How To Watch Every Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime In Chronological Order (2025)

Few anime franchises have as much prestige and longevity as Yu-Gi-Oh! The massive success of the card game is one thing, but the anime has always been going on in some form for over 20 years, making it a mainstay of the anime community that will always do something to attract new fans.

With how long Yu-Gi-Oh! has been going on, there’s naturally a lot to keep track of. The length of the main anime and its spinoffs is one thing, but between how many spinoffs there are, not to mention the anime that technically started Yu-Gi-Oh!’s foray into animation, Yu-Gi-Oh! has one of the biggest anime franchises of any series, and it’s only going to get bigger as time goes on. With how big the series is, there’s also a lot to keep track of regarding how to watch each one, but it’s simpler than one might think.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998)

Animated By Toei Animation In 1998

The first adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! was done in 1998 by Toei Animation. The original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime adapted the episodic content of the first seven volumes of the manga, although it did make several changes to the story, most notably in how it made Miho, a one-shot character from volume #1, a main character.

The 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime has never been licensed outside of Japan in English or Japanese, and that, in addition to where it technically takes place in terms of continuity, has earned it the nickname “Season 0”. Elements of the anime would be incorporated into the main series, however, most notably in the Virtual World arc, where its villain, Noah, was designed as an homage to the green-haired version of Kaiba.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000)

Animated By Gallop 2000-2004

The 2000 adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! is the anime most people will regard as the beginning of Yu-Gi-Oh!, with it being called Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in Japan to separate it from the 1998 anime. Gallop’s adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! largely skips the first seven volumes of the manga to begin where Duel Monsters became the series’ focus, with the various duels paired with Yugi’s quest to help the spirit of his Millennium Puzzle uncover his past and pass on to the afterlife.

With how popular Yu-Gi-Oh! is, it’s available on most streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. However, no major streaming site lets people watch Yu-Gi-Oh! in both English and Japanese, as it will either be the anime exclusively in English or the anime exclusively in Japanese.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters

Animated By Gallop In 2006

2006’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters is a spinoff of the original series commissioned by 4Kids Entertainment. Taking place between the Grand Championship and Millennium World arcs, Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters sees Yugi, his friends, and Yugi’s grandfather sent to a fantasy world where they fight using the rules of a Duel Monsters spinoff called Capsule Monster Chess, a game briefly featured in the first seven volumes of the manga.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters was only released in America on DVD in 2006, and while a Japanese version should exist thanks to various trademarks, it’s never been made public. Because of that, Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters is the only Yu-Gi-Oh! anime that can’t be watched in English or Japanese.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Animated By Gallop 2004-2008

2004’s Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is the first sequel spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh!10 years after Yu-Gi-Oh! , Jaden Yuki is a new student at Duel Academy, a school where people study to become professional duelists, and while he comes off as just a slacker, it soon becomes clear that he’s the person with the best chance of succeeding Yugi as the King of Games.

Like with its predecessor, most streaming sites that stream Yu-Gi-Oh! GX will only stream it English, leaving it unfinished due to season 4 never receiving an English dub. Crunchyroll, however, features the entire series in Japanese, so Crunchyroll is the best site to watch Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in its entirety.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds

Animated By Gallop 2008-2011

2008’s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds takes place in the far future where dueling now revolves around Turbo Duels, a special type of dueling involving motorcycles called Duel Runners. Yusei Fudo, a duelist from the impoverished Satellite district of the dystopian New Domino City, seeks to break free from his lot in life and make things better for everyone, and his quest to do so ends up becoming far more complicated than anyone would have thought.

Just like with Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, while Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds is available on most major platforms, it’s also left unfinished on most major platforms, as they typically default to the English dub, which skipped numerous episodes and ultimately didn’t finish the series. As such, Crunchyroll is the best place to watch Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds , as it includes the English and Japanese dubs of the anime, thus allowing someone to watch the entire story.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

Anime Series By Gallop 2011-2014

2011’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal stars Yuma Tsukumo, an amateur duelist whose pendant brings him into contact with an alien being named Astral. Astral’s memories have been absorbed into 100 powerful Xyz Monsters called Numbers, and it’s up to Yuma to help Astral collect them and stop the Numbers from possessing and hurting innocent people wherever they go.

Unlike Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal has a complete English dub, so fans of the dub can watch its story in its entirety. Oddly enough, however, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is the only Yu-Gi-Oh! anime with no legal way of streaming its Japanese dub, so anyone who doesn’t want to watch it in English will have a hard time getting into it.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

Animated By Gallop 2014-2017

In 2014’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, aspiring Dueltainer Yuya Sakaki shocks the world when he spontaneously develops a new type of summoning called Pendulum Summons. The discovery is big enough on its own, but soon enough, things in Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V escalate to the point where Yuya and his Pendulum Monsters are at the center of a conflict spanning the entire multiverse.

Like its predecessors, Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V is available on most major streaming platforms, but most sites that house it will only house the English dub. Crunchyroll is the only streaming platform to stream Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V in Japanese, although just like the original anime, they only have the Japanese dub, and not the English dub.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Animated By Gallop 2017-2019

2017’s Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS revolves around LINK VRAINS, a virtual world under siege by the terrorist group of duelists known as the Knights of Hanoi. The only one who can oppose them is Yusaku Fujiki, who fights under the guise of Playmaker, but what no one knows is that Yusaku’s true motivation for fighting the Knights of Hanoi is to uncover their connection to the horrific incident he suffered through 10 years ago.

Like its predecessors, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is available on most major streaming platforms, but most sites that house it will only house the English dub. Crunchyroll is the only streaming platform to stream Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V in Japanese, although just like the original anime, they only have the Japanese dub, and not the English dub.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

Animated By Bridge 2020-2022

2020’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens is the first anime to not be made by Gallop in 20 years, with the animation studio Bridge taking over the franchise. Growing bored of how restrictive Duel Monsters can be, Yuga Ohdo invents Rush Duels, a fast-paced variation of Duel Monsters, and seeks to get everyone to play, even as he and his friends face opposition from the mysterious Goha Corporation.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens would be the first major Yu-Gi-Oh! anime not to stream on Crunchyroll, likely due to how it airs on Disney XD in the United States. Fortunately, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens can be streamed in its entirety on Hulu, although like other installments, it streams exclusively in English, and not Japanese.

Where To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!

Animated By Bridge Since 2022

2022’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! is the latest, and current, Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Yuhi and Yuamu Ohdo are the leaders of Ultraterrestrial Tracker Squad or “UTS”, a group dedicated to protecting Mutsuba Town from aliens, but ironically, Yuhi and Yuamu end up recruiting the alien Yudias Velgear into UTS so he can teach his people about the wonders of Rush Duels.

At the time of writing, Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! isn’t available on streaming for any platform, but it was recently announced that Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! will begin airing on Disney XD starting from January 2025. From there, it can be assumed that the series will stream on Hulu, just like Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, although it will likely also be exclusively in English.

How To Watch The Yu-Gi-Oh! Movies

The Best Way To Watch Every Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie

There are four movies in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise: 1999’s Yu-Gi-Oh!, based loosely around the original anime, 2004’s Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, 2010’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time, and 2016’s Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. The 1999 film, just like the original anime, has never been released outside of Japan, but fortunately, all three of Yu-Gi-Oh! ’s most recent films can be streamed on Prime Video.

What’s The Best Way To Stream Yu-Gi-Oh?

The Best Way To Watch Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! has a very confusing streaming status, with most sites not having every anime, and the vast majority not even having them in both English and Japanese. That being said, Crunchyroll is the best place a person can go to watch Yu-Gi-Oh!, as not only does it have most installments, but it’s also the only site to have the Japanese dubs of some of them, meaning people can use it to finish GX and 5Ds and watch more accurate versions of every anime save for Zexal, making for an optimal Yu-Gi-Oh! experience for fans old and new.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)

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Adventure

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Fantasy

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters follows the story of Yugi Mutou, a high school student who solves an ancient Egyptian puzzle and awakens a powerful alter ego. This mysterious persona, known as the "Pharaoh," helps Yugi navigate complex card game duels that determine his fate and that of his friends. The series blends modern-day and ancient Egyptian themes, focusing on strategic battles within the world of Duel Monsters.

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*Availability in US

Cast

Jay Snyder , Chuck Powers , Vinnie Penna , Dwayne Tan , Amy Birnabum , Alison Lester , Sam Riegel , Greg Abbey , Brian Zimmerman , Eric Stuart , Christian Lee , Tara Sands , Carrie Keranen

Release Date

April 18, 2000

Seasons

5

Streaming Service(s)

Crunchyroll , Plex

Franchise(s)

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Writers

Junki Takegami , Atsushi Maekawa , Shin Yoshida , Akemi Omode

Directors

Kunihisa Sugishima

Main Genre

Animation

Creator(s)

Kazuki Takahashi

YouTube Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kox-6LrGBXs