After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world.
This cartoon based on the popular and complicated card game might as well be written in another language.
– Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Aug 2004
rotten:
Kids will eat Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie up. The rest of us will have to wait for the translation.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
13 Aug 2004
rotten:
A feature-length anime commercial.
– Scott Brown,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Aug 2004
rotten:
Like the gods, the trading cards are capricious, with ever-changing rules and strategies so intricate that only Yu-Gi-Ohlogists will fully enjoy this adventure.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
8 Jan 2007
rotten:
Effectively a strategy guide and commercial in vaguely filmic form.