Yu-Gi-Oh! Starlight Heroes

Yu-Gi-Oh! Starlight Heroes is a anime series that is a spin-off to Yu-Gi-Oh! It takes place after Arc-V and before VRAINS.

Summary Sypnosis

The shows sets with a girl named Junko Yusa (Juno Yusa in English dub) coming into town called Neo Domino City in search of her mother, who has mysteriously disappeared and she will face some enemies with the help of her new friends and a young teen girl named Starlight, who gives her the Star of Courage mark on her right hand.

Characters

Main Characters

Junko Yusa/Juno Yusa (揶施尉蛇无広 Yuusa Junko)

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Sarah Natochenny (English)

The main protagonist of the series who is searching for her mother. She has a street smart personality and a great Dueliest who never loses a duel. Her ace Duel Monster is the Stealth Ninja Girl. She saves Starlight from danger twice and becomes connected to her, giving her The Star of Courage mark on her right hand.

Starlight (数樽鑼糸 Sutāraito)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese); Haven Paschall (English)

The secondary protagonist of the series who acompanies Junko on her search for her mother. She has no memory of her life, but does know that she was taken care of by Shibata and Haruka. She is connected to Junko who gives her the Star of Courage mark on her right hand.

Miyako Fujii/Annie Wilcox (冨士井みやこ Fujii Miyako)

Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese); Suzy Myers (English)

Miyako is a high school student and is the first person Junko meets and becomes her friend. She is book smart and doesn't know how to play Duel Monsters, but Junko teaches her how to play. She is the first person to know about Starlight's powers. Her father is a Duelist Champion.

Hideaki Sugiyama/Reuben Mitchell (杉山日出昭 Sugiyama Hideaki)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Wayne Grayson (English)

Hideaki is Miyako's best friend and also becomes Junko's friend. He is an inventor, but sometimes his inventions are a failure and they all exploded. He doesn't know how to play Duel Monsters, but Junko teaches him how to play. He has a crush on Miyako, but is too shy to admit it and he sometimes gets jealous whenever Miyako gets all lovestruck with some hot guy. He doesn't know about Starlight's powers until episode 25.

Takayuki Fujii/Ethan Wilcox (冨士井喬行 Fujii Takayuki)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Laurie Hymes (English)

Takayuki is Miyako's 6 year old brother. He is a junior duelist and he is very obnoxious. He can easily annoyed his big sister or Junko. He doesn't know about Starlight's powers until episode 25. He develops a big crush on Starlight and claims that they are a couple, but Starlight is not interested in him because he is 10 years younger than she is.

Drako Otsuka (小塚ドラゴン Otsuka Drako)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese); Jason Griffith (English)

A mysterious boy who came into town for no reason. He is a strong duelist and his ace Duel Monster is the Black Wolf Beast. He is served as Junko's love interest. He may or may not know about Starlight's powers, but he somehow knows in episode 25.

Ami Yusa/Amy Yusa (湯佐亜美 Yuusa Ami)

Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki (Japanese); Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (English)

Ami is Junko's 6 year old sister who was very sick since the age of 3,but feels a lot better after the surgery. She soon became a Duelist at the end of season 2.

Supporting Characters

Neo Domnio City

Sensei Shibata/Professor Stewart (新発田先生 Shibata-sensei)

Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese); Ted Lewis (English)

Miyako and Hideaki's high school teacher and Haruka's boss. He takes Junko into his home until Junko finds her mother. He knows about Starlight's powers.

Haruka Nakajima/Hope Summers (中島はるか, ハルカ Nakajima Haruka)

Voiced by: Aya Endō (Japanese); Eileen Stevens (English)

A girl who befriends Junko and is a assistant to Sensei Shibata. She took care of Starlight for a long time before she even met Junko. She is not a duelist because she doesn't like to see Duel Monsters getting hurt. She has a secret that nobody knows.

Lila Yamagata (山形県ライラ Yamagata Lila)

Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki (Japanese); Erica Schroeder (English)

Lila is a classmate of Miyako and Hideaki who is a bookworm

Hitoshi Ehime/Hunk Madsion (愛媛県仁, 均 Ehime Hitoshi)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Samuel Vincent (English)

Hitoshi is a classmate of Miyako and Hideaki who always picks on them and bullies other students.

Tetsu Wakayama/Lenny Whithalets (和歌山県哲 Wakayama Tetsu)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Ben Phillips (English)

Tetsu is a classmate of Miyako and Hideaki who is a scrawny nerd and has the biggest crush on Junko, but Junko always rejects him. He is also jealous of Drako's love for Junko.

Michiko Ueda/Stephanie Richmont (上江田美智子 Ueda Michiko)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Brittney Lee Hamilton (English)

Michiko is a Champion of the Duelist Contest and is Miyako's rival.

Isao Fujii/Wilson Wilcox (冨士井一三大 Fujii Isao)

Voiced by: Hiroki Tochi (Japanese); Carmen Borgia (English)

Isao is the Duelist Champion of Neo Domino City and is Miyako and Takayuki's father.

Kimi Fujii/Kimberly Wilcox (冨士井きみ Fujii Kimi)

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese); Michele Knotz (English)

Kimi is Isao's wife and Miyako and Takayuki's mother

Yasushi/Gideon (也寸志 Yasushi)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Jonathan Silver (English)

Yasushi is a mysterious Duelist who is a loner and is Junko's rival.

Den City

Kaiya Yusa/Kayla Yusa (湯佐快夜 Yuusa Kaiya)

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (Japanese); Maggie McDowell (English)

Kaiya is Junko's mother who disappeared prior to the series and now Junko is searching for her. At the mid-end of Season 1, Kaiya was found and rescued by Junko and they are reunited at last.

Haya Shirai/Quinn Morrison (白井早矢 Shirai Haya)

Voiced by: Megumi Han (Japanese); Jo Armeniox (English)

Haya is a classmate of Junko's back in Den City

Naoko Imamura/Anthony Caperbon (今村尚子 Imamura Naoko)

Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Japanese); Rory Max Kaplan (English)

Naoko is a classmate of Junko's back in Den City

Fumiko Yuki/Samantha Yuki (悠木ふみこ Yuuki Fumiko)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi (Japanese); Jennifer Foraziati-DaCosta (English)

Fumiko is a journalist, a competitor for the Den City Dueling Championship, and the daughter of Judai Yuuki (Jaden Yuki in the English Dub) and Asuka Tenjoin (Alexis Rhodes in the English Dub). She works at a journal company in the far side of town.

Ignacio Matsumoto/Hendrix Bowie (松本生弘成志雄 Matsumoto Ignacio)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); Quinton Flynn (English)

Ignacio is a rock and roller and a competitor for the Den City Dueling Championship.

Fritz Weber (ウェーバーフリッツ U~ēbā Furittsu)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa  (Japanese); Fred Tatasciore (English)

Fritz is a German Duelist who always eats all of the food he likes and is a competitor for the Den City Dueling Championship.

Jiro Shimizu/Hamilton Von Hiller (清水ジロウ Shimizu Jiro)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook  (English)

Jiro is a silent scientist who is short and can only make grunt sounds and is a competitor for the Den City Dueling Championship

Ophelia (於釜裏亜 Ofiiria)

Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (Japanese); Tara Platt (English)

Ophelia is a elder woman who came to visit Den City for some unknown reason. She seems to know about Starlight's past.

Seiichi Nakajima/Michael Summers (中島 誠一 Nakajima Seiichi)

Voiced by: Masami Iwasaki (Japanese); Travis Willingham (English)

Seiichi is a owner of the SOL Technologies company and is Haruka's father. He and Haruka don't make any eye contact for some reason and he is holding some kind of secret.

Kyoshi Kogami (鴻上聖 Kōgami Kiyoshi)

Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese); TBA (English)

Kyoshi is a doctor at SOL Technologies who works for Seiichi. He lets Miyako, Hideaki, Takayuki, and Drako stay at his place for a while.

Phoenix (釜頗鴎二 Fenikkusu)

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese); Grant George  (English)

Phoenix is the leader of a Anti-Social group against SOL Technologies for some reason. He knows Junko very well.

North (埜数 Norsu)

Voiced by: Koharu Kusumi (Japanese); Jenny Emm (English)

North is one of the members of a Anti-Social group against SOL Technologies for some reason. She knows Junko very well.

Mimi (三磨以Mimi)

Mimi is a little puppy who followed Starlight after listening to her sing her song. Starlight befriends Mimi and decides to adopt her as her pet.

Data World

Luigi Françoise Le Bihan Lafond (Ruīji Furansowāzu Le Bihan Lefonda)

Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno (Japanese); Tom Wyner (English)

Luigi was once King Stardust's royal adviser, but he did something really bad and King Stardust turned him into a blob thing and was trap inside a magical computer. He was activated by Junko and Starlight. He has a massive crush on Miyako because he watched the Dueling Contest on TV (Yes, even when he is trapped inside a computer).

Antagonists

Mysterious Man

Voiced by: Takashi Kondō (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)

He is the reason why Team Fang is after Starlight's necklace. It is unknown who he is.

Team Fang

Takashi/Ozzy the Ultimate Skull Leader  (たか司 Takashi)

Voiced by: Soichiro Hoshi (Japanese); Michael Chobot (English)

Takashi is the Leader of Team Fang (Skull Gang in the English dub) who is after Junko and her friends for unknown reason.

Elf Tribe

Jhaartael (ジアーアタエル Jiaaataeru)

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Keith Silverstein  (English)

Jhaartael is the leader of the Elf Tribe. He has a hate for all the humans.

Maeralya (マエラリア Maeraria)

Voiced by: Saki Fujita (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)

Maeralya is Jhaartael's commander of the Elf Tribe. She somehow developing a close bond with Ami.

Data World

TBA Igarashi/Henry Kramer Sr. (伊柄須輩 Igarashi TBA)

Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); TBA (English)

TBA is Kenji's father and was the one who send out the viruses in the Data World.

Kenji Igarashi/Henry Kramer Jr. (伊柄須輩謙惹囲 Igarashi Kenji)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Daniel J. Edwards (English)

Kenji is a 13 year old computer genius who is madly in love with Miyako and dreams of marrying Miyako one day, which makes Miyako a little disgusted by it.

New Doma

TBA

Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); TBA (English)

TBA is a sorcerer who is by Zemorah's side all the time. He is the one who took Junko's eyesight and made her blind.

Zemorah (是裳羅刃 Samora)

Voiced by Takako Honda (Japanese); Sonny Dey (English)

Zemorah is the new leader of the new Doma after Dartz. She wants Starlight's powers to revive the Great Leviathan.

TBA

Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); TBA (English)

TBA is a teenage girl who transferred to Junko's school to captured Starlight and is only interested in dueling Junko in order to get her, She is based on Rafael from Duel Monsters.

TBA

Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); TBA (English)

TBA is a sadist who obeys Zemorah's rules all the time and she is very independent of all things and is interested in dueling Miyako because of her fame in the Dueling Contest. She is sort of based on Amelda (Alister in the English Dub) from Duel Monsters.

TBA

Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); TBA (English)

TBA is a rough-tough guy who is capable of capturing Starlight and is interested in dueling Hideaki because of his nerdy appearance, but has the bone to duel. He is kind of based on Valon from Duel Monsters

Music

Opening Themes

Japanese opening theme 1: XYZ

• Performer: Rica Matsumoto
• Episodes: 001-048

Japanese opening theme 2: Be an Arrow

• Performer: Rica Matsumoto
• Episodes: 049-095

Japanese opening theme 3: Courage

• Performer: Haruka Tomatsu
• Episodes: 096-141

Japanese opening theme 4: Ash

• Performer: LiSA
• Episodes: 142-180

Japanese opening theme 5: Mind Conductor

• Performer: Yurika
• Episodes: 181-219

English opening theme: Yu-Gi-Oh! opening theme (Dark Side Dimension Version)

Ending Themes

Japanese ending theme 1: Kimi no Soba de

• Performer: Grin
• Episodes: 001-095

Japanese ending theme 2: Kaze no Message

• Perfomer: Mai Mizuhashi
• Episodes: 096-141

Japanese ending theme 3: Michi

• Performer: Kenjiro Tsuda
• Episodes: 142-180

Japanese ending theme 4: Overfly

• Performer: Luna Haruna
• Episodes: 181-219

English ending theme: Yu-Gi-Oh! opening theme (Dark Side Dimension Version)

Episodes

Season 1: Mother's Rosario Saga

No. in series	No. in season	English dub title/Original translated title	Original airdate	English airdate
1	1	The New Girl Part 1 Junko Yusa, The Emo Punk Duelist	June 13th, 2015	April 5th, 2016
2	2	The New Girl Part 2 The Star of Courage Appears	June 20th, 2015	April 5th, 2016
3	3	The Midnight Striker Blackout Duel	June 27th, 2015	April 12th, 2016
4	4	A Duelist Secret Miyako's Secret	July 3rd, 2015	April 19th, 2016
5	5	How to Catch a Thief The Card Thief on the Loose	July 10th, 2015	April 26th, 2016
6	6	School Old Days Dueling at Neo Domino High School	July 17th, 2015	May 2nd, 2016
7	7	Nerdy Love Junko gets Crushed	July 24th, 2015	May 9th, 2016
8	8	Scientific Duel Hideaki's First Duel	July 31st, 2015	May 16th, 2016
9	9	Duelist Contest Part 1 Junko enters a Contest?!	August 7th, 2015	May 23rd, 2016
10	10	Duelist Contest Part 2 Punk battling Beauty, Junko vs. Michiko	August 14th, 2015	May 23rd, 2016
11	11	Nerd It Up! Miyako and Hideaki's Tag Team Duel	August 21st, 2015	May 30th, 2016
12	12	Child Duel Takayuki gets Home Aloned!	August 28th, 2015	June 6th, 2016
13	13	Mansion Mayham Haruka Stands Up	September 4th, 2015	June 13th, 2016
14	14	Sea Dueling Starlight's Underwater Adventure	September 11th, 2015	June 20th, 2016
15	15	The Tale of Star Cross Duelist Lovers Romeo and Juliet	September 18th, 2015	June 27th, 2016
16	16	The Wrath of the Beast The Mysterious Drako Otsuka Arrives	September 25th, 2015	July 3rd, 2016
17	17	Let the Contest Begin! Part 1 Miyako's First Contest Duel	October 1st, 2015	July 10th, 2016
18	18	Let the Contest Begin! Part 2 At Long Last, Miyako Duels Michiko!	October 8th, 2015	July 10th, 2016
19	19	Skull Gang Strikes Back Part 1 Facing a New Enemy	October 15th, 2015	July 17th, 2016
20	20	Skull Gang Strikes Back Part 2 Team Fang Assaulting Neo Domino City	October 22nd, 2015	July 17th, 2016
21	21	Skull Gang Strikes Back Part 3 Leader Takashi Kicking Up A Notch	October 29th, 2015	July 24th, 2016
22	22	Skull Gang Strikes Back Part 4 Punk Girl Againt Team Fang's Leader	November 5th, 2015	July 24th, 2016
23	23	Facing the Past Den City, Junko's Tragic Past	November 12th, 2015	July 31st, 2016
24	24	The Girls Are Back in Town! Returning to Neo Domino City	November, 19th, 2015	August 7th, 2016
25	25	The Truth Has Been Told Starlight gets Found	November 26th, 2015	August 14th, 2016
26	26	Rising Star Part 1 The Next Duelist Contest	December 2nd, 2015	August 21st, 2016
27	27	Rising Star Part 2 Miyako Takes the Stage	December 9th, 2015	August 21st, 2016
28	28	Rising Star Part 3 Miyako faces Juniba Kazito	December 16th, 2015	August 28th, 2016
29	29	Which Juno is Which? The Big Switch, Starlight Becomes Junko	January 7th, 2016	September 4th, 2016
30	30	The Mysterious Duelist Part 1 Yasushi, the Duelist Junko Faces	Janurary 14th, 2016	September 11th, 2016
31	31	The Mysterious Duelist Part 2 Junko vs. Yasushi, The Truth of Kaiya's Disappearance	Janurary 21st, 2016	September 11th, 2016
32	32	Loss of a Duelist Handling Junko's First Loss	January 28th, 2016	September 18th, 2016
33	33	The Journey Begins The Search for Kaiya Starts	Feburary 4th, 2016	September 25th, 2016
34	34	Juno's Fight Part 1 Junko vs. Ichika	Feburary 11th, 2016	October 1st, 2016
35	35	Juno's Fight Part 2 A Daughter's Promise to her Mother	Feburary 18th, 2016	October 1st, 2016
36	36	Double Trouble Part 1 Junko and Miyako's Tag Duel against the Chikota Twins	Feburary 25th, 2016	October 8th, 2016
37	37	Double Trouble Part 2 The Confusions of a Teenage Duelist	March 1st, 2016	October 8th, 2016
38	38	Double Trouble Part 3 The Friendship of Punk Duelist and Duelist Princess	March 8th, 2016	October 15th, 2016
39	39	Reunion Daughter and Mother Reunited Again	March 15th, 2016	October 22nd, 2016
40	40	Fighting for a Mother Part 1 Rematch between Junko and Takashi	March 22nd, 2016	October 29th, 2016
41	41	Fighting for a Mother Part 2 Junko's Struggles of the Past	March 29th, 2016	October 29th, 2016
42	42	Fighting for a Mother Part 3 Starlight's Light for Junko	April 5th, 2016	November 5th, 2016
43	43	Fighting for a Mother Part 4 A Light For All People	April 12th, 2016	November 5th, 2016
44	44	Fighting for a Mother Part 5 Junko's Light Within	April 19th, 2016	November 12th, 2016
45	45	Fighting for a Mother Part 6 Hope for a Hero	April 26th, 2016	November 12th, 2016
46	46	Escape Part 1 Run Before It Explodes	May 4th, 2016	November 19th, 2016
47	47	Escape Part 2 Leaving the Past Behind	May 11th, 2016	November 19th, 2016
48	48	Home At Last A True Light is a True Hero	May 18th, 2016	November 26th, 2016

Season 2: Elf Domain Saga

No. in series	No. in season	English dub title/Original translated title	Original airdate	English airdate
49	1		May 25th, 2016
50	2		June 1st, 2016
51	3		June 8th, 2016
52	4		June 15th, 2016
53	5		June 22nd, 2016
54	6		June 29th, 2016
55	7		July 6th, 2016
56	8		July 13th, 2016
57	9		July 20th, 2016
58	10		July 27th, 2016
59	11		August 3rd, 2016
60	12		August 10th, 2016
61	13		August 17th, 2016
62	14		August 24th, 2016
63	15		August 31st, 2016
64	16		September 7th, 2016
65	17		September 14th, 2016
66	18		September 21st, 2016
67	19		September 28th, 2016
68	20		October 5th, 2016
69	21		October 12th, 2016
70	22		October 19th, 2016
71	23		October 29th, 2016
72	24		November 2nd, 2016
73	25		November 9th, 2016
74	26		November 16th, 2016
75	27		November 23rd, 2016
76	28		November 30th, 2016
77	29		December 7th, 2016
78	30		December 14th, 2016
79	31		Janurary 11th, 2017
80	32		Janurary 18th, 2017
81	33		January 25th, 2017
82	34		Feburary 1st, 2017
83	35		Feburary 8th, 2017
84	36		Feburary 15th, 2017
85	37		Feburary 22nd, 2017
86	38		March 1st, 2017
87	39		March 8th, 2017
88	40		March 15th, 2017
89	41		March 22nd, 2017
90	42		March 29th, 2017
91	43		April 5th, 2017
92	44		April 12th, 2017
93	45		April 19th, 2017
94	46		April 26th, 2017
95	47		May 3rd, 2017

Season 3: Vitrual Data Madness Saga

No. in series	No. in season	English dub title/Original translated title	Original airdate	English airdate
96	1		May 10th, 2017
97	2		May 17th, 2017
98	3		May 24th, 2017
99	4		May 31st, 2017
100	5		June 7th, 2017
101	6		June 14th, 2017
102	7		June 21st, 2017
103	8		July 5th, 2017
104	9		July 12th, 2017
105	10		July 19th, 2017
106	11		July 26th, 2017
107	12		Augest 2nd, 2017
108	13		Augest 9th, 2017
109	14		Augest 16th, 2017
110	15		Augest 23rd, 2017
111	16		Augest 30th, 2017
112	17		September 6th, 2017
113	18		September 13th, 2017
114	19		September 20th, 2017
115	20		September 27th, 2017
116	21		October 4th, 2017
117	22		October 11th, 2017
118	23		October 18th, 2017
119	24		October 25th, 2017
120	25		November 1st, 2017
121	26		November 8th, 2017
122	27		November 15th, 2017
123	28		November 22nd, 2017
124	29		November 29th, 2017
125	30		December 6th, 2017
126	31		December 13th, 2017
127	32		December 20th, 2017
128	33		December 27th, 2017
129	34		Janurary 10th, 2018
130	35		Janurary 17th, 2018
131	36		Janurary 24th, 2018
132	37		Janurary 31st, 2018
133	38		Feburary 7th, 2018
134	39		Feburary 14th, 2018
135	40		Feburary 21st, 2018
136	41		Feburary 28th, 2018
137	42		March 7th, 2018
138	43		March 14th, 2018
139	44		March 21st, 2018
140	45		March 28th, 2018
141	46		April 4th, 2018

Season 4: Return of the Orichalcos Saga

No. in series	No. in season	English dub title/Original translated title	Original airdate	English airdate
142	1		April 11th, 2018
143	2		April 18th, 2018
144	3		April 25th, 2018
145	4		May 2nd, 2018
146	5		May 9th, 2018
147	6		May 16th, 2018
148	7		May 23rd, 2018
149	8		May 30th, 2018
150	9		June 7th, 2018
151	10		June 14th, 2018
152	11		June 21st, 2018
153	12		June 28th, 2018
154	13		July 5th, 2018
155	14		July 12th, 2018
156	15		July 19th, 2018
157	16		July 26th, 2018
158	17		August 3rd, 2018
159	18		August 10th 2018
160	19		August 17th, 2018
161	20		August 24th, 2018
162	21		September 1st, 2018
163	22		September 8th, 2018
164	23		September 15th, 2018
165	24		September 22nd, 2018
166	25		September 29th, 2018
167	26		October 6th, 2018
168	27		October 13th, 2018
169	28		October 20th, 2018
170	29		October 27th, 2018
171	30		November 4th, 2018
172	31		November 11th, 2018
173	32		November 18th, 2018
174	33		November 25th, 2018
175	34		December 2nd, 2018
176	35		December 9th, 2018
177	36		December 16th, 2018
178	37		December 23rd, 2018
179	38		December 30th, 2018
180	39		Janurary 14th, 2019

Season 5: Star Kingdom Saga

This is the final saga of the series.

No. in series	No. in season	English dub title/Original translated title	Original airdate	English airdate
181	1
182	2
183	3
184	4
185	5
186	6
187	7
188	8
189	9
190	10
191	11
192	12
193	13
194	14
195	15
196	16
197	17
198	18
199	19
200	20
201	21
202	22
203	23
204	24
205	25
206	26
207	27
208	28
209	29
210	30
211	31
212	32
213	33
214	34
215	35
216	36
217	37
218	38
219	39