INVESTIGATION – Indispensable in playgrounds, maps Yu Gi Oh! also prove to be a particularly profitable livelihood for those who manage to decipher the competitive and changing universe.
A real phenomenon at the end of the 90s, the manga Yu Gi Oh!, which depicts the story of a young boy engaging with his friends in monster duels through a card game, has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. And it didn’t take long before the famous eponymous game was printed. But much more than a return to childhood, the cards Yu Gi Oh! are for some also synonymous with significant financial profits. Two weeks ago, players learned of the death of the creator of the license: Kazuki Takahashi. “It’s sad for the game and our childhood. I grew up with Yu-Gi-Oh! since the game was released in 2002, before discovering the competition 16 years later confides Jean*, 27, a computer developer, at the entrance to a specialized shop in Paris where a tournament of around twenty players is being prepared every week. At the exit, several people are waiting, backpacks full of card binders…
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