Yu-Gi-Oh!(遊☆戯☆王Yū☆gi☆ō, meaning "King of Games") is the title of the first anime series based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It aired on TV Asahi. The series is loosely connected to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series (known internationally as simply Yu-Gi-Oh!), which was made by Nihon Ad Systems and aired on TV Tokyo; both anime series are based on the same manga series. Whilst the NAS version bases its story from Volume 8 of the manga onwards, focusing on the Duel Monsters trading card game, the Toei anime is adapted from the early volumes, telling the origins of Yugi's Millennium Puzzle and the Shadow Games that he plays.