

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist manga series depicted the duels during the Duelist
Kingdom arc with the players sitting at dueling tables that were surrounded by
a box which projected holographic images of the battles, whereas the Yu-Gi-Oh!
anime series depict Duelist Kingdom duels on the large field-sized platforms
where the players stood a very large distance apart.

Is there any reason why the anime producers decided to make such a noticeable
(but non-impactful) change to the way the duels took place?


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Why did the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime change the dueling boxes/tables used in Duelist Kingdom to large platforms?


Sitting down in an enclosed box that displays holograms of a small size
doesn't spruce up the intense battle scenes that the manga wants to convey to
the audience. Also sketching huge monsters as holograms in manga comics is
difficult keeping in mind that the dueling field needs to showcase both the
monsters and the duelists. It would take up a large space on the page.

Also when the anime was being created, the emphasis was made to make duels
more interactive than just showing monsters screaming. Like monsters could now
be launched from canons, Gaia the Fierce Knight could now gallop and much
more.


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The biggest most likely reason is that the Yu-Gi-Oh series was actually
heavily based on the manga back in 1998-1999. The show lasted 27 episodes.
However in 2000, Nihon Ad Systems and Studio Gallop did a second adaptation
taking the anime down a different path, tying it in with the trading card
game. Since they were tying it in with the card game and that the target
market was children they probably thought that it was a fun and inventive way
to experience the duels in the show similar to how you would experience a real
duel in real life.


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