Fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise are making out like bandits at long last these days as another big chunk of the property is about to come online for streaming in English subtitled form. 4K Media has announced a deal that will have Crunchyroll streaming the Duel Monsters series on the service with the first five episodes coming online and more to be added each month. With the hazy way the series was produced before due to a host of issues, this marks the first time that the series will be available in its original Japanese form and uncut outside of Japan.
The series originally aired beginning in 200 for 224 episodse that ended in the fall of 2004 as produced by Studio Gallop.
Plot concept: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since he has lost his memories. With the help of a boy, Yugi Mutou, the one who awakened the spirit, and his friends, he battles many villains and adversaries. Many of the villains have been linked to the Nameless Pharaoh’s past, due to the Millennium Puzzle he holds and many try to take the puzzle and his power away from him.
