The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game  is a Two Player Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game was first launched by Konami in 2002. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations and spinoff series.