Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 3

*Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm*
Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm
Season 3
No. of episodes	47
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	March 12, 2002 –; February 11, 2003
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2 Next →; Season 4
	List of episodes

The third season of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, created by Kazuki Takahashi, was originally broadcast from March 12, 2002, to February 11, 2003. The English adaptation, broadcast on Kids' WB, aired from November 1, 2003 to September 4, 2004.

The first half of the season follows an original story arc, where Yugi and his friends are transported to a digital universe, created and controlled by Noah, Seto Kaiba's adoptive brother. They are forced to duel the Big Five in order to escape with their minds in their own bodies. The second half of the season focuses on the resumption of the Battle City tournament finals, where the final four duelists, Yugi, Joey (Jonouchi), Kaiba, and Marik, fight for the championship title.

The third season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (also renamed as Yu-Gi-Oh! Enter the Shadow Realm in the English-dubbed adaptation) was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking countries, and was also distributed by Funimation through North American home video distribution rights and also distributed by Warner Bros. Television Animation on North American television rights, when it aired on Kids’ WB! and Cartoon Network, also in North America. It is now licensed and distributed by 4K Media.

Cast and characters

Japanese

Regular

Recurring

Chisa Yokoyama as Noa Kaiba
Haruhi Nanao as Mai Kujaku
Hiroomi Sugino as Souichiro Ota^[1]
Hisashi Izumi as Kogoro Daimon^[2]
Junkoh Takeuchi as Mokuba Kaiba
Konta as Rashid Ishtar
Mika Sakenobe as Shizuka Kawai
Rica Matsumoto as Ryou Bakura/Yami Bakura
Ryo Naitou as Ryuji Otogi
Ryousuke Otani as Shuzo Otaki^[3]
Shinichi Yashiro as Chikuzen Oka
Shin-tarou Sonooka as Kounosuke Oshita^[4]
Sumi Shimamoto as Isis Ishtar
Tadashi Miyazawa as Sugoroku Mutou
Tetsuya Iwanaga as Malik Ishtar
Tetsuo Komura as Gozaburo Kaiba

Minor

Masami Suzuki as Ghost Kotsuzuka
Norihisa Mori as Satake
Sakura Nogawa as Isis Ishtar (child)

English

Regular

Amy Birnbaum as Téa Gardner
Greg Abbey as Tristan Taylor
Wayne Grayson as Joey Wheeler
Dan Green as Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
Eric Stuart as Seto Kaiba

Recurring

Michael Alston Baley as Odion Ishtar
Maddie Blaustein as Solomon Muto
Megan Hollingshead as Mai Valentine
Tara Jayne as Mokuba Kaiba
Karen Neil as Ishizu Ishtar
Lisa Ortiz as Serenity Wheeler
Andrew Rannells as Noah Kaiba
J.T. Ross as Marik Ishtar/Yami Marik
Marc Thompson as Duke Devlin and Gansley
Robert O'Gorman as Crump
David Wills as Gozaburo Kaiba and Nezbitt
Tom Souhrada as Leichter
Christopher Collet as Johnson
Ted Lewis as Bakura Ryou/Yami Bakura

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	American air date
Noah's Saga
98	1	"A Virtual Nightmare!" Transliteration: "The Unknown Challenger — The Giant Mobile Fortress Surfaces!" (Japanese: 未知なる挑戦者巨大機動要塞浮上!)	Junki Takegami	March 12, 2002 (2002-03-12)	November 1, 2003
99	2	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 1" Transliteration: "Deck Master Deep Sea Warrior" (Japanese: デッキマスター深海の戦士)	Tadashi Hayakawa, Junki Takegami	March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)	November 8, 2003
100	3	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 2" Transliteration: "The Terrifying Regeneration Combo" (Japanese: 恐怖の再生コンボ)	Tadashi Hayakawa	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)	November 8, 2003
101	4	"Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 3" Transliteration: "The Rainbow Arch Strikes Back" (Japanese: 反撃のレインボーアーチ)	Tadashi Hayakawa	April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)	November 15, 2003
102	5	"Freeze Play — Part 1" Transliteration: "Duel on Ice — Anzu Targeted" (Japanese: 氷上の決闘狙われた杏子)	Shin Yoshida	April 16, 2002 (2002-04-16)	November 15, 2003
103	6	"Freeze Play — Part 2" Transliteration: "Shine! The Jewel of the Sage" (Japanese: 輝け! 賢者の宝石)	Shin Yoshida	April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23)	November 22, 2003
104	7	"Courtroom Chaos — Part 1" Transliteration: "Deck Master Judgeman's Judgement" (Japanese: デッキマスタージャッジマンの裁き)	Atsushi Maekawa	April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)	November 22, 2003
105	8	"Courtroom Chaos — Part 2" Transliteration: "Gamble to Victory" (Japanese: 勝利への賭け)	Atsushi Maekawa	May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)	November 29, 2003
106	9	"Mechanical Mayhem — Part 1" Transliteration: "A Man's Path of Glory — Honda's Honorable Defeat" (Japanese: 男の花道本田玉砕)	Tadashi Hayakawa	May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14)	November 29, 2003
107	10	"Mechanical Mayhem — Part 2" Transliteration: "Saint Jannu's Trinity Attack" (Japanese: 聖女ジャンヌ三位一体の攻撃)	Tadashi Hayakawa	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)	December 6, 2003
108	11	"Settling the Score — Part 1" Transliteration: "Kidnapped Mokuba — Kaiba vs. Psycho Shocker" (Japanese: さらわれたモクバ海馬vsサイコショッカー)	Shin Yoshida	May 28, 2002 (2002-05-28)	December 13, 2003
109	12	"Settling the Score — Part 2" Transliteration: "Attacks from Outer Space — Satellite Cannon" (Japanese: 宇宙からの攻撃サテライトキャノン)	Shin Yoshida	June 4, 2002 (2002-06-04)	December 20, 2003
110	13	"Noah's Secret" Transliteration: "The Deepening Mystery — Noah Kaiba" (Japanese: 深まる謎乃亜の正体)	Junki Takegami	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)	January 10, 2004
111	14	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 1" Transliteration: "Big 5's Counterattack" (Japanese: ビッグ5の逆襲)	Atsushi Maekawa	June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18)	January 17, 2004
112	15	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 2" Transliteration: "Target: Jonouchi — The Teamwork Play to Victory" (Japanese: 狙われた城之内勝利への連係プレー)	Atsushi Maekawa	June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)	January 24, 2004
113	16	"Merger of the Big Five — Part 3" Transliteration: "Defeat it! Five-Headed Dragon" (Japanese: 倒せ! ファイブゴッドドラゴン)	Atsushi Maekawa	July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)	January 31, 2004
114	17	"Brothers in Arms — Part 1" Transliteration: "Noa vs. Seto — The Duel of Heaven and Earth's Creation" (Japanese: 乃亜vs瀬人天地創造の決闘)	Shin Yoshida	July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	February 7, 2004
115	18	"Brothers in Arms — Part 2" Transliteration: "The Invincible Deck Master — The Miracle Ark" (Japanese: 無敵デッキマスター奇跡の箱舟)	Shin Yoshida	July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)	February 14, 2004
116	19	"Brothers in Arms — Part 3" Transliteration: "Save Mokuba! The Seventh Turn of Fate" (Japanese: モクバを救え! 運命の第七ターン)	Shin Yoshida	July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)	February 21, 2004
117	20	"Noah's Final Threat — Part 1" Transliteration: "Change of Decks — Yugi vs. Noa" (Japanese: 引き継ぎし山札遊戯vs乃亜)	Shin Yoshida	August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)	February 28, 2004
118	21	"Noah's Final Threat — Part 2" Transliteration: "LP 10000 vs. 100!!" (Japanese: LP 10000vs100!!)	Shin Yoshida	August 18, 2002 (2002-08-18)	March 6, 2004
119	22	"So Close Yet So Far" Transliteration: "Darkness of the Kaiba Family" (Japanese: 海馬家の闇)	Atsushi Maekawa	August 20, 2002 (2002-08-20)	March 20, 2004
120	23	"Burying the Past — Part 1" Transliteration: "Exodia Necross" (Japanese: エクゾディア·ネクロス)	Atsushi Maekawa	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)	April 3, 2004
121	24	"Burying the Past — Part 2" Transliteration: "Escape!!" (Japanese: 脱出!!)	Atsushi Maekawa	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)	April 17, 2004
Enter the Shadow Realm
122	25	"Back to Battle City — Part 1" Transliteration: "The Place of the Finals — Alcatraz" (Japanese: 決戦の地アルカトラズ)	Akemi Omode	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)	May 1, 2004
123	26	"Back to Battle City — Part 2" Transliteration: "Battle Royale!" (Japanese: バトルロイヤル!)	Shin Yoshida	September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)	May 8, 2004
124	27	"Back to Battle City — Part 3" Transliteration: "The Respective Opponents" (Japanese: それぞれの対戦者)	Yoshiki Sakurai, Atsushi Maekawa	September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)	May 15, 2004
125	28	"The Darkness Returns — Part 1" Transliteration: "The Dark Semi-Final Duel — Jonouchi vs. Marik" (Japanese: 闇の準決勝城之内vsマリク)	Akemi Omode	September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)	May 15, 2004
126	29	"The Darkness Returns — Part 2" Transliteration: "The Hell Poet — Helpoemer" (Japanese: 地獄の詩人ヘルポエマー)	Akihiko Inari	September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)	May 22, 2004
127	30	"The Darkness Returns — Part 3" Transliteration: "The Turning of the Tide! Gilford the Lightning" (Japanese: 逆転! 稲妻の戦士)	Atsushi Maekawa	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)	May 22, 2004
128	31	"The Darkness Returns — Part 4" Transliteration: "Jonouchi's Death" (Japanese: 城之内死す)	Atsushi Maekawa	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)	May 29, 2004
129	32	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 1" Transliteration: "Tenkū Koroshiamu Yūgi vs Kaiba" (Japanese: 天空闘戯場遊戯vs海馬)	Akemi Omode	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)	May 29, 2004
130	33	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 2" Transliteration: "The Three Knights Used to Call God" (Japanese: 神を喚よぶ三騎士)	Akemi Omode	October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)	June 5, 2004
131	34	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 3" Transliteration: "Clash! Osiris VS Obelisk" (Japanese: 激突! 神vs神)	Shin Yoshida	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)	June 12, 2004
132	35	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 4" Transliteration: "The Inherited Destined Duel" (Japanese: 受け継ぎし運命の決闘)	Shin Yoshida	November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)	June 19, 2004
133	36	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 5" Transliteration: "The Promise to a Friend — Red-Eyes Black Dragon" (Japanese: 友との誓い真紅眼の黒竜)	Atsushi Maekawa	November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)	June 26, 2004
134	37	"Clash in the Coliseum — Part 6" Transliteration: "Destroy the Hatred! Black Paladin" (Japanese: 憎しみを撃て! ブラックパラディン)	Akihiko Inari	November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)	July 3, 2004
135	38	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 1" Transliteration: "The Mediocre's Road to Flame — Jonouchi vs. Kaiba" (Japanese: 炎の凡骨ロード城之内vs海馬)	Atsushi Maekawa	December 3, 2002 (2002-12-03)	July 10, 2004
136	39	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 2" Transliteration: "Burū-Aizu Howaito Doragon vs Burū-Aizu Howaito Doragon" (Japanese: 青眼の白龍vs青眼の白龍)	Akemi Omode	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)	July 17, 2004
137	40	"Battle for the Bronze — Part 3" Transliteration: "The Path to Becoming a True Duelist" (Japanese: 真のデュエリストへの道)	Akemi Omode	December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)	July 24, 2004
138	41	"The Final Face Off — Part 1" Transliteration: "The Final: Yugi vs Malik" (Japanese: 決勝戦遊戯vsマリク)	Akihiko Inari	December 24, 2002 (2002-12-24)	July 31, 2004
139	42	"The Final Face Off — Part 2" Transliteration: "Devil's Sanctuary Activates!" (Japanese: 悪魔の聖域発動!)	Akihiko Inari	January 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)	August 14, 2004
140	43	"The Final Face Off — Part 3" Transliteration: "Immortal Wall: God Slime" (Japanese: 不死の壁ゴッドスライム)	Akemi Omode	January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)	August 21, 2004
141	44	"The Final Face Off — Part 4" Transliteration: "Obelisk's Anger: Soul Energy—MAX)" (Japanese: オベリスクの怒りソウルエナジーMAX)	Atsushi Maekawa	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)	August 28, 2004
142	45	"The Final Face Off — Part 5" Transliteration: "Battle City Ends!" (Japanese: バトルシティ終結!)	Akemi Omode	January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28)	August 28, 2004
143	46	"One for the Road" Transliteration: "The Destruction of Alcatraz" (Japanese: アルカトラズ炎上)	Atsushi Maekawa	February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)	September 4, 2004
144	47	"Looking Back and Moving Ahead" Transliteration: "A Sign" (Japanese: 兆)	Atsushi Maekawa	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)	September 4, 2004

Home media

Between March and October 2005, Funimation Productions released the second half of the season over five volumes of DVDs, each containing 4 - 5 episodes.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] They later released the complete season on July 29, 2008.^[10] In late 2013, Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. reached a distribution agreement that would result in the release of every episode from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise on DVD and Blu-ray and to digital retailers.^[11] The complete third season, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3, was released on January 14, 2014, on DVD.^[12] It was also released in two volumes, like the previous seasons, on the same day both digitally and on DVD.^[13]^[14]

DVD release

Yu-Gi-Oh: The Complete Third Season
Set details
47 episodes 1034 minutes 7-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: English Dubbed: English English (Dolby Digital Stereo)
Release dates
Region 1
July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)^[10]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3
Set details
47 episodes 1034 minutes 6-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: English Dubbed: English English (Dolby Digital Stereo)
Release dates
Region 1
January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)^[12]

References

General

"Season 2". Yu-Gi-Oh!. Watch Series. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
"Cast". Yu-Gi-Oh!. TV.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

Specific

^ "Behind the Voice Actors — Hiroomi Sugino". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "Behind the Voice Actors — Hisashi Izumi". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "Behind the Voice Actors — Ryosuke Otani". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "Behind the Voice Actors — Shintaro Sonooka". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 1 - Back to Battle City". Amazon.com. ASIN B0006ZXJLQ. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 2 - Darkness Returns". Amazon.com. May 24, 2005. ASIN B0007LXOSC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 3 - Clashin the Colisseum". Amazon.com. May 24, 2005. ASIN B0007LXOSM. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 4 - Battle for the Bronze". Amazon.com. ASIN B0009CTTUG. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 5 - The Final Face Off". Amazon.com. October 18, 2005. ASIN B0009MAO6Y. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Complete Third Season (1996)". Amazon.com. ASIN B0018TLRS6. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. Partner to Bring Yu-Gi-Oh!, One of the Most Successful Anime Series of All-Time, into the Home Entertainment Marketplace". Cinedigm. Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVS06E. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVRZZG. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3, Vol. 2". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVRZY2. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[1] "Behind the Voice Actors — Hiroomi Sugino". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[2] "Behind the Voice Actors — Hisashi Izumi". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[3] "Behind the Voice Actors — Ryosuke Otani". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[4] "Behind the Voice Actors — Shintaro Sonooka". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[vone-5] "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 1 - Back to Battle City". Amazon.com. ASIN B0006ZXJLQ. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[vtwo-6] "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 2 - Darkness Returns". Amazon.com. May 24, 2005. ASIN B0007LXOSC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[vthree-7] "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 3 - Clashin the Colisseum". Amazon.com. May 24, 2005. ASIN B0007LXOSM. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[vfour-8] "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 4 - Battle for the Bronze". Amazon.com. ASIN B0009CTTUG. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[vfive-9] "Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3, Vol. 5 - The Final Face Off". Amazon.com. October 18, 2005. ASIN B0009MAO6Y. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[fullrelease-10] "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Complete Third Season (1996)". Amazon.com. ASIN B0018TLRS6. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[distribution_deal-11] "Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. Partner to Bring Yu-Gi-Oh!, One of the Most Successful Anime Series of All-Time, into the Home Entertainment Marketplace". Cinedigm. Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[rerelease-12] "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVS06E. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[volone-13] "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVRZZG. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[voltwo-14] "Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic: Season 3, Vol. 2". Amazon.com. ASIN B00FGVRZY2. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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