Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Vol. 1 (Yu-Gi-Oh! (Graphic Novels))

Duelists, start your engines!

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T

Yusei Fudo, Turbo Duelist!! A high-speed Turbo Duel through the streets of Satellite brings Yusei Fudo and his friend Sect face-to-face with an urban legend incarnate! Will Yusei lose Sect to the Skeleton Knight? And what sinister plans does Jack Atlas, master of New Domino City, have in store for Yusei?

Customer Reviews:

Should you pick this series up?

By Michael - October 18, 2011

Yes you should! I enjoyed reading this, even though I haven't watched the anime series that this is based off, this is a great start to something that will, in time, get more readers and viewers. The battles and pictures are well done, the characters are enjoyable, and the ending is a great way to get people hooked on. I say, enjoy this book and enjoy the ride.

Great start

By Dylan Luciano "Marvel Man" - August 16, 2011

The seconds after I anxiously read a few pages of this magna I knew it was great. It got even better as it went along and I was disappointed when I finished. Despite only being on paper the duels are very interesting and intense but they don't feel like they are being used to promo new cards coming out. The magna characters are different from their anime counterparts but they aren't changed too radically. The magna also manages to address a problem that some people have with the show as well. If you are a fan of the show then get this as soon as possible.

Good start but moves a bit too fast.

By Jennah Foster - June 18, 2012

This is again much much better than the english dub of the anime like the GX manga vs the english anime. The charaters seem to have a lot more personality than in the anime. The odd thing about the manga is the I can't find Mr.takahashi's name anywhere on the cover, but that is nothing ageinst it. There is a really fast element with the duels. The duels that seems to strech on way too long also move very fast and in many duels in the manga that I've read suffer from only one or none of these the 5Ds duels however due (I guess) to the artist's limitations to 21-page chapter for the SJ mounthly suffer either from BOTH or none. Read the 2nd volume and you'll definatly know what I mean. My friends agree with me on this. The story also seems to be much more well developed with Jack being the main adversary with Yusie earlier than in the anime. Many agrovating characters are either down played or not included at all. Also the series does not have the stupid crimson dragon thing in it and I... read more