Yu-Gi-Oh! (partially found alternate English dub of anime series; early 2000s)

Promotional art for the series.

Status: Partially Found

Yu-Gi-Oh!, known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in Japan and many Asian countries, is the second animated adaptation of Kazuki Takahashi's manga series of the same name. Produced by Studio Gallop, the anime ran for 224 episodes between April 2000 and September 2004 on TV Tokyo in Japan. A well known English version was produced by the New York City-based 4Kids Entertainment between September 2001 and June 2006.

Another English dub was produced exclusively for the South East Asian market. Recorded at Voiceovers Unlimited and Yuan Production Holdings in Singapore, this dub was produced for IMMG and MediaLink Pacific.^[1]^[2] The dub starred Chuck Powers, Dwayne Tan, Christian J. Lee, Alison Lester and Brian Zimmerman. Powers directed the first two seasons, while Zimmerman handled the third.^[3] It's not known how many episodes were dubbed, though an interview with one of the voice actors mentions that production ceased about 80 episodes from the finale.^[4] Unlike the 4Kids dub, this version was presented without censorship.

This dub aired on Channel i and Kids Central in Singapore as well as Cartoon Network Asia in various countries.^[5]^[6]^[7] Multiple home video releases are known to exist. A series of VCDs were released in the Philippines by Ban Kee Trading, in Malaysia by PMP Entertainment, and by IMMG in Singapore.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] However, all releases have since gone out-of-print and are now difficult to obtain. Clips and a handful of full episodes have shown up online.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Chuck Powers - Yugi Muto, Yami Yugi, Bakura, Yami Bakura, Grandpa, Marik Ishtar, Yami Marik, Shadi (2nd appearance), Bonz, Espa Roba, Umbra, Gozaburo Kaiba, Crump (Big 5), Johnson (Big 5), misc. characters
Brian Zimmerman - Tristan Taylor, Maximillian Pegasus, Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor (Episodes 50–80), Shadi (1st appearance), Odion Ishtar, Bandit Keith, Isono, Arthur Hawkins, Labyrinth Brothers, Player Killer, Arkana, Loomis, Gansley (Big 5), Nesbitt (Big 5), Lector (Big 5), narrator, misc. characters
Dwayne Tan - Joey Wheeler, Saruwatari, Croquet, Mako Tsunami
Christian J. Lee - Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba, Duke Devlin, Saruwatari, Mako Tsunami, Rex Raptor (Episodes 1–49), Bandit Keith, misc. characters
Alison Lester - Tea Gardner, Mai Valentine, Ishizu Ishtar, Serenity Wheeler, Rebecca Hawkins, Yugi's mother, Isis, all the other female characters
Taaz Gill - Marik Ishtar, Yami Marik, Noah Kaiba
Chio Su-Ping - Noah Kaiba^[13]
Marian Elizabeth Spencer - Noah Kaiba (uncredited)^[14]

Crew[edit | edit source]

Translation Editor: Alison Lester
Translators: Yakuo Owada, Manabu Kawamura, Alice Fong
Sound Editing and Mixing: Chen Jackson, Wo Chee Min
Recorded at Yuan Production Holdings Pte Ltd. (credited as Yuan Production Holdings Pte Ltd – Singapore)
English Dubbing Produced by Taaz Gill
English Dubbing Directed by Chuck Powers (Seasons 1–2) → Brian Zimmerman (Season 3)
English Language Version by Voiceovers Unlimited Pte. Ltd. (credited as Voiceovers Unlimited – Singapore)