YGO vs Pokemon Topic 1

YGO vs Pokemon was a project created by Icehawk in the Fall of 2008 to settle the debate about which is the better anime series once and for all. His goal was to watch one episode of each show per day and then write up his thoughts on which was better. This article is a chronicle of his attempt.

EPISODE 1: THE HEART OF THE CARDS I tried to think of a way that this episode title could not be the fruitest thing ever, but I couldn't.

Before I begin, I have indeed played the YGO card game a decent amount when I was younger, so this should be fun >_>.

Right away this random chick EFFORTLY describes YGO rules... Thanks for nothing *****!

"See, each card has an attack number and a defense number. First player to eliminate the other player's life points wins".

So, Joey plays a monster with 800 attack points, brags, Yugi plays a monster with 1500 attack points, and wins the game inexplicably... AWESOME! The show at least doesn't make out Yugi to be some sort of card game god for this move, he explains that he just has better cards, phew. Maybe this will be a logical depiction of the YGO card game after all!

Yugi mentions to Joey that his Grandpa's shop has a really rare card. Some random ass dude that thinks to himself "OMG HE PROBABLY HAS THE CARD I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR"... I'm at a loss for words.

Meanwhile at Grandpa's shop... SETO KAIBA (thats his name) shows up right after they see the rare card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon! That really annoying kid is looking straight at Seto Kaiba and says "Doesn't he have a fancy corporation to run, WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?!?!?" I wish real life conversations could be like Anime conversations sometimes...

Kaiba is an ass, and he says he would have a harder time playing Solitaire than playing Joey because Kaiba is the #1 Duel Monster player in the world... That was a really bad analogy though... Solitaire is tough!

OMG NO WAI, IT'S THE CARD KAIBA'S BEEN LOOKING FOR (ps whats up with Yugi's hat... I DONT GET IT).

Cheesy Quote #34: "This precious card has bonded with my heart!"- Grandpa on Blue Eyes

So Kaiba with all his bodyguards sends his guys to Gramps place to beat him up and take his card... WAIT... WHAT. HE SENT THEM TO CHALLENGE HIM TO A DUEL?

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It also leads to this GREAT cheesy exchange

'''"My master has sent me to challenge you to a duel!" "And... if I were to decline" "I'm afraid... I must insist!"'''

>_>.

So Kaiba beats Gramps... and now Gramps is passed out on the floor... wtf... wtf... wtf. Then Kaiba and Yugi are about to duel...

'''"But Grandpa! I HAVE TO GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL" Kaiba: Sounds like an excuse!''' XD

Out of nowhere Joey mentions that Yugi has a Millenium Puzzle, and it will somehow help him win... I'm confused.

The girl draws some weird symbol on everyone's hands, and Grandpa is being taken to the hospital in an ambulance that just pulled off. Instead of being stretchered off, they seem like they are about to just throw him in the backseat. This may be the stupidest show I've ever seen >_>.

WHAT

Out of NOWHERE, Yugi yells YUGIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH and turns Super Saiyan... ARE YOU SERIOUS.

So they are battling in something that "brings the monsters to life", it's kinda cool till Yugi says "SO THATS HOW YOU BEAT MY GRANDFATHER". Doesn't make sense logically how it would affect anything >_>.

LMAO, Joey runs in and sees the big monsters and essentially says "AHHH... REAL MONSTERS".

The duel is going on, it's about what you would expect, back and forth, with Yugi being forced to come from behind a bit to build "drama". They completely ignore rules about sacrificing monsters to play better ones! BOOOO.

OH SNAP, Kaiba has another Blue Eyes! AND THEN HE PLAYS ANOTHER ONE.

Grandpa's Ghost talks to Yugi... so apparently he's dead? LOLOL

Yugi remembers that if he gets all 5 pieces of Exodia he automatically wins... BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!!!! Dear god this show can't be serious.

'''Kaiba: Quit your stalling Yugi or you'll forfeit Yugi: I NEVER FORFEIT! *draws a card*'''

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Kaiba manages to attack around a Swords of Revealing Light, which I don't think is legal, and Yugi manages to damage Kaiba's life points even though 2 Dragons are on the board... "cool".

KAIBA PLAYS ANOTHER BLUE EYES OH NO.

Kaiba: This games over no matter what card you draw!

Well, guess I should stop watching!

'''Yugi: The deck! IT SENSES MY DOUBT'''

Wow... just wow.

So, Yugi draws Exodia (FIRST PERSON EVER IN HISTORY), and wins. Then his Sauper Saiyan self mind ****s Kaiba... lol.

Grandpa awakes from his coma and his main concern is that Yugi won.

And a creepy villain with stereotypical wine glass is revealed at the end!

Overall: Holy **** that was bad. This show takes itself so seriously... it's bad. It has some funny unintentional humor, but that was a horrible experience. I think the first episode of Pokemon would have a hard time losing to this ep.

POKEMON: EPISODE 1: POKEMON I CHOOSE YOU! I forgot how awesome the opening video/song is. EPIX.

Really? 10 year olds can go on Pokemon journeys? If Johto was real, every pedophile in the world would be there. I wonder if Part of Oak's Pokemon classes involves the use of mace.

Gary has his own squad of busty 10 year old cheerleaders.... YESSSSS.

Wait, Gary somehow knows who Ash is, despite the fact that they've never met, and then he trash talks him? What a tool >_>.

What if you could drive around in a Convertible in pokemon the game... with cheerleaders... 10 year old cheerleaders.

Oak makes fun of Ash for being late to get a Pokemon.

Ash: No Professor, I got messed up this morning and ran a little late!

Crystal Meth? Coke?

Oak is such an ass, making Ash open all the Pokemon even though they are all gone >_>.

Pikachu is the worst character in the history of television.

I've long wondered what goes on inside of a Pokeball that Pikachu hates so much. From what I hear there's plasma TVs... sports on 24/7... doesn't sound that bad to me!

Oak has had a total of 2 conversations so far with Ash while he's being electrocuted >_>.

Seriously, DO PEOPLE REALLY LIKE PIKACHU? REALLY?

And the Who's that Pokemon is the only one ever where this guy would be right...



Pikachu and Ash part ways... imagine if all of season 1 was Ash fighting Pokemon with his bare hands.

Pikachu continues to annoy the living hell out of me. If I was Pikachu's voice actor, I don't think I could live with myself being such a lameass.

Ash turns his hat before he does anything physical apparently. Imagine if he was about to bang Misty and then did his hat turning thing lolz.

ASH STEALS A BIKE. He'll give it back someday! Thats what I say to girls after I take their virginity.

Ash talks a bunch of Spearows before they are about to attack him, and they listen to him for a minute before attacking.

I'm not gonna lie, Ash facing down the Spearows and Pikachu saving the day was KINDA BADASS >_>.

So now Ash and Pikachu are friends now... cool. And Ash sees some rare Pokemon.

Overall: This show is kind of a cool adapation of how Pokemon would be IRL. It doesn't take itself too seriously which is nice. It was alright.