STORY

Meet Yuugi Mutou. He's an ordinary schoolboy in Japan's "Domino City," living with his grandfather, and loving to play and solve all sorts games. However, Yuugi's never been very confident or courageous, and he's often gotten bullied becuase of his shy attitude and low-self esteem. Two bullies, Katsuya Jounouchi (Joey Wheeler) and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor) take it upon themselves to teach Yuugi "how to be a man." What they don't expect is to learn a few lessons of their own-- when Yuugi stands up for them and calls them his "friends," after the two bullies got a beating from the school "hall monitor." Since then, Yuugi has earned Jounouchi and Honda's respect and friendship.

However, when Yuugi, after eight years, finally solves his mysterious Millennium Puzzle, his life turns upside-down. The puzzle isn't at all ordinary, and is, in fact, inhabited by an ancient Egyptian spirit! And not just any spirit, but the spirit of a long-deceased pharaoh! At first, the spirit takes over Yuugi's body whenever he desires, playing games to avenge wrongs done to his friends and classmates. Poor Yuugi has no memory of what happens during the periods when the spirit takes him over, but gradually starts to PIECE things together!

His best friend, Anzu Mazaki (Tea Gardner), develops a crush on the spirit of the puzzle, who makes her friend Yuugi suddenly become confident and much more handsome! Yuugi, meanwhile, harbors his own crush on Anzu, but is still trying to get by in school, and figure out what's going on with his puzzle. To make things worse, an American millionare, the developer of the popular card game Duel Monsters, and CEO of Industrial Illusions, Pegasus J. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus) has used his magic to steal the soul of Yuugi's grandfather, and challenges Yuugi to a duel-- if he can make it to Duelist Island, and defeat all the other opponents there!

In a race to save his grandfather, Yuugi heads to Duelist Island with his friends Anzu, Honda, and Jounouchi, meeting many new friends -and foes- along the way. Watch the anime or read the manga as Yuugi Mutou tries to survive high school, bullies and crushes-- along with ancient spirits, fierce duels, and weird enemies!