Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 13: Slifer the Sky Dragon

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist #13

by Kazuki Takahashi

In the second saga of the Yu-Gi-Oh! epic, Duel Monsters is the world's most popular collectible card game-but to Yugi, it's the most dangerous game of all! Entering the Duel Monsters world championship, Yugi fights ruthless opponents like game designer Maximillion Pegasus and teenage multimillionaire Kaiba Seto, hoping to discover the origin of the game...and his own powers! Contains the original storyline of the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh! , including scenes too startling for TV!The second of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed! Using one of his brainwashed pawns to fight for him, the mysterious Marik traps Yugi in a deadly cage match against one of the most powerful cards in the world... Slifer the Sky Dragon! Even with the dragon-fighting Buster Blader on his side, does Yugi have a chance? Plus the return of Ryota Kajiki, the Duelist of the Sea!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Young Adult, Shonen

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2000

About the author

Takahashi (高橋和希) started as a mangaka in 1982. His first work was Tokiō no Tsuma (闘輝王の鷹), published in 1990. One of his earliest works was Tennenshokudanji Buray (天然色男児BURAY), which lasted for two volumes and was published from 1991 to 1992. Takahashi did not find success until 1996 when he created Yu-Gi-Oh!

Reviews

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the most solid duels with a satisfying strategy to lay out a seemingly superior opponent. My favorite volume so far.

I liked the big shield guy but he's not listed in the back. - Big Shield Guardna

As for the listed cards at the end - Giltia the D. Knight or Lightforce Sword

We end on a fun cliffhanger. What a d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-delicious volume :P'

Full of jam. Narf narf.

[Ken Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kaiba really breaking out the excellent one-liners in this one. "If god stands in your way mow him down!" Calm down my dude

[Burberi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yay Yugi got Slifer
Also, Bakura and Marik is a combo I'd love to see more of >:)

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 étoiles rien que pour la solution qu'a trouvé yugi pour gagner contre le dieu je suis brain fucked

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Quickie Review

A mostly good installment with one problem: Why did they refer to Slifer the Sky Dragon as God, and say things such as "Nothing is infinite; that's just God's illusion"? Certainly even Japanese people don't believe in Egyptian gods as their deities; aren't they mostly Shinto? Other than that, I enjoyed it.

Score: 3/5

[Moriah Venable · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Duelist Tournament has begun with duels happening all over the city.

Yugi has fought a few of the minions of Marik who is seeking to destroy Yugi and has a Millennium Item, the other Yugi that is trapped inside the Millennium Puzzle. Whoever Marik is, he wants revenge and wants to be free of a curse that he has had for 1000 years. Just who is the other soul? With the rare God Card also in the mix, they may find out soon enough.

Marik has been sending minions to battle Yugi, when things look bleak, Yugi finds a way to come out on top. When his friends are in danger of being controlled by Marik, Yugi rushes to save them but in his way or two more of Marik's minions who are being controlled by him, Seto offers to pair up to duel them.

This series does leave me on the edge of my seat. It may be a few days before I get the other volumes. I hope that Cleveland Public Library has them so I can just grab them on Friday. I can spend my off day, marathoning until I finish it.

[Leandro Escobar-herrera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marik is neither a good nor a compelling villain. Luckily, Yu-Gi-Oh! extended cast pics up the slack.

The fight is good, there is a lot at stake, and it is such a good presentation of a God card. Yami yugi is finally not in the controlling seat, and this would have been an amazing battle to follow if it had been other characters. Marik and yami yugi remains characters without any real charm. Yu-Gi-Ohs problem is that one of its best character (Yugi) has to hide every time there is a duel. It worked well in the former books because the duels were short, this one almost last the entire book.

Lucky for us, Bakura and Jonouchi is here to bring up the spice and fun, respectably, in the final chapter.

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the title explains the majority of this particular volume, lol. The Battle City Tournament rages on! Jonouchi is battling Insect Haga and his deadly Insect Queen combo, and Marik uses the Silent Doll to stalk Yugi. It's time Yugi come face to face with God; or a Dragon God in this case...Slifer the Sky Dragon! Except Slifer is only cool if he's properly used. I was really disappointed that Marik let himself get that cocky and made such a rookie mistake in the duel; Slifer has one major flaw and Yugi quickly exploits it and of course emerges victorious. Now that he has a God Card, Kaiba wants to face him God vs. God, but Yugi is worried Marik will go after Jonouchi. On the other side of town, Jonouchi and company have stalled at the local aquarium to battle a familiar face, the fisherman duelist Ryota! Most interesting though is Bakura confronting Marik regarding his Millennium Rod...an interesting match to say the least.
This volume was neat as it introduces the second God Card, but I didn't find it quite as thrilling as the anime portrayal.

[Joseph B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Vol. 13 delivers a thrilling duel as Yugi takes on an Egyptian god card in a lengthy duel. This collection almost entirely focuses on a duel between Yami Yugi and one of Marik's rare hunters using Slifer the Sky Dragon, one of the god cards. It's an engaging and layered duel with strategy and comboing aplenty. I won't say more to avoid spoilers but it'll keep you turning the pages. Takahashi's art game is also terrific.

The last two chapters see Yugi attempting to run and save his friends as Marik has put them in danger; teaming up with Kaiba. While Joey begins a duel against Mako (from the Duelist Kingdom arc). It's an exciting volume that is firing on all fronts.

[Kassy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yu-Gi-Oh is a pretty good book series to me. I am really liking the evolution of the story and how duels are becoming more and more, I guess this part of the series is called duelist so it makes sense. Anyway this volume was pretty crazy, Yugi beat the mime guy in a duel and won a God card and now he's going to team up with Kaiba in a duel. The crazy Egyptian guy is planning to mind control Joey which is insane, but anyway talk soon.

[félon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last few volumes I didn't feel particularly strongly about either way, though they were starting to feel like a big of a chore to get through. But this one really picked things up again, and I enjoyed seeing the god card in action. Still a lot of cheese, though.

[Jane Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que delicia de tomo. De momento el mejor tomo y duelo de lo que va en este arco.

[Daniel Pappas · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice

Man, I remember the mime duel taking way longer than it did. Still, maybe the most novel duel in all of the manga for me personally. I totally forgot that’s a way to win the card game.

[Mochacat · Rating 5 out of 5]

to all the theifshippers out there. your crazy. I am glad that yami bakura got his head back in the game. And I even like an alliance between them. But how the heck would that ever be more than enemies at a truce?? good book though

[Adrian Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solo que Slifer es el menos cool de los 3 dioses, la dvd.

Pero el duelo de Yugi fue genial, aunque se siente un poco apresurado. Y Joe sí se siente como relleno, por lo demás me llama más la atención la sub-trama de Bakura. Y cómo Marik va tomando fuerza.

[Kyle Phibbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm giving this 5 stars because there's a frame where Yugi exclaims "I will defeat God!"

[Sebastián Ubilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un buen manga.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always loved yugioh, it was my favorite show as a kid and my first manga! Love all the great characters and the Egypt story line it has😻👌😁❤️

[Inge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the second god card. Infinite card draw doesn't exist.

[Jaden John · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Alex Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yugi saying "I will defeat god" what more could you ask for?

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slifer acquired 😁 potential kidnapping underway

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Supportive Seto is the best Seto.

[Petra Jayne Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this volume! Slifer is my favourite Egyptian God! ❤️
Bakura and Marik are a great villain combo!🖤

[Roselyn Blonger · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Me encantaron los duelos! No recordaba que Yami se sintiera tan derrotado en su duelo contra el silencioso, ni que Kaiba le había ayudado a encontrar su punto débil. Definitivamente lo mejor fueron todas esas pequeñas diferencias que hay con el anime, valen mucho la pena de leer.

[Nightshade · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume has a lot more of Marik within it as he duels against Yugi using the mime. This pleased me a lot and there was some fan-girling occurring in the middle of the park where I was reading, especially when he got on his motorbike. At the very end of the book is the best scene where Yami Bakura confronts Marik as they meet for the first time. Bakura threatens to kill Marik if he doesn’t hand over his Millennium Rod.
I love the way that Kaiba supports Yugi in his duel against Slifer, commenting that Yugi is the only person he respects as a duelist. It is also Kaiba that works out how to defeat Slifer and his hinting that leads Yugi to figuring it out himself.
The end of the volume has Yugi and Kaiba tag-duel with some ghouls (rare hunters) whom they defeat very easily and it sets up Jonouchi’s duel with Kajiki.
I really enjoyed this volume, mainly because of the increased presence of Marik.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slifer the Sky Dragon, the most epic Egyptian God. Tied with Obelisk. Wait, there are only three. Oh, well. I think we all agree Ra just looks dumb.

Yugi first duel against an Egyptian God is an amazing one. Thought he took a page out of Kaiba's book and screwed the rules to win. It was still amazing, and he used one of the best Trap Cards, Magic Cylinder. This book wasn't boring in the slightest! In fact, I think I read it all the way through without stopping(I usually don't do this). It was one of the less cheesier books, that's for sure.

End of very short review!

[Sarah Maddaford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed on previous volumes Yu-Gi-Oh! Volumes 1-4 and Duelist Volumes 1-5 as well as the final volume

[Prudence · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only thing wrong with this manga was continuity error of how many cards you are supposed to have in your hand. They first said seven is maximum and then they said eight cards.

[Дени ★ Проданова · Rating 4 out of 5]

Както казах и преди: винаги има по-силна карта. Все има начин да си прецакан. Ако не те прецака някой друг, то вероятността да се прецакаш сам нараства неимоверно.