The YuGiOh Timeline and Lore Explained ( Duel Monsters, 5Ds, and GX ) | Anime Explained

[@Bostonterrierslol]

“Makes total sense, right?” Dude, we’re Yugioh fans, we don’t really question much anymore

[@crystaliskandar1]

I can't with this comment

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@xTheParadox99]

@@rickurena6076 what about the 27 episode series that came out 2 years before?

[@carlosroo5460]

Fun fact, I actually remember seeing a Stardust Dragon statute next to Neos' statute in the dojo Yuma goes to upgrade his deck.

[@antoniogrady5954]

@@rickurena6076 gx>>>

[@J2ojuiced95]

DM, GX and 5D’s were the only series where they actually tried to have some kind of continuity, everything afterwards just wasn’t the same.

[@Cabolt44]

Tell that to Zexal and Arc-V. VRAINS is the only one where nothing besides (some of) the summon mechanics continues. Arc-V is likely a far future version of the 5Ds era (original dimension/pendulum dimension), and Zexal is possibly the continuation of Darkside of Dimensions aftermath.

[@fork-man]

@@Cabolt44 Arc-V pretty much screwed the seires it was originally DM Gx then it would split apart at one point into 5Ds (if seto kept his company) and zexal (if he lost it my head canon is mokuba after taking it over after the events of a DoD he lost control ) arc V screwed that up by not just spliting the timeline into dimensions but erase some of it's events in the processes such as A.shadow signers and meklords B.darkness and the sacred beast C. The barons and the scramble for # cards

[@andyyang50]

There is a theory that it's all one timeline. Zexal actually take place after 5D. Arc-V actually take place after Zexal. In the far future Zarc manage to destroy the world. When the hero defeated Zarc, he/she split him into four Zarc beings which includes the main character in Arc-V, since Zarc as a whole couldn't be destroyed. Since he is so evil, he/she embedded the beings of Zarc with goodness, souls of the four heroes. He/she then sent the four split Zarc to the four dimensions (worlds) created, each resembling the four timelines when each of the four original protagonist heroes lived. Coincidence? I think not. He/she the hero also erased certain things such dueling methods so no strong duelist can emerge. That's why you don't see powerful equipment or such as the millennium items, crimson dragon, etc. ever existing. Then when you see some old characters in the original series in Arc-V series they aren't the same people in the original. The hero he/she who beat Zarc basically re-wrote history. If you also paid special attention in the Arc-V series each of the Zarc characters that includes the MC has striking personality, characteristics or dueling style similar to each of the four heroes in Yugioh, GX, 5D and Zexal.

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

Actually there are many references of 5DS throughout Zexal. It's directly indicated that it takes place at the same time as 5DS just at a different region.

[@ashuea2]

Or DM-GX-Zexal(5ds doesn't exist in this world) DM-ArcV another timeline which splits into 3 dimension. They're all canon but in the alternate timeline lol

[@TheOrigamiOctopus]

"I am doing this for you kids" - lol he assumes it's kids watching this.

[@haeleyosorio5178]

Well im a kid (10)

[@Observe-h1t]

Well, we're playing children card game anyway.

[@TheMagicPencilG]

Reza Raygha yes you’re playing a child card game which takes strategy I could probably dominate any child at yugioh other than prodigies just by reading the cards abilities and knowing rules lmao 😂

[@Observe-h1t]

@@TheMagicPencilG So is the kid....in 2002 back when Normal Monster and Normal Fusion monster still relevant that is.

[@Andrew53670]

@@TheMagicPencilG I think we all know YGO isnt necessarily made for kids anymore , times have changed

[@ReachSkyla]

I love how the Egyptian dudes just looks like the main cast but....just brown

[@ajochoa730]

Hahahaha frfr

[@your_official_trashpanda]

Yea ha ha

[@FioreCiliegia]

At least they are brown... somehow still blonde but hey at least brown XD

[@hoopsplug8407]

Not to mention African 😃

[@ogmaori754]

Reincarnation

[@SvMaverick91]

I just needed this shot of nostalgia. I am 29,grew up with YuGiOh and just needed a reminder those good ol' times existed once. So, thank you for that!

[@Retro8itmods]

Dude I just turned 30 lol I started rewatching yugioh and bought cards just to play again 🤣

[@SvMaverick91]

@@Retro8itmods I still have my Dragon deck from 2010 (outdated,but its my deck) ,but no people to play with :/ dem kids are too cool for YGO

[@ejonesmiata]

Y'all should play Yu-Gi-Oh duel links. I'm 29😂😂

[@riskapasha9065]

29 y.o

[@vullord666]

Sevens might appeal to you. Part of it is going back to the older feel of the show and game with a simplistic format. Personally I've always been here for whatever wacky nonsense the anime did. I always thought they were so original and the plot/writing was always decent to fantastic.

[@freddypedraza2066]

ancient Egyptians summon the Celtic warrior Ancient Egyptians: What the hell is a Celtic?

[@stephonogaming9083]

This needs more likes

[@Radorgunon]

Historically, the Egyptians paid for the services of Gallic mercenaries. The Gallic mercenaries were warriors of Celtic culture

That's hilarious and I love it. Also, for curiosity sake, Celtic Guardian's original name is Elf warrior, I suppose

[@yoman8027]

@ Elf Swordsman

[@supremelettuce2069]

@@yoman8027 and in cave times it is known as ooga booga

[@antokaknee]

Pokémon Cards: It’s just Pokémon on a card Yu gi oh: If only it were that simple...

[@reymiguelperez6643]

LMAO!

[@martinnrk9884]

Peace wasn't even an option!

[@darkfang932]

Pokémon cards are easy to battle with, but the lore behind the anime, manga, and video games is confusing AF.

[@yassirkerow09]

@@darkfang932 it’s really not , ur clearly not a poke fan ...

[@reih2f380]

@@yassirkerow09 it’s not confusing it’s inconsistent if anything. Power scaling is almost as bad as dbz

[@KrustsRUs]

"Yu-Gi-Oh 5-Dee Ess" My soul is already on its way to the Shadow Realm

[@timlyu8326]

NO KRUSTYCHANNEL... DONT GO!!!!

[@mmert138]

Five-u Deesu

[@timlyu8326]

@@Ron-ys7gs OOP GOTTEM!!!!!!!!

[@Shrouded_in_Mystery]

I didn't even last a minute in the video before hearing that and came down to the comment section lol. I'm out too xD

[@sahilm483]

Yu gi oh 5 DEEZ

[@blackphoenix77]

Rest in peace Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh

[@Funfacegaming]

Fly high

[@A.im_en]

2:46 "I'm doing this for you kids" My 22 Years old Ass watching This at 3 am: *Why are we still here..*

[@JustAnotherNuurrdd]

Im 30 yo lmao

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@motivationalspeech6291]

😂😂😂

[@asgardiangod23]

Just realized Jaden would be over 30 rn.. So youre good lol

[@sanomikeyshinichiro2946]

The gx 5ds og are my favorites

[@bryal7811]

Somebody just wanted to show off the Dark Magician Girl figure again

[@timlyu8326]

I mean... somebody has to.......

[@deathwizard1996]

It does look fantastic

[@Sabis2365]

"To be or not to be on a motorcycle, that is the question!"

[@Yuma39]

~ little kuriboh

[@forita100]

@@Yuma39 cUrD GmS oN mOtUrciClEs

[@Fallen-Saint]

No it's not, you always go for a RIDEING DUEL ACCELERATION!!!!!

[@Nrdyco]

TESTING TESTING TESTING... 1....2...33333333333 *EXPLOSION*

[@kamelali9739]

@@Fallen-Saint Speduu wardu

[@XxnamcoxcapcomxX]

I just got back into Yu-Gi-Oh in 2019 after 10-15 years. Man was I stumped. But it was fun learning all the new mechanics.

[@pabloramos1022]

Same thing here, I'm working on a Nekroz deck right now, u?

[@stonecold6236]

@@pabloramos1022 Not op but I just got back aswell and build a Hero deck ,they are my favourite archtype and i'm happy they still get support :)

[@XxnamcoxcapcomxX]

I previously had a Endymion spell counter deck so I upgraded it with the new Endymion structure deck and pendulum cards. I'm currently making a salamangreat deck.

[@dark_otaku_prince]

Fun Fact: In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s episode, ‘The Synchro Solution’, if you look carefully, you can see a sign the reads '2021'. That said, we have an idea as to when 5D’s takes place.

[@toddwilliams1281]

also when they’re going into the fortune cup there’s a giant sign that says 2021 fortune cup

[@gork4035]

Sadly we did not invent inifine energy and card games on motorcycles

[@azriamali5902]

@@gork4035 we still not having duel disk yet

[@gork4035]

@@azriamali5902 duel disks are real they just can't Project holograms

[@tabathacarruthers5122]

I thought 5Ds was 50 years in the future? And that sign was a mistake or an old sign from before the destruction of the city.

[@HACHIAttack]

Kingdom Hearts: I have the most confusing timeline that no one will understand. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Oh, how cute...

[@ApexZer0]

What's so confusing about KH?

[@hightidekraken]

@Student Kage Yuan yeah YGO doesn’t really have a confusing timeline

[@terronscibe3218]

Nah Kingdom Hearts is like Bleach. Just change the wording: Heart with Soul, Heartless with Hollow, Nobody with Arrancar, and Replica with Artificial Soul. With the exception of KH lore that the Soul/Heart can split off to form other beings. Its like if Ichigo's soul split off to form: White Zangetsu as a Hollow/then Arrancar and Alternate SoulReaper Ichigo (not Dark Zangetsu since he's a different person). Sora's original soul is a reincarnation of Ventus, Sora's Heart/Soul splits off, Roxas as Sora's Nobody/Arrancar, Xion an Artificial Soul/Replica, and Vanitas as Heartless/Hollow.

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@amiibopimp852]

@@rickurena6076 quit spamming the same comment

[@rokechikan4481]

Nobody: Tim Lyu: Yu-Gi-Oh 5D-S

[@KillerBlaze]

Rokechi Kan Zane Trussdale

[@Avrazael]

"Arc-Vee"

[@Hyavobi]

Yubowl

[@DMCEagles05]

FIVE-DEE-S. Strike one...

[@SaintoftheHonest]

Nintendo's latest retro console release, the Nintendo 5DS.

[@Odijis]

They could grab yugioh's writers to work with Nomura in the next Kingdom Hearts game, convoluted histories are their thing

[@nickfitzpatrick5878]

Would be down for a yugioh style card game mini-game.

[@crystalbreaker947]

Oh boy... you know nothing... just wait until you ACTUALLY dive into the digimon franchiese... And no... not Adventure. Adventure is a smoked up shit

[@Avrazael]

It's really not that bad, this video just overcomplicates things

[@Cabolt44]

@@crystalbreaker947 They're just different worlds in Digimon. They're not actually timelines, unless you count Adventure. The rest are different worlds, with different versions of Digimon. The video games basically prove this.

[@photonman0018]

@@nickfitzpatrick5878 chain of memories?

[@davisenas9949]

Yugioh Everything: Am I a joke to you? Lol

[@GooseyQ]

Davis Enas 😹 exactly!

[@cloroxbleach5413]

Indeed

[@trainerhero5978]

@Black Condor shut up

[@trainerhero5978]

@@cloroxbleach5413 shut up

[@trainerhero5978]

@@GooseyQ shut up

[@thepixelglitched]

I always loved how the backstory of Mahad/DM explains Atem's affinity with and fondness of the Dark Magician. In Atem's case, the purple Dark Magician is literally Atem's friend (similarly with the Dark Magician Girl, whom also is a friend merged with the KA; also with Seto and the BEWD KA - later reflected with Kaiba and the BEWD).

[@jasjit1057]

Actually, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was once just a girl. It wasn't a dude. It was a girl.

[@Billy_Wyatt]

Yes, her name was Kisara. Maiden with eyes of blue is a card based on her.

[@Habeev07]

Her name was Kisara. He was a poor girl from Kal elna.

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@AntiGolemAntiGAN]

That guy doesn't know shit

[@akabaneaki]

@@rickurena6076 in my eyes the rest are such a waste really. They have good starting points, but due to real life situations or for the sake of putting out more card designs, alot of the plot and stuff are all shelved. (i mean cmon the whole anime is basically advertisement for the card game at this point lol) The original is best cus they have the creator's support behind it after all even for the anime.

[@Hewhowantstoknow]

19:00 in the Japanese anime and manga it's made quite clear that it's a tabletop RPG based on the past but the moment Atem, Bakura and Yugi and the gang start making choices they are basically making events happen that never happened in the past (or at least not in that exact way) Imagine finishing reading lord of the rings and then starting a pen and paper RPG session halfway into the setting/story, there's a set chain of events that happened up to this point and if the players make the exact same choices as the characters in the books did the events will play out the same way. More likely though your players will be making slight if not entirely different choices at this point. Atem was an entirely different person at the time then he is when we see him go back to the past, because Yugi and friends taught him compassion Don't forget that Bakura/Zorc has a specific goal: To break the spell Atem placed upon him that sealed him away, for which he needs the Millennium items and needs to know Atem's true name, for which he has to search the Pharaoh's memory, who doesn't remember either. Whereas in the past Zorc was basically waiting around for Thief king Bakura (and by extension Akhenadin and Seto) to release him

[@bakamitai6654]

i watched the entire english dub and it's also made clear there

[@trivlex5759]

This is Back to the future all over again

[@hidanthedemonsicrificer6236]

Great Scott!

[@deathwizard1996]

I thought it was like the dragon ball z where future trunks comes back in time and caused a spilt and make a separate timelines and creating a new world

[@Cabolt44]

@@deathwizard1996 More like Z-ONE and Yusei split the timelines (as well as the actions of Ylliaster).

[@queda5331]

"Hope you're following me cause I can't even follow myself" 22 year old ass me explaining this anime to my homies.

[@cerestian8321]

Some things I feel compelled to mention... Zero-Reverse happened at 2002~2003(meaning Domino City was destroyed before 2005 when Judai saw it, making this one of the biggest mysteries in Yugioh canon) It was never actually clarified that Judai traveled back in time to duel Yugi. There are some factors that suggest that it was just a vision Yugi created. Finally, what do you mean, Blue-Eyes Dragon was a dude. Did you completely miss out on Kisara?

[@ManhunterFromMars]

He hasn’t actually seen the series. He’s just reading a script someone at Crunchyroll wrote for him after reading some summaries on Wikipedia. Notice how he calls Ishizu “Ishtar” when anyone who has seen the episodes would know Ishtar is the family name of both Marik and Ishizu. Some CR intern probably just saw “Ish” at the start of both parts of her name and got confused. Also, “Walking the Dragons” lol. Come on CR, maybe pay your writers to spell check the scripts before your “quirky” hosts expose themselves as frauds.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

How did Yugi just morph into Tim Lyu? Must be a work of an enemy stand

[@sahilmanurat2043]

Probably not

[@timlyu8326]

*ゴゴゴゴゴゴ*

[@jamiebarba5701]

JoJo meme.

[@hazah3]

Is the channel with mustache is also you or your twin or friend maybe?

[@DarkVileScream]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache you like yugioh as well? Dude we should be friends I see you everywhere

[@terrarianwill]

“dark magician was just some dude” the DISRESPECT

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@amiibopimp852]

@@rickurena6076 Yugioh Zexal: Hold my rum force

[@armelliumthefulgent.6053]

**cough** 7 **cough** Sorry, did I say something? I thought it was mere jibberish.

[@chendror872]

@@rickurena6076 nope not even close

[@ImHeiki]

Isn't Ishtar the last name? Her first name is Ishizu??

[@Gloriankithsanus]

Yes

[@4sianch0co]

He made a mistake, which I am ticked off by too

[@connormccarthy6741]

Ryujin Barlow he made a lot of mistakes throughout the video

[@VaunShiz]

Yea Marik Ishtar and ishizu Ishtar, and shouldn't Odeon also be a Ishtar? He was technically family

[@killerkrok55]

Fun fact in Japan calling someone by their surname is normal (even multiple different people) so he technically was not incorrect.

[@tomasmedina7993]

Zexal is in the same continuity as the first three. The only reason 5d's isn't mentioned is because Konami was trying to bury synchros and sell xyz. There was this 2 year period where Konami just stopped printing synchros altogether outside of one structure deck and a few unique promos.

[@eavyeavy2864]

That bury Synchro is narative by player who dont understand banlist wasnt split yet

[@cville991]

Since when did you call yourself a true analyst of the franchise? You’re making yourself look like a fool.

[@christianlenik5307]

In Which they failed cause Synchros are Boss and... Well, Ark-V

[@andrewscott848]

38:16 It might be that Yusei and Jaden went back a little before Yugi dueled Jaden to begin with. So, in Jaden's view he saw Yugi and was given Winged Kuriboh before starting Duel Academy, his duel with Yugi, then his meetup with Yusei and Yugi to duel Paradox, whereas in Yugi's view, He encounters Jaden and Yusei, then his duel against Jaden, then giving Jaden the Winged Kuriboh in Yu-gi-oh! GX episode 1. So, it wouldn't be out of the question for Yugi to not know who Jaden is when he met Jaden and Yusei.

[@AsterDXZ]

“YuGiOh 5 Dee Ess” Not even a minute in and you lost me

[@amiibopimp852]

He never mentioned the yusei,yugi, and judai movie crossover

[@React2Quick]

@@amiibopimp852 actually he did. He mentioned Bonds Beyond Time but fairly briefly.

[@amiibopimp852]

@@React2Quick I made the comment before he mentioned it

[@morphingninja]

You missed him talking about the "*Walking* the Dragons" arc then.

[@darktheg.o.d5541]

Fr tho

[@awesometjgreen]

Mahad wasn't just some guy lol. He was atems best friend and body guard. I'm a dark magician player so I had to chime in

[@Littlebear1223]

And after atem gets back he become a palladium Oracle along with mana. I'm a dark magician player too so yeah he was not just some dude *stares at phone with enough burning hatred to rival 1000 suns*

[@kbggg__]

no no no what he means by "just some guy" is the mahad's ka and not the dark magician

[@tylerwilson3800]

You’re the vegan of the yugioh world.

[@whywelovefilm7079]

*”I’m a Dark Magician player so I had to chime in.”* You are so cringey dude...

[@crystaliskandar1]

Right!? Mahad was very important!

[@leont6813]

Season 0 does take part in the time line. The Manga is pretty different from the anime in certain aspects but if you only read the Manga it all connects just fine xd

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

The way I see Season 0 - everything is canon to Duel Monsters that isn't directly contradicted by Duel Monsters itself. I refuse to believe Atem didn't make a guy see himself getting swallowed by a fire dragon.

[@dappercrow8138]

Yep. Well it became canon when Ushio was confirmed to be the same dude from season 0

[@ssjgotenks2009]

gx manga and gx anime are two eifntitn uvnruiese the that know fic just like yugioh mang yugioh anime are they evne sias gx manga nad gx anime are not the some timeline and uvnruse some gof or yugioh anime an manga nad 5ds anime and manga

[@kleptomania2631]

@@ssjgotenks2009 so what this guy is trying to say is that the manga is completely different from the gx anime and shouldn't be counted as the same canon's but I do believe yugi or his friends are mentioned in the gx manga at least once

[@PhantomRAQ50]

@@dappercrow8138 Ushio does show up in duel monsters though as a flashback

[@have-a-g00d-day.]

Ishizu’s first name isn’t Ishtar, it’s both her’s and Marik’s last name

[@kwow3233]

I love how he is just as confused as we are and this video helped absolutely no one least of all the guy explaining it.

[@MoonNaito]

Video starts: Ok, this is interesting 42:55 Minutes in: *Foaming at the mouth while twitching in confusion*

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

100th like

[@crystaliskandar1]

You must be new here.

[@oreokeks19]

150th like

[@halilhalil3993]

Oh gosh have I been watching this for 43 minutes? I thought it was like 15 minutes...

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@cane63106]

My main issue was hearing Ishizu being called Ishtar, especially when someone knew that Marik's last name was also Ishtar.

[@diabetessurfer5396]

Same. Sooo many minor issues with the video

[@sadowheart7620]

My main issue with this comment is Ishizu is Mariks sister so her last name is Ishtar as well Ishtar Ishtar

[@sadowheart7620]

Wait What the fuck was I saying that makes no sense

[@sadowheart7620]

Wait it does, I just remembered the Context

[@High5Gandalf]

@@sadowheart7620 hahahahahah

[@CorruptNeo]

_Yugioh Everything Has Entered The Chat_

[@Moraidos]

:)

[@darkninja5319]

What yugioh everything

[@TheEpic22]

dark Ninja It’s a KZbin channel where a guy does stuff like this, breaking down the lore of yugioh and establishing the timeline,

[@Evixyn]

I like your videos for deck building 0/

[@CorruptNeo]

@@Evixyn Hey Ev! 0/

[@kaiz5543]

Me: I should learn about REAL humanity history KZbin: Hey! You wanna to know about Yugioh History? Me: Yeah sure

[@paytonyargus1723]

Ok so hear me out but what if the timeline split you know the one everyone talks about in zexal and arc v, what if when bonds beyond time happens and Yusei and Jaden went back they had to have talked some about their lives right so what if Yusei told Yugi about the zero reverse and yugi told kiba causing the split timeline where it didn’t happen?

[@rob19ny]

You tried, but I'll some clear things up: The Yugioh manga starts in 1996 (Yugi and co. are 16) and ends in October 1998. Duelist Kingdom to the end of the story takes place in 1998. At the start of Otogi arc, Honda or Anzu mention that the new school year has begun (April). Battle City takes place in August around Anzu's 18th birthday. The King's Memories arc (actual title, but you can say Pharaoh's Memories arc as well) takes place in September. They wait 1 month before going to Egypt in October. The Dark Side of Dimensions, a manga canon movie, takes place 6 months later, hence why Yugi and co. are graduating. In the Duel Monsters anime, Yugi and co. are 16 years old. It takes place in 1 year, but in 1996. (Penguin guy read Anzu's age during the Virtual World arc). Yugioh GX begins in 2004. Ryo's graduation year was shown as 2004-2005 in one of the episodes and Judai is his graduation (March) opponent. Season 2 takes place in Judai's 2nd year (05-06) and the last 2 arc (Dimension and Final arc) take place in his last year (06-07) and the story ends at his graduation (March). Source: Reading the manga where dates are actually mentioned and watching the anime.

[@epicponedge1177]

The Pharaoh's Memories also isn't the history of what happened. It's a Shadow Game that uses his memories as a base, but it differs based on the actions of Bakura and Yami Yugi. It's not time travel.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

it is time trvel dude if ti wa nto the futue wont be chgine bakrua said if I win in her then futue chgines

[@ssjgotenks2009]

dark sid emay be mnaga canon but ther ntonif that say it cant happen in anime want knwow ya mtuvlse ruels ais way mtuvls eurels any thing and every thing can dos happen and ht iffnt timeluvns uvnruses so the form the movie can happen in anike mtuvlsue say it can

[@Fireice2929]

signerleo snyder nigga wat

[@francislapointe3640]

@Fade! um my translation is, it was time travel *incoherent gibberish* DSOD may be manga cannon *incoherent gibberish* anything and everything that can happen does and infinite timelines and universes

[@polish_filipino]

This timeline is crazier then the Back to the future timeline

[@arkadarkartist]

Not at all, the video is just wrong

[@fork-man]

@@arkadarkartist it is but have some little grasp on it

[@PanzerMan332]

Tim: (pronounces the name of a kid's show incorrectly *once* at the beginning of the video) The comments: *Looks like you're going to the Shadow Realm, Jimbo*

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@jamesburton7756]

Just as a note, Bonds Beyond Time takes place after the Battle City Tournament and after Jaden and Yugi’s duel. Also, in an episode in the second season of 5ds, there is a hologram that says 2021, meaning that the WRGP takes place in the year 2021, meaning that 5ds starts in late 2020. I don't remember the exact episode, but its during the semifinals, so during the battle against Team Taiyo or Team Ragnorak. With that said, I think the OG Yugioh takes place in 1996 and the fifth season ends in 1998, 1999. But that whole thing about Jaden's graduation in 2007 throws my timeline theory for a loop. On a different note, the Crimson Devil, the Team Taiyo episodes, and the final episodes of the WRGP aftermath should have been in the English Dub. They were so good. And while I am on the subject, GX season 4 should have been dubbed. GX is my favorite in the franchise (I still have to watch ARC-V and Vrains though).

[@qa3156]

Q: Why is fusion summmoning the primary summoning method in Yugioh GX? & A: An interview with Hikokubo Masahiro showed that originally that was not supposed to be the case but he and the staff (not Konami) thought that fusion Summoning was such an underrated Summoning method at the time and brought the idea to Yugioh's creator who loved the idea.

[@artexjay]

the summoning after XYZ feel super convoluted.

[@darrelleaster5381]

@@artexjay That’s a fact. Like, nothing against Pendulum and Link, but Synchro and Xyz feel.. just more fluid honestly 😂😂.

[@Luigi6995]

This might get lost in the sea of comments but I’m currently watching 5ds season 2 episode 74 and in this episode when yusei and visor begin their race/duel you can see the year their in on the side of the building of the party it clearly says 2021 so I think we can put that 5ds is set during the late 2010s and early 2020

[@joewaldeck]

The fortune cup from 5Ds has a Kaiba Corp logo on a poster so that’s makes the original and 5Ds linked as well.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

wll yugioh 5ds movies made it clae they wre link when jack said what iw odo give to see yugi duel jack know who yugi and the bully hwo beat up yugi up si cop in 5ds witch evne more orof there linked

[@michaelwalker552]

@@kek1335 ay hahahsha

[@matteo964]

During the wrgp they mentioned a couple of times the egyptian gods

[@heroeus8173]

The kaibacorp is very influent in 5ds But they cut some arcs and plot Specially the illuminati/illiaster plot Which would be an arc Where the kaibacorp would have play a major role

[@zuskuaquos6414]

Also, Bonds Beyond Time put the three series on the same time-line.

[@thetruedrryuk7825]

I guess im too much of an original Yu gi Oh fan but the blue-eyes white dragon was Kisara in the memory world not Aknadin as mentioned at 6:50 . Aknadin became the Great Shadow Magus with the evil power of bandit king Bakura. Kisara also became Seto's servant because he rescued her from bandits when he was a child.

[@crystalbrod]

I think the card academy could be a renovated academy, originally built before 1996. In the "mystery time period" Kaiba would have bought an old academy and renovated it for the card game.

[@DarkNightwind]

19:34 DSOD follows the manga though, not the anime. Which is also why Kaiba was obsessed to duel Atem again as he never saw him duel Yugi in the manga, and didn't recognize Yugi as a true duelist until the end of the movie.

[@lucha8711]

*If AP YuGiOh history was a class in school, I'd ace it*

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@cyberdsd]

@@rickurena6076 tf

[@Slstoev]

In 5Ds, the WRGP was held in memoriam of Pegasus, connecting more to DM & GX.

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@Slstoev]

@@rickurena6076 Bruh.

[@sean1oo1]

This frustrates me so much whenever someone makes a video for a yugioh timelines everyone ignores they give solid dates for graduation and enrollment for gx students on ep 156 gx in the sub. The Chancellor is reviewing the case files for all the kids that didn’t come back from the yubel incident and you see jaden enrolled in 2004 and Zane graduates the same year.

[@SamGarcia]

he said that the dates are different for Japan and the American dub

[@Cabolt44]

Gotta wonder what the parents of these students are like to be okay with so many dead students.

[@killerkrok55]

they know that just like the king of games said it's in the heart of the cards so it was there time.

[@mrevilducky]

The American dub is not canon or part of its own canon if you love it so much

[@bigfish5544]

@@Cabolt44 Judai's parents are basically assholes who probably forgot about him, Asuka and tenjoin's parents are rich people who don't really care about them either and .. guess what, Majnoume's parents are also business assholes who don't give a shit about their sons outside of business. Man GX's parents were all assholes

[@hamzabare6365]

Dude who is lost in the first 20 minutes but keeps watching because this guy is funny and fun.

[@Theawesomaeltygamer]

trying to explain the entirety of this timeline. I salute your bravery!

[@mrgoncas71]

The blue eyes white dragon thing is wrong?? Kisara who Setos precarnation loved was the one who became blue eyes white dragon

[@liammercado1235]

Is that why Kaiba is obsessed with Blue eyes white dragon? He's still after his ancient Egyptian waifu.

[@VampireKingDuzie]

Here for this. I could've sworn that's how it was.

[@iworuuzz6721]

she later on became the blue eyes for i forgot what reason but back in the egypt time all people that had darkness in their souls contained a monster inside and kaibas father began a run through the whole towns people to find powerful monsters to use for an army for the fight against zorc but the first time kaiba seen the blue eyes was before that in an accident with kisara when she was trapped by some bandits and she used the blue eyes in her to save herself and others from that, so she summoned it a few times herself and in the end i think she eitehr died or became the blue eyes herself and gave herself or her dragon to kaiba to use

[@heroeus8173]

She is both herself kisara and the BEWD She sacrifice herself She was on the verge of death So she past the BEWD to priest seto

[@UGNAvalon]

I read “BEWD” in the Honest Trailer Voice xD “Many BEWDiful BEWDs in this anime!” ;D

[@zozidedodo780]

him: the legendary duel master me : wrong anime

[@albinomonke2687]

Lmaooo thought the same here

[@xcmet]

I think the whole point of the memory world arc, was for both Atem and Yami Bakura to regain their lost memories by re-living imagery illusion of their past lives. This would help Atem remeber his purpose through his past life to lock away the millienum items forever and finally pass over to the afterlife. Yugi and the gang never truly time traveled, they were just sent into Yami Yugi's mind and were experiencing events Yami had previously lived through. The only odd thing about the memory world arc was that Yugi and the gang could interact with the people Yami had memory of in his former life.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

no bakrua remebr has past atme did not

[@Habeev07]

I love Yugioh. I'm so happy I was reminded of this and I'm building 2 decks right now. I stopped playing around 2006 but this game is so fun. Love the Anime. YUGIOH

[@LBDNytetrayn]

Just found this. I watched the original series back in the day, but fell out of it for reasons I don't quite remember. Then all these new series started popping up, and I had no idea how they all connected, and after searching, I finally found this. Now I've got some rough idea of how it all connects, more or less. ...except the motorcycle dueling. What's that all about?

[@artexjay]

zoom zoom

[@deathwizard1996]

Ah yes it is time to duel and high five the sky from satellite city

[@timlyu8326]

👏

[@truckercowboyed2638]

But only after, "lets rev it up" for getting your game on!!!

[@killerkrok55]

While this journey dont forget your card Pot of greed, or your emergency provisions, in case you get hungry and for the last time pick up all this "Junk".

[@Mapple-qp6yg]

Do you believe in Nexus?

[@EmpireGamingWynter]

I could swear I remember 5Ds mentioning the death of Pegasus which also links 5Ds to the original series.

[@tomasmedina7993]

They don't mention it, but in the sub, there's a "Pegasus memorial tournament"

[@trancepeirce3107]

@@tomasmedina7993 You'd think the setting being New Domino City would be enough.

[@tomasmedina7993]

@@trancepeirce3107 Also the presence of trudge/ushio

[@babysinclairfan]

The yugioh timeline is actually pretty simple. DM-Zexal happen in order, then there's a time psradox caused by Zarc, creating 4 new timelines in arc V.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Yes, and the 4 new timelines in Arc V are all roughly based on said series "Standard" aka Pendulum = closest thing to the original timeline, as all 3 earlier mechanics exist, it's basically the DM timeline but Yugi and gang either don't exist or are in an entirely different part of Japan. Fusion = a new timeline where none of the newer mechanics exist - it's essentially a GX timeline except "what if Duel Academy was evil". Though it seems to be implied that the only reason this Duel Academy is evil is because of Leo Akiba's meddling. Synchro is a new timeline where only Synchro monsters exist - it's a 5Ds timeline that seems to take place in its version of right before 5Ds would actually take place. Jack is out of the satellite but hasn't been discovered by Goodwin just yet (it's implied that he would be after the events of Arc V). Signers exist but Jack seems to be the only one who has access to his Signer based "BS magical power" (to quote YGOTAS) up to this point. Just like Duel Academy's history being meddled with by Leo, an agent of Fusion whose name I'm forgetting atm meddled with Synchro's history, and seems to have replaced Goodwin's role in Jack Atlas's S1 5Ds story. XYZ is, again, a new timeline where only XYZ monsters exist and is loosely based on Zexal, with its home city being the same as Zexal's city (similar to New Domino and Duel Academy). I haven't watched Zexal, so I can't talk about what is or isn't different. I will say that whatever the main plot of Zexal was, the reason it either hasn't happened yet or there's very little evidence for it happening is most likely due to Heartland(?) City from Zexal being destroyed by Fusion Dimension, which would naturally kill any potential story that Yuma takes part in if it happened before Zexal S1 E1.

[@babysinclairfan]

@@jaernihiltheus7817 Xyz takes place in the same city as Zexal but it was destroyed by Obelisk force, so it's barely recognizable. It's clear that the writers of arc V watched 5d's but didn't watch GX or Zexal so they altered those locations a lot

[@SDA-xy3cm]

Glad to hear Yugioh everything get a shout out

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

Yup, the episode where Judai (Jaden Yuki) duels Yugi Moto only aired in the japanese version of the anime. I wish they kept making the official English Dub of those Japanese GX episodes.

[@rinnesasori5602]

EVERYONE WATCH THE YUGIOH TIMELINE OVER AT YU-GI-OH EVERYTHING

[@Stormhart92]

Can you put the link?

[@tjhicks3600]

Link my guy. We need the link

[@777Bible]

“5 Dee Es” was the best, not just as a card game anime but overall as an anime. Duel Monsters will always be the first love though

[@mobiusygosh1tp0sts37]

MinhtyOG GX is better written and has a better used cast though

[@777Bible]

Kuningatartuutti Official GX is awesome and Zane is my favorite character, I have a Cyber Dragon deck I play at locals. I love all of the first 3 series but 5DS was just overall better. The graphics, the realistic environment of Satellite, poverty, the good story/plot, a lot humor, new mechanics, and actually dueling with a brain. This is all just my opinion though : )

[@RuilinLinRyan]

That Jaden Yuki development tho

[@777Bible]

Ruilin Lin I like Jaden’s happy vibes, GX was real groovy. Love all 3 of the first series, Vrains is pretty good also

[@cl4ssic]

5DS was pure garbage. I mean motorcycles?! wtf?

[@STheRider]

I have no idea what Tim was talking about but all I need to know is 5ds has the best opening.

[@DarkVileScream]

Julien Fegen going fast makes me feel alive my heart beats in hyperdrive

[@darkglass3011]

@@DarkVileScream It's true, the English dub is trash. The sub is way better.

[@albinomonke2687]

@@donjuan6996 SO TRUE

[@strikermi9]

Dub version was better in my opinion but I don't blame you guys not liking it because it was censored and same op. jp op,Ed its ok but hyperdrive love it more

[@strikermi9]

@@DarkVileScream do you think you can win only if I lose, just let, destiny choose

[@apostolostheofylaktidis9715]

You can put the pyramid of light somewhere after Battle City. As far as yugi not recognizing jaden is concerned, I think that jaden travelled back in time when the battle city tournament had already finished (yugi had the 3 egyptian gods) but jaden and yusei in bonds between time, might have visited yugi before the jaden visit so yugi didn't know jaden then. About 5d's there is another connection to the previous series because akiza was a slifer red student in a duel academy (probably the same as GX but in the future) as it is said in the duel with the detective in Fortune Cup (the detective was obelisk blue who lost from akiza), also blister says something about going to pro dueling league, and then refers to 3 last names, Atlas, Truesdale and Phoenix. So the characters know about the gx era.!

[@ManachanJapan]

Actually, in 2016 we got a Manga special about all characters and important events of each, drawn by the original author celebrating its 20th anniversary (PLUS THEIR AGE) Yugi's grandfather is 72 during Duelist Kingdom and in his 30s when he went to Egypt. As we know he got the Millenium Puzzle in the 60s, it is easy to prove that it really does take place in the end of the 90s ;) Kaiba is the same age as Yugi Greets from Tokyo

[@bigfish5544]

Was this special the one to promote the DSOD movie ?

[@ManachanJapan]

@@bigfish5544 Yes, it was. But it only contained all characters, most of their ages, relations to other characters, when they first appeared and a short outline about each arc. The author Takahashi Kazuki drew it by himself. It is different from the anime book. There are an anime and a manga special

[@bigfish5544]

@@ManachanJapan Yep I remember that one, but didn't recall the fact he gave age to each one of them, that's actually really cool

[@ManachanJapan]

@@bigfish5544 But I'm glad about it as we can therefore prove that DM really did take place in the end of the 90's. And Battle City around 2000/2001

[@henn402]

Tim be like: "It's time to D-D-D-D-DDDDDD deep dive into some convoluted lore!"

[@kuraihikari5785]

Yugioh everything would like to know your location

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

Blue Eyes White Dragon was just some dude. Me: I believe the card is called MAIDEN with the eyes of blue.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Yee, Kisara is a chick.

[@lindonbrass3191]

Blue Eyes White m'lady

[@lindonbrass3191]

IT'S MA'AM!

[@azuritemoon]

Yeah, this part was very confusing to me, since there was no connection between Bakura and the Blue Eyes. The anime added scenes of a young Priest Seto rescuing a young Kisara from slavers, but doing so caused the destruction of his hometown (because of the slavers), but Kisara escaped during that time and that’s why Seto saw the Blue Eyes: it was her Ka protecting Kisara from the disaster around her. At least that’s how I remember it....

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

@@azuritemoon translarion they exist 3 blue-eyes 1 is female and the other 3 are male funfsact

[@ashleyquintanar727]

I have never heard of this page and once I saw you sit down with a Yu-Gi-Oh mask I am now hooked

[@I_am_a_cat_]

man this show has gotten wild since I use to watch it as a kid like 18 years ago

[@az_iz_to7458]

This man made the yu gi oh timeline more confusing than the kingdom hearts plot. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@carlosroo5460]

Hey, he doesn't make the timelines, he summaries them.

[@chendror872]

@@rickurena6076 now it's just sad

[@NerdOnThePodcast]

Every time Tim says "Monstahs" I see Joey Wheeler

[@festusminard3013]

Jaden and Yusai went to meet Yugi before the Duelest Kingdom Tournament. The reason I say that is because during the Bond Before Time movie, Pegasus did not know Yugi Moto. I also believe that Pegasus still has his Millennium eye.

[@rohitcsrini]

No, they went to meet Yugi right before Battle City starts. That’s why YuGi didn’t play any God Cards in the movie

[@RyanMK666]

Yugi in BBT has no god cards so I would assume Jaden’s time travel is after BBT time travel

[@zangzhiao8374]

"The shadow realm isn't real" sure, breathing isn't either

[@SirNilooo]

Wasn’t the spirit of the Blue Eyes White Dragon originally some blonde chick???

[@TMBGE420]

She had blue hair,mate

[@lucha8711]

*"Yu-Gi-Oh 5D ess"* Send me to the shadow realm now

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@DragoSaul]

Wasn’t blue eyes in priest seto’s girlfriend I don’t remember well

[@Cure-Skywalker]

Kisara I believe her name was.

[@mikelguiomarshinjiramirezc7060]

Yeah, basically in yugioh lore the Egyptians found out that people's spirits can be extracted and put into tablets. There is both good and bad spirits. Kisara was a slave that just so happened to reveal her blue eyes dragon spirit, due to torture, when some Egyptians were searching for powerful spirits to control. Basically in the end, I don't remember quite well, kisara becomes one with her spirit in order to help her beloved seto (from the past) and then Egypt seto also becomes a dragon all to support modern seto and when those to dragons were present at the same time that kaiba had his own blue eyes dragon card, modern seto then summons for the first time the ultimate blue eyes white dragon. This is also the reason why only 3 blue eyes dragons are meant to exist and thus in a way kaiba was destined to destroy the 4th copy that yugi's gpa had.

[@madao8542]

Kisara? Apparently their relationship is complicated because of some fangirls

[@RuilinLinRyan]

Was dark magician girl also like atem’s gf?

[@madao8542]

@@RuilinLinRyan I don't think so. Isn't she the Dark Magician's apprentice or something like that?

[@MrShaggy524]

"Im doing this for you, kids" me, at 25: Thanks

[@Johno1992]

17:39 if you watched the battle city arc you'd know that when yami Keith smashes yugi puzzle bakura infuzes a part of himself into it hence how he can travel back in time

[@shinomiya89]

For those who didn't get the "... his name was Atem all along...", Atem means Pharao. So yeah... I have to agree with the others. If you read the Manga, you can somehow understand the timeline. This vid contains so many errors >_>

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@maskkid]

I think Zexal is canon because of temple in the series and I think it came before 5D's with the lack of Synchro's and none of the Legendary duelist ace monsters like Jack and Yusei aren't present.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

zecla is difnt timeline it canon just in anther tiemlien if ti was maien timeline and befo 5ds then ysuei other wood know about xyz summinnig so it difnt timelne

[@ads1021]

Let me get something straight. You feel the need to clarify the difference between the Japanese and English dubbed pronunciation of "Zexal" yet you pronounce "5Ds" as "five de es"?

[@anthonynaidoo9185]

Great explanation , always loved watching yu gi oh growing up , haven't completely watched every season , arc and movie ....watching and understanding the timeline really helps getting to know the series even more ....grate job tim keep it up 🙌⭐

[@samuraiblack3496]

Idk if you'll see this, but theres also a theory where all the dimensions in ARC-V were just realities split and altered by Rei. Since Leo Akaba was reborn in the standard dimension we see the original design of the duel disk with kids playing with non-solid monsters. And for vrains i think it is just a timeline somewhere after dark side of dimensions with the virtual dueling.

[@christopherb501]

Not "Rei", "Ray". "Ray" Akaba was the one who stood up to Z-ARC and wound up sundering the Original Dimension; "Rei" was the blue-haired girl nobody liked in GX.

[@mannyornelas1226]

*Me going into the Nintendo store* "Yes Ill like to buy the Yugioh 5 DS"

[@brandohss2787]

I don’t know if this helps but in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds there is a particular episode where they show the actual year at a event. I think it’s like season three. The year is 2021 on a big stand. Okay pause.. Yusei is 17 years old somewhat threw out the serious. 17 years ago the big reactor blows up the city, and that’s like 2004? 2004 is when his father dies and the city was destroyed. Prior to that I think GX may could of been in the 90s and Yu-Gi-Oh! Could have taken place in the 80s. You have to also pay attention to characters styles and designs. Yugis neck bracelet I think is a 80s fashion tend. I think it goes from the 80s up to the 20 century. Because In older movies from the 80s. People use think further ahead.After 5ds I think zexel takes place 20 years later making it 2045. Also when Jaden makes Yugi in season 1 .That is the real Yugi Muto after he departs from Atem. That smile that he give Jaden in episode one of GX was a reminder that he already met him from battles like the final episode of GX and BBT. His instinct gives him the reason to give him WK from already meting Jaden from the past.

[@luckydj4423]

Also in the movie it reveals the year because the guy who brought the three of them together said After 200 years of waiting you have all been brought to your full power we then find he was born in 1860

[@rickurena6076]

This is why the original YGO (DM) is the best. It actually made sense and had a solid story, not like the other ones after it.

[@ManachanJapan]

Actually, in 2016 we got a Manga special about all characters and important events of each, drawn by the original author celebrating its 20th anniversary (PLUS THEIR AGE) Yugi's grandfather is 72 during Duelist Kingdom and in his 30s when he went to Egypt. As we know he got the Millenium Puzzle in the 60s, it is easy to prove that it really does take place in the end of the 90s ;) Kaiba is the same age as Yugi Greets from Tokyo

[@PrivateEye10]

Should have ended with a Duck Dodgers gag... Something like: "Ok, everybody got that?" And the someone off screen screams: "Yes!" And the he just looks back to the board completely baffled and asks: "How the hell did you understood that?"

[@andreinamartinez528]

That's so many years with this long-story timeline of Yu-Gi-Oh from BC era through the 23rd century. 😲😲😲

[@fredrichardson5270]

In the Bonds Beyond Time Movie, Pegasus still owns duel monsters, therefore it would have to be before Kiba purchased duel monsters later in the OG series. Meaning that even though Jaden knew Yugi, Yugi at that point had not indeed meet Jaden. When Jaden and Yugi actually duel at the end of GX to held Jaden get his groove back, Younger Yugi either does not remember Jaden because he has been through so much garbage, or he plays it off as to not freak Jaden out. As for 5ds time line there are two splits, the first split is after Illiaster changes the timeline to make themselves duelist that fight team 5ds, to complete the circuit that brings Arc Cradle into the past and destroy Neo Domino City. The timeline was going to split again if Yusei won or lost, in the timeline in which Yusei lost, all the other prior summoning ends and a new society does not know about other types of dueling becoming the Arc V universe. In the timeline that Yusei wins, Illiaster from the first timeline goes back in time again to stop synchro summining and creates the Zexal universe which then promotes using the old standard duel styles, and then creates xyz summoning, which leaves with the ghost kid back to his dimension, which may lead to them then discovering Synchro summoning. An easier explanation is that the Zexal universe and the 5ds universe are just different cities on the same planet, just a couple of years apart. Where XYZ summoning dissappears right before Synchro summoning starts.

[@murphyslaw5839]

Pyramid of Light Movie: Am I a joke to you? (Occurs in the timeline after the Battle City Arc but before the next season starts)

[@williescott4430]

Lol he calls Ishizu "ishtar", her last name

[@Gloriankithsanus]

Not technically wrong. Just a bit too formal I guess lel

[@AceTrainerLupi]

Still, he calls Marik by his first name. I'm pretty sure they thought "Ishtar" was Ishizu's name.

[@UmbreonsRus]

In the Japanese dub Ishizu’s name is just Ishtar from what I remember

[@AceTrainerLupi]

@@UmbreonsRus In English it' Isis, in Japanese is Ishizu.

[@epicponedge1177]

@@AceTrainerLupi Technically it's Isis in both, but Ishizu is the Japanese pronunciation.

[@ShoXwavee]

Okay. This is my new favourite Yugituber

[@StardustTCG]

Actually Zexal and Arc v are connected. In season 1 of Zexal Yuma goes to an ancient temple which had statues of famous monsters from Duel Monsters and GX. Arc-V is somewhat connected due characters from GX, 5D's, and Zexal making an appearance but there's a theory they're from a multiverse where the protagonist dont exist.

[@cville991]

Still, it’s never been confirmed. It was just for fan services only. Secondly, Zexal and Arc-V are separate universes. How are they connected? This fandom is just as crazy then I thought.

[@spacekid9680]

Zexal was my favourite as a kid. I watched it mostly because I thought the spirit guy was cool.

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

"Season 0" is a fan made designation, it was offically just called "Yu-Gi-Oh!" (1998), whereas the series that followed was called "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters".

[@Mezelmoerder3D]

must correct one mistake: 12:50 Her name ist not "Ishtar" that's the familiy name of her and her brother Marik. She is named Ishizu.