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Yu-Gi-Oh! has been referred through different non-related media. Here is a list:

Anime, manga and manhwa[]

  • In chapter 65 of "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You", Hahari presents white dresses and states, "I turn over my face-down card!! And equip my Magic Card, "White Gown"!!" and "I take four thousand points of damage!"
  • In episode 4 of A Certain Scientific Railgun S, Misaka is shown to be reading a manga with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards printed on the cover called called "Hydra – Battle Monsters" (九頭蛇). The same set of cards appeared in the anime Waiting in the Summer, which was created by the same publisher, studio and director.
  • In episode 3 of "Aharen-san wa Hakarenai" one of hair style arranged for Reina Aharen is Yugi Muto.
  • In episode 9 of Akiba's Trip: The Animation Tamotsu and another character play a card game similar to Yu-Gi-Oh! However the frame card which Tamotsu and the other plays is for "Magic the Gathering".
  • Asobi Asobase
    • In episode 2, there is a card game called "Boys' School Wars". Hanako says "Watashi no tān" and "tān endo". Olivia also uses "Watashi no tān" and then Summons the Ultra Rare "Blue-Eyes Delinquent"
    • In the OVA, Olivia arranged Hanako's hair style to be similiar to Yugi Muto, Hanako then says "I look like I'm about to join an underworld card game using my split personality".
  • In episode 8 of BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~, Ako and Asuka debate about their sisters with Yu-Gi-Oh! style. However the title of that episode called "Cardfight!! Sisters" is parody of Cardfight!! Vanguard. The sound effect for point like SP and POW is taken from anime Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
  • Bobobo-Bo bo-bobo:
    • In chapter 2 "Pervert", Killer Rhino mentioned Bobobo is a duelist after seeing a Duel Disk in Bobobo's arm.
    • In chapter 7 "Many Memories", after Don Patch's graduation ceremony, Beauty and the others are seen play a card game similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!
    • In chapter 104 "Terrifying Sugoroku Battle", Dark Yugi appears from Bobobo's afro, Summoning "Slifer the Sky Dragon " against Halekulani.
    • In chapter 193 "Strongest Armor! Break Through the Nyan-Nyan Armor!!" and chapter 200 "Bububu-bu Bu-bubu", Don Patch and Tokoro Tennosuke dressed-up as Dark Yugi and Seto Kaiba.
      • In chapter 193, Don Patch and Tokoro Tennosuke use a attack named Swords of Revealing Light to seal Bobobo's move for three turns.
    • In chapter 22 of the Shinsetsu Series titled "Super Tennosuke", Tokoro Tennosuke dressed-up as Dark Yugi with similar pose from cover Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban - Volume 002.
  • In episode 54 of Cardfight!! Vanguard, Bright, Yuma and Nataly, from the Tag Force games, make a brief appearance as part of an unnamed team. In the English dub, they were replaced with other miscellaneous characters.
  • In episode 3 of the ONA Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite, "Yu-Hel-Something card game" is mentioned in the dialogue.
  • In chapter 12 of Dead Tube, an unnamed person attempts to make a facial expression referencing Joey Wheeler's creepy chin, while explaining the purpose of their video.
  • In episode 3 of D-Frag, Sakura Mizukami says "kaado opun" before revealing her cards.
  • In chapter 32 of Domina no Do!, Harigata Mitsuru and Satoru Onahori Duel each other using a parody of Duel Monsters cards in a Dueling Arena. Numerous sexual references are made in the cards used, including "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
  • In episode 9 of Dragon Crisis!, Misaki mentions the phrase "Watashi no tān". In episode 11, Masato mentions the phrase "Ore no taan".
  • Fairy Tail:
    • In episodes 138 and 139, objects which bear a resemblance to the Millennium Puzzle can be seen as decorations in the background. A similar structure resembling a giant pyramid with the Eye of Wdjat serves as the HQ of the Zentopia church.
    • The entire episode 210 was dedicated to a card battle called "Guild Battle". The duel starts on episode 208, showing half of the first turn. Episode 209 contains the rest of turn 1, episode 211 contains the end of the duel. Its rules are very similar to Yu-Gi-Oh.
      • A Shadow Duel was conducted between Cana and Eclipse Scorpio. 4 Lamps represent Life Points: if Cana loses, she will be sealed into a card.
      • Each player starts with 6 cards, the players each makes up their own deck with cards based on their comrades. As such, this heavily parodies the New Rules as the Plot Demands trope often used by Yami Yugi. Cana frequently states "What? You can do that?", "Even though it's my turn! That's going too far!", "Do you really have that effect?" and Scorpio replies with "I'm going to ignore you and continue."
      • At the start of each turn, there is a "Draw Sequence". This is followed by the "Standby Sequence" which is a combination of the Standby Phase and Main Phase 1, where the player can Summon monsters and place Field Cards on Standby (Standby = Set, Field Card = Spell/Trap Card). Then the "Battle Sequence", with destroyed cards being sent to the "Trash Zone".
      • Monsters have special effects, e.g. when Gemini is destroyed by battle, you can activate a Field Card from your hand.
      • Each player can be up to 3 copies of a card, shown with 3 copies of "Happy" (although it seems that there were only 1 copy of every other card). Monsters can be Sacrificed for Special Summons. There are also a Fairy Merge (Fusion Summon) where "Happy" fused with "Natsu" to make "Winged Nappy Dragneel". Effects to increase ATK points and effects to allow monsters to attack directly are also present.
  • In episode 7 of Food Wars! The Second Plate, Ryou's skill is described as having many cards at his disposal to overwhelm his opponents, but Akira also shown to have cards of his own but has mastered them. Later during the tasting period, monsters appear from Akira's cards and attack Ryou.
  • In chapter 18 of Dungeon Friends Forever] Ryuka and Van play a card game, called Brave Fighters, with similar mechanics, such as Attack and Defense, setting cards, and sacrificing to summon stronger monsters.
  • In volume 4 of Gal Gohan Shinji is playing a card game with card designs similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!.
  • In episode 162 of Gin Tama, two of the main characters conduct their final competition in a match of card games using a Duel Disk system that uses a similar platform as the first Duel Disk built by Seto Kaiba, and an arm attachment similar to the more commonly recognized Duel Disk. The cards are all characters from the show, and the front of the cards are structured the same as in the TCG/OCG, save for Level stars. Each player begins with 2000 LP, and must reduce the other player's to 0.
  • In episode 8 of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, an "Enemy Controller" with color matching its manga artwork was shown.
  • Hayate the Combat Butler:
    • At the end of episode 29, Hayate is suddenly challenged to a duel by the "Duel Butler". Hayate performs a "One Turn Kill" by summoning Klaus (the head butler) and using the rare card "Ayasaki Hayate". Hayate himself references Yugi and Yami Yugi, saying "Let's go, partner!" as a more innocent-looking double of Hayate appears saying "Yeah, other me!"
    • In episode 39, A Yu-Tsu-Oh (遊通王) sign is shown in the stadium.
    • In episode 19 of the second Season, a few turns of a card game was shown.
  • In chapter 37, page 48 of Hikaru No Go, a small cameo of Yami Yugi appeared on the computer, along with all other characters from Shonen JUMP on the site, when Touya pulled Hikaru out of the way.
  • In episode 11 of Hetalia: Axis Powers, monsters which bear a strong resemblance to "Sunny Pixie" and "Sunlight Unicorn" are shown.
  • In episode 6 of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (Humanity Has Declined), Oyage says "Let's see if you can draw a rare card from your ultimate deck!".
  • In a Katekyo Hitman Reborn! episode, one of the main characters, Reborn, explains Tsuna that we are currently in the video game and card battle era, and as examples, he is shown playing a video game, and playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, with a Duel Disk, a card, and a Millennium Puzzle made by his chameleon Leon.
  • In episode 13 of Lucky Star, Konata makes a reference to Yu-Gi-Oh! which includes her dressing like Yugi Muto.
  • In episode 13 part 9 of Mayoi Neko Overrun!, Chise and Nozomi make a reference to both Yu-Gi-Oh! and Cardfight!! Vanguard by saying "I'll have Satou and Suzuki guard Nozomi!", "Nya!~ I'll have Otome attack. Guard cancel", "In that case, I Summon Kikuchi the Otaku! Using the Kouga-chan Insider to attack and activate his trap!".
  • Medaka Box:
    • In chapter 116, Najimi Ajimu references Yugi Muto from among a list of many different main characters from different manga, in an attempt to convince Zenkichi Hitoyoshi to become the main character of the manga.
    • In chapter 125, Najimi Ajimu references Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in her explanation to Zenkichi Hitoyoshi of what victory means.
  • In the 8th episode of the Moetan anime "Ah-kun" becomes crazy after entering a girl's public bath and starts saying "ore no turn" ("my turn") with a trap card displayed.
  • In Chapter 82 & 83 of Monster Musume - Everyday Life with Monster Girls Manga, the characters are shown playing the card game "Duel Monmusūzu (デュエルモン (ムス) ーズ)", which was created by the Mummy Race around 3000+ years ago. They showcase the game being played in Classic & Modern Style. There is also mention of various Summon style like Tribute, Fusion, Ritual, etc. It also showcases monsters like "Brutal's Jadeite Dragon (蛮眼の翡翠龍 (ブルータルズ・ジェダイト・ドラゴン) ; Brute-Eyes Jade Dragon in Kanji)" with 3000 ATK & 2500 DEF, and Deck out strategy.
  • In episode 30 of Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, Deidara and Tobi dressed up as Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba.
  • In chapter 32 of Need a Girl, some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and Yami were shown.
  • In episode 8 of No Game, No LIfe, both Sora and Shiro can be found in a coliseum with cards resembling a Ritual Monster, Normal Monster, Spell Card, and Fusion Monster. Shiro also wears a device resembling a Duel Disk while holding another card.
  • In episode 4 of Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Neto-juu no Susume), when Morioka Moriko redeems her game card to buy Gachas, she says "Draw! Web money card!" along with performing the dramatic poses shown in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
  • In the re-airing of The Prince of Tennis episode 158, two girls resembling recolors of Téa Gardner and Serenity Wheeler can be seen among the spectators.
  • In chapter 13 of Real Account, Yuuma uploads multiple selfies with weird facial expressions to his Real Account profile, one of which references Joey Wheeler's creepy chin.
  • In episode 11 of Sakura Trick, Yuzu Īzuka says "Atashi no taan".
  • In chapter 10 of Seishun For-get!, when Taiyo is in the Moe Moe Maid Cafe and has an expensive list of options for his maid, Hinata, to do, he states "Take a look at my deck! *Here is my trump card!*" as he whips out three "Yukichi Fukuzawa" (10,000 yen) similar to Kaiba does with three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
  • In episode 2 of Seitokai no Ichizon, Mayafuyu uses a scenario involving the Battle Phase to test the Student Council's Japanese: "If your opponent attacks, you can open your Trap Card. Now all Spell Cards on the field are sent to the Graveyard." When the Student Council President guesses wrong, Mayafuyu corrects her: "Face-down card activate! This trap nullifies the effects of your Trap Card." The Trap is based on the Council President and even contains a chibi-image of the Student Council President.
  • In episodes 23 and 29 of Sket Dance, some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were shown.
  • In Strike the Blood, Kensei Kanase wears a necklace that is almost identical to the Millennium Ring.
  • The cover page of chapter 7 of Syomin Sample (manga form) describes Aika Tenkūbashi using the Series 3 (or higher) card layout of a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.
  • In episode 5 of The iDOLM@STER, during the long train-trip, Haruka brings out cookies that she baked, Ami suggests trading for the cookies and Mami (Ami's twin) says "I pay two chocolates from my hand to summon four of Harurun's cookies!"
  • They Are My Noble Masters
    • In episode 6, mentions to many animes were included, including one from Yu-Gi-Oh!. During the fight against the monster Kuman, after Shinra dealt an ineffective attack, Miyu joined the battle while saying "Watashi no tān" and uses "Cutter Shower" (parody of Psycho Kaede from Shuffle!). After being hit, Kuman says "Ore no taan" and uses Miracle Beam (parody of "Mikuru Beam" from Haruhi).
    • In episode 11, after Ren runs out from the bathroom half naked into the hallway, Benisu kicks Ren in the balls, dropping Ren's Life Points to 0.
  • In episode 14 of Toradora!, when Kushieda Minori was asking to show each other which pictures they got, she states "Takasu-kun, it's time to begin... our destined duel-down! I now sacrifice 90 yen to summon nine pictures. Then I will reveal my face-down card, Quick-Play Spell Card "Immediate Discovery", activate! I just found a picture with my softball teammates, number 93, I summon by paying the cost of 10 yen. Turn end! Yes, Takasu-kun, it's your turn!".
  • In episode 19 of Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers), during a short flashback some kids were shown playing a card game with design and mechanics similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!.
  • In episode 10 of Waiting in the Summer, some kids were shown playing a card game very similar to Yu-Gi-Oh! called "Hydra – Battle Monsters" (九頭蛇). The cards shown are from Cthulhu Mythos are called "Yog Sothoth", "Nyarlathotep", "The Elder Sign", "The Mirror of Nitocris" and "Azathoth". These cards use the same colors as Effect Monsters, Ritual Monsters and Spell Cards.
  • In episode 8 of WataMote, Tomoko dresses up as Yami Yugi.
  • In episode 3 of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Narumi finds Yu-Gi-Oh! cards while searching through Hirotaka's room.
  • In episode 41 of Yo-kai Watch, Keita (Nate) got lucky and gets 3 huge pieces of chicken, he says they are "All rares" and "If this was a card game, my plate would be the perfect deck" while wearing a duel disk and a cape similar to Yami Yugi. The cards shown in the background has an almost identical layout to Series 1 of the OCG.
  • In episode 7 of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken, Rimuru says "ore no taan" before going on a counterattack against Ifrit.
  • In episode 8 of Africa no Salaryman , the character Lizard is briefly
    ASyugioh

    Lizard doing a Kaiba impression in Africa no Salaryman

    seen with Kaiba's hairstyle while holding several Duel Monsters-themed cards meant for picking a plan to ditch their dates, while the tag "Duelist" points at him on-screen; (fun fact: his colleague Toucan performs a reference to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure just before that scene);

TV shows[]

  • In the Adventure Time episode "Card Wars", Finn and Jake play a card game with several similarities to the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering card games. The episode "Daddy-Daughter Card Wars" features a five card set that seems to be based on the five pieces of "Exodia the Forbidden One".
  • In the episode “All In” of Disney’s “Amphibia”, the Yugi’s millenium puzzle is seen in a pile of completed puzzles in The Core’s mindscape.
  • In the All Grown Up! episode (aptly named) "Yu-Gotta-Go", Chuckie buys cards of the title name and becomes obsessed with the game, hoping to obtain the rare "The Red Mirror Dragon".
  • In The Amazing World of Gumball episode The Matchmaker, the face that Gumball makes after seeing Darwin's photo of his "crush" on the computer resembles Joey Wheeler's "creepy chin".
  • In BoBoiBoy Galaxy,in Episode 7, papazola playing with Jokertu with referance to yugioh playing card.
  • Jeff It's time to duel

    Jeff's Yu-Gi-Oh reference in Clarence

    In a episode from Clarence, Jeff and Sumo play a card game called Wizard Folk, a parody between Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering. One of the poses Jeff made in the episode is reference to Yu-Gi-Oh.
  • In Codename: Kids Next Door a kid with Yugi Muto's hairstyle is a recurring minor character.
  • In the 5th season of Family Guy, Stewie's teddy bear Rupert is sold at a yard sale accidently. Then when Stewie checks the FBI database for the buyer it is revealed that the buyer watches Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • In the American-Japanese TV show, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Ami and Yumi play an obvious reference to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game dubbed Stu-Pi-Doh! in the episode, "In The Cards".
  • An episode of the game show Jeopardy! that aired October 22, 2004 had the clue, "Before dueling in this game, you must greet your opponent with a friendly handshake."
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! has been referenced several times in MAD:
    • In the sketch "Grey's in Anime", a patient hallucinates that one female doctor has Yugi's hair. She summons the "Dark Physician" (which looks like the "Dark Magician") to heal the patient, only to be stopped by a rival doctor's "Malpractice" Trap Card, suing "Dark Physician" and making him unable to heal. The female doctor protests that they must work together, and the male doctor says, "I can heal the patient all by myself!" holding his arm up to a similar pose that Seto Kaiba did during Yugi and Kaiba's Duel with Lumis and Umbra.
    • In the sketch "Pokémon Park", when leaving "Pokémon Island", Misty asks Ash about "Digimon Island" and "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island". Ash replies by saying that they are "more complicated, but less fun".
    • One sketch, "Yu-Gi-Bear!", is a mash-up of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yogi Bear. The sketch features Yogi Bear wearing an item similar to the Millennium Puzzle, allowing Yogi Bear to transform into Yugi Bear (basically just Yogi Bear wearing a coat and hair similar to Yugi's) and he starts a Duel with Park Ranger Smith over a family's "pic-a-nic basket", despite the family's willingness to share their food. We see that Ranger Smith has an "Amazon of the Seas" Monster Card, but Yugi Bear counters with his "Smarter Than The Av-a-rage Bear" Trap Card (which looks like a bear holding a diploma and wearing a graduation hat). The Duel starts to bore the family. Regardless, Yugi Bear and Ranger Smith continue the Duel. Ranger Smith Special Summons "Gigaplant" with 2400 ATK, but Yugi Bear Summons "Boo-Boo Eyed White Dragon" (which looks like Dino from The Flintstones with Boo-Boo's head) with 3000 ATK, but just as Yugi Bear is about to explain its effect, Ranger Smith points out that the family has left.
Yu-Gi-Oh! in The Simpsons

Yu-Gi-Oh! referenced in The Simpsons.

  • In the ¡Mucha Lucha! episode "The Man from M.A.S.K.", at one point Rikochet, Buena Girl, and The Flea play a luchador-themed parody of the card game called "Lu-Chi-Oh!". One of the cards Rikochet deals out is also named the "Red Eyed Dragon."
  • In the Mysticons episode "The Prophecy Unleashed", while the Mysticons, Nova Terron, and Proxima head into a cave to recover the Spectral Dragon Egg, Malvaron and Gandobi stand guard outside. To pass the time, they play a game called "Beastie Blasters", which is a parody of Yu-Gi-Oh! Gandobi summons a "Stargoyle", which he orders to attack Malvaron with "Celestial Tail Smash" (possibly a reference to attacking your opponent's Life Points directly). Malvaron counters by summoning an "Undercity Jaws" (a creature seen in previous episodes of Mysticons) and ordering it to attack "Stargoyle", which it does by eating the latter. Malvaron taunts Gandobi before his next attempt to summon a Monster, saying, "What are you going to play next? 'Fluffy Funganoid?'" (a Funganoid also being a creature in previous episodes) not realizing that Tazma is getting away with the Spectral Dragon Egg. When he does, he summons a "Star Foz-ia" (a Foz being a common creature in the show). Gandobi mentions that it has 300 Hit Points (likely a reference to ATK) and the most deadly attack in the game, which Malvaron calls out: "Hangry Stargaze of Doom". The Monster destroys the spectres in the sky.
  • In The Simpsons episode "Margical History Tour", in the empty library there are only two remaining items, one of which is a "Yu-Gi-Oh! Price Guide".
  • In The Venture Bros., the card "Ancient Gear Fist" is among Dean Venture's collection, in the episode "ORB".
  • In the Walker episode "Fine is a Four Letter Word", Trey proposes that Cordell and Micki play the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, to the confusion of the former and protesting of the latter. At the end of the episode, Trey says playing Yu-Gi-Oh! is the only apology he will accept for Micki keeping the secret about her supposed mother being her aunt. He also mentions Fusion Monsters and the "Dark Magician".


Films[]

  • In the film 16 Blocks, Yu-Gi-Oh! is referenced by Mos Def as he talks about his passion in the film of making birthday cakes for children.
  • In the movie Are We There Yet?, the main character runs a sports shop and when some children pester him he names a list of cards he does not carry (including Yu-Gi-Oh!).
  • In the film Drillbit Taylor, Yu-Gi-Oh! is used as a codename for several missions and operations by the main characters.
  • In the Korean film The Man from Nowhere, the card that Jeong So-mi gives Cha Tae-sik is a Korean Yu-Gi-Oh! card named "Dark Knight".

Comics[]

  • In a later Sunday strip, the American comic FoxTrot had a young main character go to a Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament, complete with heavily-gelled hair that greatly resembled that of Yami Yugi.

Gaming[]

  • In Bayonetta 2, the character Loki fights using magical cards and wears an upside down pyramid-like pendant on his gold chain similar the Millennium Puzzle. Also similar to Marik Ishtar, Loki has a dark complexion and white hair and is one of the main antagonists of the game and was in conflict with his evil half.
  • In Borderlands 2, the assassin character Zer0 sometimes says "Hilarious! You just set off my Trap Card", when activating his "Decepti0n" action skill, which creates a copy of himself and turns him invisible.
  • In Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, four characters (Bu-gi, Johnny, Serene, Kage, and Ritchee) are based on the characters Yugi Muto, Serenity Wheeler, Joey Wheeler, Bandit Keith, and Seto Kaiba from the anime and mange.
  • In Disgaea 3 there's a character called Se-to-oh, who can be found at random inside the Item World's Innocent Towns. He's also an optional boss battle in the post-game, being recruitable after defeated. The character makes frequent references, like saying "My Turn" and "Life Points" as well as OTKs and tributing three monsters to summon a "Black-Eyes Blue Prinny" (which is actually just a normal Prinny).
  • In Kindergarten, there are twenty-five collectible MonsterMon cards. While they also function as a reference to Pokémon, the most powerful card is a one-of-a-kind "Blue Eyes Gold Dragon", which has an item description of "This is the Blue Eyes Gold Dragon card. Please don't sue."
  • In the online card game Urban Rivals, two cards, Scarlett Cr and Manon Cr, dress up as a Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character in one of their evolutions.
  • In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, one of the witnesses is named Yanni Yogi, who has two personalities that he switches in between in certain moments, vaguely resembling Yugi's transformation to Yami Yugi. His name is also believed to be a parody of Yami Yugi's name.
  • In Them's Fightin' Herds, the "Blue Wizard Hat" is a cosmetic that looks identical to the Dark Magician Girl's. Another reference to the character is made as "Dark Magician Girl" is one of the random AI-opponent names for the dark magic using unicorn, Oleander.
  • In the MMORPG Vindictus
    • Xaehawk, one of the mid bosses of Misty Summit, drops an XE Hawk Card which contains the phrase "You just activated my trap card" in its description.

Magazines[]

  • MAD Kids issue #4 parodied Yu-Gi-Oh! cards with Ug-ly-Oh! cards.
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