Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal


Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Yugioh, Yuu Gi Ou! Zexal, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zeal, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王ZEXAL
English: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
German: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Spanish: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
French: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 73
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 11, 2011 to Sep 24, 2012
Premiered: Spring 2011
Broadcast: Mondays at 19:30 (JST)
Licensors: 4Kids Entertainment
Studios: Gallop
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Theme: Strategy GameStrategy Game
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.431 (scored by 4652646,526 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #74682
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2497
Members: 81,206
Favorites: 336

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Synopsis

In the bustling and futuristic city of Heartland, a young boy named Yuuma Tsukumo has a dream that everyone his age wants to achieve—earning the title of the greatest duelist! Sadly, due to his lackluster dueling skills, this dream is far from achievable. But when the school bully, Ryouga "Shark" Kamishiro, splits the key given to him by his father into two pieces, he inadvertently sets Yuuma on a collision course with his dream.

Retaining one half of the key, Yuuma begins a duel with Shark, but soon realizes that his inexperienced skills are no match for him. In a sudden turn of events, Yuuma's key repairs itself, and the "Door of Destiny'' appears before him. Using the key to open it, Yuuma is greeted by an alien by the name of Astral—a being only he can see.

The bewildered Yuuma soon learns that his memories have been divided into 100 "Number Cards," all of which he must retrieve. However, he is also not the only one looking for them. Bombarded by these revelations, Yuuma, alongside Astral, must defend the world from the upcoming threats that loom over Heartland City—regardless of any divine intervention that may occur.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal, the fourth anime installment of the Yu☆Gi☆Oh! franchise, introduced the concept of XYZ Monsters to the series. It was the first Yu☆Gi☆Oh! anime to have every episode dubbed in English since Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters.

Characters & Voice Actors

Mana

Supporting

IV

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Hosoya, Yoshimasa
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III

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Ikeda, Kyousuke
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V

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Yamamoto, Shouma
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Mahado

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Opening Theme

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1: "Masterpiece (マスターピース)" by mihimaru GT (eps 1-25)
2: "BRAVING!" by KANAN (eps 26-49)
3: "Tamashii Drive (魂ドライブ)" by Color Bottle (カラーボトル) (eps 50-73)
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Ending Theme

1: "Boku Quest (僕クエスト)" by Golden Bomber (eps 1-25)
2: "Setsubou no Freesia (切望のフリージア; Freesia of Longing)"" by DaizyStripper (eps 26-49)
3: "Wild Child (ワイルド・チャイルド)" by moumoon (eps 50-73)

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Reviews

Jan 1, 2017
Do I honestly think ZeXal deserves a 10/10? Not really (8 or 9 but not a perfect 10) but I wanted to offset some of the lower reviews, even just by a little.

I only watched the original Japanese version of Zexal, so I cannot comment on the dub other than Yuma's voice is horrendous.

Zexal has a really slow start, by that I mean really, you could skip episodes 3-9 and not really miss out on anything. And when I first started Zexal, Yuma was not my cup of tea. However, Yuma's growth in Zexal I is incredible. I find it a little unfair ...
Jun 14, 2012
Mixed Feelings
I've always been a big fan of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. Each iteration managed to improve upon it's predecessors, while still keeping things "fresh". Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's pushed the envelope with its outrageous concept (Riding Duels) and it succeeded. Coupled with strong characters and a great storyline, 5D's is easily my favourite of the series. It taught me to not judge a book by its cover, so I kept an open mind towards Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. While Zexal does manage to have many good things going for it, it completely disregards what has continually improved in each series: characters.

{Story} - [7/10]
The story of ...
Sep 2, 2022
Zexal is the middle stepchild of Yugioh. It’s not iconic like the original series, funny like GX, or ambitious like 5D’s, but boy, it’s trying really hard. The whole thing feels very by the numbers. It does not do anything new or interesting, it takes no risks. Yuma is an overly enthusiastic moron who loves card games but also often shows disinterest in them. The villains are stock and have little motivation. Tori is girl. There is not enough of the Best Boy, Flip. The plot was simple and unnecessarily complicated at the same time. I stopped trying to follow it not because it was ...

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