Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS is the sixth " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime series and the fifth main spin - off series , which began airing in Japan on May 10 , 2017 . It airs in Japan every Wednesday at 6 : 25 pm Japanese Standard Time instead of the usual Sundays like the previous " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " series . This series airs alongside reruns of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " as part of BS Japan ' s " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Hour " block . It later airs alongside reruns of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5Ds " starting from November 2017 . As of June 1st , 2017 , Crunchyroll began airing the show with legal subtitles . Future episodes will be simulcast . The series stars Yusaku Fujiki as the main protagonist , and takes place in a high - school setting , featuring Virtual Reality Duels in a cyberspace constructed with LINK VRAINS , the latest in virtual - reality technology . As with the previous three spin - off series ( " 5D ' s " , " ZEXAL " , and " ARC - V " ) , " VRAINS " introduces and focuses on a new type of Summoning : Link Summon ing . An English dub preview for " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " will be shown alongside a remastered showing of the movie on March 11 , 2018 . VRAINS is a combination of the acronyms VR , AI , and NS , standing for Virtual Reality , Artificial Intelligence , and Network System . Story . The series is based in a world roughly 10 years from now where a massive Virtual Reality Network called LINK VRAINS has been established . It ’ s a suspense thriller style story where Yusaku fights in order to learn the truth of events in the past . The sixth series focuses on Yusaku Fujiki , a high - schooler and a hacker who doesn ' t like standing out . However , he gets drawn into encounters with people as he tries out Duel ing for once . There is a city where network systems have evolved : Den City . In this city , with the advanced network technology developed by the corporation " SOL Technologies " , a Virtual Reality space called " LINK VRAINS " ( Link Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Network System ) has been developed . By using LINK VRAINS which was built inside the Network System , Duels unfold where Duelists change their appearance separate from their real life identities , and in this VR Space people became excited over the latest way to Duel . However , in " LINK VRAINS " , a mysterious hacker group that hacks via Dueling has appeared : The Knights of Hanoi . Their goal is to destroy the " AI World " known as " Cyberse " that exists somewhere in the depths of the Network . However , there is one Duelist who stands against the threat to " LINK VRAINS " . His name is " Playmaker " . He has become famous in the Network World for crushing the " Knights of Hanoi " in fierce Duels , without mentioning his name . But the true identity of " Playmaker " is ordinary high school student " Yusaku Fujiki " , who pursues the " Knights of Hanoi " that appear in VRAINS in order to find out the truth of an incident that happened in his past . The show ' s theme is " Take a step forward , and try ! " , on the premise that kids should start to try things out instead of just giving up at the first try due to being overwhelmed by information . Development . As of episode 14 , Masahiro Hosoda , due to unknown reasons , stepped down as Director and was replaced by Asano Katsuya . It ' s to be noted that as of this episode , the backgrounds of LINK VRAINS and the Link Summoning methods were changed and added more detail , possibly due to the change . Even the point gauge for the Link Monsters included Link Markers . Also another interesting thing is that since the same episode , the series is under supervision of Satou Tatsuo ( best known as director of Martian Successor Nadesico series ) , who oversees Asano ' s direction of the series . Music . Opening themes . Japanese opening theme 1 : With The Wind Ending themes . Japanese ending theme 1 : Believe In Magic Japanese ending theme 2 : Writing Life