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{{For|the first subseries of the English manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (subseries)}}
 
{{For|the first subseries of the English manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (subseries)}}
 
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{{Infobox/Animanga/Start
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| title          = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| title          = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| english        = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| english        = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| kanji          = 遊☆戯☆王
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| kanji          = 遊☆戯☆王
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| romaji          = Yūgiō
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| romaji          = Yūgiō
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| image name      = Yu-Gi-OhMangaLogo.gif
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| image name      = Yu-Gi-OhMangaLogo.gif
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| image caption  = English version logo
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| image caption  = English version logo
 
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{{Infobox/Animanga/Manga
 
{{Infobox/Animanga/Manga
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| author          = Kazuki Takahashi
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| author          = Kazuki Takahashi
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| publisher      = {{flag|Japan}} Shueisha
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| publisher      = {{flag|Japan}} Shueisha
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| publisher other =
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| publisher other =  
 
* {{flag|Indonesia}} Elex Media Komputindo
 
* {{flag|Indonesia}} Elex Media Komputindo
 
* {{flag|Finland}} Sangatsu Manga
 
* {{flag|Finland}} Sangatsu Manga
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* {{flag|Brazil}} Editora JBC
 
* {{flag|Brazil}} Editora JBC
 
* {{flag|Malaysia}} Comics House
 
* {{flag|Malaysia}} Comics House
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* {{flag|Vietnam}} Kim Đồng Publishing House
 
* {{flag|South Korea}} Daewon C.I.
 
* {{flag|South Korea}} Daewon C.I.
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| serialized      =  
 
* {{flag|Japan}} [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
 
* {{flag|Japan}} [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
 
* {{flag|Canada}} {{flag|United States}} [[Shonen Jump]]
 
* {{flag|Canada}} {{flag|United States}} [[Shonen Jump]]
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* {{flag|Malaysia}} Comics House
 
* {{flag|Malaysia}} Comics House
 
* {{flag|South Korea}} Daewon C.I.
 
* {{flag|South Korea}} Daewon C.I.
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| first run      = September 30, 1996<!-- cover date -->
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| first run      = September 14, 1996<!-- release date -->
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| last run        = March 8, 2004<!-- no idea if this is the cover date or the actual street release date -->
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| last run        = March 8, 2004<!-- release date -->
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| num of volumes  =
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* 38 (original)
 
* 38 (original)
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|7]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|24]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|7]] (English division)
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|7]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|24]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|7]] (English division)
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'''''Yu-Gi-Oh!''''' is a manga series about games by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], which the entire ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' franchise originated from.
 
'''''Yu-Gi-Oh!''''' is a manga series about games by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], which the entire ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' franchise originated from.
  
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It was serialized in Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' from September 30, 1996 to March 8, 2004. 343 chapters were published. These were reprinted in 38 volumes in the tankoban and 22 in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (bunkoban)|bunkoban]].
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It was serialized in Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from September 14, 1996 to March 8, 2004. 343 chapters were published. These were reprinted in 38 volumes in the tankoban and 22 in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (bunkoban)|bunkoban]].
  
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The story was initially episodic, with a few exceptions. It focused on the adventures of [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]], who would unknowingly become possessed by [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] and defeat bullies and evildoers in dangerous [[Shadow Game]]s. The story later focuses more on the card game ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' as a plot device in two tournament arcs and stories spanning over many more chapters. In the final arc, Dark Yugi relives his past life as a Pharaoh through a role-playing game, the [[Shadow RPG]].
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The story was initially episodic, with a few exceptions. It focused on the adventures of [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]], who would unknowingly become possessed by [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] and defeat bullies and evildoers in dangerous [[Shadow Game]]s. The story later focuses more on the card game ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' as a plot device in two tournament arcs and stories spanning over many more chapters. In the final arc, Dark Yugi relives his past life as a Pharaoh through a role-playing game, the [[Shadow RPG]].
  
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The English version is subdivided into three series; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]''. A number of minor changes are made, but significantly less than in other English adaptions of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' media.
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The English version is subdivided into three series; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]''. A number of minor changes are made, but significantly less than in other English adaptations of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' media.
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''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' is one of the [[wikipedia:List of best-selling manga#Between 30 million and 49 million copies|best-selling manga series]] of all time, with a total estimated circulation of approximately [[wikipedia:Weekly Shōnen Jump#Manga series|1.38 billion copies]] in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and selling an estimated 40 million volumes.<ref name=zenkan>{{cite web | url=http://www.mangazenkan.com/ranking/books-circulation.html | script-title=ja:歴代発行部数ランキング | publisher=Manga Zenkan | language=ja | access-date=November 9, 2014 |  archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029182642/http://www.mangazenkan.com/ranking/books-circulation.html | archive-date=October 29, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>
  
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
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==Plot==
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==Arcs==
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The series contains 343 chapters. Depending on the source, these chapters may be organized into six, seven, or nine arcs. There is also a special two-part chapter, "[[TRANSCEND GAME]]".
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{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="row" | Source →
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | ''Bunkoban'' / ''Duel Art''
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | ''Millennium Book''
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Shueisha Jump Remix
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! scope="col" | Chapters ↓
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| 1–25    || School || [[School (arc)|School]] || rowspan="2" | School
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| 26      || rowspan="2" | Death-T || rowspan="2" | [[Death-T (arc)|Death-T]]
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| 27–40  || Death-T
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| 41–59  || Monster World || [[Monster World (arc)|Monster World]] || Monster World
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| 60–133  || Duelist Kingdom || [[Duelist Kingdom (manga arc)|Duelist Kingdom]] || Duelist Kingdom
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| 134–145 || Dungeon Dice Monsters || [[Dungeon Dice Monsters (manga arc)|Dungeon Dice Monsters]] || rowspan="3" | Battle City
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| 146–201 || rowspan="2" | Battle City || [[Battle City (manga arc)|Battle City]]
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| 202–278 || [[Tournament Finals]]
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| 279–336 || rowspan="2" | King's Memories || [[King's Memories]] || rowspan="2" | King's Memories
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| 337–343 || [[Rite of the Duel (arc)|Rite of the Duel]]
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===School===
 
===School===
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{{Main|School (arc)|Death-T (arc)|Monster World (arc)}}
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{{main|School (arc)}}
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[[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] solves the [[Millennium Puzzle (manga)|Millennium Puzzle]], causing him to share his body with the spirit [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]], initially without Yugi's knowledge. When Yugi and his friends are faced with bullies and evildoers, Dark Yugi will often take control and challenge the offenders to [[Shadow Game]]s. Significant opponents include [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]], who becomes a rival of Dark Yugi and [[Shadi Shin|Shadi]], who sets up the [[Trial of the Mind]] Shadow Game to test if Yugi is worthy of the Millennium Puzzle.
  
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The hall monitor [[Tetsu Ushio (manga)|Ushio]] learns that [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] is being bullied by [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Katsuya Jonouchi]] and [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Hiroto Honda]]. Despite Yugi's wishes, Ushio proceeds to beat them up and demands bodyguard fees from Yugi. While under the pressure of what to do, Yugi solves the [[Millennium Puzzle]], causing him to share his body with the spirit [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]], initially without Yugi's knowledge. When Yugi and his friends, Jonouchi, Honda and [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu Mazaki]] are faced with bullies and evildoers, Dark Yugi will often take control and challenge the offenders to [[Shadow Game]]s he sets up with nearby objects.
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===Death-T===
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{{main|Death-T (arc)}}
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Seto Kaiba sets up the [[Death-T]] theme park to try and kill the Yugis in vengeance for an earlier defeat. It is during Death-T, that Yugi becomes fully aware of Dark Yugi's existence.
  
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Notable opponents Dark Yugi faces include [[Shadi Shin|Shadi]], [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] and [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]]. Shadi, the owner of the [[Millennium Key]] and [[Millennium Scale|Scales]], sets up the [[Trial of the Mind]] Shadow Game, endangering Yugi's friends, to test if Yugi is worthy of the Millennium Puzzle. [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] sets up the [[Death-T]] theme park to try and kill the Yugis in vengeance for an earlier defeat. It is during Death-T, that Yugi becomes fully aware of Dark Yugi's existence. [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]] possess the body of Yugi's friend [[Ryo Bakura (manga)|Ryo Bakura]] through the [[Millennium Ring]] and faces Dark Yugi in a tabletop role-playing game, ''[[Monster World]]'', where the souls of Yugi and his friends are trapped in the characters Dark Yugi uses.
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===Monster World===
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{{main|Monster World (arc)}}
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Dark Yugi faces more villains, in a similar format to the School arc. The final opponent, being [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]], who possess the body of Yugi's friend [[Ryo Bakura (manga)|Ryo Bakura]] through the [[Millennium Ring (manga)|Millennium Ring]] and faces Dark Yugi in a tabletop role-playing game, ''[[Monster World]]'', where the souls of Yugi and his friends are trapped in the characters Dark Yugi uses.
  
 
===Duelist Kingdom===
 
===Duelist Kingdom===
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{{main|Duelist Kingdom (manga arc)}}
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[[Maximillion J. Pegasus (manga)|Maximillion J. Pegasus]], the creator of ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' and owner of the [[Millennium Eye]], forces the Yugis to participate in his [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament, by trapping the soul of [[Sugoroku Mutou (manga)|Sugoroku Mutou]] in a [[Pegasus' videotape|videotape]]. Yugi splits his [[Star Chip]] entry items with Jonouchi, allowing him to participate too to win the prize money to save his sister, [[Shizuka Kawai (manga)|Shizuka Kawai]], from going blind. Their friends Anzu, Honda and Bakura accompany them too.
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Yugi is forced to take part in the [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] tournament, hosted by [[Maximillion J. Pegasus (manga)|Maximillion J. Pegasus]], the creator of ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' and owner of the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]]. [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Katsuya Jonouchi]] also takes part to win the prize money to save his sister, [[Shizuka Kawai (manga)|Shizuka Kawai]] from going blind.
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In the preliminary stages of the tournament, Dark Yugi and Jonouchi face a number of high-ranking players, dishonest players and the [[Eliminator|Player Killers]], hired by Pegasus. Despite being a beginner, Jonouchi pulls through with support from his friends and coaching from Dark Yugi. They befriend [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai Kujaku]], who is initially perceived as their enemy.
 
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Seto Kaiba comes to the [[Duelist Kingdom (island)|Duelist Kingdom island]] to rescue his brother, [[Mokuba Kaiba (manga)|Mokuba]], who was kidnapped by Pegasus, as part of a [[Pegasus' KaibaCorp takeover attempt|plan]] to takeover [[KaibaCorp]]. Pegasus forces Kaiba to Duel Dark Yugi. Kaiba endangers his life, causing Yugi to throw the Duel before Dark Yugi does harm. Pegasus then defeats Kaiba and traps his soul in a "[[Soul Prison]]" card.
 
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Mai, Yugi, Jonouchi and [[Keith Howard (manga)|Keith Howard]] become the four finalists. Dark Yugi defeats Mai and Jonouchi defeats Keith in the semi finals. Dark Yugi, Jonouchi and Pegasus all consider a final Duel between Dark Yugi and Jonouchi to be unnecessary, so Pegasus and Dark Yugi immediately begin their Duel. Yugi comes up with the [[Mind Shuffle]] strategy, allowing him and Dark Yugi to defeat Pegasus.
 
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Keeping his word, Pegasus freed the souls he had trapped and gave Dark Yugi the prize money, which he gave to Jonouchi. Pegasus and [[Croquet]] explained how Pegasus had come into possession of the Millennium Eye and how the tournament had been an attempt for Pegasus to reunite with his deceased lover [[Cecelia Pegasus|Cyndia]]. Before leaving the island, Pegasus is murdered by Dark Bakura, who steals his Millennium Eye.
 
  
 
===Dungeon Dice Monsters===
 
===Dungeon Dice Monsters===
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{{main|Dungeon Dice Monsters (manga arc)}}
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[[Ryuji Otogi (manga)|Ryuji Otogi]], the creator of ''[[Dungeon Dice Monsters]]'' transfers to Yugi's school. His father, [[Mr. Clown]], had previously lost a game to Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku. In revenge, he forces Yugi into a game of ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'' with Ryuji, with ownership of the Millennium Puzzle on the line.
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[[Ryuji Otogi (manga)|Ryuji Otogi]], the creator of ''[[Dungeon Dice Monsters]]'' transfers to Yugi's school, [[Domino High School|Domino High]]. His father, [[Mr. Clown]], had previously lost a game to Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku. In revenge, he forces Yugi into a game of ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'' with Ryuji, with ownership of the Millennium Puzzle on the line. Without help from Dark Yugi, Yugi manages to win with some encouragement from Dark Bakura. Following the game, Yugi reconstructs the Millennium Puzzle inside the burning building, in fear of losing Dark Yugi.
 
  
 
===Battle City===
 
===Battle City===
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{{main|Battle City (manga arc)}}
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When Kaiba hears of the three legendary God Cards, Kaiba believes that with the three cards in his deck, he will be able to defeat Yugi. In order to obtain the God Cards, Kaiba hosts a tournament to take place in the streets of Domino, with the rule that each person that enters the tournament must ante up a card for the winners of the duels to keep. Meanwhile, Yugi hears of the three God Cards and how they are tied to an ancient Egyptian legend - one that involves the nameless Pharaoh. At the same time, [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]], guardian of the Pharaoh's Tomb and wielder of the [[Millennium Rod]], which has the power to control people's minds, wishes to torture and kill Dark Yugi for revenge and to free his family from serving the Nameless Pharaoh. During the tournament, Jonouchi wants to be a true Duelist, and defeated several opponents, making him qualify for the finals, and Yugi Dueling several of Marik's men, the [[Rare Hunters]], including a possessed Rare Hunter, and gained gained "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (manga)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]", one of the God Cards, through defeating him, and qualified for the finals later on, before having to face a brainwashed Jonouchi in a deadly Duel, but were saved later on.
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Seto Kaiba hosts the [[Battle City (manga)|Battle City]] tournament to try and acquire the three [[Egyptian God|God cards]]. Dark Yugi takes part as a step towards regaining his lost memories from when he was a pharaoh. The Yugis are opposed by [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]], a [[Tomb Keeper|Tomb Guardian]], who blames the pharaoh for the tragedy his family had to endure.
  
 
===Tournament Finals===
 
===Tournament Finals===
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{{Main|Tournament Finals}}
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{{main|Tournament Finals}}
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As [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik's]] evil grows, the quarterfinals for Battle City starts, with the participants being [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]], [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Katsuya Jonouchi]], [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]], [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]], with the intentions of taking "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (manga)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]" from Yugi Mutou, so Marik can give him the [[Millennium Rod]], [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]], under the guise of '''Namu''', [[Rishid (manga)|Rishid]], posing as Marik, [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai Kujaku]], and [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu Ishtar]], Marik's sister, who has the intentions of saving Marik. Dark Bakura and [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] Dueled Dark Bakura and defeated him, and Jonouchi Dueled and defeated Rishid. However, he revealed his identity as a servant of Marik, and exposed the true Marik, and fell unconscious. Due to this, Marik's alter ego, [[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]] emerged. Dark Marik then defeated Mai, and Kaiba defeated Ishizu. However, Marik redeemed himself and turned to Dark Bakura for help against Dark Marik, only for both of them to be defeated. After the quarterfinal rounds, the four finalists, Yugi, Jonouchi, Kaiba, and Dark Marik arrive at [[Alcatraz]]. Jonouchi Dueled Marik, and got defeated, and Yugi defeated Kaiba. Then, for the final, with the good Marik's help, Dark Yugi defeated and killed Dark Marik.
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The final stages of the Battle City tournament take place in the [[Kaiba Craft 3|Battle Ship]] and [[KaibaCorp Island Duel Tower|Duel Tower]]. The psychotic [[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]] takes control of Marik's body.
  
 
===King's Memories===
 
===King's Memories===
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{{Main|King's Memories}}
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{{main|King's Memories}}
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Dark Yugi's quest to regain his memories is turned into [[Shadow RPG|a role-play game]], by [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]], set in the [[World of Memories]], where he relives his past life, including the battle with [[Zorc Necrophades]].
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Now that Yugi had obtained the three God Cards and learned the secret on Marik's back, it was time for Dark Yugi to begin the journey to regain his memories at last. But the night before the journey began the God Cards were stolen, only for Dark Bakura to reveal himself and punish the thief before handing Yugi the Millennium Eye he stole from Pegasus. The next day, Dark Yugi leaves the Millennium Puzzle to venture into the world of his ancient memories as his friends follow, along with the shadow of Dark Bakura that had been left in a fragment of the Puzzle in the Dungeon Dice Monsters arc. Many of the events play out as they had 3,000 years past, but Dark Yugi is in for more than he bargained for when it is revealed that the events aren't just being replayed in a world within the Puzzle - they've been made into a game by Dark Bakura with his ancient pharaoh self as his own gaming piece! Soon enough, the Great Evil God [[Zorc Necrophades (manga)|Zorc Necrophades]] is released by Dark Bakura's ancient self [[Bakura, King of Thieves (manga)|Bakura, King of Thieves]] and Dark Yugi's only chance at victory is to unlock his forgotten true name. Yugi and his friends are able to learn of his name with their interference as NPCs, and with the cartouche Anzu gave Dark Yugi his true name, Atem is learned - and the Dark God Zorc destroyed by the fusion of the Gods, [[The Creator God of Light, Horakhty (manga)|Horakhty]] the Creator God.  
 
  
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=== Ceremonial Battle ===
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===Rite of the Duel===
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{{Main|Ceremonial Battle (manga arc)}}
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Marik, Ishizu, and Rishid escort Yugi and his friends to the [[Shrine of the Millennium Stone|Shrine of the Underworld]], where Yugi and Atem Duel. Yugi wins and, after a touching farewell, Atem passes on to the afterlife, where he reunites with his ancient Egyptian friends and family.
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Yugi and Dark Yugi, now aware of his real name, "Atem", face each other in [[Rite of the Duel|a Duel]] to determine if Atem is ready to pass on to the afterlife.
  
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=== TRANSCEND GAME ===
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===TRANSCEND GAME===
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{{Main|TRANSCEND GAME}}
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{{main|TRANSCEND GAME}}
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A special two-part chapter serving as a prelude to the film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''. It shows Kaiba attempting to make contact with Atem.
  
 
==Formats==
 
==Formats==
 
===Magazine serialization===
 
===Magazine serialization===
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{{See also|List of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' issues}}
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The manga was first serialized in 343 chapters in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' in Japanese, between September 1996 and March 2004, with two special chapters, "[[TRANSCEND GAME]]", released in April 2016.
 
The manga was first serialized in 343 chapters in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' in Japanese, between September 1996 and March 2004, with two special chapters, "[[TRANSCEND GAME]]", released in April 2016.
  
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In English, ''[[Shonen Jump]]'' serialized the manga between 2002 and 2007, but skipped the chapters in the ''[[Duel Monsters]]''-centered arcs. It printed chapters 1 to 59 under the title ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and chapters 279 to 343 under the title ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]'', with numbering reset to 1 to 65. The [[Weekly Shonen Jump (English)|English ''Weekly Shonen Jump'']] published the "TRANSCEND GAME" special chapters in December 2016 and January 2017.
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In English, ''[[Shonen Jump]]'' serialized the manga between 2002 and 2007, but skipped the chapters in the ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]''-centered arcs. It printed chapters 1 to 59 under the title ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and chapters 279 to 343 under the title ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]'', with numbering reset to 1 to 65. The [[Weekly Shonen Jump (English)|English ''Weekly Shonen Jump'']] published the "TRANSCEND GAME" special chapters in December 2016 and January 2017.
  
 
The manga has been serialized in magazines in other languages including German in ''[[Banzai!]]'' and Swedish in the [[Shonen Jump (Swedish)|Swedish ''Shonen Jump'']].
 
The manga has been serialized in magazines in other languages including German in ''[[Banzai!]]'' and Swedish in the [[Shonen Jump (Swedish)|Swedish ''Shonen Jump'']].
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===''Tankōbon''===
 
===''Tankōbon''===
 
[[File:Yu-Gi-Oh! tankobon complete.png|thumb|right|300px|The manga in 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes]]
 
[[File:Yu-Gi-Oh! tankobon complete.png|thumb|right|300px|The manga in 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes]]
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The manga was printed in 38 paperback books in Japanese, between March 1997 and June 2004. Some changes were made from when the manga was printed in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', such as overlay text and logos being removed from title pages and color pages switched to black-and-white. Each volume contained a foreword with comments from [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. One volume of the Japanese ''takōbon'' contained a promotional card.
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The manga was printed in 38 paperback books in Japanese, between March 1997 and June 2004. Some changes were made from when the manga was printed in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', such as overlay text and logos being removed from title pages and color pages switched to black-and-white. Each volume contained a foreword with comments from [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Volume 031|Volume 31]] of the Japanese ''tankōbon'' came with a [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 31 promotional card|promotional card]].
  
 
The French translation of the ''tankōbon'' was published by [[Kana]] between January 1999 and December 2005.
 
The French translation of the ''tankōbon'' was published by [[Kana]] between January 1999 and December 2005.
  
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The English translation of the ''tankōbon'' was published between March 2003 and February 2008. It was split into three series; ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (volumes 1 to 7), ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]'' (volumes 8 to 31, renumbered to 1 to 24) and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World'' (volumes 25 to 38, renumbered as 1 to 7). Some changes were made from when the magazine was printed in ''Shonen Jump'', including changing the name of ''Magic & Wizards'' to ''[[Duel Monsters]]''. Volumes featuring the ''Duel Monsters'' game featured a "Master of the Cards" section which detailed cards that appeared in the volume. Two volumes of the English ''takōbon'' contained promotional cards.
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The English translation of the ''tankōbon'' was published between March 2003 and February 2008. It was split into three series; ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (volumes 1 to 7), ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]'' (volumes 8 to 31, renumbered to 1 to 24) and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World'' (volumes 25 to 38, renumbered as 1 to 7). Additionally, [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 060|Duel 060]], renumbered as Duel 001 of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist'', was moved from the end of volume 7 to the beginning of ''Duelist'' volume 1. Some changes were made from when the magazine was printed in ''Shonen Jump'', including changing the name of ''Magic & Wizards'' to ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]''. Volumes featuring the ''Duel Monsters'' game included a "Master of the Cards" section which detailed cards that appeared in the volume. Two volumes of the English ''tankōbon'' came with promotional cards.
  
 
The Italian translation was published between October 2003 and July 2011. It split each of the first 6 volumes into two separate volumes, but did not split the other 32, making for a total of 44 volumes.
 
The Italian translation was published between October 2003 and July 2011. It split each of the first 6 volumes into two separate volumes, but did not split the other 32, making for a total of 44 volumes.
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The Vietnamese translation of the ''tankōbon'' was published between September 2016 and May 2018.
  
 
The manga has also been released in ''tankōbon'' format in other languages, including German, Portuguese and Thai.
 
The manga has also been released in ''tankōbon'' format in other languages, including German, Portuguese and Thai.
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For the first subseries of the English manga, see Yu-Gi-Oh! (subseries).
Yu-Gi-Oh!

English version logo

Yu-Gi-Oh!遊☆戯☆王Yūgiō

Manga Series

Authored by

Kazuki Takahashi

Publisher

Japan Shueisha

Serialized in
Original run

September 14, 1996 – March 8, 2004

No. of volumes

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga series about games by Kazuki Takahashi, which the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise originated from.

It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 14, 1996 to March 8, 2004. 343 chapters were published. These were reprinted in 38 volumes in the tankoban and 22 in the bunkoban.

The story was initially episodic, with a few exceptions. It focused on the adventures of Yugi Mutou, who would unknowingly become possessed by Dark Yugi and defeat bullies and evildoers in dangerous Shadow Games. The story later focuses more on the card game Duel Monsters as a plot device in two tournament arcs and stories spanning over many more chapters. In the final arc, Dark Yugi relives his past life as a Pharaoh through a role-playing game, the Shadow RPG.

The English version is subdivided into three series; Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World. A number of minor changes are made, but significantly less than in other English adaptations of Yu-Gi-Oh! media.

Yu-Gi-Oh! is one of the best-selling manga series of all time, with a total estimated circulation of approximately 1.38 billion copies in Weekly Shōnen Jump, and selling an estimated 40 million volumes.[1]

Characters

See also: Portal:Yu-Gi-Oh! manga characters

In the tankoban, the following are credited as main characters. The "Count" column indicates the number of volumes where they were classed as a main character. The first volume of the tankoban does not contain a main characters section.

Name Count
Yugi Mutou 37
Dark Yugi 37
Katsuya Jonouchi 37
Hiroto Honda 37
Anzu Mazaki 37
Seto Kaiba 19
Sugoroku Mutou 19
Ishizu Ishtar 14
Marik Ishtar and Dark Marik 13
Ryo Bakura and Dark Bakura 12
Maximillion J. Pegasus 8
Akhenaden 6
Mai Kujaku 6
Seto 6
Bakura, King of Thieves 5
Isis 5
Kalim 5
Mahado 5
Shada 5
Bobasa 4
Shadi 3
Siamun Muran 3
Mokuba Kaiba 2
Zorc Necrophades 2
Ryuji Otogi 2

Arcs

The series contains 343 chapters. Depending on the source, these chapters may be organized into six, seven, or nine arcs. There is also a special two-part chapter, "TRANSCEND GAME".

Source → Bunkoban / Duel Art Millennium Book Shueisha Jump Remix
Chapters ↓
1–25 School School School
26 Death-T Death-T
27–40 Death-T
41–59 Monster World Monster World Monster World
60–133 Duelist Kingdom Duelist Kingdom Duelist Kingdom
134–145 Dungeon Dice Monsters Dungeon Dice Monsters Battle City
146–201 Battle City Battle City
202–278 Tournament Finals
279–336 King's Memories King's Memories King's Memories
337–343 Rite of the Duel

School

Main article: School (arc)

Yugi Mutou solves the Millennium Puzzle, causing him to share his body with the spirit Dark Yugi, initially without Yugi's knowledge. When Yugi and his friends are faced with bullies and evildoers, Dark Yugi will often take control and challenge the offenders to Shadow Games. Significant opponents include Seto Kaiba, who becomes a rival of Dark Yugi and Shadi, who sets up the Trial of the Mind Shadow Game to test if Yugi is worthy of the Millennium Puzzle.

Death-T

Main article: Death-T (arc)

Seto Kaiba sets up the Death-T theme park to try and kill the Yugis in vengeance for an earlier defeat. It is during Death-T, that Yugi becomes fully aware of Dark Yugi's existence.

Monster World

Main article: Monster World (arc)

Dark Yugi faces more villains, in a similar format to the School arc. The final opponent, being Dark Bakura, who possess the body of Yugi's friend Ryo Bakura through the Millennium Ring and faces Dark Yugi in a tabletop role-playing game, Monster World, where the souls of Yugi and his friends are trapped in the characters Dark Yugi uses.

Duelist Kingdom

Main article: Duelist Kingdom (manga arc)

Yugi is forced to take part in the Duelist Kingdom tournament, hosted by Maximillion J. Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters and owner of the Millennium Eye. Katsuya Jonouchi also takes part to win the prize money to save his sister, Shizuka Kawai from going blind.

Dungeon Dice Monsters

Main article: Dungeon Dice Monsters (manga arc)

Ryuji Otogi, the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters transfers to Yugi's school. His father, Mr. Clown, had previously lost a game to Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku. In revenge, he forces Yugi into a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters with Ryuji, with ownership of the Millennium Puzzle on the line.

Battle City

Main article: Battle City (manga arc)

Seto Kaiba hosts the Battle City tournament to try and acquire the three God cards. Dark Yugi takes part as a step towards regaining his lost memories from when he was a pharaoh. The Yugis are opposed by Marik Ishtar, a Tomb Guardian, who blames the pharaoh for the tragedy his family had to endure.

Tournament Finals

Main article: Tournament Finals

The final stages of the Battle City tournament take place in the Battle Ship and Duel Tower. The psychotic Dark Marik takes control of Marik's body.

King's Memories

Main article: King's Memories

Dark Yugi's quest to regain his memories is turned into a role-play game, by Dark Bakura, set in the World of Memories, where he relives his past life, including the battle with Zorc Necrophades.

Rite of the Duel

Main article: Rite of the Duel (arc)

Yugi and Dark Yugi, now aware of his real name, "Atem", face each other in a Duel to determine if Atem is ready to pass on to the afterlife.

TRANSCEND GAME

Main article: TRANSCEND GAME

A special two-part chapter serving as a prelude to the film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. It shows Kaiba attempting to make contact with Atem.

Formats

Magazine serialization

See also: List of Weekly Shōnen Jump issues

The manga was first serialized in 343 chapters in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japanese, between September 1996 and March 2004, with two special chapters, "TRANSCEND GAME", released in April 2016.

In English, Shonen Jump serialized the manga between 2002 and 2007, but skipped the chapters in the Duel Monsters-centered arcs. It printed chapters 1 to 59 under the title Yu-Gi-Oh! and chapters 279 to 343 under the title Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World, with numbering reset to 1 to 65. The English Weekly Shonen Jump published the "TRANSCEND GAME" special chapters in December 2016 and January 2017.

The manga has been serialized in magazines in other languages including German in Banzai! and Swedish in the Swedish Shonen Jump.

Tankōbon

The manga in 38 tankōbon volumes

The manga was printed in 38 paperback books in Japanese, between March 1997 and June 2004. Some changes were made from when the manga was printed in Weekly Shōnen Jump, such as overlay text and logos being removed from title pages and color pages switched to black-and-white. Each volume contained a foreword with comments from Kazuki Takahashi. Volume 31 of the Japanese tankōbon came with a promotional card.

The French translation of the tankōbon was published by Kana between January 1999 and December 2005.

The English translation of the tankōbon was published between March 2003 and February 2008. It was split into three series; Yu-Gi-Oh! (volumes 1 to 7), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist (volumes 8 to 31, renumbered to 1 to 24) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World (volumes 25 to 38, renumbered as 1 to 7). Additionally, Duel 060, renumbered as Duel 001 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist, was moved from the end of volume 7 to the beginning of Duelist volume 1. Some changes were made from when the magazine was printed in Shonen Jump, including changing the name of Magic & Wizards to Duel Monsters. Volumes featuring the Duel Monsters game included a "Master of the Cards" section which detailed cards that appeared in the volume. Two volumes of the English tankōbon came with promotional cards.

The Italian translation was published between October 2003 and July 2011. It split each of the first 6 volumes into two separate volumes, but did not split the other 32, making for a total of 44 volumes.

The Vietnamese translation of the tankōbon was published between September 2016 and May 2018.

The manga has also been released in tankōbon format in other languages, including German, Portuguese and Thai.

Double edition

The French version of the manga released a double edition, where each volume contained two of the tankōbon volumes, making a total of 19 volumes.

Box set

The French version of the manga released box sets, where each box contained four tankōbon volumes.

Bunkoban

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (bunkoban)
The manga in 22 bunkoban volumes

The Japanese series has been reprinted in bunkoban format, where the 343 chapters have been released in 22 volumes. Each volume contains an afterword by Kazuki Takahashi, a Yu-Gi-Oh! character version of a Tarot card from the Major Arcana and an explanation of the included Tarot cards.

A number of changes were made including correcting errors, censorship, adding scenes and adjusting early dialogue and scenes to better match later chapters in the series.

The bunkoban edition has also been made available in digital format, in both black-and-white and full-color.

3-in-1 edition

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 edition)

The English series has been reprinted in a 3-in-1 format, with each volume collecting 3 volumes each of the original run. Since the tankōbon had 38 volumes, the 3-in-1 had 13 volumes, releasing the final one as a "2-in-1".

The magazine and tankōban printings of the English manga had previously split the series into three subseries—Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World—with numbering resetting to 1 at the beginning of each subseries. While the 3-in-1 edition maintains the subtitles "Duelist" and "Millennium World", it does not reset the numbering. Each chapter has the same number as it did in its Japanese printing.

Shueisha Jump Remix

The 13 Shueisha Jump Remix volumes

The Japanese manga was reprinted in 13 volumes, beginning April 2016, as a Shueisha Jump Remix. They were printed on lower quality paper, allowing them to be sold cheaply. Volumes varies in length and are priced proportionately.

Adaptations

In the English translation, some changes that are made include:

  • A few names are changed; some to suit the English card game or English anime and some due to censorship.
  • Some cards have their real life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game effect printed on them, rather than a translation of their Japanese manga effect.
  • Mokuba Kaiba sometimes calls his brother Seto Kaiba, by his surname.
  • The Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist tankōbon features a "Master of the Cards" section at the end of most volumes. This includes a cross-referencing of English and Japanese names for cards appearing in the volume. It also mentions the first page that the card appears on and states if the card does not exist in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. This section, does however contain a few errors.
  • A scene where Jonouchi sticks his middle finger up at Keith is edited to show Jonouchi holding up his fist.
  • Profanity is lessened or removed (including sparse instances of Keith using English profanity in the original Japanese version).

Staff

Name Role
Kazuki Takahashi Story and art
Elizabeth Kawasaki Managing editor
Noboru Watanabe Director of production
Alvin Lu Vice president of publishing
Yumi Hoashi Vice president, Vice president of strategic development and editor in chief
Rika Inouye Senior director of licensing and acquisitions
Liza Coppola Vice president of sales and marketing
Joe Morici Vice president of sales
Hyoe Narita Publisher, executive vice president, editor in chief
Seiji Horibuchi Publisher
Anita Sengupta Translation and English adaptation
Joe Yamazaki Translation and English adaptation
Kelle Han Touch-up art and lettering
Izumi Evers Initial cover design
Sean Lee Final cover design, graphics and layout
Jason Thompson Senior editor
Sue Michenwicz UK cover adaptation

Volume listings

Chapter listing

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! chapter listing

References

  1. ↑ 歴代発行部数ランキング (in Japanese). Manga Zenkan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

External links

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