Quote:Sounds like you would prefer (even if only to the extent of 'this doesn't suck quite as much') the original Yu-Gi-Oh anime series. Not an uncut version of the series we see over here, which is translated fairly accurately so far as I can tell, but the original series which they aren't producing because it's too mature.
everything comes down to a Duel Monsters game in Yu-Gi-Oh. (And gods, did they ever drop the ball on the anime for that, at least in terms of making it exciting. Having the characters fight in explicit turns and rounds, and stopping to exposit on how some obscure rule means they won instead of losing, just does NOT leave me on the edge of my seat. Not unless the remote control is too far away to reach without stretching, anyway.)
In that series the cards only make occasional appearances and there are lots of games involved - some of which are one step removed from russian roulette. There was an episode sumary in the latest Anime Insider, if you're interested.
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