The Dark Side of Dimensions (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王 THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, Hepburn: Yū☆Gi☆Ō Za Dāku Saido Obu Dimenshonzu) is a 2016 Japanese animated science fantasy film written and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, with Kazuki Takahashi and Masahiro Hikokubo as co-writers, based on the Yu-Gi-Oh!

Produced by Studio Gallop and distributed by Toei Company, The Dark Side of Dimensions tells a new story that takes place after the events of the original Yu-Gi-Oh storyline, six months after the end of the original manga and one year after the end of the anime adaptation in the English dub.

[a][2][3] The film stars Shunsuke Kazama as the voice of Yugi Mutou and Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba, alongside Hiroki Takahashi, Takayuki Kondo, Maki Satō, Rica Matsumoto, Junko Takeuchi, Kento Hayashi, Kana Hanazawa and Satoshi Hino.

The Dark Side of Dimensions was released in Japan on April 23, 2016, in the United States and Canada on January 27, 2017,[4] and in Australia on February 2, 2017.

Six months after the Pharaoh's departure[b], Yugi Muto and his friends Joey Wheeler, Téa Gardner, Tristan Taylor, and Ryo Bakura prepare to graduate from Domino High School and contemplate what they will do in the future.

Diva, under the alias "Aigami," befriends Yugi and his friends while taking an interest in Bakura, whom he believes is responsible for the death of his mentor and father figure, Shadi Shin.

While dueling Kaiba, Yugi reassembles the Millennium Puzzle to prove that Atem's spirit is no longer inside.

Yugi puts on the Puzzle and continues the Duel, but is physically unable to draw his next card and begins to black out.

Yugi and his friends graduate from high school and see Téa off at the airport as she leaves to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a professional dancer in New York City.

Meanwhile, Kaiba uses his technology in conjunction with the Quantum Cube to transport his consciousness to the afterlife and challenge Atem to a duel.

[21] 4K Media held a contest in August 2016, offering fans the chance to provide voices for the English-language release of the film.

[29] In the United States, Part 1 was released in the December 19, 2016 issue of VIZ Media's digital Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine.

[31] The Dark Side of Dimensions opened on 137 theaters and debuted at number 6 in the Japanese box office charts, earning 133,010,600 yen (about $1,200,000) in its first weekend.

[46] Lionsgate released the film on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Digital HD on June 27, 2017, in the United States and Canada.