Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters — 2000-2004 · 5 seasons · 224 eps

★ 8.2

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

2000-2004 5 seasons 224 episodes

★ 8.2 (4,333 votes) Top 21%

Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1 1-30

S1 31-49

S2 1-30

S2 31-60

S2 61-90

S2 91-95

S3 1-30

S3 31-40

S4

S5

E1

7.7

8.0

7.9

6.9

7.4

8.4

7.8

8.5

7.2

9.1

E2

7.4

8.2

8.1

6.9

7.9

8.4

8.1

8.8

7.4

8.8

E3

7.2

8.2

8.3

8.9

8.0

8.7

8.0

8.7

7.3

8.2

E4

7.3

8.4

7.1

8.2

8.0

7.2

8.2

8.7

7.8

8.4

E5

7.3

8.7

8.7

8.4

7.9

6.1

8.2

8.7

7.9

8.1

E6

7.3

8.6

8.0

7.7

7.8

8.4

8.9

7.2

8.1

E7

7.2

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.3

9.2

7.8

8.0

E8

6.9

8.7

8.0

8.8

7.8

8.6

8.9

7.1

8.3

E9

8.1

8.6

7.6

8.3

8.1

8.7

8.9

7.3

8.2

E10

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.9

7.2

8.6

8.0

7.3

8.1

E11

7.8

6.6

8.5

8.4

8.0

8.2

8.3

8.3

E12

8.0

6.7

8.5

8.3

7.8

8.6

8.0

8.7

E13

9.0

7.3

8.8

8.1

6.8

8.6

7.3

8.8

E14

8.1

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.3

9.0

7.3

8.0

E15

8.0

7.5

7.8

8.8

7.8

8.3

8.3

E16

7.8

7.2

7.9

8.2

7.8

8.7

8.7

E17

8.0

7.2

8.0

8.8

8.0

8.6

8.7

E18

8.0

7.3

8.5

8.8

8.1

8.6

8.6

E19

8.1

7.3

7.7

7.9

8.4

8.8

8.9

E20

8.0

7.8

7.4

9.2

8.1

9.0

E21

8.3

7.6

7.8

8.7

8.0

9.2

E22

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.6

8.2

9.1

E23

8.7

7.6

7.8

8.2

8.6

9.1

E24

8.6

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.1

9.3

E25

6.7

6.8

7.6

9.0

8.4

9.4

E26

8.9

8.4

7.7

7.4

8.4

9.5

E27

8.7

9.2

7.3

8.0

8.9

E28

7.5

8.3

7.5

7.3

8.7

E29

8.0

8.5

7.6

8.5

8.4

E30

8.3

8.5

7.5

8.5

8.6

Avg

7.9

8.0

8.5

7.5

8.6

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.5

S5E26 The Story That Concludes in Light

#2

S5E25 9.4

Strong Heart: Tender Heart

#3

S5E24 9.3

Defeat the Three Gods

4. S2E27 "Awaken! Red-Eyes Black Dragon of Friendship" 9.2
5. S2E80 "Sky Coliseum: Yugi vs. Kaiba" 9.2
6. S3E37 "Revive! The Three Legendary Knights" 9.2
7. S5E21 "In the Name of the Pharaoh!" 9.2
8. S5E1 "Ultimate Game" 9.1
9. S5E22 "The Final Test" 9.1
10. S5E23 "The Destined Last Duel" 9.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#224

S2E95 6.1

A Sign

223. S1E41 "America kara Kita Shoujo" 6.6
222. S1E42 "Hissatsu no Shadow Ghoul" 6.7
221. S1E25 "Namida no Duel! Friendship" 6.7
220. S2E73 "The Place of the Finals: Alcatraz" 6.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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93 Standouts

22 Infamous

92 Hidden Gems

17 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Senritsu no Blue Eyes White Dragon

Most Infamous: S1E3 Ushinawareshi Exodia

Best Hidden Gem: S3E37 Revive! The Three Legendary Knights

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

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