>>22829396As a cartoon it can be good but after the Yugi saga (that is the first main character) they are mainly a way to introduce cards. The card game is pretty good if you play casual but as with any card game it is very expensive. The video games are pretty great since they let you enjoy the card game without the expense. I played the shit out of tag force 5 for psp. There is lot more to do in pokemon but the core of yugioh is the tcg and most video games do it justice. Even the ones for gameboy that have crazy rules.
So basically you can enjoy the shit out of yugioh without buying a single card, I did. Personally I really think the pokemon anime is pretty aweful. Yugioh is not going to blow your socks off but it's a way better than the pokemon anime. The tcg is a lot of fun and the video game is essentially the tcg. Maybe I'll get back to it. I go through phases, right now I'm in my pokemon phase.
>mfw I don't have friends