Oh yeah, I recently got into the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, mostly because I liked the tv show, but as shown below, it was annoying beyond belief. So in a whirl of fun, I bought all 5 volumes of manga that are currently out.
Volume 1.
Duel 1: Where it all begins. Yugi solves the Millenium puzzle, and hilarity ensues. For some reason, the panels that were drawn in color in Japan (they're black and white here) are drawn in a completely different, and I think, uglier style. Fortunatly, it changes to a better style almost as soon as the color part stops. I wonder if they were drawn a long time before the rest of the stuff, and brought out after then manga-ka's other manga ended. Who knows.
Anyhoo, as I said, Yugi solves the Millenium puzzle. In the anime, that apprently causes him to be possessed by the spirit of an ancient pharoh, which may or may not be the case in the manga. In any event, it's refered to as his other self, an aspect of his personality. Also, in the manga, Yugi gets taller, which is confusing, as no one knows that in the anime. This doesn't seem to be the case in the manga, but that might change later. Anyhoo, instead of card games, it first starts out with Dark Yugi (as the other guy is called) getting revenge on people that push Yugi and/or his friends around. The first story shows him getting revenge on a guy who beat up Tristan and Joey (I'm using the english names because they're easier to spell. Well, Joey's japanese name is complicated. Tristan=Honda, and Téa=Anzu, and Joey=Jonouchi) He plays a game with him, and unsurprisingly, wins. (c'mon, it's the first Duel in the first volume. That'd be a bit of a bummer if he lost)
Duel 2: This story shows Yugi getting revenge on a tv show producer that hires someone to beat him up, to show the violence in Japanese schools. The game in this case involves dice.
Duel 3: This involves a guy who likes to do karaoke, but he's really, really bad at it (most Karaoke players are.) He tries to get Yugi, and some guy who's so unimportant, he doesn't even rate a description in the front of the book, Hanasaki, to sell tickets to his show. Naturally, no one wants to go. He has another couple of Duels in a later volume, and he shows up in volume 5. Yugi takes Hanasaki's tickets, but karaoke dude beats Hana up, and Dark Yugi decides it's time for revenge. The game involves one of those things that dance when they hear a sound.
Duel 4:A murderer breaking out of prison, and taking Téa hostage. Yugi decides it's time for payback. The game involves only being able to move one finger.
Duel 5: This is probably my least favorite. It involves some "prophet" trying to get the best of Téa, and Yugi showing him up. The game involves a bottle of chloroform.
Duel 6: The gang is setting up what I assume is a traditional japanese school thing, since it was also in Azumanga, a school carnival. Unfortunatly, Yugi's class has the upper classman's space, so the upper classman trash their area and Yugi gets revenge. The game involves ice and a heated griddle.
Duel 7: This also kind of crappy. A bitch of a teacher is going to expell Tristan because he sent a note to a girl he likes. Yugi gets revenge, and prevents that. The game involves a puzzle.
I liked this volume. There are a few missteps, but you can really enjoy the charactors. The games are pretty good, and don't take more then a Duel each (but that will change in later volumes, but it doesn't drag as much as the anime). The gang become quick friends, kind of too quick, but their friendship seems real, especially in later volumes. It's quite touching, actually. There's really no reason to assume that this manga is for little kids, despite what the anime is about.
Volume 1.
Duel 1: Where it all begins. Yugi solves the Millenium puzzle, and hilarity ensues. For some reason, the panels that were drawn in color in Japan (they're black and white here) are drawn in a completely different, and I think, uglier style. Fortunatly, it changes to a better style almost as soon as the color part stops. I wonder if they were drawn a long time before the rest of the stuff, and brought out after then manga-ka's other manga ended. Who knows.
Anyhoo, as I said, Yugi solves the Millenium puzzle. In the anime, that apprently causes him to be possessed by the spirit of an ancient pharoh, which may or may not be the case in the manga. In any event, it's refered to as his other self, an aspect of his personality. Also, in the manga, Yugi gets taller, which is confusing, as no one knows that in the anime. This doesn't seem to be the case in the manga, but that might change later. Anyhoo, instead of card games, it first starts out with Dark Yugi (as the other guy is called) getting revenge on people that push Yugi and/or his friends around. The first story shows him getting revenge on a guy who beat up Tristan and Joey (I'm using the english names because they're easier to spell. Well, Joey's japanese name is complicated. Tristan=Honda, and Téa=Anzu, and Joey=Jonouchi) He plays a game with him, and unsurprisingly, wins. (c'mon, it's the first Duel in the first volume. That'd be a bit of a bummer if he lost)
Duel 2: This story shows Yugi getting revenge on a tv show producer that hires someone to beat him up, to show the violence in Japanese schools. The game in this case involves dice.
Duel 3: This involves a guy who likes to do karaoke, but he's really, really bad at it (most Karaoke players are.) He tries to get Yugi, and some guy who's so unimportant, he doesn't even rate a description in the front of the book, Hanasaki, to sell tickets to his show. Naturally, no one wants to go. He has another couple of Duels in a later volume, and he shows up in volume 5. Yugi takes Hanasaki's tickets, but karaoke dude beats Hana up, and Dark Yugi decides it's time for revenge. The game involves one of those things that dance when they hear a sound.
Duel 4:A murderer breaking out of prison, and taking Téa hostage. Yugi decides it's time for payback. The game involves only being able to move one finger.
Duel 5: This is probably my least favorite. It involves some "prophet" trying to get the best of Téa, and Yugi showing him up. The game involves a bottle of chloroform.
Duel 6: The gang is setting up what I assume is a traditional japanese school thing, since it was also in Azumanga, a school carnival. Unfortunatly, Yugi's class has the upper classman's space, so the upper classman trash their area and Yugi gets revenge. The game involves ice and a heated griddle.
Duel 7: This also kind of crappy. A bitch of a teacher is going to expell Tristan because he sent a note to a girl he likes. Yugi gets revenge, and prevents that. The game involves a puzzle.
I liked this volume. There are a few missteps, but you can really enjoy the charactors. The games are pretty good, and don't take more then a Duel each (but that will change in later volumes, but it doesn't drag as much as the anime). The gang become quick friends, kind of too quick, but their friendship seems real, especially in later volumes. It's quite touching, actually. There's really no reason to assume that this manga is for little kids, despite what the anime is about.
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