Yu-Gi-Oh! - Season 1

First aired: 4/4/1998 27 episodes

A timid young boy who loves all sorts of games, one day solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle, causing his body to play host to a mysterious spirit with the personality of a gambler.

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Episodes

1. The Furious Battle - A Shadow Game

Aired: 4/4/1998

A boy named Yugi Mutou solves the Millennium Puzzle which turns in into the "King of Games".

2. The Devil Gamer - The Trap of Hell

Aired: 4/11/1998

A criminal escapes from jail and takes Anzu as a prisoner. Yugi shows his other self by using the Millennium Puzzle as he challenges the criminal to a Shadow Game in order to get Anzu back.

3. Clash! The Strongest Monster

Aired: 4/18/1998

Seto Kaiba is a new student in Yugi's class and he is also a Duel Monsters (a card game) expert. After he steals the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Yugi's grandfather, Yugi challenges him to a duel where the cards are real. The game remains a tie and Yugi gets his grandpa's card back.

4. Theft! The Super Legendary Rare Watch

Aired: 4/25/1998

Honda buys a watch for Miho and he gets lucky because he gets the last one. When a guy that collects watches sees that there aren't anymore, he steals the watch from Miho only to be stopped by Dark Yugi right in time. Yugi challenges him to a Shadow Game for the watch as the watch collector loses and Yugi returns the watch to Miho.

5. Now Revealed!! Yugi's Secret

Aired: 5/2/1998

A man from ancient Egyptian comes at the museum where he sees Yugi with the Millennium Puzzle. He travels in Yugi's mind to see if the puzzle really belongs to Yugi. In there, Dark Yugi challenges him to a game where the man from Egypt must find the real door which has the Millennium Puzzle in it. In the end, the man from Egypt loses and he tells Dark Yugi that he really is the owner of the Millennium Puzzle.

6. Desperate Situation!! The Hot Friendship Showdown

Aired: 5/9/1998

Shadi, the man from Egypt, challenges Yugi to a Shadow Game, with Anzu's life as the prize.

7. The Underhanded Digital Pet Rebellion

Aired: 5/16/1998

The popularity of Digital Pets leads to a contest, and Honda trains Miho's pet, so they can take the paid trip. Meanwhile, Yugi is worried for his friend Haiyama, who seems to be pressured into some shady business by the bullying Kujirada. But all is not what it seems...

8. The Four Game Masters Finally Move Out

Aired: 5/23/1998

Yugi is kidnapped by Kaiba, and forced to duel the first of his four Game Masters, Count Ridley Sheldon. Can Dark Yugi defeat his doll monsters?

9. Explosion - The Ultimate Secret Yo-Yo Technique

Aired: 5/30/1998

The gang is concerned and confused when they see Jonouchi with a gang wielding yo-yos as weapons. Has he turned his back on his friends?

10. The Pressing Beautiful Teacher - The Secret Mask

Aired: 6/6/1998

Anzu clashes with the beautiful but sadistically strict Ms. Chrono, and organizes a petition to change the school rules. But Chrono's underhanded counterattack ruins the petition--until Dark Yugi steps in.

11. The Rumored Capmon - It's a New Arrival

Aired: 6/13/1998

Yugi's friend Warashibe is obsessed with Capsule Monsters, and Miho. When she spurns his advances, Warashibe decides to eliminate her friends--his competition for her affection.

12. The Extremely Lucky Enemy - The Invincible Legend

Aired: 6/20/1998

Game show champion Ryuichi Fuha (Kaiba's second Game Master) moves to the gang's high school. Although he seems friendly, Ryuichi's tactics for arousing Dark Yugi soon turn dangerous...

13. Target the Schoolgirls - The Fangs of Great Prophecies

Aired: 6/27/1998

Fraudulent psychic Kokurano has his eyes on Anzu. Though Anzu doesen't believe his predictions at first, her desire to see her mysterious savior (Dark Yugi) leads her right into Kokurano's grasp.

14. In a Bomb Game - The Worst Date

Aired: 7/4/1998

When she realizes that Yugi is her mysterious crush, Anzu invites him on a date to an amusement park, intending to put herself in danger to see Dark Yugi. But she finds herself in real danger when a mad bomber challenges Dark Yugi to a twisted game of balloons and explosions.

15. An Eerie Woman!! Unable to Transform

Aired: 7/11/1998

A new girl named Risa Kageyama wants to become Yugi's girlfriend (much to Anzu's anger). But Risa is actually intent on obtaining Yugi's rare Violet Hectate card.

16. Turnabout by a Hair's Breadth - The White-Robed Crisis

Aired: 7/18/1998

Jonouchi has a crush on Miyuki, the nurse taking care of his sister Shizuka. But when a corrupt doctor fires her, Jonouchi can't expose him, or Shizuka will be kicked out of the hospital.

17. A Last Minute Match - The Model that Invites

Aired: 7/25/1998

Kaiba's third Game Master, famous model Aileen Rao, challenges Dark Yugi to a game of Rijinhai. Irene prides herself on taking away the most important things from the ones she defeats--if Yugi loses, he loses Anzu...

18. In a Forbidden Game - Don't Make a Move

Aired: 8/1/1998

Yugi befriends bullied youth Imori, and the two discover the forbidden game Dragon Block. The evil game overcomes Imori and he challenges Dark Yugi to a game with his soul itself on the line.

19. The Great Melee!! A Popularity Contest

Aired: 8/8/1998

With Honda's support, Miho enters a popularity contest against arrogant school beauty Kaoruko Himekoji. Soon Kaoruko resorts to cheating, but when she hurts Miho, she incurs the wrath of Dark Yugi. (Bakura makes a cameo in this episode)

20. It Came Out!! The Strongest and Final Trump Card

Aired: 8/15/1998

Kaiba's butler Daimon, an old man kept alive through machinery, duels Dark Yugi as the final Game Master. In the process, he reveals how Kaiba used to be, and implores Yugi to restore his kindness.

21. Complete!! The Ultimate Game Land

Aired: 8/22/1998

Kaiba kidnaps Yugi's grandpa and dares him to come to Death-T, an amusement park full of death trap games. But Yugi is hesitant to put his friends in danger.

22. Tear - The Borderline Shooting

Aired: 8/29/1998

The gang heads through Death-T, making their way through a laser tag game with actual lasers, and a game of wits with a giant killer robot.

23. The Capmon King! The Showdown for the Top!!

Aired: 9/5/1998

With Honda seemingly dead, an enraged Dark Yugi battles Mokuba, Kaiba's little brother, in Capsule Monster Chess.

24. Now! The Time of Decision - The Miracle Friendship

Aired: 9/19/1998

With his grandpa and friends at stake, Yugi duels Kaiba, and his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, while Jonouchi and Miho battle Ryuchi and Aileen. With his friends' support, Yugi pulls off the unbeatable combo--Exodia.

25. A New Development - The Handsome Boy who Attacks

Aired: 9/26/1998

Yugi and his friends meet Ryo Bakura, a gentle new student with an interest in role-playing games. Little do they know the danger that dwells within him...

26. Rival Clash - The Greatest Crisis

Aired: 10/3/1998

Yami Yugi aids the others, reduced to figurines, against Dark Bakura and his RPG's boss, Dark Master Zorc.

27. Friendship - From Legend to Myth

Aired: 10/10/1998

Even when seemingly defeated, Zorc rises again and threatens to overwhelm the gang. It is up to Bakura to defeat his evil counterpart.