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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist #8
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 8: Yugi vs. Pegasus
Yugi's beaten the champions of Duel Monsters... but now it's time to meet the maker! In the final battle of the tournament, Yugi faces ulta-rich game designer Maxillion Pegasus with the soul of his grandfather at stake! As cards fly, Yugi and Pegasus turn to the darker side of their decks, unleashing sinister monsters of the netherworld. But Pegasus has the power of the mind-scanning Millenium Eye. How can Yugi defeat an opponent who knows exactly what he's going to do?
224 pages, Paperback
First published October 4, 1999
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About the author
Kazuki Takahashi
294 books240 followersTakahashi (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!
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March 17, 2024
Historia: 3*
Arte: 4*
“¡Existen dos maneras de perder! La derrota que le pone fin a todo. Y la derrota que te guía al final a la victoria.”
El volumen comienza directamente con la continuación del duelo entre Yugi y Kaiba que había quedado inconcluso en el volumen anterior. El duelo es más bien regular, y es más que nada una catapulta para un poco de drama y desarrollo del personaje de Yugi.
Después de ese duelo agridulce, los protagonistas logran, por fin, entrar en el castillo de Pegasus, y es ahí donde presenciamos el Pegasus vs Kaiba con las icónicas cartas Toon/Caricatura que son tan populares en el Duelo de Monstruos.
Finalmente, cerramos el tomo con la semifinal Yugi vs Mai, y la verdad es que no fue tan emocionante como recordaba que lo había sido en el anime. Vamos, que malo no es, pero parece solo la continuación del desarrollo de personaje del protagonista, más que un duelo serio.
No es un mal tomo, pero sí es como bajar un escalón en calidad con respecto a los tomos anteriores.
Lo Mejor: Jonouchi demuestra que sigue siendo el mejor personaje.
Lo Peor: Los duelos no me han encantado esta vez.
La carta de tarot, mostrando a Shadi, tiene que ser una de mis favoritas. Ese contraste entre el fondo azul, Shadi en blanco, y su artículo del milenio en dorado son deliciosos.
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Respecto a la edición Panini/Bunkoban: La edición merece su propio apartado, puesto que es magistral. Los añadidos son dignos de mención: La hoja con acabado especial que representa el tarot, y los datos adicionales proporcionados por el autor son un extra que todo fan debe disfrutar.
Eso sí, los comentarios del autor representan, para aquellos que no estén familiarizados con la historia completa, grandes spoilers a la trama.
Arte: 4*
“¡Existen dos maneras de perder! La derrota que le pone fin a todo. Y la derrota que te guía al final a la victoria.”
El volumen comienza directamente con la continuación del duelo entre Yugi y Kaiba que había quedado inconcluso en el volumen anterior. El duelo es más bien regular, y es más que nada una catapulta para un poco de drama y desarrollo del personaje de Yugi.
Después de ese duelo agridulce, los protagonistas logran, por fin, entrar en el castillo de Pegasus, y es ahí donde presenciamos el Pegasus vs Kaiba con las icónicas cartas Toon/Caricatura que son tan populares en el Duelo de Monstruos.
Finalmente, cerramos el tomo con la semifinal Yugi vs Mai, y la verdad es que no fue tan emocionante como recordaba que lo había sido en el anime. Vamos, que malo no es, pero parece solo la continuación del desarrollo de personaje del protagonista, más que un duelo serio.
No es un mal tomo, pero sí es como bajar un escalón en calidad con respecto a los tomos anteriores.
Lo Mejor: Jonouchi demuestra que sigue siendo el mejor personaje.
Lo Peor: Los duelos no me han encantado esta vez.
La carta de tarot, mostrando a Shadi, tiene que ser una de mis favoritas. Ese contraste entre el fondo azul, Shadi en blanco, y su artículo del milenio en dorado son deliciosos.
.
.
.
Respecto a la edición Panini/Bunkoban: La edición merece su propio apartado, puesto que es magistral. Los añadidos son dignos de mención: La hoja con acabado especial que representa el tarot, y los datos adicionales proporcionados por el autor son un extra que todo fan debe disfrutar.
Eso sí, los comentarios del autor representan, para aquellos que no estén familiarizados con la historia completa, grandes spoilers a la trama.
September 2, 2022
I give the Duelist Kingdom arc of this series a lot of leeway for the way it handles the mechanics of the card game, because I think the more nuanced approach forces the duelists to strategize more. For instance, you can’t just attack a flying monster with a ground-based monster, despite the ATK/DEF of each card, because in an actual battle between the two, the flying monster would always have the advantage (though the TCG and later arcs/series care little of this distinction). I say all this to proclaim that the final duel of the arc, the ultimate battle between Yugi and Pegasus, might be the weakest of the entire 8 volume DK arc. It’s slightly too long, a tad convoluted and the special abilities of certain cards are confusing. It’s sort of just a big mess.
With that said, the final two chapters, neither of which feature a duel, take a decent-at-best read and elevate it to a great one, elaborating more on the history of the mysterious millennium items, and further defining the interesting (though I suspect completely made-up) Egyptian history aspect of the series. The final issue also includes a very surprising page with a particularly shocking panel that I could never imagine existing in the same world as the one my beloved animated series took place in.
With that said, the final two chapters, neither of which feature a duel, take a decent-at-best read and elevate it to a great one, elaborating more on the history of the mysterious millennium items, and further defining the interesting (though I suspect completely made-up) Egyptian history aspect of the series. The final issue also includes a very surprising page with a particularly shocking panel that I could never imagine existing in the same world as the one my beloved animated series took place in.
September 6, 2023
Fuck you pegausus !!!!!!
December 1, 2024
Bakura is such a savage
September 15, 2015
A Quickie Review
The main focus of this eighth volume is Yugi's duel against Pegasus; even though the ending is kind of obvious, it's still a tough--and exciting!--battle for both players. Where it lost a star for me was an overuse of (censored) profanity, an implied shooting death, and a rather bloody scene towards the end.
Score: 3/5
The main focus of this eighth volume is Yugi's duel against Pegasus; even though the ending is kind of obvious, it's still a tough--and exciting!--battle for both players. Where it lost a star for me was an overuse of (censored) profanity, an implied shooting death, and a rather bloody scene towards the end.
Score: 3/5
January 11, 2025
"Ha Ha Ha! My brother and I are flying out of here in our private helicopter! Too bad you don't have one...losers!"
Finally, we have arrived at the end of the Duelist Kingdom arc: the match between Yami Yugi and Pegasus.
One of the things I really think the anime adaptation failed to get right was the balance between goofy and sinister that made Pegasus such a good villain in the manga. Like, yes, he's super charismatic, but he's also incredibly intimidating and ruthless, and the stakes of this duel are incredibly high. Excellent set-up for a finale.
Yes, the 'Pegasus can use the Millennium Eye to read his opponent’s mind' bit is a little repetitive at this point, but at least the payoff of Yami Yugi/Yugi figuring out how to get around it is satisfying since it relies on the unique property of their two minds in one shared body. That being said, all the magic shenanigans mean that this duel isn't really about strategy in the same way many of the other duels have been, so to keep it interesting, we need some good visuals, some banter, and we do get that.
That being said, the emotional climax of the arc really is the Yami-Yugi/Kaiba re-match, so everything after that, including this duel, feels like falling action leading to the resolution of Pegasus's defeat. And even that defeat feels limp given that the second he loses, Pegasus just kind of slumps in his chair and sighs and says: "My men will get your prize ready, don't worry." And then we immediately go into the exposition of Pegasus's motivation for throwing the tournament.
We are reminded that the entire thing was really about Pegasus gaining control of Kaiba Corporation, and it's finally revealed that the reason this was something he wanted to do badly enough to go to all this trouble is because he wanted to be able to combine the power of the Millennium Eye with Kaiba's Solid Vision technology to create a life-like hologram of his dead girlfriend/fiancée, Cyndia.
Ok, great, I can get behind this as a motivation. Not sure what is added by getting this reveal at the end rather than up front, but sure. He goes on to quasi wave away his own incredibly villainous and sadistic behaviour by blaming the 'evil intelligence' possessed by the Millennium items.
Yeah, no, I'm not buying it.
But Yami Yugi is more interested in hearing about the Millennium Items than pointing out the lameness of this excuse, so Pegasus explains how he came to have the Millennium Eye, which involved a trip he took to Egypt, where he met Shadi, and then is ultimately 'tested' and chosen to wield the Millennium Eye.
And that's basically that on that.
Bakura summarizes the collective feeling they all ultimately have about this little adventure by saying: "Pegasus is unforgiveable...But I feel sorry for him because of how he got the Millennium Eye."
Well, I don't, but I suppose no one asked me...
Finally, everyone whose soul was captured by Pegasus is restored, and we get a very sweet reunion between Kaiba and Mokuba, cementing their storyline as the true emotional core of the arc. Yami Yugi comments that Mokuba was the final piece Kaiba needed to complete the "puzzle of his heart" that served as his penalty game after losing to Yami Yugi at the end of 'Death-T'.
But we abruptly cut away from this for one page to show that while everyone else gathered outside the castle, Yami Bakura stayed behind and forcibly and grotesquely removed Pegasus's Millennium Eye, saying "two down...five to go" -- a sort of reminder that there is a bigger over-arching plot going on in the background that we still don't completely understand.
Is Pegasus dead as a result of this? I think that's kind of the implication, but it's not clear.
But who cares, really? We're back with the gang outside, and Mokuba has offered everyone a ride back home in his and Kaiba's helicopter. Kaiba grudgingly agrees, saying that makes them even after Yami Yugi saved Mokuba, but declaring their battle isn't over yet, and that the next time he'll beat Yami Yugi in a 'true' duel.
And that's how we leave things until the story picks back up in Volume 9.
Compared with the original, pre-Duel Monsters-centric arcs, Duelist Kingdom is definitely more cohesive, but I do kind of miss how unhinged 'Season Zero' could be. However, in terms of storytelling, this arc is definitely stronger, and really hits its stride with Battle City, so I'm looking forward to it!
Finally, we have arrived at the end of the Duelist Kingdom arc: the match between Yami Yugi and Pegasus.
One of the things I really think the anime adaptation failed to get right was the balance between goofy and sinister that made Pegasus such a good villain in the manga. Like, yes, he's super charismatic, but he's also incredibly intimidating and ruthless, and the stakes of this duel are incredibly high. Excellent set-up for a finale.
Yes, the 'Pegasus can use the Millennium Eye to read his opponent’s mind' bit is a little repetitive at this point, but at least the payoff of Yami Yugi/Yugi figuring out how to get around it is satisfying since it relies on the unique property of their two minds in one shared body. That being said, all the magic shenanigans mean that this duel isn't really about strategy in the same way many of the other duels have been, so to keep it interesting, we need some good visuals, some banter, and we do get that.
That being said, the emotional climax of the arc really is the Yami-Yugi/Kaiba re-match, so everything after that, including this duel, feels like falling action leading to the resolution of Pegasus's defeat. And even that defeat feels limp given that the second he loses, Pegasus just kind of slumps in his chair and sighs and says: "My men will get your prize ready, don't worry." And then we immediately go into the exposition of Pegasus's motivation for throwing the tournament.
We are reminded that the entire thing was really about Pegasus gaining control of Kaiba Corporation, and it's finally revealed that the reason this was something he wanted to do badly enough to go to all this trouble is because he wanted to be able to combine the power of the Millennium Eye with Kaiba's Solid Vision technology to create a life-like hologram of his dead girlfriend/fiancée, Cyndia.
Ok, great, I can get behind this as a motivation. Not sure what is added by getting this reveal at the end rather than up front, but sure. He goes on to quasi wave away his own incredibly villainous and sadistic behaviour by blaming the 'evil intelligence' possessed by the Millennium items.
Yeah, no, I'm not buying it.
But Yami Yugi is more interested in hearing about the Millennium Items than pointing out the lameness of this excuse, so Pegasus explains how he came to have the Millennium Eye, which involved a trip he took to Egypt, where he met Shadi, and then is ultimately 'tested' and chosen to wield the Millennium Eye.
And that's basically that on that.
Bakura summarizes the collective feeling they all ultimately have about this little adventure by saying: "Pegasus is unforgiveable...But I feel sorry for him because of how he got the Millennium Eye."
Well, I don't, but I suppose no one asked me...
Finally, everyone whose soul was captured by Pegasus is restored, and we get a very sweet reunion between Kaiba and Mokuba, cementing their storyline as the true emotional core of the arc. Yami Yugi comments that Mokuba was the final piece Kaiba needed to complete the "puzzle of his heart" that served as his penalty game after losing to Yami Yugi at the end of 'Death-T'.
But we abruptly cut away from this for one page to show that while everyone else gathered outside the castle, Yami Bakura stayed behind and forcibly and grotesquely removed Pegasus's Millennium Eye, saying "two down...five to go" -- a sort of reminder that there is a bigger over-arching plot going on in the background that we still don't completely understand.
Is Pegasus dead as a result of this? I think that's kind of the implication, but it's not clear.
But who cares, really? We're back with the gang outside, and Mokuba has offered everyone a ride back home in his and Kaiba's helicopter. Kaiba grudgingly agrees, saying that makes them even after Yami Yugi saved Mokuba, but declaring their battle isn't over yet, and that the next time he'll beat Yami Yugi in a 'true' duel.
And that's how we leave things until the story picks back up in Volume 9.
Compared with the original, pre-Duel Monsters-centric arcs, Duelist Kingdom is definitely more cohesive, but I do kind of miss how unhinged 'Season Zero' could be. However, in terms of storytelling, this arc is definitely stronger, and really hits its stride with Battle City, so I'm looking forward to it!
June 14, 2022
This volume concludes the first major story arc not just of the Duelist era, but also of Yu-Gi-Oh in general. We’ve never seen an arc this lengthy before apart from Death-T which only spanned about 2-volumes. So how did it go? Well, in my opinion Duelist Kingdom is where the series begins to take it’s sure footing. No longer is this a collection of random games scattered around, it has a very specific goal, tone, and means. For one, the Yu-Gi-Oh card game is front and center through everything, and it’s pretty fun to watch. The rules are not even close to the finished product we have today (or even at the time it was written) but fun nonetheless. The horror elements are toned down a lot but they still show up a number of times. My biggest problem is that it can sometimes feel like it drags on a little too much, it felt like the part in the cave lasted a long time. Anyways, this story arc set up a lot of excitement for what’s to come in the greater narrative, plus I think that Takahashi has a lot more left in the tank in terms of ideas. I’m really looking forward to the next arc!
September 20, 2021
The final part of the duelist kingdom arc and while it was nice to see how the arc was originally played but I still am not a huge fan of how the card game was originally portrayed as I know that Takahashi really only meant it to be a small part of the story and was kind of forcced into actually making it into an actual card game. But still some of the things just annoy me especially some of the more crazy moments. But Pegasus is still a incredible villain with his personality and some of the concepts that never made it into the anime are really good like the fact that Yugi actually talks to grandpa is cool and some of the darker parts like Bandit Ketih dying and even Pegasus dying are kind of cool.
February 24, 2023
The duel between Pegasus and Yugi was really intense, it was hard to keep up.
Pegasus does tell Yugi where he got his Millennium Eye. There are seven pieces that form together when put in some insert in Egypt.
I knew Bakura was being taken over by his other self and having no memory of it. I am not sure if Pegasus killed Keith in the previous volume or if it was just an illusion with his mind that he shot himself.
I am not sure if Pegasus is dead. We see Bakura leave Pegasus bleeding from his eye. Do we see Pegasus again.
I do feel a little bad for Pegasus hut motive was to see his beloved again using the technology from Kaiba to make the cards for lifelike. With Duelist Kingdom being done, the group can finally go back to school.
I wonder what awaits them.
Pegasus does tell Yugi where he got his Millennium Eye. There are seven pieces that form together when put in some insert in Egypt.
I knew Bakura was being taken over by his other self and having no memory of it. I am not sure if Pegasus killed Keith in the previous volume or if it was just an illusion with his mind that he shot himself.
I am not sure if Pegasus is dead. We see Bakura leave Pegasus bleeding from his eye. Do we see Pegasus again.
I do feel a little bad for Pegasus hut motive was to see his beloved again using the technology from Kaiba to make the cards for lifelike. With Duelist Kingdom being done, the group can finally go back to school.
I wonder what awaits them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2016
And so ends the Duelist Kingdom arc! This volume is considerably longer than the previous volumes and contains the entirety of the Yugi vs. Pegasus duel. The mythos of Yugi and Other Yugi is futher explored to a satisfying degree. Pegasus once again throws out his sinister Toon World and the OP Reliquinshed. With his Millenium Eye's evil power, he brings their duel to the Shadow Realm and young Yugi is no match for the evil and oppressive feeling there, so it's up to "Other Yugi" to carry forth the duel. There were two rather graphic deaths depicted in this volume as a warning for younger readers, and some deviation from the anime. Also the return of Evil!Bakura!
September 5, 2022
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Volume 8 - was amazing. The duel between Yugi and Pegasus was so crazy and intense. I found it cool how Dark Yugi and Yugi found a way to stop Pegasus from reading their mind since they have two minds and Pegasus can only read one at a time. Them learning to shift their minds so easily was so cool. The duel was crazy. It was so cool and Dark Yugi won with only 100 life points that's just insane.
The ending where Dark Bakura took over and literally pulled the millennium eye out of Pegasus was crazy. I wonder if when Pegasus got the eye if he actually had to take out his real eye or if the millennium eye squished it.
The ending where Dark Bakura took over and literally pulled the millennium eye out of Pegasus was crazy. I wonder if when Pegasus got the eye if he actually had to take out his real eye or if the millennium eye squished it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2020
A bland final battle saved by emotional resolution.
What does Yu-Gi-Oh! Offer when the battles get less exciting? Apparently it offers growth to its main characters, humanity to its villains and resolution to its story. The last two chapters saves this volume, whit them having perfect mix of creepy and heartwarming moments. The book is also finally asking question about how and why with the millennium puzzle, and sets up a future arch with interest in its readers.
What does Yu-Gi-Oh! Offer when the battles get less exciting? Apparently it offers growth to its main characters, humanity to its villains and resolution to its story. The last two chapters saves this volume, whit them having perfect mix of creepy and heartwarming moments. The book is also finally asking question about how and why with the millennium puzzle, and sets up a future arch with interest in its readers.
June 2, 2019
Toon World continues to prove how dangerous it could be-- at least where the rules are so easily bent. Pegasus' powers finally meeting their match in Yugi, the way their eventual shadow game is concluded, and Pegasus' astonishment to see anyone wielding a Kuriboh are all highlights. As was his inevitable tragic backstory that I had forgotten about after so many years.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 17, 2023
The grand finale of the Duelist Kingdom arc arrives in Vol. 8; the much anticipated Yugi vs Pegasus duel. Takahashi's build-up comes to fruition in this collection as the whole volume encompasses the climactic duel and its aftermath. There's twists aplenty, more Egyptian lore, and a strong focus on friendship triumphing adversity. Sure to delight fans of Yu-Gi-Oh.
May 31, 2025
The climactic conclusion I was waiting for, with a chilling ending to boot. Duelist Kingdom was everything I remembered it to be, and more. Playing high stakes shadow games, add an emotional payoff, top it off with a satisfying ending...what a way to wrap up a legendary arc. Battle City, here I come.
March 14, 2022
This is it.. The end of duelist kingdom arc. It ends fittingly with the best duel yet. So many parts of this long duel.. We also get the set up for Kul elna and Bakura which we wouldnt get till the final season of the anime.
December 29, 2023
This is probably the strongest volume of Duelist thus far. The final match is well-paced and suitably dramatic, and the trick Yugi uses is clever and has interesting implications. There’s also a good chunk of world-building here that teases where the series will go.
September 10, 2025
Genial desenlace para el arco de Pegasus, aunque obviamente el anime alarga y profundiza en más cosas.
Pero tuvo un cierre certero, faltó una pelea pero supongo que será para después. Lo que más me encanta es el diseño de los monstruos, éso estuvo genial.
Pero tuvo un cierre certero, faltó una pelea pero supongo que será para después. Lo que más me encanta es el diseño de los monstruos, éso estuvo genial.
March 18, 2018
It was great!!
August 28, 2018
This was a great ending to this arc.
February 9, 2020
Retomando y terminando el tomo despues de "no se cuanto tiempo".
En serio, no recuerdo c:
En serio, no recuerdo c:
May 31, 2021
Es un manga decente.
August 28, 2021
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😻👌😁❤️
November 14, 2021
Loved it. The battle with Pegasus brings a new enemy in play and also the next piece of the millennial puzzle where we have little information off.
December 28, 2021
it is a truly a great end to the duelist kingdom arc
September 30, 2022
Pegasus is so cool...he loves cartoons...he's evil...loves his dead 17 year old gf...gotta respect it.
November 22, 2022
I love Pegasus
December 2, 2022
HOW HARD IS IT FOR YAMI BAKURA TO KEEP THINGS OUT OF HIS FREAKING MOUTH!?!
Why did you have to LICK that nasty eyeball!?!?
Why did you have to LICK that nasty eyeball!?!?
June 22, 2023
The power of friendship and whatnot.
November 5, 2024
The epic Pegasus yugi battle! Good stuff, very nostalgic! 5 stars
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