Volume 3: This mostly finishes up Yugi's fight with Shadi, the egyptian. It also includes the forgettable American Hero (but it DOES include a look at how the Japanese see american comics. Not enough to care, IMHO)
Duel 16: Nothing much happens in this chapter till the end, when Shadi turns Téa into a mindless slave. Joey fights with Zombie Professor.
Duel 17: Shadi sets up a trap with Téa as the prize. Téa is attached to 3 Ushebti, a sort of mini statue that will crack, and break when Yugi feels doubt in his heart. If all three break, Téa falls to her death. If Shadi's Ushebti breaks, Téa is free. The first test is a riddle, which Yugi beats handily.
Duel 18: The second stage of Shadi's game. This involves a memory puzzle, but with one extra piece, which is the one that will set Yugi free. Joey keeps fighting Zombie Professor.
Duel 19: The third stage has Yugi fighting a memory of the bully Joey used to be. This is also where 2 of his three Ushebti break. The last rope starts to unravel, but just in the nick of time, Joey comes to brace the board Téa is standing on.
Duel 20: Yugi wins the game by trusting in his friends (this is going to be a theme in the manga, I'm sure of it), and rescues Téa and Zombie Professor. The gang forces shadi off, but not before Yugi tells him what the true power of the Millenium Puzzle is. This was a pretty good arc. It sets up some of the mythology of the manga, and shows that there are more then one millenium item, which comes into play much later on in the anime, and in the manga, I assume. A good arc, but it will pale in comparison to the Kaiba's revenge arc in volumes 4 and 5.
Duel 21: This is a slip of a story, basically the manga-ka wants to cover tamagauchi type games, and does so. Nothing important happens in this story, so we can ignore it. It's not too bad, however.
Duel 22 and 23: This is the american hero arc. It sets Hanazaki, but since he's not in the anime, I think he gets dumped later on. He's given an oppertunity to grow by standing up to some bullies. Yay.
Duel 24: Ahh, Capsule Monster Chess. This story introduces Mokuba, trying to beat Yugi when his brother (Kaiba) couldn't. Frankly, Mokuba is arrogant piece of fuck, and if I had been Yugi, he would've stayed in the cards. Maybe he gets better later on. Yugi wins, but it's quite clever how, expecially since his monsters are at such a low level.
This was a good volume, but not great. I'd suggest buying it, since it introduces Mokuba, and finishes of the Shadi arc, but it's not really what I would call a strong volume. Still not a bad deal, and it's 2 dollars cheaper then most manga, so buy it!
Duel 16: Nothing much happens in this chapter till the end, when Shadi turns Téa into a mindless slave. Joey fights with Zombie Professor.
Duel 17: Shadi sets up a trap with Téa as the prize. Téa is attached to 3 Ushebti, a sort of mini statue that will crack, and break when Yugi feels doubt in his heart. If all three break, Téa falls to her death. If Shadi's Ushebti breaks, Téa is free. The first test is a riddle, which Yugi beats handily.
Duel 18: The second stage of Shadi's game. This involves a memory puzzle, but with one extra piece, which is the one that will set Yugi free. Joey keeps fighting Zombie Professor.
Duel 19: The third stage has Yugi fighting a memory of the bully Joey used to be. This is also where 2 of his three Ushebti break. The last rope starts to unravel, but just in the nick of time, Joey comes to brace the board Téa is standing on.
Duel 20: Yugi wins the game by trusting in his friends (this is going to be a theme in the manga, I'm sure of it), and rescues Téa and Zombie Professor. The gang forces shadi off, but not before Yugi tells him what the true power of the Millenium Puzzle is. This was a pretty good arc. It sets up some of the mythology of the manga, and shows that there are more then one millenium item, which comes into play much later on in the anime, and in the manga, I assume. A good arc, but it will pale in comparison to the Kaiba's revenge arc in volumes 4 and 5.
Duel 21: This is a slip of a story, basically the manga-ka wants to cover tamagauchi type games, and does so. Nothing important happens in this story, so we can ignore it. It's not too bad, however.
Duel 22 and 23: This is the american hero arc. It sets Hanazaki, but since he's not in the anime, I think he gets dumped later on. He's given an oppertunity to grow by standing up to some bullies. Yay.
Duel 24: Ahh, Capsule Monster Chess. This story introduces Mokuba, trying to beat Yugi when his brother (Kaiba) couldn't. Frankly, Mokuba is arrogant piece of fuck, and if I had been Yugi, he would've stayed in the cards. Maybe he gets better later on. Yugi wins, but it's quite clever how, expecially since his monsters are at such a low level.
This was a good volume, but not great. I'd suggest buying it, since it introduces Mokuba, and finishes of the Shadi arc, but it's not really what I would call a strong volume. Still not a bad deal, and it's 2 dollars cheaper then most manga, so buy it!
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