{"id":62703,"date":"2026-03-11T18:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=62703"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:35:32","slug":"yu-gi-oh-official-x-account-denies-involvement-with-white-house-justice-the-american-way-video-says-use-of-anime-clip-was-unauthorized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yu-gi-oh-official-x-account-denies-involvement-with-white-house-justice-the-american-way-video-says-use-of-anime-clip-was-unauthorized\/","title":{"rendered":"Yu-Gi-Oh! official X account denies involvement with White House \u201cJustice the American Way\u201d video, says use of anime clip was unauthorized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 6, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2029741548791853331?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official White House X account posted a video<\/a> showcasing clips and audio from several popular franchises mixed in with footage of U.S. troops\u2019 activity. Amongst American-made films and shows like Iron Man 2 and Breaking Bad being played against the backdrop of a remix of Mortal Kombat\u2019s Techo Syndrome, the video ended with a clip from an English-dubbed episode of the 2000s <strong>Yu-Gi-Oh!<\/strong> Duel Monsters anime. In response, the official Yu-Gi-Oh! X account stated that the clip was used without permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u7c73\u56fd\u30db\u30ef\u30a4\u30c8\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9\u306e\u516c\u5f0fX\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001<br>\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u904a\u2606\u622f\u2606\u738b\u300d\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u306e\u6620\u50cf\u304c\u3001\u6a29\u5229\u8005\u306e\u8a31\u8afe\u306a\u304f\u4f7f\u7528\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u6295\u7a3f\u304c\u78ba\u8a8d\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u672c\u4ef6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u539f\u4f5c\u304a\u3088\u3073\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\u306f\u4e00\u5207\u95a2\u4e0e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3089\u305a\u3001\u5f53\u8a72\u77e5\u7684\u8ca1\u7523\u306e\u4f7f\u7528\u3092\u8a31\u8afe\u3057\u305f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3082\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<br><br>It has come to our attention that\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u904a\u2606\u622f\u2606\u738b\u300d\u516c\u5f0f (@yugioh_anime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yugioh_anime\/status\/2031535577913254032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has come to our attention that a post on the White House\u2019s official X account used footage from the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. This was made without any authorization from the rights holder. Regarding this matter, no one associated with the manga or anime had any involvement, and no permission was granted for the use of this intellectual property,\u201d they wrote in the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese X users are understandably upset about the use of the clip. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/apori_fox\/status\/2031595381633724848?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Yu-Gi-Oh! fan<\/a> points out that the scene in the anime ends with protagonist Yugi Muto exclaiming, \u201cThere is no true victory at the end of hatred,&#8221; which could be taken as ironic considering the contents of the White House commercial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters wasn\u2019t the only Japanese anime used in the propaganda video, as a close-up of Dragon Ball\u2019s Beerus can also be seen towards the end. 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