Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains

"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" (遊☆戯☆王VRAINS) is the sixth anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise and the fifth main spin-off series. Set in Den City, a city with advanced network systems, it features a virtual reality space called "LINK VRAINS" developed by SOL Technologies, where people duel with avatars. The protagonist, Yusaku Fujiki, a high school student and hacker who prefers to stay out of the spotlight, becomes the duelist "Playmaker" to uncover the truth of his past, battling the mysterious hacker group "Knights of Hanoi," who aim to destroy the "Cyberse" world within the network. The series introduces "Link Summoning" and has a suspenseful, thriller-style plot. It premiered in Japan on May 10, 2017, with a total of 120 episodes and was broadcast in various countries, including streaming on Crunchyroll. Its central theme is "Take a step forward, and try!" encouraging kids to be proactive. The anime blends elements of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and network systems, creating a futuristic and challenging world.