Yu-Gi-Oh! R

Yu-Gi-Oh! R (遊☆戯☆王R Yūgiō R), is a manga series that is a spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

Yu-Gi-Oh! R is published in Shueisha's monthly magazine V-Jump in Japan. The manga is made by Akira Itou. Yu-Gi-Oh! R is an alternate plotline which takes place after the defeat of Marik Ishtar.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, the kōhai (protégé) and adopted son of Pegasus J. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus in the English anime and manga), Yakou Tenma (Tenma Yakō) decides to avenge his senpai's defeat at the hands of Yugi Mutou (Yugi Muto in the English anime), since Tenma sees blood next to a card, suggesting that Pegasus committed suicide after his loss. He is certain that Pegasus is dead, since the card is of his late wife (Cyndia Crawford in the Japanese manga and anime and Cecelia Pegasus in the English anime), and Pegasus was very devoted to his wife. The blood on the card and the fact that Pegasus does not have it signifies that he has lost his lifelong dream of resurrecting his wife, and Tenma therefore assumes that he is dead. Tenma takes over KaibaCorp while Seto Kaiba is in the United States. Tenma kidnaps Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner in the English anime), prompting Yugi and his friend Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler in the English anime) to face Tenma's RA Project (RA stands for "Rebirth of an Avatar") and the duel professors. Seto Kaiba and his brother Mokuba also come to the scene to rescue the company.

Yu-Gi-Oh! R characters

Many of the characters that are exclusive to Yu-Gi-Oh! R are named after places in Oregon or are named after something related to Intel.

• Yakou Tenma (天馬夜行 Tenma Yakō) - The kōhai (protégé) and adopted son (often mistaken, or mistranslated as younger brother) of Pegasus J. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus in the English anime and manga) who wants revenge for Pegasus' defeat.
• Deschutes Lew (デシェーツ・ルー Deshētsu Rū) - The first professor. Yugi defeats him. He is named after the Deschutes River and Deschutes County, Oregon. "Deschutes" is also a pre-release codename for the 333MHz P6 Intel Pentium II chip.
• Tilla Mook (ティラ・ーク Tira Mūku) - The second professor, who plays a vampire-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. She is named after Tillamook, Oregon. "Tillamook" is also a pre-release codename for the Embedded 266 MHz Intel Pentium MMX chip.

• Klamath Osler (クラマス・オースラー Kuramasu Ōsurā) - The third professor, who has such bad luck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after Klamath Falls, Oregon. "Klamath" is also a pre-release codename for the 300MHz Intel Pentium II chip.
• Kirk Dixon (カーク・ディクソン Kāku Dikuson) - The fourth professor, who plays a machine-themed deck. Yugi defeats him. "Dixon" is also a pre-release codename for the 333MHz 1.6V Intel Pentium II chip.

• Pete Coppermine (ピート・コパーマイン Pīto Kopāmain) - The fifth professor, who plays a mutant-themed deck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after the Coppermine River in Oregon. The name of that river was used as a codename for the 866MHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA) Pentium III (P3-850) microprocessor, which was released by Intel.
• Maico Katou (ミセス・マイコ Misesu Maiko) - The sixth professor, who is an old woman in a wheelchair that plays a forest-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. "Maico" is an alternate romanization of the name "Maiko", but it also refers to a brand of motorcycle. Kato Engineering is a company associated with motorcycles.
• Gekkou Tenma (天馬月行 Tenma Gekkō) - Yakou Tenma's older brother. Gekkou wants to stop the RA project.
• Mendo Cino (メンド・シーノ Mendo Shīno) - Mendo, the seventh professor, uses an insect deck. Jonouchi defeats him. "Mendocino" is also a pre-release codename for the 300MHz P6 Intel Pentium II Centrino chip.
• Willa Mette - Willa, the eighth professor, plays a White Horns Dragon deck. Kaiba defeats him. Willamette is a river in Oregon and a codename for Intel's 1.5 GHz P7 Pentium IV.
• Tedd Banias - Tedd, the ninth professor, duels Gekkou. Gekkou defeats Tedd. Plays a Beast Deck.
• Reiko Kitamori (北森伶子 Kitamori Reiko) - Reiko, the tenth professor, duels Jonouchi. Jonouchi defeats Reiko. Uses a Chess/Deck Destruction Deck.
• Depre Scott - Scott is the eleventh professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. He duels against Yugi using a Universe Deck.
• Richie Merced - Richie is the twelfth professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons.
• Masumi Momono (百野真澄 Momono Masumi) - Appears in a special chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Momono tries to take over the Kame Game Shop owned by Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Muto).

Characters from the first Yu-Gi-Oh! storyline

The following characters from the previous Yu-Gi-Oh! storyline appear in Yu-Gi-Oh! R:

• Yugi Mutou (Yugi Moto in the English anime)
• Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler in the anime)
• Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner in the anime)
• Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor in the anime)
• Pegasus J. Crawford (Maximillion Pegasus in the English versions)
• Seto Kaiba
• Mokuba Kaiba
• Marik Ishtar (appears only in introduction to the first chapter)
• "Bandit" Keith Howard
• Mai Kujaku (Mai Valentine)

See also

• Yu-Gi-Oh! main characters
• Yu-Gi-Oh! minor characters

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