Editing Manabu Sogetsu

{{Infobox character
| headers          = true
| image            = ManabuSogetsu.png
| en_name          = Manabu Sogetsu
| other_names      = Commander Study (スタディ{{Ruby|総|そう}}{{Ruby|帥|すい}} ''Sutadi Sōsui'')<ref name="ep67">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|67|ref}}</ref>
| ja_name          = {{Ruby|蒼|そう}}{{Ruby|月|げつ}} マナブ
| romaji_name      = Sōgetsu Manabu
| birthdate        = October 23<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL: Saikyo Battle Royale!! Let's Go! Go Rush!!]] guidebook</ref>
| age              = 
| gender           = Male
| favorite_food    = 
| relatives        = 
* [[Gakugen Sogetsu]] (ancestor)
* [[Gavin Sogetsu]] (possible relative)
| organization     = [[MIK (organization)|MIK]]
| school           = 
| tournament1      = [[Friendship Rush Duel Tournament]]<ref name="ep34">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|34|ref}}</ref>
| result1          = No Result
| tournament2      = [[Galaxy Cup]]<ref name="ep67"/>
| result2          = Did not place
| deck             = [[Chemistry]]
| anime_debut      = {{Episode|GO RUSH!!|2|ref}}
| appears_in_anime = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]''
| ja_voice         = {{voice actors|ja|Natsuki Hanae}}<ref name="manabunyandevas">{{cite web | url = https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/yugioh-gorush/news/index.html#229390 | title = Natsuki Hanae will play the role of Manabu Sogetsu, and Fairouz Ai will play the role of Nyandestar!". | website = TvTokyo Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! | date =March 25, 2022 | accessdate = March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| en_voice         = 
}}

'''Manabu Sogetsu''' ({{Ruby|蒼|そう}}{{Ruby|月|げつ}} マナブ ''Sōgetsu Manabu'') is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'' anime. He is the person in charge of [[MIK (organization)|MIK's]] (The Organization for Monitoring Interstellar Kriminals) [[Mutsuba Town]] branch,<ref name=ep13>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|13|ref}}</ref> dedicated to cracking down on aliens who come to [[Earth (planet)|Earth]] without proper authorization, and is partnered with [[Nyandestar]], who he makes daily rounds with.<ref name=Go_Rush!!_2_new_characters>{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/doesthiscountascopaganda/ | title = [GO RUSH] Two More Characters Revealed! | author = NeoArkadia | website = The Organization | date = February 20, 2022 | accessdate = February 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Design==
===Appearance===
[[File:ManabuSogetsu-Full.png|thumb|125px|left|Full-body view of Manabu.]]
<div style=float:right>[[File:ManabuConcept.png|thumb|225px|right|Lineart of Manabu depicting him from different angles.]]</div>
Manabu closely resembles [[Gavin Sogetsu]]. He is a tall boy with blue eyes and neatly styled purple-black hair with an ahoge (a strand of hair standing up at the top). His fringe is styled into a point with two large bangs framing his eyes and two smaller ones between those and his fringe. The rest of his hair clipped back over his ears with a cross-shaped hairpin. Manabu wears a black overlapping jacket with a white lining, silver cuffs and a blue line over the left side of his body connected to a silver ring clipped onto his jacket. He also wears dark grey pants with a Deck box strapped to his right thigh by a cord tied in the same manner as the ring on his jacket, and charcoal slip-on shoes with long cuffs, and grey soles and bindings.

When he disguises himself as a client for UTS, Manabu wears a purple wig, orange sunglasses, a large yellow scarf, a gold watch, and a pale blue suit with a pink waistcoat and white undershirt. The colors resemble The☆Professor Gavin's outfit.

===Personality===
Manabu presents himself as strict and no-nonsense, dedicated to upholding the principles of [[MIK (organization)|MIK]] and enforcing them. He is depicted as honorable, both in positive and negative aspects; during his [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]] with [[Yudias Velgear]], he consoled him over struggling with [[Tribute|Tributing]] his [[Monster Cards|monsters]], assuring him it wasn't meaninglessly sacrificing them, while he previously refused to Rush Duel [[Yuhi Ohdo]] because he was careless enough to leave his cards outside. After Yudias defeated him, Manabu kept his word to leave him alone as long as he didn't cause trouble.

By the second season, Manabu's personality has become incredibly conflicted between his loyalty to his friends and to MIK. Despite his heart being in the right place, his actions often serve to oppose his good intentions causing him act out in in temper tantrums. He then begins to spiral and behave incredibly impulsively, with the hope of someone scolding him to set him straight. After defeating Makuto, Manabu appears to have reverted to his old personality. 

Despite his stoic façade, Manabu is prone to suddenly exclaiming cat and chemistry puns after uttering certain words.

===Voice/Mannerisms===
Manabu often inserts random science and chemistry turns into his sentences, and also tends to speak in cat and chemistry puns.

===Etymology===
"Manabu" may come from 学ぶ, meaning "to study." The kanji itself means "study" and also makes up part of [[Gavin Sogetsu]]'s Japanese name, Gakuto (学人).

Manabu's "Commander Study" persona may be a reference to the possible meaning of his name.

==Biography==
===History===
Manabu was born to be the heir of the [[Sogetsu Style]], and trained to master all types of martial arts, but he hated having to use it to hurt people. One day, he met [[Bochi]], who he played with to get him through his days training. Once his instructors found this out, he was sent away to the mountains for intense training. On return, Bochi had gone, leaving only paw-prints that led to larger footsteps by a broken fence. Believing that Bochi had been taken by aliens, Manabu left the Sogetsu Style to join [[MIK (organization)|MIK]] to find and save Bochi.<ref name=ep9>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|9|ref}}</ref>

===First Arc===
Manabu and [[Nyandestar]] watched footage of [[Yuhi Ohdo|Yuhi]] and [[Yuamu Ohdo]], who ran [[UTS]], disappearing into [[Valvelgear|an invisible spaceship]] they had been tracking. Manabu decided to investigate more thoroughly, and knowing UTS also took on odd jobs he disguised himself as a client and asked for their help in locating his dog. However Yuamu instantly realized he was lying due to spotting Nyandestar's hair on his clothes instead of dog hair, and Manabu and Nyandestar revealed themselves, Manabu confiscating cards from Yuhi that had come in contact with an alien and refusing to [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]] him over the matter for being so careless. The alien Manabu had been tracking, [[Yudias Velgear]], then entered the room and claimed half the blame lay with him as Yuhi had been showing him how to Rush Duel, talking Manabu into Rush Dueling him by appealing to his warrior's spirit with the condition Manabu would let them go if he lost. Manabu and Yudias Rush Dueled outside, Manabu dealing damage on his first turn with his "[[Cremation Dog Nitro (anime)|Cremation Dog Nitros]]", but Yudias [[Summon|Summoned]] several [[Galaxy (Type)|Galaxy]] [[Type]] [[Monster Card|monsters]], including the [[1600 ATK Monster Cards|1600 ATK]] [[Level 4 Monster Cards|Level 4]] "[[Transamu Rainac (anime)|Transamu Rainac]]" and depleted over half of Manabu's [[LP]]. Manabu counterattacked with "[[Blast Examiner (anime)|Blast Examiner]]", destroying all of Yudias' monsters and reducing him to 500 LP, but on his next [[Turn|turn]] Yudias hesitated to move. Having noted Yudias' reaction to his own [[Tribute Summon]] and the card he'd drawn, Manabu deduced Yudias had drawn a high-Level monster, but that he didn't want to sacrifice his own monsters needlessly. Manabu assured Yudias it wasn't needless, as the monsters they [[Tribute|Tributed]] had entrusted their Duelists with victory, and was shocked when a spotlight shone on Yudias as he celebrated gaining new knowledge. Yudias then Tribute Summoned "[[Galactica Oblivion (anime)|Galactica Oblivion]]", defeating Manabu. Manabu agreed to let them go, but chastised the Ohdo twins for almost engaging the eighty [[MIK (organization)|MIK]] agents on the premises. To Manabu's shock, Yuamu revealed Yudias' spaceship Valvelgear, explaining it could change its size and contained 8.8 million Velgearians. Manabu and Nyandestar quickly retreated with as much dignity as they could, Manabu warning Yudias and the Ohdo twins not to cause problems.<ref name=ep2>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|2|ref}}</ref>

Manabu and Nyandestar learned of serial attacks across Mutsuba Town and tracked down the culprit, [[Chupataro Kaburagi]], though UTS had already found him. Chupataro refused to be arrested, so Yuamu challenged him to a Rush Duel, a prospect Manabu agreed with after Yudias reminded him a Rush Duel was the tool of a warrior. During the Duel Manabu learned Chupataro intended to collect as many "[[Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan (anime)|Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan]]" as possible in hopes of meeting the real one, prompting Manabu to dub him a dangerous alien. Yuamu successfully defeated Chupataro and got him to stop his attacks, allowing Manabu and Nyandestar to take him away. Chupataro proved uncooperative to interrogation, eventually showing Manabu a Gold [[Earth Permit]] and claiming his family had served as the inspiration for chupacabras, meaning MIK had no jurisdiction over him and forcing them to release him.<ref name=ep3>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|3|ref}}</ref> However the following Sunday Yuamu called Manabu and explained Yudias had gone missing due to Chupataro's actions, and had tracked them to the [[Mutsuba Heavy Machinery Garbage Collection Site 8|Mutsuba Heavy Machinery Garbage Collection Site #8]]. Manabu, Nyandestar and several MIK agents arrived just in time to save Yuhi from being attacked by Chupataro and arrested him, warning him his Gold Earth Permit would be revoked for trespassing, Manabu ignoring Chupataro's protests. They let Yuhi and Yudias go free due to their aid in capturing Chupataro.<ref name=ep4>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|4|ref}}</ref> Chupataro again refused to cooperate; Manabu was only able to succeed in making him tear up at the mention of his family. Nyandestar revealed to Manabu that Chupataro had been communicating with someone from [[Velgear]], so Manabu and Nyandestar went to [[Kappa Heavenly Cleaning]], where Yudias, Yuhi and Yuamu currently were, to ask Yudias if he knew who it might be.<ref name=ep5>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|5|ref}}</ref> Manabu and Nyandestar later responded to an alert in a warehouse, finding [[Zuwijo zir Velgear]] and [[Mitsuko Hiramori]] with Yudias, Yuhi and Yuamu. They successfully captured Mitsuko, but Zuwijo escaped, much to Manabu's frustration.<ref name=ep6>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|6|ref}}</ref>

Due to their work capturing interstellar kriminals, Manabu and Nyandestar were given an afternoon off, which they spent at [[CAF%C3%89|CAFÉ]]. Unfortunately Yuhi and Yudias drove through their table on an out-of-control tractor, scooping Manabu and Nyandestar up. They were informed the tractor couldn't be stopped unless Yudias answered all 100 [[Saikyo Rush Duel]] questions, a requirement that prevented the more experienced Manabu from answering himself. Manabu and Nyandestar were forced to watch Yudias slowly answer the questions, and he reached the 100th question as the tractor drove towards a cliff. Yudias struggled with the final question, naming all the Types in the game, but eventually recited them all in a rap, successfully stopping the tractor on the edge of the cliff. A pigeon then perched on the tractor, overbalancing it, though they were rescued by Valvelgear.<ref name=ep7>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|7|ref}}</ref>

Manabu and Nyandestar investigated another alien report, leading to [[Mutsuba Cable Studio]]. Manabu spotted a small shadow entering the live stage and he, Nyandestar and the MIK agents accompanying them barged onstage, but found no trace of the alien and sat in the audience after the [[Makeru Kurimoto|MC]] asked them to. They watched the ensuing Rush Duel between Yuamu and [[Manya Atachi]], Manabu asking in bewilderment what was going on after the Duel concluded and the girls claimed they had been acting conflict between them, but Nyandestar suddenly sensed traces of an alien.<ref name=ep8>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|8|ref}}</ref> To Manabu's surprise, Manya chose him as the second Duelist to represent the local team, Dueling her dog [[Bochi]], the same Bochi that Manabu had known while training. Manabu was overjoyed to see Bochi, but shocked when Bochi transformed and revealed he was an alien, accusing Manabu of abandoning him. Bochi told Manabu he would be forgiven if he won their Rush Duel, but would become Bochi and Manya's dog if he lost, conditions Manabu agreed to. Although Bochi Summoned the high-Level "[[Heartless Hound Thunder Emperor Drainu (anime)|Heartless Hound Thunder Emperor Drainu]]", Manabu was able to lower its ATK and destroy it with "Blast Examiner", strategies Bochi congratulated Manabu's [[Sogetsu Style]] for. Surprised Bochi knew the name, Manabu explained the Sogetsu Style and his past to everyone present, claiming he didn't regret leaving Sogetsu Style as it had allowed him to meet Bochi again. Bochi in turn revealed he had tried to infiltrate Sogetsu Style through Manabu to destroy it with his [[Wicked Fist of the Beloved Dog]]. He Summoned "[[Heartless Hound Martial Master Shiba (anime)|Heartless Hound Martial Master Shiba]]" and revived "Drainu", depleting most of Manabu's LP. Deciding the experiment was over, Manabu warned Bochi he would be stopped if he intended to disturb the peace and he Summoned "[[Chemicalize Salamander (anime)|Chemicalize Salamander]]", using its effect to take advantage of the large number of monsters Bochi had sent to the [[Graveyard]] to lower the ATK of his monsters and defeat him. After the Duel Bochi burst into proud tears, explaining he had long given up the Wicked Fist of the Beloved Dog style to become Manya's protector and had simply wanted to test Manabu's skills, begging forgiveness for manipulating him in the past. Manabu forgave Bochi, accepting that Bochi was happy by Manya's side.<ref name=ep9>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|9|ref}}</ref>

Although Manabu's victory had won the matches for the local team, Manabu not being a UTS member convinced everyone to continue the Duels. Before they could, Chupataro broke through a wall and demanded to Rush Duel.<ref name=ep9>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|9|ref}}</ref> Manabu was shocked Chupataro had escaped the MIK Headquarters and ordered his capture after learning they couldn't contact HQ, though Chupataro threatened everyone in the room. Bochi was unable to stop Chupataro, having used up his power Dueling Manabu, so Yudias accepted Chupataro's challenge despite Manabu and Yuhi warning him they didn't know Chupataro's plans. Yudias gained a significant lead over Chupataro when the latter used [[Ewekai - Grudges from the Grave (anime)|a Trap]] to reduce the ATK of his monster just to draw "Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan". To Manabu's shock, [[Earthdamar|a strange substance]] emerged from Chupataro's Duel Disk when he Summoned "Meeeg-chan", physically materializing her. Manabu then learned Mitsuko had orchestrated the escape of Chupataro and several other aliens, having been captured on purpose. [[Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan (character)|Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan]] destroyed Yudias' monsters and physically attacked him, so Manabu tried to stop the Duel, but Yudias continued after learning a monster physically materializing was not a rule violation. Meeeg-chan attacked Yudias again during his own turn, his monsters unable to protect him as they were still only [[Solid Vision]], but Yudias again insisted on Dueling fairly to win, succeeding in Summoning and powering up "Galactica Oblivion" to defeat Meeeg-chan, causing her to vanish. Manabu and the MIK agents had Chupataro and his Duel Disk taken away afterwards.<ref name=ep10>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|10|ref}}</ref>

Chupataro claimed to have been tricked by Zuwijo before losing consciousness, so Manabu and Nyandestar visited the UTS Main Office to interrogate Yudias over his whereabouts. Yudias didn't answer and the Ohdo twins told Manabu to stop interrogating him as Yudias wouldn't lie, a statement Manabu admitted he knew to be true after Nyandestar's agreement. After Manabu complimented the Duel Rice Crackers [[London Kirishima]] had provided, Yudias asked what would happen to Zuwijo if MIK caught him, and Manabu explained Zuwijo's likely sentence of cryostasis, sharply declaring that he was doing all he could and asking of all Yudias could do was plead and beg before departing.<ref name="ep11">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|11|ref}}</ref> Despite Manabu's harshness, he structured his search to give the UTS group a small lead in their own efforts.<ref name="ep12">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|12|ref}}</ref> As they continued searching for Zuwijo, Manabu worried that Zuwijo had left the town and assured Nyandestar it wasn't her fault she had trouble tracking old aline traces. They were informed an alien had been detected and rushed to the location, but found [[Tell Kawai]] there. Kawai denied he was working with Zuwijo, claiming that he wanted to witness what concerned the future of all aliens on Earth, indicating Zuwijo was at [[Mutsuba Tower]].<ref name="ep11" />

Manabu and Nyandestar hurried to Mutsuba Tower, shocked to see the massive "[[Voidvelgr Hecatoncheir (anime)|Voidvelgr Hecatoncheir]]" towering above the Tower, but Zuwijo had already materialized it with the Earthdamar by the time they reached the roof, leaving MIK powerless to stop the Rush Duel. After Yuhi failed to create a new Earthdamar for Yudias, Nyandestar told Manabu the Duel was out of their hands and Manabu learned the power of Earthdamar depended on the Duelist using it. During the Duel Manabu learned Mutsuba Cable were broadcasting the match and tried to have it stopped, but Manya and Yuamu instead suggested using the opportunity to convince the townspeople it was special effects. Yudias destroyed "Hecatoncheir, but to Manabu's shock Zuwijo Summoned "[[Voidvelgr Requiem (anime)|Voidvelgr Requiem]]" and used the Earthdamar's "Egil Velgear Gyurudo" to clad himself with it after its power was spread across Mutsuba Town.<ref name="ep12" /> The Earthdamar's power partially materialized monsters from Duelists' Decks across the town, including Manabu's "[[Dynamo Might (anime)|Dynamo Might]]", and caused Yuhi to collapse. As Manabu tried to find the source of the phenomenon, Yuamu suggested he check the power source of Mutsuba Tower; to his shock, Manabu learned the tower was operating and Yuamu explained her belief Zuwijo was spreading the Earthdamar with Mutsuba Tower's radio transmitter. Manabu suggested stopping the Duel, but Yuamu revealed Yuhi's soul had been trapped inside "Voidvelgr Requiem" and worried doing so could be dangerous. [[Asaka Mutsuba]] then used her [[Heavy Cavalry]] to remove the Earthdamar from Mutsuba Tower, dematerializing most of the monsters. After Yuamu conveyed the unconscious Yuhi's request for Yudias to defeat Zuwijo, Yudias was able to do so by destroying "Requiem" with "Galactica Oblivion", freeing Yuhi's soul. Manabu immediately ordered his agents to capture Zuwijo, but Mitsuko fled with him before they could do so. Yuhi soon awoke, and admitted he didn't believe Zuwijo to be as bad as they thought given his restraint while clad in "Requiem", while Yudias believed Zuwijo to be hiding something.<ref name="ep13">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|13|ref}}</ref>

===Second Arc===
Manabu and [[Nyandestar]] learned that someone had been visiting the [[Coruffium]] in the [[Alien Residential Area]], and visited the Coruffium themselves to deduce the identity of the intruders. They discovered [[Yudias Velgear|Yudias]], [[Yuhi Ohdo|Yuhi]] and [[Yuamu Ohdo|Yuamu]] at the Coruffium and confronted them, Manabu being both concerned for their safety and incensed the trio were trespassing in [[MIK (organization)|MIK]] jurisdiction. To Manabu's surprise, Director General [[Ranran Nanahoshi]], who Manabu learned had been Nyandestar's first partner, arrived and declared her intention to close the Coruffium despite Manabu's suggestion they should consider the wishes of the residents. The Ohdo twins and Yudias briefly escaped, but Manabu and the other MIK agents cornered them in the Coruffium arena, where Manabu again disagreed with Ranran over whether to close the Coruffium; [[Venus Ganiko]] suggested they [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]] to decide the matter. Though Ranran boasted she had never taken damage, let alone lost a Rush Duel, Manabu easily destroyed her monsters and depleted most of her [[LP]] with "[[Chemicalize Salamander (anime)|Chemicalize Salamander]]"; Nyandestar explained that Ranran had no real strategy and her win record had come from her subordinates throwing their matches with her. Despite this, Ranran made a surprising comeback on her next turn, Manabu praising his boss's efforts before defeating her on his next turn with "[[Analyze Phlogiston (anime)|Analyze Phlogiston]]", ensuring the Coruffium would remain open.<ref name="ep19">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|19|ref}}</ref>

Though the Coruffium remained open, Manabu still tried to insist Yudias and the Ohdo twins left the Alien Residential Area, but as he argued with Yuhi over the matter, the UTS employees were accosted by [[Yuna Goha|a girl in a cloak]], demanding to know what they wanted with her master [[Rovian Kirishima|Rovian]].<ref name="ep19" /> Yudias and the twins asked the girl about Yuna Goha, who they were searching for, but the girl refused to answer, violently thrashing [[Fisher Sukai]], who she was holding hostage, and losing her temper, prompting Manabu and Nyandestar to worry the girl's aggression would cause a fight. Ganiko suggested a Rush Duel to resolve the argument; a Duel the girl accepted upon seeing Yudias' unusual [[Duel Disk]] with the promise she would take all of their [[Duel Power (GO RUSH!!)|Duel Power]] if she won, a resource Manabu was unfamiliar with. Manabu returned to the Coruffium with the Ohdo twins to watch Yudias' Rush Duel with the girl and was surprised by her strength. Manabu also learned how Yudias had acquired his Duel Disk and cards from [[Yuga Ohdo|an armored stranger]], and came to agree with Yudias and Yuamu's suspicions the stranger may have been Yuna Goha. To Manabu's shock, the girl revealed ''she'' was Yuna and activated an [[Equip Spell Card]], a Spell type Manabu had never seen before, powering up her "[[Sevens Road Magician (anime)|Sevens Road Magician]]" and defeated Yudias. As she had promised, the girl took Yudias and the twins' Duel Power, resulting in them being pinned to the ground by the Alien Residential Area's high gravity, which Ranran explained to them, to Manabu's surprise.<ref name="ep20">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|20|ref}}</ref> After Yudias and the twins were thrown out of the Coruffium, Ranran explained that MIK were investigating Rovian for stealing an [[MIK Ring]] to create the [[Rush Battler]]s the twins and the aliens used to move around the Alien Residential Area and suggested UTS didn't get involved any further. Manabu and Nyandestar helped Yudias and the twins back to the train and took them back [[UTS Main Office|home]].<ref name="ep21">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|21|ref}}</ref>

Manabu and Nyandestar were contacted by [[Manya Atachi]], asking for retrieval from the Alien Residential Area. As the last trains had departed for the day, Manabu and Nyandestar used a handcar that Manabu operated to travel along the rails. They arrived just as Yuhi and Yuamu returned from [[Badloon Castle]] with Yudias, who had been compressed into a shirt-like form. As Manabu was exhausted from operating the handcar, he allowed Yuhi and Bochi to operate it on the way back.<ref name="ep23">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|23|ref}}</ref>

Manabu and Nyandestar brought technology from MIK to assist in restoring Yudias, including a pilotable robot body, but initially only succeeded in hiding his condition from Tazaki and Yagi. After they tried reinflating Yudias with the air compressor that Manabu had brought, Bochi struck the air compressor, bursting the balloon Yudias was attached to and blasting Yudias into the sky, and Manabu pursued Yudias with the others, tracking him by the cards that fell from him and recalling the memories associated with them, including Manabu's own loss to "[[Galactica Oblivion (anime)|Galactica Oblivion]]". To Manabu's horror he spotted Yudias drifting into the [[Mutsuba Recycling Plant]], interrupting [[Asaka Mutsuba]]'s lecture on the plant to find Yudias being fed into the recycling machine and coming out as a pair of gloves. Distraught over the loss of Yudias, the group returned to UTS with the gloves and Yudias' cards. [[Galixon Tazaki|Tazaki]] then arrived with a delivery for Yudias, but before Tazaki could take the gloves, Yudias was restored from the contents of the [[Kappa Heavenly Cleaning]] box, much to Manabu's joy.<ref name="ep24">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|24|ref}}</ref>

Manabu learned that Yudias had naturally compressed from exhaustion when he reached the Rovian Bandits, who visited the UTS Main Office shortly afterwards with an offer to purchase the premises. Manabu and Nyandestar were quickly angered by Yuna's dismissive attitude towards MIK, but Yudias agreed to consider the offer if Rovian could defeat him in a Rush Duel. Yudias Rush Dueled with a handicap, as he was using [[Valvelgear]] as a Duel Disk in place of his own and it lacked the necessary mass to produce the full number of Zones. Yudias made a comeback with an Equip Spell Card of his own, "[[Galactica Xiphos (anime)|Galactica Xiphos]]", which to Manabu's shock, Yudias claimed [[Zuwijo zir Velgear|Zuwijo]] had given him; Manabu was unable to believe that Zuwijo would help Yudias. Manabu then received a call from Ranran, who informed them an object had entered their solar system; Rovian's [[Chapeauian]] partner [[Camos]] claimed it to be [[The☆Lugh|the Great King of Terror]].<ref name="ep25">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!|25|ref}}</ref>

==Deck==
===Pyro===
In the first season, Manabu uses a '''[[Chemistry]] [[Main Deck|Deck]]''', focused on [[FIRE]] [[Attribute]] [[Pyro]] [[Type]] [[Monster Card|monster]]s that reflect a symbiosis of fire and chemistry, and [[effect]]s that revolve around [[Damage|inflict]]ing [[effect damage]] and recycling cards in the [[Graveyard]] for [[cost]] to boost and decrease [[ATK]] values.

{{Decklist|
|normal monsters = 
* [[Blast Examiner (anime)|Blast Examiner]]
* [[Chromatographagas (anime)|Chromatographagas]]
* [[Doctor Red Robe (anime)|Doctor Red Robe]] x3
* [[Flame Seeker (anime)|Flame Seeker]]
* [[Super Assistant Achi (anime)|Super Assistant Achi]] x2<ref group=Notes name=hand2>A second copy of this card can be seen in Manabu's [[hand]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 002|episode 2]].</ref>
|effect monsters = 
* [[Analyze Phlogiston (anime)|Analyze Phlogiston]]
* [[Barrier Statue of the Inferno (anime Rush Duel)|Barrier Statue of the Inferno]]<ref group=Notes name=levelfource34>This card is [[Send|sent]] from the top of Manabu's [[Main Deck|Deck]] to the [[Graveyard]] to [[activate]] "[[Level Fource]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 034|episode 34]].</ref>
* [[Burning Flame Examiner Emperor]]
* [[Chemicalize Salamander (anime)|Chemicalize Salamander]]
* [[Cremation Dog Nitro (anime)|Cremation Dog Nitro]] x3
* [[Dynamo Might (anime)|Dynamo Might]] x2
* [[Ethyl the Flame Jinn of the Lamp (anime)|Ethyl the Flame Jinn of the Lamp]]
* [[Finalize Phoenix (anime)|Finalize Phoenix]]
* [[Methyl the Flame Jinn of the Lamp (anime)|Methyl the Flame Jinn of the Lamp]]
* [[Red Riser (anime)|Red Riser]]
|fusion monsters = 
* [[Alchemicalize Salamandra (anime)|Alchemicalize Salamandra]]
|normal spells   = 
* [[Fiery Blaze (anime)|Fiery Blaze]]
* [[Fusion (anime Rush Duel)|Fusion]]
* [[Level Fource]]
* [[Pierce! (anime)|Pierce!]]<ref group=Notes name=hand19>This card can be seen in Manabu's [[hand]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 019|episode 19]].</ref>
* [[Scales of Flame (anime)|Scales of Flame]]
|equip spells    = 
* [[Chemicalizer Red (anime)|Chemicalizer Red]]
|normal traps    = 
* [[Phantom Bind (anime)|Phantom Bind]]<ref group=Notes name=analyzephlogiston19>This card is [[Send|sent]] from Manabu's [[hand]] to the [[Graveyard]] to [[activate]] the [[effect]] of "[[Analyze Phlogiston (anime)|Analyze Phlogiston]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 019|episode 19]].</ref>
}}

===Pyro/Aqua/Thunder===
In the second and third seasons, Manabu continues to use a '''[[Chemistry]] [[Main Deck|Deck]]'''. He has modified it to also include [[Aqua]] and [[Thunder]] [[Type]] [[Monster Card|monster]]s, though all his monsters are still [[FIRE]] [[Attribute]] and based on chemical processes. In addition to his previous burn and recycling strategies, he was also granted the [[Maximum Monster]] "[[Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix (anime)|Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix]]" due to being part of [[MIK (organization)|MIK]], the first Maximum Monster whose components are different Types, which uses these monsters of different Types to fuel its powerful offensive [[effect]]s.

{{Decklist|
|normal monsters  = 
* [[Blast Examiner (anime)|Blast Examiner]]<ref group=Notes name="hot54">This card is [[Send|sent]] from the top of Manabu's [[Main Deck|Deck]] to the [[Graveyard]] by the [[effect]] of "[[Hot the Combustion Spirit (anime)|Hot the Combustion Spirit]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 054|episode 54]].</ref>
* [[Chromatographagas (anime)|Chromatographagas]]
* [[Doctor Red Robe (anime)|Doctor Red Robe]]
* [[Super Assistant Achi (anime)|Super Assistant Achi]]
|effect monsters  = 
* [[Analyze Phlogiston (anime)|Analyze Phlogiston]]
* [[Bolt the Conduction Spirit (anime)|Bolt the Conduction Spirit]]
* [[Burning Flame Examiner Emperor]]<ref group=Notes name=hand54>This card can be seen in Manabu's [[hand]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 054|episode 54]].</ref>
* [[Chemical Distill]]
* [[Chemicalize Salamander (anime)|Chemicalize Salamander]]
* [[Cremation Dog Nitro (anime)|Cremation Dog Nitro]]<ref group=Notes name="volcalizephoenix79">This card is [[Send|sent]] from Manabu's [[hand]] to the [[Graveyard]] to [[activate]] the [[effect]] of "[[Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix (anime)|Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 079|episode 79]].</ref>
* [[Finalize Phoenix (anime)|Finalize Phoenix]]<ref group=Notes name="pyrofunnel96">This card is [[Send|sent]] from the top of Manabu's [[Main Deck|Deck]] to the [[Graveyard]] by the [[effect]] of "[[Pyro Funnel]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 096|episode 96]].</ref>
* [[Hot the Combustion Spirit (anime)|Hot the Combustion Spirit]]
* [[Melt the Aqueous Spirit (anime)|Melt the Aqueous Spirit]]
* [[Red Riser (anime)|Red Riser]]
* [[Super Assistant Biri (anime)|Super Assistant Biri]]
* [[Super Assistant Hiya (anime)|Super Assistant Hiya]]
* [[Volcalize Ifrit]]
|maximum monsters = 
* [[Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix (L) (anime)|Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix [L]]]
* [[Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix (anime)|Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix]]
* [[Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix (R) (anime)|Blazebolt Chemistorm Fenghuang Volcalize Phoenix [R]]]
|fusion monsters  = 
* [[Conduction Warrior Alchemicalizer Suirai (anime)|Conduction Warrior Alchemicalizer Suirai]]
* [[Super Graphagas Archer (anime)|Super Graphagas Archer]]
|normal spells    = 
* [[Blue Burning]]
* [[Chemicalize Centrifuge]]
* [[Chemicalize Devil Burst]]
* [[Chemicalizing Impact]]
* [[Fiery Blaze (anime)|Fiery Blaze]]<ref group=Notes name="pyrofunnel54">This card is [[Send|sent]] from the top of Manabu's [[Main Deck|Deck]] to the [[Graveyard]] by the [[effect]] of "[[Pyro Funnel]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 054|episode 54]].</ref>
* [[Fusion (anime Rush Duel)|Fusion]]
* [[Scales of Flame (anime)|Scales of Flame]]<ref group=Notes name=analyzephlogiston54>This card is [[Send|sent]] from Manabu's [[hand]] to the [[Graveyard]] to [[activate]] the [[effect]] of "[[Analyze Phlogiston (anime)|Analyze Phlogiston]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 054|episode 54]].</ref>
* [[Volcalize Compound (anime)|Volcalize Compound]]
|equip spells     = 
* [[Chemicalize Burning Hard]]
* [[Chemicalize Structure Force (anime)|Chemicalize Structure Force]]
* [[Chemicalize Tropos Rapier]]
* [[Super Red Carpet]]
|normal traps     = 
* [[Chemicalize Despise (anime)|Chemicalize Despise]]
* [[Pyro Funnel]]
}}

==Duels==
{| class="wikitable card-list"
! Opponent(s)
! Episode(s)
! Outcome
|-
| [[Yudias Velgear]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 002|2]] || Lose
|-
| [[Bochi]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 009|9]] || Win
|-
| [[Ranran Nanahoshi]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 019|19]] || Win
|-
| [[Nyandestar|The☆Nyandestar]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 034|34]] || Lose
|-
| [[Rovian Kirishima]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 046|46]] || Win
|-
| [[Yuna Goha]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 054|54]] || Win
|-
| [[Zuwijo zir Velgear]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 058|58]] || Lose
|-
| Multiple [[Galaxy Cup]] contestants || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 067|67]] || Win (off-screen)
|-
| [[Muda Velgear]]|| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 067|67]] || Win (off-screen)
|-
| [[Maguto Sogetsu]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 067|67]] || Win
|-
| [[Yuamu Ohdo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 079|79]] || Lose
|-
| [[Yudias Velgear]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 087|87]] || Not shown (off-screen)
|-
| [[Yuna Goha]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 096|96]] || Lose
|-
| [[Ehoko Kamijo|Ehoko "Epoch" Kamijo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 105|105]] || Win
|-
| [[Fukamura]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! - Episode 108|108]] || TBD
|}

==Other appearances==
{{Character other appearances}}

==References==
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==Notes==
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{{Manabu Sogetsu pages}}
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! characters}}
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! characters]]