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Just Funky Partners with 4K Media to Produce Yu-Gi-Oh! Products

Just Funky, a supplier of licensed merchandise for the retail market, has signed a licensing deal with 4K Media to produce a Yu-Gi-Oh! collection.

(Newswire.net — July 19, 2016) Wooster, Ohio –Just Funky, a major producer of licensed and private label goods for the mainstream retail market, partners with 4K Media to manufacture a Yu-Gi- Oh! collection of merchandise. Yu-Gi- Oh! is a Japanese animated series currently in its 13th consecutive year of broadcast in the United States as well as in most major markets worldwide. The series and its brand continues in different forms, including trading card games, DVD releases and films.

just funky yugioh travel cupUnder the agreement for the retail market in North America, Just Funky will manufacture towels, blankets, throws, pillows, cozies and ponchos, shower curtains, wall art, glassware, lamps and other accessories.... Read More

Winners of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME North American World Championship Crowned

ERIK CHRISTENSEN EARNS ESTEEMED Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME NORTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE; WILL COMPETE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

12 YEAR OLD AIDEN TIEMANN BEATS OUT HIS COMPETITION IN THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME DRAGON DUEL NORTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER; EARNED A SPOT AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

El Segundo, Calif.  (July 12, 2016) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was teeming with Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists this past weekend as they displayed their fine-tuned Dueling and Deck-building skills at the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG North American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and the Dragon Duel North American WCQ presented by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI).... Read More

Jake Phinney and Zach Taylor’s big wins at YCS Origins

Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ORIGINS WINNERS CROWNED

Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ORIGINS CROWNS JAKE PHINNEY CHAMPION OF MAIN EVENT AND DRAGON DUEL WINNER ZACH TAYLOR

 El Segundo, Calif.  (June 23, 2016) – This past weekend, Columbus, Ohio, was the epicenter of Dueling as the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) Origins crowned two winners.  Jake Phinney found that he had outpaced the competition in the Main Event to earn himself the coveted spot of YCS Origins Champion.  Additionally, young Zach Taylor made a name for himself as he won the Dragon Duel Championship.... Read More

Udon Entertainment to Publish Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Art Books

Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Art collections will start hitting stores in Q4 2016

udon_ygo_card_art_bookNorth American publisher Udon Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will publish art books featuring the images used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game. The books compiles art from over 7,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! cards over the game’s history. Udon is scheduling the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Art books for the fourth quarter of 2016.... Read More

Winners of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG South American World Championship Qualifier have been crowned.

JOAQUIN RINALDI AND ALVARO SOBERON WIN BIG AT SOUTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER & SOUTH AMERICAN DRAGON DUEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

El Segundo, Calif. (June 21, 2016) – Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) game players from across South America spent an exciting weekend Dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! South American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and Yu-Gi-Oh! South American Dragon Duel WCQ to earn the right to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship this August in Orlando, Florida. TCG powerhouse Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brought its premier-level event to the Círculo Militar de Suboficiales for a weekend of head-to-head competition among veteran and novice players, but only two emerged victorious: Joaquin Rinaldi of the Main Event and Dragon Duel winner, Alvaro Soberon.... Read More

Brandon Aguilar and Ronaldo Sierra Rise to the Top at Central American WCQ

Brandon Aguilar and Ronaldo Sierra Rise to the Top at Central American World Championship Qualifier & Central American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier

Central_America_World_Championship_QualifierEl Segundo, Calif. (June 14, 2016) – Legions of lucky Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players from Central America spent an exciting weekend Dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Central American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Central American Dragon Duel WCQ to earn the right to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship this August in Orlando, Florida. TCG powerhouse Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brought its premier-level event to the Hotel Misión Carlton Guadalajara, México for a weekend of head-to-head competition among veteran and novice players, but only two emerged victorious: Brandon Aguilar of the Main Event and Dragon Duel winner, Ronaldo Sierra.... Read More

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG South American World Championship Qualifier will be held this weekend June 18 – 19 in Bogota, Colombia

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA TO HOST 2016 SOUTH AMERICAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER & 2016 SOUTH AMERICAN DRAGON DUEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier for Younger Players

El Segundo, Calif. (June 14, 2016) – Get your Game on! Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) is excited to announce the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) South American World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) and South American Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier to be held June 18 – 19 in Bogota, Colombia.... Read More

Exciting news from Konami about June’s Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG launch of Shining Victories Special Edition

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TAKES A VICTORY LAP IN JUNE WITH SHINING VICTORIES SPECIAL EDITION

El Segundo, Calif. (June 10, 2016) – Releasing in time for the busy summer tournament season, Duelists will be thrilled to add cards from Shining Victories Special Edition to their Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) portfolios.  Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI), the manufacturer of the multiple world record-holding Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, delivers this follow-up to May’s Shining Victories booster set on June 17.... Read More

Konami will be holding a YCS event at Origins Game Fair

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS POPULAR Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TO ORIGINS GAME FAIR

Registered Players to Receive an Exclusive YCS Origins Game Fair Participation Game Mat

origins game fair 2016 logoEl Segundo, Calif. (June 1, 2016) – Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Duelists and Origins Game Fair attendees are in for a special treat when show sponsor Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) brings the Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) to Columbus, Ohio. This premier-level event will be held on June 15-19, with the Main Event scheduled for June 18-19, during the five-day show at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.... Read More