The second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, based on the manga by Kazuki Takahashi, premiered in Japan on April 10, 2001, and concluded on March 5, 2002, on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of this season aired in the United States from November 16, 2002, and concluded on November 1, 2003, on Kids' WB. The season was directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and written by Junki Takegami, Masashi Sogo, and Shin Yoshida.
This season follows Yugi and Joey as they compete in Seto Kaiba's Battle City tournament, which was organized in an attempt to gather the three Egyptian God Cards. However, Marik Ishtar, and his loyal Rare Hunter servants, also enter the tournament as part of his plan to use the power of the God cards to take over the world.
Between January 24 and December 28, 2004, Funimation released eleven DVD sets for the season under the title "Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle City Duels", containing episodes from the season. The complete season package was released on March 4, 2008. All DVDs were encoded in Region 1. The series was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking territories, and was formerly distributed by FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd. on North American home video and also formerly distributed by Warner Bros. Television Animation thru North American television rights, when it aired on Kids' WB. It is now licensed and distributed by 4K Media.
Cast and characters
Japanese
Regular Hidehiro Kikuchi as Hiroto Honda Hiroki Takahashi as Katsuya Jonouchi Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba Maki Saitoh as Anzu Mazaki Shunsuke Kazama as Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi
Recurring Haruhi Nanao as Mai Kujaku Junkoh Takeuchi as Mokuba Kaiba Konta as Rashid Ishtar Mika Sakenobe as Shizuka Kawai Rica Matsumoto as Ryo Bakura/Yami Bakura Ryou Naito as Ryuji Otogi Sumi Shimamoto as Isis Ishtar Tadashi Miyazawa as Sugoroku Mutou Tetsuya Iwanaga as Malik Ishtar
Guest stars Daisuke Namikawa as Ryouta Kajiki Eiji Takemoto as Takaido Hajime Komada as Bandit Keith Howard Kouji Ishii as Mask of Darkness Maiko Itou as Esper Roba Masami Suzuki as Ghost Kotsuzuka Norihisa Mori as Satake Sakura Nogawa as Isis Ishtar (child) Urara Takano as Insector Haga Yuu Mizushima as Mask of Light, Rare Hunter Yuuichi Nakamura as Dinosaur Ryuzaki
English
Regular Amy Birnbaum as Téa Gardner John Campbell as Tristan Taylor Wayne Grayson as Joseph "Joey" Wheeler Dan Green as Yugi Muto and Yami Yugi/The Pharaoh Eric Stuart as Seto Kaiba
Recurring Michael Alston Baley as Odion Ishtar Maddie Blaustein as Solomon Moto Megan Hollingshead as Mai Valentine Tara Jayne as Mokuba Kaiba Karen Neil as Ishizu Ishtar Lisa Ortiz as Serenity Wheeler Ted Lewis as Bakura Ryou/Yami Bakura J.T. Ross as Marik Ishtar Marc Thompson as Duke Devlin
Supporting Amy Birnbaum as Bonz Maddie Blaustein as Zygor Matt Charles as Umbra Ted Lewis as Bandit Keith Andrew Rannells as Mako Tsunami Sam Regal as Rex Raptor and Arkana Kayzie Rogers as Ishizu Ishtar (younger) Sebastian Arcelus as Espa Roba Eric Stuart as Sid Carter Cathcart as Lumis, Weevil Underwood
Episode list
DVD releases
Volume Discs Episodes Region 1 release1: The Mystery Duelist14January 27, 20042: Obelisk the Tormentor133: The ESP Duelist13April 6, 20044: The Master of Magicians155: Mime Control15June 1, 20046: Double Duel157: Friends 'til the End15July 27, 20048: The Dark Spirit Revealed15September 28, 20049: Awakening of Evil15November 16, 200410: Mind Game1411: Showdown in the Shadows14December 28, 2004Complete Second Season748March 4, 2008
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