Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 2
season of television series
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.
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