Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

When the spirit of dueling moves from ancient mysteries to an academy setting, the stakes shift from survival to self-discovery.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX extends the legacy of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! By introducing a fresh protagonist, Jaden Yuki, and relocating the drama to Duel Academy, a school dedicated to training the next generation of duelists. Unlike its predecessor's focus on ancient magic and world-ending stakes, GX explores themes of ambition, rivalry, and personal growth within a more structured environment.

The series balances lighthearted, school-life comedy with increasingly darker arcs, particularly in later seasons, where duels carry existential consequences. Jaden begins as an energetic, carefree character whose charisma drives much of the early charm. Over time, however, he faces deeper moral conflicts and personal struggles, adding maturity to his journey. Supporting characters like Chazz Princeton, Alexis Rhodes, and Zane Truesdale reflect different archetypes of ambition and identity, enriching the narrative with diverse perspectives.

The duels themselves maintain the franchise's flair for spectacle-monsters, traps, and strategies are dramatized with bold visuals and high tension. Yet, like the original series, pacing issues emerge as lengthy explanations of game mechanics slow momentum. Some storylines feel formulaic, though the later seasons stand out for embracing darker tones that surprised audiences expecting lighter fare.

Ultimately, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX succeeds as both a continuation and reinvention. It retains the essence of friendship and determination while broadening the scope of the franchise for a younger audience.

Rating: 7/10 - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is a solid follow-up that balances fun and drama, offering engaging duels and character growth, though it occasionally stumbles with pacing and repetition.

OK, I'm sure many people will hate me for this, but i've gotta say it. Just as the original YuGiOh this series suffered because of either unable or too creative translators. So, they changed the names. Alright, if they think it's necessary, then do it. At least they're not as spoiled as in Detective Conan/Case Closed. But they even changed the dialogs. Most significant difference: In the Japanese version there is none, absolutely NONE romantic relationship between Asuka(Alexis) and Judai(Jaden). The only romance is between Sho(Syrus) and... any female character, between Jun(Chazz) and Asuka and the stuff about Rei(Blair). So, don't get angry, but things are like this. All in all, it is a good series, but... they should have aired the originals, even if you don't understand a word, you can at least enjoy the duels, as long as you know the cards on your own.

I can't fault them for lack of giving it a good shot. Yu-Gi-Oh GX is another butchering or an anime put out by 4kids, but honestly, this could have been much, much worse. The names weren't too radically changed and was pretty much the only option in some cases (ask anyone to pronounce 'Manjoume'(although I was disappointed to see a character named Cronos go)) and they actually didn't fiddle too much with the base script. Unfortunately, they still wrote out plenty, and the voice acting was, as usual, mostly absurd. But, like I said, it still could have been worse. There are a few places where they use the concept of death, and the writers had the good sport to reference the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged series once or twice, to my surprise. The aforementioned voice acting wasn't all totally bad, and I was a little glad to see they wrote out Cronos' (Crowler's) Italian accent, which annoyed me a little in the original series. The bottom line for it all is, it's pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. I hope 4Kids continues to improve. On a lighter note, if you're a fan of the game(and thus able to get into the show's plot), this is a good show to springboard yourself into anime with.

I've been a big fan of anime for years, and even tried to get into the original Yu-gi-oh. This is the best one in a long time. A lot of adapts just change the words and don't' make sense. this is pretty cool though. The characters are like real people (some like my friends!) and are pretty funny. I was watching one and I forgot it was a cartoon b/c it was so cool. Cartoon network needs to air it more. Anyone hear about new episodes? For my all time favorite anime adapts, this is nubmer two, right below dragon ball z. my favorite eps are the one with the Sacred beast cards and the match between jaden and zane. They had attacks with like 20000 points! not even yugi could pull that off!

When I first watched the original Yugioh, it was good, but got boring after awhile. It basically had the exact same storyline all the way through the whole story, and consisted mainly of just dueling.

Yugioh GX, however, has some different story lines, though it has a lot of dueling as well, which gets kind of old after awhile. Watch a few duels that has Jaden in it (Which most of the duels do), and you basically know his favorite strategies, and you basically memorize his whole deck, so you aren't surprised if he summons Elemental Hero Flame Wingman onto the field; one of his classic moves for a lot (I think) of the first season. Later on he for some reason, uses more of a variety of monsters in his dueling, such as Elemental Hero Mudball Man (Or something like that). The only person that uses some variety of decks is Bastion Misawa, and it's amusing when you first learn he has so many decks that somehow fits under his yellow shirt.

The series is about 8/10, until the end. I find the storyline that happens later on, (with Jaden losing himself; kind of similar with Yugi, in the original Yugioh, and the Seal of Oricalcus), if you didn't understand what I just said (well, actually I wrote this, but it's just an expression, so I won't change it), then you have to watch a lot of the episodes.

It's a really good series, and I really enjoyed watching it. Even though it is really for young kids, I still enjoy watching it (for some reason). It's a great show. Check it out!