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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist #24
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 24: Yugi vs. Marik
The greatest powers can often fall to the smallest opponents. Yugi used Kuriboh to defeat the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Now, does the tiny Metal Devil hold the secret to defeating the Sun Dragon Ra? As the world's mightiest gamers clash, the very island may not survive the battle. The Battle City tournament is over...but who will walk away from the ruins?
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2002
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About the author
Kazuki Takahashi
297 books239 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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September 19, 2022
This is the last volume of Duelist and it was a great ending. The Duel between Dark Marik and Dark Yugi was very intense and the ending was pretty cool with Marik wrestling control of his body back from Dark Marik and surrendering the duel with the 1LP left. And instead of Marik being the sacrifice from losing the duel it was Dark Marik and he is now gone forever hopefully.
Baruka finding the millennium ring in Yugi's room was kinda iffy. Dark Baruka is kinda scary lol.
Anyways now to start Millennium World and hopefully see Dark Yugi get his memories back.
Baruka finding the millennium ring in Yugi's room was kinda iffy. Dark Baruka is kinda scary lol.
Anyways now to start Millennium World and hopefully see Dark Yugi get his memories back.
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October 5, 2021
As a whole Battle City is way better then Duelists Kingdom mostly because it is the closest to the actual card game even if there are still some discrepancies which is understandable since Takahashi was kind of forced to create a card game. Marik is still a great villain and manga does a better job because it does get a little darker and how twisted Marik's dark side was. But still a great arc with some really great duels especially the final rounds.
December 26, 2007
I can now see why the anime went where it did after these two seasons.
I also adore Kaiba even more now (if that's even possible). Too bad Takahashi-sensei couldn't bring certain other characters to that level of "well thought out".
I also adore Kaiba even more now (if that's even possible). Too bad Takahashi-sensei couldn't bring certain other characters to that level of "well thought out".
July 11, 2019
Series review so far:
4.85/5 stars!
Literally the only problems I had with this series from volume 1 through the end of the Duelist arc were the more hastily executed duels in the beginning where "good guy wins bc power of friendship woo!" And the slower pace of the first 7 volumes. Everything else was so beautifully woven together. Every character mattered, every choice made a difference, every duel was a learning experience, and every little monologue served a purpose. The bond between these characters was given enough time to build up and grow to where towards the end it was completely believable that things went the way they did. Joey pulling through because of his love for his friends and the promise to duel Yugi? Yugi seeing through the stress of the high stakes duels because of the influence of Joey's fighting spirit? The whole series so far has built up to the power of friendship giving them the strength to push through these hardships. It didn't seem forced or rushed. This was brilliant. From character realism and development to well written and believable plot, this manga has it all.
And now onto The Millennium World!
4.85/5 stars!
Literally the only problems I had with this series from volume 1 through the end of the Duelist arc were the more hastily executed duels in the beginning where "good guy wins bc power of friendship woo!" And the slower pace of the first 7 volumes. Everything else was so beautifully woven together. Every character mattered, every choice made a difference, every duel was a learning experience, and every little monologue served a purpose. The bond between these characters was given enough time to build up and grow to where towards the end it was completely believable that things went the way they did. Joey pulling through because of his love for his friends and the promise to duel Yugi? Yugi seeing through the stress of the high stakes duels because of the influence of Joey's fighting spirit? The whole series so far has built up to the power of friendship giving them the strength to push through these hardships. It didn't seem forced or rushed. This was brilliant. From character realism and development to well written and believable plot, this manga has it all.
And now onto The Millennium World!
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October 27, 2024 So just to level with you – as I’m reviewing this volume without any outside influences and subjectivity I’d have to look at the art for positive takes. The duel is wholly uninteresting. God-cards have made battles boring and none more infamously so than Ra. Evil Marik could have aimed for strategies and any number of new cards that could shake the foundation of the game.
I guess just like in a real TCG, after everyone establishes the meta, it tends to become unfun and everyone starts doin the same things. Alas, it’s the final duel and all sorts of shenanigans happen. Some will love it some will hate it. I feel indifferent. That final duel should have had a little, no, a LOT more to it. Maybe it’s just the endless face down cards. I dunno.
It’s Yu-Gi-Oh. I am glad it exists. All I know is I’m d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-DONE!
I guess just like in a real TCG, after everyone establishes the meta, it tends to become unfun and everyone starts doin the same things. Alas, it’s the final duel and all sorts of shenanigans happen. Some will love it some will hate it. I feel indifferent. That final duel should have had a little, no, a LOT more to it. Maybe it’s just the endless face down cards. I dunno.
It’s Yu-Gi-Oh. I am glad it exists. All I know is I’m d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-DONE!
September 19, 2025
No lo sentí tan épico, pero es un bastante buen final.
Hay cosas castrosas como Kaiba, Bakura y la sortija y que el Marik asesino no recibió ni nalgadas por todos a los que desvivió o casi. Por lo de los dioses y el destino ya no recuerdo qué pasa.
Lo lamentable es que Yugioh siempre fue en picada con sus historias. De la genial historia de juegos a muerte, a una muy buena historia del destino sellado en piedra desde tiempos de Egipto; para luego ser una absurda historia de escuela de duelo. Pero al menos aquí acabó el conflicto que en su momento a todos nos voló la cabeza. Lamentablemente la historia es casi exactamente igual al anime, y tampoco hubo tanto qué decir de la censura, eran más bien cambios para regiones más judeocristianas.
Es decir que no está mal la historia, pero en teoría es mejor o más enriquecedor ver el anime que leer el manga.
Hay cosas castrosas como Kaiba, Bakura y la sortija y que el Marik asesino no recibió ni nalgadas por todos a los que desvivió o casi. Por lo de los dioses y el destino ya no recuerdo qué pasa.
Lo lamentable es que Yugioh siempre fue en picada con sus historias. De la genial historia de juegos a muerte, a una muy buena historia del destino sellado en piedra desde tiempos de Egipto; para luego ser una absurda historia de escuela de duelo. Pero al menos aquí acabó el conflicto que en su momento a todos nos voló la cabeza. Lamentablemente la historia es casi exactamente igual al anime, y tampoco hubo tanto qué decir de la censura, eran más bien cambios para regiones más judeocristianas.
Es decir que no está mal la historia, pero en teoría es mejor o más enriquecedor ver el anime que leer el manga.
October 27, 2022
Visually so striking with great turns and pivots. The tension in this storytelling is all plot and no character but honestly at this point it’s all the big bad. A quick Tidy wrap up too. It all works up to an exciting conclusion but also semi-forgettable as I almost immediately forgot how the legendary duel ends. Kind of a bummer but oh well.
June 15, 2025
Satisfying conclusion to the Battle City arc. No more Marik sticking out his tongue...that bit was really starting to wear thin. It possibly was all worth it for the full blown Dr. Evil moment. Only a single panel, but I didn't miss it.
July 20, 2021
An thrilling, epic conclusion to the series!
This was by far a great way to end the "Duelist" series. The final battle was bone chilling and page turning. And the closure to the character were satisfying. Much more than the anime was.
This was by far a great way to end the "Duelist" series. The final battle was bone chilling and page turning. And the closure to the character were satisfying. Much more than the anime was.
April 26, 2022
Lo amé. De principio a fin. No tengo palabras para decir lo mucho que me gustó ese final, no sólo para Marik sino también para Kaiba. Me encantó que no sea tan testarudo y decida seguir su nuevo sueño inmediatamente. Fue perfecto.
March 17, 2019
yu-gi-oh is in just great amazing awesome serie
April 6, 2019
I can't believe that was the last volume..... I'm sad now.
Time to buy Millennium World!
Time to buy Millennium World!
November 2, 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😻👌😁❤️
December 8, 2021
I liked the fight of Yugi against Marik and how the future looks like but I really wanted to know more about the memories and now I still don't know...
December 22, 2021
Battle City arc, terminado ♥
June 20, 2023
5 star rating for the whole battle city arc!! so good
January 18, 2025
That was some epic shit. Also Bakura is just a clueless innocent angel..
May 24, 2025
Que buen manga y buen ilustración final de una de las sagas que definio el estilo que manejaría la franquicia, los duelos de monstruos.
February 4, 2026
Marik is a HO!!!!
January 28, 2026
Enjoy your blimp ride, losers
This is, I guess, a collection of my thoughts as a whole on the series so far on my second read-through.
The thing that struck me over and over is how far removed Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist feels from the 7 volume original Yu-Gi-Oh! run. Things like Death-T and the Monster World TTRPG campaign are referenced periodically but there’s something disparate between the two series that’s more than just their respective tones and change in concept from game-of-the-week to Duel Monsters. It’s odd to me that Yami Yugi and Kaiba never really reckon with their actions from that time. Yami Yugi talks vaguely about learning kindness from Yugi several times throughout Duelist and Kaiba does some soul-searching about his anger and desire for revenge at the very end (which is all centered around his step-father and not that time he built a vengeance-fueled murder theme park for Yugi) but the context of the first seven volumes isn’t mentioned. I dunno, it just feels strange to me.
But who cares, we’re here for collectible card games and while you couldn’t pay me to play one again, the duels are such a delight. The creativity of the card designs and game strategies are, of course, the highlight of the series and I really love them. I enjoy both the imaginative “if I can explain why a card works this way, then it works this way” style of Duelist Kingdom and the more grounded rules of Battle City (although Joey v Mako definitely seems to fall back into the former which feels strange in the middle of BC). I straight-up adore Toon World. The Egyptian god cards threaten to (and sometimes do) make the duels boring power level battles but I appreciate that Yugi v Kaiba in the semi-finals manages to get past that because they’re both such interesting duelists when they have more to work with.
A couple of other thoughts: 1. I’ve heard in multiple places that the English dub anime does Bakura dirty but I don’t think I agree. The narrative flow is more natural in the manga and it’s a bummer to get the far less interesting shadow game in the anime compared to the Monster World TTRPG, but Ryou is such a nothing character even though we spend more time with him and Yami Bakura doesn’t feel much different either. 2. I wish we got to see Mai win a few battles. She’s so clever but we only see her losing to main characters and I hate that for her. 3. I think it’s smart not to show Joey v Yugi in Duelist Kingdom; it makes their duel in Battle City feel much more powerful. 4. After Yugi v Kaiba in DK (my favorite duel of the entire series: I love when Kaiba is a dirtbag, plus his motivation is powerful), anime Yugi is upset at Yami Yugi’s “win at all costs” mindset and worries about people getting hurt while manga Yugi is upset at himself for stopping the duel and worries that he’s weak… I think the anime’s internal conflict there is much stronger and I prefer it, although I could do without Mai v Tea.
As a whole, the three core pillars of the series are the relationship between Yugi & Yami Yugi, the friendship between Yugi & Joey, and the rivalry between Yugi & Kaiba and I think they’re all really well portrayed and make this a strong story.
This is, I guess, a collection of my thoughts as a whole on the series so far on my second read-through.
The thing that struck me over and over is how far removed Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist feels from the 7 volume original Yu-Gi-Oh! run. Things like Death-T and the Monster World TTRPG campaign are referenced periodically but there’s something disparate between the two series that’s more than just their respective tones and change in concept from game-of-the-week to Duel Monsters. It’s odd to me that Yami Yugi and Kaiba never really reckon with their actions from that time. Yami Yugi talks vaguely about learning kindness from Yugi several times throughout Duelist and Kaiba does some soul-searching about his anger and desire for revenge at the very end (which is all centered around his step-father and not that time he built a vengeance-fueled murder theme park for Yugi) but the context of the first seven volumes isn’t mentioned. I dunno, it just feels strange to me.
But who cares, we’re here for collectible card games and while you couldn’t pay me to play one again, the duels are such a delight. The creativity of the card designs and game strategies are, of course, the highlight of the series and I really love them. I enjoy both the imaginative “if I can explain why a card works this way, then it works this way” style of Duelist Kingdom and the more grounded rules of Battle City (although Joey v Mako definitely seems to fall back into the former which feels strange in the middle of BC). I straight-up adore Toon World. The Egyptian god cards threaten to (and sometimes do) make the duels boring power level battles but I appreciate that Yugi v Kaiba in the semi-finals manages to get past that because they’re both such interesting duelists when they have more to work with.
A couple of other thoughts: 1. I’ve heard in multiple places that the English dub anime does Bakura dirty but I don’t think I agree. The narrative flow is more natural in the manga and it’s a bummer to get the far less interesting shadow game in the anime compared to the Monster World TTRPG, but Ryou is such a nothing character even though we spend more time with him and Yami Bakura doesn’t feel much different either. 2. I wish we got to see Mai win a few battles. She’s so clever but we only see her losing to main characters and I hate that for her. 3. I think it’s smart not to show Joey v Yugi in Duelist Kingdom; it makes their duel in Battle City feel much more powerful. 4. After Yugi v Kaiba in DK (my favorite duel of the entire series: I love when Kaiba is a dirtbag, plus his motivation is powerful), anime Yugi is upset at Yami Yugi’s “win at all costs” mindset and worries about people getting hurt while manga Yugi is upset at himself for stopping the duel and worries that he’s weak… I think the anime’s internal conflict there is much stronger and I prefer it, although I could do without Mai v Tea.
As a whole, the three core pillars of the series are the relationship between Yugi & Yami Yugi, the friendship between Yugi & Joey, and the rivalry between Yugi & Kaiba and I think they’re all really well portrayed and make this a strong story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 3, 2020
A great ending that has an emotion impact because of all other characters than its titular one
The story comes to and end, while drawing power from all whay makes Yu-Gi-Oh great. Amazing extended cast, art that is evocative, high strategy and stakes that are way to big for card game.
Honestly, this volume is great and it's the right send iff this series deserves. Though it highlights an issue with the later battle city, and that is that Yugi stop growing as a character. The growth we get here are from Kaiba, and that feels like an amazingly earn one. Mai not getting more highlighted feels bad with the torture she has received. The ending is heartwarming and camp, highlighting that this series is more fun than it looks.
Yu-Gi-Oh has ended it's main chapter, and going forward it needs to push it's titular charecter or risk going stale.
The story comes to and end, while drawing power from all whay makes Yu-Gi-Oh great. Amazing extended cast, art that is evocative, high strategy and stakes that are way to big for card game.
Honestly, this volume is great and it's the right send iff this series deserves. Though it highlights an issue with the later battle city, and that is that Yugi stop growing as a character. The growth we get here are from Kaiba, and that feels like an amazingly earn one. Mai not getting more highlighted feels bad with the torture she has received. The ending is heartwarming and camp, highlighting that this series is more fun than it looks.
Yu-Gi-Oh has ended it's main chapter, and going forward it needs to push it's titular charecter or risk going stale.
November 29, 2016
What an awesome ending to Battle City! Yugi was able to save Marik and also destroy his evil side. Bakura is back and has his Millennium Ring, too. How will Bakura's story end? Will he banish his dark side?
January 28, 2012
This is the last Yugi saved from the closure of Borders. Great as always! =)
May 22, 2015
Reviewed on previous volumes Yu-Gi-Oh! Volumes 1-4 and Duelist Volumes 1-5 as well as the final volume
January 9, 2012
yugi should srrsly be dead now
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July 25, 2016- Will re-read before I put a review -
April 29, 2017
Like I could give the final volume anything but 5 stars? The manga concludes with no surprises for those familiar with anime, but it does have a much darker spin. Marik and Yugi are not only battling for the God Cards but also to save their host's bodies. Slifer does some cool stuff, but Yugi manages to win the duel in an impossible loophole that he always manages to pull off. Of course Jonouchi pulls through and Mai is saved from the Shadow Realm, but the duel ends with an iconic image of Jonouchi vs. Yugi finally having their duel. Kaiba and Mokuba also jet off to America to make theme parks for orphans. A great ending and a happy one for all. <3
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