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Holy shit! I originally watched this a week ago. I knew it'd take me 6 hours to finish watching this in one sitting (true story) because I had to appreciate every single thing that happened and that's without me typing my live reactions to each scene. I knew this movie was going to be a masterpiece and that I was going to rewatch it a day or 2 after so I saved the live reactions for the rewatch. It took me 3 days to finish the rewatch because every 30 minutes took 2-4 hours and since I did the final 1 hour in one sitting that took 5 hours, but it was worth it because all masterpieces are. My live reactions took up the whole page so I had to put them in spoilers. lol Anyway, I've been waiting to watch this movie since it was announced, even more so when it was revealed to be a sequel to the manga with Kaz working on it. As expected, Kaz delivered with this masterpiece showing that the original manga canon (His story) is the best in the series. After years of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime canon being dominant in the series after the original manga ended, it's so great to see the manga canon get some love, especially since it was the 20th anniversary of the manga (1996). Plus, it's a Kaiba movie with Yugi being added to the plot afterwards because Kaz didn't think fans would be interested in a Kaiba only movie. With that said, why the fock is Yugi appearing first in the credits followed by Kaiba? That's bullshit and unfair to Kaiba, the leading man. Holy shit at what Kaiba's done in just 6 months. Reading Transcend Game, I was thinking "Okay, the world of Duel Links. I can see that." regarding the advance in technology then the beginning of the movie hits you with a Space Elevator. In 6 months....a Space Elevator....and it was built to complete the Puzzle. Then we have smartphones and the rest of what Kaiba did to Domino City. Kaiba Corp. knows your exact location. Kaiba literally pulls up a screen telling Aigami that he was in DC just 3 minutes ago. You also can't become a citizen without registering your dueling deck. LMAO Then all the futuristic shit at Kaiba Land. You have to remember that this movie is in the year 1999. That's our Kaiba. TsudaKen's first performance as the manga version of Kaiba was amazing. I really felt for Kaiba in this movie because he wasn't in the final arc except for the second to last page in the final chapter so he missed his one and only rival depart for the afterlife. He had to learn what happened from Yugi. Without his rival, he regressed to the Kaiba we first met in the manga. i wanted him to reach his goal since it is his movie. I loved his eyes. Reminiscent of him earlier in the manga. I hated when that white light was added to his eyes later on in the manga. My favorite color is blue so all the blue colors in this movie made me jizz. Loved it when Kaiba summoned Obelisk no Kyoshinhei. His eyes widened then he slapped the ground with his hand and drew the card so fabulously while saying "AAAAAAAH! DORO!" then told Deva "Monsuta de wa nai!! Kami da!!" Loved it how he called all the attack names. The one that got to me the most was with Obelisk when he said "Goddo Hando Inpakuto!!" I was saying it with him while imitating Obelisk. Loved it when he said all the attack names in the movie. I had to copy him. That was epic as fock. Loved the Kaiba Land scene with the jet and explosion followed by Kaiba appearing and Kaiba's speech. Focking beautiful. It was great seeing Yugi and co. in their final year of high school and graduating. Glad to see Yugi, Jonouchi, and Honda improved their grades enough for them to graduate. Yugi got slightly taller since 6 months ago and his voice got deeper. His eyes changed showing the strength he gained. Jonouchi's growth throughout the series resulted in his mature look. Funny that Otogi finally got him in the dog suit. Honda is Honda. Bakura still getting all the bitches. We got to see Karita and Otogi's dad. Plus, Bakura's dad. Anzu Mazaki. LAWD JESUS! Dat new look. Dat jiggling oppai. Dem legs. Dat skirt teasing the pantsu. LAWD! Perfection. Anzu reclaimed her position as best Yu-Gi-Oh! girl. Thank you, Kaz. Also, I want to give props for all the female background characters being hot as fock. All them skirtss made me want to give them the pantsu tank. Aigami was an awesome villain...until he learned the truth. Loved his performance the best in the Shrine of the Underworld. Loved when he teleported to try and stop Mokuba. I felt like Kaz could have done better regarding Aigami's monster design after using the Ring's power. Speaking of Mokuba, he's cleaned himself up in these 6 months. He's come a long way from that little shit who used to have a gang that carried guns and knives. Ko-Yami Bakura was awesome. So cute with his little horns. Fock that piece of shit scumbag Haga. Can't believe Kaz put him in the movie over Mai. Virtual Yami Yugi's duel was awesome. When he said "Sore wa dou kana", I started yelling saying "It's over. He won." Then when he realized he didn't, his face when he said "Kaiba." pained me. So happy Atem came back. I expected it from the start because you can't have Yu-Gi-Oh! without the main character (Normal Yu-Gi transforms into Yu-Gi-Oh! meaning Game King. Atem's name is Ou/Oh in Yu-Gi-Oh!) in it, especially when the Sennen Items are involved. That transformation scene was awesome as fock. Reminded me of DBZ and G Gundam. His face and eyes were the most fierce look in the whole series. He didn't have the white light in his eyes until after he beat Aigami. The way he drew that card was epic and beautiful. The way he slapped the card on the disk without looking at it to summon Mahado with such finesse was a thing of beauty. Then Aigami getting wan taan kiru'd to finish it off. Amazing. That whole scene was majestic and pure perfection. As much as I wanted Atem to talk, I'm fine that he didn't because dead people can't speak. I wish Anzu saw her should-be-husbando because she'd have her way with him before he went back to the afterlife. Yugi finally got put in a spot to shine and "save the world" and he fails. Dead man Atem had to come back from the afterlife to save everyone. Yugi wasn't ready for that "main character" status and this being a Kaiba's movie gets me mad that he wasn't the one put in Yugi's spot, but it resulted in Atem coming back so all is forgiven. lol. Defeating Atem only happened because it was time for him to rest. Sera is so kawaii. She's going to be a babe when she grows up. Kaiba found Atem. Brought a smile to my face. I wish I could see the duel. Yugi better hope Anzu doesn't find out how Kaiba got to see Atem again. Happy to see Kaz tie up loose ends and we got to see him go more indepth with the Sennen items having an evil intelligence. My only complaints about the movie were the anime related changes in DM that were in this manga canon movie. Virtual Atem's Duel Disk transforming when it's time to duel. The manga Duel Disk does not do that. Jonouchi's Duel Disk is the manga Duel Disk. All those moving parts. Nope. Yugi's (and Virtual Yami Yugi) wristband are the anime versions. His manga wristband has a buckle on it. Yugi's hair is the anime versions. Manga Yugi has red and purple (4 hair colors) in his hair instead of just purple. Though, Kaz does have artwork outside of the manga with purple only, he also has the manga colors outside the manga. I'll consider that laziness. So happy the OG's like KAgaMI, Takahashi (not Kaz), etc. came back for this masterpiece. Kaz proving once again that manga canon (his story) is best canon. Ike did an awesome job as expected composing the music. My only issue is that there was one piece of music that was the main music in the trailers (my favorite) that wasn't in the movie. :( For Yugi x Anzu shippers who are sad they didn't see them end up together in the movie (old interview from years ago), but that doesn't change the fact that Anzu confessed her love for Atem throughout the manga: Shonen Jump: Are Yugi and Anzu going to be together in the future? Kazuki Takahashi: Anzu is now in America, studying dance. If she still feels the same when she comes back to Japan, or she feels more than she did before toward Yugi, the two may even get married! [laughs] I noticed no one posted Takahashi's possible future plot story that he posted back in October 2016 that takes place after the movie so here you go: Finally, I was wondering why the score was dropping from 7.80's (back in January) to it's current score , and to no one's surprise, what attributed to it were the reviews were by English dub watchers. Only 1 review was before the overseas release and it had a high score (while 1 English dub watcher had a high score). smh With that said, I'll check out the English dub for laughs and see what changes were made (already read it, but I got to see it myself) considering this movies existence contradicts the anime (specifically, the English dub since they want to change the canon of the movie). Plus, I read the comments in this thread and some of you couldn't even understand the simplest things explained in the movie and looking at the dates of the posts showed you watched the English dub. I'm intrigued even more now. lol |
RobNov 16, 2017 9:31 PM
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| the movie was bit disappointed especially the plot ,story really mess it up,and Aigami sucks!, just terrible generic villains.and not to mention that CGI monster used.. but thanks it really helped by the music and duel sequences. Monsta de wa nai!! KAAAMIIIIII DAaaa!!-Kaiba and ending is okay imo. and glad too see the characters back again especially Anzu she really look pretty n cute in same time hahaha |
GikiseimaJul 19, 2017 6:51 AM
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| Glad to see Dark Magician Girl. Overall, a good movie. |
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| Pretty good epilogue movie about Kaiba's mourning of Atem. Pretty bad movie about orphan kids desiring a new life. Just why did they make a two-in-one movie?! The slight and sleek re-design of various figures (creatures and characters, clothes included) effectively give a nice gloss to the visuals, tarnished only by some 3D CGI troubles (a few cases of bad integration and some creatures looking worse than they should). Enjoyment: 3.5+/5 Simply too much of the card game. Score: 6/10 A shorter movie without the events around Aigami would have been easily better. |
Rei_IIINov 1, 2018 8:46 PM
| Ending could have been better... a random plot armor of Pharaoh/ Atem appearing out of no where and summoned a OP monster that did instant win. (no dueling strats...) IE: the Pharaoh only dueled for less than 30 seconds in the entire 2 hour movie. And then the "end end" didn't even do the Pharaoh vs Kaiba in the other Dimension (pretty much a parallel world). |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| awwww Kaiba really missed Atem lol |
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It took me a month to finish, but I did it. I pointed out the key changes 4K did to this movie in comparison with the Japanese version. Lawd Jesus! These remnants of 4Kids (Yes, there are 4Kids employees working at 4K Media because its the same production team) have shown that they learned nothing about their fans and especially the original fans (Not kids anymore). This movie is for manga fans and they changed the canon of the damn movie to be after the anime, especially the English dub. They took the meaning of the movie and ruined it. The contradictions were so obvious and the movie had a different plot from the Japanese version. Kaz still getting his money, but as a fan of creative vision, this was truly disrespectful. But there are folks who would defend these changes because they have been brainwashed since the beginning. lol I see now why the MAL score dropped more than it should have. amlg said: Ending could have been better... a random plot armor of Pharaoh/ Atem appearing out of no where and summoned a OP monster that did instant win. (no dueling strats...) IE: the Pharaoh only dueled for less than 30 seconds in the entire 2 hour movie. And then the "end end" didn't even do the Pharaoh vs Kaiba in the other Dimension (pretty much a parallel world). What movie did you watch? The Sennen Puzzle and the other items were involved in this movie from the beginning. Kaiba wanted to bring Atem back and Aigami wasn't against it for plot reasons. How did you not see how this was going to end? Yugi had on the Puzzle and it flashed when he put it on. That was a hint for the audience to get their attention. Also, when Atem took over, the card that was in Yugi's hand disappeared. So it was most likely Atem's deck now because Yugi did not have Mahado prior to the duel. Mahado's effect was the reason he won, which the movie did not explain. That's the only reason for you to complain. |
RobNov 16, 2017 9:17 PM
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| How can someone not love Kaiba after watching that. |
| I enjoyed it, very Kaiba centric which was nice |
| I really really loved this movie. The nostalgia is real! It's even better than the Digimon nostalgia movie. I mean seriously. Kaiba-centric movie? Kaiba getting to fight Atem in the ending? Damn! I love how much focuses on Kaiba because I think he deserves better screen time than what he got in the main series. I also love that the Jap's VA are back and still the same voice as I remembered them in the main series. But the whole new cards are just confusingly OP. Like seriously. Everyone just used this and that trap cards, while abiding the rules, they're just too OP. And I definitely love all the callbacks. Kaiba calling Obelisk, Atem with Mahad, the millennium ring as enemy, Shadi flashbacks, etc just made my nostalgia eyes blind. I'm blinded with nostalgia and I admit that. |
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| watched this today Aigami's plana mumbo jumbo totally flew over my head at first, I had no idea what this guy wanted, or what is all this collective consciousness stuff... it was nice seeing Yugi, Kaiba and everyone else though |
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!" |
| I like the Bakura and Shadi's story Kaiba went full gay over Atem, lul |
| This was a lot more enjoyable than I thought it would be. Then again, it's a movie about Kaiba, the best character, so it was so amazing to see him and his ego and obsession on full display. The animation was top-notch and really helped this movie. For me, the first part and last part were superb. The middle though... Unfortunately, what brought this movie down wasn't Aigami, but his powers. They explained it 2 or 3 times and each time I got more and more lost and I read the tie-in manga! By the end, it felt like the explanations were contradicting (why does the dimension Jounouchi ends up in start disappearing? How does Atem appearing negate it? Why does Bakura end up okay despite being "deleted"? Would Jounouchi had come back to life too?) and overly complex for something that's basically dimension traveling. I honestly didn't mind Aigami's backstory and Prana, minus the powers, made some sense, but dang was his deck total bullshit. I know why, but it was irritating to see him do everything in 1-turn. Buuut, didn't mind the quick pace battles too much; battles were always my least favorite part of the series. That said, for what they were (okay, mostly Kaiba's battles) they were entertaining. Though... following the LP damage it's easy to see we're missing a few steps here and there. Basically: The middle needed more Kaiba and less magical cube nonsense. It only needed to be established twice - once for the audience and once for Kaiba. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but... I... I... I didn't mind the CG, it actually looked... good. cringes Unbelievably, they managed to blend them well enough that they didn't stick out like a sore thumb (except in one duel in the last half). All in all, I loved it. This movie is definitely for those who like Kaiba and it's completely unapologetic about it. It does have flaws but its' revelation in everything Seto Kaiba, kinda, makes up for it. Sure, Atem doesn't talk, but getting a special of Kaiba and Atem's duel in the After Life would 100% make up for it. |
| I had a lot of problems with this movie. I don't feel like writing a text wall, but I think the biggest thing that stuck in craw. Was the fact that Atem saved the day. The whole point of Yugi's duel with Atem was to show that Yugi was ready to move on, that he longer needed the guide of the Pharaoh, that he could stand on his own two feet. Nope, let's just have Atem come in and defeat the bland villain with a single draw. |
| Personally I didn't love the movie, but I didn't dislike it ether. Was I the only one, when I saw the millennium ring, was hoping for a Bakura and ring unite? The part were Kaiba summoned obelisk the tormentor was pretty cool too. The main point I got from this movie was that Bakura wore the ring better then Aigami |
| Wow. you people are too biased and haven't said anything than just crap -__- |
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SuperiorMX94 said: ]they didn't use tribute summons and all did they? yugi summoned dark magician frm hand? Classic OG; I'd say this is original series |
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| Anzu/Tea looks gorgeous in this movie that's what all I care xd just kidding I was binging original yugioh mango and decided to watch this movie nice sequel with great animation |
| Kind of disappointing to be honest I expected more good duels. |
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| Watching the English dub because at least this time it's only the voice acting that's different, unlike Duel Monsters that changed cards and made everything a lot more kid friendly. (Making it so I had to watch the Japanese dub, Yugi's voice actor is horrible to listen to) Definitely brings back memories hearing the English voice actors again from like 15 years ago, especially Joey. Ah man ... the fight between Kaiba and AI Yami, duels were so simple back then, definitely a lot more fun to watch those fights imo. "Even his perfectly quaffed hair" ... LMFAO Kaiba with his dramatic entrance "Kaiba, you're not my pillow either!" Damn, an actual elevator to space lol. "When you fight using hate, to achieve peace ... You've already lost." ... Deep Yugi Yugi pulling out all the magician girls! "Oof, he's looked better" ... Oh kaiba ^^ Kuriboh always being sacrificed D: Ah hearing the old outro again "Your move" :D I kinda enjoyed this movie, the old crew of the English dub brought back some nostalgia and the duels were actually alright. Story was mediocre but then again Yugioh has never really been about having a great story. 7/10 |
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| First things first, I MUST say this before I go deeper into my thoughts on this movie. I thought I was watching the abridged series for a moment when Kaiba talked about recreating the Pharaoh's perfectly-quaffed hair which apparently took the longest lmfaooo I swear no matter how much shit the dub for YGO gets, it's still so iconic and entertaining that I'd take it any day over the subs for that reason alone. The dub is simply just something else. The voice actors were all in their A game with this movie. I could feel the nostalgia from all the harsh one-liner remarks from Kaiba which is one of the reasons he's so iconic in the first place. This movie is seriously filled with Kaiba memes. I could go on with my favorite lines from Kaiba in the dub but I won't lol. The jokes in this movie are such throwbacks and almost like a nod to the abridged series from Bakura's British accent and fangirls to Joey's iconic creepy face. Not to mention, yasss no gun censorship! Now that the jokes are done with, I'm gonna try and digest what I just saw. First of all, there's a lot of vague stuff happening one after another and it would take a lot of analysis to explain them. YGO has always been about transcending common sense. Sometimes, stuff just doesn't have to make sense at all but I like to give myself a little challenge since I loved YGO ever since and I did love the movie as well. I see a lot of people having mixed reactions to it for being somewhat confusing and I understand. I did have some trouble figuring things out so even if I try to explain them, everyone is free to take them with a grain of salt since it's just my own analysis after all. It's also advisable to read "Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game" which is a special 2-part manga chapter by Kazuki Takahashi that ties to the movie and explains some stuff. Long story short, the manga shows us everything Kaiba did in the last few months since Atem departed to the afterlife where he developed a new technology where he could ascend to a different dimension aka the afterlife aka where Atem lives now. That's the gist of it but the manga explains it in detail so it's definitely better to read it. That explains the ending of the movie where Kaiba was seen traveling to Atem's kingdom to challenge him in a duel. How was he able to survive the afterlife? He survived Diva's cube. That should tell you enough. Not to mention, by the end of DSOD, he already got hold of Diva's cube and analyzed it. It's not that farfetched for Kaiba to use it. Now a lot of explanation in the movie is credited to technology. Whether you want to accept it or not, it's basically the answer to everything. Technology has no limits and YGO being the over-the-top show it is, abuses that fact to the point where it almost seems like magic. Take it however you want. I personally accept it. How was Kaiba able to summon Obelisk again? Like I said, a lot of stuff in the movie is all up to interpretation. They purposely leave it to us in order to make the movie flow smoothly. Here's my take on it. At first, I thought he was able to summon Obelisk due to his new technology which gives life to all his memories that includes the god cards. The god cards can never be duplicated but Kaiba has a strong affinity to Obelisk due to the events of Duel Monsters and of course his heritage as Priest Seto's reincarnation so he was able to do the impossible. With that said, I doubt he could replicate Slifer or Ra. I'm inclined to believe that it's only exclusive to Obelisk due to the reasons I've stated. However, after looking at that scene again, I truly believe this time that Kaiba's pure determination to duel Atem again called out Obelisk. He could not afford to lose and let all his hard work go down the drain especially since he's very close to achieving his dream. They were dueling in the ceremonial temple where all the millennium items and god cards were buried when the temple collapsed. Kaiba called out to Obelisk and the god card heard him because of its strong affinity to Kaiba. Obelisk is almost synonymous to Kaiba as Slifer is to Yugi. He basically pulled Obelisk from the ground, sacrificed his 3 dragons as a requirement and summoned it. The fact the card was a physical copy instead of the hologram cards Kaiba has been using further reinforces this theory. Did Kaiba lose? How did he survive with 100 life points left? If the duel went on without interventions, Kaiba basically lost the duel. If you look at the facedown card he had, it just faded away meaning he didn't use it because he couldn't in the first place. It was Polymerization and he set it up as a bluff. Yugi beat him fair and square but the power went out as his life points were decreasing that's why it stopped at 100 and they proceeded to duel Dark Diva. Yugi and Atem reuniting was such a heartwarming moment. I could see people seeing it as something detrimental to the movie because Duel Monsters was set up as Yugi's coming-of-age story about how he could stand on his own without Atem but honestly, I don't really mind Atem coming back and it makes sense in a way. It shows that Atem is still watching over Yugi in the afterlife and should he be in desperate need of his help, he's willing to travel dimensions to save his ass. The millennium puzzle still holds its powers just like how the millennium ring still holds its own as well and it served as the connection between Atem and Yugi to come to his aid. Notice how at the end, Atem takes the millennium puzzle with him this time to the afterlife. This is the real closure to Yugi and Atem. I also like how there was no dialogue during the reunion. It was just their eyes meeting each other. It was such a powerful scene. Nothing was said but you can still understand the situation. Duel Monsters was such a bittersweet ending but in this movie, the goodbye felt so heartwarming. I think I've already explained most of the confusing parts to the best of my ability. Moving on the characters and the plot. There's basically 3 main characters in this movie, of course Yugi, Kaiba and Diva. The rest of the gang didn't do much which is for the best because I honestly don't know how they would fit into the plot if Kazuki Takahashi tried to squeeze them in. They're basically bystanders this time and Joey was a test subject to show the audience how the "other dimension" from the millennium cube works. All is good here. Yugi played the least amount of role in this movie. It's nice to see him again all grown up. Still the same good guy which is definitely not bad at all by the way. I love him that way but with that said, he did show some growth in the movie. He showed his guts when he went against Kaiba's tournament rules and he showed his wisdom when he rejected Diva's offer to join his side and told him the flaw in his ideals and he especially showed maturity when he proved to Kaiba that Atem will not come back simply because he completed the puzzle again. Diva is another good addition to the cast. His ideals are larger than life. He wants to create a utopia where hate doesn't exist. Sounds pretty cliche but in a good way. They were chosen by Shadi to inherit the Plana as a reward for suffering in the world. However, his ideals are corrupted with fear and hatred, something Shadi taught him against with. Hatred for Bakura for killing Shadi and his fear of Atem's resurrection which was predetermined. He was afraid that the Plana would lose their powers once the Pharaoh was resurrected, the power to create his ideal world. He was afraid things would go back to the way it was. His ideals are twisted because seeked to destroy Bakura and Yugi which goes against Shadi's teachings. In the end, he accepted the fact that he must keep on living in the real world with his sister and strive for a better life this time. Kaiba is the best part of this movie. Yugi might be the official main character but looking at the bigger picture, this movie was definitely meant for Kaiba. In the manga, Kaiba never got to see Atem go so basically he was just told that Atem upped and left which he could not accept a little bit. His rival and the only duelist he ever acknowledged just left like that. He doesn't even acknowledge Yugi. He straight up said that he does not want to duel Yugi but the Pharaoh. This is such a major growth because in Duel Monsters, Kaiba basically spent the entire show denying or pretending to deny everything that happened and dumbing down all the supernatural events to petty tricks. Obviously, he realized in the series that magic does exist but his ego is too big to publicly acknowledge it. This time, he fully acknowledges it. He believes in the afterlife, he believes in destiny and he believes in magic. He strived very hard to enhance his technology to the point where it could even be seen as magic. I must say, he's kinda borderline obsessed or crazy. The guy basically spent the entire six months developing a technology so he could go to the afterlife to duel Atem lmfao. Such strong will and determination. Values that make his character so endearing. His feelings and longing for Atem were resolved nicely in the movie. He straight up said that Yugi has his bond with Atem and so does he. That's a very major development. He publicly acknowledged that he does consider Atem as someone extremely important to him and he has always believed that the Pharaoh will return. Not even Yugi had that conviction but Kaiba was firm on his beliefs. This movie definitely deserves a 10/10 from me. I loved it so much and I think it's plain obvious considering how lengthy my post is lmao. I got carried away. It was perfect from the plot to the characters to the animation to the duels. I didn't fully understand Dimension dueling in the end but I honestly don't even give a fuck. Another thing is that Kazuki Takahashi alluded to Yugi and Kaiba's future with an illustration he did. I firmly believe it's canon since the creator himself drew it.  It shows that Kaiba finally acknowledge little Yugi and it looks like he helped him with his dream of creating his own game. Now the chapter is finally closed and in the best way possible. Thank you YGO and thank you Kazuki Takahashi. |
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| as a HUGE fan of Yu-Gi-Oh DM (still play the old school card game to this day) i have to say that the movie was enjoyable,but its duels didnt make a lick of sense. like,i noticed so many things in them that are plotholes/ dont make sense lol. i gave up even trying to understand how things worked by the end XD. Still.it was good overall. I have to wonder though,WTH was that ending about lol? if it was a teaser then how come it has been 3 years and we havent seen a sequel? and if it wasnt then how the heck is this supposed to be how the series ends? when it is a clear cliffhanger? it legit left me very confused lol. |
| And here I was thinking DM severely lacked in the Ryou department. I’m so glad they showed us the backstory with his dad and Shadi - I mean Shin - and rightfully placed Ryou amongst the friend group. The ring digging into his body and the sides of his bangs bouncing up like devil horns, as small of a Zorc cameo as it was, I friggin loved it. Asking someone for forgiveness before resorting to a duel wasn’t done for any of the original villains, so I’m glad it was a possibility here and that it actually did affect Diva. We got to learn how the millenium ring both impacted and traumatized Ryou, so I’m satisfied :) And Joey is back to green, as he should be. Never liked the blue anyway. I’m glad plot established his broken duel disk as a reason for not really being around, otherwise I might have had a problem. There’s so many stories out there of people becoming villains to bring their lost love back to life. Kaiba never addresses his emotions, so idk if I find it funny or sad that his mourning of Atem is what drove him to build all this tech (to get him back + in preparation of his return). If I remember right, only in the filler Doma arc did he make simulations of Yugi. Here, Takahashi actually had his hand in this - the crazy man really did allow Kaiba to live his full Atem fantasy. Side note “registering as a citizen by registering your deck” is… just. Beyond incredible. To live in his city you’re forced to sign up as a duelist. In comparison, Yugi seems done with it. Look, he’s moved on to making a new game lol I felt some type of way at the chance that we’d see them in a tag team duel, one last time. And Kaiba initiated it. That’s growth. I forgive the pacing because I know the creator was really salty about the problems Konami did to his vision. Kaiba sending himself to the afterlife to duel the pharaoh is hilarious, but at the same time, feels out of place. It’s like… bro did you really just kill yourself off (left behind MOKUBA?), or is this Takahashi sending a message? Though he still seems really enthusiastic about these characters, just going off his IG. And then I keep thinking about it. Atem became his white whale. Kaiba literally defied time and space, moving heaven and earth to meet him again. He always wants an audience for his big duels - but he won't get that kind of glory from a duel with Atem in the afterlife. No one that matters is there to witness it. Which means he's doing this for himself and acting on desire alone. To those posting Takahashi's illustration, he said it's only a possible future. The ambiguity behind that action makes me think he only posted it to appease the fans. Right now I'm sitting on Kaiba really did die, but either reality is plausible. Depends on how you view his character. I agree with others' replies on Diva's powers being hard to follow. Definitely have to sit on that some more. I didn't mind Prana, but I thought the backstory alluded to not just Shadi, but the kids dying as well? Since they don't age? The little sister being with Diva at the end is my biggest confusion. However, my enjoyment is through the roof, and that conquers everything. More than anything, my eyeballs couldn’t stop scanning the amazing ART. The flashback to Yugi and Atem's duel with new angles and a more vibrant energy was everything. Wish we could get all the best moments from the show like this. The CG + 2D combo on top of the remixed original OST ascended me. And! I dig Dark Magician's new colors. I'm sure it's to resemble Yugi’s Silent Magician, further establishing their connection. |
CMYKMay 5, 2020 2:51 AM
| Kaiba is an absolute madman, I can't believe this dude traveled to the afterlife to duel the pharaoh. My only complaint is the lack of ryou in general in this movie. |
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| While this was my favorite of the 3 Yu-Gi-Oh movies by default (I'm not counting the Red-Eyes special from the first series), I thought this movie had so many problems that I can't say I enjoyed it. Even though Kazuki was involved in the creation process of the new monsters and characters, the whole thing barely felt like DM to me even though this is meant to serve as a sequel. The duels themselves were confusing as hell and the CGI seemed like a distraction used to make the duels seem exciting while hiding the paper-thin plot. I also really wish that they had left Atem alone instead of him coming back from the dead for a few seconds near the end. Kaiba's character pissed me off the most because his obsession with getting even with Atem reached critical mass. The man should literally be locked up in a psychiatric ward. |
| Oof, can't believe it took me 5 years to see this one. So, did we really need this movie? Did Kaiba really need an elevator to space? No to both, but they were still fun. It was good to see everyone again. I kinda hoped they wouldn't bring Atem back. Let the guy RIP. But it wasn't that bad. Watched it subbed, I'll definitely rewatch it dubbed later. |
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| This movie is surprisingly good. It goes beyond plain mythology and reaches for Hegelian phylosophy (quantity becomes quality and so on) with soft marxist undertones. |
povsuduvolosyOct 22, 2021 2:55 AM
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| Damn I'm glad I didn't miss this movie, I never had expectation for plot in this kind of show but the art and animation of the duel shown here is undoubtedly one of the best ever made... |
| It's a shame that Atem only appear briefly as a deus ex machina, but his entrance is epic... |
| Just watched after all the stalling I have mixed feelings about it .. But wow , was that the dub opening theme as the ending of the movie? didnt see that coming |
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| After sorting my thoughts a little , Atem ending it in a way as if there is no more hope for him to come back kinda made me salty this movie even existed , and since Kazuki Takahashi passed away , there is no hope , unless he gave them a will , writing what else can be milked for the series for Atem to come back. This movie was a PURE KAIBA FAN SERVICE , I bet Kaiba fangirls were happy as hell , might as well consider Kaiba as the MC here. Sadly the downside of this movie is the villain , happens when we get a villain out of nowhere with a random plot , his whole existence was solely to trigger Atem protecting Yuugi which wasn't a bad thing , but I liked that the movie covered what we didn't know about Shadi and what did he mean by "his Body already died a long ago" and cleared any doubts if he was Shada. |
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| This movie "supposedly sequel" is sooooooo bad, I am surprised I didn't puke in the end after watching. Like someone else here said, it's a lot of CGI. Honestly, there was very little "actual and legit" card game played in the movie, a lot of it was just action, action, and more action scenes rather than a good flow of explanation of effects and moves. I felt I just saw the HP hit 0 somehow and the movie tried to focus on making the scenes pretty than making it logical lol I am glad I skipped forward a lot while watching, because I would not have taken an entire 2hr to finish this kind of "sequel" movie. They basically just slammed things together to make everything look nice and totally ignore how audiences would make sense of the plots. Sooooo bad. |
| This was a great addition to the manga ending, I like this canon route. Although the manga ending is unmatched. Wish we got to see more of Atem's duel, Damn his aura is unmatched. Kaiba was one of the best things about this movie, His role and dialogue was on point, He even invented time travel just to fight Atem, Talk about obsession lol. Overall a great Yu-Gi-Oh movie. |
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