List of Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes

Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊戯王, Yūgiō, lit. "King of Games") has one original manga series (Yu-Gi-Oh!), two anime series based on the manga (Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters), and a spin-off manga based on the original manga (Yu-Gi-Oh! R). Yu-Gi-Oh! also has five different spin-off anime series (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V). The franchise also has three movies based on 3 of the anime series (Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time), as well as a manga based on a spin-off anime (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX).

Theme songs

Opening themes

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Title	Vocalist	Episodes
A Yell of Thirst (渇いた叫び, Kawaita Sakebi)	Field of View	1-27

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Title	Vocalist	Episodes
Voice	CLOUD	1-48
Shuffle	Masami Okui	49-80
Wild Drive	Masato Nagai	81-131
Warriors	Yuichi Ikusawa	132-189
Overlap	Kimeru	190-224

Yu-Gi-Oh! (US) The US version of Yu-Gi-Oh! featured two tracks done on a synthesizer. Both are available in the album Music by 4Kids TV, and two other versions have been made available in Yu-Gi-Oh! Music to Duel By and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Soundtrack. The theme is composed by Wayne Sharpe and John Siegler.

Title	Episodes
Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme	1 - 55, 122 - 224
Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme	56 - 121

Ending themes

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Title	Vocalist	Episodes
Even if You Break Tomorrow (明日もし君が壊れても, Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo)	WANDS	1-27

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Title	Vocalist	Episodes
Energizing Shower (元気のシャワー, Genki no Shawā)	Aki Maeda	1-48
The Afternoon of that Day (あの日の午後, Ano Hi no Gogo)	Masami Okui	49-80
Paradise (楽園, Rakuen)	CAVE	81-131
These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop (あふれる感情がとまらない , Afureru Kanjō ga Tomaranai)	Yuichi Ikusawa	132-189
EYE'S	Yuichi Ikusawa	190-224

Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) episode list

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) episodes

#	Title	Original air date
1	"Furious Battle - A Shadow Game" "Gekiretsu Batoru - Yami no Gēmu" (激烈バトル　闇のゲーム)	April 4, 1998
2	"The Devil Gamer - The Trap of Hell" "Akuma Gēmā - Jigoku no Wana" (悪魔ゲーマー　地獄の罠)	April 11, 1998
3	"Clash! The Strongest Monster" "Gekitotsu! Saikyō no Monsutā" (激突！最強のモンスター)	April 18, 1998
4	"Theft! The Legendary Super Rare Watch" "Gōdatsu! Chō Maboroshi no Geki Rea Tokei" (強奪！超幻の激レア時計)	April 25, 1998
5	"Now Revealed!! Yugi's Secret" "Ima Abakareru!! Yūgi no Himitsu" (今暴かれる！！遊戯の秘密)	May 2, 1998
6	"Desperate Situation!! The Passionate Battle of Friendship." "Zettai Zetsumei!! Atsuki Yūjō Kessen" (絶体絶命！！熱き友情決戦)	May 9, 1998
7	"The Underhanded Digital Pet Rebellion" "Urawaza Dejitaru Petto Sōdō" (裏技デジタルペット騒動)	May 16, 1998
8	"The Four Game Masters Finally Move Out" "Gēmu Shitennō Tsuini Ugoku" (ゲーム四天王ついに動く)	May 23, 1998
9	"Explosion - The Ultimate Secret Yo-Yo Technique" "Sakuretsu - Yō-Yō Kyūkyoku no Higi" (炸裂　ヨーヨー究極の秘技)	May 30, 1998
10	"The Pressing Beautiful Teacher - The Secret Mask" "Semaru Bijin Kyōshi - Himitsu no Kari" (迫る美人教師　秘密の仮)	June 6, 1998
11	"The Rumored Capmon - It's a New Arrival" "Uwasa no Kapumon - Shin Tōjō da ze" (噂のカプモン　新登場だぜ)	June 13, 1998
12	"The Extremely Lucky Enemy - The Invincible Legend" "Kyōun wo Yobu Teki - Fuhai no Shinwa" (強運を呼ぶ敵　不敗の神話)	June 20, 1998
13	"Target the Schoolgirls - The Fangs of Great Prophecies" "Onna Seito wo Nerau - Dai Yogen no Kiba" (女生徒を狙う　大予言の牙)	June 27, 1998
14	"A Bomb Game Makes for the Worst Date" "Bakuha Gēmu de Saiaku Dēto" (爆破ゲームで最悪デート)	July 4, 1998
15	"Scary Woman!! Unable to Transform" "Kowai Onna!! Henshin Dekinai" (怖〜い女！！変身できない)	July 11, 1998
16	"Turnabout by a Hair's Breadth - The White-Robed Crisis" "Ippatsu Gyakuten - Hakui no Kiki" (イッパツ逆転　白衣の危機)	July 18, 1998
17	"A Last Minute Match - The Model that Invites" "Girigiri Shōbu - Izanau Moderu" (ギリギリ勝負　誘うモデル)	July 25, 1998
18	"Don't Touch the Forbidden Game" "Kindan Gēmu ni Tewodasuna" (禁断ゲームに手を出すな)	August 1, 1998
19	"The Great Melee!! A Popularity Contest" "Dai Ransen!! Ninki Kontesuto" (大乱戦！！人気コンテスト)	August 8, 1998
20	"It's Here!! The Strongest and Final Trump Card" "Deta!! Saikyō Saigo no Kirifuda" (出た！！最強最後の切り札)	August 15, 1998
21	"Complete!! The Ultimate Game Land" "Kansei!! Kyūkyoku no Gēmu Rando" (完成！！究極のゲームランド)	August 22, 1998
22	"Breakthrough - Borderline Shooting" "Yabure - Genkai Shūtingu" (破れ　限界シューティング)	August 29, 1998
23	"Capumon King! Showdown for the Top!!" "Kapumon Ō! Chōjō Kessen!!" (カプモン王！頂上決戦！！)	September 5, 1998
24	"Now! The Time of Decision and the Miracle Friendship" "Ima! Ketchaku no Toki Kiseki no Yūjō" (今！決着の時奇跡の友情)	September 19, 1998
25	"A New Development - The Handsome Boy who Attacks" "Aratanaru Tenkai Osō Bishōnen" (新たなる展開　襲う美少年)	September 26, 1998
26	"Clash of Rivals - The Greatest Pinch" "Raibaru Gekitotsu - Saidai Pinchi" (ライバル激突　最大ピンチ)	October 3, 1998
27	"Friendship - From Legend to Myth" "Yūjō - Densetsu Kara Shinwa e" (友情　伝説から神話へ)	October 10, 1998

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episode list

Season 1 (2000–01)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	English dub title / Japanese translated title	Written by	Original air date	American air date
Duelist Kingdom
1	1	"The Heart of the Cards" / "The Bloodcurdling Blue-Eyes White Dragon"	Junki Takegami	April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18)	September 29, 2001
Yugi Moto and his three best friends – Joseph "Joey" Wheeler, Tristan Taylor and Tea Gardner – are in awe over Grandpa Solomon's collection of hundreds of rare Duel Monsters cards, but when #1 ranked Duelist and ruthless tycoon Seto Kaiba kidnaps Grandpa to get one of the rare four Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards, Yugi must face Kaiba in the "ultimate Duel Monsters showdown" and avenge his maternal grandfather's honor.
2	2	"The Gauntlet Is Thrown" / "The Trap of Illusionist No Face"	Junki Takegami	April 25, 2000 (2000-04-25)	October 6, 2001
Yugi and his best friends take a break from perfecting their dueling skills to watch bug duelist Weevil Underwood and dinosaur duelist Rex Raptor compete in the Duel Monsters Regional Championship. When Yugi opens a package from Duel Monsters creator, Maximillion J. Pegasus, Yugi is forced to face him in the mysterious Shadow Realm, where all the monsters and magic are real. Upon defeating Yugi, Pegasus magically claims the spirit of Yugi's Grandpa via the strength of his strong Millennium Eye. Yugi must travel to the Duelist Kingdom and win Pegasus' tournament if he is ever to see his Grandpa alive again.
3	3	"Journey to the Duelist Kingdom" / "The Lost Exodia"	Masashi Sogo	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)	October 13, 2001
When the time comes to head off to the Duelist Kingdom, Yugi is ready and determined to save his Grandpa's soul from Pegasus. Yugi gives up one of his own star chips to Joey so that he can join up with Yugi and board the boat bound for Duelist Kingdom, his reason being is that he wants to duel in the tournament so that he can attempt to save his young sister, Serenity's failing eyesight. Meanwhile, Téa and Tristan stowaway to join their friends, making sure to not get caught by the security guards. When word spreads throughout the entire boat that Yugi was the one who had defeated the World Champion Kaiba, the cunning cheat Weevil Underwood tries to cripple Yugi's deck by tossing his Exodia cards overboard just as they reach the island.
4	4	"Into the Hornet's Nest" / "The Insector Combination"	Shin Yoshida	May 9, 2000 (2000-05-09)	October 20, 2001
Once Yugi and his friends reach Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus announces that there are many strange secrets on the island which will make his ultimate tournament unlike any they have ever had. When Weevil begins to use these mysterious new rules against Yugi from within their duel, Yugi must not only figure the rules out, but master them as well if he is to survive. After Yugi defeats Weevil's first wave of Duel Monsters, he's shocked to discover that Weevil has one last trick up his sleeve; a ravenous Great Moth that grows in power with every turn. Yugi must find a way to destroy this winged beast before it destroys him. The American version was combined into one episode called "Welcome to the Duelist Kingdom". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on November 25, 2006.
5	5	"The Ultimate Great Moth" / "The Ultimate Perfect Appearance – Great Moth"	Shin Yoshida	May 16, 2000 (2000-05-16)	October 20, 2001
Once Yugi and his friends reach Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus announces that there are many strange secrets on the island which will make his ultimate tournament unlike any they have ever had. When Weevil begins to use these mysterious new rules against Yugi from within their duel, Yugi must not only figure the rules out, but master them as well if he is to survive. After Yugi defeats Weevil's first wave of Duel Monsters, Weevil summons a ravenous Great Moth that grows in power with every turn, which Yugi is able to defeat, winning him the match and eliminating Weevil from the tournament at the same time as well. The American version was combined into one episode called "Welcome to the Duelist Kingdom". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on December 2, 2006.
6	6	"First Duel" / "The Beautiful Harpy Ladies"	Junki Takegami	May 23, 2000 (2000-05-23)	November 3, 2001
After seeing Yugi defeat Weevil while eliminating him from the tournament at the same time as well, Joey is amped up for a Duel Monsters challenge and soon finds himself accepting a match from veteran duelist, Mai Valentine. When Mai begins to demonstrate an unnerving psychic-like ability, Joey becomes flustered, but he is soon able to turn things around and manages to win the duel against Mai.
7	7	"Attack from the Deep" / "The Sea-God Leviathan"	Masashi Sogo	May 30, 2000 (2000-05-30)	November 10, 2001
Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Téa are hungry and realize that they haven't brought any food for the trip. Joey, however, follows his nose to some fish someone has left over a fire. Joey and Tristan eagerly dig in, but are soon surprised by an unknown man who climbs out of the sea. Yugi soon realizes that the unknown man is the fisherman duelist Mako Tsunami and the master of the Sea Deck. After Mako learns who Yugi is, he invites Yugi and all his friends to eat the fish. When Yugi and his friends attempt to leave after eating, Mako quickly stops them dead in their tracks and swiftly demands that Yugi duel him. Yugi changes into Yami Yugi and defeats Mako from within their duel.
8	8	"Everything's Relative" / "The Stolen Blue-Eyes White Dragon"	Junki Takegami	June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)	November 17, 2001
A masked boy escapes from Pegasus' North tower and into the forest, determined to find Yugi for unknown purposes. Within time, Yugi and his friends run into a young kid who had his star chips and duel deck stolen by the same masked boy. Determined to return the stolen property to the young kid, who is in danger of being forced to leave the island, Yugi and his friends head back to the scene of the crime and run into the masked boy. The masked boy wants to duel Yugi, who accepts. Yugi transforms into Yami Yugi and wager all five of his star chips to start the duel. It is soon revealed that the masked boy is in fact Mokuba, Kaiba's little brother, who seeks revenge against Yugi for his brother's past defeat, but Yugi is able to convince Mokuba into letting go of his personal hatred towards him so that the two of them can work together into stopping Pegasus.
9	9	"Duel with a Ghoul" / "Revival of the Dead! Magical Silk Hat"	Masashi Sogo	June 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)	November 24, 2001
In order to save Mokuba from the current danger, Yami Yugi must duel a person claiming to be the ghost of Kaiba, betting his last three star chips on the match. Meanwhile, the real Kaiba, who is revealed to have survived his dangerous fall into the ocean after a sudden and unexpected confrontation with two of Pegasus' henchmen, enters into one of his secret labs to gather information. Kaiba hacks into Pegasus' computer mainframe to find Yugi so that he can make sure he doesn't lose after learning and knowing that Yugi's potential loss to Pegasus would enable Pegasus to gain control over KaibaCorp.
10	10	"Give up the Ghost" / "Blue-Eyes White Dragon Strikes Back"	Masashi Sogo	June 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)	December 1, 2001
Through both luck and faith, Yugi is able to defeat the Blue-Eyes White Dragon with his Dark Magician, but his victory is soon cut short when Kaiba's "ghost" quickly unleashes a second Blue-Eyes and annihilates the Dark Magician with ease. Despite this, Yugi manages to win the duel in the end and uses his "Mind Crush" ability to send the false Kaiba back to the Shadow Realm.
11	11	"The Dueling Monkey" / "Friendship Power! Barbarian #1 & #2"	Shin Yoshida	June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)	December 15, 2001
Ever since Joey had defeated her from a while back, Mai realizes that she no longer enjoys dueling as much as she used to and vows to get revenge against Joey. When Rex Raptor challenges her to a duel, she says that she'll take him on, but only if he beats Joey first.
12	12	"Trial by Red-Eyes" / "Black Flare! Red-Eyes Black Dragon"	Shin Yoshida	July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04)	January 19, 2002
When Rex plays his powerful Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Joey has to figure out a way to counter it without Yugi's help. Joey's Time Wizard helps him defeat and eliminate Rex from the tournament, earning not only his star chips, but also his Red-Eyes as well via a bet that Rex had made with Joey during their duel. After the duel's conclusion, the group runs into their old friend Bakura and decide to have a friendly duel just for fun. However, Bakura reveals that he possess his own Millennium Item, the Millennium Ring, and an evil spirit within the Ring steals their souls so he can take the Millennium Puzzle from Yugi. He is shocked to be approached by his own light counterpart- the being who dwells from within the Puzzle, and assures him that there is more at stake than he comprehends and that this will be a shadow game which he cannot win.
13	13	"Evil Spirit of the Ring" / "Trap of the Metamorpot! Flame Swordsman in Danger"	Junki Takegami	July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)	January 26, 2002
Yami Bakura lures Yami Yugi into a Shadow Game, where the gang (including Yugi himself) have had their souls sealed into their favourite cards. When a "soul card" is put into play, the person whose soul was sealed within it emerges from the card. Although the gang manages to save each other, they lose life points rapidly. Yami Bakura draws the Change of Heart magic card and plans on using it to possess Yugi, but the real Bakura unexpectedly emerges from the card and quickly possesses one of his own monsters instead. He then tells Yugi to destroy him in order to save the others, but Yami Yugi uses the Millennium Puzzle to simultaneously put the real Bakura's soul back into his body while also transferring Yami Bakura into the possessed monster, enabling Yugi to defeat Yami Bakura and send him to the card graveyard while also enabling the gang to escape the Shadow Game, with Joey, Téa, and Tristan being convinced that the entire duel was nothing more than a dream.
14	14	"The Light at the End of the Tunnel" / "Pitch-Black Duel! The Castle Hidden in the Darkness"	Masashi Sogo	July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25)	February 2, 2002
Yugi and the others learn that Mai has been defeated by Panik, one of the Duelist Kingdom Eliminators, and faces being axed from the tournament for losing all her star chips. Yugi volunteers to duel Panik and win back Mai's star chips. The American version was combined into one episode called "Panik Attack". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on January 6, 2007.
15	15	"Winning Through Intimidation" / "Cut Through the Darkness! Sealing Swords of Light"	Masashi Sogo	August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01)	February 2, 2002
Yugi unleashes his trump card, the Swords of Revealing Light, which illuminate Panik's side of the field and unmask his monsters. Yugi eventually wins the duel (and by extension, Mai's star chips back) and soon dispatches Panik with his "Mind Crush" ability after the latter had tried to burn Yugi alive with the use of his flamethrowers. The American version was combined into one episode called "Panik Attack". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US. Eventually it aired on 4Kids TV on January 13, 2007 as "Winning Through Intimidation".
16	16	"The Scars of Defeat" / "Clash! Blue-Eyes vs. Red-Eyes"	Junki Takegami	August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)	February 9, 2002
Yugi and Bakura notice that Bakura's mystical Ring is glowing and pointing straight towards Pegasus' castle as it detects Pegasus' Millennium Eye from within. The gang's sleep is interrupted by the arrival of Seto Kaiba, with the intent of confronting Pegasus and rescuing his younger brother Mokuba, Joey rashly challenges him to a duel but loses.
17	17	"Arena of Lost Souls, Part 1" / "Terror! Call of the Living Dead"	Shin Yoshida	August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15)	February 16, 2002
Still smarting from his defeat by Kaiba, Joey vows to prove that he isn't a "whimpering dog" and ends up being forced into a duel with Bonz, one of a gang of duelists led by the ruthless Bandit Keith.
18	18	"Arena of Lost Souls, Part 2" / "Shield in the Right Hand, Sword in the Left Hand"	Shin Yoshida	August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)	February 23, 2002
Joey is fighting a losing battle against Bonz's Zombie Monsters, who have the ability to come back to life and become much stronger whenever they're destroyed. Yugi and the others are determined to find Joey and soon reunites with him in due time. Despite the odds stacked against him, Joey manages to win the duel against Bonz.
19	19	"Double Trouble Duel, Part 1" / "Tag Duel in the Labyrinth"	Masashi Sogo	August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29)	March 16, 2002
Yugi and his friends are trapped in the caves by Bandit Keith and his gang, with the latter soon betraying his own henchmen afterwards and stealing their remaining star chips so that he can enter into Pegasus' castle. Lost in the caves, Bakura's Millennium Ring begins glowing again as it detects the Millennium Eye still. Bakura uses its magic to guide them, eventually having to admit that the Shadow Game between him and Yami Yugi, in which Joey, Téa, and Tristan thought was just a dream, had indeed transpired. While searching for a way out of the caverns, they come across a room guarded by the identical Paradox Twins. Before the gang can progress, Yugi and Joey must face the Twins in a quartet duel where their Monsters must negotiate a trap-filled maze. Meanwhile, Kaiba is making his own way to Pegasus' fortress, determined to find and save his younger brother Mokuba.
20	20	"Double Trouble Duel, Part 2" / "Fusion of Three Gods! Gate Guardian"	Masashi Sogo	September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)	March 23, 2002
To get their respective monsters through the identical Paradox Twins' maze, Yugi and Joey must work as a team, but the devious twins attempt to divide and conquer by changing the layout of the maze so that Yugi's Monsters become separated from Joey's own. From there, the identical twins start assembling the pieces they need to form the much stronger Gate Guardian in an attempt to defeat both Yugi and Joey. Meanwhile, Kaiba is able to get into Pegasus' castle and wastes no time in searching for Mokuba, but unknown to Kaiba, Pegasus is watching him with a sinister eye and decides to initiate a plan of his own in order to delay Kaiba further.
21	21	"Double Trouble Duel, Part 3" / "Devil Dragon! Black Demons Dragon"	Masashi Sogo	September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)	March 30, 2002
In a bid to defeat the Gate Guardian, Yugi uses Polymerization to fuse his Summoned Skull to Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon, creating the Black Skull Dragon. Through the combined effort of their unified teamwork, Yugi and Joey defeat the identical Paradox Twins, winning enough star chips to allow them inside Pegasus' castle. Also, Yugi and his friends manage to escape the caves after solving a riddle posed to them by the Twins. Meanwhile, Kaiba is able to find Mokuba from within his search, but Pegasus suddenly appears and uses his Millennium Eye to steal Mokuba's soul. After doing this, Pegasus then gives Kaiba an ultimatum: Kaiba must first defeat Yugi in a duel so that the former can gain the right to face Pegasus himself in an attempt to win back his brother's soul.
22	22	"Face Off, Part 1" / "The Destined Duel! Yugi vs. Kaiba"	Junki Takegami	September 19, 2000 (2000-09-19)	April 6, 2002
Arriving at Pegasus' castle, Yugi and the others are confronted by Kaiba, who challenges Yugi to a duel as a part of Pegasus' past ultimatum towards Kaiba. As the two duelists face off on the castle roof, Kaiba hatches a plan to fuse all three of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons and create the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
23	23	"Face Off, Part 2" / "Strongest! Splendid! Ultimate Dragon"	Junki Takegami	September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)	April 13, 2002
The duel between Kaiba and Yugi continues. Kaiba tricks Yugi into releasing the Crush Card virus, rendering every Monster in Yugi's deck with more than 1500 Attack points unplayable.
24	24	"Face Off, Part 3" / "Multiplying Kuriboh! The Shocking Conclusion"	Junki Takegami	October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)	April 20, 2002
Yugi plays a Kuriboh/Multiply combo to protect his Life Points and uses his Living Arrow and Polymerization magic cards to fuse his Mammoth Graveyard to Kaiba's Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. This causes the Ultimate Dragon to decay and lose Attack points until it is weak enough for Yugi to attack. Refusing to lose from within a desperate state, Kaiba unexpectedly stands on a turret and warns Yugi that if he attacks, the impact force of the monsters battling will knock Kaiba off the castle and kill him. An internal conflict soon takes place between Yugi and Yami Yugi which causes the real Yugi to quickly stop his Celtic Guardian from attacking the Ultimate Dragon, enabling Kaiba to swiftly counterattack and win the duel so that he can gain the right to face Pegasus.
25	25	"Shining Friendship" / "A Duel of Tears! Friendship"	Masashi Sogo	October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)	April 27, 2002
After losing half of his star chips to Kaiba, Yugi becomes depressed. He is also worried by the fact that Yami had wanted him to win the duel, even though it meant killing Kaiba. In a bid to help him, Téa, despite her lack of experience in Duel Monsters, volunteers to duel Mai, who has more than enough star chips to qualify for the finals and is more than willing to give her extra star chips to Yugi if Téa is able to defeat her. After a bad start, Téa eventually manages to win via Mai forfeiting the duel after seeing Téa's strong resolve and determination to help Yugi out and through this, Yugi is able to regain enough star chips so that he can enter Pegasus' castle while personally vowing to face and defeat Pegasus with his own strong resolve and determination.
26	26	"Champion vs. Creator, Part 1" / "Save Mokuba! Kaiba vs. Pegasus"	Shin Yoshida	October 17, 2000 (2000-10-17)	May 18, 2002
Yugi and the others enter Pegasus' castle, where they learn that Kaiba is about to duel Pegasus in an attempt to win back young Mokuba's soul. As the duel gets underway, it becomes clear that Pegasus is using the strong mental/psionic abilities of his Millennium Eye to anticipate Kaiba's moves and see every card in his hand.
27	27	"Champion vs. Creator, Part 2" / "Kaiba Falters! The Invincible Toon World"	Shin Yoshida	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)	May 25, 2002
Pegasus unleashes his secret weapon, the Toon World card, which he uses to turn one of Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragons into the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. When Kaiba tries to counter with one of his other Blue-Eyes, it emerges that Toon Monsters have the ability to dodge any attack. Faced with a card so powerful that it was never put into circulation, Kaiba loses the duel and ends up having his own spirit/essence mystically stolen by Pegasus' Millennium Eye.
28	28	"The Night Before" / "The Night Before the Finals! Pegasus's Secret"	Masashi Sogo	October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)	August 17, 2002
The line-up for the Duelist Kingdom semi-finals is determined: Mai will battle Yugi in the first match while Joey faces off against Bandit Keith in the second match. Once everyone is settled in for the night, Tristan, Téa, and Bakura set out to find on how Pegasus had "cheated" in his match against Kaiba. They are soon trapped by Pegasus in an underground chamber and he is about to claim their souls when Yami Bakura unexpectedly emerges and blasts Pegasus with the power of his Millennium Ring. He then tricks everyone into thinking that the entire ordeal was just a dream while secretly planning his own revenge against Yami Yugi. Meanwhile, Yugi speaks to his Grandpa in a dream of his own and is warned by him that Pegasus must be stopped before he risks causing Armageddon to the entire world and its people.
29	29	"Duel Identity, Part 1" / "A Desperate Situation! Seductive Shadow"	Shin Yoshida	November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)	August 24, 2002
The semi-finals begin, with Yugi facing off against Mai. Yugi is still emotionally affected by his duel with Kaiba and Mai appears to be winning the duel, due to Yugi's internal struggle with Yami Yugi's attempt to take over and successfully win against her.
30	30	"Duel Identity, Part 2" / "The Ultimate Legendary Soldier – Chaos Soldier Descends"	Shin Yoshida	November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)	August 31, 2002
After Yugi and Yami Yugi make an internal compromise to each other and vow to work together as a team, Yugi starts to make a comeback against Mai, taking control of her Harpie's Pet Dragon and using his own Catapult Turtle to fire it at her Mirror Wall. Mai multiplies her Harpie Lady and revives Harpie's Pet Dragon, which gets a power boost for every Harpie Lady in play. Yugi manages to summon the Black Luster Soldier and defeats Mai from within their duel via Mai surrendering, sending Yugi straight to the finals of the Duelist Kingdom tournament.
31	31	"Keith's Machinations, Part 1" / "Cruel – Heavy Metal Deck"	Shin Yoshida	November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21)	September 7, 2002
Just minutes before he is due to duel Bandit Keith in the second match of the Duelist Kingdom tournament's semi-finals, Joey finds that his entry card is missing. Unaware that Bandit Keith had secretly stole it from last night, Joey runs back to his room so that he can look for it to no avail. Just when it seems that all hope is lost for Joey, Mai unexpectedly gives him her entry card right before her departure from Duelist Kingdom and the duel itself is able to go ahead.
32	32	"Keith's Machinations, Part 2" / "Travel Through Time! Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon"	Shin Yoshida	November 28, 2000 (2000-11-28)	September 7, 2002
Joey transforms his Red-Eyes Black Dragon into the Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon, enabling him to take out the strongest Monster in Bandit Keith's deck, the Barrel Dragon, but Joey still has to deal with Bandit Keith's Slot Machine, in which Bandit Keith is powering up with the 7 Completed magic cards he has hidden under his right wristband. Joey emerges triumphant against Bandit Keith, who is then thrown out of the castle and dropped into the sea for dishonest ways.
33	33	"Best of Friends, Best of Duelists, Part 1" / "Final Game of Friendship! – Yugi vs. Jonouchi (Part 1)"	Masashi Sogo	December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05)	September 14, 2002
Yugi and Joey, who have been helpful and supportive of each other from within the start of the Duelist Kingdom tournament, must now face-off against one another from within the finals in order to see on who will win the tournament and face-off against Pegasus when all is said and done.
34	34	"Best of Friends, Best of Duelists, Part 2" / "Final Game of Friendship! – Yugi vs. Jonouchi (Part 2)"	Masashi Sogo	December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)	September 14, 2002
Yugi defeats the Black Skull Dragon (which Joey had summoned in the previous episode by fusing his Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Yugi's Summoned Skull) by using a combination of the Dark Magician, Magical Hats, Spellbinding Circle and Book of Secret Arts. Joey responds with his Baby Dragon/Time Wizard combo in a bid to overcome Yugi's strong offense against him, but in the end, he loses to Yugi. Despite this, Joey is thankful to Yugi for giving him a great match and vows to be by his side, along with Téa, Tristan, and Bakura for his upcoming duel against Pegasus.
35	35	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 1" / "Final Duel! Yugi vs. Pegasus"	Junki Takegami	December 19, 2000 (2000-12-19)	September 21, 2002
Yugi prepares himself for his long-awaited and fated battle against Pegasus with the souls of Grandpa, Kaiba, and Mokuba on the line. Meanwhile, Tristan and Bakura infiltrate the castle to find the Kaiba brothers in an attempt to cripple Pegasus' current plan.
36	36	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 2" / "Attacks Ineffective!? The Invincible Toon Army"	Junki Takegami	December 26, 2000 (2000-12-26)	September 21, 2002
Pegasus punishes Yugi by using the same Toon Deck and mind-reading abilities that he had previously used on Kaiba. As Pegasus turns Yugi's monsters against him, Yugi loses both the will and resolve to battle. Yugi is personally worried that Pegasus might seal his soul into a card, just like what he had done before to both Kaiba and Mokuba.
37	37	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 3" / "The Counterattack Begins! Mind Shuffle"	Junki Takegami	January 9, 2001 (2001-01-09)	September 28, 2002
Yugi has found an ingenious way to counter Pegasus' mind-reading ability: Yugi switches back and forth between his two separate spirits and through this, Yugi is able to destroy Pegasus' Toon World, but Pegasus soon transports the duel to the Shadow Realm, where the situation itself becomes much harder for both Yugi and Yami Yugi. Meanwhile, Tristan is horrified to learn that Bakura is once again possessed by the evil spirit of Yami Bakura.
38	38	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 4" / "The Evil Eye Activates – Sacrifice"	Junki Takegami	January 16, 2001 (2001-01-16)	September 28, 2002
Yami Bakura is after Mokuba's body so that his evil spirit can possess it. Tristan, however, knocks out Yami Bakura and throws away the Millennium Ring containing the evil spirit into the forest below. Meanwhile, Pegasus summons Relinquished, a fearsome monster that uses its enemies as shields. Yugi crumples in a complete state of both fatigue and exhaustion, under the crippling strain of maintaining his own monsters in the Shadow Game. Joey, Téa, and Tristan all yell desperate encouragement in an attempt to help their friends out, but their own voices cannot penetrate the sphere of darkness. Yami Yugi is the only one who can duel now, but unfortunately, he is at the mercy of Pegasus' Millennium Eye.
39	39	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 5" / "Fusion of Light and Darkness – Black Chaos Descends"	Junki Takegami	January 23, 2001 (2001-01-23)	October 5, 2002
Pegasus' Relinquished has captured Yugi's Dark Magician, and his time bomb monster is ready to blow it to bits and take out the rest of Yugi's life points. However, Yami Yugi captures Relinquished using a Mind Control card. Then, with the last card Yugi played face-down, he performs a Dark Magic Ritual, sacrificing the Dark Magician as well as Pegasus' time bomb to summon the Magician of Black Chaos. Pegasus counters by fusing Relinquished with Thousand Eyes Idol, creating Thousand Eyes Restrict. The Thousand Eyes Restrict paralyzes the Magician of Black Chaos, but Yami Yugi uses Kuriboh combined with his Multiply magic card. The Kuribohs explode on contact, blinding Thousand Eyes Restrict and freeing the Magician of Black Chaos to attack. Yami Yugi destroys Thousand Eyes Restrict and ends the duel as the victor. While Yugi, Joey, Téa, and Tristan celebrate the former's triumphant victory, Pegasus silently slips away and releases the spirits that he had stolen, honoring his word of the agreement that he had made with Yugi right before the start of their duel. Bakura is seemingly back to normal and volunteers to take care of an unconscious Mokuba while the others go look and search for Pegasus.
40	40	"Aftermath" / "King of Duelists"	Junki Takegami	January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)	October 5, 2002
Pegasus is found badly injured with his Millennium Eye missing. Tea reads Pegasus' diary and the gang learns on how Pegasus had got his Millennium Eye and the reason of why he had held the Duelist Kingdom tournament. A mysterious Egyptian soon shows up looking for the person that had stolen Pegasus' Millennium Eye. Seeing that Yugi has a Millennium item as well, he thinks that he might be responsible. The Egyptian uses his Millennium Key to enter into Yugi's mind. There he finds two chambers; one is covered in children's toys, while the other is mysterious, disconcerting and confusing. When the Egyptian falls victim to a trap in the latter chamber, Yugi comes to his rescue. The two journey deeper and are confronted by the Dark Magician. Yugi commands him to back down, causing the Egyptian to realize that Yugi is "the Chosen One". The Egyptian soon departs leaving Yugi with his name, Shadi, as well as questions about the seven Millennium Items. The Kaiba brothers are later reunited with Kaiba thanking Yugi and his friends for helping him and Mokuba out. As everyone leaves the island, it is soon revealed that Yami Bakura had found his way back to his host and challenged Pegasus to a Shadow Game and took his Millennium Eye, and that the real Bakura had no memory of the possession, with Yami Bakura secretly promising that he will have his personal vengeance towards Yami Yugi.
Legendary Heroes
41	41	"The Wrath of Rebecca" / "The Girl from America"	Masashi Sogo	February 6, 2001 (2001-02-06)	October 12, 2002
Upon returning home, Yugi is emotionally happy to see that his Grandpa has awaken from his coma thanks to his soul being restored by Pegasus and that Yugi himself is personally satisfied to know that his mission to save his Grandpa was a complete success. A few weeks later, Yugi and his friends soon meet a young girl named Rebecca Hawkins who demands that Yugi's Grandpa return his Blue-Eyes White Dragon to her. Rebecca claims that Yugi's Grandpa had stole the card from her own grandfather many years ago and challenges Yugi to a duel in an attempt to get it back.
42	42	"The Ties of Friendship" / "The All-Powerful Shadow Ghoul"	Masashi Sogo	February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)	October 12, 2002
The duel between Rebecca and Yugi continues until Yugi forfeits the match. Rebecca's grandfather appears and reveals that Yugi could have won the duel by playing Soul Release, but forfeited the match for his friendship with Rebecca, as Yugi's grandfather did for Rebecca's grandfather. He explains that Yugi's grandfather won his Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster card in a duel, rather than stealing it.
43	43	"Legendary Heroes, Part 1" / "Big 5's Trap – Duel Monsters Quest"	Shin Yoshida	February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)	October 19, 2002
KaibaCorp's two-faced Board of Directors, known as the Big Five, trap Kaiba inside a virtual reality game. Mokuba recruits Yugi and Joey in order to help free Kaiba and stop the Big Five from seizing control of KaibaCorp.
44	44	"Legendary Heroes, Part 2" / "DM Quest 2: The Legendary Hero – Yugi"	Shin Yoshida	February 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)	October 19, 2002
The quest to locate Kaiba continues with help from Mai, who was offered a past deal by the Big Five to help test Kaiba's virtual reality game.
45	45	"Legendary Heroes, Part 3" / "DM Quest 3: Master of Dragon Knight"	Shin Yoshida	March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)	October 26, 2002
Yugi, Joey, Mai, and Mokuba are able to rescue Kaiba, but they are still stuck in the game. The only exit is past a Five-Headed Dragon which is being controlled by the Big Five via transferring their own virtual minds straight into it. From within the battle, Joey, Mokuba, and Mai lose all of their life points and are apparently deleted from the game, with their own virtual minds seemingly deleted as well. Yugi and Kaiba, two former rivals and opponents, work together to defeat the dragon, thus deleting the virtual minds of the Big Five. Joey, Mai, and Mokuba are revived thanks to the restoration power of the Mystical Elf and the three of them, along with Yugi and Kaiba, escape the game so that they can return to the real world.
Dungeon Dice Monsters
46	46	"Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 1" / "The Mysterious Transfer Student – Ryuji Otogi"	Junki Takegami	March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	November 2, 2002
A new student named Duke Devlin defeats Joey in a game of Duel Monsters and forces Joey to become his reluctant servant. Duke orders Joey to wear a dog costume and humiliates him in public, leading Yugi to challenge Duke to a duel in order to free Joey from his enslavement. Duke accepts Yugi's challenge, but tells him that instead of playing Duel Monsters, the two of them will be playing a game called Dungeon Dice Monsters, which Duke created himself.
47	47	"Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 2" / "Showdown! Dungeon Dice Monsters"	Junki Takegami	March 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)	November 2, 2002
In exchange for Joey's freedom, Yugi agrees to give up Duel Monsters forever if he loses. Unfamiliar with the rules of Dungeon Dice Monsters, Yugi gets off to a bad start. Duke reveals that he had designed Dungeon Dice Monsters with Pegasus' aid and also tells Yugi that he seeks revenge against him for cheating against Pegasus during their past duel. Yugi denies that he cheated against Pegasus, but Duke does not listen.
48	48	"Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 3" / "Yugi's Tough Battle – God Orgoth's Fierce Assault"	Junki Takegami	March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)	November 9, 2002
Yugi manages to get ahead of Duke in the duel, but falls victim to an unfamiliar rule which prevents him from summoning any more monsters.
49	49	"Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 4" / "The Miracle Dimension – The Black Magician Is Summoned"	Junki Takegami	April 3, 2001 (2001-04-03)	November 9, 2002
After Duke's all-powerful Orgoth the Relentless slices and dices Yugi's entire cadre of monsters to shreds, Yugi only has one turn left before he loses all of his heart points. Nevertheless, he manages to win the duel and free Joey from his humiliating punishment. Duke is humbled by his loss and admits that Yugi defeated Pegasus fairly, becoming friends with him.

Season 2: Rulers of the Duel (2001–02)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	American air date
50	1	"The Mystery Duelist, Part 1"	Junki Takegami	April 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)	November 16, 2002
An arcane fortune teller steals the Millennium Puzzle and Yugi must defeat him in a duel to win it back! However, this is no ordinary soothsayer; he's a familiar and formidable foe from Duelist Kingdom... or is he? Can Yugi beat him all alone, without the help of his friends or the spirit inside the Puzzle?
51	2	"The Mystery Duelist, Part 2"	Junki Takegami	April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)	November 16, 2002
The mysterious menace controlling Bandit Keith shatters the Millennium Puzzle into pieces before setting the dueling arena ablaze! Can Yugi put the Millennium Puzzle back together and save the spirit before the entire room is engulfed in flames? And is it possible with the dark spirit of Bakura's Millennium Ring determined to keep the Pharaoh from returning?
52	3	"The Past is Present"	Masashi Sogo	April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)	November 23, 2002
The origin of Duel Monsters is revealed! Using the magic of the Millennium Necklace, Egyptian historian Ishizu Ishtar shows Kaiba how Duel Monsters was played millennia ago in the form of Shadow Games! The ancient games have been resurrected in modern times, along with three almighty beasts of devastation – the Egyptian Gods, whose powers are far more powerful than Exodia! Now they are duel monster cards and when Ishizu gives Kaiba Obelisk The Tormentor, his greed for power overwhelms him and he is determined to get the legendary God Cards, even if it means destroying Yugi.
53	4	"Steppin' Out"	Junki Takegami	May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)	November 23, 2002
The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle realizes that his memories of ancient Egypt have faded, but Téa is going to help him uncover the mysteries of his past! However, their search is interrupted by the dancing duelist Johnny Steps and his musical monsters of rock!
54	5	"Obelisk the Tormentor"	Shin Yoshida	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)	November 30, 2002
To face the future, Yugi must first look into the past! Yugi learns that he was once a powerful Pharaoh who saved the world five thousand years ago, and he must now save the world again! Meanwhile, Kaiba tests the hidden powers of Obelisk against the fury of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with the revolutionary hologram technology of a new invention-the Duel Disk!
55	6	"Stalked by the Rare Hunters"	Shin Yoshida	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)	December 14, 2002
Joey is cornered by a group of sinister Rare Hunters who force him into a duel where if he loses, the Rare Hunters get his precious Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Though Joey pummels his foes with his mighty monster armada, eliminating life points isn't the only path to victory...
56	7	"Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)	January 11, 2003
It's time to master new rules and monsters; let the Battle City Tournament commence! In the first duel of the tournament, Yugi challenges the Rare Hunter to win back Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon. However, Yugi's falling into the same trap that led to Joey's demise!
57	8	"Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)	January 18, 2003
Yugi figures out the Rare Hunter's strategy to summon the almighty Exodia, but it's too late to stop him! The Rare Hunter already has four pieces of Exodia in his hand, and the fifth and final piece is on top of his deck! How can Yugi stop Exodia?
58	9	"Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)	January 25, 2003
The psychic duelist Espa Roba defeats Rex Raptor as easy as a chumpasaurus, and Joey's next on his hit list! What chance does Joey have when Espa Roba has the telepathic ability to read all the cards in Joey's hand?
59	10	"Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05)	February 1, 2003
Joey discovers that Espa Roba's extrasensory perception was a hoax, but he's not yet free from Espa's mental manipulations! Espa Roba's Jinzo not only slaughters all of Joey's monsters, but grows in power every turn! Joey's luck has come to an end... or has it?
60	11	"The Master of Magicians, Part 1"	Junki Takegami	June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19)	February 8, 2003
The magician duelist Arkana (Pandora in the Japanese version) transports Yami Yugi to the world's most lethal dueling arena, where the loser gets sent to the Shadow Realm! Yami Yugi must win this duel or he'll lose much more than his Dark Magician!
61	12	"The Master of Magicians, Part 2"	Junki Takegami	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)	February 8, 2003
It's Dark Magician versus Dark Magician! However, while Yami Yugi only controls one Dark Magician, Arkana has three residing in his deck! Yami Yugi will never give up, as long as he believes in the Heart of the Cards!
62	13	"The Master of Magicians, Part 3"	Junki Takegami	July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)	February 8, 2003
To counter Arkana's Dark Magician, Yugi pulls a rabbit out of his hat: the Dark Magician Girl! It's the battle of the sexes to determine the true master of magicians!
63	14	"Playing with a Parasite, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)	February 15, 2003
Old enemy Weevil Underwood lures Joey into a rigged duel. With a Parasite Paracide monster sneaked into Joey's deck, Weevil is able to block all of his monster's attacks and summon the Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth!
64	15	"Playing with a Parasite, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17)	February 22, 2003
Joey squashes Weevil's Moth, but Weevil has other tricks up his sleeves. He summons the all-powerful Insect Queen, which gains power from all of Joey's infected monsters and becomes practically invincible. Can Joey find a way to win?
65	16	"Mime Control, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24)	March 8, 2003
Yugi is challenged by Strings, Marik's mind-slave, who has a strong monster in his deck! Marik's summoning of the great beast seems assured when he calls forth Revival Jam.
66	17	"Mime Control, Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)	March 8, 2003
Marik summons Slifer The Sky Dragon and with his invincible combo, the dragon's attack power will increase! Yugi tries everything, but Marik's strategy seems infallible.
67	18	"Mime Control, Part 3"	Atsushi Maekawa	August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07)	March 15, 2003
Yugi suddenly devises a strategy to defeat Slifer despite its overwhelming attack power. Will it work, or will Marik win and gain the Pharaoh's power?
68	19	"Legendary Fisherman, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)	March 22, 2003
Joey duels Mako Tsunami, unaware of the danger that Marik has prepared for him and Yugi's other friends... Marik arrives in Domino and allies himself with Yami Bakura.
69	20	"Legendary Fisherman, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21)	March 29, 2003
Mako summons the Legendary Fisherman, a monster protected by the ocean's power. Can Joey defeat it and claim victory? And even if he does, can he escape Marik's trap?
70	21	"Double Duel, Part 1"	Junki Takegami	August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)	May 3, 2003
Marik captures Joey, Téa and Mokuba, forcing Yami Yugi and Kaiba into a tag team duel with Lumis and Umbra, a pair of Rare Hunters with fantastic teamwork abilities, which unfortunately, Yami Yugi and Kaiba seem to lack.
71	22	"Double Duel, Part 2"	Junki Takegami	September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)	May 10, 2003
Lumis and Umbra prevent the summoning of all high-level monsters with their Mask of Restrict card, while they summon the powerful Masked Beast, but even in spite of all this, Kaiba is highly reluctant to work together with Yami Yugi.
72	23	"Double Duel, Part 3"	Junki Takegami	September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)	May 17, 2003
As Yami Yugi and Kaiba finally pull together a semblance of teamwork, and their enemies' team spirit begins to crumble, Lumis takes things into his own hands and summons the Masked Beast Des Gardius, a monster even more powerful than Kaiba's Blue-Eyes. Meanwhile, Téa helps Mokuba escape the Rare Hunters in order to get help for her and Joey.
73	24	"Double Duel, Part 4"	Junki Takegami	September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)	May 24, 2003
Yugi and Kaiba finally overcome and defeat Lumis and Umbra with Valkyrion the Magna Warrior and Obelisk The Tormentor, but Marik still has Joey and Téa...
74	25	"The Rescue"	Junki Takegami	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)	June 14, 2003
As they head via helicopter to Marik's hideout, Yugi and Kaiba discuss the events of the past. Meanwhile, Téa and Joey are brainwashed by Marik as a part of his diabolical plan to lure Yugi into a deadly and inescapable trap.
75	26	"Friends 'Til the End, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)	June 28, 2003
With Joey under Marik's mind control, Yugi is forced to duel his best friend in a twisted timed match where only one will survive! To add more sadism, Tea is trapped in a chair and the duel can only stop at the cost of her life.
76	27	"Friends 'Til the End, Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)	July 5, 2003
Yugi chooses to duel himself, with Tea's aid rather than the Pharaoh's and summons Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon, hoping to break Marik's mind control over Joey. When that fails, he gives Joey the Millennium Puzzle in the hopes of trying to save him. Meanwhile, Tristan and Serenity are chased and pursued by the Rare Hunters.
77	28	"Friends 'Til the End, Part 3"	Atsushi Maekawa	October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)	July 12, 2003
An enraged Marik finds his mind controlling hold over Joey slowly slipping, which leads to a weakened Red-Eyes still surviving and Yugi managing a lead, but when Marik draws Meteor of Destruction, all hope seems lost. Back in Battle City, Serenity and Tristan are saved from the Rare Hunters by Duke Devlin and Mai Valentine, with the latter driving them to the location of the duel between Yugi and Joey.
78	29	"Friends 'Til the End, Part 4"	Atsushi Maekawa	October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)	July 19, 2003
Tea is rescued from her trap and Joey finally breaks free of Marik's mind control, only to find to his horror that Yugi plans to lose the duel and give up his life so that Joey can escape. How will both of them survive?
79	30	"Shadow of a Duel"	Shin Yoshida	October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)	August 16, 2003
To fulfill his plot with Marik, Yami Bakura forcibly enters the tournament. After taking control of a badly injured Bakura (who was in the hospital in a coma after being attacked by his evil self), he looks for some locator cards and finds the perfect victims in the form of Bonz and his gang...
80	31	"Lights, Camera, Duel"	Junki Takegami	November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)	August 23, 2003
Before they arrive at the Battle City Finals, Mai is challenged by Hollywood star Jean Claude Magnum, who plans to gain Mai's hand in marriage after he defeats her in a duel. Will her Harpies be able to stand up against his Ninjas?
81	32	"Let the Finals Begin!"	Junki Takegami	November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)	August 30, 2003
The Battle City Finals draw to a beginning with triple deception; Marik's servant Odion is assuming his name as Marik acts like a friend to Yugi and co. under the false identity of Namu as Yami Bakura plans to enter with Bakura as his pawn. Yugi and the Pharaoh make the difficult decision to put Slifer in their deck, entering the battle to save the world.
82	33	"The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)	September 6, 2003
Yami Bakura reveals himself, but seems to be no great duelist. He loses nearly all of his life points, even when he summons the powerful Dark Necrofear. What exactly is he planning?
83	34	"The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)	September 13, 2003
Yami Bakura calls forth the terrifying Dark Sancturary, activated when Yami Yugi sent Dark Necrofear to the Graveyard, which is capable of possessing one of Yugi's monsters each turn. While Yugi tries to find a way around this, Yami Bakura calls forth the Destiny Board, which will destroy all monsters on Yugi's side of the field should it truly succeed from within its full activation...
84	35	"The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 3"	Atsushi Maekawa	November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)	September 13, 2003
Yugi finally overcomes Yami Bakura's tactics when he summons Slifer the Sky Dragon, but Marik plots to make him face a difficult decision when he persuades Yami Bakura to release control of a badly injured Bakura: would Yami Yugi rather save the world or risk harming a friend? However, Yami Bakura decides not to take the risk, since he needs Bakura in good health, because Bakura is the holder of the Millennium Ring and the host for Yami Bakura's spirit. As a result, Yami Bakura regains control, much to Marik's shock, which allows Yami Yugi to follow through with his attack and win the duel, once again leaving the good Bakura in a coma. While taking care of Bakura, Yugi and Joey realize his Millennium Ring is missing.
85	36	"Rage of the Egyptian Gods"	Junki Takegami	December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04)	September 20, 2003
Yugi meets Shadi again, who relates the history of the legendary Egyptian God Cards and the terrible power they possess. Afterwards, Shadi uses his Millennium Key to cloak his presence as he checks up on Bakura, while Marik is revealed to have temporarily retaken control of Téa's mind to take Bakura's Millennium Ring, in order to gain a leverage over Yami Bakura.
86	37	"Awakening of Evil, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)	September 20, 2003
Joey duels Odion (who has taken Marik's name), but quickly falls behind when he faces Odion's powerful traps. When Joey attempts to take advantage of his deck's weakness (having no monsters), Odion pulls out a surprise!
87	38	"Awakening of Evil, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18)	September 27, 2003
Joey summons Jinzo and devastates Odion by disabling all of his traps, but when Joey summons his most powerful monsters, Odion calls forth the deadly Mystical Beast of Serket!
88	39	"Awakening of Evil, Part 3"	Shin Yoshida	December 25, 2001 (2001-12-25)	September 27, 2003
As Odion's Mystical Beast of Serket destroys Joey's monsters one by one, he is impressed by the friendship Joey shares with the others, and recounts his and Marik's own dark history; revealing himself to be Marik's older, adoptive brother who was mistreated by their father for not being a true member of the tomb keepers, and that he dedicated his life to protecting his brother from his inner evil.
89	40	"Awakening of Evil, Part 4"	Shin Yoshida	January 8, 2002 (2002-01-08)	October 4, 2003
The counterfeit Ra knocks out Odion and Joey and Kaiba decides the winner will be whoever stands up first. Joey manages to stand first, allowing him to win the duel. Before passing out, Odion reveals his real identity and cryptically warns Joey that they will all now be in worse danger. Odion's lapse into unconsciousness allows Marik's evil half, Yami Marik, to surface and take control of Marik's body, since Marik needs Odion to help restrain his dark side.
90	41	"Mind Game, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	January 15, 2002 (2002-01-15)	October 4, 2003
Mai goes up against Yami Marik, an even more malicious counterpart of Marik. Though Mai gains an early lead, Yami Marik soon creates a Shadow Game; as Mai's monsters are destroyed, so too are her personal memories of her friends...
91	42	"Mind Game, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)	October 11, 2003
Thanks to some strong and emotional support and encouragement from Yugi and his friends, Mai attempts to stand up and fight back against Yami Marik's mind torture towards her, leading to Mai stealing The Winged Dragon of Ra from his deck via a dueling strategy, but the monster can only be summoned by reciting the card's ancient text...
92	43	"Mind Game, Part 3"	Shin Yoshida	January 29, 2002 (2002-01-29)	October 11, 2003
Yami Marik recites the ancient text and summons Ra. With his victory, he banishes Mai to the Shadow Realm, where he plans to torture her for all of eternity...
93	44	"A Duel with Destiny, Part 1"	Tadashi Hayakawa	February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)	October 18, 2003
Kaiba duels against the mysterious eighth duelist, who is soon revealed to be Ishizu, and she, in turn, is revealed to be Marik's elder sister. She plans to take Obelisk the Tormentor back and save her brother from himself, as her Millennium Necklace shows her, and plants a trap in the midst of Kaiba's arrogance during their duel. While trying to call out to his sister, Marik is banished from his own body by the evil force controlling him.
94	45	"A Duel with Destiny, Part 2"	Tadashi Hayakawa	February 12, 2002 (2002-02-12)	October 18, 2003
As Kaiba summons Obelisk, he is unaware of the trap Ishizu has implanted within the monster, which will destroy him when he attacks, but Kaiba soon has an unexpected vision in the midst of the duel, which goes against Ishizu's own predictions...
95	46	"The Tomb-Keeper's Secret"	Shin Yoshida	February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)	October 25, 2003
Ishizu gives Yugi her Millennium Necklace and recounts the story of the Ishtar family, finally revealing the past tragedy that gave birth to Marik's evil side. After everyone goes to sleep, Marik (who finally discovered the truth while lurking in Téa's mind) uses Téa to deliver the spirits of Yami Bakura and himself into Bakura's body and confronts his evil half.
96	47	"Showdown in the Shadows, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)	October 25, 2003
With the "good" Marik aiding him, Yami Bakura duels Yami Marik. Using Marik's knowledge of The Winged Dragon of Ra, Bakura steals it and plans to summon it. However, Yami Marik seems quite unconcerned about the current turn of events.
97	48	"Showdown in the Shadows, Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)	November 1, 2003
Yami Marik uses Joyful Doom to reduce Ra's attack points to 0. When the beast is destroyed, he revives it, and then, Yami Marik uses the previously unknown abilities to defeat Bakura and Marik. Yami Bakura is sent inside the maze of the Pharaoh's mind, and plans on unlocking the Pharaoh's secret. Upon realizing that the innocent good Bakura was also sent to the Shadow Realm, an enraged Yami Yugi confronts Yami Marik and vows to defeat him. Marik temporarily takes over Téa's body again to warn Ishizu about his evil half's plans.

Season 3 (2002–03)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 3)

No.		English title Japanese title	Air date
Series	Season		Japan	United States
98	1	"A Virtual Nightmare!" "The Unknown Challenger — The Giant Mobile Fortress Surfaces!" (未知なる挑戦者 巨大機動要塞浮上!)	March 12, 2002	November 1, 2003
99	2	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 1" "Deck Master Deep Sea Warrior" (デッキマスター 深海の戦士)	March 19, 2002	November 8, 2003
100	3	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 2" "The Terrifying Regeneration Combo" (恐怖の再生コンボ)	March 26, 2002	November 8, 2003
101	4	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 3" "The Rainbow Arch Strikes Back" (反撃のレインボーアーチ)	April 9, 2002	November 15, 2003
102	5	"Freeze Play — Part 1" "Duel on Ice — Anzu Targeted" (氷上の決闘 狙われた杏子)	April 16, 2002	November 15, 2003
103	6	"Freeze Play — Part 2" "Shine! Wiseman's Jewel" (輝け! 賢者の宝石)	April 23, 2002	November 22, 2003
104	7	"Courtroom Chaos — Part 1" "Deck Master Judgeman's Judgement" (デッキマスター ジャッジマンの裁き)	April 30, 2002	November 22, 2003
105	8	"Courtroom Chaos — Part 2" "Gamble to Victory" (勝利への賭け)	May 7, 2002	November 29, 2003
106	9	"Mechanical Mayhem — Part 1" "A Man's Path of Glory — Honda's Honorable Defeat" (男の花道 本田玉砕)	May 14, 2002	November 29, 2003
107	10	"Mechanical Mayhem — Part 2" "Saint Jannu's Trinity Attack" (聖女ジャンヌ三位一体の攻撃)	May 21, 2002	December 6, 2003
108	11	"Settling the Score — Part 1" "Kidnapped Mokuba — Kaiba vs. Psycho Shocker" (さらわれたモクバ 海馬vsサイコショッカー)	May 28, 2002	December 13, 2003
109	12	"Settling the Score — Part 2" "Attacks from Outer Space — Satellite Cannon" (宇宙からの攻撃 サテライトキャノン)	June 4, 2002	December 20, 2003
110	13	"Noah's Secret" "The Deepening Mystery — Noah Kaiba" (深まる謎 乃亜の正体)	June 11, 2002	December 27, 2003
111	14	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 1" "Big 5's Counterattack" (ビッグ5の逆襲)	June 18, 2002	January 17, 2004
112	15	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 2" "Target: Jonouchi — The Teamwork Play to Victory" (狙われた城之内 勝利への連係プレー)	June 25, 2002	January 24, 2004
113	16	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 3" "Defeat it! Five-Headed Dragon" (倒せ! ファイブゴッドドラゴン)	July 2, 2002	January 31, 2004
114	17	"Brothers in Arms — Part 1" "Noa vs. Seto — The Duel of Heaven and Earth's Creation" (乃亜vs瀬人 天地創造の決闘)	July 16, 2002	February 7, 2004
115	18	"Brothers in Arms — Part 2" "The Invincible Deck Master — The Miracle Ark" (無敵デッキマスター 奇跡の箱舟)	July 23, 2002	February 14, 2004
116	19	"Brothers in Arms — Part 3" "Save Mokuba! The Seventh Turn of Fate" (モクバを救え! 運命の第七ターン)	July 30, 2002	February 21, 2004
117	20	"Noah's Final Threat — Part 1" "Change of Decks — Yugi vs. Noa" (引き継ぎし山札 遊戯vs乃亜)	August 6, 2002	February 28, 2004
118	21	"Noah's Final Threat — Part 2" "LP 10000 vs. 100!!" (LP 10000vs100!!)	August 18, 2002	March 6, 2004
119	22	"So Close Yet So Far" "Darkness of the Kaiba Family" (海馬家の闇)	August 20, 2002	March 20, 2004
120	23	"Burying the Past — Part 1" "Exodia Necross" (エクゾディア·ネクロス)	August 27, 2002	April 3, 2004
121	24	"Burying the Past — Part 2" "Escape!!" (脱出!!)	August 27, 2002	April 17, 2004
122	25	"Back to Battle City — Part 1" "The Place of the Finals — Alcatraz" (決戦の地 アルカトラズ)	August 27, 2002	May 1, 2004
123	26	"Back to Battle City — Part 2" "Battle Royale!" (バトルロイヤル!)	September 3, 2002	May 8, 2004
124	27	"Back to Battle City — Part 3" "The Respective Opponents" (それぞれの対戦者)	September 3, 2002	May 15, 2004
125	28	"The Darkness Returns — Part 1" "The Dark Semi-Final Duel — Jonouchi vs. Marik" (闇の準決勝 城之内vsマリク)	September 10, 2002	May 15, 2004
126	29	"The Darkness Returns — Part 2" "Poet of Hell — Hellpoemer" (地獄の詩人 ヘルポエマー)	September 17, 2002	May 22, 2004
127	30	"The Darkness Returns — Part 3" "The Turning of the Tide! Gilford the Lightning" (逆転! 稲妻の戦士)	September 24, 2002	May 22, 2004
128	31	"The Darkness Returns — Part 4" "Jonouchi's Death" (城之内死す)	October 8, 2002	May 29, 2004
129	32	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 1" "Sky Colosseum — Yugi vs. Kaiba" (天空闘戯場 遊戯vs海馬)	October 15, 2002	May 29, 2004
130	33	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 2" "The Three God-Summoning Knights" (神を喚よぶ三騎士)	October 22, 2002	June 5, 2004
131	34	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 3" "Clash! God vs. God" (激突! 神vs神)	October 29, 2002	June 12, 2004
132	35	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 4" "The Inherited Destined Duel" (受け継ぎし運命の決闘)	November 5, 2002	June 19, 2004
133	36	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 5" "The Promise to a Friend — Red-Eyes Black Dragon" (友との誓い 真紅眼の黒竜)	November 12, 2002	June 26, 2004
134	37	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 6" "Destroy the Hatred! Black Paladin" (憎しみを撃て! ブラックパラディン)	November 19, 2002	July 3, 2004
135	38	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 1" "The Mediocre's Road to Flame — Jonouchi vs. Kaiba" (炎の凡骨ロード 城之内vs海馬)	December 3, 2002	July 10, 2004
136	39	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 2" "Blue Eyes White Dragon vs. Blue Eyes White Dragon" (青眼の白龍vs青眼の白龍)	December 10, 2002	July 17, 2004
137	40	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 3" "The Path to Becoming a True Duelist" (真のデュエリストへの道)	December 17, 2002	July 24, 2004
138	41	"The Final Face Off — Part 1" "Final — Yugi vs. Marik" (決勝戦 遊戯vsマリク)	December 24, 2002	July 31, 2004
139	42	"The Final Face Off — Part 2" "Devil's Sanctuary Activates!" (悪魔の聖域発動!)	January 7, 2003	August 14, 2004
140	43	"The Final Face Off — Part 3" "The Immortal Wall — God Slime" (不死の壁 ゴッドスライム)	January 14, 2003	August 21, 2004
141	44	"The Final Face Off — Part 4" "Obelisk's Anger — Soul Energy Max" (オベリスクの怒り ソウルエナジーMAX)	January 21, 2003	August 28, 2004
142	45	"The Final Face Off — Part 5" "Battle City Ends!" (バトルシティ終結!)	January 28, 2003	August 28, 2004
143	46	"One for the Road" "The Destruction of Alcatraz" (アルカトラズ炎上)	February 4, 2003	September 4, 2004
144	47	"Looking Back and Moving Ahead" "A Sign" (兆)	February 11, 2003	September 4, 2004

Season 4: Waking the Dragons (2003)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	American air date
145	1	"A New Evil – Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)	September 11, 2004
Duel monsters are becoming real and Kaiba’s company receives the blame. Meanwhile, Yugi takes the Egyptian god cards to the museum to gain more answers about Yami’s past, but a dark force steals energy from the cards. The cards are later stolen by Gurimo and his team of bikers, the members of which possess the Seal of Orichalcos. Yugi challenges Gurimo to a duel for the Egyptian God Cards.
146	2	"A New Evil – Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)	September 18, 2004
Yugi is almost overpowered by the Seal of Orichalcos' effects and Obelisk the Tormentor. He turns the duel around and manages to win, causing Gurimo's soul to be taken by the Seal of Orichalcos, but not before he manages to toss the god cards to his trio of bikers. Yugi and the others go to Arthur and Rebecca Hawkins for more help.
147	3	"Legend of the Dragons"	Shin Yoshida	March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04)	September 25, 2004
Yugi and the Pharaoh are taken to the "Duel Monsters Spirit World", where they find three dragons frozen in crystal. Warned by Dark Magician Girl of Hades and how it will return to destroy the world, Yugi and the Pharaoh manage to release one of the dragons, Timaeus, and form a bond with it.
148	4	"The Creator Returns"	Akemi Omode	March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	October 2, 2004
Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Téa are warned by Pegasus of a new threat, prompting them to travel to Industrial Illusions to find out more. Meanwhile, Dartz sends an unlikely mercenary (Mai Valentine) to capture Pegasus’s soul. Kaiba learns that his company shares are being bought out by Pegasus, who challenges him to a duel.
149	5	"Deja Duel! – Part 1"	Akihiko Inari	March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)	October 9, 2004
Kaiba and Mokuba go to Duelist Kingdom Island for Kaiba and Pegasus’s duel. Kaiba senses something strange about the duel and Pegasus, and soon learns that someone else is involved.
150	6	"Deja Duel! – Part 2"	Akihiko Inari	April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08)	October 16, 2004
Alister reveals himself, as well as his intentions for Kaiba, while locking him in the Seal of Orichalcos. The duel ends in a draw. Meanwhile, Yugi, Tea, Joey and Tristan prepare for their flight to Industrial Illusions.
151	7	"An Unexpected Enemy"	Atsushi Maekawa	April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)	October 23, 2004
Yugi and the others are left stranded in the desert and surrounded by a gang of bikers. They are later saved by a mysterious female biker, later revealed to be Mai Valentine. They arrive at Pegasus's headquarters, only to be cornered by Mai, who has joined Dartz's team and challenges Joey to a duel.
152	8	"My Freaky Valentine – Part 1"	Akemi Omode	April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)	October 23, 2004
Mai confesses her reason for joining Dartz's team and overpowers Joey with her enhanced deck and the Seal of Orichalcos. Joey is forced to decide how to carry on with the duel.
153	9	"My Freaky Valentine – Part 2"	Akemi Omode	April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)	October 30, 2004
Mai continues to overpower Joey with her Harpie Ladies and the Seal. However, Joey is transported to the Dominion of the Beasts, where he releases the third dragon, Hermos.
154	10	"My Freaky Valentine – Part 3"	Akemi Omode, Yasuyuki Suzuki	May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)	October 30, 2004
Joey makes a comeback with the Claw of Hermos and nearly wins against Mai. Valon decides to step in and break the seal, causing the duel to end in a draw. Kaiba arrives at the Headquarters, and the group finds a digital message left by Pegasus. Pegasus warns them about the Great Leviathan and leaves them a card that can be used against Dartz.
155	11	"The Challenge"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)	November 6, 2004
The group heads off to find Professor Hawkins, only to discover he has been kidnapped by Rafael. Yugi leaves in the middle of the night to face Rafael alone. Meanwhile, Rex and Weevil follow Yugi to see his duel.
156	12	"Fate of the Pharaoh – Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)	November 6, 2004
Rafael and Yami Yugi face off in a duel. Rafael reveals his past and his reasons for joining Dartz’s team.
157	13	"Fate of the Pharaoh — Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	May 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)	November 13, 2004
Rafael maintains his lead over Yami Yugi in the duel, while accusing him of being an evil Pharaoh responsible for the chaos in the world. He gives Yami Yugi the Seal of Orichalcos when Rafael plays the Exchange spell card. Initially hesitant to use the Seal of Orichalcos, Yami Yugi plays it when he appears to be a turn away from losing, against Yugi’s advice. This causes Yugi's spirit to be imprisoned in an Orichalcos prison, and it also lets Yami Yugi's inner darkness to consume him.
158	14	"Fate of the Pharaoh – Part 3"	Shin Yoshida	June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)	November 13, 2004
Under the influence of the Orichalcos, Yami Yugi ruthlessly attacks Rafael, using Catapult Turtle to sacrifice his monsters in order to drain Rafael's life points. However, when Rafael summons his ace monster, Guardian Eatos, he gains the upper hand; he has unlocked Yami Yugi's inner darkness, which caused him to duel recklessly, and he manages to turn the Pharaoh's own monsters against him, using Guardian Eatos's effects. This causes Guardian Eatos to gain attack points equal to the total attack points of all the monsters in Yami Yugi's Graveyard, allowing Eatos to power up to 10,000 attack points. When Eatos attacks, Yami Yugi loses the duel and almost has his soul taken, but Yugi uses the Millenium Puzzle to destroy his prison and steps in to save Yami Yugi. This causes Yugi's soul to be taken instead, devastating the Pharaoh. Meanwhile, Rex and Weevil jump onto Rafael's helicopter to join up with Dartz's team, in order to obtain the power of the Orichalcos.
159	15	"Trial by Stone"	Shin Yoshida	June 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)	November 20, 2004
After Yugi sacrifices his soul to save Yami, the gang decides to seek out Dartz’s headquarters. They ask Kaiba to give them a ride, but he is enraged that Yugi lost to someone other than him. Meanwhile, Rex and Weevil join Dartz and gain the power of the Orichalcos.
160	16	"On the Wrong Track – Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)	November 20, 2004
Yami and the rest of his friends take a train to get to the airport but the ride is interrupted when the group is separated. Rex challenges Joey to a duel, while Weevil goes up against Yami. Rex and Weevil both use the Seal of Orichalcos against their opponents.
161	17	"On the Wrong Track — Part 2"	Atsushi Maekawa	June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)	November 27, 2004
Without Yugi by his side to support him, Yami loses faith and is losing to Weevil. Joey struggles against Rex’s enhanced deck until he uses his Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Metalmorph combo. Note: This episode and "On the Wrong Track — Part 1" aired in Japan as a one-hour special.
162	18	"On the Wrong Track – Part 3"	Atsushi Maekawa	July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	November 27, 2004
Joey plays Release Restraint on Gearfried the Iron Knight to summon Gearfried the Swordmaster, then fuses Hermos and Red-Eyes Black Dragon into Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword to win the duel against Rex. Meanwhile, Yami is having trouble defeating Weevil without Timaeus, who has seemingly deserted him after Yugi's sacrifice. Weevil plays a cruel trick on Yami, who responds by ruthlessly discarding monsters and attacking Weevil repeatedly with Breaker the Magical Warrior long after the duel has ended; shortly after, the train falls off the edge of a cliff...
163	19	"Self Destruction"	Shin Yoshida	July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	January 29, 2005
Yami and Téa awake after their sojourn from the train and are found by a sage named Ironheart, his granddaughter Chris, and their dog Sky. Yami asks Ironheart to hold on to the Eye of Timaeus until he feels ready to use it again, since it wouldn't work for him in his last duel. In an attempt to rescue Yugi, Yami enters the valley where lost souls come. He enters a circle containing Yugi's soul and tries to get him back, but Yugi angrily challenges him to duel. There, Yugi uses the same strategy that Yami used in his duel with Rafael, and activates the Seal of Orichalcos, much to Yami’s dismay. But in the end, Yami does the right thing and defeats Yugi, therefore defeating the darkness within him.
164	20	"Reliving the Past"	Shin Yoshida	July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)	January 29, 2005
Just as Yami Yugi leaves the circle, Dartz summons a creature called Orichalcos Gigas to attack him. Despite his most valiant efforts, Yami Yugi can't defeat it. Every time he destroys it, it comes back stronger. Ironheart, Chris and Skye sacrifice themselves so that Timaeus can rejoin the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh wins, and he and Téa go in search of Joey and Tristan. Meanwhile, Joey and Tristan carry Rex’s body, when suddenly an explosion occurs up ahead.
165	21	"Deck of Armor"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)	February 5, 2005
Duke and Rebecca are about to reunite with Yami and the gang when they run into Mai and Valon. In order to prove himself to Mai, Valon accepts Rebecca's invitation to duel. Duke enters the fray as well. Despite their best efforts, Valon's mysterious Armor deck ultimately proves too strong to handle and they lose the duel, but are spared because Valon doesn't bother to use the Seal of Oricalcos on them. Meanwhile, Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Téa are close to meeting up with each other, while Kaiba and Mokuba head out on their private plane.
166	22	"Flight of Fear – Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)	February 5, 2005
Alister has returned to finally get his revenge against Kaiba. He challenges him to a duel on Kaiba's plane. The two of them face off in a duel and Alister plays the Seal of Orichalcos. Kaiba refuses to take responsibility for what his father has done, and Alister shows Kaiba a vision of his past. Meanwhile, the Seal of Orichalcos short-circuits the plane and Mokuba takes the controls to keep them in the air.
167	23	"Flight of Fear – Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)	February 12, 2005
The duel between Alister and Kaiba continues, with Alister summoning his powerful Sky Fortress Zuggurat. Meanwhile, Mokuba is having trouble controlling the airplane, narrowly escaping a collision with a mountain. Eventually, Roland arrives to help out. Kaiba fuses the Fang of Critias with Tyrant Wing and Blue-Eyes White Dragon to form Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon and win the duel against Alister. Critias, Hermos and Timaeus appear and help Kaiba land the plane safely where the Pharaoh and his friends are waiting. Meanwhile, Dartz manages to buy out the rest of Kaiba's company, making him the owner of KaibaCorp. Note: This episode and "Paradise Found" aired in Japan as a one-hour special.
168	24	"Paradise Found"	Shin Yoshida	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)	February 12, 2005
Kaiba's company has been completely taken over by Dartz. Kaiba and Yami break into KaibaCorp headquarters to get information off of the company’s hard drive and end up fighting off an army of monsters. Rebecca hacks into the security system to help them out. The Seal of Orichalcos is revealed to be the symbol of the "Paradias Organization", of which Dartz is the leader. Joey runs off to Paradias headquarters to find Mai, while Tristan and Téa chase after him. Note: This episode and "Flight of Fear — Part 2" aired in Japan as a one-hour special.
169	25	"Fighting for a Friend – Part 1"	Akemi Omode	September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)	February 19, 2005
Joey chases after Valon and challenges him to a duel. Tristan follows Joey, only to be cornered by Dartz’s Orichalcos soldier. Yami, Kaiba and the gang are stopped by an army of Orichalcos soldiers.
170	26	"Fighting for a Friend – Part 2"	Akemi Omode	September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)	February 19, 2005
Joey and Valon continue their duel, while Yami and Kaiba fight off the Orichalcos soldiers. Kaiba and Mokuba leave the others to search for Dartz. Rebecca hacks into the KaibaCorp system to find Joey, while Mai continues searching for him to exact her revenge.
171	27	"Fighting for a Friend – Part 3"	Akemi Omode	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)	February 26, 2005
Rebecca locates Joey; Yami, Téa and Tristan go after him. However, Mai finds Joey and Valon first. Joey uses the Claw of Hermos card to gain an advantage, but Valon overpowers it. Joey uses his Red-Eyes Black Dragon to create armor for himself and combat Valon’s strategy, resulting in a clash of monster armors.
172	28	"Fighting for a Friend — Part 4"	Akemi Omode	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	February 26, 2005
Valon uses Phoenix Gravitation to revive his armor, but Joey is able to revive Hermos, overpowering Valon and winning the duel. Valon's soul is taken by the Orichalcos, but not before he realizes what he had done was wrong. Joey challenges the possessed Mai to a duel, knowing it is the only way to free her. She quickly plays the Seal of Orichalcos and summons a whole flock of Cyber Harpies, which, coupled with his physical condition, puts Joey in a tight spot. Meanwhile, Kaiba and Mokuba are close to Paradias headquarters while Yami, Téa and Tristan continue looking for Joey.
173	29	"Fighting for a Friend – Part 5"	Akemi Omode	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	April 16, 2005
Mai's Cyber Harpies continue to destroy Joey's monsters and reduce his Life Points. Joey is only one attack away from defeat, but Mai finds herself unable to go through with it. Joey is too worn out from his last duel to continue dueling Mai and the Orichalcos takes his soul. Mai is freed from the Orichalcos' control, even as she swears to destroy Dartz. Kaiba fights off more Orichalcos soldiers while Yami, Téa and Tristan find a soulless Joey.
174	30	"Grappling with a Guardian – Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)	April 23, 2005
Distraught by Joey’s defeat, Yami runs off to Paradias headquarters, where he finds a soulless Mai. He finds Rafael, who confesses to dueling Mai and challenges Yami to a duel. Téa and Tristan meet up with Kaiba and Mokuba and head to Dartz’s headquarters. During Yami and Rafael's duel, Yami implores Rafael not to use the Seal of Orichalcos, but he does so anyway.
175	31	"Grappling with a Guardian – Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)	April 30, 2005
Rafael has given in to the darkness and uses it to strengthen his monsters even further, including his beloved Guardian Eatos. Yami merges Timaeus and Dark Magician to form Amulet Dragon, which gains more attack points from the Spell cards in his graveyard. He successfully destroys Eatos, only for Rafael to summon Guardian Dreadscythe in its place. Realizing that Rafael is in the same position he was after playing the Seal of Orichalcos, Yami plays Underworld Circle to help him witness the darkness he unleashed on his Guardian monsters.
176	32	"Grappling with a Guardian – Part 3"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)	April 30, 2005
Taken to the graveyard by Underworld Circle, Yami and Rafael witness a flashback of Rafael’s past, showing Dreadscythe’s birth. Back at their duel, Rafael revives a nearly invincible Guardian Dreadscythe. Yami finally defeats it using Eatos and Goddess Bow. With the last of his Life Points, Rafael revives all his sacrificed Guardians. Even though he lost, Rafael's soul is spared from being taken by the Orichalcos, as he recovers the light inside his soul.
177	33	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)	May 7, 2005
Paradias headquarters collapses, and Rafael falls with it as Kaiba’s plane comes to save them. Rafael gives Yami directions to Dartz’s lair and the group heads off before being cornered by the authorities. Being told that they are the world’s only hope, the plane heads off to Dartz’s island, on which they find his lair etched with images of captured souls. Dartz challenges Yami and Kaiba to duel. During the duel, Yami, Kaiba and Dartz are shown the events of the past, detailing how Dartz came into contact with the Orichalcos.
178	34	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)	May 7, 2005
Dartz shows Yami and Kaiba the history of Atlantis, how the Orichalcos drove them into insanity, and how he lost his wife. In an attempt to save his people, Dartz made a contract with the Great Leviathan to use the Orichalcos to purge mankind, in order to restore "paradise." However, he was stopped by the three Legendary Dragons and former King Ironheart. Back in the duel, Dartz plays the second layer of the Seal of Orichalcos, Orichalcos Dueteros, and he uses his Mirror Knight Calling to summon his four Mirror Knights, each containing the souls of Yugi, Joey, Pegasus and Mai. However, if the Knights are destroyed, their souls may be lost forever.
179	35	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 3"	Shin Yoshida	November 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)	May 14, 2005
Kaiba refuses to let Yami's sentimentality cost them the duel and launches assaults on the Mirror Knights, only for them to defend each other by sacrificing their shields. Yugi talks to the Pharaoh and tells him to attack, saying that they would be alright. All the while, the second seal increases Dartz's Life Points, making him harder to beat. The Pharaoh plays weak moves and passes altogether. Rafael arrives and Dartz reveals that he made the boat crash on the day Rafael survived. Dartz plays on the darkness in Rafael's heart to make him lose control of Guardian Eatos, causing it to self-destruct, which allows the Seal of Orichalcos to take Rafael's soul.
180	36	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 4"	Shin Yoshida	November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)	May 14, 2005
Dartz plays the third seal of Orichalcos, letting him negate Spells, Traps and Monster Effects that target his monsters. Kaiba goes all-out, using the Fang of Critias to summon Mirror Force Dragon and destroy all of Dartz's monsters. However, Kyutora's destruction lets Dartz play Orichalcos Shunoros and summon the invincible shields Dexia and Aristoros. Kaiba's Life Points hit 0, but he activates Wish of Final Effort to raise Yami's Life Points before his soul is taken by the Orichalcos, leaving Yami to duel Dartz alone. With his soul captured, the Leviathan causes the world to shake and is nearly ready to be revived. Dartz knocks out Tristan, Téa and Mokuba, and tells Yami Yugi of their first encounter.
181	37	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 5"	Shin Yoshida	November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26)	May 21, 2005
With Tristan, Téa and Mokuba out cold, Yami Yugi can no longer rely on his friends for moral support. Dartz tries to convince him to give up, saying that he would do more good to his friends by sacrificing his soul. Remembering that his friends will always be with him, Yami Yugi decides not to forfeit the duel, and instead activates Legend of Heart to unlock the Legendary Dragons' true forms: the three Legendary Knights of Atlantis. The three knights are able to destroy Dartz's Orichalcos Shunoros and Orichalcos Tritos, however Dartz discards all the cards in his hand and pays all his Life Points to summon the Divine Serpent, a creature with an infinite number of attack points. In order for the Pharaoh to win, he has to destroy Dartz's Divine Serpent. However, an attack from Divine Serpent promptly reduces Yami Yugi's Life Points to zero as well. By using the trap Relay Soul, Yami remains in the game, using Dark Magician Girl to prevent him from losing. But if Dark Magician Girl is destroyed, the Pharaoh will lose the duel. Dartz orders his Divine Serpent to attack Dark Magician Girl...
182	38	"A Duel with Dartz – Part 6"	Shin Yoshida	December 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)	May 21, 2005
Yami Yugi fuses the Legendary Knights to form the Knight of Destiny, and destroys the Divine Serpent. As the duel ends, a vortex opens and Dartz is taken by the Great Leviathan. The knights release the souls of Yugi, Kaiba and Joey. A storm brews all over the world as Atlantis rises from the sea, causing a hurricane to head towards the East Coast. Yugi, Kaiba and Joey head to Atlantis and face off against the Great Leviathan, whom Dartz awakens by offering up his soul.
183	39	"Rise of the Great Beast – Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	December 10, 2003 (2003-12-10)	May 28, 2005
The gateway to the monster world opens and all the monsters come out to help Yugi, Kaiba and Joey. Despite the combined forces of their monsters, Yugi, Kaiba and Joey lose and are absorbed by the Great Leviathan. After the Pharoah is completely absorbed into the Leviathan, he rallies the souls Dartz captured and the monsters offer their strength, allowing Yami to summon the Egyptian god cards and free Kaiba, Joey and himself from the Great Leviathan. He uses the monsters to destroy the Great Leviathan and free the captured souls. Yugi, Joey and Kaiba flee as Atlantis collapses, but Yugi and Yami are stopped by a resurgent Dartz and the Great Leviathan.
184	40	"Rise of the Great Beast – Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)	May 28, 2005
Yami Yugi is being absorbed by the Great Leviathan, as he still has darkness inside. With the light of his friendship, however, he is able to channel enough strength to lock away the Great Leviathan, ending the catastrophes plaguing the world. Dartz is freed from the Orichalcos and returns home with Kris and Ironheart. Yugi and Yami leave Atlantis, while the others flee the island as it collapses. Everyone whose soul was captured awakens. Mai leaves Valon with her Cyber Harpie and promises to face Joey in the future. Yugi and Yami wash up on shore and are visited by Dark Magician Girl and the Legendary Knights, who tell them that their world is safe. Then, the Legendary Knights return to the Duel Monsters Spirit World, promising to return if such a great darkness ever threatens the world again. Afterwards, the others find Yugi and rescue him from the island. Before Yugi departs from the island, he agrees that Yami that needs to find out the secrets of his past, and promises Yami that he will not be doing it alone.

Season 5 (2003–04)

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	American air date
KC Grand Championship
185	1	"Unwanted Guest, Part 1"	Akemi Omode	December 24, 2003 (2003-12-24)	August 27, 2005
Stranded following the events of the Orichalcos, the Kaibas extend to Joey and Yugi an invitation for the Kaiba Grand Championship (KC Grand Prix in Japan) in exchange for tickets back home. One of the attractions is a duel computer that allows novices to refine their duelling skills. However, an enigmatic hacker locks all the guests in and sets the difficulty to Expert, leaving the amateur duelist Rick facing an immensely difficult task. Yugi duels instead, but he uses Rick's deck: full of Dragons and next-to-no magic and trap cards!
186	2	"Unwanted Guest, Part 2"	Akemi Omode	January 7, 2004 (2004-01-07)	August 27, 2005
Due to Rick stacking his deck with Dragons and only one magic card, Yugi is backed into a corner by the Expert-difficulty duel computer who forces Yugi to discard his hand. Yugi activates the card he gave to Rick, Heart of the Underdog, to power up his Spirit Ryu and restore the computer to normal.
187	3	"Let the Games Begin!, Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	January 14, 2004 (2004-01-14)	September 3, 2005
The Grand Championship starts in earnest with Joey facing off against the mysterious Apdnarg Otom; or Grandpa (Solomon) Moto backwards, who allegedly begged to be in the tournament. Solomon turns Joey's reliance on luck against him and leads an assault with the Ancient Giant.
188	4	"Let the Games Begin!, Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	January 21, 2004 (2004-01-21)	September 3, 2005
Joey is being beaten by his former teacher Solomon Moto, who sacrifices most of his cards to Summon the legendary Ancient Dragon, a card he's been waiting to play for years. Slowly Joey begins a comeback, using Gilford the Lightning to destroy the Dragon, but it's futile as it immediately resurrects itself with Ancient City. Joey counters this by returning it to Solomon's hand with Giant Trunade, and launching a double assault with Gilford the Lightning and Goblin Attack Force.
189	5	"Child's Play"	Akemi Omode	January 28, 2004 (2004-01-28)	September 10, 2005
Rebecca is duelling against the Asian champion, Vivian Wong, not just for a place in the next round, but for Yugi's heart. Rebecca uses a clever strategy to gain Life Points and burn away Vivian's each round, and even when Vivian hinders it with Dragon Lady, Rebecca makes a winning counter with Guardian Angel Joan. Rex and Weevil have sneaked into the tournament against rules under another competitor, and despite both duelling Zigfried Lloyd, he obliterates both of them in one turn with a single card: Ride of the Valkyries (Walkuren Ritt in the Japanese Version).
190	6	"Down in Flames, Part 1"	Akemi Omode	February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04)	September 10, 2005
Joey is pitted against Zigfried, who previously defeated two duelists in one move using one card. After a bad start, the facilities around KaibaLand go haywire, even putting the duelists themselves in danger: all Zigfried's work in an attempt to give Kaiba a 'hint'. After Joey makes a stinging direct attack with Jinzo, Zigfried focuses back on the duel, playing the Ride of the Valkyries card he used last time against Rex and Weevil, which easily defeated them in one turn.
191	7	"Down in Flames, Part 2"	Akemi Omode	February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11)	September 17, 2005
With the aid of his Hyper Refresh, Joey survives with only 800 Life Points remaining. Zigfried decides to try a different tactic.
192	8	"A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	February 18, 2004 (2004-02-18)	September 17, 2005
The Elite Eight in the KC Grand Championship have been filtered down to four Semi-Finalists: Zigfried Lloyd against Balfry Ginger, and the child prodigies Rebecca and Leon. Rebecca's gain-and-drain strategy is torn asunder by Leon's fairytale-based cards. In another attempt, Rebecca uses her Dragons, but Leon Summons Cinderella in response who attacks Rebecca directly repeatedly. Meanwhile, Yugi's grandfather has mysteriously gone missing.
193	9	"A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)	September 24, 2005
Vivian is revealed to have taken Grandpa from the hospital to act as bait for Yugi to duel her; in exchange, she would heal Grandpa's back. The two duel and Yugi uses her strategy of discarding Dragons to the Graveyard to his advantage with Dark Paladin. Leon is royally trouncing Rebecca but the latter refuses to give in, more so when Yugi finally arrives to cheer her on. Heartened, Rebecca Summons her Diamond Head Dragon and launches a brutal assault, but Leon ultimately triumphs with Thorn Princess. Leon will now face Zigfried in the finals.
194	10	"One Step Ahead, Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03)	September 24, 2005
Kaiba stops the match, disqualifying Zigfried for using an alias and revealing him as Zigfried von Schroder, Kaiba's former arch-rival and the tournament saboteur. The two then duel to determine whether Zigfried stays in the tournament. Kaiba summons his XYZ-Dragon Cannon, but Zigfried uses the Nibelung's Ring and his Three Goddesses to remove Kaiba's cards.
195	11	"One Step Ahead, Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)	October 1, 2005
Kaiba calls his immensely powerful Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End to reset the playing field, destroying Zigfried's hand, his field, and even his ace card Valkyrie Brunnhilde. Zigfried ups his play by reviving his Valkyrie and forcing both players to predict how many Magic Cards they think they'll play or take serious damage if they're incorrect. Seto uses a combo of Soul Release, Spell Reproduction and Dimension Fusion to Summon five Dragons at once, and together they destroy Brunnhilde and win the duel.
196	12	"Sinister Secrets, Part 1"	Akemi Omode	March 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)	October 1, 2005
Leon is stopped by Zigfried and is given a card to add to his deck, for his battle against Yugi for the title of World Champion. Leon is unusually bitter about it, and oddly, considering his last duel, doesn't appear to be enjoying himself. He launches countless assaults, replacing destroyed monsters with more fairytale creatures and reveals he, too, is a Von Schroder. Despite this, Kaiba cannot call off the match as that is against the tournament rules.
197	13	"Sinister Secrets, Part 2"	Akemi Omode	March 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)	October 8, 2005
Leon reveals his motivation to duel, stemming from being ignored by his family in favor of the smart, highly gifted and talented Zigfried. To distract himself, Leon became engrossed in fairytales, and started dueling following the creation of a set of fairytale cards. He initially believed this was earning Zigfried's respect, but in reality, his older brother saw him as little more than a tool for destroying KaibaCorp. Determined to earn his elder brother's love, Leon plays an illegal Field Spell: The Golden Castle of Stromberg, which infects KaibaCorp's systems with an extremely powerful and dangerous computer virus that rapidly deletes the files and can't be destroyed by card or trap effects.
198	14	"Sinister Secrets, Part 3"	Akemi Omode	March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)	October 8, 2005
Yugi decides to help Leon get rid of the Golden Castle of Stromberg, but this proves to be challenging as not only is it unaffected by card effects, it forces all monsters to battle and discards half of Yugi's Deck each turn. This proves to be its undoing, however, as he's left with one card and so can't discard half of it, destroying the card. Leon fights valiantly but loses to Yugi's Dark Magician. Zigfried is furious with this, but Leon manages to calm him down and forgives him. Yugi and his best friends are finally able to go back home.
Dawn of the Duel
199	15	"Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh"	Shin Yoshida	April 7, 2004 (2004-04-07)	October 15, 2005
Bakura tries to escape the returning spirit of the Millennium Ring, Yami Bakura, who tells him they still had to obtain all of the seven Millennium Items. At the moment, they had only one, the Millennium Eye. When Bakura refuses to help, Yami Bakura forcibly takes over his mind and body. Yugi's grandfather tells him the story of how he entered the tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh and discovered the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi prepares for his trip to Egypt in order to restore the Pharaoh's memories. Rex and Weevil return and steal Yugi's bag containing the Egyptian God cards and Millennium Items. However, their plans are thwarted when Yami Bakura shows up and reclaims the Millennium Ring. Then, he uses it to send both of their souls to the Shadow Realm. When Yugi shows up and asks if he was Bakura, Yami Bakura states he was not.
200	16	"Spiritual Awakening"	Shin Yoshida	April 14, 2004 (2004-04-14)	October 22, 2005
Yami Bakura returns Yugi's belongings, minus the Millennium Ring, as he states he still needs it until Yugi obtains all seven of the Millennium Items. Then, he tries to persuade Yugi to help, using a combination of both facts and lies. However, Yugi refuses to trust him. Yami Bakura tells the Pharaoh that the only way to regain his memory is to play a game (the Ultimate Shadow Game) before departing. Then, Yami Bakura kidnaps Mokuba and sends his soul to the Shadow Realm, which forces Kaiba to duel him. Yami Bakura turns the duel into a Shadow Game, and tells Kaiba that if he wins, then he will return Mokuba's soul. Planning to claim the great power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon as his own, and to have Kaiba join "The Ultimate Shadow Game", Bakura attacks using a new deck of Egyptian-themed cards, including his "tablet" trap cards, and his spirit beast, Diabound Kernel. Diabound is able to absorb half of the power of Blue-Eyes each time it activates its ability, even as Kaiba manages to fight back. However, as the Sun rises, Bakura abandons the duel, stating that he had other "business" to attend to. However, he leaves a parting gift for Kaiba - the Millennium Eye, and tells him to come to Egypt if he wants to learn about his ancient past. As Yugi was about to board a flight to Cairo, Egypt, he meets up with Tea, Joey, and Tristan. They refuse to let him leave on his own.
201	17	"Memoirs of a Pharaoh"	Shin Yoshida	April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)	October 29, 2005
The Pharaoh, Yugi, Tea, Joey, and Tristan arrive in Egypt and meet up with Marik. The Pharaoh presents the Egyptian God cards to the stone tablet, and his spirit is sent five thousand years into the past, to when he was still alive and reigned as King of Egypt, even as Yami Bakura uses his connection to the Pharaoh's Millennium Puzzle to hitch a ride back into the past, intending to finish the battle he started then. Yami Bakura's departure into the past causes the spirits of Rex Raptor, Weevil Underwood, and Mokuba to be released from the Shadow Realm (not shown on screen). Later, Yami Bakura completely takes over the body of his ancient alter ego, Bakura the Thief King, and frees him from his guards. Soon, his minions arrive, and free him from his chains. Then, Thief King Bakura (now under the control of Yami Bakura) raids the previous Pharaoh's tomb and heads off to the royal palace to claim the seven Millennium Items.
202	18	"The Intruder, Part 1"	Shin Yoshida	April 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)	November 5, 2005
Thief King Bakura, arrives at the palace to claim the Millennium Items for himself. The priests engage him in battle, but Bakura the Thief King's spirit beast, Diabound, proves too much for them to handle, until the Pharaoh steps in and summons Obelisk the Tormentor. However, Obelisk happens to be evenly matched with Bakura's Diabound, which is enhanced with power that it stole from Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon, during Yami Bakura's previous Duel with Seto Kaiba. Meanwhile, the spirits of Yugi and the others enter the Millennium Puzzle, thanks to the help of Shadi and his Millennium Key, in search of a doorway into the Pharaoh's memories, which would take them to the memory world that the Pharaoh had entered.
203	19	"The Intruder, Part 2"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	May 5, 2004 (2004-05-05)	November 12, 2005
Bakura's Diabound fights against the Pharaoh's Obelisk, but their power is equal, and Bakura is forced to retreat. Mana, a magician and also a childhood friend of the Pharaoh's, arrives to visit the palace. Mahad decides to help protect the former Pharaoh's tomb, despite Priest Isis' visions of his fate. Mahad's men take on Bakura's minions, while Mahad is trapped with Bandit Bakura.
204	20	"Makings of a Magician"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)	November 19, 2005
Mahad unlocks his full power using the Millennium Ring, and forces Bakura the Thief King to face him by trapping them both inside the academy where magicians used to be trained (inside of a cavern). Mahad draws upon his Millennium Ring to completely unearth his full powers, which he had sealed away within the academy for his own safety. Mahad's Illusion Magician faces off against Bakura's Diabound, which has grown in strength since his battle with the Pharaoh. However, Mahad's Illusion Magician has also grown in strength since then, but Bakura's Diabound is still the strongest monster on the field. Diabound gains the upper hand, and Thief King Bakura finishes the job by deliberately setting off the tomb's traps. To save himself, Mahad fuses his soul with his spirit beast, the Illusion Magician, transforming himself into the Dark Magician, which made him much more powerful than Bakura's Diabound, much to Bakura's disbelief. Bakura the Thief takes the Millennium Ring, however, Mahad as Dark Magician is able to destroy Bakura's Diabound, which causes the cavern to collapse. Thief King Bakura barely manages to escape, while Mahad's soul is sealed into the stone tablet meant for Diabound.
205	21	"Birth of the Blue-Eyes"	Shin Yoshida	May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)	November 26, 2005
Mana is distraught at the loss of her master. Priest Isis explains that he has become the Dark Magician and will eventually return with even greater magical powers and spells than ever before. Priests Seto and Shada head out into the city to search for people with strong spirit beasts. Seto meets a white-haired, blue-eyed young girl named Kisara who is shunned by the citizens. Meanwhile, Shadi guides Yugi and the others to the doorway, into the Memory World of the Pharaoh's past, and begin searching for the Pharaoh.
206	22	"Village of Lost Souls"	Shin Yoshida	May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	December 3, 2005
Thief King Bakura breaks into the palace again and attacks Priest Aknadin, infusing part of his evil soul into the Millennium Eye. The Pharaoh summons Slifer the Sky Dragon to chase after Bakura and Diabound. When Bakura begins targeting the villagers, Slifer is forced to take Diabound's attacks in order to defend the helpless people. The wounded Aknadin reminisces about the creation of the Millennium Items through the destruction of Kul Elna, and how he was forced to abandon his wife and his own son, Seto.
207	23	"A Reversal of Fortune"	Atsushi Maekawa	June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02)	December 10, 2005
Priest Seto and Karim arrive to defend the Pharaoh. Thief King Bakura pretends to retreat and leads them into a trap, giving him the chance to finally defeat Slifer. Yugi and the others appear just in time, giving the Pharaoh the strength he needs to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra. However, Yami Bakura uses Zorc's immense dark power to turn back time, so he can make sure Yugi never shows up. The Pharaoh is defeated and Thief King Bakura takes the Millennium Puzzle, while the Pharaoh falls into the chasm.
208	24	"In Search of a King"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	June 9, 2004 (2004-06-09)	December 17, 2005
Aknadin forces Kisara to fight the other prisoners in an attempt to force her to call forth her spirit beast. Despite Aknadin urging him not to, Seto steps in to protect Kisara, until she is finally able to summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Meanwhile, Yugi and the gang search for the Pharaoh, who they firmly believe is still alive. During their search, they run into Mana, who decides to help them. They find the Pharaoh taking shelter in a cave, though he is badly injured.
209	25	"Village of Vengeance, Part 1"	Akemi Omode	June 16, 2004 (2004-06-16)	January 7, 2006
The priests meet up with the Pharaoh and the others, and together they track Thief King Bakura to Kul Elna, a ruined village haunted by the vengeful spirits of its former citizens. The Pharaoh heads in to face Bakura alone, but is soon joined by the spirit of Mahad, in the form of the Dark Magician. Bakura summons Diabound, newly evolved after its battle with Slifer, to combat him. Mana finally unlocks the great magical power of her spirit beast, the Dark Magician Girl, and rushes to their aid.
210	26	"Village of Vengeance, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	June 23, 2004 (2004-06-23)	January 14, 2006
Mahad and Mana mount a counterattack on Diabound, but it absorbs the dead spirits of Kul Elna to make itself more powerful. Seto and the rest of the priests arrive but are unable to penetrate Diabound's spirit shield. Bakura takes the Millennium Scale from Karim and uses it to strengthen Diabound by fusing another Shadow Creature (Illushu) with it. Shada locates Diabound's stone tablet and plans to destroy it to eliminate the beast. However, Aknadin attacks him and takes the Millennium Key. Shada is dragged into Diabound's tablet by the spirits of Kul Elna. Diabound's attacks overwhelm the Pharaoh and his Guardians. As Diabound defeats them, the Pharaoh tries to surrender himself to the souls of Kul Elna. The angry spirits enter his body, planning to drag him into the Shadow Realm, but the Pharaoh's father, King Aknamkanon, arrives and intercepts the spirits, convincing them to take his soul instead. Aknamkanon is able to trap the angry spirits within him, which releases Shada from Diabound's tablet, and leads the spirits to the Shadow Realm (trapping himself there as well). Bakura becomes enrages as the loss of the spirits weakens Diabound. Mahad is finally able to defeat Diabound with help from the Pharaoh. As Shada watches, Diabound's tablet breaks into pieces.
211	27	"Village of Vengeance, Part 3"	Atsushi Maekawa	June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)	January 21, 2006
Yugi and the others enter the palace to search for clues about the Pharaoh's real name. Thief King Bakura collapses, but manages to place his three Millennium Items into the Millennium stone. Yami Bakura then releases Thief King Bakura from his control, who is confused about what was happening, unable to recall what he was doing. Then he turns into dust, even as he cries out in anguish for help. Yami Bakura's disembodied spirit tells the others he was merely using Bandit Bakura as a pawn. Later, Aknadin betrays the other priests by using a time-freezing spell to incapacitate them and takes the Millennium Items, giving him the power needed to resurrect the Zorc Necrophades, The Dark One and Lord of Terror Evil and Darkness, from the Millennium Stone. Zorc transforms Aknadin into the Lord of Darkness, The Great Shadow Magus (which doubles Aknadin's power). Yami Bakura reveals the true nature of the Shadow Game - it is simply a board game, played by the present-day versions of Yami Bakura and the Pharaoh (the other parts of their souls). However, their actions dictate the events of the Memory World, which are manipulated by their game pieces.
212	28	"Village of Vengeance, Part 4"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07)	January 28, 2006
Kaiba arrives in Egypt. Ishizu and Marik lead him to the stone tablet shrine, where the Millennium Eye begins glowing and shows his visions of Bakura and the Pharaoh's Shadow Game. Yami Bakura pulls Kaiba's soul into the game, and uses it to help resurrect the Thief King, and Yami Bakura retakes control of Thief King Bakura. Meanwhile, Bobasa guides Yugi and the others to the Valley of the Kings, where the Pharaoh's true name lies within his future tomb. Then, Bobasa leaves, having fulfilled his duty.
213	29	"Village of Vengeance, Part 5"	Akemi Omode	July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)	February 4, 2006
With all Seven Millennium Items Thief King Bakura is able to revive Diabound without his tablet and he is stronger than ever, in his 5th and final form. The Millennium Stone then sinks deep into the ground, along with the seven items. Bandit Bakura uses Diabound to allow Aknadin escape, who takes Priest Seto with him. To give Zorc Necrophades enough time to be fully reborn, he separates the Pharaoh and his priests from one another and attacks them with armies of monsters while they are isolated. Karim sacrifices himself, in order to give his remaining power to Shada. Meanwhile, Pharaoh heads back to the palace to find Priest Seto.
214	30	"Name of the Game"	Shin Yoshida	July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)	April 1, 2006
Seto and Kisara face Aknadin, however Kisara is killed while protecting Seto, and the White Dragon is sealed in stone. Meanwhile, Yugi and his friends brave many deadly traps finally find the Pharaoh's true name in a room in the back. The Pharaoh makes it back to the palace, however he is forced to battle against Seto as his mind was being manipulated by the evil Priest Aknadin. The legendary ancient match between the Pharaoh and Priest Seto begins. The Pharaoh summons Mahad, as Dark Magician, to fight against the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, now controlled by Priest Seto. The Pharaoh is eventually overpowered. However, the spirit of Kisara, in the form of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, enters Seto's mind and destroys Aknadin for good. As a result, Aknadin's soul is sent to the Shadow Realm. However, the time on Yami Bakura's 3rd hourglass runs out, and Zorc Necrophades begins to revive. At the same time, Yami Bakura takes full control of Tristan's body and blocks the only exit of the Pharaoh's tomb. Telling Yugi he will never leave the tomb alive, Yami Bakura challenges Yugi to a duel.
215	31	"The Dark One Cometh, Part 1"	Atsushi Maekawa	July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)	April 8, 2006
Thief King Bakura succeeds in reviving Zorc Necrophades, sacrificing himself and his Diabound in the process, the two absorbed into the Millennium Stone. As Zorc emerges from underneath Kul Elna, his energy destroys the Millennium Stone, causing the Millennium Items to scatter throughout Kul Elna. The Pharaoh and Priest Seto ride back to the palace and attempt to stop Zorc. Shada intercepts a lightning bolt sent by Zorc meant for the Pharaoh and dies. Meanwhile, events in the Memory World have linked to the Real World. Zorc's revival causes the Real World to be beset by all sorts of natural disasters. Once Yami Bakura gains the Pharaoh's name, he intends to revive Zorc in the Real World. Meanwhile, Yugi and Yami Bakura (possessing the body of Tristan) duel. If Yugi wins, he can leave and tell the Pharaoh his true name, and if he loses, he'll never leave. He and his friends will be swallowed by the Shadow Realm.
216	32	"The Dark One Cometh, Part 2"	Akemi Omode	August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)	April 15, 2006
Isis and Mana head for Kul Elna to retrieve the Millennium Items. Isis uses her Millennium Necklace to strengthen her Winged Guardian of the Fortress to distract Zorc. However, Zorc destroys Isis's dragon and the amount of damage she takes kills her. Once Mana delivers the Millennium Items to Shimon, he summons Exodia with the Millennium Key, which holds its own against Zorc. Zorc eventually overpowers it, since Exodia drew its power from a mortal, Shimon, while Zorc had an almost infinite supply of darkness. Zorc the Dark One then destroys Exodia, killing Shimon. Mana delivers the other Millennium Items to the Pharaoh, who prepares to fight Zorc. The duel between Yugi and Yami Bakura continues, but suddenly, Yami Bakura's voice changes and he calls Yugi a "pathetic mortal", which strikes Téa as strange.
217	33	"The Dark One Cometh, Part 3"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11)	April 22, 2006
The Pharaoh summons the Three Egyptian Gods to combat Zorc. At the tabletop in the Shadow Realm, Yami Bakura claims he'll soon return to his original form, and leaves the table to join with his 5,000-year-old counterpart - Zorc. At the same time, he sends the present-day Pharaoh to the battlefield to reunite his past self. Meanwhile, Zorc defeats the three Egyptian Gods by covering the Sun, the source of their strength. Zorc then turns the Egyptian Gods into motionless statues of stone. Yami Bakura's deck destruction strategy drives Yugi into a corner, but, remembering that the Pharaoh, Joey, and Téa are counting on him, continues the duel and draws the one card that can turn the tables.
218	34	"The Dark One Cometh, Part 4"	Shin Yoshida	August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)	April 29, 2006
Mana takes the Pharaoh back to the palace while Seto summons Blue-Eyes White Dragon to combat Zorc. Blue-Eyes White Dragon stops the solar eclipse but is defeated by Zorc, which turns Priest Seto and the Millennium Rod to stone. Kaiba takes over and summons Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which is equal to power of Zorc. The explosive burst of energy their clashing attacks opens a rift from the Memory World to the Real World. Meanwhile, Yugi successfully defeats Yami Bakura with the final card in his deck. Yugi and his friends fly to the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh becomes Black Luster Soldier and fuses with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, becoming Master of Dragon Knight. However, the Master of Dragon Knight is destroyed by its own attack during the battle and the Pharaoh is seemingly defeated.
219	35	"In the Name of the Pharaoh!"	Atsushi Maekawa	August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25)	May 6, 2006
Yugi, Joey, and others summon monsters to help the Pharaoh. The ancient characters of his name cannot be read so they cannot tell the Pharaoh what it is. Tea remembers the cartouche pendant and the group focus on it, causing the characters they saw to materialize on its surface. The Pharaoh reads it, regaining his true name, "Atem". Imbued with this power, he revives the three Egyptian Gods and fuses them together to form the Creator of Light, Horakhty. (Horakhty is a level 12, warrior-type Divine-God attribute monster, with infinite attack and defense points; if successfully summoned during a duel, it results in an instant win.) The Pharaoh attacks Zorc directly with Horakhty's Shining Light, which results in Zorc being destroyed forever. Later, the Pharaoh entrusts the Millennium Items to the revived Priest Seto and makes him the next Pharaoh of Egypt. With his role in the past over, Atem's body dissolves even as Priest Seto promises to rule Egypt justly. Atem and his friends leave the Memory World.
The Final Duel
220	36	"The Final Journey"	Akemi Omode	September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01)	May 13, 2006
Atem and the others return to present-day Egypt, where they are met by Marik, Ishizu, Odion, and even Bakura, who has finally been freed from Zorc's control. Atem has set his mind to sealing the seven Millennium Items away, along with himself. However, as part of a rite of passage, someone must defeat Atem in a duel to do so. Although Kaiba and Joey both volunteer, Yugi takes the honor. The duel will take place tomorrow and both Pharaoh Atem and Yugi construct their best deck possible.
221	37	"The Final Duel, Part 1"	Yasuyuki Suzuki	September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08)	May 20, 2006
Yugi and Atem place the seven Millennium Items into their slots in the Millennium Stone (which now appears to be intact). Pharaoh Atem and Yugi then separate into two physical beings. The duel that will determine the fate of Atem and Yugi begins. Pharaoh Atem begins by summoning "The Tricky" with an attack power of 2000 but Yugi plays the magic card, "Swords of Revealing Light". Yugi is able to fuse the three monsters: "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget" into one monster with 3000 attack points: the "Mobile Fortress Stronghold". However, after successfully summoning "Obelisk, the Tormentor" on his next turn, Pharaoh Atem defeats Yugi's "Mobile Fortress Stronghold". Although Yugi is able to dodge Obelisk's next attack against his "Silent Swordsman", Pharaoh Atem retaliates by summoning both "Slifer, the Sky-Dragon" and "The Winged Dragon of Ra" (also demonstrating that Atem knows the ancient chant required to summon Ra) in the same turn, giving him all three Egyptian Gods on the field at the same time.
222	38	"The Final Duel, Part 2"	Shin Yoshida	September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)	May 27, 2006
The duel between Yugi and Atem continues. The sum of the attack power of Atem's three Egyptian Gods exceeds ten thousand. Yugi is overwhelmed, but successfully summons one of his most powerful monsters, "Valkyrion The Magna Warrior", by discarding the three smaller Magna Warriors - Alpha, Beta and Gamma - to the graveyard, and he then parries Slifer's Summon Thunder Bullet with a Quick Spell card, "Mirage Magic". When a player's monsters' Attack Power and Defense Power increases or decreases due to an opponent's card effect, "Mirage Magic" negates the effect and recovers the difference in Life Points. Furthermore, Yugi also dodges the attacks of all three Egyptian Gods with the Trap card "Mirage Ruler", forcing Atem to end his turn. Yugi finally makes a counterattack move that threatens the Egyptian Gods. He summons the three smaller Magna Warriors - Alpha, Beta and Gamma - from the graveyard in return for sacrificing "Valkyrion The Magna Warrior", and then activates the Trap Card, "Magnet Force", which transfers the effect of Silfer's Summon Thunder Bullet onto the Egyptian Gods themselves. However, when he launches an attack with "Silent Swordsman", Atem activates his facedown Trap Card, "Mirror Force", destroying every monster Yugi had on the field, seemingly leaving him in an unassailable position.
223	39	"The Final Duel, Part 3"	Shin Yoshida	September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	June 3, 2006
Yugi uses the last card in his hand, "Magnet Reverse", allowing him to summon "Valkyrion The Magna Warrior" back from the graveyard. With "Magnet Force" still in play, Yugi uses Slifer's Summon Thunder Bullet to destroy Obelisk. Moreover, using Valkyrion's special ability, Yugi sacrifices it to summon the three smaller Magna Warriors - Alpha, Beta and Gamma - back to the field, and Slifer's three Summon Thunder Bullets are redirected to both Slifer and Ra, destroying them both. Having successfully defeated the Egyptian Gods, Kaiba himself finally admits that he was wrong about Yugi, and pronounces him as "The King of Games", as he did not believe defeating all three Egyptian Gods simultaneously was possible. However, Atem is not worried at all, admitting that he knew that Yugi would defeat the Egyptian Gods. Atem and Yugi trade blows with "Chimera The Flying Mythical Beast" and "Buster Blader" respectfully, before Atem summons "Swift Gaia The Fierce Knight", whom he discarded to the graveyard on his very first move of the game, and uses it to destroy "Buster Blader". Yugi responds by summoning "Summoned Skull" and "Curse of Dragon", but Atem demonstrates his power to control his deck at will, and summons "Big Shield Gardna" to defend himself, albeit temporarily. In a final act of defiance, Atem gives up half his remaining Life Points to play "Dark Magic Curtain", thus allowing him to summon his most trusted creature, the "Dark Magician". (Note: When this aired in the U.S, the ending said "To Be Concluded" instead of "To Be Continued", thus signifying the end of the series.)
224	40	"The Final Duel, Part 4"	Shin Yoshida	September 29, 2004 (2004-09-29)	June 10, 2006
Yugi tries his best to fend off the attacks from Atem's most faithful servant, the "Dark Magician", but he is left with just 400 Life Points remaining. Yugi then plays a Spell Card, "Gold Sarcophagus", which allows Yugi to choose any magic card from his deck and store it in the chest; if Atem ever uses the same card himself, then Yugi can negate the activation of that card. Yugi tries to use "Gandora The Dragon of Destruction" to defeat the "Dark Magician", just how he was able to defeat Yami Bakura, but to no avail. Atem summons his "Dark Magician Girl" to support his "Dark Magician" in response to Yugi summoning his "Silent Magician". Yugi forces Atem to sacrifice both of his magicians to protect his Life Points after Yugi uses "Card of Sanctity" to increase the strength of his "Silent Magician". Atem then tries to activate the Spell Card, "Monster Reborn", so he can revive "Slifer the Sky Dragon", but at that moment, Yugi opens the Gold Sarcophagus to reveal the card he sealed away. The card was "Monster Reborn", meaning that neither of them can use that card in this game. It is Yugi's message to the Pharaoh that "Those of the dead should not remain in the world of the living". With the activation of "Monster Reborn" negated, and Slifer the Sky Dragon sent back to the graveyard, Atem is left defenceless. Yugi finally defeats him, but immediately collapses on his knees in tears, distraught at the realisation he will never see Atem again. Despite Atem telling Yugi that he shouldn't cry, Yugi tells Atem that he (Yugi) is weak, and that Atem's strength and bravery was always his goal. Atem comforts Yugi, saying that he displayed true courage in even deciding to duel Atem in the first place, and that he had a power that no-one else could conquer: that of kindness. Yugi's victory has finally set him free. Atem then departs into the afterlife. Then, the Millennium Stone shatters, which causes the seven Millennium Items to fall into the pit left behind. Also, the shrine collapses, and Shadi's spirit is seen here one last time. Everybody barely makes it out in time. As a result of the shrine's destruction, the Millennium Items are buried forever. Yugi tells Joey that, "Sometimes, the end of one adventure is only beginning of another." This concludes the end of the 4-Kids version of the story. In the extended ending (only in the original Japanese version), Yugi, Tea, Joey, Tristan, Bakura, Duke, Grandpa, Kaiba and Mokuba all leave Egypt and return to Domino City of Japan. In the airport, they meet up with Rebecca, Arthur, and Serenity. Both Duke and Tristan run towards Serenity, only to be pulled back by Joey. Rebecca hugs Yugi, much to Tea's annoyance. Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor get into an argument again and decide to duel. Zigfried and Leon von Schroeder make a business proposition with Pegasus, to which he agrees. Mako Tsunami returns from a fishing trip, and he meets Espa and the Roba brothers at the harbor. Espa Roba starts his duel disc indicating that duel is about to take place. Mai Valentine and Vivian Wong are facing off in a two-on-two duel against the Paradox Brothers atop the Great Wall of China. The credits end with a cutscene where Grandpa is sweeping, while Yugi comes out from the house to join Tea, Joey, and Tristan to go to school. Yugi ends the episode and the show by saying that his story has not ended, and that his story extends beyond that of the Pharaoh, who after 5,000 years defeated the evil Zorc Necrophades.

Grand Championship

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters episode list

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	15	"Getting Played"	September 9, 2006
2	16	"Divide and Conquer"	September 16, 2006
3	17	"Reunited at Last"	September 23, 2006
4	18	"Fortress of Fear"	September 30, 2006
5	19	"Eye of the Storm"	October 7, 2006
6	20	"Trial of Light and Shadow"	October 14, 2006
7	21	"Red-Eyes Black Curse"	October 21, 2006
8	22	"Fruits of Evolution"	October 28, 2006
9	23	"The Fiendish Five, Part 1"	November 4, 2006
10	24	"The Fiendish Five, Part 2"	November 11, 2006
11	25	"The True King, Part 1"	November 18, 2006
12	26	"The True King, Part 2"	November 25, 2006

Movies

#	English Title Japanese Title	Japanese release date	English release date
1	"Yu-Gi-Oh!" "Yu-Gi-Ō!" (遊☆戯☆王)	March 6, 1999	N/A
This was a 30-minute movie produced by Toei Animation in Japan. The movie is about a boy named Shougo Aoyama, who is too timid to duel, even after he got a powerful rare card in his deck, the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon. Yugi tries to bring Shougo's courage out in a duel with Seto Kaiba, who has his eyes on Shougo's rare card. This movie follows the plot line developed in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.
2	"Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light" "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light" (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ 光のピラミッド)	November 3, 2004	August 13, 2004
In the movie, the evil sorcerer Anubis wants revenge on Yami Yugi, and awakens after Yugi Muto solves the Millennium Puzzle. Yami Yugi had defeated Anubis a long time ago, yet Anubis re-appears to face him. This evil god possesses the cards Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia, which can be merged into Theinen the Great Sphinx. He also has the Pyramid of Light, the most powerful card and a Millennium Item; so, he wants revenge by using Kaiba to defeat Yami Yugi in order to completely revive as the King of Destruction, and to annihilate mankind. This movie follows the plot line developed in the first three seasons of the second Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.
3	"Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time / 10th Anniversary Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds That Transcended Time" "Tensu Anivāsarī Gekijōban Yū☆Gi☆Ō ~Chō Yūgō! Toki o Koeta Kizuna~ 10th Anniversary" (10thアニバーサリー 劇場版 遊☆戯☆王 ～超融合！時空を越えた絆～)	January 23, 2010	February 26, 2011
In the movie, Yusei Fudo, the protector of New Domino City through dueling, has his ace monster, Stardust Dragon, stolen by a mysterious man, Paradox, who has come from the future, to lead the world down the path of destruction. Yusei goes through a time slip and reaches Jaden Yuki, one capable of using the power of Card Spirits. Yusei then learns the truth behind the incident. In pursuit of Paradox, Yusei and Jaden travel to the times of the legendary duelist, Yugi Muto. They meet with him and make an agreement to combine their powers to fight. To save the world and to retrieve Yusei's Stardust Dragon, Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei's grand duel with Paradox unfolds. This movie follows the plot line developed in 3 of the franchise's anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
4	"Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions" "Yū☆Gi☆Ō Za Dākusaido Obu Dimenshonzu" (ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おう ＴＨＥ ＤＡＲＫ ＳＩＤＥ ＯＦ ＤＩＭＥＮＳＩＯＮＳ)	April 23, 2016	Late 2016
This movie takes place six months after the conclusion of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series.

References

• NAS's official Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters site
• TV Tokyo's Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters site
• Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! website