"Any card—so long as it exists—has a power that is needed."

violetganache42:

I was watching some Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives last night when I saw this. I literally sat up from my bed because I immediately recognized the 5Ds logo; looking at it closer, I think it may be the first volume of its manga adaptation! This absolutely blew my mind!

(For those who are curious, it’s from the season 23 episode, “Finger Lickin’ Food”. In it, Guy visits a restuarant in Minneapolis called George and the Dragon, which has a bookshelf filled with books for kids to read, including manga.)

dari-uki:

Rest in peace Kazuki Takahashi 💔🌹

(via se-to-oh)

(Previously: Episodes 75 and 76 Subbed [Finalized])

(Check out my Subbed!GX Stream Masterpost!)

77: The Four Fearsome Monarchs! Demiurge EMA

Unchosen by Saiou’s little sister Mizuchi to take part in things, Iwamaru seeks to defeat Judai out of desperation.  Just as they’re at a loss due to not knowing Judai by face, they come across the Red dorm’s camp area, where Judai and Iwamaru get on well despite not knowing who the other really is–but just as they try to have a friendly duel, they each realize that the other is someone they don’t like.  With Granmarg the Earth Monarch (ATK/ 2400) as the base, Iwamaru combines the power of the four Monarchs to summon Demiurge EMA, whose ATK rises to 4900…

78: The Mightiest Tag Team?! Judai & Ed (Part 1)

Led by Mizuchi, Judai and Ed enter a virtual space, where an unusual Tag Duel between them begins, Mizuchi using a mirror to call forth a double.  Judai and Ed have their own goals–Judai wanting to save Shou and Kenzan, and Ed wanting to prove that he’s number one–and their teamwork takes a hit.  Sacred Barrier – Mirror Bind endlessly reflects Monsters–much like opposing mirrors–and it destroys Judai and Ed’s Monsters.  And then, there is the Full Moon Mirror on the field, which projects a full moon that slowly and eerily wanes with each Monster destroyed…

79: The Mightiest Tag Team?! Judai & Ed (Part 2)

Judai and Ed’s unusual Tag Duel with Mizuchi continues.  Mizuchi tributes her two Magic Mirror Spirits to summon her invincible Deity of Darkness – Dark God (ATK/ 3000), which can’t be destroyed in battle.  In addition, she reflects it in the opposing mirrors of her Infinite Demon Mirror Field Magic, gathering 10 Dark Gods on her field.  Ed has braced himself for a loss, while Judai still has a burning fighting spirit.  He summons a new Neo-Spacian, Black Panther…

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honoumaru deserved better

And after a bit of a delay in working on these […has it really been four months lol whoops], 77-79 are all finished and finalized! Come along and wrap up our mini-arc in Domino Town with this triple release, as we first meet Iwamaru, desperate to hold onto the power Mizuchi granted him which made him a dueling threat–of course, as Judai points out, what fun is it to take that shortcut over improving your own skills? Then, in 78, Judai and Ed are sent into a digital world (no, not that one), where they’re greeted by Saiou’s little sister Mizuchi, aiming to see which of the two will impact Saiou’s own fate the most; thrown into a Tag Duel together, will Judai and Ed be able to put their remaining differences aside and work together? I did enjoy 78 and 79 for this, as it picks up from the more respectful moment they had after their last duel in 68; Ed sees how Judai’s insistent on there being a way to turn things around, and Judai’s challenged by Ed to think bigger about his strategy.  We’re also told, of course, that Saiou’s currently being manipulated by a force that came from the card Ed’s dad created that he was killed over, which sets off a key plot thread we’ll be following for the rest of the season.

In terms of animation fixes and whatnot, there were… a bunch of errors I picked up and wanted to fix; 77 and 79 had a handful or so that weren’t too bad, but 78, for how nice and detailed the episode looks art/animation-wise, bore the brunt of it, with about 17 of them, lol.  Those along with the aforementioned editing accounted for much of the delay, as I also wanted to preserve the unique preview in 79 that we got of 80 from the TV airing during the “Today’s Best Card Just After This!” scene near the end, which seemed to be cut from episode 80 proper before it aired (and Alice goes on to be totally different from the portrayal there); special thanks to @popflythesky​ for all of their help in editing many of the frames from one of the seven clips in the bit (the panning shot of Misawa as he then turns to see Alice in his window) which I then worked into the footage–you can see more about the process around all that in this post.  Also, special thanks to Hit-hitsu-suji on DeviantArt for the ripped/touched-up Alice card artwork that I used to recreate the card on Misawa’s computer screen and the panning shot on the artwork.  More details on the fixes and all that below the cut, as well, along with a quick Translation Note on Mizuchi’s deck.

(Given recent news, I also want to spend a quick second here on Mr. Kazuki Takahashi’s passing, without whom I wouldn’t be nearly as invested in this franchise, or find such value in it even as a now-32-year-old.  I said more about it here, but suffice it to say, Takahashi’s impact on each of us who found a lot of inspiration in his art and work can’t be understated, and I hope he rests in power and peace knowing what a legacy he’s left behind as his original story led to a massive cultural mainstay.  In a way, it’s kind of bittersweetly nice that my delays on these episodes timed this release the way they have, since this Domino mini-arc was in part inspired by the Yu-Gi-Oh! VS GX movie he had thought about but never worked on; I always wanted more details about how that would’ve gone.  Rest in power, king.)

Enjoy, folks! These should be up on NAC in a day or two.  With these now done, I think I’ll want to do a few double-releases just to make up for a little lost time, though since I did give myself a vacation from work this week for my birthday (this past Sunday 😄), I’ll probably start more dedicated work on 80 and 81 next week. we’ll see if i do something for it It’ll be fun revisiting the Alice duel and definitely the Quiz episode–actually haven’t watched that one in a while, but it was always a favorite, haha.

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bakorrra2:

yugiohdilf:

thiefboybakura:

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Thank you, Kazuki Takahashi for creating the amazing series that altered my brain chemistry when I started watching it about four years ago

Yugioh really was a saving grace for me all those years ago, it helped me through some really dark times , and I am forever grateful for it. I wouldn’t be the same person I am now if I never watched it.

Rest in peace Kazuki Takahashi. Your creations have had such a positive effect on so so many people. Just thank you so much, rest easy~☆

raccoonskoodilypoopdungeon:

yugioh is about love

criaturaconfortavel:

(via millennium-tin-stick)

pharaohs-light:

This was more than just a card game, show, and Manga for so many of us. This was what made many of our childhoods what they were. It defined who we were and how we grew. To see Sensei leave us so abruptly is shocking, but we all know that he will never truly be gone. As long as we believe…in the heart of the cards.

R.I.P. Kazuki Takahashi

xiranjayzhao:

The creator of Yugioh, Mr. Kazuki Takahashi, has passed away at age 60. He was found on the shore of Nago, Okinawa in scuba diving gear, though the circumstances of his death are still under investigation.

Rest in peace, legend. Thank you for giving me so much, more than you ever could’ve known.

ngl, I’ve had the browser tab in which I saw this under the #yugioh tag open since the news broke, mainly because I was so busy with work and work on my finalized subs that I couldn’t post, but also I suppose in a way because I had to process this for a bit.  I actually found out while waking up an hour before my alarm on Thursday, seeing a notification from a friend DM’ing me about it before I went back to sleep, and I spent most of the day seeing all the condolences and bittersweet/warm thoughts about it on Twitter, the NAC Discord, and elsewhere.

Letting it sink in sometime after some coffee on Thursday, it really is tragic, for one–just given his impact on the broader YGO fandom and culture in general–but also just hard to really imagine, especially with it being an accident as it seems to be.  It’s true that people we like in media or culture being gone at any moment is bound to happen with life being as short as it is (people like Betty White come to mind), but there’s no underselling how much of an impact Takahashi’s work and story/art have had on millions of people.

I know I definitely wouldn’t be who I am or–being the shy kid I was for most of junior and high school not unlike Yugi–have had the friendships I’ve had if I didn’t have the anime/card game based on his manga to grow up with and come of age with, or have the spinoffs it inspired to draw lessons from and get just as attached to in their own ways.  We’ll still have his art and everything to look back to, which is the silver lining here (especially since I still have the rest of the Battle City finals and onwards to read in the manga), though I did always love popping onto his IG to see new art he’d drop or learning about what influence he’d had on the spinoffs as they went on.  It’s comforting to know that he was able to have a major hand in producing DSOD and giving his original story closure, and his cut of Yugi setting up his Duel Disk vs Kaiba will continue to look so good.

Rest in power, king. 👍🏽 And thanks for giving us everything–that which we can see and yet not see.  All our stories end in light–but they’re also all just beginning.

Also, Konami, pls don’t pull a Nickelodeon/Stephen Hillenberg with DM going forward thx (unless it’s reanimating the manga in full or even adapting YGO R ofc)

manjoumeposting:

this came to me in a dream /j