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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 107 - Mechanical Mayhem (2)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E107

    One down, two to go! With the loss of Honda, Shizuka is heartbroken. Can she pull herself together and remember the lessons Honda taught her to turn the duel around? Honda may be gone, but he did leave a gift behind...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 99 - Isolated in Cyber Space (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E99

    Noa displays the power of his virtual world by splitting up Yugi’s gang and flinging them into the far reaches of his self-created universe! The first to duel under the all-new Deck Master System is Yugi against Big 1 Gansley’s Deepsea Warrior! Can Yugi master the complex new rules, or will the rules master him?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 100 - Isolated in Cyber Space (2)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E100

    As Yugi struggles to make heads or tails of the Deck Master System, Big 1 continuously uses his Deck Master ability to send all of Yugi’s attacks right back at him! How can Yugi defeat an opponent when all his attacks take away his very own life points? Meanwhile, Kaiba and Mokuba confront painful visions of their miserable childhood, but within the heartache may lurk the key to Noa’s true intentions...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 101 - Isolated in Cyber Space (3)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E101

    Yugi’s running out of life points, but can his cute little Deck Master Kuriboh unleash his furry fury to turn the tide of battle? In a different realm of cyberspace, Anzu’s kidnapped by a group of ferocious – and hungry – Hitotsu-Me Giants! Is she going to be chowder, or will she get help from an unlikely – and tuxedo-ed – rescuer?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 106 - Mechanical Mayhem (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E106

    Big 4 Nezbitt challenges Ryuji, Honda, and Shizuka for the right to gain control of three bodies at once! As Shizuka’s lack of dueling experience quickly becomes apparent with bonehead plays, will Shizuka’s errors cost her team the ultimate price when Honda and Ryuji can’t cover for her mistakes?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 60 - Truth and Consequences (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E60

    Akiza and Mina arrive at an abandoned amusement park where Ccarayhua's control unit is, shortly followed by Yusei's group, and a man claiming to be sent by Goodwin. Misty traps Akiza in a Hall of Mirrors, actually dueling her through the mirrors. She uses cards that block off drawing cards from the deck, and also shows Akiza the events involving Misty and her brother, Toby, who apparently met her at Arcadia Movement. Yusei is led to a room where Mina is found unconscious and is attacked by the man who turns out to be Sayer, who had survived his duel with Carly, and is determined to reclaim Akiza. He uses his psychic abilities to knock Yusei in a cage with Mina as it slowly fills with water. Trudge eventually finds them and tries to free them. Akiza is shown the moment where Toby was killed, which led Misty to become depressed and crash her car, transforming her into a Dark Signer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 93 - A Duel with Destiny (1)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E93

    In the fourth duel of the Battle City Finals, Kaiba’s mystery opponent is… Ishizu! With the power of her Millennium Necklace, Ishizu can see the future, including every card Kaiba is planning to play! Does Kaiba stand a chance against an opponent who knows his moves even before he does?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 94 - A Duel with Destiny (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E94

    Ishizu, using the magic of her Millennium Necklace, has already seen the outcome of the duel – she will defeat Kaiba with her trap! How can Kaiba win when it’s already destined that he will lose? It’s time for Kaiba to change the future!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 61 - Truth and Consequences (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E61

    With Akiza's dormant physic abilities fully awakened, Misty activates her geoglyph. Trudge manages to free Yusei and Mina and Yusei goes to join Luna and Leo. Learning about Akiza's current state, Yusei goes to face Sayer, who reveals he is controlling her mind and was responsible for Toby's death. Misty summons out her Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua. Sayer talks about the experiments he performed on Toby seeing that he did not have ultimate psychic powers sent him to an unknown location that not even he knows about. However, Yusei revealed he had activated an intercom on his duel disk, letting Misty know what Sayer had told him. Angered, Misty gets Ccarayhua to eat him, freeing Akiza from her trance. Misty apologizes to Akiza, but the Earthbound Immortal forces her to continue dueling. Akiza defeats her, setting her free, which results in her being sent to the netherworld. The New Domino City residents return, but a Dark Signer mark, the mark of the Condor appears in the sky.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tadashi Hayakawa

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Tadashi Hayakawa Ratings Summary

"Mechanical Mayhem (2)" is the best rated episode written by Tadashi Hayakawa. It scored 8.5/10 from 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on May 21, 2002. It is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Isolated in Cyber Space (1)".