Books with author Kazuki Takahashi

Three thousand years ago, an ancient Egyptian carving predicted the final battle between Yugi and Kaiba...and now that day has finally come! The heavens shake as the archrivals unleash the ultimate gods of collectible card games: Slifer the Sky Dragon and the God of the Obelisk! But will the duel be decided in the present, or will the force of the gods smash through time itself?

Duels rage around Battle City as fish monsters, sea serpents, and dark beasts of the underworld are unleashed from their decks! First Jonouchi fights Ryota Kajiki, Duelist of the Sea, on his home turf at the Domino City Aquarium! Then Marik's henchmen, the Rare Hunters, force Kaiba and Yugi into a tag-team duel on top of a skyscraper! Can the two arch-rivals work together...or will they fall to their deaths 13 floors below?!

Trapped inside the Black Crown Game Store by his family's sworn enemy, Yugi must win a game of "Dungeon Dice Monsters" or lose the Millennium Puzzle forever! Then, a mysterious Egyptian woman comes to Japan with a strange prophecy. Could the collectible card game "Duel Monsters" really be of ancient Egyptian origin? But Ishizu Ishtar has come to deliver more than information. "The God of the Obelisk" is one of the three most powerful cards in the world...and she's giving it to Seto Kaiba!

The quarterfinals are over, but not without casualties: Mai and Rishid lie in the infirmary, and if Marik isn't defeated in 24 hours, Mai will never wake up! As the airship speeds toward its mysterious destination, Bakura and Marik end their sinister alliance and fight a vicious duel over the Millennium Rod. But who is Bakura's unexpected ally?! Meanwhile, the four semifinalists get ready for what could be the last duels of their lives. And for Jonouchi, it's his last chance to save Mai from Marik's deadly power...

There's a new game shop in town, peddling a hot new game, and things look bad for Grandpa Mutou's family business! But the Black Crown game store is more than a business competitor...its owners want to put Yugi and his grandfather out of the picture forever. First a sinister clown-masked figure steals Yugi's Millennium Puzzle! Then Ryuji Otogi, the teenage heir to the store, challenges Yugi to a collectible dice game of dragons and monsters. But without the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi can't call on Yu-Gi-Oh. Can he win without his "other self" to help him out?

The greatest powers can often fall to the smallest opponents. Yugi used Kuriboh to defeat the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Now, does the tiny Metal Devil hold the secret to defeating the Sun Dragon Ra? As the world's mightiest gamers clash, the very island may not survive the battle. The Battle City tournament is over...but who will walk away from the ruins?

The second of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed! Using one of his brainwashed pawns to fight for him, the mysterious Marik traps Yugi in a deadly cage match against one of the most powerful cards in the world...Slifer the Sky Dragon! Even with the dragon-fighting Buster Blader on his side, does Yugi have a chance? Plus the return of Ryota Kajiki, the Duelist of the Sea!

Kaiba faces the mysterious eighth duelist, Ishizu Ishtar, the woman who gave him The God of the Obelisk...and now she's taking it back! Even though Kaiba has an Egyptian God Card, Ishizu has the Millennium Tauk, which gives her the power to see the future! Kaiba's only hope for victory may lie in the sands of time, in the secrets kept for centuries by the mysterious Egyptian Tomb Guardians. But even Kaiba may not be ready for the horrifying secret origin of the mad heir of the Tomb Guardians, the last of the line. His name is Marik Ishtar...Ishizu's brother!

Mai Kujaku! Dinosaur Ryuzaki! Esper Roba! The world's greatest duelists are in town for the Battle City tournament...but a mysterious group is stalking the tournament to steal the most valuable cards! The Rare Hunters are more than thieves...they're pawns of the mysterious Marik, a deadly duelist from Egypt who already possesses two of three most powerful cards in the world. And to defeat them, Yugi must find a way to beat Exodia, the world's most unbeatable combo!

The Next Generation of Duelist has arrived.Years after Yugi's legendary battles, the game is so popular that special institutions dedicated to the art of the Duel have sprung up all over the world. Join Jaden Yuki and his pals at the Academy for the adventures of the next generation of Yu-Gi-Oh!Chazz Princeton, the rising star of Duel Academy, faces the champion Ryo Kaiser in a fiery duel atop an active volcano! While his classmates' eyes are riveted on the big match, Jaden fights alone against Reggie Mackenzie, a duelist possessed by an evil entity. If Jaden wins, he might save the soul of his teacher, Miss Hibiki. If Jaden loses, Reggie will steal his precious "Winged Kuriboh" card...and Jaden's soul in the bargain!

The place: the top of a 13-story skyscraper. The duel: Yugi and Kaiba vs. the Rare Hunters in a tag-team match! But even if Yugi escapes a deadly drop to his death, the worst is yet to come. His best friends, Mai and Jonouchi, have been possessed by Marik! Now, Yugi must fight Marik's mind inside Jonouchi's body. But the rules of this duel are...only the winner comes out alive!