List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episodes (season 2)
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | April 10, 2001 – March 5, 2002 |
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The second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, based on the anime by Kazuki Takahashi, premiered in Japan on April 10, 2001, and concluded on March 5, 2002, on TV Tokyo. An English adaptation of the series was made and premiered in the United States on November 16, 2002, and concluded on October 25, 2003, on Kids WB. The season was directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and written by Junki Takegami, Masashi Sogo, and Shin Yoshida. The original version features vocals from Shunsuke Kazama, Hiroki Takahashi, Hidehiro Kikuchi, Maki Saito and Kenjiro Tsuda as the main characters. The English adaptation features vocals from Amy Birnbaum, Frank Frankson, Wayne Grayson, Dan Green, Chuck Powers, Sam Regal, Eric Stuart and Dwayne Tan as the main characters.
This season follows Yugi and his friends — Joey, Tristan and Téa — to the Battle City tournament on a quest to prevent the spread of evil by Marik, the season's new antagonist. The competition organized by Seto Kaiba in an attempt to gather more powerful cards, including the three Egyptian God Cards — Marik plans to use the three cards to take over the world with the help of his servants, known as the Rare Hunters. He uses them to capture Yugi's friends and Kaiba's brother, to lure them out to duel for the Egyptian Gods. After taking out Marik in the form of Joey. Mai, Serenity and Duke join the others at the finals, which take place on Kaiba's company blimp flying over the city. There, they learn the truth about Marik and his origins as well as the hidden abilities of the coveted Egyptian Gods.
Between January 24 and December 28, 2004, Funimation Productions released eleven DVD sets for the season, containing episodes from the season. The complete season package was released on March 4, 2008. All DVDs were encoded in Region 1.
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