Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time review

The Japanese animation phenomenon comes back to the big screen, this time in 3D...

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Seven years after Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, the inexplicably lucrative Japanese card game returns to cinemas – in 3D, of course.

Duelling geeks will dig it: three spiky-haired, saucer-eyed heroes from the various anime TV series team up for a combo strike against time traveller Paradox, who’s trying to wipe out the Duel Monsters game forever.

But the migraine-inducing visuals and game-heavy dialogue –“I can use this trap card to summon Stardust Dragon, and now he’s going to attack with cosmic flare” – will leave most non-fans clawing their eyes out.