

Is the Japanese manga version of Yu-Gi-Oh same as the US manga version? Also,
if it is not, what is the difference?


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Are the Japanese and US releases of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga the same?


The editor of the English Version of the Manga, _Jason Thompson_ stated that
the licensing of the _Yu-Gi-Oh! manga_ had not been entirely coordinated, so
Viz decided to use many of the original character names and to "keep it more
or less violent and gory." Thompson said that the manga "was almost unchanged
from the Japanese original." Because the core fanbase of the series was,
according to Thompson, "8-year-old boys (and a few incredible fangirls)," and
because the series had little interest from "hardcore, Japanese-speaking fans,
the kind who run scanlation sites and post on message boards" as the series
was perceived to be "too mainstream," the Viz editors allowed Thompson "a
surprising amount of leeway with the translation." Thompson said he hoped that
he did not "abuse" the leeway he was given. In a 2004 interview, the editors
of the United States Shonen Jump mentioned that Americans were surprised when
reading the stories in Volumes 1 through 7, as they had not appeared on
television as a part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. Takahashi added
"The story is quite violent, isn't it? [laughs]"

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# Source

](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)


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