Review of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (2004) by Andrew K — 23 Mar 2013

What is up with the pokemon and now yugioh movies getting bad reviews because "if you're not a fan of the show/card game you won't like this movie?" NO FUCKING SHIT! That's like giving the Avengers movie a review that says "If you're not a fan of Iron Man, Thor, and other Marvel heroes, you won't like it." Well being a huge fan of yugioh (the card game and the tv show) I have to say that as far as spin-off movies go for animes, this is by far the greatest I've ever seen. It fits so well in the story of the series having watched it, I always re-watch whenever I'm re-watching the series. The duels are great featuring fan favorite cards an plenty of new ones. The characters are just as likeable and badass as they are in the tv show (with the exception of Anubis who is a very stereotypical and bland villain all in all) the animation is slick, and there's plenty of ridiculous moments in it also just like the show.

Bottom line: If you're not retarded and actually are curious to see a movie based off of a show that you like, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie is a safe bet. See also Pokemon 1, 2, and perhaps 3.