The Yu-Gi-Oh! anime took some liberties with the card game. There are actually many cards that didn't even exist that were added to the show.

While Yu-Gi-Oh! is a classic 90s anime, we can't deny that there are some seriously weird plot devices and things which make no sense in there.

There are many lessons that can be learned from watching the original Yu-Gi-Oh series. Friendship is more powerful than ancient magical jewelry, Seto Kaiba has a questionable attachment to dragons and playing children's card games can both end or save the planet. So to that end, the greatest duelists on the show are the ones who control the fate of the world. Do you know what that means? We have to rank them!

Along with Pokémon, Digimon, and Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh! was a gateway to the world of anime for a lot of us. Of course, watching it as kids, a good number of us didn't even know that what we were watching was, in fact, anime. Most people who enjoyed the anime also developed an interest in the card game all those kids were playing, called Duel Monsters. Luckily, collecting Yu-Gi-Oh! cards was possible in the real world as well. Although no monsters popped up when you played, collecting cards, building decks, and dueling with friends was still tons of fun.

We’re back at it with more Yu-Gi-Oh card facts. In case you didn’t spot my previous article on Yu-Gi-Oh, I used to play a lot as a kid. Back where I am from, you were either into Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh (Digimon didn’t even factor, sorry not sorry) and there was a fierce rivalry between the two factions. Looking back on it, they’re both wildly successful card games so there probably wasn’t any need for any tribalism, but hey. Anyway, I casually played Yu-Gi-Oh and watched the anime as a kid. As an adult, I appreciate the many memes that Yu-Gi-Oh the anime has bestowed upon us but I am a little rusty. That being said, there are some Yu-Gi-Oh cards that even I remember being bad or have heard should not be played. I also know that the game has been around long enough to have some crazy-expensive cards pop up. We grew up watching Seto Kaiba flashing his money looking for a Blue Eyes White Dragon in the anime, so it's not exactly surprising.