The BEST episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! season 1
Every episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! season 1!
A young boy named Yugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil, this alter ego breaks out of the confines of the Millenium Puzzle and challenges wrongdoers to the Shadow Games: Life or Death situations that test the true nature of human beings. Those that lose or cheat suffer serious penalties that result in losing their sanity or even their lives. Along with his friends Joey, Tristan, Téa and Miho; Yugi and his dark counterpart faces off against foes such as Seto Kaiba: The ruthless champion of the duel monsters card game; and Ryo Bakura, who possesses the Millenium Ring containing a spirit more brutal than Yami Yugi. Will Yugi and his friends succeed or will they lose their souls?
#1 - Now! The Time of Decision - The Miracle Friendship
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/1998
With his grandpa and friends at stake, Yugi duels Kaiba, and his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, while Jonouchi and Miho battle Ryuchi and Aileen. With his friends' support, Yugi pulls off the unbeatable combo--Exodia.
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Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/1998
Kaiba's third Game Master, famous model Aileen Rao, challenges Dark Yugi to a game of Rijinhai. Irene prides herself on taking away the most important things from the ones she defeats--if Yugi loses, he loses Anzu...
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - It Came Out!! The Strongest and Final Trump Card
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/1998
Kaiba's butler Daimon, an old man kept alive through machinery, duels Dark Yugi as the final Game Master. In the process, he reveals how Kaiba used to be, and implores Yugi to restore his kindness.
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Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/1998
The gang heads through Death-T, making their way through a laser tag game with actual lasers, and a game of wits with a giant killer robot.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - The Rumored Capmon - It's a New Arrival
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/1998
Yugi's friend Warashibe is obsessed with Capsule Monsters, and Miho. When she spurns his advances, Warashibe decides to eliminate her friends--his competition for her affection.
Watch Now:Apple TV#7 - Friendship - From Legend to Myth
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/10/1998
Even when seemingly defeated, Zorc rises again and threatens to overwhelm the gang. It is up to Bakura to defeat his evil counterpart.
#8 - In a Bomb Game - The Worst Date
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/1998
When she realizes that Yugi is her mysterious crush, Anzu invites him on a date to an amusement park, intending to put herself in danger to see Dark Yugi. But she finds herself in real danger when a mad bomber challenges Dark Yugi to a twisted game of balloons and explosions.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - The Capmon King! The Showdown for the Top!!
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/1998
With Honda seemingly dead, an enraged Dark Yugi battles Mokuba, Kaiba's little brother, in Capsule Monster Chess.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - A New Development - The Handsome Boy who Attacks
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/26/1998
Yugi and his friends meet Ryo Bakura, a gentle new student with an interest in role-playing games. Little do they know the danger that dwells within him...
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Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/3/1998
Yami Yugi aids the others, reduced to figurines, against Dark Bakura and his RPG's boss, Dark Master Zorc.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - An Eerie Woman!! Unable to Transform
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/11/1998
A new girl named Risa Kageyama wants to become Yugi's girlfriend (much to Anzu's anger). But Risa is actually intent on obtaining Yugi's rare Violet Hectate card.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Now Revealed!! Yugi's Secret
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/1998
A man from ancient Egyptian comes at the museum where he sees Yugi with the Millennium Puzzle. He travels in Yugi's mind to see if the puzzle really belongs to Yugi. In there, Dark Yugi challenges him to a game where the man from Egypt must find the real door which has the Millennium Puzzle in it. In the end, the man from Egypt loses and he tells Dark Yugi that he really is the owner of the Millennium Puzzle.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Desperate Situation!! The Hot Friendship Showdown
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/1998
Shadi, the man from Egypt, challenges Yugi to a Shadow Game, with Anzu's life as the prize.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - Theft! The Super Legendary Rare Watch
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/1998
Honda buys a watch for Miho and he gets lucky because he gets the last one. When a guy that collects watches sees that there aren't anymore, he steals the watch from Miho only to be stopped by Dark Yugi right in time. Yugi challenges him to a Shadow Game for the watch as the watch collector loses and Yugi returns the watch to Miho.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Turnabout by a Hair's Breadth - The White-Robed Crisis
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/1998
Jonouchi has a crush on Miyuki, the nurse taking care of his sister Shizuka. But when a corrupt doctor fires her, Jonouchi can't expose him, or Shizuka will be kicked out of the hospital.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - The Extremely Lucky Enemy - The Invincible Legend
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/1998
Game show champion Ryuichi Fuha (Kaiba's second Game Master) moves to the gang's high school. Although he seems friendly, Ryuichi's tactics for arousing Dark Yugi soon turn dangerous...
Watch Now:Apple TV#22 - Clash! The Strongest Monster
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/1998
Seto Kaiba is a new student in Yugi's class and he is also a Duel Monsters (a card game) expert. After he steals the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Yugi's grandfather, Yugi challenges him to a duel where the cards are real. The game remains a tie and Yugi gets his grandpa's card back.
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Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/1998
Anzu clashes with the beautiful but sadistically strict Ms. Chrono, and organizes a petition to change the school rules. But Chrono's underhanded counterattack ruins the petition--until Dark Yugi steps in.
Watch Now:Apple TV#24 - Target the Schoolgirls - The Fangs of Great Prophecies
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/27/1998
Fraudulent psychic Kokurano has his eyes on Anzu. Though Anzu doesen't believe his predictions at first, her desire to see her mysterious savior (Dark Yugi) leads her right into Kokurano's grasp.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - Explosion - The Ultimate Secret Yo-Yo Technique
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/1998
The gang is concerned and confused when they see Jonouchi with a gang wielding yo-yos as weapons. Has he turned his back on his friends?
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