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| director = Masahiro Hosoda (episodes [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 001|1]] - [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 013|13]]); Asano Katsuya (episode [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 014|14]] onwards)<ref name="newdirector">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/vrains-director-change/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [VRAINS] Director Change</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = August 16, 2017 | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>; Satou Tatsuo '''(directing supervision)''' (episode [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 014|14]] onwards)
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| studio = Studio Gallop<ref name="ovrains">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/finallymydigimonandyugiohfanficisareality/ | title = <nowiki> The Organization | [VRAINS] Major Announcement of Details</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = March 24, 2017 | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>
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| first aired = May 10, 2017
 
| last aired = September 25, 2019
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'''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'''<ref name="title">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/sohowisthisnotstandingout/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Weekly Jump] Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Revealed!</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = February 16, 2017 | accessdate = February 16, 2017}}</ref> is the sixth ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime series and the fifth main spin-off series. It will begin airing in Japan in April 2017, following the end of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''.
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'''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'''<ref name="title">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/sohowisthisnotstandingout/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Weekly Jump] Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Revealed!</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = February 16, 2017 | accessdate = February 16, 2017}}</ref> is the sixth ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime series and the fifth main spin-off series, which began airing in Japan on May 10, 2017. It aired in Japan every Wednesday at 6:25 pm Japanese Standard Time instead of the usual Sundays like the previous ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series. This series airs alongside reruns of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' as part of BS Japan's ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Hour'' block. It later airs alongside reruns of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' starting from November 2017.
   
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As of June 1, 2017, Crunchyroll began airing the show with legal subtitles. Future episodes will be simulcast.
The series will star a new protagonist, [[Yusaku Fujiki]], and takes place in a high-school setting, featuring Virtual Reality Duels in a cyberspace constructed with the latest technology. In this new kind of Duel, the players transform and Duel on some form of hoverboards.<ref name="jumpfesta">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/jump-festa-2017-latest-information-stage/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Jump Festa 2017] Latest Information Stage: 6th Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = December 17, 2016 | accessdate = December 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="weeklyjump">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/sohowisthisnotstandingout/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Weekly Jump] Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Revealed!</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = December 17, 2016 | accessdate = February 16, 2017}}</ref>
 
   
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The series stars [[Yusaku Fujiki]] as the main protagonist, and takes place in a high-school setting, featuring Virtual Reality Duels in a cyberspace constructed with [[LINK VRAINS]], the latest in virtual-reality technology. As with the previous three spin-off series (''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|5D's]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|ZEXAL]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|ARC-V]]''), ''VRAINS'' introduces and focuses on a new type of Summoning: [[Link Summon]]ing.
== Story ==
 
The sixth series focuses on [[Yusaku Fujiki]], a high-schooler who doesn't like standing out. However, he gets drawn into encounters with people as he tries out Dueling for once. The show's theme is "Take a step forward, and try!", on the premise that kids should start to try things out instead of just giving up at the first try due to being overwhelmed by information.<ref name="jumpfesta" />
 
   
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An English dub preview for ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' was shown alongside a remastered showing of the movie [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]] on March 11, 2018. Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS premiered in Canada on Teletoon on September 1st, 2018. Season 2 began airing in the fall. Season 3, the final season of the series, ended on September 25, 2019.
== References ==
 
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'''VRAINS''' is a combination of the acronyms VR, AI and NS, standing for Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Network System, respectively.<ref name="vrainsmeaning">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/icantpossiblyfigurethisoutcanyou/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [VRAINS] New Information from LABO (Week 3)</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = April 19, 2017 | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>
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==Story==
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[[File:VRAINS-VR Form Promo.png|thumb|left|Promo art of [[Yusaku Fujiki]] and "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]".]]
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[[File:VRAINSLogo.png|thumb|150px|The Japanese ''VRAINS'' logo.]]
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The series is based in a world roughly 10 years from now where a massive Virtual Reality Network called LINK VRAINS has been established. It’s a suspense thriller style story where Yusaku fights in order to learn the truth of events in the past.
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The sixth series focuses on [[Yusaku Fujiki]], a high-schooler and a hacker who doesn't like standing out. However, he gets drawn into encounters with people as he tries out [[Duel]]ing for once.
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There is a city where network systems have evolved: [[Den City]]. In this city, with the advanced network technology developed by the corporation [[SOL Technologies]], a Virtual Reality space called [[LINK VRAINS]] (Link Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Network System) has been developed. By using LINK VRAINS which was built inside the Network System, Duels unfold where Duelists change their appearance separate from their real life identities, and in this VR Space people became excited over the latest way to Duel.
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[[File:Vrains_Promo_Poster.png|thumb|left|Poster for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]
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However, in LINK VRAINS, a mysterious hacker group that hacks via Dueling has appeared: [[The Knights of Hanoi]]. Their goal is to destroy the AI World known as Cyberse that exists somewhere in the depths of the Network.
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However, there is one Duelist who stands against the threat to LINK VRAINS. His name is Playmaker. He has become famous in the Network World for crushing the Knights of Hanoi in fierce Duels, without mentioning his name. But the true identity of Playmaker is ordinary high school student Yusaku Fujiki, who pursues the Knights of Hanoi that appear in VRAINS in order to find out the truth of an incident that happened in his past.
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The show's theme is "Take a step forward, and try!", on the premise that kids should start to try things out instead of just giving up at the first try due to being overwhelmed by information.<ref name="jumpfesta">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/jump-festa-2017-latest-information-stage/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [Jump Festa 2017] Latest Information Stage: 6th Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date=December 17, 2016 | accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref>
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==Characters==
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{{Main|Portal:Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime characters}}
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==Development==
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As of episode 14, Masahiro Hosoda, due to unknown reasons, stepped down as Director and was replaced by Asano Katsuya. It's to be noted that as of this episode, the backgrounds of LINK VRAINS and the Link Summoning methods were changed and added more detail, possibly due to the change. Even the point gauge for the Link Monsters included Link Markers.<ref name="newdirector" /> Also another interesting thing is that since the same episode, the series is under supervision of Satou Tatsuo (best known as director of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_Successor_Nadesico Martian Successor Nadesico] series), who oversees Asano's direction of the series.<ref name="Ep.14 credits">{{Episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|14|ref}}</ref>
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==Music==
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===Opening Themes===
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'''Japanese opening theme 1''': [[With The Wind]]
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*'''Performer''': Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga
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*'''Episodes''': 001-046, 120 ending theme
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'''Japanese opening theme 2''': [[go forward]]
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* '''Performer''': Kimeru
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* '''Episodes''': 047-102
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'''Japanese opening theme 3''': [[calling]]
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* '''Performer''': Kimeru
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* '''Episodes''': 103-120
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===Ending Themes===
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'''Japanese ending theme 1''': [[Believe In Magic]]
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*'''Performer''': Ryoga
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*'''Episodes''': 001-024
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'''Japanese ending theme 2''': [[Writing Life]]
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*'''Performer''': Goodbye Holiday
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*'''Episodes''': 025-046
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'''Japanese ending theme 3''': [[BOY]]
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* '''Performer''': uchuu
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* '''Episodes''': 047-070
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'''Japanese ending theme 4''': [[Glory]]
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* '''Performer: '''Band-Maid
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* '''Episodes: '''071-096
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'''Japanese ending theme 5''': [[Are you ready?]]
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* '''Performer: '''BiS
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* '''Episodes: '''096-119
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===English Theme===
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'''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Theme]]'''
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* '''Episodes''': 01-
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==Differences between adaptions==
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[[File:VrainsdubchangeVSScreen.png|thumb|The names are removed.]]
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*The names on the Duelist VS screen are removed.
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*The girl school uniforms are given pantyhoses instead of skirt lengthened like the two previous series
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*Some names are Americanized in the dub, while some attain their surname and names.
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*Music is rescored and replaced with new music in the dub.
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*Some close-up shots of female monsters are removed to avoid sexual references.
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*Some scenes are cut to avoid death and violence.
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*Sound effects may be altered or removed.
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==Episodes==
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode listing (season 1)}}
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode listing (season 2)}}
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode listing (season 3)}}
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==DVD==
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{{Main|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS DVD listing}}
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==Trivia==
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* This is the second spin-off series, after ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|ZEXAL]]'', where the new type of monster introduced (in this case, [[Link Monster]]s) does not have a [[Level]] (instead, they have a [[Link Rating]]).
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** It is also the first where the new monster type does not have a [[DEF]].
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** Similar to ''ZEXAL'', the previous series' [[Pendulum Summon|summoning method]] is not used.
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* The English dub of ''VRAINS'' is the first series with an instrumental theme song since the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|original series]].
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* This series has the only English dub where:
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** Death and death threats aren't rare.
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** The monster Attributes and Spell & Trap icons are translated.
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** The opening theme song lacks any vocals. (The original theme song contains distorted "lyrics" of the phrases "Your move", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", and Yugi's famous quote; "It's Time to Duel!").
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* This is the only series that doesn't have a manga adaptation, tournament arc, or [[Battle Royale]].
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* This is the last series to be animated by Studio Gallop and to air in the 2010s.
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* With only 120 episodes, this is the shortest series so far.
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* This series has seven clip shows, which make up 5.83% of the series' runtime.
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* This is so far the only anime series to have an uneven amount of openings and endings (3 of the former and 5 of the latter).
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* Unlike [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|other]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|series]] to introduce new [[Turbo Duel|duel]] [[Action Duel|categories]], this series' final battle does not use its introduced [[Speed Duel|duel format]].
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==References==
 
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{{Yu-Gi-Oh!}}
   

Revision as of 20:15, 25 January 2020

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (ゆう) () (おう) VRAINS (ヴレインズ) Yūgiō Vureinzu

Anime series
Directed by

Masahiro Hosoda (episodes 1 - 13); Asano Katsuya (episode 14 onwards)[1]; Satou Tatsuo (directing supervision) (episode 14 onwards)

Studio

Studio Gallop[2]

Network
  • Japan TV Tokyo
  • United States Konami Cross Media NY
  • Canada Teletoon, Cartoon Network
  • Italy K2
Original run

May 10, 2017 — September 25, 2019

No. of episodes

120 (120 dubbed)

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS[3] is the sixth Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series and the fifth main spin-off series, which began airing in Japan on May 10, 2017. It aired in Japan every Wednesday at 6:25 pm Japanese Standard Time instead of the usual Sundays like the previous Yu-Gi-Oh! series. This series airs alongside reruns of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL as part of BS Japan's Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Hour block. It later airs alongside reruns of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's starting from November 2017.

As of June 1, 2017, Crunchyroll began airing the show with legal subtitles. Future episodes will be simulcast.

The series stars Yusaku Fujiki as the main protagonist, and takes place in a high-school setting, featuring Virtual Reality Duels in a cyberspace constructed with LINK VRAINS, the latest in virtual-reality technology. As with the previous three spin-off series (5D's, ZEXAL, and ARC-V), VRAINS introduces and focuses on a new type of Summoning: Link Summoning.

An English dub preview for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS was shown alongside a remastered showing of the movie Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light on March 11, 2018. Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS premiered in Canada on Teletoon on September 1st, 2018. Season 2 began airing in the fall. Season 3, the final season of the series, ended on September 25, 2019.

VRAINS is a combination of the acronyms VR, AI and NS, standing for Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Network System, respectively.[4]

Story

VRAINS-VR Form Promo

Promo art of Yusaku Fujiki and "Decode Talker".

VRAINSLogo

The Japanese VRAINS logo.

The series is based in a world roughly 10 years from now where a massive Virtual Reality Network called LINK VRAINS has been established. It’s a suspense thriller style story where Yusaku fights in order to learn the truth of events in the past.

The sixth series focuses on Yusaku Fujiki, a high-schooler and a hacker who doesn't like standing out. However, he gets drawn into encounters with people as he tries out Dueling for once.

There is a city where network systems have evolved: Den City. In this city, with the advanced network technology developed by the corporation SOL Technologies, a Virtual Reality space called LINK VRAINS (Link Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Network System) has been developed. By using LINK VRAINS which was built inside the Network System, Duels unfold where Duelists change their appearance separate from their real life identities, and in this VR Space people became excited over the latest way to Duel.

Vrains Promo Poster

Poster for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

However, in LINK VRAINS, a mysterious hacker group that hacks via Dueling has appeared: The Knights of Hanoi. Their goal is to destroy the AI World known as Cyberse that exists somewhere in the depths of the Network.

However, there is one Duelist who stands against the threat to LINK VRAINS. His name is Playmaker. He has become famous in the Network World for crushing the Knights of Hanoi in fierce Duels, without mentioning his name. But the true identity of Playmaker is ordinary high school student Yusaku Fujiki, who pursues the Knights of Hanoi that appear in VRAINS in order to find out the truth of an incident that happened in his past.

The show's theme is "Take a step forward, and try!", on the premise that kids should start to try things out instead of just giving up at the first try due to being overwhelmed by information.[5]

Characters

Development

As of episode 14, Masahiro Hosoda, due to unknown reasons, stepped down as Director and was replaced by Asano Katsuya. It's to be noted that as of this episode, the backgrounds of LINK VRAINS and the Link Summoning methods were changed and added more detail, possibly due to the change. Even the point gauge for the Link Monsters included Link Markers.[1] Also another interesting thing is that since the same episode, the series is under supervision of Satou Tatsuo (best known as director of Martian Successor Nadesico series), who oversees Asano's direction of the series.[6]

Music

Opening Themes

Japanese opening theme 1: With The Wind

  • Performer: Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga
  • Episodes: 001-046, 120 ending theme

Japanese opening theme 2: go forward

  • Performer: Kimeru
  • Episodes: 047-102

Japanese opening theme 3: calling

  • Performer: Kimeru
  • Episodes: 103-120

Ending Themes

Japanese ending theme 1: Believe In Magic

  • Performer: Ryoga
  • Episodes: 001-024

Japanese ending theme 2: Writing Life

  • Performer: Goodbye Holiday
  • Episodes: 025-046

Japanese ending theme 3: BOY

  • Performer: uchuu
  • Episodes: 047-070

Japanese ending theme 4: Glory

  • Performer: Band-Maid
  • Episodes: 071-096

Japanese ending theme 5: Are you ready?

  • Performer: BiS
  • Episodes: 096-119

English Theme

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Theme

  • Episodes: 01-

Differences between adaptions

VrainsdubchangeVSScreen

The names are removed.

  • The names on the Duelist VS screen are removed.
  • The girl school uniforms are given pantyhoses instead of skirt lengthened like the two previous series
  • Some names are Americanized in the dub, while some attain their surname and names.
  • Music is rescored and replaced with new music in the dub.
  • Some close-up shots of female monsters are removed to avoid sexual references.
  • Some scenes are cut to avoid death and violence.
  • Sound effects may be altered or removed.

Episodes

DVD

Trivia

  • This is the second spin-off series, after ZEXAL, where the new type of monster introduced (in this case, Link Monsters) does not have a Level (instead, they have a Link Rating).
    • It is also the first where the new monster type does not have a DEF.
    • Similar to ZEXAL, the previous series' summoning method is not used.
  • The English dub of VRAINS is the first series with an instrumental theme song since the original series.
  • This series has the only English dub where:
    • Death and death threats aren't rare.
    • The monster Attributes and Spell & Trap icons are translated.
    • The opening theme song lacks any vocals. (The original theme song contains distorted "lyrics" of the phrases "Your move", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", and Yugi's famous quote; "It's Time to Duel!").
  • This is the only series that doesn't have a manga adaptation, tournament arc, or Battle Royale.
  • This is the last series to be animated by Studio Gallop and to air in the 2010s.
  • With only 120 episodes, this is the shortest series so far.
  • This series has seven clip shows, which make up 5.83% of the series' runtime.
  • This is so far the only anime series to have an uneven amount of openings and endings (3 of the former and 5 of the latter).
  • Unlike other series to introduce new duel categories, this series' final battle does not use its introduced duel format.

References