

The 180-episode series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between Octoand March 26, 2008, and was followed by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes After the credits, a preview of the next episode, narrated most frequently by KENN and Masami Suzuki, is made, followed by a brief "Today's Strongest Card" segment. Eyecatches begin and end commercial breaks halfway through each episode in the first season, there were two eyecatches per episode, usually showcasing the opponents and their key monsters for a given episode while in later seasons, a single eyecatch appears with only the duelists. The title sequence and closing credits are accompanied by lyrics varying over the course of the series, with the former immediately followed by an individual episode's number and title. The program is divided into episodes classified as "turns". It also refers to the GX tournament that takes place between episodes 84 and 104.

"GENEX" was conceived as the series' original title, as can be evidenced in early promotional artwork. The "GX" in the series' title is short for the term "Generation neXt". Character and monster designs are overseen by Kenichi Hara, while Duel layout is overseen by Masahiro Hikokubo. Takuya Hiramitsu is in charge of sound direction, supervised by Yūji Mitsuya. The series was directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and scripts were prepared by an alternating lineup of writers–Shin Yoshida, Atsushi Maekawa, Akemi Omode, Yasuyuki Suzuki–with music arrangements by Yutaka Minobe. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, and the animation is handled by Studio Gallop. Judai/Jaden makes friends and rivals at the academy and accepts challenges alongside his Elemental Hero deck, which includes the Winged Kuriboh card given to him by Yugi Muto. Taking place ten years after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX follows a new generation of duelists including a young boy named Judai Yuuki (Jaden Yuki) who attends Duel Academia (Duel Academy), a school founded by Seto Kaiba, wherein aspiring duelists train in the field of Duel Monsters. See also: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters
