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The Worst Episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Every episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's!

Worst episode
S1E19 Return to the Spirit World (2)
6.153 votes
Best episode
S1E26 The Fortune Cup Finale (2)
8.257 votes
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Season 1
6.6avg
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2d 16h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 19 - Return to the Spirit World (2)
    6.1/10(53 votes)

    S1:E19

    Luna engages in her duel with Professor Frank when she hears a mysterious voice saying: " You said...you'd protect the world of Duel Monsters spirits. " Then, the voice takes shape in the form of Ancient Fairy Dragon. Now, Luna must take all her courage and skill at hand to defeat Professor Frank's trump card.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  2. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 18 - Return to the Spirit World (1)
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    S1:E18

    The first round of the Fortune Cup is over, but Rex Goodwin is holding a consolation match, which opposes Professor Frank (Known simply as The Professor in the English version) versus the real Luna, much to Leo's disappointment. Not only Luna is reluctant to duel, but the duel itself is planned to uncover Luna's signer ability. Furthermore, Professor Frank has a stirring speech that sends Luna into a trance-like state, disrupting her dueling capabilities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  3. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 44 - Surely, You Jest (2)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E44

    Crow manages to regain some ground in his duel against Lazar with his monster, Black Feather Arms Wing, but just then, a purple light shines from the Original Enerdy Reactor within a crater Lazar was investigating, and a black fog starts to envelope Satellite. Whilst Lazar manages to escape, Crow gets caught up in the fog and disappears, along with several Satellite citizens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  4. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 47 - Mark of the Monkey (1)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E47

    The Dark Signers show up to taunt the Signers following Yusei’s duel with Roman. Devack introduces himself and reveals he is in possession of Ancient Fairy Dragon and challenges Luna to come get it. Roman announces that their duels will take place at the four stars of destiny. Whilst chasing after them, Jack discovers that one of the Dark Signers is Carly, who tells him to find her if he wants to know what happened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  5. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 48 - Mark of the Monkey (2)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E48

    As Luna reaches a town in the Spirit Realm, she notices that its inhabitants are running frightened, and gravity is behaving oddly. She is discovered by a group of monkey soldiers, who imprison her card spirits in stone tablets with minus levels. She is rescued by a young mage named Torunka, who decides to help Luna find Regulus, the servant Ancient Fairy Dragon spoke of.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  6. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 49 - Mark of the Monkey (3)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E49

    As Luna and Torunka manage to find Regulus, Luna notices he has a Minus Staff stuck in his leg, causing him to hear the opposite of what Luna says and become distrustful of her. Luna manages to steal one of the foot soldier’s Minus Staffs to negate the one on Regulus, and when he notices she is a Signer, he decides to help them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  7. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 50 - Mark of the Monkey (4)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E50

    Luna’s plan to free Ancient Fairy Dragon is hampered when the Minus Staff she was carrying gets revealed, causing Torunka to accidentally blurt out their plans. Regulus manages to destroy Zeman, who is simultaneously destroyed by Leo in the real world, but not before Zeman transfers the power of the minus curse to Devack. This returns Torunka to his normal age, but doesn’t free Ancient Fairy or the minused spirits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  8. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 27 - A Web of Deceit (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E27

    After his victory over Jack in the Fortune Cup, Yusei is named the new Duel King. While Yanagi informs the gang about the Signers and the Dragon Birthmarks, Yusei is challenged by a mysterious man with a Spider shaped birthmark on his arm who is able to make the duel into a Shadow Duel. Yusei is surprised to find his opponent has a fearsome new type of monster, a Dark Synchro Monster. Meanwhile, a reporter named Carly tries to get the scoop on the new Duel King.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  9. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 28 - A Web of Deceit (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E28

    Despite the difficulties caused by the Dark Synchro Monster, Yusei manages to win his duel against the Dark Signer. However, after the duel, his opponent has no recollection of what happened and no longer has the birthmark or any Dark Synchro Monsters in his deck. It is revealed that spiders are being used to control people, one of which are heading to the hospital where Jack is recovering. Trudge arrives to take Yusei back to the Satellite, and Yusei decides to go, with intention of getting the truth out of Goodwin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  10. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 29 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E29

    Following her release from security, Carly attends a premiere event and encounters a model named Misty, who predicts her death. When Angela, a rival reporter, reveals Jack was actually born in the Satellite, Carly decides to infiltrate the hospital to interview Jack. At that time, a Dark Signer spider possesses Trudge and challenges Jack, who is trying to leave the hospital, to a duel. Unable to use his fractured right arm, Jack decides to use Carly as his arm. They win the duel, but Jack is weakened and asks Carly to get him out of there without anyone noticing. Meanwhile, Goodwin shows Yusei the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  11. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 30 - Fight or Flight
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E30

    A Satellite rebel named Crow steals several decks for his friends. He is forced into a duel by Security, but manages to beat them with a one-turn kill. As Goodwin tells Yusei the truth about Signers and Dark Signers, Luna has nightmares involving the dragons. Mina and Trudge show up at Carly’s place where they find Jack, but he refuses to go with them. Yusei is then sent back to the Satellite where Crow awaits him.

    Director:Fujiaki Asari
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  12. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 31 - The Reunion Duel
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E31

    After catching up with each other and reuniting with Rally and co, Yusei and Crow are forced into a Turbo Duel with security using Tag Duel rules. Meanwhile, Carly accompanies Jack around the city whilst Mina and Trudge follow. Jack reminisces about his life in the Satellite, and the friends he betrayed. Following some advice from Carly, he decides to follow his own path.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  13. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 35 - Dark Signs (4)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E35

    Yusei defeats One-Hundred Eye Dragon using Stardust Dragon, but Kalin summons a powerful monster, an Earthbound Immortal, called ‘Ccapac Apu’ using the souls of all the captured Satellite inhabitants, unphased by attacks from Monsters, Spells or Traps. Before it can attack, Yusei’s Duel Runner gives out and crashes, ending the duel. However, Yusei is impaled by a shard in his abdomen and is taken to a local doctor in Satellite by Crow. Meanwhile, Yusei’s friends try to retrieve his broken Duel Runner while staving off Satellite thieves. However, in the english adaptation, Yusei suffers internal bruising to his abdomen after his duel with Kalin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  14. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 36 - Supersensory Shakedown
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E36

    As Yusei recovers from his operation, Leo assumes he is the Fifth Signer since his monster, Power Tool Dragon, apparently appeared in Luna’s dream. He comes up with the idea of recruiting Akiza to fight the Dark Signers and goes with Luna, Tanner and Yanagi to visit Sayer in order to see her. However Sayer gasses them, and has his own plans of recruiting Luna into the Arcadia Movement, locking up Tanner and Yanagi and forcing Leo into a duel with his sister on the line, for if he loses Luna will stay and become a member of the Arcadia Movement, while Luna watches with Akiza. Leo temporarily gains the upper hand by summoning Power Tool Dragon, but is then defeated by Sayer’s Synchro Monster and is left unconscious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  15. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 37 - Digging Deeper (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E37

    Jack decides to return with Mina to the city to retrieve his Duel Runner. He thinks it is too dangerous for Carly to get involved but promises to tell her everything when it’s all over. Carly, wanting to maintain her contact with Jack, decides to look into Akiza and the Arcadia Movement, and finds out Misty is somehow linked to them and goes to meet her. She reveals that Akiza was apparently responsible for the death of her younger brother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  16. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 38 - Digging Deeper (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E38

    New Domino City is shaken by an earthquake as a new geoglyph is set ablaze. To Sayer’s surprise, somebody shows in his office: Carly, alive… and as a Dark Signer. She challenges Sayer to a Shadow Duel for revenge, and Sayer is shocked by her new monsters’ abilities. Noticing the geoglyphs, Jack heads towards the action, almost being engulfed by the flames in the process. Meanwhile, Akiza is approached by Misty, who challenges her to a duel, as a dark signer as well.

    Director:Fujiaki Asari
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  17. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 39 - Digging Deeper (3)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E39

    During their duel, Misty informs Akiza that she is responsible for the death of her brother, which Akiza denies. Tanner and Yanagi rescue Luna and Leo from their imprisonment, and discover the two duelists along the way. A barrier coming from Luna’s birthmark protects the others as countless souls are sacrificed when Misty summons her Earthbound Immortal, Ccarayhua.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  18. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 40 - Clash of the Dragons (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E40

    Akiza is taken to hospital where her parents, Hideo and Setsuka, meet up with Jack, Leo and Luna. Jack tells them that the only one who can save Akiza is Yusei, so Hideo travels to Satellite to talk with him. He tells him that when Akiza was young, he was unable to spend time with her due to work. When they finally were able to spend some free time together, a call from work interrupted, which frustrated Akiza and awoke her Signer powers and birthmark, hurting her father in the process.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  19. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 41 - Clash of the Dragons (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E41

    Enduring the pain of Akiza’s attacks, Yusei summons Stardust Dragon to face against Black Rose Dragon and reach her heart. Still hurt by the loss of Sayer, Akiza unleashes her full power and constantly weakens Stardust Dragon. As Yusei gets hit by more attacks, Hideo steps in to protect him and try and reach Akiza, taking some damage in the process.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  20. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 42 - The Signs of Time
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E42

    Before visiting Goodwin, Mina shows Akiza the true nature of the Arcadia Movement, showing how they performed experiments on young children in order to raise Psychic Duelists. Yusei, Jack, Akiza, Luna and Leo go to Goodwin in order to get the truth. Goodwin almost denies Leo entry, since he is not a Signer, but Luna insists that he stay with them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  21. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 43 - Surely, You Jest (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E43

    The Signers contemplate about what Goodwin had told them. Yusei blames himself for Kalin becoming a Dark Signer, but Jack punches him in the stomach and face to knock some sense into him Yusei then punches back. Leo is reluctant to join Luna in going to the Satellite, since his battle with Sayer proved he wasn’t a worthy hero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Koji Ueda

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  22. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 45 - Mark of the Spider (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E45

    While flying to the Satellite Akiza asks about Yusei’s father and Mina explains to everyone what his father did. She also explains what happened 17 years ago and that Yusei is city born. Yusei, Jack, Akiza, Leo, Luna, Mina and Trudge arrive Martha’s house where she and Blister are waiting. Martha informs everyone that Crow, Rally and the others have gone missing, and offers everyone a meal. Then Yusei answer Martha’s question if the girl that’s sitting there at the table is Akiza and then Martha states he saved her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  23. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 46 - Mark of the Spider (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E46

    As Roman prepares for his Earthbound Immortal summoning, Yusei tries his best to postpone it and Martha and Trudge hurry to save the children. However, Roman then speeds up the process and is able to summon his Earthbound Immortal, Uru. Thankfully, Jack arrives on time and forms a barrier around the children to stop their souls being sacrificed. Roman then reveals that not only was he an assistant to Yusei’s father, but is also Goodwin’s brother and the one responsible for the Zero Reverse incident. Yusei manages to deflect an attack from Uru’s attack, but it hits a building Taka, Martha and Trudge were hiding in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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  24. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 51 - A Whale of a Ride (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E51

    Leo and Luna defeat Devack, and he disappears, freeing all the trapped spirits. Ancient Fairy Dragon and Regulus give their thanks to Luna, and becomes cards in her deck. Luna places the Ancient Fairy Dragon card in the control unit, deactivating it. Making sure everyone is safe, Yusei decides to head towards Kalin. Hearing about Devack’s defeat, Roman sways Greiger over to his side, and executes him in order to transform him into a Dark Signer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shin Yoshida

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  25. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1 Episode 54 - A Score to Settle (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E54

    Yusei finally catches up with Kalin and start what Kalin calls 'The Last Duel of the Enforcers'. Yusei hopes that this duel will rekindle their friendship. After the Enforcers took over the Satellite, Kalin kept looking for enemies. When those enemies started including young kids, Crow and Jack left the team, leaving just Kalin and Yusei. When Security shows up in Satellite with Duel Runners and Kalin plans on destroying them, Yusei also quits the team. Kalin decides to attack Security, getting their attention by blowing up some confiscated Duel Disks. When Yusei, Jack and Crow catch wind of Kalin's actions, they go to look for him and find him cornered in a building ready to stand off against Security. Back in the present, Kalin summons his One-Hundred Eye Dragon and begins to utilize his Handless combo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Return to the Spirit World (2)" is the worst rated episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. It scored 6.1/10 from 53 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Yasuyuki Suzuki, it aired on August 6, 2008. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return to the Spirit World (1)".

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