Yu-Gi-Oh! - Volume 008
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| English | Duelist Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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| Series | Yu-Gi-Oh! | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Subseries | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist | ||||||||||||||
| Subseries number | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3-in-1 volume | "Yu-Gi-Oh! (3-in-1 edition) - Volume 003" | ||||||||||||||
| Contains chapters | 061 (D 002) – 069 (D 010) (ja) 060 (D 001) – 069 (D 010) (en) | ||||||||||||||
| Release dates | |||||||||||||||
| Japanese | May 1, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| English | February 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! volumes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous | "Monster World" | ||||||||||||||
| Next | "The Puppet Master" | ||||||||||||||
"Duelist Kingdom", known as "Duel Start!!" in the Japanese version, is the eighth volume of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. In its first English printing, it was numbered as the first volume of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist. In the 3-in-1 edition, its number was changed to match the original Japanese printing.
In this volume the plot shifted to focus more on the Duel Monsters card game.
The Japanese version of this volume contains chapters 61 to 69. The English version contains chapters 60 to 69. Chapter 60, which was printed in the previous volume of the Japanese version, was the first chapter in the Duel Monsters centered universe. It was moved to this volume in the English version.
Chapters[edit]
The following chapter is only in the English version.
| Image | Number | Subseries number | English title | Japanese title |
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#60 | #1 | "Challenge!!" | |
| Chōsen | ||||
| "Challenge!!!" | ||||
| Yugi and his friends watch the Japanese Duel Monsters tournament finals on TV, before Yugi opens a package from Industrial Illusions, containing a recording of Maximillion J. Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters. | ||||
The following chapters are in both the English and Japanese version.
| Image | Number | Subseries number | English title | Japanese title |
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#61 | #2 | "Don't Draw That Card!!" | そのカードをひくな！！ |
| Sono Kādo o Hikuna!! | ||||
| Dark Yugi continues to Duel Pegasus through the TV, but Pegasus is able to predict Dark Yugi's moves. | ||||
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#62 | #3 | "Countdown!!" | カウントダウン！！ |
| Kauntodaun!! | ||||
| Dark Yugi continues to Duel Pegasus through the TV. However, Pegasus claims that the true game has just started. With limited film left on the tape, Pegasus also adds a time limit. | ||||
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#63 | #4 | "I Won't Lose!!" | 負けられない！！ |
| Makerarenai!! | ||||
| Yugi receives his invitation to Duelist Kingdom. | ||||
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#64 | #5 | "Fate on the High Seas!!" | 洋上の因縁！！ |
| Youjou no Innen!! | ||||
| "Fate of the Ocean!!" | ||||
| Yugi and his friends take the boat ride to the Duelist Kingdom tournament. They meet a number of contestants as they do so. | ||||
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#65 | #6 | "Let the Duel Begin!" | |
| Dyueru Kaishi!! | ||||
| "Duel Start!!" | ||||
| The Duelist Kingdom tournament begins. Dark Yugi tracks down Insector Haga to get revenge for their encounter on the boat. | ||||
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#66 | #7 | "The Trap" | |
| Wana!! | ||||
| "The Trap!!" | ||||
| Dark Yugi continues his Duel with Insector Haga, who brings out an army of powered-up Insect-Type monsters. | ||||
| #67 | #8 | "The Ultimate Great Moth" | ||
| Kyūkyoku Kanzentai!! | ||||
| "Ultimate Perfect Form!!" | ||||
| Insector Haga plays "Cocoon of Evolution" in an attempt to evolve his "Larvae Moth" into its ultimate perfect form against Dark Yugi. | ||||
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#68 | #9 | "Demon Lightning" | |
| Ma no Dengeki | ||||
| "Demon Lightning" | ||||
| Dark Yugi and Haga finish their Duel. | ||||
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#69 | #10 | "The Siren" | 魔性の女 |
| Mashō no Onna | ||||
| "Femme Fatale" | ||||
| Katsuya Jonouchi and Mai Kujaku start their Duel. | ||||
