Yu-Gi-Oh! R
Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王 R, Yūgiō Āru, lit. "Game King R") is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Itō, based on Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. The series, which is a spin-off side story to the original manga, was serialized in Shueisha's V Jump magazine between April 2004 and December 2007, and was published in North America by Viz Media. The TV Series was Released on October 2, 1999.[2]
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English cover of the first volume. | |
遊☆戯☆王 R (Yūgiō Āru) | |
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Genre | Adventure, science fiction[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Akira Itō |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | V Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 21, 2004 – December 21, 2007 |
Volumes | 5 |
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Season 1 | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | October 2 – December 25, 1999 |
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Plot
Yu-Gi-Oh R takes place following Yugi Mutou's victory in the Battle City tournament. Yako Tenma, the protégé' and adopted son of Maximillion Pegasus, decides to avenge his teacher's defeat at the hands of Yugi, believing him to be responsible for Pegasus' alleged death. After taking over KaibaCorp while Seto Kaiba is in the United States, Tenma kidnaps Anzu Mazaki, prompting Yugi and his friend Katsuya Jonouchi to face Tenma's RA Project and the duel professors. Seto Kaiba and his brother Mokuba also come to the scene to rescue the company.
Characters
Many of the characters that are exclusive to Yu-Gi-Oh! R have names that are also Intel codenames. Intel codenames in turn are frequently taken from names of cities and towns near Intel factories in Oregon, Washington, and other locations.
- Yako Tenma (天馬 夜行, Tenma Yakō) - The kōhai (protégé) and adopted son (often mistaken, or mistranslated as younger brother) of Maximillion Pegasus (Pegasus J. Crawford in the Japanese version) who wants revenge for Pegasus' defeat.
- Deschutes Lew (デシェーツ・ルー, Deshētsu Rū) - The first professor. Yugi defeats him. He is named after the Deschutes River and Deschutes County, Oregon. "Deschutes" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz P6 Intel Pentium II chip.
- Tilla Mook (ティラ・ムーク, Tira Mūku) - The second professor, who plays a vampire-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. She is named after Tillamook, Oregon. "Tillamook" is also a pre-release codename for the Embedded 266 MHz Intel Pentium MMX chip.
- Klamath Osler (クラマス・オースラー, Kuramasu Ōsurā) - The third professor, who has such bad luck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after Klamath Falls, Oregon. "Klamath" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz Intel Pentium II chip.
- Kirk Dixon (カーク・ディクソン, Kāku Dikuson) - The fourth professor, who plays a machine-themed deck. Yugi defeats him. "Dixon" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz 1.6V Intel Pentium II chip. His key card Commander Covington (督戦官コヴィントン Tokusenkan Covinton) originates from "Covington" codenamed for the 266 MHz P6 Intel Pentium II chip.
- Pete Coppermine (ピート・コパーマイン, Pīto Kopāmain) - The fifth professor, who plays a mutant-themed deck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after the Coppermine River in Oregon. The name of that river was used as a codename for the 866 MHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA) Pentium III (P3-850) microprocessor, which was released by Intel.
- Maico Katou (マイコ・カトウ, Maiko Katō) a.k.a. Mrs. Maico (ミセス・マイコ, Misesu Maiko) - The sixth professor, who is an old woman in a wheelchair that plays a forest-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. "Maico" is an alternate romanization of the name "Maiko", but it also refers to a brand of motorcycle. Kato Engineering is a company associated with motorcycles. The name also originates from the "KatMai" chip.
- Gekko Tenma (天馬 月行, Tenma Gekkō) - Yako Tenma's older brother (although only slightly older, since they are identical twins). Gekko wants to stop the RA project. He uses an elf deck. "Gekko" is the name of the microprocessor chip in the Nintendo GameCube.
- Mendo Cino (メンド・シーノ, Mendo Shīno) - Mendo, the seventh professor, uses an insect deck. Jonouchi defeats him. "Mendocino" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz P6 Intel Pentium II Centrino chip.
- Willa Mette (ウィラー・メット, Wirā Metto) - Willa, the eighth professor, plays a White Horns Dragon deck. Kaiba defeats him. Willamette is a river in Oregon and a codename for Intel's 1.5 GHz P7 Pentium IV.
- Tedd Banias (テッド・バニアス, Teddo Baniasu) - Tedd, the ninth professor, duels Gekko. Gekko defeats Tedd. Uses a Beast Deck. Banias is the codename for Intel's first x86 Pentium M chip.
- Reiko Kitamori (北森 玲子, Kitamori Reiko) - Reiko, the tenth professor, duels Jonouchi. Jonouchi defeats Reiko. Uses a Chess/Deck Destruction Deck. Kitamori means northwood in Japanese. Northwood was the codename for the 130 nm version of Intel's Pentium 4 microprocessor.
- Depre Scott (デプレ・スコット, Depure Sukotto) - Scott is the eleventh professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. Yugi defeats Depre. He duels against Yugi using a Universe Deck. Prescott was the codename for the 90 nm version of Intel's Pentium 4 microprocessor.
- Richie Merced (リッチー・マーセッド, Ritchī Māseddo) - Richie is the twelfth professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. He duels Gekkou and wins. Merced was the codename for Itanium, an IA-64 microprocessor developed jointly by Intel and Hewlett-Packard.
- Cedar Mill (シーダー・ミール, Shīdā Mīru) - Cedar is the thirteenth professor and, although he is not actually named in the actual manga, dispatched almost offhandedly in a single panel by Yugi's Osiris the Heaven Dragon (Slifer the Sky Dragon in the English version), Cedar is identified in a sketch in the 4th volume of the collected manga. Cedar Mill was the codename for the 65 nm version of Intel's Pentium 4 microprocessor. It is also a play on "Cedar Mills", which is an area in Beaverton, Oregon.
- Masumi Momono (百野真澄, Momono Masumi) - Appears in a special chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Momono tries to take over the Kame Game Shop owned by Sugoroku Mutou. His key card Tualatin (テュアラティン, Thuarathin) originates from "Tualatin" codenamed for the 1.266 GHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA2) Pentium III (P3-850) microprocessor, which was released by Intel.
Volumes
The series was collected in five volumes released from March 4, 2005 to April 4, 2008.[3][4] The first volume from Yu-Gi-Oh! R was released on October 6, 2009 by Viz.[5]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | March 4, 2005[3] | ISBN 4-08-873822-5 | October 6, 2009[5] | ISBN 978-1421530062 | |
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2 | December 2, 2005[6] | ISBN 4-08-873893-4 | December 1, 2009[7] | ISBN 978-1-4215-3007-9 | |
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3 | September 4, 2006[8] | ISBN 4-08-874260-5 | February 2, 2010[9] | ISBN 978-1-4215-3008-6 | |
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4 | April 4, 2007[10] | ISBN 4-08-874351-2 | April 6, 2010[11] | ISBN 978-1-4215-3009-3 | |
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5 | April 4, 2008[4] | ISBN 4-08-874441-1 | June 1, 2010[12] | ISBN 978-1-4215-3010-9 | |
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List of Episodes
From Episodes 1-4 the first opening was Butter-Fly by Kōji Wada while the ending theme is WIRED by TRF, From Episodes 5-13 the second opening theme Kawaita Sakebi by FIELD OF VIEW was used while the second ending theme I wish by AiM was used. For the English dub verison, the opening theme is Digimon are the Champions (Yu-Gi-Oh! Version) by Paul Gordon.
Episode Number | Title | Writter | JP Air Date | US Air Date |
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1 | "Yu-Gi-Oh!"/Duel Begins De~yueru ga hajimarumasu (Japanese:デュエルが始まるます) |
Kazuki Takahashi | October 2, 1999 | March 4, 2000 |
2 | "Enter Dark Magician"/I Summon Black Magician! Watashi Shōkan Burakku Majishan! (Japanese:私召喚ブラックマジシャン!) |
Kazuki Takahashi | October 9, 1999 | March 11, 2000 |
3 | "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon"/Blue Eyes Master Kaiba Aoi Moku shuji Kaiba (Japanese:青い目主人海馬) |
Kazuki Takahashi | October 16, 1999 | March 18, 2000 |
4 | "Ended up Losing"/Yugi Muto defeated Muuto Yuugi Haiboku (Japanese:武藤遊戯敗北) |
Kazuki Takahashi | October 23, 1999 | March 25, 2000 |
5 | "Pharaoh Atem Appears"/The Three Egyptian Gods Mittsu no Ejiputo no Kamigami (Japanese:3つのエジプトの神々) |
Kazuki Takahashi | October 30, 1999 | April 1, 2000 |
6 | "Memories of Yugi Part 1"/Crystals of Gold Kin no Kesshō (Japanese:金の結晶) |
Kazuki Takahashi | November 6, 1999 | April 8, 2000 |
7 | "Memories of Yugi Part 2"/Temple of the Missing cards Ushinawareta Kādo no shinden (Japanese:失われたカードの神殿) |
Kazuki Takahashi | November 13, 1999 | April 15, 2000 |
8 | "Slifer the Sky Dragon!"/Red Chinese Dragon Akai Chūgoku no Ryū (Japanese:赤い中国の竜) |
Kazuki Takahashi | November 20, 1999 | April 22, 2000 |
9 | "Obelisk the Tormenter"/Blue Giant of Guardians Hogo-sha no Aoi Kyojin (Japanese:保護者の青い巨人) |
Kazuki Takahashi | November 27, 1999 | April 22, 2000 |
10 | "The Winged Dragon of Raw"/Gold armored Dragon Kin Sōkō Ryū (Japanese:金装甲竜) |
Kazuki Takahashi | December 4, 1999 | April 29, 2000 |
11 | "The Final Duel Part 1"/Yami Yugi VS Yami Marik Yami Yūgi VS Yami Marikku (Japanese:闇遊戯VS闇真里っく) |
Kazuki Takahashi | December 11, 1999 | May 6, 2000 |
12 | "The Final Duel Part 2"/After the Sequel Zokuhen no Ato (Japanese:続編の後) |
Kazuki Takahashi | December 18, 1999 | May 13, 2000 |
13 | "The Final Duel Part 3"/Number 1 Duelists Nanbā wan de~yuerisutozu (Japanese:ナンバーワンデュエリストズ) |
Kazuki Takahashi | December 25, 1999 | May 20, 2000 |
References
- "Read a Free Preview of Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- "Viz Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Boys over Flowers Epilogue". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- "遊・戯・王R 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "遊・戯・王R 5" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "遊・戯・王R 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "遊・戯・王R 3" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "遊・戯・王R 4" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved March 12, 2010.