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Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's Teaser Video Previews Kaiba vs. Yūgi Duel (Updated)

The Japanese entertainment news website Natalie began streaming a "super teaser trailer" on Friday for the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions anime film. The video previews the mysterious boy revealed on the film's poster earlier this week.

Text: Original Work, Script, Character Design, Chief Production Supervisor: Kazuki Takahashi
Text: It's been 20 years since the serialization's launch
Text: A story set after the original work (after episode)
Text: A completely new work with an original story
Text: Is finally launching!!
Text: Seto Kaiba / Yūgi Mutō
Text: 2016 Golden Week. A new legend starts here.

The film will open in Japan during Golden Week 2016, and it will open later in 2016 outside of Japan.

Yu-Gi-Oh! manga creator Kazuki Takahashi is in charge of the film's script and character designs, and is also serving as chief production supervisor. Satoshi Kuwabara (Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II) is directing the film. Shunsuke Kazama will return to voice Yūgi Mutō, and Kenjirō Tsuda will return to voice Seto Kaiba as the stars of the film.

Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine teases the film's story, which takes place six months after the end of the manga:

In the past Yami Yūgi and Kaiba have clashed many times!! Yami Yūgi, who resides in Yūgi Mutō's body, and Kaiba will have a duel that bets their prides and accepts each other's mutual experience.

4K Media announced in June 2014 that a new Yu-Gi-Oh! movie was in development in Japan.

Update: The official English Yu-Gi-Oh! website has posted the English version of the trailer, which was previously shown at Comic-Con International last weekend. Thanks to ravegrl for the news tip.

Source: Comic Natalie