Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)

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Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL logo

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXALゆうおう ZEXALゼアルYūgiō Zearu

Manga Series

Authored by
Publisher

Japan V Jump

Original run

December 18, 2010 – June 21, 2015

No. of volumes

9

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL or Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is a manga series. It is set in the near future as the successor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series.

The manga was published monthly in Japanese in the V Jump magazine, and in English in the Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha/Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It began serialization on December 18, 2010, and ended on June 21, 2015. It introduces the Xyz Summon mechanic and Xyz Monsters and follows Yuma Tsukumo's adventures to obtain the "Numbers" with Astral.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga is written by Shin Yoshida, illustrated by Naohito Miyoshi and published by Shueisha. Kazuki Takahashi also supervises the series. Unlike Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga was released before the anime.

Plot[edit]

The series is set in the near future. Ryoga Kamishiro is the number one bad boy at his school. Something unexpected happens as Yuma Tsukumo challenges him to a Duel. When the mysterious entity Astral appears before them a new legend begins.

Rules[edit]

The OCG Master Rules are used, with the addition of the Xyz Monsters.

Chapter Guide[edit]

The Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL chapters are called "Ranks", so, instead of "Chapter 1", you should look for "Rank 1", for example.

Volume Guide[edit]

# Information Japanese cover English cover
01
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870254-4
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-4902-6
    • FR: ISBN 9782505019015
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-317-285-7
    • KR: ISBN 9788967258443
  • Release:
    • JP: June 3, 2011
    • US: June 5, 2012
    • UK: June 21, 2012
    • FR: June 21, 2013
    • CH: August 1, 2012
    • KR: December 14, 2012
  • Chapters:
    • 001–006 and SP1
  • Promotional card:
YZ01-PromoJP.png YZ01-PromoEN.png
02
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870384-8
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-4980-4
    • FR: ISBN 9782505019022
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-317-286-4
    • KR: ISBN 9788967258450
  • Release:
    • JP: February 3, 2012
    • US: December 4, 2012
    • UK: December 6, 2012
    • FR: September 20, 2013
    • CH: January 1, 2013
    • KR: December 14, 2012
  • Chapters:
    • 007–012
  • Promotional card:
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03
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870527-9
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-5372-6
    • FR: ISBN 9782505060260
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-317-696-1
    • KR: ISBN 9788968222511
  • Release:
    • JP: August 3, 2012
    • US: June 4, 2013
    • UK: June 30, 2013
    • FR: January 24, 2014
    • CH: February 18, 2013
    • KR: April 23, 2013
  • Chapters:
    • 013–018
  • Promotional card:
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04
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870624-5
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-6107-3
    • FR: ISBN 9782505061113
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-324-042-6
    • KR: ISBN 9788968223419
  • Release:
    • JP: February 2, 2013
    • US: January 7, 2014
    • UK: January 27, 2014
    • FR: May 23, 2014
    • CH: May 10, 2013
    • KR: May 20, 2013
  • Chapters:
    • 019 - 024
  • Promotional card:
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05
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870794-5
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-6918-5
    • FR: ISBN 9782505061328
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-337-199-1
    • KR: ISBN 9791156251477
  • Release:
    • JP: August 2, 2013
    • US: July 1, 2014
    • UK: July 17, 2014
    • FR: September 5, 2014
    • CH: January 16, 2014
    • KR: March 20, 2014
  • Chapters:
    • 025 - 030
  • Promotional card:
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06
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN 978-4-08-880018-9
    • US: ISBN 978-1-4215-7692-3
    • FR: ISBN 9782505061472
    • CH: ISBN 978-986-348-487-5
    • KR: ISBN 9791156253990
  • Release:
    • JP: February 4, 2014
    • US: February 3, 2015
    • UK: February 26, 2015
    • FR: December 5, 2014
    • CH: July 14, 2014
    • KR: April 30, 2014
  • Chapters:
    • 031 - 036
  • Promotional card:
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07 YZ07-PromoJP.png YZ07-PromoEN.png
08 YZ08-PromoJP.png YZ08-PromoEN.png
09
  • ISBN:
    • JP: ISBN
    • US: ISBN
    • FR: ISBN
    • CH: ISBN
    • KR: ISBN
  • Release:
    • JP: October 2, 2015
    • US: September 6, 2016
    • UK: September 22, 2016
    • FR:
    • CH:
    • KR:
  • Chapters:
    • 049 - 055
  • Promotional card:
YZ09-PromoJP.png YZ09-PromoEN.png

Trivia[edit]

  • In the English version, Yuma's catchphrase "Kattobingu" has been changed to "I'm Gonna Jet!!", rather than "Feeling The Flow" like in the anime.
  • This is the first manga since the original to retain the characters' Japanese name in the English edition, rather than change them to match the names used in the 4Kids Entertainment anime dub.
  • This is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series, since the original, to be released before its corresponding anime.