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i need a better username this was sort of a spur of the moment ygo abridged reference 💀

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dabkura

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thoughts on dark side of dimensions as a lifelong yugioh fan who only just bothered to watch it under the readmore

-my nostaglia overfloweth, i loved seeing everyone in shiny higher quality animation -yugi is one apple taller good for him -where the FUCK is duke devlin's eyeliner -kaiba is on his freak shit more than ever- good for him

-the antagonist's name is Diva and this somehow hasn't become a meme -its very funny hearing kaiba say THAT'S RIGHT DIVA >:(

-why does diva's arc just scream "jedi who went to the dark side" -Mokuba has more responsibilities than any CEO in the world -i already went into this knowing there would be a lack of Atem but...aw man!

-did atem and yugi get to talk while Atem was playing or something?? it felt like they could've cut down some of the battle for them to talk -yugi missing atem so bad is actually kind of heartbreaking -i'm pretty neutral on prideshipping but damnnnn kaiba i see you i see you

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the fact that it's been almost ten years since dsod makes my eyes twitch can we get another movie? that was so much fun and the ending killed me actually

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dark side of dimensions spoilers.... they get to finally graduate high school???? i'm so proud of them. me want more movie

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on "yamis", "hikaris", and their respective nicknames.

not sure if it still happens or its been long phased out, but the early eng fandom used the term hikari 光 (literally, light as in "ray of light") when referring to yugi, ryou, and malik.

twas a no-brainer of course. the opposite of dark is literally light after all. thematically (esp in fanwork), its admittedly incredibly intimate to have the yami 闇 dark halves call their better halves "my dear/little hikari", etc, etc.

but for posterity, the actual and catch-all jp term for yugi, ryou, and malik is omote 表 (the front, public face, outside surface). within ygo context, "light" is an acceptable translation. I know, "my dear/little omote" sounds funny and doesnt hit as hard lmao just call them little meowmeows at that point 😂 hikari just sounds better.

clips of the maliks using the term.

MALIK: ご名答　表の獏良にはボクの意識を埋め込んでおいた

Y.MALIK: あのデッキには表のマリクも勝てなかったっけなぁ

as we all know, atem/bakura/y.malik have their own nicknames for yugi/ryou/malik.

① atem called yugi "the other me" (twice iirc) before settling on aibou 相棒, meaning "partner". the difference between his and yugis "other me" is pronouns, as atem uses the more masculine ore オレ while yugi uses boku ボク.

it wouldve been awkward eng, but a way to differentiate this in the first pic below wouldve been atem saying "the other I". in the eng manga, it wasnt clear who was speaking.

② y.malik only ever used shujinkaku sama 主人格サマ for malik if not referring to him by name. it literally means "primary", "main", or "master persona".

"master" suffices as a shorthand to make it flow seamlessly in eng.

now............

③ bakura calls ryou yadonushi sama 宿主様 aka "landlord" or "host" if not calling him directly by full name (most prominent during monster world, which comes off as very clinical to me tbh). we all know the implications: bakura is a parasite and "pays rent" to ryou.

bakura has also called ryou goshujin sama ご主人様. it can mean "master", "landlord", or "head of the house".

the millennium ring complete edition promo vid caused a bit of a stir on the jp side since bakura referred to ryou as shujinkaku sama 主人格様 rather than yadonushi 宿主.

lesser known fact: when ch280 first came out in shounen jump, it had a typo. instead of 宿主, bakura called ryou aibou 相棒 ("partner", what atem calls yugi).

it was corrected afterwards when the chapters were collected into volumes (tankos, bunkos, etc).

there you have it. the evolution, the lack thereof, and the mistakes made when it comes to nicknames, fandom and official alike!

side note: in jp, omote 表 by itself exclusively refers to yugi. 闇表 is the jp pairing for y.yugi/yugi.

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hey having a good day? well here are some manga panels of Yugi clinging on to the puzzle for dear life everytime he thinks about of Atem leaving him

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Vengeful Bog Spirit

"Monsters cannot attack the turn they are Summoned."

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Yugi: bitch slayyy

Yami Yugi: Slay your enemies

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I understand the value of artistic liberties but what exactly is Yugio's haircut supposed to be. I've wondered this since childhood

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Atem’s name

The name Atem derives from the Egyptian name Atum (which is the name of an Egyptian god of creation).

Atum comes from the Egyptian verb tm ‘to be whole, to complete, to perish’. What is completed and finished is also at the end of its life in the Egyptian mind hence the meaning ‘perish’.

I believe this name is very fitting for several reasons:

Atem was freed from the puzzle when Yuugi managed to complete it.

Atem recovered his full memory when he found his name hence making him ‘complete’.

Atem went back to the afterlife once he completed his mission (refering to the meaning ‘to perish’).

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories Gameboy Color 2000

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♡♡ dark burning attack!! ♡♡

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A kiss, on the palm ✨

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texture time! Let’s scribble