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s1e02 "The Gauntlet is Thrown" Enter Maximilian Pegasus via VHS tape, to kick off the main plot of this season. We, along with our guest Lydia, are all very happy to see him! Also featuring lore clarifications, our favorite guessing game, and Jenny forgetting that heterosexuality exists SHOW NOTES: - Our guest was @cactusboyband ! - It was too hard to cut around it without missing some very funny...

S1e01 "Heart of the Cards" Having finished the Toei anime, we start our journey to Duelist Kingdom! Today we're joined by special guest Lydia, who knows nothing about Yugioh, to give a fresh perspective on how well this pilot episode works as an introduction, despite the adaptation decision to skip 7 manga volumes (spoilers: not very well!). Along the way we manage to also discuss the X-Men, Germa...

Season Zero Wrapup We've made it to the end of the Toei anime season! In this retrospective episode we talk about our feelings on the season as a whole as well as giving some rankings of our favorite & least favorite episodes, games, and other moments. Plus one last round of voice actor fun facts, and we pull out our script doctor hats and discuss how we would fix this series to be better (you...

Yu-Gi-Oh (Movie 1999) The anime may be done but before we can close the book on Toei's Yugioh we need to also watch this short movie with great animation. It's pretty hard to work this into any sort of canon timeline, but that won't stop us from trying! We also give our regular recommendations and discover a new favorite film reviewer. No show notes! Next episode: A wrapup discussion of the whole...

s0e27 Friendship - From Legend to Myth On the last episode of Toei's Yugioh (1998), we witness the end of the Monster World arc and talk about Zorc's final form, when your hand is reverse-possessed, and how well this works as a finale. It's a good time!

Unadapted Manga Chapters: The Death-T Arc Happy Halloween all! This week's extra-length bonus episode is an overview of all the manga chapters relating to Kaiba's theme park of death that weren't covered in the anime -- featuring poisoned hamburgers, serial killers, and (most horrifying of all) this really bad baby. Plus some quick horror movie recommendations. feels like this should have a conten...

s0e26 "Rival Clash - The Greatest Crisis" The Monster World arc continues with a cute but fairly uneventful episode. Fortunately we have the debut of final boss Zorc and the return of our guest Suzie to carry us through. Plus, an investigation into what Yugioh fandom was like back in the mid-00s. [Show notes coming soon!]

s0e25 "A New Development - Attack of the Handsome Boy" We're joined by a VERY special guest this week, Jenny's sister Suzie, who helps us discuss the "normie" perspective. Yugi & his friends make some foolish decisions and are introduced to tabletop roleplaying in the first part of the Monster World arc. (Quick note- We had lots of technical difficulties while recording this and there are some...

s0e24 "Now! The Time of Decision - The Miracle of Friendship" The Death-T arc concludes with... not much of a bang, but some wacky decisions and a lot for us to discuss. Also we gave our usual recommendations and spent a weird amount of time talking about clowns. NOTES: - For a visual reference, the photo of the young Kaiba brothers looks like this in the anime. - if you're curious, we were able t...

s0e23 "Capmon King! The Decisive Battle" Hey... listen... we love Yugioh and the power of friendship is REAL this episode! Also Mokuba continues to be a gremlin and we sort of give a con report. NOTES: - Shout out to two artists who had some Yugioh merch at an anime convention Ellie went to! Here's where you can find them -- Holobat (here's a pic of their YGO pins ) & adrawer4ever

s0e22 - "Tearing - Borderline Shooting" Death-T is in full swing now with a jam-packed episode: Grandpa peril, a deadly Saw riddle, and a laser tag battle. Plus we chat about languages and get opinionated about ship names (even more so than usual) #GirlImTeleporting

s0e21 "Completed!! The Ultimate Game Land" It's almost time for Death-T, baby! Kind of a low-key episode of Yugioh but we made time with some fun facts about Kaiba's voice actor and also some weird tangents about hair, IDK. NOTES: - Our favorite decade-old viral videos: Kung Fu Grandpa at Food Lion Parking Lot // SAIL Cat

s0e20 "Come Out!! The Strongest and Final Trump Card" Yet another Gaming Grandpa is introduced this week, along with a classic Bad Anime Dad, as we dive into some more of Seto Kaiba's backstory. Also we talked about our unpopular Pokemon opinions for maybe too long NOTES: - If you need a visual for our Pokemon conversation: Jenny's faves / Ellie's faves

s0e19 “The Grand Melee!! Popularity Contest” Who’s the most popular teen at Domino High? We don’t really find that out in this episode but hey, still fun. Also we talk about strange school memories and what Yugioh characters would play sports.

s0e18 "In a Forbidden Game - Show Your Hand" This week we along with guest Kry watched Yugi meet another creepy little goth with magic powers. There's dragons, bizarre natural disaster lore, and a gaming dungeon. Also, our book recommendations and we debate what a Yugioh musical would be like. NOTES: - Our guest was @Krypkaktus ! - the only relevant image that comes up when you google "goth joey w...

s0e17 "A Last Minute Match - The Invited Model" This week, along with guest host Kry, we're talking about the next of the Four Game Masters... a cool fashion model with a pet tiger and hypnotism powers (sort of?). Which is just what rich people are like, I guess! SHOW NOTES: - Our guest this week was Kry @krypkaktus ! - This is the "Yugioh or 50 Shades of Grey" buzzfeed quiz - "Kafka's Metamorphos...

s0e16 - "Breadth's Change - Crisis of the White Robe" A really terrible doctor and the introduction of a new recurring character, on this week's episode. Plus, more ship guessing, our hot takes on epic fantasy novels for some reason, and us not understanding golf. No show notes! Our twitter is @battlecitybroad .

s0e15 "Eerie Woman!! Unable to Transform" Double, double, toil and trouble... Fellas, don't you hate when you think you get to date a cute witch but it turns out she just wants to steal your Duel Monsters cards? SHOW NOTES: - We link each other a bunch of pictures of clothes over the course of this podcast... here's your photo references: Shirt 1 / I lost the link to the 2nd shirt, but it was...

Unadapted Manga Chapters: 22-23 & 25 Another manga episode this week as we talk about the second adventure of Yugi's most obscure buddy, Hanasaki. Then Jonouchi gets in a street fight and also we complain about people not writing the fanfiction we wish existed. NOTES: - Here's a screenshot of the villain of chapter 25 as promised Our twitter is @battlecitybroad .

s0e14 "A Bomb Game - The Worst Date" It's maybe the closest Yugioh will get to a beach episode in this one full of SUMMER FUN at a water park. But also terrorism. SHOW NOTES: - A KnowYourMeme article explaining the origins of the UwU smiley - I don't know if you need this but here's a link to Neopets solitaire Our twitter is @battlecitybroad .

s0e13 "Targeting a Schoolgirl - The Fang of a Great Prediction" I can see the future... I predict that you WILL listen to this podcast to hear us discuss fortune telling scams, a great milestone in Yugioh continuity, vacations we went on last month, and the problem with sports anime... It's manifesting in front of me... NOTES: - Content warning: The villain of this Yugioh episode is a real 90s ani...

Unadapted Manga Chapters: 2, 3, & 6 Our first bonus episode! It's pretty close to what we normally do, except talking about some chapters from the manga that Toei decided not to turn into anime episodes. Discover the appropriate level of punishment for someone stealing your spot at a school carnival! Also, a lot of very specific childhood nostalgia in this one. NOTES: - You can read these chap...

s0e12 "A Lucky Foe Calls Out - The Invincible Legend" The second of the Four Game Masters makes his debut... This week we (and guest Erin) share other anime recommendations, diagnose Yugi's fatal flaw, and ponder how exactly luck works in the universe of Yugioh. [PS: my (Ellie's) audio is really scratchy on this episode for reasons of technical difficulties. I did my best and it should still be li...

s0e11 "The Rumored Capmon's New Appearance" This week we welcomed our friend @ErinWormMoon , a Yugioh newbie, as a guest host to talk Capsule Monsters! It's a new game of the week that will surprisingly keep being prominent in later parts of the series... not that you'd guess that from this wacky episode. [BTW, my (Ellie's) audio is really scratchy on this episode for reasons of technical difficul...

s0e10 "The Pressing Beautiful Teacher - A Secret Mask" Bit of a shorter episode today, but we still had time to introduce a new little mini-game (listeners can play along at home!) and also for a conversation that includes one of us going "I think this is the weirdest thing you have EVER said to me," so, eventful. No show notes! Our twitter is @battlecitybroad .