Yusho Sakaki ( , Sakaki Yūshō), or Yusyo Sakaki[5][6] is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is Yuya's father, Yoko Sakaki's husband, a Dueltainer and the founder of two You Show Duel School[2] branches.[3] He was also the pioneer of Action Duels.
Biography[]
In their youth, Yusho rescued Yoko Sakaki and one of her gang members from a rival gang. He played "Smile World" to get the rival gang to back down. Yoko was grateful for what Yusho did and developed feelings for him.[9] Eventually, the two of them got married and had a son, Yuya Sakaki.
When a young Yuya was upset, Yusho approached him and gave him advice about laughing whenever he felt down. He used Yuya's pendant to further explain this point by saying that when Yuya made other people happy, the happiness would swing back towards him, like a pendulum.[5]
Three years prior to Yuya's Duel against The Sledgehammer, Yusho was supposed to Duel The Sledgehammer in the finals of an Action Duel tournament. However, Yusho failed to show up.[5] Skip eventually took on the role of Yuya's father figure. Yusho appears in a few flashbacks and even a daydream Yuya had.
It is later revealed that Yusho was in the Xyz Dimension around three years ago from present, and taught many how to Duel, including Allen Kozuki and Sayaka Sasayama who were his students, but later he disappeared after the invasion and went to Fusion Dimension where he opened a You Show Duel School branch where he became the owner.[3] It was revealed that during the invasion Aster Phoenix sent him to the Fusion Dimension.[4]
Pre-Arc League Championship
Yusho was mentioned by Yuya and Declan during their first Duel. Declan said that he admired the Pioneer of Action Duels and rebuked Dipper and Kit for insulting Yuya's father. Yusho is the idol of several characters in the series.[8]
Heartland City[]
Currently in the Fusion Dimension, Yusho is running an underground Duel School for Duelists who ran away from Duel Academy.[3] Upon seeing Zuzu, Yusho recognized her and learned that everyone was worried about him after disappearing. When Zuzu asked him why he was in the Fusion Dimension, Yusho told her that he was in the XYZ Dimension. But during its invasion Aster Phoenix sent him to the Fusion Dimension.
