without end I am but one small guttering candle flame standing before the gathering storm of the Dark I will not be able to hold Most holy and benevolent God-Emperor, answer my prayer I have fallen before the all-consuming darkness I fought until I heard Death's clarion call My life they took, my body they broke But my spirit has remained true I have faced the final test and passed Their blasphemous words have fallen upon the deaf ears of one of the faithful Please mighty God-Emperor, open the gates that I might enter Open the gates so that one more fallen soldier might come home Please, O God-Emperor, heed my call

[@kabob0077]

Matarael, Angel of Rain *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!*

[@L1z43vr]

@Matarael, Angel of Rain NOT SO FAST! *M I N D C R U S H !*

[@SovereignAure]

Thoughts watching this; 'Season 0 was dark, but not nearly as dark as the original manga.' 2:20 Oh, okay then. Carry on.

[@hasards]

"When did knives become standard issue for Japanese students?" -Kuwabara, YYH Abridged

[@f1ntendo]

I legitimately remember coming across this 'Season 0' when I was only little, maybe 7 or 8 when I was first getting into YuGiOh. I'm fairly sure this scarred me for life, but I'm glad you took the time to explore this topic Josh!

[@amberschippers601]

Already knew this as a YugiOh fan. Not a lot of people who have watched YuGiOh have seen season 0 though, so the dark side of YuGiOh is quickly fogotten. I loved the video, it's fun to see you talking about other geeky stuff from time to time.

[@Daan_Knobbout]

One of my fav scenes is when young Kaiba greatly exceded the expectations of Kaiba Corp CEO. So he decided to give him the company right then and there by jumping trough the glass and killing himself. Edgy, brutal, but so memorable

[@raphprospere1699]

Right

[@otaking3582]

I read the manga as a little kid. Probably why I'm so messed up nowadays...

[@da-vidcargill4975]

plus it was stated the yami was very dark in the beginning and mellowed out as the series went on

[@joshuawilloughby2696]

@@da-vidcargill4975 Well the author originally wanted to do a horror manga which is why Yami Yugi's appearance and actions are very dark. If i'm not mistaken i believe Yami means Darkness in Japanese. Yugi is supposed to be the innocent child like side of the character while Yami is the dark side that seeks vengeance against those who wrong him and his friends.

[@hypertdog]

The final season/manga arc of the original yugioh series is one of the best. All the build up and character development pays off. Especially for the main villain Bakura. He shines so well in it and the clash between bakura and yugi is amazing

[@MasterKeyblade1000]

Yeah I remember reading the Yugioh Manga, IT...WAS...CRAZY compared to the anime and it was awesome! Also there is no iconic shadow realm, its a censorship for just killing the dude.

[@oucyan]

the shadow games were real though. Yami no Game, Game of Darkness. You lose, you suffer a punishment game, which either erodes your mind in an illusion or straight up kills you.

[@morio9284]

"To the Shadow Realm with you! J.k. i have killed you." *in LittleKuribos voice*

[@emblemblade9245]

The shadow realm is basically death anyway. Your soul trapped in a horrific world full of monsters with no escape while your body is forever comatose. IT’S BASICALLY DEATH.

[@HondaMan0]

Where can I read the manga

[@epoch2844]

I feel the need to mention Yuugi once was hanged from his puzzle rope

[@OwenDBull]

FINALLY somebody is talking about this, the original manga was what got my into yu-gi-oh in the first place. (Honestly I wish they had more)

[@rosedarkling]

"Everyone's got a knife! He's got a knife, he's got a knife, Yugi's got a knife." Dunno why, but that part made me laugh. First time I saw this manga, I was about 11 and found them at a book store when visiting my family 6 hours from me. Yeah, that was a time. :P

[@operationstratos1013]

Well technically, yugi's knife was the other guy's knife. But he just borrows it to play the "stabbing cash" game.

[@rosedarkling]

@@operationstratos1013 Ahhh, got ya. Been a while. :P

[@dai0454]

yami: sets him on fire, her on fire, sets everyone on fire!

[@alexiswalker2711]

@Komaru Naegi that line always makes me laugh

[@ZetsubouGintama]

Even Mokuba god a knife. Domino City was like Gotham before Seto turned it to duelist heaven.

[@captainzoltan7737]

It's almost like 4 kids overcompensated for how hardcore the original was

[@markelkhatib2524]

No....the show anericans saa was completely different

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Captain Zoltan77 you’re actually right about how 4Kids really did butcher Yu-Gi-Oh because the manga artist originally wanted his anime series to be a lot like Saw or Dexter but animated, but before some reason people used to think that just because a show is animated it most be for children which is further from the truth.

[@virgienuss]

Heh... 4kids: "ooh look! We get to introduce another anime!" *Sees season zero* "D E L E T E"

[@theguy3851]

I miss the hardcore guff

[@JustinDecker2000]

When a Pokémon/Nintendo Channel does Yugioh. Me: There is a God out there

[@kwayke9]

There is a Ra indeed

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@kwayke9 Ra, the Mega Ultra Chicken along with Obelisk the Tormentor and Osiris/Slifer the Executive Producer.

[@faultyvideos2215]

Well, he isn’t really a Pokémon/ nintendo channel anymore. At this point he’s a gaming youtuber with a favor for Nintendo stuff

[@joshualowe1821]

JamesDavy2009 And Horakthy.

[@Meme-pg5tw]

Me: k hes talking about season 0 Jwittz: manga Me: oh yeah that exists Jwittz: groping machine Me:ohgodwhataretheydoingthisisdeviantart

[@Meme-pg5tw]

Dam 290 likes, dumb joke gave upvotes

[@contraband100]

Wish Takahashi would magically have the powers to reboot the series, so it could have that original dark edge.

[@spindash64]

I dunno. I mean, some of the censorship was really dumb, but I think the “Shadow Realm” was actually a good change. The series has that theme of dark ancient secrets, men playing with powers far beyond their control. And a realm of nothing but a sickly purple haze that eats away at your soul really helps sell that idea. The best censorship of scary concepts are the ones that become even scarier than the original when you come back later

[@nekomeli2568]

This is what I want

[@roastingghosts1302]

@@spindash64 I feel like we could get a good mixture if they release the episodes uncut but still dubbed. There’s parts where the shadow realm works really well, but others where it feels incredibly out of place, like the duel against Arcana/Pandora’s in battle city, trying to play off a bunch of spinning saw blades as dark energy blades that will send you straight to the shadow realm instead of cutting off your legs is a little off.

[@underpressure1954]

@@roastingghosts1302 They released an uncensored dub but it only covers the first 9 episodes.

[@justice8718]

@Roasting Ghosts I always thought it would actually cut off your legs and slide you off into the Shadow Realm like a slide.

[@murasakirenea9290]

Yugi: *completes the puzzle* Atem: its free real estate 5:30 lmao not even three star,ultimate disrespect

[@christopherauzenne5023]

yugi: completes puzzle atem: hey kid do you like fire

[@ishy7207]

In my Yugioh fan series, I made a joke that Yami was renting Yugi's body and they don't share pain and ill-ness

[@sancturillore]

Why didn't you talk about the horrors of Kaibaland? That place was full of death games!

[@Diamond1234]

Including Kaiba getting a literal serial killer (a Jason-like guy) to get back at Yugi, then trying to crush them under blocks (almost killed Tristan), etc.

[@manuellara9644]

We forgot Kaiba was a sociopath

[@luciferkai8065]

Of course he was evil. He used to have GREEN HAIR!

[@abdul2009]

oh yeah! with "death t-4" against Mokuba, and "death t-5" against Kaiba which is originally when Yami Yugi first plays Exodia

[@jupitersgodzilla7114]

What about Eggmanland?

[@crocodileman94]

The manga doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves.

[@charmander297aj8]

crocodileman94 I read it. In fact I own a volume of it. Plus another manga from it but in color and it’s the movie.

[@pradachains]

ayy nice dorohedoro profile pic

[@bangster1869]

Now we know way

[@unicornkami3559]

It's in libraries

[@wertyxq3468]

@Amazing Spiderman Fan 2002 Why?

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

*OH NO. I HAVE LOST AT A COMPLETELY INNOCENT CHILDREN'S CARD GAME!* [Convulses violently on the floor] Yami: Yesss. _Gooooood._

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

@Mac Loud Woof woof

[@oscarsoda4720]

ｉｒａｉｎｅ

[@YaBoiKeith]

Gross

[@thijsvanruissen1800]

Palpatine aproves of this coment

[@thijsvanruissen1800]

braden deems beastwars cardgame lol.

[@blairharris]

RIP Takahashi - He must've been around age 30 when he made Yu-Gi-Oh, his art is incredibly detailed. My childhood wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without the friends/memories I made playing Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@chincrimson3970]

Imagine Yu-Gi-Oh! Always being like the first 7 volumes. "You STOLE my DIAMONDS?" *Computer proceeds to send 10 000 volts to the thief*

[@Titania77714]

Lol that would be great.

[@SilverNightx1]

Loved that you covered Season 0 and the first 7 volumes of yugioh. The dark natures of how each game was used was like a high stake gamble and there was no forgiveness for cheaters.

[@Daan_Knobbout]

Yeah I felt like that aspect of Yugi punishing the criminals because they all ended up cheating was slightly overlooked. More focusing on the season 0 shock factor so to speak.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

The arcs are actually structured a lot like jojo with the evil of the week, and at the end instead of the token ora ora beatdown once villian defeated yugi mindcrushes or kills them

[@lankthedank6931]

I actually read this growing up as a kid. Probably shouldn’t have considering how young I was, but still had a blast reading it. I remember I always called Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler) “Zucchini”, because I didn’t know how to pronounce it.

[@moldysourlemons]

I'm twelve and would rather have read the original manga. Also, it's Jo-no-chi. Why do people think it's so hard?

[@lankthedank6931]

Ava Keniley-Browning I was a kid dude, I didn’t know better. I know how to pronounce it now.

[@virgienuss]

The other day, out of habit I said Jonouichi. One of my friends was like, "wut?" And the other just yelled "ANZU" (I kinda looked like her that day...)

[@robotroadrage]

Well, shounen jump is pretty much targetted at grade school and junior high kids in Japan so you were probably in the right age group, maybe not the right country (depending on how conservative your country is).

[@lankthedank6931]

robotroadrage I was like 11, so no.

[@caseygibson7266]

Tetsu Trudge went from rolling around in leaves to being a Sector Security officer. Yep, that's Trudge.

[@graceharvey7506]

Yep yugi set him straight

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Wished Trudge and Yami Yugi had a special dialogue referring to the Season Zero bit.

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

Fun fact: During the Duelist Kingdom arc, the “Player Killers” didn’t get mind crushed in the manga. In the case of the Ventriloquist of the Dead (replaced by the Imitator of Death/Kaiba’s evil side in the anime), he got attacked by a puppet version of himself. Meanwhile, the Player Killer of Darkness/PaNiK got hung after Yami won a bet where he would claim victory within a specific amount of turns. The Player Killer even took one step closer to the gallows with each passing turn!

[@zethroodwood9572]

7:54 I loved that part hahahaha "Everyone has a knife; He's got a knife, he's got a knife yugi's got a knife.. freaking!!"

[@TSLIL1000]

*I SEND YOU TO THE SHADOW REALM* dude we are playing uno *i know. you take 2* NOOOOOO

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

At my home that's mercy, imagine taking 20 due to a blank card.

[@Doublee73]

Getting a draw 4 feels like being sent to the shadow realm

[@theguy3851]

I know, draw +4

[@GXShattering]

Heh heh, you fell into my trap card, +2!, stack now you have to draw four No you draw 6 No, u draw 8 Draw 10 Draw 12 Dra- Hah you didn’t call uno

[@wodahexe8400]

Ever considered doing a video comparing and contrasting several Yugioh anime scenes and their much darker counterparts in the original manga?

[@PoisonZeth]

Second that!! Would love to see that!

[@Titania77714]

Third it! (Don't know if that is a thing- don't care. It is now.) THIRD IT!!!!!

[@kyuubinaruto17]

I think one of THE MOST terrifying/awesome moments from the manga is what happened the day Marik went evil. The dad was heating up swords and stabbing them into Odion. Then Marik went into his alter ego and literally sliced off the skin of his fathers back and threw it onto Odion as a joke. "Hey, you wanted proof of belonging to our family? Here, have my dad's tattoo."

[@kyuubinaruto17]

@Toan Greenlow Marik never killed Odion or he wouldn't have been able to bring Marik back to his senses during the finals. He certainly tried, though. He just kept getting interrupted, and eventually they hid him somewhere.

[@hayleyscomet3447]

Yandere Alchemist that would be awesome.

[@mrstayc1231]

You using the Duelist of the Roses soundtrack in the background just made my day

[@blackshura59]

Falsebound kingdoom for the GameCube gamers, But I was thinking the same, That soundtrack is perfect

[@Plaugue1122]

Thank you that game needs a rereleasing

[@IslarfPokemon]

That soundtrack needs so much more attention! Also that game needs a remaster and massive expansion allowing the collection of the entire card collection through insane grind

[@evanscorpio5650]

Dark Yugi: It’s Time To D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DIE

[@GrungyGuitaristGirl]

Underrated af

[@christopherauzenne5023]

As someone who loves the yugioh card game all my life & is a big part of myself, I weirdly at the same time wished we could see what could have been if yugioh went in it's original direction, I love all those death matches/games in the manga (turning things like air hockey, laser tag into games of death, or a simple knife game) and i was really impressed the amount of times he created a brand new game out of the blue that i could see being a world-wide phenomenon in itself (like those capsule monsters, his D&D game, or those boxing creatures) but either way yugioh will always be a huge favorite of mine.

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

It cant be that bad right? *sees bakura licking millenium eye* WELP

[@thyavenger9517]

"Bakura why!?" _"Because I'm British!"_

[@GXShattering]

That’s a lot of damage ...to my soul

[@Flowerfairyy27]

He does that in the anime too, minus the blood tho because 4kids.

[@Mariachiara_98]

tbh the spirit of the millennium ring is extremely messed up in the manga. he makes ryos life miserable by killing anyone who tries to befriend him and stabs ryo in the chest using the ring so that he can't take it off even if he wanted to. so yeah, seeing him licking some blood is not that surprising

[@primosdesegundograu1204]

The blood was already removed in the japanese anime.

[@Mellion555]

"The ace of spaAaAades~!" "... what does that mean?" " *ITMEANSYOUDIE!!* "

[@sarafontanini7051]

"I BANISH YOU TO A DIMENSION WHERE YOU CANNOT HUG ME!"

[@WilliamAfton-ok9dh]

@@sarafontanini7051 hahahaha you cannot stop the power of friendship!

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@Schnort look up littlekuriboh yugioh abridged season zero or something

[@nathanstetson8144]

Let's go Jwittz, we need more yugioh players. If you start making more yugioh content I'll totally watch it.

[@GeneralNickles]

You know Yu-Gi-Oh is the most popular card game in human history, right? Yu-Gi-Oh has held the record for the largest card game tournament like 3 different times. And if you consider the 3 separate 200th YCS tournaments that were being held as a single event, to be a single tournament, then Yu-Gi-Oh currently holds the record with over 10,000 players between the 3 cities. The tournament in Columbus Ohio alone had nearly 3000 players. And there are tons of Yu-Gi-Oh related KZbinrs. Dzeef, teamAPS, house of champs, cimoooooo, NyhmNim, dpYGO, davinator1212, and simply unlucky just to name a few of the bigger ones. They call themselves "yugitubers". I think saying "Yu-Gi-Oh needs more players" is a tad unnecessary. We're overrun with players.

[@JackOfen]

@maxie fuqua Don't forget about Rank10(Rata). And can we count Littlekuriboh as a yugituber? I mean, he does almost exclusively YGO related content, streams Duel Links duels and did Booster Pack openings

[@GeneralNickles]

@@JackOfen rata is awesome. His stuff is hilarious. I don't know if I would count little kuriboh as a yugituber, but he's definitely worth mentioning.

[@edwardrobinson5470]

maxie fuqua true.Plus Cinnoooo,Veiz,Yugioh everything and Asian blue eye white dragon I recommend them.

[@GeneralNickles]

@@edwardrobinson5470 I mentioned cimoooooo, never heard of veiz, and azneyes is kinda trash.

[@nineicytails4287]

This was so sick to find out about. I remember watching Yu-Gi-Oh as a child and in the early episodes I always felt as if something was off. It's that feeling of when you start watching a series or movie from the middle, and while you can piece things together, you still feel like there's a lot left out.

[@Noobclock666]

Dude! That is exactly how I felt about the 4Kids dud.

[@turtek12]

@@Noobclock666 Same. I always thought it was kind of weird that they never actually showed how Yugi got the puzzle.

[@diethumperdie]

I remember stumbling upon the first volume as a kid, and I was do weirded out by it. After reading it for a while I realized that I liked this version more than card game stuff. Very interesting to know why the author went in that direction.

[@GogetaEiyuuYamcha]

Very nice to see people supporting the manga like this. It's way underrated and I hope people decide to read it now because of this video.

[@Crowstrove]

Dark Yugi just wants fire. I can't blame him

[@hentai7680]

69th

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

I burn with cleansing flame or glassing planets

[@drygonfyre]

I am so happy you talked about the manga, I absolutely love it! It is by far my favourite version of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and I'm glad to see Season Zero get a mention too.

[@Mai-po1me]

That first season of YuGiOh was the true definition of *Yami Game* or *shadow games.* It was very dark, but I enjoy it (except the times when they harrassed the Anzu).

[@mikemeyer5973]

Yugi: *lights lighter* Random villain: say sike right now

[@sonicradioetuf]

For some reason, I now think that Danganronpa was somewhat inspired by Yu-Gi-Oh

[@molivents9874]

Season zeros yami and yugi voice actress actually did one of the Dangaronpa protagonists

[@MisterSleep1123]

_upupupupupu~_

[@pacificgrim4661]

Joey: (Loses every duel and is unintelligent) Season 0 Yugioh: *(Chuck Norris Mode Activated)*

[@smartzelda1597]

Alternatively... DM Yugi: Can kinda hold his own, but mostly needs Yami till the end Season 0 Yugi: Completely sucks at every game and needs Yami to beat people for him Manga Yugi: Absolute God at games, defeats almost everyone, can definitely hold his own, doesn't exactly need Yami, but they are an amazing duo

[@hopperhelp1]

Man I remember reading this manga at my high school’s library. I thought it was so different then what I saw on the show. I honestly would have liked it more like this then the card game. But that’s just me.

[@Pandadancypant]

Dude I knew he was dark but dark yugi has a closet of literal skeletons

[@TakioMx]

Considering that the yu gi oh manga was the first manga I've ever read ( my very first book being the 1st volume) it's weird to see people talk about it as something completely unknown. But it also makes it clear just how many people grew up only watching the anime.

[@michaeladams-burnett1238]

Same! Only for me it was vol 2.

[@anthrax6685]

The watered down anime for kids

[@Titania77714]

It was my first as well... Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles was second.

[@greghmn]

Ushio, the guy who swims in leaves and garbage, is Trudge from 5D's.

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Wonder if he still sees leaves as money

[@0876693604]

@@AxisChurchDevotee probably why we dont see trudge and leaves in the same frame in yugioh 5ds

[@lookupandfindout]

Oh my god the Mokuba part killed me

[@anthrax6685]

Brian Smith both Mokuba and Kaiba were psychopaths in the original manga

[@AngelusFitzgerald]

takahashi also said in an interview that it was starting to become hard for him to come up with different types of games for every chapter so he decided to focus on the card games instead which was easier.

[@terminalsarcasm]

This reminded me of the time Tea was lured into an empty studio only to find some dude waiting to attack her. In the dub he said something like drop your purse and leave but something tells me that if Yami Yugi hadn't interfered, a lot more would have happened.

[@FoxNinja4000]

Dark Yugi: "Let's play a game! If you die, you lose!" *BOOM* Dark Yugi: "Opps, looks like I win. Hehehe..."

[@1111-e4p]

I think the best part of the manga (which you did kind of touch on) is that even after the original seven volumes, during duelist kingdom and beyond, it's still pretty dark. There's stuff like Bandit Keith having his hand grow a revolver barrel to shoot him, Duke/Ryuji having a creepy abusive father, and Dark Marik skinning his father's back and draping it over Odeon/Rishid's body.

[@Mailed-Knight]

An snapping Panic's neck.

[@WarmLillie]

Look like the Yugioh is Dark. Look like the Dark Magician and Shadow games aren’t the only the Dark thing about the series.

[@Solqueen86]

Well Yami does mean darkness

[@lswarmruler]

Well its actually Black Magician in original/japan, but change because u know...

[@React2Quick]

@@lswarmruler well yeah because according to 4Kids, black magic doesn't exist. Neither do guns apparently.

[@navivaldez6240]

I've been dueling since I was 8. And I remember reading the first "season 0" manga and it sure was a shock..! Also I have 15 dark magicians by trading my rarest and most insane cards... I really like YuGiOh..

[@Medbread]

I mean, if you traded rare cards for Dark Magicians, I'd hate to tell you but you got ripped off.

[@navivaldez6240]

@@Medbread That's the point! I thought it'd be funny to collect dark magicians, one of the most popular cards but also very weak.. I do have a 2 limited edition glossy dark magicians with a gold border tho!

[@Medbread]

@@navivaldez6240 Well, actually, those are from the Dark Side of Dimensions set, where every card in the pack is gold, and the Dark Magician in that set runs for around $1.26 USD. There are multiple cards in that set that are worth much more than the Dark Magician, such as the Blue Eyes Alternative White Dragon, worth about $17.79 USD. Though, I understand you're a Dark Magician fanatic, so don't let me stop you P.S. I like your pfp

[@navivaldez6240]

@@Medbread Thanks for informing me💜. P.S. I love you too 😉

[@kaidengooch3331]

Dude i have like 6 or 7 dark magician's by buying them dont trade your rare cards for them they are very good but still why trade rare cards for them

[@mon1364]

Still hoping for an anime remake that covers all of the manga, just wishful thinking, but I'd love it.

[@yuulirose]

“dark origins “ they’re literally summoning demons💀

[@DGneoseeker1]

Pro tip: This is also the case in Digimon. Beelzemon. Yes.

[@MK-dr7dx]

If Yugi asks to play a game of Cheat with you, politely decline and run for your life.

[@grimrobin696]

"Removal of any religious symbols" *Zooms into DMG's chest* The best religion there is

[@Kuriboh1008]

This honestly makes me feel like I should watch The Abridged Series again

[@Beta464Original]

RIP Takahashi, thank you for an awesome childhood....

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

Thank you JWittz. You're my favorite PokeTuber!

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

@@nickgiz377 I just wanted to share that he is my favorite Pokemon KZbinr. Yeah he does other things lately, but he was the one who resparked my interest into Pokemon.

[@HMMadsen]

@@nickgiz377 r/woosh

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

@@nickgiz377 I comment whenever I see a new video.

[@666HeroHero]

I recognzied that outro music. That's from Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelist of the Roses!

[@Berzerkarin]

I love Yu-Gi-Oh zero! It's some of my favorite manga to go back to while the card game is still good I miss the passion about the games and twisted nature of the early series

[@avaistiny]

This scary part is that kaiba in the show has green hair

[@ishy7207]

Looks brown to me

[@avaistiny]

Yes comdy

[@itakru]

Oh man... I loved the manga so much and I still have all the volumes. This show, the game, all of it was such a huge part of my childhood. Dark Marik was 100x scarier, Jou was 1000x more badass, and Dark Yuugi was just...Dark Yuugi. With extra dark. Just...oh man, the memories

[@Powoga]

I'm glad I already knew about this, thanks to LittleKuriboh's review of the first volume in... 2009? Man, time is weird.

[@cumberk8859]

8:01 That reference was used *perfectly*

[@ryansworld7630]

Im seriously loving how jwittz is back🤩

[@c5ys543]

Missed Opportunity: The SHADOWY Origins of Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@toobakasiri3365]

I literally got an ad for Yu-Gi-Oh duel links on the part about Yu-Gi-Oh duel links

[@Sean_Bird]

Nice music choice Jwittz! I've loved Yu-gi-oh for a long time, so this is a pleasant surprise.

[@Razzmtazzm]

How dare you play Duelist of The Roses music in the background. Now excuse me as i dig out my ps2.

[@chaosgallade2331]

You should do a collaboration with LittleKuriboh sometime.

[@chendror872]

ChaosGallade not gonna lie I would love to see that

[@zeroplayer120]

LK in his Yami voice: Who summoned all of these monsters in one turn? That's against the rules.

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

When talking about Yami Bakura - "That boy ain't right!" Me: You're - you're just now realizing this?

[@reing304]

I remember this scene in the manga where yugi was playing a game where you use a character and fight others characters using a gadget thing, he was playing against a thief who kept stealing peoples characters and selling them to others. Long story short, the guy lost, his face cracked and the next scene is him passed out in the shadows presumably dead