Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

'Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-Ⅴ (read as "Arc Five'") is a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, the fourth main spin-off series, which began airing in Japan on April 6, 2014, following the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. The series focuses on a new protagonist, Yuya Sakaki. As with the previous spin-offs, it focuses on (and introduces) a new type of Summoning - this time, Pendulum Summoning, as well as Pendulum Monsters and the mechanic in general. There is also a manga adaptation. The show will be followed by a currently-unnamed sixth series.

This series marks the only Yu-Gi-Oh! series to show all unique types of Summoning from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (though at the time, both Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX showed the available Summoning types): Ritual Summon (from Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), Fusion Summon (from Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), Synchro Summon (from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's), Xyz Summon (from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL), and the newly introduced Pendulum Summon.

It has a slightly different story structure than any Yu-Gi-Oh! series that came before it. Rather than having a handful of characters to remain the focus throughout the entire show, only Yuya Sakaki and Zuzu Boyle maintain permanent "main character" status and there are many other major characters with a only a handful being in the spotlight at any given moment.

Story
''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' centers around Yuya Sakaki, as he tries to escape from harsh reality by smiling. But one Duel leads him to make a determination to confront the difficulties and he will get the power of infinite possibilities. The show's main theme is "Take a step forward with courage!!"

Yuya is a student at a preparatory school, learning to become an "entertainment Duelist", a type of professional Duelist.

The story is set in Paradise City on the coast of Japan. Leo Corporation is run by its president Declan Akaba. Thanks to the spread of the company's "Solid Vision with mass," "Action Duels" are born in Paradise City and has reached worldwide popularity. Children look up to star-level Pro Duelists, and they learn Summoning and Duel styles at various large and small cram schools, including the You Show Duel School that Yuya attends and the largest of such schools, Leo Institute of Dueling (LID).

One day, Yuya ends up fighting an exhibition match with the current champion of Pro Duel world…

During the Duel, Yuya's pendant begins to glow, giving him access to a never-before-seen type of Summoning called Pendulum Summoning. This causes the Leo Corporation to take an interest in Yuya. Meanwhile, a dark Duelist is trying to take down the Leo Corporation, and he looks exactly like Yuya!

In order to become a pro and follow in his father's footsteps, Yuya must win four matches in a row to qualify for the Arc League Championship. During this challenge, Yuya grows as a Duelist and eventually gains entry into the tournament. As the tournament is about to begin, Declan wonders whether Yuya has the strength to protect the Standard Dimension from his father, Leo Akaba.

The Paradise City Championship is underway, and Yuya's first match is against his rival: Sylvio. When they last met, Sylvio promised that he would master Pendulum Summoning before their next Duel and defeat Yuya. Meanwhile, Sora's opponent is none other than Shay, a highly dangerous Duelist from another dimension who has entered the tournament at Declan's request.

Ultimately, Yuya and his friends have found themselves in a ever-growing mystery surrounding the major Dueling schools in the city... and beyond.

Opening themes
Japanese opening theme 1: Believe x Believe
 * Performer: Bullettrain
 * Episodes: 001-030

Japanese opening theme 2: Burn!
 * Performer: Bullettrain
 * Episodes: 031-049

Japanese opening theme 3: UNLEASH
 * Performer: Gekidan Niagara
 * Episodes: 050-075

Japanese opening theme 4: Trump Card
 * Performer: Cinema Staff
 * Episodes: 076-098

Japanese opening theme 5: LIGHT OF HOPE
 * Performer: Unknown Number
 * Episodes: 099-124

Japanese opening theme 6: Pendulum Beat!
 * Performer: SUPER★DRAGON
 * Episodes: 125-???

Ending themes
Japanese ending theme 1: One Step
 * Performer: Pendulum★Cute
 * Episodes: 001-030

Japanese ending theme 2: Future fighter!
 * Performer: Kensho Ono and Hosoya Yoshimasa
 * Episodes: 031-049

Japanese ending theme 3: ARC of Smile!
 * Performer: BOYS AND MEN
 * Episodes: 050-075

Japanese ending theme 4: Speaking
 * Performer: Mrs. GREEN APPLE
 * Episodes: 076-098

Japanese ending theme 5: Vision
 * Performer: Kuso Iinkai
 * Episodes: 100-124

Japanese ending theme 6: Dashing Pendulum
 * Performer: M!LK
 * Episodes: 125-???

English Theme
English theme: Can you Feel the Power
 * Episodes: 001-???

Soundtracks
All soundtracks were released by Marvelous Entertainment.


 * Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Sound Duel 1, was released on August 20, 2014.
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Sound Duel 2, was released on January 20, 2015.
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Sound Duel 3, was released on June 24, 2015.

Manga
The ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V manga is being serialized on V Jump'' since the 8/2015 issue. The story is written by Shin Yoshida, the duels by Masahiro Hikokubo, and it is illustrated by Naohito Miyoshi.

The manga also contains a one shot chapter, which was published in the 7/2014 issue of V Jump, before the serialization of the long-run manga.

Spin-off manga
A spin-off manga series named Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V The Strongest Duelist Yuya!! has been published in the Saikyō Jump magazine starting from April 2015. This story is non-canon to the anime series, focusing on a more childish and humorous plot, and is written and drawn by Akihiro Tomonaga, who was also responsible for the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL spin-off manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL.

General edits
General edits involve changes to dialog, names and scoring.
 * Some names are Americanized.
 * The names of terms returning from previous series' are changed to be the same as in previous dubs, while in the Japanese they are often different (for example, Public Security Bureau and Neo Domino City became Security and the City in the Japanese between Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and ARC-V, while they are Sector Security and New Domino City in both 5D's and ARC-V in the dub).
 * All of the music in the dub is rescored.
 * The Pendulum Zone activation and point gauge sound effects are replaced with different ones than the originals.
 * Dialog is added in some scenes to remove silence.
 * Frederick's shivers are changed to various terms; in later episodes a common term is "goosepickle".
 * Chojiro Tokumatsu's mantra of "Enjoy Dueling" is changed to "Be a Hero".
 * The flashbacks of Heartland's invasion are tinged purple.

Paint edits
Paint edits involve changes to the footage. General edits that involves digital paint goes under this category.
 * Nico Smiley's mustache was lengthened to avoid resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
 * The "LDS" (Leo Duel School) sign is changed to "LID" (Leo Institute of Dueling).
 * The Duelist's names in the beginning of all Duels are removed and the LP counter is enlarged.
 * Skirts and socks on female characters are lengthened to avoid any sexual implications.
 * Most of the Japanese text is digitally painted out.
 * When a Duelist is holding a card(s) in a way that it appears like they're flipping the bird, their hand is redrawn. A common example of this is when a Duelist is about to place a Pendulum Monster(s) in their Pendulum Zone(s) while holding Pendulum Monster(s).
 * In advertisements, every card shown is digitally painted out.
 * Some monsters are edited to correspond with their TCG artworks.

Deleted scenes
Deleted scenes involve cutting footage.
 * The explanation of Action Duels before the beginning of an opening is cut.
 * Some close up shots showing lots of text are cut. An example is a close up shot of a Poster with text or a close up shot of the contents of a book.
 * Some scenes that are too violent to be shown are cut, edited or shortened.