Nostalgia is hitting the airwaves as ABEMA prepares a massive streaming event for one of trading card gaming's most celebrated milestones. Starting September 13, 2026, the platform will stream all 224 episodes of the legendary Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime entirely for free, giving fans a chance to revisit Yugi Mutou's fateful card battles and encounters with ancient Egyptian mysteries.
A Defining Era for Card Battle Anime
Based on Kazuki Takahashi's epoch-making manga originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump starting in 1996, the animated adaptations shaped an entire generation of anime viewers and spawned a global trading card phenomenon. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters premiered in April 2000, cementing iconic performances from Shunsuke Kazume as Yugi, Kenjiroro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba, and Hiroki Takahashi as Katsuya Jonouchi.
Special Broadcast Details
The marathon kicks off on September 13 at 10:00 AM JST on ABEMA's Family Anime Channel 3, running continuously until September 26, 2026. Each broadcasted block will remain accessible for free viewing for one week following its initial transmission.
To cap off the retrospective, ABEMA will air a special back-to-back collection dedicated entirely to the series' memorable next-episode previews on September 26 at 10:00 PM JST. Fans can revisit the dramatic teasers that once built massive anticipation week after week during the show's original television run.
