Yu Gi Oh started out as a manga. The first series had nothing to do with the cards. The series was created from the mangaka's desire to create a main character who doesn't hit people. After the first series, the second manga came out with focus on a card game called Duel Monsters. This spawned an anime series (and if you include season 0, I guess this was part of it), and of course, real life counterpart cards. 4kids has a dub in production for almost all the Yu Gi Oh anime. After the original, more Yu Gi Oh series have of course spawned. These include Yu Gi Oh GX, 5Ds, Zexal, and the recent Arc V, which is ongoing. There's also the Capsule Monster spinoff, and plenty of video games.

Now...
Favorite series?
Favorite character?
Do you collect the cards?
What do you like about Yu Gi Oh and why?
What are your thoughts on Arc V?
Discuss the most recent episode and your thoughts~. (Spoiler tag, please.)