The Best Episodes Directed By Masaki Kitamura

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(14 votes)

   #1 - Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.

   S2:E129/19/2022

   Ayanokoji makes his final decision on how to deal with Ryuen and the Class C threat.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Steppin' Out

   S1:E535/1/2001

   The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle realizes that his memories of ancient Egypt have faded, but Anzu is going to help him uncover the mysteries of his past! However, their search is interrupted by the dancing duelist Step Johnny and his musical monsters of rock!

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Mime Control (1)

   S1:E657/24/2001

   Yugi faces off against another of Marik’s nefarious Rare Hunters – the silent but deadly Strings! Strings stops all of Yugi’s attacks with Revival Jam, a slippery slime that resurrects whenever it’s destroyed! How can Yugi win if he can’t even put a dent in Strings’s life points?

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Dungeon Dice Monsters (2)

   S1:E473/20/2001

   In exchange for Jonouchi’s freedom, Yugi agrees to give up Duel Monsters forever if he loses. Unfamiliar with the rules, Yugi gets off to a rough start. His chances do not improve as Ryuji reveals that he designed Dungeon Dice Monsters with Pegasus’s aid! Can Yugi learn the new complex rules, much less form a strategy, before he is soundly defeated?

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Tentative Steps

   S1:E202/28/2004

   Claire has been demoted from working in Control Section to replacing Hachimaki in Debris Section. Hachimaki and Hakim encounter unexpected difficulties completing a 10-day group endurance test, the second round of testing for those wishing to join the Von Braun.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (1)

   S1:E3512/19/2000

   Yugi prepares for the ultimate battle against Pegasus with the souls of Grandpa, Kaiba and Mokuba on the line. Meanwhile, Honda and Bakura infiltrate the castle to find the Kaiba brothers, but at this crucial moment, is Bakura turning back into his evil self again?

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Outside the Atmosphere

   S1:E110/4/2003

   It's the first day on the job for Ai Tanabe as she's introduced to her eccentric co-workers in the Debris Section of space station ISPV-7.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - In Her Case

   S1:E151/24/2004

   Edel's past finally catches up to her when an old flame comes to the ISPV 7 space station. Meanwhile, Hachimaki struggles with his date with Tanabe.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - And the Days We Chance Upon...

   S1:E264/17/2004

   With Tanabe fully recovered, she and Hachimaki visit the ISPV 7 Space Station.

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10. 

    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Ophelia

    S1:E146/10/2006

    While resting in a long-abandoned dome, strange occurrences take place and the trio’s lives are endangered.

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11. 

    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Into the Hornet's Nest

    S1:E45/9/2000

    Once Yugi and his friends reach Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus announces that there are many strange secrets on the island which will make his ultimate tournament unlike any they’ve ever had. But when Haga begins to use these mysterious new rules against Yugi in a duel, Yugi must not only figure the rules out, but master them if he’s to survive!

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12. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Scars in the Wasteland

    S1:E41/28/2003

    The four wolves are traveling across a wasteland. Tsume leaves the group because he believes searching for paradise is a useless goal. Toboe follows him and they both run into a dangerous machine. Meanwhile, Cher decides to leave the city and leaves Hubb behind with the ""Book of the Moon.""

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13. 

    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Song of Sleep

    S1:E83/11/2003

    While trying to avoid Cher's soldiers Cheza and the wolves meet a mysterious old woman who has the same eyes as Cheza. The old woman tells Cheza that going with the wolves will only bring about destruction.

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14. 

    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Lunar Flying Squirrels

    S1:E611/8/2003

    On Hachimaki and Tanabe's visit to the Moon, they meet Tanabe's neighbours... a group of wannabe ninjas who perform ninja techniques through the Moon's lower gravity.

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15. 

    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Give Up the Ghost

    S1:E106/20/2000

    Yugi defeats the Blue Eyes White Dragon, but there are two more waiting in the wings! Will the real Kaiba reach Yugi in time to help beat this impersonator?

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