The fifth and final season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, loosely based on the manga by Kazuki Takahashi, aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from December 24, 2003, to September 29, 2004. The official name of the latter arc of the season is Pharaoh's Memories arc. In the United States, the season aired from August 27, 2005, to June 10, 2006, on Kids' WB and broadcast under the Grand Championship (episodes 1–14) and Dawn of the Duel subtitles.
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Grand Championship Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of the Duel | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
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| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | December 24, 2003 – September 29, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The season was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking countries and territories, and was formerly distributed by Funimation on Region 1 home video, and also distributed by Warner Bros. Television Animation on US television when it aired on The WB, from the Kids' WB! Lineup, also in North America. It is now licensed and distributed by 4K Media, Inc.
This arc is divided into two halves: the first fourteen episodes were aired while the final chapters of the manga were being written, with the main antagonist defeated. It follows an original story arc in-which Kaiba hosts a new tournament that is secretly being sabotaged by a skilled duelist named Zigfried, who uses his hacking skills in an attempt to enact revenge against Kaiba. Capsule Monsters was commissioned by 4Kids as an addendum to the first half.
The rest of the season, the climax, features The Pharaoh battling Yami Bakura, while Yugi and his friends travel the memory world to discover the Pharaoh's real name. It aired after the time where the original manga series concluded.
Episode list
editExcludes Capsule Monsters. The season would be 52 episodes in length with an episode count of 236 if Capsule Monsters is to be included.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | American air date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Grand Championship | ||||||||||||
| 185 | 1 | "Unwanted Guest, Part 1" Transliteration: "KC Grand Prix Opens" (Japanese: KCグランプリ開幕) | Akemi Omode | December 24, 2003 | August 27, 2005 | |||||||
| 186 | 2 | "Unwanted Guest, Part 2" Transliteration: "The Start of a Conspiracy" (Japanese: 動きだした陰謀) | Akemi Omode | January 7, 2004 | August 27, 2005 | |||||||
| 187 | 3 | "Let the Games Begin!, Part 1" Transliteration: "Jonouchi vs. Mask the Rock" (Japanese: 城之内vsマスク·ザ·ロック) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | January 14, 2004 | September 3, 2005 | |||||||
| 188 | 4 | "Let the Games Begin!, Part 2" Transliteration: "The Illusionary Ancient Dragon" (Japanese: 幻の古代竜) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | January 21, 2004 | September 3, 2005 | |||||||
| 189 | 5 | "Child's Play" Transliteration: "Hot Battle! Rebecca vs. Vivian" (Japanese: 熱闘! レベッカvsヴィヴィアン) | Akemi Omode | January 28, 2004 | September 10, 2005 | |||||||
| 190 | 6 | "Down in Flames, Part 1" Transliteration: "Jonouchi vs. Sieg — A Beautiful Duel" (Japanese: 城之内vsジーク 華麗なる決闘) | Akemi Omode | February 4, 2004 | September 10, 2005 | |||||||
| 191 | 7 | "Down in Flames, Part 2" Transliteration: "The Goddesses of Monster Extermination" (Japanese: モンスター抹殺の女神) | Akemi Omode | February 11, 2004 | September 17, 2005 | |||||||
| 192 | 8 | "A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 1" Transliteration: "Genius Girl vs. Genius Boy" (Japanese: 天才少女vs天才少年) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | February 18, 2004 | September 17, 2005 | |||||||
| 193 | 9 | "A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 2" Transliteration: "Leon in Fairyland" (Japanese: おとぎの国のレオン) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | February 25, 2004 | September 24, 2005 | |||||||
| 194 | 10 | "One Step Ahead, Part 1" Transliteration: "Kaiba Intrudes! The Grand Prix Final" (Japanese: 海馬乱入! グランプリ決勝戦) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | March 3, 2004 | September 24, 2005 | |||||||
| 195 | 11 | "One Step Ahead, Part 2" Transliteration: "Walkure vs. Blue Eyes White Dragon" (Japanese: 戦女神vs青眼の白龍) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | March 10, 2004 | October 1, 2005 | |||||||
| 196 | 12 | "Sinister Secrets, Part 1" Transliteration: "The Final Battle for Duel King — Yugi vs. Leon" (Japanese: デュエルキング決定戦 遊戯vsレオン) | Akemi Omode | March 17, 2004 | October 1, 2005 | |||||||
| 197 | 13 | "Sinister Secrets, Part 2" Transliteration: "The Gold Castle of Stromberg" (Japanese: シュトロームベルクの金の城) | Akemi Omode | March 24, 2004 | October 8, 2005 | |||||||
| 198 | 14 | "Sinister Secrets, Part 3" Transliteration: "KC Grand Prix Ends" (Japanese: KCグランプリ終結) | Akemi Omode | March 31, 2004 | October 8, 2005 | |||||||
| Dawn of the Duel | ||||||||||||
| 199 | 15 | "Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh" Transliteration: "Ultimate Game" (Japanese: 究極のゲーム) | Shin Yoshida | April 7, 2004 | October 15, 2005 | |||||||
| 200 | 16 | "Spiritual Awakening" Transliteration: "The Dark Bakura on the Move" (Japanese: 動きだした闇のバクラ) | Shin Yoshida | April 14, 2004 | October 22, 2005 | |||||||
| 201 | 17 | "Memoirs of a Pharaoh" Transliteration: "The Door of Memory Opens" (Japanese: 開かれた記憶の扉) | Shin Yoshida | April 21, 2004 | October 29, 2005 | |||||||
| 202 | 18 | "The Intruder, Part 1" Transliteration: "Thief King Bakura Enters!" (Japanese: 盗賊王バクラ見参!) | Shin Yoshida | April 28, 2004 | November 5, 2005 | |||||||
| 203 | 19 | "The Intruder, Part 2" Transliteration: "Mahado's Decision" (Japanese: マハードの決意) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | May 5, 2004 | November 12, 2005 | |||||||
| 204 | 20 | "Makings of a Magician" Transliteration: "Battle to the Death! Mahad vs. Bakura" (Japanese: 死闘! マハードvsバクラ) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | May 12, 2004 | November 19, 2005 | |||||||
| 205 | 21 | "Birth of the Blue-Eyes" Transliteration: "Blue-Eyed Kisara" (Japanese: 青い瞳のキサラ) | Shin Yoshida | May 19, 2004 | November 26, 2005 | |||||||
| 206 | 22 | "Village of Lost Souls" Transliteration: "The Secret of the Creation of the Millennium Items" (Japanese: 千年アイテム誕生の秘密) | Shin Yoshida | May 26, 2004 | December 3, 2005 | |||||||
| 207 | 23 | "A Reversal of Fortune" Transliteration: "Wound Back Time" (Japanese: 巻き戻る時間) | Atsushi Maekawa | June 2, 2004 | December 10, 2005 | |||||||
| 208 | 24 | "In Search of a King" Transliteration: "The Pharaoh is Alive" (Japanese: 生きていたファラオ) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | June 9, 2004 | December 17, 2005 | |||||||
| 209 | 25 | "Village of Vengeance, Part 1" Transliteration: "Village of Dead Spirits" (Japanese: 死霊の村) | Akemi Omode | June 16, 2004 | January 7, 2006 | |||||||
| 210 | 26 | "Village of Vengeance, Part 2" Transliteration: "The End of Thief King Bakura" (Japanese: 盗賊王バクラの最期) | Shin Yoshida | June 23, 2004 | January 14, 2006 | |||||||
| 211 | 27 | "Village of Vengeance, Part 3" Transliteration: "A New Stage" (Japanese: 新たなるステージ) | Atsushi Maekawa | June 30, 2004 | January 21, 2006 | |||||||
| 212 | 28 | "Village of Vengeance, Part 4" Transliteration: "The Dark High Priest" (Japanese: 闇の大神官) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | July 7, 2004 | January 28, 2006 | |||||||
| 213 | 29 | "Village of Vengeance, Part 5" Transliteration: "The Countdown to the Evil God Revival" (Japanese: 邪神復活へのカウントダウン) | Akemi Omode | July 14, 2004 | February 4, 2006 | |||||||
| 214 | 30 | "Name of the Game" Transliteration: "White Dragon" (Japanese: 白き龍) | Shin Yoshida | July 21, 2004 | April 1, 2006 | |||||||
| 215 | 31 | "The Dark One Cometh, Part 1" Transliteration: "The Great Evil God Zorc Revives" (Japanese: 大邪神ゾーク復活) | Atsushi Maekawa | July 28, 2004 | April 8, 2006 | |||||||
| 216 | 32 | "The Dark One Cometh, Part 2" Transliteration: "The Legendary Guardian God — Exodia Revives!" (Japanese: 伝説の守護神 エクゾディア復活!) | Akemi Omode | August 4, 2004 | April 15, 2006 | |||||||
| 217 | 33 | "The Dark One Cometh, Part 3" Transliteration: "Summon! The Three Gods" (Japanese: 召喚! 三幻神) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | August 11, 2004 | April 22, 2006 | |||||||
| 218 | 34 | "The Dark One Cometh, Part 4" Transliteration: "Zorc vs. Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon" (Japanese: ゾークvs青眼の究極竜) | Shin Yoshida | August 18, 2004 | April 29, 2006 | |||||||
| 219 | 35 | "In the Name of the Pharaoh!" Transliteration: "In the Name of the Pharaoh!!" (Japanese: 王の名のもとに!!) | Atsushi Maekawa | August 25, 2004 | May 6, 2006 | |||||||
| The Final Duel | ||||||||||||
| 220 | 36 | "The Final Journey" Transliteration: "The Final Test" (Japanese: 最後の試練) | Akemi Omode | September 1, 2004 | May 13, 2006 | |||||||
| 221 | 37 | "The Final Duel, Part 1" Transliteration: "The Last Duel of Destiny" (Japanese: 運命のラストデュエル) | Yasuyuki Suzuki | September 8, 2004 | May 20, 2006 | |||||||
| 222 | 38 | "The Final Duel, Part 2" Transliteration: "Defeat the Three Gods" (Japanese: 三幻神を倒せ!) | Shin Yoshida | September 15, 2004 | May 27, 2006 | |||||||
| 223 | 39 | "The Final Duel, Part 3" Transliteration: "Strong Heart — Tender Heart" (Japanese: 強き心 優しき心) | Shin Yoshida | September 22, 2004 | June 3, 2006 | |||||||
| 224 | 40 | "The Final Duel, Part 4" Transliteration: "The Story That Concludes in Light" (Japanese: 光の中へ完結する物語) | Shin Yoshida | September 29, 2004 | June 10, 2006 | |||||||