Book of Taiyou

Book of Taiyou

Japanese

太（たい）陽（よう）の書（しょ）

Base

太陽の書

Kana

たいようのしょ

Rōmaji

Taiyō no Sho

Translated

Book of Sun

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	38699854
Effect types	Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG) Unlimited (TCG Speed Duel)
Target 1 face-down monster on the field; change that target to face-up Attack Position.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2005-07-27	DB2-EN231	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2007-02-06	CP02-EN017	Champion Pack: Game Two	Common
2009-07-28	RP02-EN069	Retro Pack 2	Common
2023-08-24	SBC1-ENI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-07-18	PGD-034	Pharaonic Guardian	Short Print

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Archetypes and series

Book of

Actions

Flips monsters face-up

Changes battle positions

Limitation history

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2003-07-18	2005-09-30
Limited	2005-10-01	2006-03-31	October 2005 Lists
Unlimited	2006-04-01		April 2006 Lists

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Le Livre de Taiyou	Ciblez 1 monstre face verso sur le Terrain ; changez la cible en Position d'Attaque face recto.
German	Buch von Taiyou	Wähle 1 verdecktes Monster auf dem Spielfeld; ändere jenes gewählte Ziel in die offene Angriffsposition.
Italian	Libro di Taiyou	Scegli come bersaglio 1 mostro coperto sul Terreno; metti quel bersaglio scoperto in Posizione di Attacco.
Portuguese	Livro do Taiyou	Escolha 1 monstro com a face para baixo no campo; coloque o alvo com a face para cima em Posição de Ataque.
Spanish	Libro de Taiyou	Selecciona 1 monstruo boca abajo en el Campo; cambia ese objetivo a Posición de Ataque boca arriba.
Japanese	太（たい）陽（よう）の書（しょ）	裏側表示でフィールド上に存在するモンスター１体を表側攻撃表示にする。
	Taiyō no Sho
	Book of Sun
Korean	태양의 서	뒷면 표시로 필드상에 존재하는 몬스터 1장을 앞면 공격 표시로 한다.

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-FR231	Dark Beginning 2	Genèse Ténébreuse 2	Common
2007-02-06	CP02-FR017	Champion Pack: Game Two	Paquet du Champion: 2éme Partie	Common
2009-07-23	RP02-FR069	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2023-08-24	SBC1-FRI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Speed Duel : Rues de Bataille-Ville	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2005-07-27	DB2-DE231	Dark Beginning 2	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2007-02-06	CP02-DE017	Champion Pack: Game Two	Champion Pack: Game Two	Common
2009-07-24	RP02-DE069	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2023-08-24	SBC1-DEI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-IT231	Dark Beginning 2	Inizio Oscuro 2	Common
2007-02-06	CP02-IT017	Champion Pack: Game Two	Busta dei Campioni: Sfida Due	Common
2009-07-23	RP02-IT069	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2023-08-24	SBC1-ITI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Speed Duel: Strade della Città dei Duelli	Common

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2023-08-24	SBC1-PTI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Speed Duel: Ruas da Batalha da Cidade	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-SP231	Dark Beginning 2	Principio Oscuro 2	Common
2009-07-23	RP02-SP069	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2023-08-24	SBC1-SPI15	Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City	Speed Duel: Calles de Ciudad Batallas	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2002-03-21	PH-33	Pharaonic Guardian	Ｐｈａｒａｏｎｉｃ（ファラオニック） Ｇｕａｒｄｉａｎ（ガーディアン） －王（おう）家（け）の守（しゅ）護（ご）者（しゃ）－	Common
2003-04-24	DL5-118	Duelist Legacy Volume.5	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ５	Common
2004-12-09	BE2-JP231	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２	Common
2011-08-13	BE02-JP189	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２ ［２０１１］	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-10-23	PGD-034	Pharaonic Guardian	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-12-14	PGD-KR034	Pharaonic Guardian	왕가의 수호자	Common
2006-09-28	BP2-KR231	Beginner's Edition 2	비기너즈팩2	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Book of Taiyou (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Book of Taiyou (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Book of Taiyou (GX1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy	2005-10-13
Book of Taiyou (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Book of Taiyou (anime)	Anime	2006-06-28
Book of Taiyou (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Book of Taiyou (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2017-09-21
Book of Taiyou (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Book of Taiyou (Cross Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel	2023-02-28

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Royal Relics (Common)
Online		Pack 23