Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (season 2)
'Yu-Gi-Oh! Rulers of the Duel (Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle City Duels) |
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Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 48 |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | April 10, 2001 | – March 5, 2002
The second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, based on the manga by Kazuki Takahashi, premiered in Japan on April 10, 2001, and concluded on March 5, 2002, on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of this season aired in the United States from November 16, 2002, and concluded on November 1, 2003, on Kids' WB. The season was directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and written by Junki Takegami, Masashi Sogo, and Shin Yoshida.
This season follows Yugi and Joey as they compete in Seto Kaiba's Battle City tournament, which was organized in an attempt to gather the three Egyptian God Cards. However, Marik Ishtar, and his loyal Rare Hunter servants, also enter the tournament as part of his plan to use the power of the God cards to take over the world.
Between January 24 and December 28, 2004, Funimation released eleven DVD sets for the season under the title "Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle City Duels", containing episodes from the season. The complete season package was released on March 4, 2008. All DVDs were encoded in Region 1. The series was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking territories, and was formerly distributed by FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd. on North American home video and also formerly distributed by Warner Bros. Television Animation thru North American television rights, when it aired on Kids’ WB. It is now licensed and distributed by 4K Media.
Contents
Cast and characters
Japanese
Regular
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Recurring
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Guest stars
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English
Regular
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Recurring
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Supporting
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Episode list
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Original air date | American air date |
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50 | 1 | "The Mystery Duelist, Part 1" | Junki Takegami | April 10, 2001 | November 16, 2002 |
51 | 2 | "The Mystery Duelist, Part 2" | Junki Takegami | April 17, 2001 | November 16, 2002 |
52 | 3 | "The Past is Present" | Masashi Sogo | April 24, 2001 | November 23, 2002 |
53 | 4 | "Steppin' Out" | Junki Takegami | May 1, 2001 | November 23, 2002 |
54 | 5 | "Obelisk the Tormentor" | Shin Yoshida | May 8, 2001 | November 30, 2002 |
55 | 6 | "Stalked by the Rare Hunters" | Shin Yoshida | May 8, 2001 | December 14, 2002 |
56 | 7 | "Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 1" | Shin Yoshida | May 15, 2001 | January 11, 2003 |
57 | 8 | "Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 2" | Shin Yoshida | May 22, 2001 | January 18, 2003 |
58 | 9 | "Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 1" | Atsushi Maekawa | May 29, 2001 | January 25, 2003 |
59 | 10 | "Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 2" | Atsushi Maekawa | June 5, 2001 | February 1, 2003 |
60 | 11 | "The Master of Magicians, Part 1" | Junki Takegami | June 19, 2001 | February 8, 2003 |
61 | 12 | "The Master of Magicians, Part 2" | Junki Takegami | June 26, 2001 | February 8, 2003 |
62 | 13 | "The Master of Magicians, Part 3" | Junki Takegami | July 3, 2001 | February 8, 2003 |
63 | 14 | "Playing with a Parasite, Part 1" | Shin Yoshida | July 10, 2001 | February 15, 2003 |
64 | 15 | "Playing with a Parasite, Part 2" | Shin Yoshida | July 17, 2001 | February 22, 2003 |
65 | 16 | "Mime Control, Part 1" | Atsushi Maekawa | July 24, 2001 | March 8, 2003 |
66 | 17 | "Mime Control, Part 2" | Atsushi Maekawa | July 31, 2001 | March 8, 2003 |
67 | 18 | "Mime Control, Part 3" | Atsushi Maekawa | August 7, 2001 | March 15, 2003 |
68 | 19 | "Legendary Fisherman, Part 1" | Shin Yoshida | August 14, 2001 | March 22, 2003 |
69 | 20 | "Legendary Fisherman, Part 2" | Shin Yoshida | August 21, 2001 | March 29, 2003 |
70 | 21 | "Double Duel, Part 1" | Junki Takegami | August 28, 2001 | May 3, 2003 |
71 | 22 | "Double Duel, Part 2" | Junki Takegami | September 4, 2001 | May 10, 2003 |
72 | 23 | "Double Duel, Part 3" | Junki Takegami | September 11, 2001 | May 17, 2003 |
73 | 24 | "Double Duel, Part 4" | Junki Takegami | September 18, 2001 | May 24, 2003 |
74 | 25 | "The Rescue" | Junki Takegami | September 25, 2001 | June 14, 2003 |
75 | 26 | "Friends 'Til the End, Part 1" | Atsushi Maekawa | October 2, 2001 | June 28, 2003 |
76 | 27 | "Friends 'Til the End, Part 2" | Atsushi Maekawa | October 9, 2001 | July 5, 2003 |
77 | 28 | "Friends 'Til the End, Part 3" | Atsushi Maekawa | October 16, 2001 | July 12, 2003 |
78 | 29 | "Friends 'Til the End, Part 4" | Atsushi Maekawa | October 23, 2001 | July 19, 2003 |
79 | 30 | "Shadow of a Duel" | Shin Yoshida | October 30, 2001 | August 16, 2003 |
80 | 31 | "Lights, Camera, Duel" | Junki Takegami | November 6, 2001 | August 23, 2003 |
81 | 32 | "Let the Finals Begin!" | Junki Takegami | November 13, 2001 | August 30, 2003 |
82 | 33 | "The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 1" | Atsushi Maekawa | November 27, 2001 | September 6, 2003 |
83 | 34 | "The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 2" | Atsushi Maekawa | November 27, 2001 | September 13, 2003 |
84 | 35 | "The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 3" | Atsushi Maekawa | November 27, 2001 | September 13, 2003 |
85 | 36 | "Rage of the Egyptian Gods" | Junki Takegami | December 4, 2001 | September 20, 2003 |
86 | 37 | "Awakening of Evil, Part 1" | Shin Yoshida | December 11, 2001 | September 20, 2003 |
87 | 38 | "Awakening of Evil, Part 2" | Shin Yoshida | December 18, 2001 | September 27, 2003 |
88 | 39 | "Awakening of Evil, Part 3" | Shin Yoshida | December 25, 2001 | September 27, 2003 |
89 | 40 | "Awakening of Evil, Part 4" | Shin Yoshida | January 8, 2002 | October 4, 2003 |
90 | 41 | "Mind Game, Part 1" | Shin Yoshida | January 15, 2002 | October 4, 2003 |
91 | 42 | "Mind Game, Part 2" | Shin Yoshida | January 22, 2002 | October 11, 2003 |
92 | 43 | "Mind Game, Part 3" | Shin Yoshida | January 29, 2002 | October 11, 2003 |
93 | 44 | "A Duel with Destiny, Part 1" | Tadashi Hayakawa | February 5, 2002 | October 18, 2003 |
94 | 45 | "A Duel with Destiny, Part 2" | Tadashi Hayakawa | February 12, 2002 | October 18, 2003 |
95 | 46 | "The Tomb-Keeper's Secret" | Shin Yoshida | February 19, 2002 | October 25, 2003 |
96 | 47 | "Showdown in the Shadows, Part 1" | Atsushi Maekawa | February 26, 2002 | October 25, 2003 |
97 | 48 | "Showdown in the Shadows, Part 2" | Atsushi Maekawa | March 5, 2002 | November 1, 2003 |
DVD releases
Volume | Discs | Episodes | Region 1 release |
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1: The Mystery Duelist | 1 | 4 | January 27, 2004[1][2] |
2: Obelisk the Tormentor | 1 | 3 | |
3: The ESP Duelist | 1 | 3 | April 6, 2004[3][4] |
4: The Master of Magicians | 1 | 5 | |
5: Mime Control | 1 | 5 | June 1, 2004[5][6] |
6: Double Duel | 1 | 5 | |
7: Friends 'til the End | 1 | 5 | July 27, 2004[7] |
8: The Dark Spirit Revealed | 1 | 5 | September 28, 2004[8] |
9: Awakening of Evil | 1 | 5 | November 16, 2004[9][10] |
10: Mind Game | 1 | 4 | |
11: Showdown in the Shadows | 1 | 4 | December 28, 2004[11] |
Complete Second Season | 7 | 48 | March 4, 2008[12] |
References
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