Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Aki Izayoi, and Rehabilitation

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Aki Izayoi, and Rehabilitation

While composing my thoughts for the follow up to my last post I realized that while I could easily talk about the big themes being conveyed in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s and touch on which characters represent which aspects in an abstract manner, I wouldn’t really have the time or space to touch upon some other aspects. I regrettably had to gloss over much of what 5D’s has to say with Aki. So let’s fix that. While this is largely a companion piece to my post on The Fortune Cup, I will be discussing Aki Izayoi throughout the series, rather than focus on how one single story arc used her character. There will be spoilers.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, The Fortune Cup

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In this article I will be looking at, rather obviously Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s and its first story arc, and my current read of the material. The main characters, the themes, and a part of what I think the show is trying to tell us in regards to the ways society controls us against our collective best interests. Continue reading