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Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)

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Alternative title:
Game King
游戏王 (Chinese (PRC))
遊☆戯☆王 (Japanese)
遊戲王 (Chinese (Taiwan))
유희왕 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: After assembling the ancient Millenium Puzzle, high school student Yuugi Mutou gains a dark alter ego who protects his friends by challenging those who wrong him to deadly games.
User Ratings: 393 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 22 votes (sub:8, Eng:7, dub:5, raw:1, ?:1)
 Excellent: 39 votes (Eng:16, dub:13, sub:4, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:3
1 Spanish
1 French
1 english & indonesian
)
 Very good: 72 votes (Eng:41, dub:17, sub:6, edit.dub:2, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
1 Indonesia
1 Swedish
1 Danish
)
 Good: 93 votes (Eng:44, dub:23, sub:14, ?:4, edit.dub:2, raw:1, others:5
1 Mandarin Chinese
1 French
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Vietnamese
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 73 votes (Eng:40, sub:16, dub:13, ?:3, raw:1)
 So-so: 21 votes (Eng:13, dub:4, sub:3, others:1
1 French
)
 Not really good: 28 votes (Eng:20, sub:4, dub:1, others:3
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish
1 Danish subtitled
)
 Weak: 24 votes (Eng:13, dub:4, sub:2, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Swedish
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Bad: 10 votes (Eng:7, dub:1, sub:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Awful: 3 votes (Eng:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Swedish
)
 Worst ever: 8 votes (Eng:4, sub:2, dub:1, others:1
1 Dutch
)
Seen in part or in whole by 1078 users, rank: #52 (of 7031)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.484 (Decent+), std. dev.: 2.1779, rank: #4511 (of 7912)
Weighted mean: 6.357 (Decent+), rank: #5012 (of 7912) (seen all: 7.20 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 4.21)
Bayesian estimate: 6.371 (Decent+), rank: #3293 (of 3556)
Number of tankoubon: 38
Volumes:
#01. The Millennium Puzzle
#02. The Cards with Teeth
#03. Capsule Monster Chess
#04. Kaiba's Revenge
#05. The Heart of the Cards
#06. Monster Fight!
#07. Monster World
#08. Duelist Kingdom
#09. The Puppet Master
#10. The Player Killer Of Darkness
#11. Dungeon Of Doom
#12. The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon
#13. The Man from Egypt (Part 1)
#14. The Man from Egypt (Part 2)
#15. The Soul Fight
#16. D-D-D!
#17. The Lost Cards
#18. The Millennium Battle
#19. Magic Battle
#20. The pressuring God
#21. True Unity
#22. Another's Decision
#23. Attacked fro friendship
#24. One-Turn-Kill
#25. The undefeatable Duelist
#26. The One chosen by the Gods
#27. The sun rises for the finals
#28. Seeing the light of the future
#31. The Sun Dragon Ra
#32. The World Of Memory
Vintage:
1996 to 2004 (Shonen Jump Japan 1996 No.42 to 2004 No.15)
2002-12-03 to 2007-12-04 (North America - Serialized in Shonen Jump)
2006-07-25 (Brazil)
Release dates: We have 233
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 4
Review:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Game Review (Mar 29, 2025)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 3-9 (Mar 6, 2019)
Viz's New Shonen Jump Service Launches With 70+ Catalog Manga (Dec 17, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 4-10 (Feb 6, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 5-11 (Nov 7, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 30-August 5 (Aug 1, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 30-May 6 (May 2, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 5-11 (Feb 7, 2017)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish Yu-Gi-Oh!, Rurouni Kenshin Manga Shorts (Dec 12, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 30-November 5 (Nov 1, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 31-August 6 (Aug 2, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7 (May 3, 2016)
Shonen Jump Site Teases April for Hunter x Hunter Manga's Return (Mar 15, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 31-February 6 (Feb 2, 2016)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets 3 New Games for Smartphones, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Dec 21, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 1-7 (Nov 3, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 2-8 (Aug 4, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 3-9 (May 5, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 1-7 (Feb 3, 2015)
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Manga Get Omnibus Reissues (Jan 28, 2015)
Udon Entertainment Licenses Kill La Kill Manga, More (Jul 27, 2014)
Viz Media Adds JoJo's Bizarre Adventures: Battle Tendency, Requiem of the Rose King Manga (Jul 3, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 12-18 (Feb 24, 2012)
Viz's Shonen Jump Print Magazine to End Next March (Oct 14, 2011)
Upper Deck Sues Own Subsidiary Over Yu-Gi-Oh! Counterfeit Cards (Aug 8, 2011)
Yu-Gi-Oh's Kazuki Takahashi Launches Advent Heroes Game (Jul 16, 2011)
Minami no Kazoku Creator Kazuo Takahashi Passes Away (Feb 2, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 18-24 (Apr 30, 2010)
Upper Deck Settles Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Counterfeiting Case (Jan 27, 2010)
Court: Upper Deck Liable for Counterfeit Yu Gi Oh! Cards (Jan 12, 2010)
Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX End in Shonen Jump USA (Nov 28, 2009)
Japan's Sony PSP Manga Distribution Service Detailed (Sep 24, 2009)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sets Guinness Record with 22.6 Billion Cards (Aug 9, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 21-27 (Jul 9, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 7-13 (Jun 19, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 31-June 6 (Jun 12, 2009)
Viz to Stream Dubbed Naruto Episodes on Joost, Hulu (Apr 13, 2009)
Konami Gets Injunction Against Upper Deck on Yu-Gi-Oh (Feb 27, 2009)
Upper Deck Drops Yu-Gi-Oh Events, Konami Plans New Ones (Feb 18, 2009)
Upper Deck Responds to Counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh Card Suit (Jan 27, 2009)
Konami Claims Upper Deck Counterfeited Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (Jan 26, 2009)
Yu-Gi-Oh Dispute Between Konami, Upper Deck Continues (Jan 16, 2009)
Dutch, U.S. Courts Rule for Upper Deck over Yu-Gi-Oh Cards (Dec 30, 2008)
Upper Deck Disputes End of Yu-Gi-Oh! Deal with Konami (Dec 16, 2008)
Shogakukan, Shueisha to Directly Publish in Europe (Aug 23, 2008)
Naruto Manga Printed in 23 Nations, Anime Aired in 60+ (Aug 14, 2008)
Viz to Ship Anniversary Shonen Jump, Naruto Kids' Novels (Jun 2, 2008)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Game Anime Sequel Confirmed (Feb 21, 2008)
Naruto Places #2 in Lycos List of Most Searched Toys (Nov 20, 2007)
SJ Runs Yu-Gi-Oh's End, Slam Dunk's Debut, Naruto's Origin (Nov 5, 2007)
Yu-Gi-Oh Confirmed for KidsWB this fall! (Jun 12, 2001)
Interest:
New Yu-Gi-Oh! Time Wizard Clock Wakes You Up (Only Half of the Time) (Jul 14, 2025)
Wealthy Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans Can Emulate Seto Kaiba With His Briefcase (Sep 16, 2021)
EXCLUSIVE: Yu-Gi-Oh Creator Kazuki Takahashi Debuts New Art at L.A. Gallery (Jun 24, 2019)
Daily Video: Manga Art Evolution (Oct 8, 2010)
Press Releases:
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 Starts on August 5 (Apr 20, 2023)
"Duel Art” Art Book Spotlights the Original Creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! (Oct 16, 2015)
Viz Media Launches Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga Series in 3-in-1 Omnibus (Jan 14, 2015)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series at the Pennsylvania Convention Center May 17th - 18th (Apr 22, 2014)
Other articles: Show:
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Yu-Gi-Oh! (Jul 25, 2013)
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RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Royal Rainbow (Jan 19, 2010)
The X Button - Running Free (Oct 1, 2008)
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Artbook
    Duel Art: Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! Illustrations (Artbook) 2015-05-12
eBook
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Millennium Puzzle (eBook 1) 2013-07-09 (from $6.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Cards with Teeth (eBook 2) 2013-07-16 (from $6.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - Capsule Monster Chess (eBook 3) 2013-07-23 (from $6.49)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - Kaiba's Revenge (eBook 4) 2013-07-30 (from $6.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Heart of the Cards (eBook 5) 2013-08-06 (from $6.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - Monster Fight! (eBook 6) 2013-08-06 (from $6.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - Monster World (eBook 7) 2013-08-13 (from $6.49)
Graphic novel
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 1) 2003-06-04 (from $3.20)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! - Collector's Edition [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2008-09-02 (from $140.17)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 2) 2003-09-15 (from $1.60)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 3) 2003-12-17 (from $6.00)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 4) 2004-02-18 (from $2.21)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 5) 2004-06-16 (from $7.15)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (GN 6) 2004-09-08 (from $7.15)
    Yu-GI-Oh! (GN 7) 2004-11-24 (from $6.49)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 1) 2015-02-03 (from $11.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 2) 2015-05-05 (from $11.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 3) 2015-08-04 (from $11.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 4) 2015-11-03 (from $11.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 5) 2016-02-02 (from $11.99)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 6) 2016-05-03 (from $12.17)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 7) 2016-08-02 (from $15.80)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 8) 2016-11-01 (from $15.04)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 9) 2017-02-07 (from $14.50)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 10) 2017-05-02 (from $15.80)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 11) 2017-08-01 (from $14.81)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 12) 2017-11-07 (from $13.42)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! [3-in-1 Edition] (GN 13) 2018-02-06 (from $15.65)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Anita Sengupta

Adaptation: Anita Sengupta
Editor-in-Chief: Hyoe Narita
Final Cover & Graphic Design: Sean Lee
Initial Cover Design: Izumi Evers
Managing Editor: Annette Roman
Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Senior Editor: Jason Thompson
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Kelle Han
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Publisher: Gollancz Manga (UK)
French staff
French cast
Translation: Sébastien Gesell

Adaptation: Sébastien Gesell
Lettering: Eric Montésinos
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Kana
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation:
Ayako Koike (Planeta DeAgostini; since vol. 11)
Marina Bornas (Planeta DeAgostini; vol. 3-10)
Licensed by: Panini Comics (Argentina)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Translation:
Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Planeta DeAgostini; since vol. 11)
Traducciones Imposibles (Planeta DeAgostini)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation:
Edoardo Serino (Complete Edition)
Luca Basenghi

Adaptation: Monica Rossi
Lettering:
Giorgio Vaccaro
Massimo Stella (Complete Edition)
Miriam Esteban Rossi (Complete Edition)
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Planet Manga
German staff
German companies
Translation: Hirofumi Yamada
Publisher: Carlsen Comics
Serialized In: Banzai!
German cast
(none)
Dutch cast
Dutch staff
Translation: Aleksandar Jankovic (NT Entertainment, new release)

Script Check:
Peter Beverloo (new release)
Willem Keessen (new release)
(none)
Dutch companies
Graphic Design: Les Travaux d'Hercule
Production: Vander Heide Produkties
Publisher: Kana Netherlands
Translation: Nekotachi Entertainment (new release)
Danish staff
Danish companies
Translation: Mikkel Treebak
Danish cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Translation:
Fernando Janson (vol. 3-16; translated from the English release)
Mikky Uehara (vol 17-38)
Ricardo Pereira (Portugal)

Adaptation:
Fernando Janson (vols 1-16)
Maria José Pereira (Portugal)
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher:
Edições ASA (Portugal)
JBC
Swedish cast
Swedish staff
Translation: Magnus Johansson
(none)
Swedish companies
Publisher: Bonnier Carlsen
Chinese (PRC) staff
Chinese (PRC) companies
(none)
Chinese (PRC) cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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