The Yu-Gi-Oh! Remake That Nobody Noticed

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[EnigmaAnime]

I hope you guys enjoyed the video! The next one won't take as long to make!

[kinnundo]

Zexal feels like what if Joey got the milennium puzzle instead of Yugi

[yadirect]

"You Just summon your Mom"
- Yuma, English dub

[TriggerX]

One thing I would like to note, cuz it’s something I bring up in a lot of conversations, Astral wasn’t the sole reason for winning their first duel, they beat Shark because Yuma’s last move was one Astral was against and later it highlights that Astral’s inability to take risks is a weakness of his even when dueling

[luminoseflame]

Zexal was a surreal experience for me because its plot has a lot of similarities to Megaman Starforce. A game where an alien teams up with a human boy who was sent there due to the actions of the human's missing father in order to prevent the activation of a doomsday weapon that would wipe out a side of the 2 warring alien factions that follows a monster of the week format where the villains have their desires and insecurities amplified by alien influence. All of which taking place in a sci-fi card based society.

[bane]

Zexal is ridiculously underrated and I've always hated how lots of people never gave it a chance.

[ashash]

Yugioh Zexal ages like Wine, the duels held up . This anime get hated so quickly and it is so sad

[TurkeyFaceX]

I think the point is Yugi is good at the game and its established early when he beats Joey, his grandpa brags about how he taught him everything he knows, gives advice to Joey countless times, plays part of the game against Pegasus, and even beats Bakura right before facing the Pharaoh in the final duel of the show. He's depicted as a strong duelist, but as the underdog when compared to the Pharaoh. That's what makes the final duel exciting and believable. He's not a weakling, but he just needs to hold his head up high. He was always the Pharaoh's equal, he just needed to muster the courage to face the challenges himself and the Pharaoh taught him how. While Zexal is a great retelling of the original work, it takes on a different approach rather than being the superior show.

[otterfire]

Zexal shook up how the primary duel trio worked. Yugi is a competent duelist who actively played in games, Joey who's an up and coming rookie, and the high powered duelist Kaiba.

Yuma is the up and coming duelist like Joey before, Shark is the competent duelist like Yugi, and Kite is the high powered duelist. Kite having Kaiba's dragon affinity and care for his younger brother also puts him at a disadvantage by having him be an employee to the mega company. Shark has the reincarnation lore and overall competency of Yugi. And Yuma is the rookie duelist who aspires to be a better duelist. Astral is the obvious Yami counterpart, only he now follows and helps Yuma (the Joey) grow as a duelist. Shark is the Yugi who had a fall from grace as a duelist, becoming a delinquent similar to Joey. Yuma didn't have the harsh upbringing like Joey so he didn't go down a dark path.

[yoyong]

To summarize, the Numbers are just JoJo's Stands

[FireFury]

I'm shocked you didn't talk about Number 96, Vector and Don Thousand given how important villains they are to Zexal. And the parallels they have with DM characters like Bakura, Marik and Zorc. Something I like that I don't think get touched upon enough is how Astral World and Barian World are basically Zexal's version of heaven and hell. Don Thousand is basically Lucifer due to his origins and when someone dies they either go to Astral World or Barian World. This technically also means that Yuma basically beat God in a duel.

[beyblader]

yuma's father sent astral to him hoping Yuma was still bad at the game so that astral couldn't collect the number cards.

[DuskoftheTwilight]

"There are exactly 100 number cards"
*glances over at Number 101: Silent Honor ARK*

[thesnesgeek]

The episode when Yuma summons Utopia ray the first time is excellent, not only does it show how great of speaker Yuma is, it even shows Astral to his friends, it also the episode where Astral can put his fear of Kite behind.

[fxzzy__]

The "not dueling for glory, dueling for survival" is exactly what happens in the final arc of the show (Barian Emperor Onslaught Arc)

This is very important to Yuma's character and his development

[thethjoker]

The difference between Yugi and Yuma that Yuma lost a lot while the difference between Tea and Tori that Tea have 100% win rate while tori have 100% lose record on duel.

[beppp]

Finally someone does an analysis on Zexal, i really love this series as it was the one i started with and the really great story and characters, thank you for recommending it to everyone

[Raykkie]

51:04 Kaiba Corp wasn't a game company, it was a corporation specialised in the military industrial complex. Kaiba was the one to turn it into a game company

[guestb]

I also love how many parallels there are in the final duel: Astral vs Yuma.
*_MASSIVE CEREMONIAL DUEL SPOILERS!:_*


Both Yuma and Astral's conflict is based upon past vs future. Just like Yugi and Atem's duel.

Yugi and Atem's duel was a battle of whether or not the pharaoh, a dark and poweful being who has long since passed away, should still have influence over the world or if a caring future generation like Yugi should take over and lead the way towards a brighter future.

Whilst originally it appears that Astral is fighting because he is still following his past commands to destroy Barian World, it is later revealed that he was trying to get Yuma to remember a promise he had made in the past: To defeat Astral whilst smiling with all his heart and to not be sorrowful at Astral's departure.

Yuma's original motivation was to stop Astral from destroying Barian World with the Numeron Code in order to pave the way for a brighter future. However, after the revelation, his motivation now changes to overcoming his sadness and regain his happiness for dueling. He also wants to be able to go beyond Astral's teachings in order to carve a brighter future for himself.

I love both of these series so much and despite both of them having their flaws, they still hold a grand place in my heart. They were some of the best anime I have ever had the pleasure of watching.

[kaze]

"Yugi beats somebody in a video game, *then the opponent beats him up in real life."* is so funny...