I created near-replicas of all of Yugi's cards and decks from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
Since today, November 25th, is the 29th anniversary of the first appearance of Magic & Wizards (or Duel Monsters, the name most people know it by) in Yu-Gi-Oh!, I figured this would be a nice way to mark the occasion.
I tried to make the template for these as close to the original in-manga Japanese cards as possible in terms of layout. (The card faces from Viz's translation were slightly changed to resemble the official cards).
(Decks pictured above: left, Yugi's original deck from "The Cards with Teeth" parts 1 and 2; right, Yugi's Grandpa's deck from the "Death-T" arc.)
All card names were re-translated to be as accurate to the original names as I could make them.
Similarly, the card text is altered to make it so that they actually reflect how the cards were used in duels, as the original text was sometimes not really reflective of how the cards worked, and some cards had no text at all.
(Decks pictured above: the"Duelist Kingdom" arc deck; the "Battle City" arc deck; and the two decks from the final duel, combined into one image for formatting purposes).
While there were a few obscure cards that were impossible to replicate, I'm proud of the work I was able to do with these.
It took me two years to make these cards, and I had a lot of help along the way. The biggest contributors were Alaz, Meow, and Icycatelf. Other contributors and referenced resource creators include Bustedsides, Shadow Force, Bog, and the Yugipedia admin team- Deltaneos, Cheesedude, and so many others.
And, of course, the art and original look and text of the cards is all from the mind/hands of Kazuki Takahashi. I consider this project to be a tribute to him and a mark of the influence his works left on the world.
By the way, I've taken more shots than what you see here. So if you have a favorite card that Yugi used in the manga that you want to see, let me know and I'll post a pic of it on this blog!
Hope you enjoyed seeing these things! It was a joy to work on this.
Hello there. I'm the runner of the Magic and Wizards 29th Anniversary blog. Some of you may recognize this post, or the others on this page.
Last year, I ran a page that looked much like this one. Unfortunately, I accidentally lost access to that account at the end of 2025.
So I've decided to recreate the old page and its posts from scratch, one post per day. Once I finish that, I'm going to continue where I left off and show the rest of the cards I made as part of this project.
Thanks for your patience, everyone. I hope you all will enjoy my posts on cards, both old and new. These cards are all very meaningful to me, and I'm glad that so many of you out there appreciate them as well.
I created near-replicas of all of Yugi's cards and decks from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
Since today, November 25th, is the 29th anniversary of the first appearance of Magic & Wizards (or Duel Monsters, the name most people know it by) in Yu-Gi-Oh!, I figured this would be a nice way to mark the occasion.
I tried to make the template for these as close to the original in-manga Japanese cards as possible in terms of layout. (The card faces from Viz's translation were slightly changed to resemble the official cards).
(Decks pictured above: left, Yugi's original deck from "The Cards with Teeth" parts 1 and 2; right, Yugi's Grandpa's deck from the "Death-T" arc.)
All card names were re-translated to be as accurate to the original names as I could make them.
Similarly, the card text is altered to make it so that they actually reflect how the cards were used in duels, as the original text was sometimes not really reflective of how the cards worked, and some cards had no text at all.
(Decks pictured above: the"Duelist Kingdom" arc deck; the "Battle City" arc deck; and the two decks from the final duel, combined into one image for formatting purposes).
While there were a few obscure cards that were impossible to replicate, I'm proud of the work I was able to do with these.
It took me two years to make these cards, and I had a lot of help along the way. The biggest contributors were Alaz, Meow, and Icycatelf. Other contributors and referenced resource creators include Bustedsides, Shadow Force, Bog, and the Yugipedia admin team- Deltaneos, Cheesedude, and so many others.
And, of course, the art and original look and text of the cards is all from the mind/hands of Kazuki Takahashi. I consider this project to be a tribute to him and a mark of the influence his works left on the world.
By the way, I've taken more shots than what you see here. So if you have a favorite card that Yugi used in the manga that you want to see, let me know and I'll post a pic of it on this blog!
Hope you enjoyed seeing these things! It was a joy to work on this.
Random question unrelated to anything definitely not related to me rereading Ennead: Cherished or the fact that I can’t find it searching through your Tumblr;
But if Katsuya and Yugi get married does Katsuya become Muto Katsuya or does he keep his original name? Or is it one of those scenarios where he keeps his original name for professional work and Muto for his everyday life?
I’m sorry to suddenly spam your inbox like this. I’m rediscovering how much I love your writing and how much fun everything you have written has been to read.
Hiya! It’s great to see you and I’m glad you’re enjoying my works again!
Sorry for the delay in replying, I’m in the middle of a divorce and an international relocation, so I’ve been a little unable to access my computer and answering on my phone is awkward because I like to be able to see your comment to reply to it, so I don’t miss anything, but I have my laptop now and my friend has helped me get a new PC so I’ll be able to reply more often now!
In the Ennead universe, Katsuya will become a Mutou if he marries Yugi, because he would rather carry on the Mutou name then that of his father, because they were the ones who helped him reclaim his life and create a path forward that he could be proud of.
Feel free to spam my inbox with questions! I love answering them and often they make me think of things I haven’t, or help me flesh out details I might have missed!
And really and truly I write this series mostly for the readers. Without people like you, I would have given up a long time ago, so thank you for coming back and letting me know you still love my work.
Something about the Ruinous Treasures set, I just wanted to give them simple elemental names, but with a Chinese flair to match their theming. They are after all basically untamed forces of nature. It perhaps goes to show just how much I kept exploring the world looking for loose items and such : I found all 32 of the cursed stakes to release the four Ruinous Treasures without looking any of them up.
Chained to You - The Killing of a Sacred Yugi (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1093471477-chained-to-you-the-killing-of-a-sacred-yugi?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=Foxs2345&wp_originator=oAKlFyyETOQxS2K8%2BXMkbD%2FPdihxTit4zWoCOEmckUYJBgbfF%2BXfc8%2BxARY%2BTrsbGhc9ivC6P5ixr%2FbcK5tuVnZUtz13ciBOTYYixpF8qM0QDJVmqhdavdR%2FvEnMtYxc Taking place after the events of Season Zero, all the shadow games happened but Yugi never found out he was possessed by the spirit of the puzzle. Now he's an adult, living on his own, and he starts to notice strange and spooky things happening around his apartment. When he sees his own shadow moving Yugi begins to suspect his new place is haunted. But is this shadow spirit malicious or... kinda sweet? Yami does a bunch of stupidly sweet domestic shit for Yugi to help take care of him. Expect romance, fluff, self-care, and Puzzleshipping shenanigans.
