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series written by Akira Itō, based on

Kazuki Takahashi , known professionally as , was a Japanese manga artist. He made his serial manga debut in 1986, and is best known as the author of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1996 to 2004. The manga spawned a popular trading car ...

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'' manga. The series, which is a spin-off side story to the original manga, was serialized in

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's ''

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'' magazine between April 2004 and December 2007, and was published in North America by

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Plot

''Yu-Gi-Oh R'' takes place following

Yugi Mutou Yūgi is a Japanese name, Japanese given name. It may refer to: People * Yugi Sethu (born 1964), Tamil actor, director and screenwriter Characters Given name * Yugi Mutou, the main character of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * Yugi (Tenchi Muyo!), Yugi ('' ...

's victory in the Battle City tournament. Yako Tenma, the protégé' and adopted son of

Maximillion Pegasus The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

, decides to avenge his teacher's defeat at the hands of Yugi, believing him to be responsible for Pegasus' alleged death. After taking over

KaibaCorp The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

while

Seto Kaiba is a fictional character in the manga ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' by Kazuki Takahashi. As the majority shareholder and CEO of his own multi-national gaming company, Kaiba Corporation, Kaiba is reputed to be Japan's greatest gamer and aims to become the world' ...

is in the

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, Tenma kidnaps

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, prompting Yugi and his friend

Katsuya Jonouchi The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

to face Tenma's RA Project and the duel professors. Seto Kaiba and his brother Mokuba also come to the scene to rescue the company.

Characters

Many of the characters that are exclusive to ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'' have names that are also Intel codenames. Intel codenames in turn are frequently taken from names of cities and towns near Intel factories in Oregon, Washington, and other locations. * - The kōhai (protégé) and adopted son (often mistaken, or mistranslated as younger brother) of

(Pegasus J. Crawford in the Japanese version) who wants revenge for Pegasus' defeat. * - The first professor. Yugi defeats him. He is named after the

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and

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. "Deschutes" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz P6 Intel

Pentium II The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture (" P6") and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors (27.4 million in the case of the mobile Dixon with 256 KB ...

chip. * - The second professor, who plays a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. She is named after

Tillamook, Oregon The city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 5,231 at the 2020 census. History The city is named for the T ...

. "Tillamook" is also a pre-release codename for the Embedded 266 MHz Intel

Pentium MMX The Pentium (also referred to as P5, its microarchitecture, or i586) is a fifth generation, 32-bit x86 microprocessor that was introduced by Intel on March 22, 1993, as the very first CPU in the Pentium brand. It was instruction set compatible ...

chip. * - The third professor, who has such bad luck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after

Klamath Falls, Oregon Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was ...

. "Klamath" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz Intel

chip. * - The fourth professor, who plays a

machine A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to na ...

-themed deck. Yugi defeats him. "Dixon" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz 1.6V Intel

chip. His key card Commander Covington (督戦官コヴィントン ''Tokusenkan Covinton'') originates from "Covington" codenamed for the 266 MHz P6 Intel

chip. * - The fifth professor, who plays a

mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...

-themed deck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after the

Coppermine River The Coppermine River is a river in the North Slave and Kitikmeot regions of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada. It is long. It rises in Lac de Gras, a small lake near Great Slave Lake, and flows generally north to Coronation Gulf, a ...

in Oregon. The name of that river was used as a codename for the 866 MHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA)

Pentium III The Pentium III (marketed as Intel Pentium III Processor, informally PIII or P3) brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile CPUs based on the sixth-generation P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 28, 1999. The brand's initial p ...

(P3-850)

microprocessor A microprocessor is a computer processor where the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of integrated circuits. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circu ...

, which was released by Intel. * a.k.a. - The sixth professor, who is an old woman in a

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

that plays a

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. "Maico" is an alternate romanization of the name "Maiko", but it also refers to a brand of

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

. Kato Engineering is a company associated with motorcycles. The name also originates from the "KatMai" chip. * - Yako Tenma's older brother (although only slightly older, since they are identical twins). Gekko wants to stop the RA project. He uses an elf deck. "

Gekko ''Gekko'' is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. Although species such as ''Gekko gecko'' (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus hav ...

" is the name of the microprocessor chip in the

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. * - Mendo, the seventh professor, uses an insect deck. Jonouchi defeats him. "Mendocino" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz P6 Intel

Centrino chip. * - Willa, the eighth professor, plays a White Horns Dragon deck. Kaiba defeats him. Willamette is a river in Oregon and a codename for Intel's 1.5 GHz P7 Pentium IV. * - Tedd, the ninth professor, duels Gekko. Gekko defeats Tedd. Uses a Beast Deck. Banias is the codename for Intel's first x86

Pentium M The Pentium M is a family of mobile 32-bit single-core x86 microprocessors (with the modified Intel P6 microarchitecture) introduced in March 2003 and forming a part of the Intel Carmel notebook platform under the then new Centrino brand. The '' ...

chip. * - Reiko, the tenth professor, duels Jonouchi. Jonouchi defeats Reiko. Uses a Chess/Deck Destruction Deck. Kitamori means northwood in Japanese. ''Northwood'' was the codename for the 130 nm version of Intel's

Pentium 4 Pentium 4 is a series of single-core CPUs for desktops, laptops and entry-level servers manufactured by Intel. The processors were shipped from November 20, 2000 until August 8, 2008. The production of Netburst processors was active from 2000 ...

microprocessor. * - Scott is the eleventh professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. Yugi defeats Depre. He duels against Yugi using a Universe Deck. ''Prescott'' was the codename for the 90 nm version of Intel's

microprocessor. * - Richie is the twelfth professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. He duels Gekkou and wins. ''Merced'' was the codename for

Itanium Itanium ( ) is a discontinued family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture (formerly called IA-64). Launched in June 2001, Intel marketed the processors for enterprise servers and high-performance computin ...

, an IA-64 microprocessor developed jointly by Intel and Hewlett-Packard. * - Cedar is the thirteenth professor and, although he is not actually named in the actual manga, dispatched almost offhandedly in a single panel by Yugi's Osiris the Heaven Dragon (Slifer the Sky Dragon in the English version), Cedar is identified in a sketch in the 4th volume of the collected manga. ''Cedar Mill'' was the codename for the 65 nm version of Intel's

microprocessor. It is also a play on "Cedar Mills", which is an area in Beaverton, Oregon. * - Appears in a special chapter of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R''. Momono tries to take over the Kame Game Shop owned by Sugoroku Mutou. His key card originates from "Tualatin" codename for the 1.266 GHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA2)

(P3-850)

, which was released by Intel.

Volumes

The series was collected in five volumes released from March 4, 2005 to April 4, 2008. The first volume from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'' was released on October 6, 2009 by Viz.

References

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