Draw monster cardo!!

30 something Yu-Gi-Oh fan from England. Puzzleshipper. Captured by YGO since 2001 ❤️

[rocketbirdie]

[UNINTELLIGIBLE]

(second pass at one of my favorite pieces from last year)

[hanniejisungquokkakingdom]

Yami from season 0 to the current Yami. I prefer the nicer Yami. Season 0 Yami is scary

[bleugioh]

sorry but what do you mean yugi’s dearest and only wish in the whole wide world was to just have a friend. what do you meannn just one friend was more than enough; they would be his treasure and he would try his best to be theirs. what do you meannnnnn he spent years trying to solve that puzzle alone in his small room and ignored all the warnings because he thought its magic would finally grant him respite from all the loneliness. what do you meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn it was fine if the puzzle didnt end up doing anything at least it was like a companion during those long solitary years playing by himself in the game shop so he’s grateful for the memories and the chance to try. what do you meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn one of his few conditions was that he didnt just want an admirer or worshipper he wanted someone he could also protect and cherish and care for unconditionally because he knows real friendship is a team effort and that’s both the horror and the beauty of it. what do you meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn out of anything — anything — he could’ve ever wanted in this dark universe he chooses love each time. what do you fucking MEANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN?!?!?!?!?????????!?????!?!?!?!?!?!

[jack2-0]

For a moment I was lying here wondering why the fuck does Yugi sleep like he's in a coffin but then I realized.

He's holding the fucking puzzle goddamn it

[diabellica]

[beanist-deactivated20250920]

[ejik-v-kedahh]

Adding some variety again, more Yu-Gi-Oh art

I didn't overthink the cards too much... but the clothing was difficult and caused a ton of problems

I didn't expect the result to turn out this vibrant in the end, but I'm happy with how it came out

I want a poster of this for my wall

[kujakumai]

Yugi would rather die than admit he has a problem but this is not quite true for Atem. Atem will totally admit internally to himself that he has a problem. however he will then stare broodily out the window and remember that he is not a real person with wants or needs or desires and therefore the problem insofar as it only affects him is not worth trying to solve or god forbid burdening any of his friends and loved ones with the knowledge thereof. so there is a problem but there might as well not be because problems that are happening to Atem do not matter. this is as opposed to Yugi who doesn't see a problem what problem there's no problem hey let's talk about something else

[kujakumai]

what I like about Yugi is that he is definitely in that "kind non-violent all-loving friendships-everyone" protagonist archetype but most of the time we expect those sorts of characters to wear their hearts on their sleeves or solve their problems via communication and understanding, whereas one of Yugi Muto's defining character traits is that he'd rather die than admit he has a problem. you can pour soup directly in his lap and he'll be like "oh that's okay ^_^" while internally burning with such an unquenchable incandescent rage at you that 30 minutes later his evil shadow self confronts you in a back alley and forces you to play something called Knife Pogs (a game he just made up that's like Pogs but the pogs are knives so every time you hit the stack a bunch of knives fly out and stab you in the kneecaps). so that's fun

[hanniejisungquokkakingdom]

Good advice, Yami. Good advice.

[theholeyness]

[f0xseven]

ridiculous

[tumbleifs]

i cant even post about the insanity that is the whole puzzle building scene without just reposting the entire chapter oh my god

[phoenixwithapencil]

such a very genuine question is this. is this not an experience the anime gives people? please I must know what do Jou and Yugi's self preservation skills/what they're willing to put their lives on the line for look like in the anime?

[tumbleifs]

not to this detail the manga gives no. jou and honda both are the ones to save yugi in what they replaced with a burning warehouse but it's nowhere near the level of intensity the manga gives (to no surprise)

i think maybe this comparison alone shows how drastically different the tone of both scene are

(for extra context there's the stock triumphant music playing during the last shot)

there is no moment of jou telling the others to leave the building as he stays behind to watch over yugi. there is no jou saying he would drag yugi from crossing the river of styx.

its jou and honda wacking the spike with metal pipes for two seconds then poof yami just gives jou the answer in the dumbest looking way possible.

the whole scene is over with in less than 5 solid minutes.

this doesn't appear. at all. this internal questioning of jou weighing his options on getting yugi out of there without the puzzle for his safety but knowing yugi would never forgive him if he did that and left the puzzle behind. manga jou knows how much the puzzle means to yugi and would risk his own safety as well just to make sure yugi didn't get killed.

he honored yugi's wishes to complete the puzzle and stood outside the door waiting patiently for him to finish. in the anime yugi had already completed the puzzle by the time jou and honda break through the warehouse door so he never got to see with his own eyes his closest friend risking his entire life for his other self.

[phoenixwithapencil]

Okay I was gonna yell about how Jou doesn’t. Get to be clever in the anime and how that contributes to his flandarization as like- The Dumbass of the group. Which he’s not, he’s the underdog and there IS a difference—

And I could yell about how much fucking dumber Jou and Honda sound in the English dub or how completely removed Yugi’s guilt and desire to see Yami is and how watered down their bond is in this moment when the DDM arc sets the bedrock upon which the ceremonial duel rests.

But actually I want to talk about shot construction for a sec. Specifically visual clarity. How the manga has incredibly tight panels that Jou never seems to fit comfortably into with all these spiky balloons and big sound effects and motion lines that absolutely choke the page and add to the sheer Intensity. The fire is hot and overwhelming and choking them out and you can feel that in every panel (I sound like an English teacher but onwards we press). The moment that Yami is able to reach out to Jou via the puzzle then stands in sharp contrast. Jou goes from frenzied panic to sharp clarity to decisive action and again! YOU FEEL THAT IN THE PANELING!!!

The anime meanwhile is incapable of selling that same feeling. The fire is not hot and choking and overwhelming. The fire is a set piece. The scenes are visually clear and centered and nothing interesting is happening with the framing or what we can see! We don’t feel cramped. We barely feel the heat. And that failure underpins all the others in this scene

[tumbleifs]

how does it feel to be the most based person ever 🎤

[kn1ffe]

[rocketbirdie]

that's alright. i won't have any use for it anyway

[bridgekc]

evil bakura and normal yugi’s strange friendship is very important to me

^ a comic i made based off of this insane scene.. take a shot every time bakura glazes yugi

[luobenn]

a much needed rest is in order