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nightshade_novels's review
3.0
This manga took me just under an hour to read, so it was a nice little filler for an afternoon. This volume covers the end of Joey’s duel with Ryuzaki, Yugi’s duel with the Player Killer of Darkness, and Kaiba’s duel with Joey. It also has the flashback to Pegasus’ duel with Keith.
I liked the way that Keith challenged Pegasus to a duel and Pegasus agreed as long as it was played on his terms (i.e. in front of a huge audience and on TV). Pegasus begins by teaching a few kids how to play and then in his duel with Keith he doesn’t play a single card (unlike the anime), but rather just calls Tom straight into the duel and gives him instructions that allow him to win in his first turn. Pegasus then turns the whole duel into an advertisement for his card game, claiming that it’s so easy that any kid can quickly get the hang of it enough to beat a champion.
It was interesting to see the differences between the original manga and the anime that I am used to. Once again it mentions that there are scenes to startling for TV. When Yugi duels the Player Killer, he is trapped in a wire noose to stop him from escaping and to kill him if he loses. When the player killer loses he is shown walking up to the gallows and then falling down. Yami seems to have maintained the darker nature of his penalty games as shown in the original Yu-Gi-Oh series that are not shown in the Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters anime. Also Mai continues to be scantily clad and Anzu is shown having a shower. One of the main scenes cut for the anime is where Kaiba is held at gunpoint in the helicopter and then he throws the two men out of the helicopter into the ocean.
Although very interesting to read I stand by my previous assessment that Yu-Gi-Oh is a story that is better told through the anime than through the manga.
I liked the way that Keith challenged Pegasus to a duel and Pegasus agreed as long as it was played on his terms (i.e. in front of a huge audience and on TV). Pegasus begins by teaching a few kids how to play and then in his duel with Keith he doesn’t play a single card (unlike the anime), but rather just calls Tom straight into the duel and gives him instructions that allow him to win in his first turn. Pegasus then turns the whole duel into an advertisement for his card game, claiming that it’s so easy that any kid can quickly get the hang of it enough to beat a champion.
It was interesting to see the differences between the original manga and the anime that I am used to. Once again it mentions that there are scenes to startling for TV. When Yugi duels the Player Killer, he is trapped in a wire noose to stop him from escaping and to kill him if he loses. When the player killer loses he is shown walking up to the gallows and then falling down. Yami seems to have maintained the darker nature of his penalty games as shown in the original Yu-Gi-Oh series that are not shown in the Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters anime. Also Mai continues to be scantily clad and Anzu is shown having a shower. One of the main scenes cut for the anime is where Kaiba is held at gunpoint in the helicopter and then he throws the two men out of the helicopter into the ocean.
Although very interesting to read I stand by my previous assessment that Yu-Gi-Oh is a story that is better told through the anime than through the manga.
grimsvensson's review
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Pretty standard volume, not much special happens. I liked that Mai became friendly and that Kaiba came back.
kowai_mangl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
trisa_slyne's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fun read! Except Yugi kept betting his life on card games... but whatever- he's dramatic.
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