Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Go Rush!!

After inheriting the company from their parents, siblings Yuuhi and Yuamu Oudou have started to work at Ultraterrestrial Trouble Solutions, an organization that hunts aliens. Although they have never encountered aliens before, Yuuhi is desperate to meet one as he believes that an alien has stolen his important item called the "Earthdamar."

One day, while searching for extraterrestrial creatures, Yuuhi and Yuamu find a strange spot in the forest where many trees have fallen, forming a scenery similar to a crop circle. As they venture further, they discover a mysterious spaceship and enter it out of curiosity. To their surprise, they come across Yudias Velgear, an alien from the Velgear Star Cluster. As it turns out, Yudias is seeking to learn about Rush Duel—a card game popular among elementary school students—as he believes that it will save his home from a long war.

With the siblings agreeing to teach Yudias about Rush Duel, they eventually realize that their first contact with an alien may not be a random coincidence.

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Velgear, Yuudias Main

Lounsbery, Arthur Japanese

Oudou, Yuamu Main

Fukushima, Koko Japanese

Oudou, Yuuhi Main

Kumagai, Toshiki Japanese

Oudou, Yuuga Supporting

Ishibashi, Hiiro Japanese

Kamijou, Tatsuhisa Supporting

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Kirishima, Romin Supporting

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Sougetsu, Gakuto Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Kamijou, Ehoko Supporting

Kamijou, Saeko Japanese

Zwil Velgear, Zuwijo Supporting

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Kirishima, Rovian Supporting

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Kondou, Nobuhiro Director

Yamamoto, Kouji Sound Director

Watanabe, Sumio Episode Director

Ueno, Kimiko Script

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Mar 31, 2023

ActivateTrapCard

Recommended

Preliminary (52/151 eps)

Unfortunately, due to the prejudices surrounding the Bridge-era Yu-Gi-Oh, many people are missing out on such a great show. The problem that may set people back from watching it is the focus on comedy and pacing, but if you are here I presume you already have experience with Sevens. When the plot gets going, it becomes so good. Seriously. And it shows especially from episode 20 and even more with the end of the first season, which just aired recently.

The beauty of Go Rush is how it raises so many questions, and throughout the arcs, everything starts making sense in a way. The writers ... are doing a fantastic job at not forgetting plot points, and making sure that the secondary/filler characters make a quick reappearance and aid in the plot. It’s also amazing how they are expanding the lore by conencting the previous series, which no other anime in the franchise ever did (at least successfully), but no spoilers.

Each plot point is resolved so well that it doesn't feel like "lol yeah let's now move on", but you can see how the characters grow throughout the anime. Kinda reminds me of Gurren Lagann (particularly the opening during the battles' climax!) but that's too much of a strech haha. Speaking of music, the anime is blessed thanks to Frederic and Yusuke Saeki, and we are also getting a new opening by Bradio!

One big downside is the animation. Unfortunately sakuga is almost nonexistent, but some episodes visually are impressive. Covid, the anime airing weekly, the current state of the industry, and Bridge animating also Shaman King impact a lot the production. Thankfully, the great story makes up for it.

Should you watch Go Rush? Yes, if you enjoyed Sevens.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 30, 2025

Nyapon

Mixed Feelings

Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush is the most ambitious show in the franchise with aliens, a continuous plot throughout, deep connections with the previous show and a lot of other spoiler reasons. However, did the execution match these lofty ambitions? Well that’s what I will try to answer with this review.

Firstly, I highly recommend watching Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens before diving into this series. Without going into details, Go Rush references Sevens a lot including plot points late into the anime. Furthermore, the payoffs in Go Rush hit more if you have watched it and Sevens is just a good series in general. They share most of their staff ... too so you’ll have a better idea of what to expect.
I will also make comparisons to Sevens because they are so connected it can feel like they're two sides of the same coin.

With that out of the way, let’s talk about Go Rush itself. It doesn’t have the best start with a lot of tutorials for people new to the game. It’s justified in the story but it’s not really fun to watch. Thankfully it does pick up and I would say the overall dueling quality of the show is pretty good.

As for the cast, the aliens feel like aliens which is both a good and a bad thing. It’s a good thing because it makes them stand out even among all of the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters we have gotten over the years and it creates interesting new conflicts. However them being aliens sometimes makes it hard to relate or even to understand them. There were times where I just didn’t really get what was going on.
The character that suffered the most of this for me was the main character Yuudias. For most of the show I wasn’t a big fan of him and there were instances where I didn’t like how he reacted to the events of the story. He’s not a bad character though and I ended up liking his arc in the end.
One of the alien characters that I found well-executed was Zwijo. His motives are often unknown but in this case it feels deliberate. He also has a ton of charisma and almost every scene he’s in feels impactful.
Regarding the human characters, having twins as main characters was a good idea and it delivers with emotional moments. Yuuhi was someone I didn’t like much at the beginning with really bad comedic scenes but his development made him grow on me. As for Yuamu, she’s a solid character all the way through with the clash between her intelligence and her feelings. I would say she’s one of the best female characters we’ve gotten in the franchise.
The rest of the human cast are all variants of Sevens characters. There are some that I like better like Manabu and Yuuna and others that I don’t like as much like Manya and Rovian.
Overall, I think the cast is good with a lot of characters to like and to think about. My gripe is that the connections between them can sometimes feel a bit weak so I didn’t get attached to them as much as I thought I would. A lot of them are supposed to be friends but we don’t see them hang out or have fun that much as a result of the series being plot-focused.

Talking about the plot, I thought it was interesting and went to some unexpected places. Of course this being a show aimed at kids some things like the war on Velgear couldn’t be fully explored but they did what they could.
What wasn’t handled very well in my opinion was the comedy. Comedy is very subjective but I liked Sevens’ comedy so I expected to like it here too. However, it just didn’t happen and I pretty much never laughed. There were even two episodes that I specifically remember because the comedy was bad. It’s not a deal-breaker because Go Rush isn’t comedy-focused like Sevens was but it’s a shame nonetheless.
The biggest improvement this series made over Sevens were the antagonists. They have menacing moments and varied motives that make sense. One of them is even one of the best characters of the show and stands up to past Yu-Gi-Oh! villains which is a high bar to clear!

All in all, Go Rush is probably my least favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! show but it’s not bad at all. As somebody who enjoys character-focused stories the most I liked Sevens more but I could easily see someone prefering Go Rush.
It’s definitely one of the weirdest anime I've watched too so it stands out for that alone!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 30, 2025

ajw215799

Not Recommended

The eighth series in the Yugioh franchise. Not only does it continue the terrible Rush Duelling from Sevens but every single episode is designed to insult the audience’s intelligence with plot holes, logic holes and just in general childish writing. Not to mention, this series has no problem creating massive time paradoxes and just shrugging them off as though they’re not a problem. And a protagonist so childish and naive, he can’t even play the game properly at the beginning.

If you are one of the people who like this show, congratulations, you like a show made by people who think you are an idiot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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