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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

TV·2004–2008·4 seasons, 180 episodes·TV Tokyo·Action, Adventure, Anime·25m·6.8

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Set several years after the previous Yu-Gi-Oh! series, GX follows a new generation of duelists at the prestigious Duel Academy—a highly competitive boarding school where pencils and books have been replaced by Duel Disks and monster cards! Still, it's not just about making the grade for these up and coming students – it's about becoming the next King of Games!

Castfull cast & details

Kappei YamaguchiLyman Banner

Takeshi MaedaZane Truesdale

Sanae KobayashiAlexis Rhodes

Takehiro HasuChumley Huffington

Taiki MatsunoChazz Princeton

Yuuki MasudaBastion Misawa

Hiroshi ShimizuVellian Crowler

Masami SuzukiSyrus Truesdale

Episodes by season

Season0152Episodes2004–05Aired—Season avg

S01E01The Next King of GamesOctober 6, 2004—
S01E02Welcome to Duel AcademyOctober 13, 2004—
S01E03A Duel in LoveOctober 20, 2004—
S01E04Raring to GoOctober 27, 2004—
S01E05The Shadow Duelist (1)November 3, 2004—
S01E06The Shadow Duelist (2)November 10, 2004—
S01E07Duel and Unusual PunishmentNovember 17, 2004—
S01E08For the Sake of SyrusNovember 24, 2004—
S01E09Family BusinessDecember 1, 2004—
S01E10Tag Team Trial (1)December 8, 2004—
S01E11Tag Team Trial (2)December 15, 2004—
S01E12Formula for SuccessDecember 22, 2004—
S01E13Monkey See, Monkey DuelDecember 29, 2004—
S01E14A Spirit SummonedJanuary 5, 2005—
S01E15Courting AlexisJanuary 12, 2005—
S01E16The Duel GiantJanuary 19, 2005—
S01E17Nature of the DrawJanuary 26, 2005—
S01E18The King of Copycats (1)February 2, 2005—
S01E19The King of Copycats (2)February 9, 2005—
S01E20The Maiden in LoveFebruary 16, 2005—
S01E21The Duel Off (1)February 23, 2005—
S01E22The Duel Off (2)March 2, 2005—
S01E23The Little BelowskiMarch 9, 2005—
S01E24The New ChazzMarch 16, 2005—
S01E25The School Duel (1)March 23, 2005—
S01E26The School Duel (2)March 30, 2005—
S01E27Grave Risk (1)April 6, 2005—
S01E28Grave Risk (2)April 13, 2005—
S01E29Doomsday Day (1)April 20, 2005—
S01E30Doomsday Day (2)April 27, 2005—
S01E31Field of Screams (1)May 4, 2005—
S01E32Field of Screams (2)May 11, 2005—
S01E33Field of Screams (3)May 18, 2005—
S01E34The Fear FactorMay 25, 2005—
S01E35Sibling RivalryJune 1, 2005—
S01E36Duel Distractions (1)June 8, 2005—
S01E37Duel Distractions (2)June 13, 2005—
S01E38Get Yarr Game On!June 22, 2005—
S01E39The Dark ScorpionsJune 29, 2005—
S01E40A Lying LegendJuly 6, 2005—
S01E41A Reason To WinJuly 13, 2005—
S01E42Duel Monsters Spirit DayJuly 20, 2005—
S01E43Hearts Are WildJuly 27, 2005—
S01E44The Seventh Shadow RiderAugust 3, 2005—
S01E45Amnael's Endgame (1)August 10, 2005—
S01E46Amnael's Endgame (2)August 17, 2005—
S01E47Chazz-anovaAugust 24, 2005—
S01E48Rise of the Sacred Beasts (1)August 31, 2005—
S01E49Rise of the Sacred Beasts (2)September 7, 2005—
S01E50Magna Chum LaudeSeptember 14, 2005—
S01E51The Graduation Match (1)September 21, 2005—
S01E52The Graduation Match (2)September 28, 2005—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0252Episodes2005–06Aired—Season avg

S02E01Back to DuelOctober 5, 2005—
S02E02Champion or Chazz-beenOctober 12, 2005—
S02E03A Hassleberry HoundingOctober 19, 2005—
S02E04Sad But TruesdaleOctober 26, 2005—
S02E05The DemonNovember 2, 2005—
S02E06A New Breed of Hero (1)November 9, 2005—
S02E07A New Breed of Hero (2)November 16, 2005—
S02E08Pop Goes the DuelNovember 23, 2005—
S02E09I've Seen the LightNovember 30, 2005—
S02E10A Greater PorpoiseDecember 7, 2005—
S02E11Curry WorriesDecember 14, 2005—
S02E12Camaraderie ContestDecember 21, 2005—
S02E13No Pain, No GameDecember 28, 2005—
S02E14Going BananasJanuary 4, 2006—
S02E15Homecoming Duel (1)January 11, 2006—
S02E16Homecoming Duel (2)January 18, 2006—
S02E17Dormitory DemolitionJanuary 25, 2006—
S02E18Obelisk White?February 1, 2006—
S02E19DuelFellasFebruary 8, 2006—
S02E20Not Playing With A Full DeckFebruary 15, 2006—
S02E21Source of StrengthFebruary 22, 2006—
S02E22Happily Never AfterMarch 1, 2006—
S02E23Taken By Storm (1)March 8, 2006—
S02E24Taken By Storm (2)March 15, 2006—
S02E25J-Dawg and T-BoneMarch 22, 2006—
S02E26Mirror, Mirror (1)March 29, 2006—
S02E27Mirror, Mirror (2)April 5, 2006—
S02E28What a Doll!April 12, 2006—
S02E29Let's Make a DuelApril 19, 2006—
S02E30Magnetic PersonalityApril 26, 2006—
S02E31Schooling the MasterMay 3, 2006—
S02E32Generation neXtMay 10, 2006—
S02E33Rah, Rah Ra!May 17, 2006—
S02E34The Art of the DuelMay 24, 2006—
S02E35Blinded by the Light (1)May 31, 2006—
S02E36Blinded by the Light (2)June 7, 2006—
S02E37The Darkness WithinJune 14, 2006—
S02E38Pro-DuelingJune 21, 2006—
S02E39Don't Fear the ReaperJune 28, 2006—
S02E40Duel for HireJuly 5, 2006—
S02E41Heart of Ice (1)July 12, 2006—
S02E42Heart of Ice (2)July 19, 2006—
S02E43Tough LoveJuly 26, 2006—
S02E44It's All RelativeAugust 2, 2006—
S02E45The Dark LightAugust 9, 2006—
S02E46Ultimate DestinyAugust 16, 2006—
S02E47The Key FactorAugust 23, 2006—
S02E48The Phoenix Has Landed (1)August 30, 2006—
S02E49The Phoenix Has Landed (2)September 6, 2006—
S02E50The Hands of Justice (1)September 13, 2006—
S02E51The Hands of Justice (2)September 20, 2006—
S02E52Future ChangesSeptember 27, 2006—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0352Episodes2006–07Aired—Season avg

S03E01Third Time's a CharmOctober 4, 2006—
S03E02Jewel of a Duel (1)October 11, 2006—
S03E03Jewel of a Duel (2)October 18, 2006—
S03E04Hanging with Axel (1)November 1, 2006—
S03E05Hanging with Axel (2)November 8, 2006—
S03E06Primal InstinctNovember 15, 2006—
S03E07Head in the Clouds (1)November 22, 2006—
S03E08Head in the Clouds (2)November 29, 2006—
S03E09Win Mr. Stein's Duel (1)December 6, 2006—
S03E10Win Mr. Stein's Duel (2)December 13, 2006—
S03E11Trapper Keeper (1)December 20, 2006—
S03E12Trapper Keeper (2)December 27, 2006—
S03E13Snake in the Grass (1)January 4, 2007—
S03E14Snake in the Grass (2)January 10, 2006—
S03E15Snake in the Grass (3)January 17, 2007—
S03E16Inter-Dimensional DetentionJanuary 24, 2007—
S03E17Sub-Desert DuelJanuary 31, 2007—
S03E18Night of the Living DuelistsFebruary 7, 2007—
S03E19School Ghoul DuelsFebruary 14, 2007—
S03E20Triple Play (1)February 21, 2007—
S03E21Triple Play (2)February 28, 2007—
S03E22Return of the Sacred BeastsMarch 7, 2007—
S03E23Breaking the Sacred SealMarch 14, 2007—
S03E24A Dimension DealMarch 21, 2007—
S03E25Unleash the Dragon (1)March 28, 2007—
S03E26Unleash the Dragon (2)April 4, 2007—
S03E27All for OneApril 11, 2007—
S03E28A New World OrderApril 18, 2007—
S03E29Friend or FiendApril 25, 2007—
S03E30Dueling with a Dark ArmyMay 2, 2007—
S03E31Turning the Page (1)May 9, 2007—
S03E32Turning the Page (2)May 16, 2007—
S03E33The State of SyrusMay 23, 2007—
S03E34The Darkness RevealedMay 30, 2007—
S03E35A Sight Unseen (1)June 6, 2007—
S03E36A Sight Unseen (2)June 13, 2007—
S03E37What Lies Beneath (1)June 20, 2007—
S03E38What Lies Beneath (2)June 27, 2007—
S03E39What Lies Beneath (3)July 4, 2007—
S03E40The Forbidden Ritual (1)July 11, 2007—
S03E41The Forbidden Ritual (2)July 18, 2007—
S03E42Conquering the Past (1)July 25, 2007—
S03E43Conquering the Past (2)August 8, 2007—
S03E44Conquering the Past (3)August 15, 2007—
S03E45The Ultimate Face-Off (1)August 22, 2007—
S03E46The Ultimate Face-Off (2)August 29, 2007—
S03E47The Power Within (1)September 5, 2007—
S03E48The Power Within (2)September 12, 2007—
S03E49Return of the Supreme King (1)September 19, 2007—
S03E50Return of the Supreme King (2)September 26, 2007—
S03E51Return of the Supreme King (3)October 3, 2007—
S03E52Judai Revived!? A Brand NEW Journey!October 10, 2007—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0424Episodes2007–08Aired—Season avg

S04E01A Looming Threat! The Mysterious VisitorOctober 17, 2007—
S04E02Farewell, Duel Academia! The Path Judai Chooses!October 24, 2007—
S04E03The Truth Behind Darkness! Judai vs. FubukiOctober 31, 2007—
S04E04Fusing Souls! Neos vs. Five God DragonNovember 7, 2007—
S04E05Shall we Duel? Invitation to a Pair DuelNovember 14, 2007—
S04E06Judai vs. Asuka! Face-Down Card of Hidden EmotionsNovember 21, 2007—
S04E07Challenge from Psycho ShockerNovember 28, 2007—
S04E08The Inherited Cyber-Dark DragonDecember 5, 2007—
S04E09Shoot For It! Manjyome, the Path to a Pro Duelist!December 12, 2007—
S04E10Armed Dragon vs. Dragoon D EndDecember 19, 2007—
S04E11Graduation Duel! Chronos vs. the Original Dropout BoyDecember 26, 2007—
S04E12Graduation Duel Starts! Neos vs. Horus the Black Flame DragonJanuary 4, 2008—
S04E13The Price of Decision! O'Brien, Darkness in FireJanuary 9, 2008—
S04E14Saiou Returns! Activate!January 16, 2008—
S04E15The End of Destiny! Magma Neos vs. The Dark RulerJanuary 23, 2008—
S04E16Duel Academia Crisis! The Jewel Beasts Blocking the Way!January 30, 2008—
S04E17Darkness Invasion, The Stolen MemoriesFebruary 6, 2008—
S04E18Activate, Clear World! Ferocious Negative EffectFebruary 13, 2008—
S04E19Battle Royale! Judai vs. Johan vs. FujiwaraFebruary 20, 2008—
S04E20Rainbown Neos, Protector of Bonds vs. Clear Vicious KnightFebruary 27, 2008—
S04E21The Combo of Terror, Nihilty and InfinityMarch 5, 2008—
S04E22Final Hope! Yuki JudaiMarch 12, 2008—
S04E23Goodbye Judai! Tears of GraduationMarch 19, 2008—
S04E24The True Graduation Duel! Judai vs. Legendary DuelistMarch 26, 2008—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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