Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
遊☆戯☆王SEVENS（セブンス） (Yū-Gi-Ō Sebunsu)
Anime television series
Directed by	Nobuhiro Kondo
Written by	Toshimitsu Takeuchi
Studio	Bridge
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 4, 2020 – scheduled

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王SEVENS（セブンス）, Hepburn: Yū-Gi-Ō Sebunsu), stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, is an upcoming Japanese anime series animated by Bridge. It is the sixth spin-off anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, succeeding Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. The series will premiere on April 4, 2020 on TV Tokyo. The first opening theme is "Nanananananana" (ナナナナナナナ) by Yusuke Saeki (佐伯ユウスケ), also known as SAEKI YouthK.

Synopsis

In the not-so-distant future, Goha City is governed by its largest corporation, "Goha Corp", everything from schooling, to Dueling rules, to much of daily life. Yuga Oudou, who attends Goha Seventh Elementary, decides to change this world which is too cramped for kids, and battles with his road "Rush Duel" while believing in his creations.

Characters

Yuga Oudou (王道遊我, Ōdō Yūga)

Voiced by: Hiiro Ishibashi

Tatsuhisa Kamijō (上城龍久, Kamijō Tatsuhisa)

Voiced by: Taku Yashiro

Gakuto Sōgetsu (蒼月学人, Sōgetsu Gakuto)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

Romin Kirishima (霧島ロミン, Kirishima Romin)

Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki

Production

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens was first announced as a then-untitled sixth spin off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime franchise on July 21, 2019. It will premiere in April 2020. For the first time since the 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! series, the anime will not be animated by Gallop, with Bridge taking over as head studio in animation production. The series is being directed by Nobuhiro Kondo with screenplay by Toshimitsu Takeuchi and character designs by Kazuko Tadano and Hiromi Matsushita.

Trading Card Game

See also: Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

With the introduction of Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, it introduced new gameplay elements to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game:

• Effective April 1, 2020, it is now possible again to summon Fusion, Synchro, or XYZ monsters directly to the Main Monster zones without a required Link arrow pointing to it. Pendulums and Link monsters however retain their previous rules.
• A new gameplay format known as Rush Duels was introduced to the card game, in a vein similar to Speed Duels. However, unlike Speed Duels, Rush Duels come with its own special rules.
  • Normal Summoning is unlimited, though Tribute Summon rules for Level 5 or higher monsters still apply.
  • All card effects are a "hard" once per turn, meaning a certain card's effect can only be used once during that turn. There are special satisfactions required for the player to fulfill before card effects can be used.
  • Players can only use cards designed for Rush Duels, which have a special frame and a "RUSH DUEL" tag at the bottom of the card.
  • Cards based on monsters from the main card game are known as "Legend Cards". Each player is only allowed one copy of one Legend Card in their deck.