Welcome to Duel Academy - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When Jaden is running through the park at the start of the episode, there is an overview shot of him running past some people. The people are completely still and motionless in the shot. (00:00:10)
Welcome to Duel Academy - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Jaden draws Winged Kuriboh from his deck, in the shots where the card is shown from the front, Jaden has the side of one finger placed against the back of the card. But in the shots where the card is shown from the back, Jaden has two fingers pressed against the back of it. (00:13:52)
Welcome to Duel Academy - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: After summoning Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, in the shot of Jaden saying, "So teach, what do you think", the Wingman's tail is pointed upwards. When the shot cuts, the tail is pointed down towards the ground. (00:17:10)
Continuity mistake: When Bastion is looking out the helicopter window, no-one else can be seen near him, but in the next shot, another student has appeared standing next to him. (00:00:06)
Continuity mistake: On the helicopter arriving at Duel Academy, Syrus has his hands placed on the window. In the first shot, his hands are placed partially on the window frame, but in a closer shot, his hands are placed nearer to the centre of the window. (00:00:06)
Other mistake: When Jaden and Syrus enter their dorm room, the curtains are closed, but this doesn't affect the lighting at all. The light isn't switched on, but the room appears exactly as it would if the curtains were open, without appearing dim or darkly lit, and the lighting doesn't change once they open the curtains. (00:02:35)
Audio problem: After Jaden says he and Syrus are their new roommates, Chumley turns his back to Jaden and Syrus to go back to sleep. Jaden and Syrus then turn to each other and say "Uh", but their lips don't move. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: When Alexis walks up to the boys in the duelling arena, in the first shot of her, she has her arms folded, with her right hand placed over her left upper arm. When the shot cuts to focus on her, her left upper arm is over her right hand. (00:07:20)
Continuity mistake: When Professor Banner introduces himself to the students, he raises his left hand to wave to them. In the next shot, his left hand is suddenly lowered. (00:09:04)
Continuity mistake: After Jaden has finished watching the video message from Chazz, in the close-up of the phone, he has his fingers over the front of the phone. When the shot cuts, his fingers are suddenly placed over the back of the phone. (00:10:12)
Continuity mistake: At the start of the duel, Chazz draws a card and has two fingers against the back of it. When it cuts to a close-up of the cards, he suddenly has one finger against the back. (00:11:15)
Revealing mistake: When Chazz summons Reborn Zombie in Defence Mode, the monster appears on the duel field, as well as the playing card beneath it, positioned at a horizontal angle, for it to stand on. The card casts a shadow on the ground, but the shadow can be seen lifting above the ground. (00:11:22)
Continuity mistake: When Crowler breaks the lock to the girls' dorm, the lock and the chain that the lock is placed in land on the ground. The chain changes position when Syrus runs past it later in the scene. (00:06:02 - 00:06:52)
Continuity mistake: After Alexis summons Etoile Cyber to the field, she has her right hand at her side. When the shot cuts to a closer shot of her, her right hand and forearm are rotated to the left so that she can place a card face down. (00:11:48)
Continuity mistake: On Jaden's first turn, he draws a card from his deck. He has two fingers pressed against the back, but when the shot cuts, he now has the side of one finger placed against the card. (00:11:57)
Other mistake: When the Elemental Hero Sparkman card is shown in Jaden's hand, the card is shaded orange. Monsters that have no special abilities (which Sparkman does not) are shaded yellow, whereas monsters that do have abilities are shaded orange, so there is no reason for the Sparkman card to be shaded orange here. (00:11:58)
Deliberate mistake: There is a shot of Alexis getting blasted with electricity when Etoile Cyber is attacked by Sparkman. This same shot is reused later in the episode when she attacked directly by Elemental Hero Thunder Giant, as the electricity and Alexis' position in the shot is the same. (00:12:20 - 00:18:36)
Revealing mistake: When Alexis places her Blade Skater card on her duel disk, there is a brief frame where the cards on her duel disk pass above her hand. (00:13:09)
Continuity mistake: When Jaden draws the Fusion Gate card, in the close-up shot of the card, it is facing toward him. In the next shot, the card is facing away from him and is also held differently (so that Jaden can place it on the duel disk). (00:14:00)
Other mistake: When Jaden summons Elemental Hero Clayman to the field, the card is shaded orange. Clayman does not have special abilities, and monsters without abilities are shaded yellow, and monsters with abilities are shaded yellow. The card also appears to be flipped, as the attack and defence points shown on the card are reversed. (00:16:50)
