CosmoK13- Konichiwa my fellow Otaku's, I'm CosmoK13 here! When a lot of people are asked what animes influenced children in the early 2000's the top three answers you'll usually hear are Pokemon, Digimon and of course, Yu-Gi-Oh! As we all know, Anime has made a huge influence on Western culture, ever since the huge hits in the 90s. Because of this, many animes have gained a lot of fame throughout the world, not just Japan and America. But it was the 2000's where anime was starting to get… uncreative shall we say. The early 2000's was mostly geared towards creating games for young kids to play with since gaming consoles were the huge hit in the 80's and they continued to increase their systems as the years went on. Because of this, more kids were paying more attention to the games than the actual shows. Games like Super Mario, Legend of Zelda and of course, Pokemon. But the games can only last so long before a person plays it so many times, they get bored of it and go to the next one. So, what better way to branch out the franchise than with television!? TV shows were based around these games in America and even in Japan. The shows were mostly marketed to try and get kids more into the games so they would buy it. Japan used this exploit to market their own franchises of games like Pokemon, Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Sadly though, a lot of the shows that were based around said games didn't hold up to our expectations. One would think having a show based off of a major gaming franchise, making a TV adaptation would be a simple idea. However, it was clear that the producers weren't really interested in a story, but rather focusing on ways to show these games and marketing products down our kid's throats so they would want more. America did a pretty awful job at these TV adaptations like Mario and Zelda, though there's no surprise there. Japan seemed to have done alright though when it came to their own shows. Digimon held up really well with it's anime spinoff with memorable characters, interesting battles and valuable life lessons. Pokemon also did a great job using the same concepts, hence why it's still popular even today. Though I think they're doing better at the games rather than the anime. But the one anime that a lot of people seem to have loved then, but hate now is Yu-Gi-Oh!
The series was based around a manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, following the adventures of a young high school midget, Yugi Moto. After solving an ancient Egyptian puzzle, Yugi awakens an ancient spirit that possesses his body. Either when Yugi or his friends were being threatened or… to play a card game. Geez, who would have thought you could make the idea of being possessed by an ancient spirit with dark powers lame? *shurgs.* The main premise of the story is pretty much Yugi and his spirit, Yami, also known as Darkness in Japanese, uses a card game called Duel Monsters in order to protect the world from a terrible evil called Shadow Magic, an ancient force of evil that can swallow a soul up and send them to the Shadow Realm, which is pretty much the Yu-Gi-Oh! version of Hell? That's pretty much the main premise of the story, I'll do a further review later on. Now the real problem with Yu-Gi-Oh! was that it wasn't anything like Digimon or Pokemon. The show was more focused on having the cast duel each other and over explaining every OP card of the game, that it didn't have time to properly structure the story, the characters and their development, and give us an actual plot. Back then, we didn't care at the time because it was TV. And when you're young on a Saturday morning and see those shows appear on your screen, you're too amazed by the artwork and the funny punchlines to really notice. But now that I'm older, honestly the series really could have used some work. Hell, not just the dubbed version, which we all grew up with. Even the manga was hard to follow at times.
Too be fair, a few of the Yu-Gi-Oh! spinoff do hold some potential such as GX, 5D's and even the movie, Dark Sides of Dimensions. However, there are some elements that I personally feel could have been added to make the whole series more… diverse shall we say? Seeing as how I'm already working on a sequel of Death Note and an alternate universe of Bendy and the Ink Machine, I figured why not try my hand in recreating the Yu-Gi-Oh! series?! As the title suggests, this will be a sort of reboot of the series, my version of it at least. I know I'm not the first one to have done something like this, but that doesn't mean I won't give it my all! I will be recreating the series from the very first episode of season 0 to the last turn of the fight between the Pharaoh and Yugi!
Now there are a few things I want to point out before I begin. First off, I will be putting in a few OC's into this story. I will also be putting in Cosmo the Seedrian from SonicX into this as well. I know she probably doesn't exactly fit in a Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise, but I've placed her in a lot of my past Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfics that at this point, she has become a character in the story. If you have a problem with that, then please do not hate, but rather not read at all.
Second: I am only following the storyline of the anime version, but only the subbed, not the dubbed. I may or may not need to include a few scenes from the manga as well at certain points, but for the most part I'll try to stick to the anime canon. Also, I'll be limiting certain scenes because I plan to have the story take place through certain viewpoints. So a lot of the scenes from the original will be taken out, but new ones will be added. Basically, if a Host or a Yami wasn't there, then it is not important for the plot. Now in this season, we'll only be limiting to Yugi and Yami's perspectives throughout most of the season. We will switch it up with another later down the road, but this first part is only about them! That being said, let's get rolling with the very first season and episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Kaimon!
Disclaimer: The following is a non-profit storyline based on an original work. All lines and context are mostly taken from the original for entertainment purposes only. Yu-Gi-Oh! Belongs to Konami, Kazuki Takahashi, Viz Media, Toei Animation, Kunihisa Sugishima, and unfortunately 4kids media. We do not take any credit for this work, we are simply putting it in a new plot. This is not copyright, this is a fanfiction free to create based on imagination. In other words, piss off for those that think this is copyrighted! So please support the official release and enjoy the story.
Prologue
Long ago, when the pyramids were still young and the people were ancient, the world was divided into two groups. Shadow and Light. Evil and Good. Where there was one, the other would follow. That is the first universal law one will grasp when they enter this world. Back then, especially in Egypt, darkness was more stronger than the light at times. Everyone had darkness in their hearts and it was hard for the light to pierce through it. The darkness grew so much, that it threatened to cover the earth in eternal night and spare no one. Men was at the mercy of this element, and their hopes were dashed. Until six brave souls stood up to this evil and battled with it to the end. Though they could not destroy the darkness, they were able to seal and lock it away. They used fourteen items to defeat this evil, seven were made from darkness while the other half was made from purity. That was the only time in history where the two elements could work together. However, the battle did not come without a cost. The souls had to be sealed away just like the darkness and the items must be kept hidden away from human contact to keep history from repeating itself. As time went on, many forgot about the battle that would determine the fate of the world. Only a handful still keep that event with them, to remind them of how far we have come since then. However, history is meant to be unearthed. As it was stated, one day, the other halfs of the six souls will find them, and the six will finish the fight they started. And that begins… today.
