Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999 Film)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999 Film)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王, Yūgiō?, literally Game King) is a 30-minute film produced by Toei Animation based on the first anime adaptation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. It was first shown in theaters on March 6, 1999.

The movie is about a boy named Shougo Aoyama who is too timid to duel even after he got a powerful rare card, the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon, in his Deck. Yugi tries to bring Shougo's courage out in a duel with Seto Kaiba, who has his eyes on Shougo's rare card.

Unlike in the original first series anime, Seto Kaiba sports brown hair like his manga counterpart instead of green hair, as well as his Duelist Kingdom purple duster. The other characters use their first series character designs.

A second film was produced and released in North America as Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light.