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 - The Furious Battle - A Shadow Game
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/1998
A boy named Yugi Mutou solves the Millennium Puzzle which turns him into the "King of Games".
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#2 - 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.
#4 - 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.
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#5 - 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.
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#6 - A Last Minute Match - The Model that Invites
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...
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#7 - 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.
#9 - 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.
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#10 - 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.
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#14 - The Four Game Masters Finally Move Out
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/1998
Yugi is kidnapped by Kaiba, and forced to duel the first of his four Game Masters, Count Ridley Sheldon. Can Dark Yugi defeat his doll monsters?
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#15 - 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.
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#16 - Complete!! The Ultimate Game Land
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/1998
Kaiba kidnaps Yugi's grandpa and dares him to come to Death-T, an amusement park full of death trap games. But Yugi is hesitant to put his friends in danger.
#17 - 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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#18 - 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.
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#19 - Rival Clash - The Greatest Crisis
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.
#20 - In a Forbidden Game - Don't Make a Move
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/1998
Yugi befriends bullied youth Imori, and the two discover the forbidden game Dragon Block. The evil game overcomes Imori and he challenges Dark Yugi to a game with his soul itself on the line.
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#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...
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#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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#23 - The Pressing Beautiful Teacher - The Secret Mask
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.
#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.
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#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?