Series synopsis
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, also known as 遊☆戯☆王VRAINS is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy animation action & adventure television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on May 10, 2017. It ended on September 25, 2019. It stars Shoya Ishige, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Takahiro Sakurai and Yuki Kaji.
Den City is a city with advanced network systems in which a VR space called LINK VRAINS was created by SOL Technologies. The Knights of Hanoi, a group that hacks through dueling, as well as SOL Technologies are seeking a mysterious AI program. Yusaku Fujiki, also known as Playmaker, is a first year high school student who manages to capture this AI program while trying to find out the truth about an incident in the past.
Premise
Den City is a city with advanced network systems in which a VR space called LINK VRAINS was created by SOL Technologies. The Knights of Hanoi, a group that hacks through dueling, as well as SOL Technologies are seeking a mysterious AI program. Yusaku Fujiki, also known as Playmaker, is a first year high school student who manages to capture this AI program while trying to find out the truth about an incident in the past.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shoya Ishige as Yuusaku Fujiki (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Ryoken Kogami (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Ai (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Takeru Homura (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Flame (voice)
- Yuki Nakashima as Aoi Zaizen (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 120 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 120 | May 10, 2017 | September 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
My Name is Playmaker Yusaku Fujiki of Den City is a first year high school student who prefers to keep to himself as he is a hacker. Using the identity of Playmaker, he fights against the Knights of Hanoi to uncover the truth of his past. |
May 10, 2017 |
| 2 |
Seize the Wind! Storm Access Yusaku managed to capture the Mysterious Lifeform as he chases after the Knights of Hanoi. In order to defeat them, he logs into the VR Space network, Link VRAINS, as Playmaker. He commenced a Duel, holding the lifeform as a hostage. However, the lifeform predicted that "Yusaku can't win with his deck", and performed a certain action... |
May 17, 2017 |
| 3 |
First Contact Yusaku begins to examine the information hidden in the Mysterious Lifeform. Meanwhile, after his Duel against the Knights in the network, he became famous as the hero who saved Link VRAINS. Learning that the lifeform is with Playmaker, SOL Technology sets up an operation to capture it... |
May 24, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 10, 2017 |
| Last aired | September 25, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |