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 Twilight crossovers.

SHOW NOTES:

- Our guest was @ErinWormMoon who you can also hear on the @GaysGaze podcast!

- Here's a link to Dracula Daily and one to where you can read the graphic novel Dragon.

- the "King's Hand" tweet

- Manga panel of Yugi saying he has no plan to counteract Pegasus

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 guest was @ErinWormMoon who you can also hear on the @GaysGaze podcast!!

- Manga panel of Pegasus not knowing how to throw a duel disk

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 what we'd want to see in our ideal Yugioh video game.

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 NOTES:

- Please bear with the talking over each other on this one episode; part of the audio we recorded was lost due to a technical error so we could only use a backup that had us both on one file. I think it's a fun episode despite the issues.

- Manga panel of Kaiba holding Croquet hostage that is referred to during the manga section

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.