The team behind the popular Japanese animation "Yu-Gi-Oh!" pointed out unauthorized use after a scene from the work appeared in a White House war-promotion video in the United States, saying, "Neither the original creators nor the animation staff were involved in any way. We have not granted permission to use the intellectual property."
On the 11th, the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" team said on its official X, "The official White House X account used video from the 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' series without permission from the rights holders," and stated accordingly.
The video in question is a war-promotion video released by the White House on the 6th (local time). Titled "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY," the video includes several bombing scenes along with spliced footage from Hollywood hero movies. In addition to Yu-Gi-Oh!, films such as "Iron Man" and "Top Gun" appear.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! series is a work about a boy's coming-of-age adventure as he solves a puzzle. In Korea, the original manga and animation, as well as the related card game, also gained popularity.