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s1e39-40 "Match of the Millennium / Aftermath" The duel with Pegasus finally comes to a conclusion, but even then there's much more left to deal with before the gang can finally depart from Duelist Kingdom. We talk through a new fact about Pegasus's origins that unlocks everything about him for us, what dank memes lurk inside Yugi's soul(s), and the return of Our Best Friend Shadi. Also, some fun...

s1e37-38 "Match of the Millennium (3-4)" The final duel against Pegasus continues and it's a Shadow Game now! We discuss all the high stakes duel maneuvers and dark magic shenanigans in these episodes we quite enjoyed; plus some media recommendations and accidentally inventing at least one new AU idea. SHOW NOTES: - This episode was recorded before we heard about Kazuki Takahashi's passing on July...

s1e35-36 "Yugi vs Pegasus: Match of the Millennium" The final duel of Duelist Kingdom arrives. How will Yugi face off against the power of Pegasus's mind reading, and what shenanigans will other characters be getting up in the meantime? We bring our Sleepover Energy™ to talk about dragon egg anatomy, brand-new powers of the Millennium Ring, Pegasus having Goop Vibes, and more.

Yugioh Go Rush (episode 1) We may be about Duel Monsters over here, but for this bonus we sampled the most recent Yugioh spinoff series and boy... it went some places. Listen in to hear us (attempt to) explain the alien vs girlboss conflict, how to get an 8.8 million catboy cheer squad, what Rush Dueling is, and why this is all secretly Kaiba's fault. Plus we trip down a wikia hole and learn some...

s1e33-34 "Best of Friends, Best of Duelists" The emotional stakes are high (at least for the characters -- maybe not for us viewers) when Yugi must duel Jonouchi for the championship of Duelist Kingdom. We talk about a show making an AMV of itself, discover the alternate universe where Pegasus is from France, and complain about pacing a bit. Plus some media recommendations for various tastes. SHOW...

s1e31-32 "Keith's Machinations" Two rude boys face off when Jonouchi must duel Bandit Keith in the tournament semifinals! Listen in as we talk machine monster rules, the inherent coolness of a dragon made out of guns, and a shocking surprise ending. Plus fun facts about Jonouchi's voice actor.

s1e29-30 "Duel Identity" The first match of the Duelist Kingdom finals is here as Yugi faces off with Mai. We discuss a rather surprising 4kids dub change, winning with the power of heteronormativity (happy Pride month y'all?), and some all-around good character development. Plus our biweekly recommendations including a story of gamer problems.

s1e28 "The Night Before" This episode sort of half-tries to be a Halloween episode and generally fails to impress us but there is some wackiness along the way. Along with special guest Erin we'll talk finding an eye in your soup, predictions for Pegasus's secret powers, and how much of this was just all a dream. Plus anti-recommendations for things you shouldn't read, and a long digression into Tw...

s1e26-27 "Champion vs Creator" Kaiba challenges Pegasus for the sake of his brother and we witness the true power of cartoons. Returning special guest Erin gives us a first-time watcher's perspective on Pegasus's deck, learning gamer slang, and the world's biggest elevator. Plus we decide Yugioh is just like RuPaul's Drag Race and finish with another round of our shipping game. SHOW NOTES: - Our g...

s1e25 "Shining Friendship" Can you believe that women be dueling in this one... Anzu may not be a regular duelist but she goes up against Mai in order to help Yugi. We analyze what's going on in Yugi's head, what makes a Friendship Speech (tm) work or not, and one of the most basic aspects of how this card game works. Plus some recent life updates, and fun facts about Anzu/Tea's voice actors.

s1e23-24 "Face Off" The duel with Kaiba continues with a dramatic twist that forces Yugi to the point of conflict with his other self. Another one of those episodes where we (along with our guest Taylor) spent a lot of it going hey... this show can sure be good, huh?? Plus media recommendations (including some Batman chat) and the shipping game returns to vex Jenny more than it ever has before

s01e22-23 "Face Off" Finally we tackle the Kaiba vs. Yami Yugi rematch duel, with the help of a new guest Taylor, who is a fellow longtime Yugioh fan. We'll talk over a very strange flashback scheme, exactly what the purpose of Duel Disks is, and Kaiba's internal mental image of himself. Also a tangent about birthdays and the true Yugioh sequel.

Yugioh Video Games What's up fellow Gamerz?? Today we're taking a side trip into the world of Yugioh video games, and considering the series is about gaming no one will be surprised that there are a lot of them. We went over our own personal history with video games in general, then our experiences with what Yugioh games we have played (and several we haven't but find intriguing), and also pitch w...

s1e19-21 "Double Trouble Duel" It's the show's first tag duel as Yugi & Joey face off against two villains we don't enjoy. Lots of yelling about Kaiba brothers, pondering the secret lives of duel monsters, and we discover forbidden knowledge about Pegasus' henchmen. I should probably have written this description in rhyme, that would have been a good bit, but I am just too tired sorry SHOW NOT...

s1e17-18 "Arena of Lost Souls" Bandit Keith engineers a spooky underground duel between Jonouchi and a fake goth boy. We have flashbacks to the early days of Yugioh Duel Links, are puzzled by Pegasus' sense of humor, and learn about zombies. Plus some digressions into other favorite media and a manga backtrack where we discover your hot new fanfic OC.

s1e16 "The Scars of Defeat" Kaiba returns on a path to revenge with a new duel disk system. Boy I hope this doesn't awaken anything in Jonouchi. Anyways we also spent a bunch of this episode talking about smells and our controversial shipping opinions

s1e14-15 "The Light at the End of the Tunnel" It's all about staying calm under pressure this week when Yugi must confront a threatening Player Killer... or "PaniK" if you're 4kids and legally cannot say the word "kill". The threat of burning alive, a delightful musical interlude, and some of the most ridiculous card strategy really helped this one shine for us. Plus some mundane life updates and...

s1e12-13 "Evil Spirit of the Ring" It's the first Bakura centered episode of Duel Monsters and oh boy, the Lore is going to drive us off the deep end in this one. We also discover some surprising dub/sub differences and really wish we were camping in the woods. Plus, chat about other manga that you might enjoy.

s1e11-12 "The Dueling Monkey" / "Trial By Red Eyes" Joey proves himself in a match against dino duelist Rex Raptor and debuts one of his iconic cards. We talk about whether the friendship message in this episode worked, possibly too much cardgame rule minutia, and which Yugioh character is the most like Shadow the Hedgehog. Plus Jenny's life updates and pro medical advice. SHOW NOTES: - There were...

s1e09 & 10 "Duel with a Ghoul" / "Give Up the Ghost" A whole lot going on in this one. Good thing we have our guest Kry back to help us walk through extremely realistic #Hacking, musical interludes, and the bizarre lore implications of this duel's opponent (both sub & dub versions). Plus some media recommendations and talk about how our tastes in characters have changed since our childhood...

s1e08 "Everything's Relative" Who could this mysterious child stealing people's star chips possibly be?? The Kaiba brothers return and we also brought back one of our past guests, Kry, to help us dissect the internal workings of KaibaCorp stock, critique Pegasus' snack choices, and chat a bit about other anime. SHOW NOTES: - Our guest was @krypkaktus ! - The other series we talked about Kaiba's VA...

s1e07 "Attack from the Deep" This week we DIVE on in to a very nonsensical duel against the top ocean duelist, Mako Tsunami. There's a lot of unpacking of when & why this season's inconsistent dueling rules do or don't work for us. Also we discover three equally acceptable backstories for one character, and play another round of our ship guessing game. SHOW NOTES: - Jonouchi does the "creepy c...

s1e06 "First Duel" It's Joey's first tournament match, against Mai Valentine, which gives us the opportunity to discuss whether Joey knows any math, if women be sniffing, and even more Naruto references than we normally make (which is a lot). Also some Jojo's Bizarre Adventure thoughts and fun facts about Mai's voice actors.

s1e04 & 5 "Into the Hornet's Nest" / "Ultimate Great Moth" It's bug time! The first duel of the tournament, Yugi vs Weevil Underwood, taught us plenty of new things about bizarre rules, how to duel with honor, and exactly what noise a moth makes. No show notes! 🐛🐛

s1e03 "Journey to Duelist Kingdom" This week we say hello to some new rival characters and GOODBYE TO EXODIA as Yugi &co make their journey to the Duelist Kingdom tournament. No one is surprised that this show is at its best when there is no actual dueling in the episode. SHOW NOTES: - As promised, you can find links to the uncut dub of the first few episodes here . - The referenced panel of Y...