Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25701646-20150501000345/@comment-25701646-20150501003913

Eskaver wrote: No, no, no, no, no!

Copyrights and um, Yugioh is NOT A FAIRYTALE OR LITERATURE OR MYTHOLOGY!!! So, it will never happen. We have only seen a greek god at most and some greek figures but no more to suggest more.

Anime is cool, but it will never belong or will be apart of this show. Sorry if I sound harsh, but people and their outlandish ideas of anime and random crossovers bring out the worst in me. "Outlandish?" Not need to be rude.

Yugioh might not be a fairytale or literature or mythology, but it does heavily involve mythology and have several features in it that appear in fairytale, literature, and mythology. The themes of magic and the power of friendship are particularly strong in the show. Many of the characters are based off of characters from Egyptian mythology and references to different gods/goddesses abound.

And we've seen that the idea of what is considered fairytale material is loose in OUAT. If you think of fairy tales as ones passed down through centuries, then several of the story-lines are too modern to fit that definition. 101 Dalmatians isn't a fairytale. Neither is Peter Pan.Frozen has the benefit of being based off a fairy tale, but it's so loose that the story's almost unrecognizable without the addition of Ingrid.Pinnochio's not a fairy tale. Wonderland isn't a fairy tale. Frankenstein's not a fairy tale either. Etc. Etc. Etc.

What these things do have in common is that, despite being fairly modern and not being legends or fairy tales, they're stories that became ingrained in our culture and are thought of as classics. Now, Yugioh might not quite be the level, however, over half the children in the U.S.A watch Yugioh or Yugioh GX and several adults watched it as children. The number of fans go up if you go to other countries and count those who read the mangas. It's been around much longer than Frozen or even The Princess and the Frog (which they're seriously considering doing). The main thing I see as an obstacle is that Yugioh's not a Disney thing yet. However, kid's shows go between different networks all the time. Scooby Doo has been aired on almost every kids network there is. Teen Titans has been aired on at least two. Pokemon same thing. Etc. THere's no reason Yugioh couldn't do the same and, if it does have a Disney version, then it's a modern way to explore Egyptian mythology that would hook new viewers.