[6] The English-language version premiered on July 24 at San Diego Comic-Con 2008,[7] where the first English-dubbed episode was previewed.
[8][9] A manga based on the show began serialization in V Jump monthly Magazine from August 2009 to January 2015.
In order to keep the two areas separate, access to the city from the Satellite is strictly prohibited and can result in imprisonment.
Yusei Fudo, an aspiring duelist from Satellite, builds his own Duel Runner (D-Wheel in the Japanese version), but his best friend Jack Atlas betrays him and steals his vehicle along with his most precious monster, Stardust Dragon, escaping to Neo Domino.
Two years later, Yusei builds another Duel Runner and secretly travels to the city to win back his Dragon.
Jack has made a name for himself and his monster, Red Dragon Archfiend, as the current Turbo Duel King in Neo Domino City.
This attracts the attention of Rex Goodwin, the head of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, who reveals to Jack a five thousand year old secret, involving the "People of the Stars" (星の民, Hoshi no Tami), a pre-Incan civilization, the "Crimson Dragon" (赤き竜, Akaki Ryū), and "Signers" (シグナー, Shigunā), identified by a red birthmark on their arm that represents a part of the dragon.
With the help of Leo, Luna's twin brother, and Crow Hogan, Yusei and Jack's best friend, they are able to defeat all the Dark Signers.
Yusei, Jack and Crow then face him in a turbo duel in order to stop him and King of the Netherworld from finishing off the Signers and destroying the world.
Yusei and his friends, now calling themselves "Team 5D's", prepare for the upcoming World Riding Duel Grand Prix (WRGP) tournament.
Yusei encounters a fellow competitor, Sherry LeBlanc, who is investigating the Iliaster organization, that is reportedly responsible for her parents' deaths.
Yusei and Jack develop the "Clear Mind" and "Burning Soul" abilities, respectively, upgrading their ace monsters into forms capable of dodging the Machine Emperors' absorption effects.
Although Team 5D's defeats Aporia and wins the WRGP, a massive citadel known as the Ark Cradle appears and threatens to crash into Neo Domino City and destroy it.
Z-one is revealed to be a scientist from the future who assumed Yusei's identity and traveled back in time to prevent the destruction of humanity.
Yusei manages to use his friends' cards to perform a "Limit Over Accel Synchro" and summon his strongest monster, "Shooting Quasar Dragon".
A few months pass after the Signers' victory over Iliaster, and the former members of Team 5D's move on with their lives following separate paths.
The first story arc addresses themes such as social class division, segregation, and discrimination, depicted through the interactions between residents of Neo Domino City, and Satellite.
[10] The Dark Signer arc deals with the relationship between past and present, as the heroes (especially Yusei, Aki, and Jack) must come to terms with the questionable actions they, or their family members, have made.
To push this motif even further, the manga (which featured an entirely different plot from the anime) depicted the origin of Riding Duels being played on horseback, in coliseums, by Ancient Incan civilizations.
5D's was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, and the show's animation was handled by Studio Gallop.
Duel Monsters GX), this series was acquired by 4Kids Entertainment for broadcasting and began airing in the United States in September 2008.
In Germany, however, the dub stopped using the 4Kids version and began adapting the show directly from Japan from episode 65 onward for unknown reasons.
[citation needed] On September 22, 2010, Toonzaki and Hulu uploaded unedited, subtitled and edited, dubbed episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!
[12] On April 2, 2018, the series was released with Latin American Spanish dubbing in the United States (for US Hispanic audiences) on ¡Sorpresa!.
A manga adaptation, written by Masahiro Hikokubo[14] and illustrated by Masashi Sato, was serialized in Shueisha's V Jump magazine from August 21, 2009,[15] to January 21, 2015.
5D's: Wheelie Breakers, released on March 26, 2009, is a racing game for the Wii console in which players can use cards to lower other people's life points and defeat them.
Unlike the card game, monsters use Speed Counters to attack their opponents, and players do not lose if their life points hit zero, rather they are unable to continue racing.
The game uses the World Championship 2009 software, and also features a story mode, in which a duelist tries to get his memory back.
Set during the Dark Signers arc, the player controls a former member of the Enforcers who has been brainwashed by the Arcadia movement.
[23][24] and is a game that features online leader boards and voice chat functionality, as well as the ability to buy extra cards via Xbox Live Marketplace.