Recaps

Levi and Erwin’s investigation led into a disastrous trial that exposed Isshiki’s schemes, while Tetsuhiro recruited allies, conquered Egypt, and reached Domino City. Tetsuhiro began guiding Yugi and his friends, leaving Sugoroku demanding to know who he was.

• Levi and his companions fought Kabaneri aboard the Iron Fortress, captured Shari after he revealed his Cursed Seals, and traveled through the Shinobi World with Captain Uzumaki.
• Li Tetsuhiro organized a Strongest Battle Royale as a trap for Isshiki, but Xiaohuo’s Brass Whistle and a volcanic eruption unleashed Kabaneri and Devouring Insects across Ten Thousand Beasts Island.
• Tobirama evacuated the contestants before the island was destroyed, and Li Tetsuhiro confirmed that Isshiki had escaped after manipulating Shari and Xiaohuo.
• Li Tetsuhiro punished Mima, appointed Mebuki commander of the Hunt Faction, and recruited young Orochimaru and Jiraiya’s family for training in Pangaea Castle.
• Li Tetsuhiro entered the desert world, defeated Dark Marik and Shadi, took Obelisk the Tormentor, and declared himself ruler of Egypt.
• Li Tetsuhiro defeated Pegasus in a Duel Card match, then traveled to Domino City and became the new PE teacher at Yugi Muto’s school.
• Li Tetsuhiro stopped Ushio from intimidating Yugi, secretly helped Joey recover a Puzzle piece, and returned Sugoroku’s money after urging him to trust Yugi.

Tetsuhiro strengthened his bonds with Yugi and his friends while taking control of Kaiba Corporation and winning a duel against Dark Yugi. At Duelist Kingdom, he claimed Exodia’s power and helped defeat Weevil, while his suspicion of Bakura remained unresolved.

• Tetsuhiro befriended Yugi and trained him and his friends, while Bakura’s Millennium Ring possessed him and trapped the group in Monster World until Dark Yugi defeated the evil spirit.
• Tetsuhiro refused Seto Kaiba’s offer for Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then challenged Kaiba after he defeated Sugoroku and crushed him with Exodia.
• Tetsuhiro beat Dark Yugi with Cannon Soldier, encouraged Joey to enter the tournament, and arranged to safeguard Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
• Joey, Anzu, Tristan, and Yugi competed in the qualifiers, while Tetsuhiro defeated Dark Yugi in the final with Yata-Garasu and won the tournament prize.
• On the ship to Duelist Kingdom, Tetsuhiro caught the Exodia cards Weevil threw overboard and forced Exodia to submit, absorbing most of its dark energy.
• Tetsuhiro confronted Weevil over stealing Exodia, and Dark Yugi apologized for distrusting Tetsuhiro after realizing he had been jealous of Yugi’s admiration for him.
• Pegasus announced that duelists needed ten Star Chips to reach the elimination rounds, and Dark Yugi pursued Weevil into the forest to duel him.
• Dark Yugi defeated Weevil’s insects, then Tetsuhiro took his place and summoned Exodia to defeat Weevil before he could take a turn, and Tetsuhiro then suspected Bakura was plotting against him.

Tetsuhiro defeated rivals, exposed supernatural threats, and led his companions to Egypt, where he restored the land and investigated the Millennium Items. He left the group preparing for a tournament to claim the remaining God Cards while he studied Egyptian lore and pursued his own plans.

• Mai Valentine lost to Joey Wheeler, and Tetsuhiro later defeated Rex Raptor before exposing Dark Bakura's control over Joey and Yugi and arranging Dark Yugi's duel with him.
• Dark Yugi defeated Dark Bakura, while Tetsuhiro confronted the fake Kaiba and then had Joey duel the returning Seto Kaiba before defeating Kaiba himself.
• Tetsuhiro challenged Kaiba's beliefs about Gozaburo, offered him a role in his plans, and traveled with the group through the remaining trials of Duelist Kingdom, where Joey defeated Bandit Keith.
• Dark Yugi defeated Maximillion Pegasus, then Tetsuhiro defeated Dark Yugi in a duel and gave Joey the prize money for Shizuka's surgery.
• Tetsuhiro took his companions to Egypt, revived the land with Wood Release, and investigated visions linking Kaiba and Yami Yugi to ancient Egypt and the Millennium Items.
• Tetsuhiro learned from Isis of a future threat from the Meklord Emperor, became intimate with her, and publicly punished officials who had exploited the people.
• Shadi led the group through the Underground Temple of Thebes, where Tetsuhiro offered Kaiba Obelisk the Tormentor in exchange for loyalty and missions.
• Tetsuhiro gave Kaiba Obelisk, postponed his challenge against Joey, and sent the group sightseeing while he stayed behind to study Egyptian lore and plan to obtain more God Cards.

Tetsuhiro brought the visitors into his Empire, confronted threats from Noah and Diva, and defeated the Sacred Beasts and Dartz in duels. The arc left Tetsuhiro trying to save the crystalizing Dartz while Madara pursued the Serpent God after it absorbed the Sacred Beasts’ energy.

• Tetsuhiro led Yugi and the others through his connected worlds, ended the Shinobi World’s brutal training, and later explained the dangers awaiting them in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world.
• Tetsuhiro and his allies defeated Gozaburo in the Virtual World, recruited Noah into the Empire, and escaped after Madara destroyed Gozaburo’s missile.
• Tetsuhiro defeated Diva in a Dimensional Duel, secured his agreement to join the Empire, and arranged for Diva’s siblings to leave their pocket dimension.
• Madara and Tetsuhiro fought the Sacred Beasts in Yotsuki’s Mindscape and rejected their demand for human sacrifices before the card spirits divided the beasts’ power.
• Tetsuhiro freed the Legendary Dragons from their ice and used them to defeat Dartz, but Dartz fused with Divine Serpent Geh and continued fighting.
• Tetsuhiro shattered the Seal of Orichalcos and showed Dartz an alternative future, then pursued the Serpent God with Madara after it absorbed the Sacred Beasts’ energy.
• Tetsuhiro found Dartz turning into a crystal statue and tried to save him while Madara flew up to confront the Serpent God.