The BEST episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal season 1

Every episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal season 1!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal focuses on Yuma Tsukumo, a youngster who aspires to become the duelist champion, but usually gets himself in trouble, due to his reckless nature. Something unexpected happens when he challenges Ryoga Kamishiro to a duel. During the duel the mysterious ghost of Astral appears before him and tells Yuma that his mission is to search for his lost memories, that were scattered across the world taking the form of 99 Exceed monsters called "Numbers", and to retrieve them, he must defeat the owners of each Number monster in a duel.But what is Astral's true purpose for appearing here? And what are those new monsters known as "Number Monsters"? A series of mysterious powerful rivals begin to appear before Yuma and Astral, which begins to explain the mystery... With this combination, the curtain on a new Dueling Legend is about to rise on the world!

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended
Go With the Flow: Part 2
star
7.86
14 votes

#1 - Go With the Flow: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2011

It’s a dueling disaster for Yuma when a mysterious visitor from another galaxy suddenly appears, putting his duel with Shark in serious jeopardy!

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The Number Hunter: Part 2
star
7.25
8 votes

#2 - The Number Hunter: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/11/2011

As the back-and-forth battle between Yuma and the mysterious Number Hunter continues, Yuma must duel like he’s never dueled before if he wants to save Astral, his Number Cards and his soul!

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It's in the Cards: Part 2
star
7.14
7 votes

#3 - It's in the Cards: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/8/2011

Yuma must figure out a way to defeat the mysterious and all-knowing Fortuno if he wants to save his friends, his Number Card and his soul!

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The Number Hunter: Part 1
star
7.13
8 votes

#4 - The Number Hunter: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2011

Yuma and Astral face their toughest battle ever when they are forced to duel a mysterious individual who hunts Number Cards!

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The Sparrow: Part 2
star
7.11
9 votes

#5 - The Sparrow: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2011

Yuma must figure out a way to defeat The Sparrow and his powerful Galaxy Queen before Nelson and Astral disappear forever.

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In the End: Part 1
star
7.08
13 votes

#6 - In the End: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2011

When the city is thrust into chaos after several of its computers become infected by a malicious virus, Yuma and Tori set out to find the culprit!

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Training Days: Part 2
star
7.00
7 votes

#7 - Training Days: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/25/2011

After challenging Master Roku’s former student to a duel, Yuma relies on his master’s teachings in order to defeat the evil Kaze and save the Duel Sanctuary’s Legendary Deck!

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Roots of the Problem
star
7.00
7 votes

#8 - Roots of the Problem

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/22/2011

When Yuma gets into a fight with Bronk, their friendship is soon put to the ultimate test when an evil Number Card takes control of Yuma!

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Hunting Down The Hunter: Part 2
star
7.00
6 votes

#9 - Hunting Down The Hunter: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2011

While Yuma continues to search for Astral and the Golden Key, Astral continues to search for a way to defeat Kite and save all his Number Cards!

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Training Days: Part 1
star
7.00
8 votes

#10 - Training Days: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/18/2011

The legendary Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon come out of retirement when a wise old man named Master Roku challenges Yuma to duel! Can Yuma’s Dark Magician pull a victory out of thin air, or will the power of Master Roku’s three Blue-Eyes be too much for Yuma to handle?

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Shark Attack
star
6.89
9 votes

#11 - Shark Attack

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2011

Yuma discovers that Shark has started running with the wrong crowd and given up dueling! Can Yuma hook Shark back into battling, or are Shark's dueling days done forever?

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Hunting Down The Hunter: Part 1
star
6.86
7 votes

#12 - Hunting Down The Hunter: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/12/2011

With his Golden Key in Kite’s possession, Yuma must hunt down the Number Hunter if he ever wants to see Astral again!

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The Shark Hunter
star
6.86
7 votes

#13 - The Shark Hunter

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2011

Shark tries to stop Kite from stealing Yuma’s Golden Key by challenging him to a duel! Can Shark sink his teeth into Kite’s life points and save Yuma’s prized possession, or will Kite’s cunning skills sink any chance Shark has of winning?

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Battle with the Bot
star
6.86
7 votes

#14 - Battle with the Bot

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/29/2011

Yuma befriends a broken Litterbot only to discover that it has been programmed to do the dirty work for a wanted jewel thief. Can Yuma put a stop to this thief’s thieving ways, or will Yuma’s newest friend trash his plan to stop him?

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Flipping Out: Part 2
star
6.80
10 votes

#15 - Flipping Out: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2011

Yuma must figure out a way to defeat Flip or risk losing his Utopia card… and Astral forever!

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The Pack: Part 2
star
6.78
9 votes

#16 - The Pack: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2011

Yuma and Shark’s tag team battle against The Pack reaches a fevery pitch, for if Yuma loses, he also loses Utopia!

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It's in the Cards: Part 1
star
6.75
8 votes

#17 - It's in the Cards: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/2011

When a mysterious fortune teller agrees to help out Yuma’s friends, they soon find themselves in a terrifying situation that no one ever saw coming! Can Yuma rescue his pals, or will the all-knowing Fortuno see to it that Yuma doesn’t succeed?

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Flipping Out: Part 1
star
6.73
11 votes

#18 - Flipping Out: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2011

When fellow classmate Flip offers Yuma an Xyz Monster, Tori and Bronk literally flip out and warn Yuma to stay clear of this two-faced trouble maker - a task that turns out to be easier said than done!

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Feline Frenzy
star
6.67
9 votes

#19 - Feline Frenzy

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2011

In order to find his missing friend Tori, Yuma must face off against a feline fanatic who has the purr-fect answers to his every move!

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In the End: Part 2
star
6.58
12 votes

#20 - In the End: Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2011

Yuma must figure out a way to outduel his math teacher Mr. Kay before his life points are completely subtracted and the virus planted in the city’s computer system goes… viral!

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The Edge of the World
star
6.57
7 votes

#21 - The Edge of the World

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/15/2011

While on the way to School Spirit Day, Yuma realizes the Golden Key his father gave him is missing. As Astral and Yuma retrace his steps, Yuma shares the exciting story behind the Golden Key’s origins!

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The Sparrow: Part 1
star
6.56
9 votes

#22 - The Sparrow: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2011

When Nelson Andrews, star of the hit TV series “The Sparrow,“ becomes possessed by a Number Card, Yuma challenges him to a duel, putting Astral’s safety on the line!

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Go With the Flow: Part 1
star
6.50
16 votes

#23 - Go With the Flow: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2011

It’s sink or swim for Yuma when he puts his deck on the line and challenges Shark, the school bully, to a duel. Can Yuma beat the school’s #1 duelist, or will Yuma’s life points get reeled in by this ruthless opponent?

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The Pack: Part 1
star
6.50
8 votes

#24 - The Pack: Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2011

When Yuma learns that Shark is going to be set up to take the fall for stealing a priceless deck, Yuma challenges Shark’s thug friends to a duel! Can Yuma put a stop to The Pack’s thieving plan and save Shark’s skin, or will these thugs prove too powerful for Yuma and his deck?

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Frozen in Time
star
6.14
7 votes

#25 - Frozen in Time

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/3/2011

When an unexpected phenomenon stops time, Kite is able to gain the upper hand by tapping into Astral's memories and witnessing firsthand the battles that he and Yuma have fought together.

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