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遊☆戯☆王R [Yu-Gi-Oh! R] #4
Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Volume 4
The shocking sequel to Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist and prequel to Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World! When the follower of an old enemy returns to take revenge, Yugi Mutou must duel to save a friend's life. But can he overcome the power of the three "Jashin," the terrifying Evil God Cards?
The twisted Yako Tenma has taken control of the gaming company KaibaCorp, using its high-tech dueling machines to resurrect the dead... but the original master of KaibaCorp is not happy! Kaiba, Yugi's archrival, challenges Yako to a duel to see just who will control Japan's biggest gaming company. Can Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon stop Yako's evil plan?
The twisted Yako Tenma has taken control of the gaming company KaibaCorp, using its high-tech dueling machines to resurrect the dead... but the original master of KaibaCorp is not happy! Kaiba, Yugi's archrival, challenges Yako to a duel to see just who will control Japan's biggest gaming company. Can Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon stop Yako's evil plan?
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Kazuki Takahashi
290 books236 followersTakahashi started as a mangaka in 1982. His first work was Tokiō no Tsuma (闘輝王の鷹), published in 1990. One of his earliest works was Tennenshokudanji Buray (天然色男児BURAY), which lasted for two volumes and was published from 1991 to 1992. Takahashi did not find success until 1996 when he created Yu-Gi-Oh!
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June 5, 2025
"Sheesh, the bit players just won't shut up today."
I think Joey/Jonouchi summarizes volume 4 best in the above quote, because if volume 3 felt like it existed purely to get us to the final showdown, volume 4 really feels like it exists purely to get us to the final showdown. Talk about a speedrun.
Things start off promisingly. Bad Tenma continues talking Kaiba's ear off about his plans to resurrect Pegasus into Tea/Anzu's body (if you've made it this far and have to ask...just don't), and Kaiba visibly starts to zone out until Bad Tenma reveals that in addition to the 3 Egyptian God cards, Pegasus created additional 'dark' God cards that he never released. With possible God-smiting cards on the line, Kaiba is back in it and accepts Bad Tenma's challenge to duel him in true Kaiba fashion:
"I'll take you down, and then I'll tame your 'god' with my own hands!"
And naturally, because everything Kaiba does has to be at a constant 10, he suggests that despite already being inside the building, they go outside, get in his Blue Eyes jet and fly it to the top of the building and duel on the roof. Kaiba, you absolute diva.
Love it.
But unfortunately, we have to wait for this obviously more exciting storyline because we're dragged back to Yugi, now teamed up with Good Tenma, and there's one more Card Professor to beat. Since I guess having Yugi duel twice in a row would have felt repetitive, Good Tenma steps in and he and the 'number one card professor' (which means he gets a special black Duel Disk --"like a black belt in karate, this is proof that I've mastered all the training a duelist can have") duel each other.
This was a mind-numbingly boring duel, neither of these characters has an interesting deck, and the most interesting thing that happens is the card professor and Good Tenma have a conversation about their relationship with Pegasus that verges into Freud territory (Freud would probably love that by uploading Pegasus's soul into Tea/Anzu's body he literally becomes 'mother').
But no amount of quasi-Freudian arguments about who mommy loved best or what she would have wanted could save this duel and so when Good Tenma ultimately lost, I felt nothing but relief it was over.
Bandit Keith, who had earlier been beaten unconscious by the card professor resurrects suddenly and gives the card professor the ole 'one, two' and honestly, I respect that. Someone needed to.
Finally we cut back to Kaiba and Bad Tenma on the roof. All things considered, Kaiba's kept it together until now, especially given that everything about all of this (another attempted company takeover, more hocus pocus magic) has got to be pushing all of his buttons, but it's not until he sees that one of the minor henchmen is still hanging out on the roof that he cracks. And in a tone that can only be described as one of parental exasperation, he says: "I can't believe this! Letting goons like him overrun my building... I'm so furious I don't know where to start!"
And do you know what, I believe him.
Their duel is definitely the best both in terms of the stakes actually feeling like they matter, and also the actual duel itself. We've seen Kaiba duel a gazillion times by this point, so we kind of know where his strategy is heading from the first move, but it's still always fun to see how we arrive at the inevitable summoning of Blue Eyes White Dragon, and it's also always fun to see Kaiba's opponents use that predictability to get ahead of getting 'white lightning'ed'.
In this case, Bad Tenma had a 'dark god' to summon, and it turns out to actually be pretty cool. It turns into a dark copy of whatever the strongest monster on the field is plus one attack point. And despite his best efforts, Kaiba can't help getting rattled when he has to face a dark Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. But Bad Tenma goes a step further, and summons a second dark god, and so, after dominating the entire duel until now, Kaiba gets his ass handed to him at the last minute.
But just before that unfortunate turn of events, we get some more backstory, and Bad Tenma reveals that his 'hurt people hurt people' motivation stems from always being considered second best by Pegasus and never being taken seriously as a potential protégée. By resurrecting Mother, er... Pegasus, he's hoping to prove that he should in fact have been Pegasus's favourite all along.
Sure, Jan.
I'm not sure if this sob story or losing the duel is technically worse, but either way, at the end of it, Kaiba has literally been knocked down, and immediately has a panic attack because when you're that tightly wound, hubris is pretty much inevitable. He spins out, convinced that losing this duel means his life is basically over.
And in a fitting, if unexpected, callback to volume 3 when he originally loses to the Pharaoh, the visual representation of a loss-induced panic attack is getting attacked by monsters (in this case, a dark Blue Eyes White Dragon).
It seems like that's going to be that on that, and that Kaiba's going to sit the rest of the story out, but then two more things happen in quick succession (sort of haphazardly):
One, we find out that Bandit Keith of all people has the third dark god card. Two, we find out that even though by all accounts Bad Tenma should be able to 'summon' Pegasus through Tea/Anzu (???), Kaiba had time to adjust the central computer's programming so that he can't do this until there are no more duels being played within the Kaiba Corporation headquarters building (???)
I have no idea.
But never mind, because the only thing that matters is that Bad Tenma has been foiled again, and that after 3 (arguably 4) volumes of being in a continuous stunlock, Yugi is finally going to be able to have his shot at the 'big bad' of the 'R' arc.
Catch you in volume 5 for the stunning conclusion of this absolutely not convoluted at all tale within the Yu-Gi-verse!
I think Joey/Jonouchi summarizes volume 4 best in the above quote, because if volume 3 felt like it existed purely to get us to the final showdown, volume 4 really feels like it exists purely to get us to the final showdown. Talk about a speedrun.
Things start off promisingly. Bad Tenma continues talking Kaiba's ear off about his plans to resurrect Pegasus into Tea/Anzu's body (if you've made it this far and have to ask...just don't), and Kaiba visibly starts to zone out until Bad Tenma reveals that in addition to the 3 Egyptian God cards, Pegasus created additional 'dark' God cards that he never released. With possible God-smiting cards on the line, Kaiba is back in it and accepts Bad Tenma's challenge to duel him in true Kaiba fashion:
"I'll take you down, and then I'll tame your 'god' with my own hands!"
And naturally, because everything Kaiba does has to be at a constant 10, he suggests that despite already being inside the building, they go outside, get in his Blue Eyes jet and fly it to the top of the building and duel on the roof. Kaiba, you absolute diva.
Love it.
But unfortunately, we have to wait for this obviously more exciting storyline because we're dragged back to Yugi, now teamed up with Good Tenma, and there's one more Card Professor to beat. Since I guess having Yugi duel twice in a row would have felt repetitive, Good Tenma steps in and he and the 'number one card professor' (which means he gets a special black Duel Disk --"like a black belt in karate, this is proof that I've mastered all the training a duelist can have") duel each other.
This was a mind-numbingly boring duel, neither of these characters has an interesting deck, and the most interesting thing that happens is the card professor and Good Tenma have a conversation about their relationship with Pegasus that verges into Freud territory (Freud would probably love that by uploading Pegasus's soul into Tea/Anzu's body he literally becomes 'mother').
But no amount of quasi-Freudian arguments about who mommy loved best or what she would have wanted could save this duel and so when Good Tenma ultimately lost, I felt nothing but relief it was over.
Bandit Keith, who had earlier been beaten unconscious by the card professor resurrects suddenly and gives the card professor the ole 'one, two' and honestly, I respect that. Someone needed to.
Finally we cut back to Kaiba and Bad Tenma on the roof. All things considered, Kaiba's kept it together until now, especially given that everything about all of this (another attempted company takeover, more hocus pocus magic) has got to be pushing all of his buttons, but it's not until he sees that one of the minor henchmen is still hanging out on the roof that he cracks. And in a tone that can only be described as one of parental exasperation, he says: "I can't believe this! Letting goons like him overrun my building... I'm so furious I don't know where to start!"
And do you know what, I believe him.
Their duel is definitely the best both in terms of the stakes actually feeling like they matter, and also the actual duel itself. We've seen Kaiba duel a gazillion times by this point, so we kind of know where his strategy is heading from the first move, but it's still always fun to see how we arrive at the inevitable summoning of Blue Eyes White Dragon, and it's also always fun to see Kaiba's opponents use that predictability to get ahead of getting 'white lightning'ed'.
In this case, Bad Tenma had a 'dark god' to summon, and it turns out to actually be pretty cool. It turns into a dark copy of whatever the strongest monster on the field is plus one attack point. And despite his best efforts, Kaiba can't help getting rattled when he has to face a dark Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. But Bad Tenma goes a step further, and summons a second dark god, and so, after dominating the entire duel until now, Kaiba gets his ass handed to him at the last minute.
But just before that unfortunate turn of events, we get some more backstory, and Bad Tenma reveals that his 'hurt people hurt people' motivation stems from always being considered second best by Pegasus and never being taken seriously as a potential protégée. By resurrecting Mother, er... Pegasus, he's hoping to prove that he should in fact have been Pegasus's favourite all along.
Sure, Jan.
I'm not sure if this sob story or losing the duel is technically worse, but either way, at the end of it, Kaiba has literally been knocked down, and immediately has a panic attack because when you're that tightly wound, hubris is pretty much inevitable. He spins out, convinced that losing this duel means his life is basically over.
"Did I just lose to a weak duelist like Tenma? [...] Does this mean that this worthless upstart will win my corporation...use it for his own purposes? I built this building to challenge Yugi to our fated duel...and as the first foundation stone to fulfill my and Mokuba's dream...all these hopes...being swallowed up by the evil gods..."
And in a fitting, if unexpected, callback to volume 3 when he originally loses to the Pharaoh, the visual representation of a loss-induced panic attack is getting attacked by monsters (in this case, a dark Blue Eyes White Dragon).
It seems like that's going to be that on that, and that Kaiba's going to sit the rest of the story out, but then two more things happen in quick succession (sort of haphazardly):
One, we find out that Bandit Keith of all people has the third dark god card. Two, we find out that even though by all accounts Bad Tenma should be able to 'summon' Pegasus through Tea/Anzu (???), Kaiba had time to adjust the central computer's programming so that he can't do this until there are no more duels being played within the Kaiba Corporation headquarters building (???)
I have no idea.
But never mind, because the only thing that matters is that Bad Tenma has been foiled again, and that after 3 (arguably 4) volumes of being in a continuous stunlock, Yugi is finally going to be able to have his shot at the 'big bad' of the 'R' arc.
Catch you in volume 5 for the stunning conclusion of this absolutely not convoluted at all tale within the Yu-Gi-verse!
September 30, 2023
"R"s penultimate volume opens up with a duel to determine who is best between Richie and Gekko. The dialogue fleshes them out more and it is a pretty enjoyable multi-chapter duel. Both feel the weight of Pegasus' legacy on their shoulders. Kaiba's duel against Yako; who shows Kiaba two of the wicked god cards. However I knocked my review down a star because the artwork slips quite often in this collection. While some pages remain good; the inconsistency is quite glaring both in duels and the non-action pages. I also found Yako's ultimate plan to require a bit more suspension of disbelief than I could muster. However eventually it doesn't matter because the final volume is coming and all will be revealed.
October 8, 2021
The opening duel between Richie and Gekko was actually pretty cool as we get to see them engage with each other. We learn about their motivations and feelings which is something that most of the new characters have been missing since the beginning of this series. And it is pretty good stuff as we see that both of them have chosen different ways of honoring their surrogate father Pegasus. Gekko wants to grow from his time with him while Richie can't move on and want to stay in the past. It is interesting stuff.
May 14, 2017
Ughhhhhh. Nothing super significant happens, just a rehashing of the same dull material from the previous volumes. Kaiba decides to duel Yako and loses, Gekko duels a Card Professor...and loses. And Bandit Kieth vows revenge on...Jonouchi? It's really amped up as this duel we've all been waiting for...except, was anyone?!? Who cares? Apparently Yako's soul is connected to that of the Evil!Gods and Yugi must sever that bond and save him along with Anzu. Only one more volume left...
May 30, 2017
The art is extremely lazy and inconsistent. The story is boring and terrible - all it is is duels. No actual story going on. The characters keep switching between Japanese and English names. Yugi acts like... (for lack of a better description) a little bitch.
December 16, 2023
This one’s fine. It only encapsulates two major events, but they’re paced out solidly enough. Some of the conveniences in this one irked me a bit more here, especially in the second match of the book, but nothing ruinous.
September 17, 2018
its a nice book but gets boring
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 25, 2021
Lots of good dueling using the alternate god cards that Pegasus was said to have created. Kaiba duels as well as Gekko and Yugi.
December 29, 2021
such a good book
April 17, 2022
Always loved yugioh, it was my favorite show as a kid and my first manga! Love all the great characters and the Egypt story line it has😻👌😁❤️
October 2, 2023
Time for one of the best rematches to start!
February 13, 2023
Bueno, al menos en este tomo vimos a los personajes haciendo algo más que no sean duelos repetitivos. Pero, por dios, no entiendo la insistencia del autor de cambiarles la personalidad a este extremo. Yami es un egoísta que sólo se preocupa de sus asuntos, Joey es brusco e impaciente con sus amigos y Yugi pelea como si le temiera a su propia sombra. Supongo que, al menos, los duelos fueron un poco más largos.
September 5, 2015
"Прочетена" е силно казано, понеже така и не намерих сканлация на английски на този том. За сметка на това, имам "суровия" материал и честно казано, ако на някой му се превежда, с удоволствие ще редактирам и да можем да довършим започнатото и да ощастливим феновете на поредицата. Ако някой знае японски да ми пише!
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