Yu-Gi-Oh Says It Did Not Authorize White House Video

The White House used footage from Yu-Gi-Oh in a video promoting the United States and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran last month. Dan Green, the voice of Yami Yugi in the original anime series, called the use of his character and voice “disrespectful” to the memory of Yu-Gi-Oh series creator Kazuki Takahashi.

米国ホワイトハウスの公式Xアカウントにおいて、アニメ「遊☆戯☆王」シリーズの映像が、権利者の許諾なく使用されている投稿が確認されました。本件については、原作およびアニメ関係者は一切関与しておらず、当該知的財産の使用を許諾した事実もございません。 It has come to our attention that a post on the White House’s official X account used footage from the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. This was made without any authorization from the rights holder. Regarding this matter, no one associated with the manga or anime had any involvement, and no permission was granted for the use of this intellectual property.

The Yu-Gi-Oh brand issued the statement to make clear it had not authorized the use and that those connected to the manga and anime were not involved in the video.

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