Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens was first announced as a then-untitled new anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise on July 21, 2019.[1] The series will mark the second studio turnover in franchise history with Bridge taking over as head studio in animation production from Gallop, which oversaw every television series and films in the franchise beginning with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in 2000. The series is being directed by Nobuhiro Kondo with screenplay by Toshimitsu Takeuchi and character designs by Kazuko Tadano and Hiromi Matsushita.[4] It began airing in Japan on April 4, 2020 on TV Tokyo.[2]

On April 28, 2020, it was announced that after episode 5, the remaining episodes would be delayed for five weeks due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On July 10, 2020, it was announced it will be delayed again due to the aforementioned pandemic and resumed on August 8, 2020.[6]

A comedy spin-off manga adaptation, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens: Boku no Road Gakuen (My Road Academy), written and illustrated by Megumi Sasaki will launch in the September issue of Saikyo Jump on August 4, 2020.[7]

On August 19, 2020, it was announced that Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens will be getting a manga in V Jump, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Rook! Bakuretsu Hadou Den!! (Luke! Legend of Exploding Military Rule!!), written by Hikokubo Masahiro and illustrated by Sugie Tasuku will launch in the next issue of V Jump.[8]

In the year that Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens premiered, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game announced an update to the Master Rules, unofficially called "Master Rule 5". Effective April 1, 2020, it is now possible again to summon Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz monsters directly to the Main Monster zones without a required Link arrow pointing to it. Pendulum and Link monsters however retain their previous rules.

No new type of cards were introduced to the main card game. Instead, a new format separate from the main game known as Rush Duels was introduced in a vein similar to Speed Duels. However, unlike Speed Duels, Rush Duels come with its own special rules. Normal Summoning is unlimited, though Tribute Summon rules for Level 5 or higher monsters still apply. All card effects are a "hard" once per turn, meaning a certain card's effect can only be used once during that turn. There are special satisfactions required for the player to fulfill before card effects can be used. Players can only use cards designed for Rush Duels, which have a special frame and a "RUSH DUEL" tag at the bottom of the card. Cards based on monsters from the main card game are known as "Legend Cards". Each player is only allowed one copy of one Legend Card in their deck. This Rush Duel format is currently exclusive in Japan.