Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
| Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | |
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| Directed by | Satoshi Kuwabara |
| Produced by | Kazuki Takahashi (Executive Producer) |
| Written by | Kazuki Takahashi |
| Based on |
Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi and Konami |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Cinematography | Hiroaki Edamitsu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions is a 2016 Japanese animated film, part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The film is an original story and features Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba as its main characters.[1] The film's story is set six months after the events of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga in Japan. In English speaking countries, the film's story is set one year after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters.[2] In celebration of the film and twenty years of the franchise in general, TV Tokyo began airing a remastered digital edition of the 2000–2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime in Japan. The film was released in Japan on April 23, 2016[2] and will be released on January 27, 2017 in the United States and Canada.[3] This will be the fourth theatrical release of a Yu-Gi-Oh! film after Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999), Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time.
Creator Kazuki Takahashi published a new one-shot manga called TRANSCEND GAME in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The two-part prologue story is set between the end of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and the beginning of The Dark Side of Dimensions. Part 1 released in the 19th issue on April 11, 2016 and Part 2 released in the 20th issue on April 18, 2016.[4]
Plot
Yugi Muto and his friends are in their final year of high school and are talking about what they will do in the future. Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba has commissioned an excavation to retrieve the disassembled Millennium Puzzle from the ruins of the Millennium chamber. The item had previously housed the soul of his rival, Atem, whom he hopes to revive in order to settle their score. The excavation is interrupted by Diva, who faces Kaiba in a game of Duel Monsters and steals two pieces of the puzzle. He keeps one piece to himself and gives the other to his sister, Sera, who passes it on to Yugi Muto.
Diva, under the alias "Aigami" forges a friendship with Yugi. He takes interest in Yugi's friend Ryo Bakura, whom he believes is responsible for the death of his mentor, Shadi. Using his Quantum Cube, he transports Bakura to another dimension. Bakura apologizes and explains that Yami Bakura had been responsible. The two are interrupted by Mani, who has become warped by the evil of the Millennium Ring.
Kaiba has a computer rebuild the Millennium Puzzle and discovers the last two pieces are missing. He abducts Aigami and approaches Yugi, so he can have the two take part in the showcasing of his updated Duel Disk virtual reality technology. He intends to duel both Aigami and Yugi, while gambling their pieces of the puzzle. However Yugi is furious with Aigami over what he did to Bakura and insists he Duel Aigami instead.
Yugi defeats Aigami, resulting in Bakura's return, and while dueling Kaiba, Yugi re-completes the Millennium Puzzle to demonstrate that Atem is no longer inside it. Aigami becomes corrupted by the Millennium Ring and Duels Yugi and Kaiba. Kaiba sacrifices himself during the Duel and makes a final plea for Yugi to call Atem. Yugi succeeds in doing so and he and Atem defeat Aigami. Afterwards Atem and the Millennium Puzzle disappear and Kaiba and Bakura return.
The film concludes with Yugi and his friends seeing Tea off at the airport as she goes off to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer in New York, while Kaiba uses his technology with the Quantum Cube to transport his consciousness to the netherworld, where he approaches Atem, sitting at his throne who responds with a confident smile.
Cast
| Character | Voice actor (Japanese) | Voice actor (English) |
|---|---|---|
| Yugi Mutou/Yugi Muto | Shunsuke Kazama[5] | Dan Green[6] |
| Seto Kaiba | Kenjiro Tsuda[5] | Eric Stuart[6] |
| Katsuya Jōnouchi/Joey Wheeler | Hiroki Takahashi[5] | TBA |
| Anzu Mazaki/Tea Gardner | Maki Saitō[5] | TBA |
| Hiroto Honda/Tristan Taylor | Takayuki Kondo | TBA |
| Ryo Bakura | Rica Matsumoto[5] | TBA |
| Mokuba Kaiba | Junko Takeuchi[5] | Tara Sands[7] |
| Ryuji Otogi/Duke Devlin | Ryō Naitō | TBA |
| Aigami | Kento Hayashi[8] | Daniel J. Edwards[9] |
| Sugoroku Mutō/Solomon Muto | Tadashi Miyazawa | TBA |
| Ryō Bakura's Father | Kazuhiro Yamaji | TBA |
| Sera | Kana Hanazawa[8] | TBA |
| Mani | Satoshi Hino[8] | TBA |
| Kudaragi | Kendo Kobayashi[10] | TBA |
Production
The film was announced in the West before it was in Japan. 4K Media revealed the film's existence on the official Yu-Gi-Oh! website. They teased that the movie was already in development in Japan and that they were shopping for a distributor in all non-Asian territories.[1][11]
In Japan, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's MAiDiGiTV streamed a video teasing the film, alongside a recap of the history of the near-twenty year franchise. Here, it was revealed that the film would feature Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba as its main protagonists.[1]
Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump also unveiled a synopsis of the movie: "In the past, Yami Yugi and Kaiba have clashed many times!! Yami Yūgi, who resides in Yugi Muto's body, and Kaiba will have a Duel that bets their prides and accepts each other's mutual experience."[1]
The voice actors of Seto Kaiba and Yugi Muto will be returning to their original roles in the movie - Shunsuke Kazama voicing for Yugi, and Kenjiro Tsuda for Seto Kaiba. Both characters also received slight redesigns, alongside their signature cards, "Dark Magician" and "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", respectively.
The September 2015 issue of V Jump magazine revealed that Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor, Téa Gardner, and Ryo Bakura will appear in the film.[12]
The film's teaser trailer was first shown in a panel featuring Kazuki Takahashi at San Diego Comic-Con 2015.[3] It was later uploaded to the official yugioh.com YouTube channel.[13][14]
When the trade name of the company was changed from Konami Corporation to Konami Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2015, Konami Corporation was no longer the production company of Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions.[15]
The official Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions film website announced that theaters in Japan will begin screening the film in 4DX and MX4D in fall 2016.[16] The 4DX and MX4D version of the movie will be screened in theaters on September 24, 2016.[17]
The film will release on DVD and Blu-ray on March 8, 2017 in Japan. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Transcend Game manga will be bundled with the release.[18]
Reception
The Dark Side of Dimensions opened on 137 theaters and debuted at #6 in the Japanese box office charts, earning 133,010,600 yen(about $1.2,000,000) in its first weekend.[19] The film earned over 800,000,000 yen(about $7.5,000,000) after its screenings ended.[20] During its 4DX and MX4D screenings, the film has earned 1,000,000,000 yen(about US $9,000,000).[21]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Film Teaser Recaps 20 Years of Manga, Anime". Anime News Network. December 22, 2014.
- 1 2 "SDCC 2015 Yu-Gi-Oh! COVERAGE (+ ALL new poster)". Yu-Gi-Oh!. July 12, 2015.
- 1 2 ""Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS" TO HIT THEATERS IN US AND CANADA JANUARY 20, 2017". www.yugioh.com. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Kazuki Takahashi Draws Yu-Gi-Oh! One-Shot Manga Ahead of The Dark Side of Dimensions Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cast for Returning Characters". Anime News Network. October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Dan Green, Eric Stuart Return for Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's English Dub". Anime News Network. August 19, 2016.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/eric_stuart/status/769612893360881665/photo/1
- 1 2 3 "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Casts Kana Hanazawa, Satoshi Hino". Anime News Network. December 8, 2015.
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/Jackydan513/status/798973451608289280
- ↑ "Kendo Kobayashi, Jungle Pocket Guest Star in Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions". Anime News Network. January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "4K Media Announces Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie Now In Development". yugioh.com. July 17, 2015.
- ↑ V Jump magazine. September 2015 issue.
- ↑ "[Movie 2016] The First Trailer". YGOrganization. July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Official Teaser Trailer (2016 Movie) [HD]". yugioh.com. July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Corporate History". Konami. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Gets 4DX Screenings in Fall". Anime News Network. July 22, 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's Video Reveals September 4DX Screenings". Anime News Network. August 10, 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "遂に！ 劇場版『遊☆戯☆王』の 【DVD】【Blu-ray】2017年3月8日発売決定！！ 更に【Blu-ray 完全生産限定版】も発売！！". 劇場版『遊☆戯☆王』ニュースブログ. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Box Office Charts, April 23-24". Anime News Network. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Gets 4DX Screenings in Fall". Anime News Network. July 22, 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Surpasses 1 Billion Yen at Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- yugioh20th.com Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (Japanese)
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