Series synopsis
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, also known as 遊☆戯☆王デュエルモンスターズ is a Japanese animation action & adventure television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 18, 2000. It ended on September 29, 2004. It stars Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroki Takahashi, Shunsuke Kazama and Maki Saito.
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the oppo ...
Premise
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".
Premise: It's time to duel!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba (voice)
- Hiroki Takahashi as Katsuya Jonouchi / Joey Wheeler (voice)
- Shunsuke Kazama as Yugi Muto / Yami Yugi (voice)
- Maki Saito as Anzu Mazaki / Téa Gardner (voice)
- Takayuki Kondo as Hiroto Honda / Tristan Taylor (voice)
- Rica Matsumoto as Ryo Bakura / Yami Bakura (voice)
- Junko Takeuchi as Mokuba Kaiba (voice)
- Tetsuya Iwanaga as Marik Ishtar (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ryou Naitou as Ryuuji Otogi / Duke Devlin (voice)
- Haruhi Nanao as Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine (voice)
- Jirou Jay Takasugi as Pegasus J. Crawford / Maximillion Pegasus (voice)
- Nozomu Sasaki as Shadi (voice)
- Tadashi Miyazawa as Sugoroku Muto / Solomon Muto
- Mika Sakenobe as Shizuka Kawai / Serenity Wheeler (voice)
- Sumi Shimamoto as Ishizu Ishtar (voice)
- Hitoshi Bifu as Aknadin / Akhenaden (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 228 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | January 1, 2002 | April 23, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 224 | April 18, 2000 | September 29, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Battle City TV Special | January 1, 2002 |
| 2 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Battle City Edition: Special Edition Road to Battle City | April 7, 2015 |
| 3 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Just Before Release Special: Eternal Rivals - Yuugi and Kaiba A summary special hosted by Jounouchi and Mokuba discussing the rivalry between Yuugi and Kaiba. They introduce the setting of the series, recap the best quotes from both Yuugi and Kaiba and their ace monsters, show highlights of their duel in Battle City, and lastly showcase the first 3 minutes of the film a week before it is released in theaters. |
April 17, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Heart of the Cards Yugi and his friends are in awe over Grandpa’s collection of Duel Monsters cards, but when #1 ranked duelist and ruthless tycoon, Kaiba, kidnaps Grandpa to get the rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, Yugi must face Kaiba in the ultimate Duel Monsters showdown and avenge his Gramps! |
April 18, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Gauntlet is Thrown When Yugi opens a package from Duel Monsters creator, Pegasus J. Crawford, Yugi is forced to face him in the mysterious Shadow Realm where all the monsters and magic are real. |
April 25, 2000 |
| 3 |
Journey to the Duelist Kingdom When word spreads that Yugi was the one who defeated World Champion Kaiba, the cheat Haga tires to cripple Yugi’s deck by tossing his best cards overboard just as they reach the island! |
May 2, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 18, 2000 |
| Last aired | September 29, 2004 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |