honestly, if you don’t like hayato i’m judging you for it. he is a sweetie, he is creative, he has slight daddy issues, he overcomes his low self-worth, he has done no wrong.
Many, many years ago, I scanned a load of images from the Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Boxes. I was going to re-scan them to post here, but I haven’t had the time to re-scan all the images.
Since I got a request for them recently, I’ve decided to just gradually upload the original scans from the Duel Boxes onto my Tumblr, so they’re accessible somewhere in one place, though I may do things like colour tweaks to them as I’m going through them.
These scans will include the unique DVD artwork, as well as character linework that was included in a booklet with each DVD set.
You are free to use these images as you wish. Credit is appreciated, but optional. I just hope you all enjoy these images!
Hayato wins a card-designing contest sponsored by Industrial Illusions, Inc., with a great piece of artwork. But unless he wins against Professor Chronos in their exam duel, he won’t get to be the card designer he hopes to be. As Hayato and Chronos duel, Hayato doesn’t misplay and takes on Chronos’s Antique Gear cards on even footing, but gradually his Antique Gear Golem overwhelms and nearly crushes him. Remembering his resolve from his trip to Australia a year ago, he attempts a comeback with his “Ayers Rock Sunrise” Spell…
Got ourselves a finalized episode 50! This one’s a favorite because Hayato shows us that Judai and the others have rubbed off on him–he’s gone from someone who was held back and was near giving up to being more confident and hopeful, and you do like to see it. As you do Chronos actually caring. (Also that Kaisei instrumental during the ending why weren’t you released 😭)
Unfortunately, it’s not as powerful in the dub because they tossed out any subtle character moments Hayato had through the season showing us that he’s learning from the group (a moment in episode 5 that I mentioned a while back being replaced with talk of grilled cheese, for one).
Surprisingly, no card edits or anything needed to be done here, so this was easy to churn out; may have a few for 51 though, so we’ll see how that goes as I work on it and 52 to finish up Season 1 as Judai and Ryou have themselves a rematch.