Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) Filler List

Also known as: Yugioh, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters, Yugioh: Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters · 遊☆戯☆王　デュエルモンスターズ

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Filler at a glance

88 of 224 episodes are pure filler

That is about 39% of the current guide. Pure filler can be skipped without losing the core story.

Pure filler episodes: 13 25 33 41–45 80 98–121 136 145–198
Guide coverage: All 224 episodes are classified.

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Characters

Main cast

Meet the principal characters in Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters, with sourced portraits and voice-actor credits.

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The guide

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters filler list

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Episode	Title	Classification	Air date
1	The Heart of the Cards	Canon	18 Apr 2000, 18 April 2000
2	The Gauntlet Is Thrown	Canon	25 Apr 2000, 25 April 2000
3	Journey to the Duelist Kingdom	Canon	5 May 2000, 5 May 2000
4	Into the Hornet's Nest	Canon	9 May 2000, 9 May 2000
5	The Ultimate Great Moth	Canon	16 May 2000, 16 May 2000
6	First Duel	Canon	23 May 2000, 23 May 2000
7	Attack from the Deep	Canon	30 May 2000, 30 May 2000
8	Everything's Relative	Canon	6 Jun 2000, 6 June 2000
9	Duel with a Ghoul	Canon	13 Jun 2000, 13 June 2000
10	Give up the Ghost	Canon	20 Jun 2000, 20 June 2000
11	The Dueling Monkey	Canon	27 Jun 2000, 27 June 2000
12	Trial by Red-Eyes	Canon	4 Jul 2000, 4 July 2000
13	Evil Spirit of the Ring	Filler	11 Jul 2000, 11 July 2000
14	The Light at the End of the Tunnel	Canon	25 Jul 2000, 25 July 2000
15	Winning Through Intimidation	Canon	1 Aug 2000, 1 August 2000
16	The Scars of Defeat	Canon	8 Aug 2000, 8 August 2000
17	Arena of Lost Souls, Part 1	Canon	15 Aug 2000, 15 August 2000
18	Arena of Lost Souls, Part 2	Canon	22 Aug 2000, 22 August 2000
19	Double Trouble Duel, Part 1	Canon	29 Aug 2000, 29 August 2000
20	Double Trouble Duel, Part 2	Canon	5 Sep 2000, 5 September 2000
21	Double Trouble Duel, Part 3	Canon	12 Sep 2000, 12 September 2000
22	Face Off, Part 1	Canon	19 Sep 2000, 19 September 2000
23	Face Off, Part 2	Canon	26 Sep 2000, 26 September 2000
24	Face Off, Part 3	Canon	3 Oct 2000, 3 October 2000
25	Shining Friendship	Filler	10 Oct 2000, 10 October 2000
26	Champion vs. Creator, Part 1	Canon	17 Oct 2000, 17 October 2000
27	Champion vs. Creator, Part 2	Canon	24 Oct 2000, 24 October 2000
28	The Night Before	Canon	31 Oct 2000, 31 October 2000
29	Duel Identity, Part 1	Canon	7 Nov 2000, 7 November 2000
30	Duel Identity, Part 2	Canon	14 Nov 2000, 14 November 2000
31	Keith's Machinations, Part 1	Canon	21 Nov 2000, 21 November 2000
32	Keith's Machinations, Part 2	Canon	28 Nov 2000, 28 November 2000
33	Best of Friends, Best of Duelists, Part 1	Filler	5 Dec 2000, 5 December 2000
34	Best of Friends, Best of Duelists, Part 2	Canon	12 Dec 2000, 12 December 2000
35	Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 1	Canon	19 Dec 2000, 19 December 2000
36	Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 2	Canon	26 Dec 2000, 26 December 2000
37	Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 3	Canon	9 Jan 2001, 9 January 2001
38	Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 4	Canon	16 Jan 2001, 16 January 2001
39	Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium, Part 5	Canon	23 Jan 2001, 23 January 2001
40	Aftermath	Canon	30 Jan 2001, 30 January 2001
41	The Wrath of Rebecca	Filler	6 Feb 2001, 6 February 2001
42	The Ties of Friendship	Filler	13 Feb 2001, 13 February 2001
43	Legendary Heroes, Part 1	Filler	20 Feb 2001, 20 February 2001
44	Legendary Heroes, Part 2	Filler	27 Feb 2001, 27 February 2001
45	Legendary Heroes, Part 3	Filler	6 Mar 2001, 6 March 2001
46	Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 1	Canon	13 Mar 2001, 13 March 2001
47	Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 2	Canon	20 Mar 2001, 20 March 2001
48	Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 3	Canon	27 Mar 2001, 27 March 2001
49	Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 4	Canon	3 Apr 2001, 3 April 2001
50	The Mystery Duelist, Part 1	Canon	10 Apr 2001, 10 April 2001
51	The Mystery Duelist, Part 2	Canon	17 Apr 2001, 17 April 2001
52	The Past is Present	Canon	24 Apr 2001, 24 April 2001
53	Steppin' Out	Canon	1 May 2001, 1 May 2001
54	Obelisk the Tormentor	Canon	8 May 2001, 8 May 2001
55	Stalked by the Rare Hunters	Canon	15 May 2001, 15 May 2001
56	Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 1	Canon	22 May 2001, 22 May 2001
57	Yugi VS the Rare Hunter, Part 2	Canon	29 May 2001, 29 May 2001
58	Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 1	Canon	5 Jun 2001, 5 June 2001
59	Espa Roba — The ESP Duelist, Part 2	Canon	12 Jun 2001, 12 June 2001
60	The Master of Magicians, Part 1	Canon	19 Jun 2001, 19 June 2001
61	The Master of Magicians, Part 2	Canon	26 Jun 2001, 26 June 2001
62	The Master of Magicians, Part 3	Canon	3 Jul 2001, 3 July 2001
63	Playing with a Parasite, Part 1	Canon	10 Jul 2001, 10 July 2001
64	Playing with a Parasite, Part 2	Canon	17 Jul 2001, 17 July 2001
65	Mime Control, Part 1	Canon	24 Jul 2001, 24 July 2001
66	Mime Control, Part 2	Canon	31 Jul 2001, 31 July 2001
67	Mime Control, Part 3	Canon	7 Aug 2001, 7 August 2001
68	Legendary Fisherman, Part 1	Canon	14 Aug 2001, 14 August 2001
69	Legendary Fisherman, Part 2	Canon	21 Aug 2001, 21 August 2001
70	Double Duel, Part 1	Canon	28 Aug 2001, 28 August 2001
71	Double Duel, Part 2	Canon	4 Sep 2001, 4 September 2001
72	Double Duel, Part 3	Canon	11 Sep 2001, 11 September 2001
73	Double Duel, Part 4	Canon	18 Sep 2001, 18 September 2001
74	The Rescue	Recap	25 Sep 2001, 25 September 2001
75	Friends 'Til the End, Part 1	Canon	2 Oct 2001, 2 October 2001
76	Friends 'Til the End, Part 2	Canon	9 Oct 2001, 9 October 2001
77	Friends 'Til the End, Part 3	Canon	16 Oct 2001, 16 October 2001
78	Friends 'Til the End, Part 4	Canon	23 Oct 2001, 23 October 2001
79	Shadow of a Duel	Canon	30 Oct 2001, 30 October 2001
80	Lights, Camera, Duel	Filler	6 Nov 2001, 6 November 2001
81	Let the Finals Begin!	Canon	13 Nov 2001, 13 November 2001
82	The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 1	Canon	27 Nov 2001, 27 November 2001
83	The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 2	Canon	27 Nov 2001, 27 November 2001
84	The Dark Spirit Revealed, Part 3	Canon	27 Nov 2001, 27 November 2001
85	Rage of the Egyptian Gods	Canon	4 Dec 2001, 4 December 2001
86	Awakening of Evil, Part 1	Canon	11 Dec 2001, 11 December 2001
87	Awakening of Evil, Part 2	Canon	18 Dec 2001, 18 December 2001
88	Awakening of Evil, Part 3	Canon	25 Dec 2001, 25 December 2001
89	Awakening of Evil, Part 4	Canon	8 Jan 2002, 8 January 2002
90	Mind Game, Part 1	Canon	15 Jan 2002, 15 January 2002
91	Mind Game, Part 2	Canon	22 Jan 2002, 22 January 2002
92	Mind Game, Part 3	Canon	29 Jan 2002, 29 January 2002
93	A Duel with Destiny, Part 1	Canon	5 Feb 2002, 5 February 2002
94	A Duel with Destiny, Part 2	Canon	12 Feb 2002, 12 February 2002
95	The Tomb-Keeper's Secret	Canon	19 Feb 2002, 19 February 2002
96	Showdown in the Shadows, Part 1	Canon	26 Feb 2002, 26 February 2002
97	Showdown in the Shadows, Part 2	Canon	5 Mar 2002, 5 March 2002
98	A Virtual Nightmare!	Filler	12 Mar 2002, 12 March 2002
99	Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 1	Filler	19 Mar 2002, 19 March 2002
100	Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 2	Filler	26 Mar 2002, 26 March 2002
101	Isolated in Cyber Space — Part 3	Filler	9 Apr 2002, 9 April 2002
102	Freeze Play — Part 1	Filler	16 Apr 2002, 16 April 2002
103	Freeze Play — Part 2	Filler	23 Apr 2002, 23 April 2002
104	Courtroom Chaos — Part 1	Filler	30 Apr 2002, 30 April 2002
105	Courtroom Chaos — Part 2	Filler	7 May 2002, 7 May 2002
106	Mechanical Mayhem — Part 1	Filler	14 May 2002, 14 May 2002
107	Mechanical Mayhem — Part 2	Filler	21 May 2002, 21 May 2002
108	Settling the Score — Part 1	Filler	28 May 2002, 28 May 2002
109	Settling the Score — Part 2	Filler	4 Jun 2002, 4 June 2002
110	Noah's Secret	Filler	11 Jun 2002, 11 June 2002
111	Merger of the Big Five — Part 1	Filler	18 Jun 2002, 18 June 2002
112	Merger of the Big Five — Part 2	Filler	25 Jun 2002, 25 June 2002
113	Merger of the Big Five — Part 3	Filler	2 Jul 2002, 2 July 2002
114	Brothers in Arms — Part 1	Filler	16 Jul 2002, 16 July 2002
115	Brothers in Arms — Part 2	Filler	23 Jul 2002, 23 July 2002
116	Brothers in Arms — Part 3	Filler	30 Jul 2002, 30 July 2002
117	Noah's Final Threat — Part 1	Filler	6 Aug 2002, 6 August 2002
118	Noah's Final Threat — Part 2	Filler	18 Aug 2002, 18 August 2002
119	So Close Yet So Far	Filler	20 Aug 2002, 20 August 2002
120	Burying the Past — Part 1	Filler	27 Aug 2002, 27 August 2002
121	Burying the Past — Part 2	Filler	27 Aug 2002, 27 August 2002
122	Back to Battle City — Part 1	Canon	3 Sep 2002, 3 September 2002
123	Back to Battle City — Part 2	Canon	10 Sep 2002, 10 September 2002
124	Back to Battle City — Part 3	Canon	17 Sep 2002, 17 September 2002
125	The Darkness Returns — Part 1	Canon	8 Oct 2002, 8 October 2002
126	The Darkness Returns — Part 2	Canon	8 Oct 2002, 8 October 2002
127	The Darkness Returns — Part 3	Canon	15 Oct 2002, 15 October 2002
128	The Darkness Returns — Part 4	Canon	22 Oct 2002, 22 October 2002
129	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 1	Canon	29 Oct 2002, 29 October 2002
130	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 2	Canon	5 Nov 2002, 5 November 2002
131	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 3	Canon	29 Oct 2002, 29 October 2002
132	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 4	Canon	5 Nov 2002, 5 November 2002
133	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 5	Canon	12 Nov 2002, 12 November 2002
134	Clash in the Coliseum — Part 6	Canon	19 Nov 2002, 19 November 2002
135	Battle for the Bronze — Part 1	Canon	3 Dec 2002, 3 December 2002
136	Battle for the Bronze — Part 2	Filler	10 Dec 2002, 10 December 2002
137	Battle for the Bronze — Part 3	Canon	17 Dec 2002, 17 December 2002
138	The Final Face Off — Part 1	Canon	24 Dec 2002, 24 December 2002
139	The Final Face Off — Part 2	Canon	7 Jan 2003, 7 January 2003
140	The Final Face Off — Part 3	Canon	14 Jan 2003, 14 January 2003
141	The Final Face Off — Part 4	Canon	21 Jan 2003, 21 January 2003
142	The Final Face Off — Part 5	Canon	28 Jan 2003, 28 January 2003
143	One for the Road	Canon	4 Feb 2003, 4 February 2003
144	Looking Back and Moving Ahead	Recap	11 Feb 2003, 11 February 2003
145	A New Evil – Part 1	Filler	18 Feb 2003, 18 February 2003
146	A New Evil – Part 2	Filler	25 Feb 2003, 25 February 2003
147	Legend of the Dragons	Filler	4 Mar 2003, 4 March 2003
148	The Creator Returns	Filler	11 Mar 2003, 11 March 2003
149	Deja Duel! – Part 1	Filler	18 Mar 2003, 18 March 2003
150	Deja Duel! – Part 2	Filler	8 Apr 2003, 8 April 2003
151	An Unexpected Enemy	Filler	15 Apr 2003, 15 April 2003
152	My Freaky Valentine – Part 1	Filler	22 Apr 2003, 22 April 2003
153	My Freaky Valentine – Part 2	Filler	29 Apr 2003, 29 April 2003
154	My Freaky Valentine – Part 3	Filler	6 May 2003, 6 May 2003
155	The Challenge	Filler	13 May 2003, 13 May 2003
156	Fate of the Pharaoh – Part 1	Filler	20 May 2003, 20 May 2003
157	Fate of the Pharaoh — Part 2	Filler	27 May 2003, 27 May 2003
158	Fate of the Pharaoh – Part 3	Filler	3 Jun 2003, 3 June 2003
159	Trial by Stone	Filler	10 Jun 2003, 10 June 2003
160	On the Wrong Track – Part 1	Filler	24 Jun 2003, 24 June 2003
161	On the Wrong Track — Part 2	Filler	24 Jun 2003, 24 June 2003
162	On the Wrong Track – Part 3	Filler	1 Jul 2003, 1 July 2003
163	Self Destruction	Filler	8 Jul 2003, 8 July 2003
164	Reliving the Past	Filler	22 Jul 2003, 22 July 2003
165	Deck of Armor	Filler	29 Jul 2003, 29 July 2003
166	Flight of Fear – Part 1	Filler	12 Aug 2003, 12 August 2003
167	Flight of Fear – Part 2	Filler	19 Aug 2003, 19 August 2003
168	Paradise Found	Filler	19 Aug 2003, 19 August 2003
169	Fighting for a Friend – Part 1	Filler	2 Sep 2003, 2 September 2003
170	Fighting for a Friend – Part 2	Filler	9 Sep 2003, 9 September 2003
171	Fighting for a Friend – Part 3	Filler	16 Sep 2003, 16 September 2003
172	Fighting for a Friend — Part 4	Filler	23 Sep 2003, 23 September 2003
173	Fighting for a Friend – Part 5	Filler	1 Oct 2003, 1 October 2003
174	Grappling with a Guardian – Part 1	Filler	8 Oct 2003, 8 October 2003
175	Grappling with a Guardian – Part 2	Filler	15 Oct 2003, 15 October 2003
176	Grappling with a Guardian – Part 3	Filler	22 Oct 2003, 22 October 2003
177	A Duel with Dartz – Part 1	Filler	29 Oct 2003, 29 October 2003
178	A Duel with Dartz – Part 2	Filler	5 Nov 2003, 5 November 2003
179	A Duel with Dartz – Part 3	Filler	12 Nov 2003, 12 November 2003
180	A Duel with Dartz – Part 4	Filler	19 Nov 2003, 19 November 2003
181	A Duel with Dartz – Part 5	Filler	26 Nov 2003, 26 November 2003
182	A Duel with Dartz – Part 6	Filler	3 Dec 2003, 3 December 2003
183	Rise of the Great Beast – Part 1	Filler	10 Dec 2003, 10 December 2003
184	Rise of the Great Beast – Part 2	Filler	17 Dec 2003, 17 December 2003
185	Unwanted Guest, Part 1	Filler	24 Dec 2003, 24 December 2003
186	Unwanted Guest, Part 2	Filler	7 Jan 2004, 7 January 2004
187	Let the Games Begin!, Part 1	Filler	14 Jan 2004, 14 January 2004
188	Let the Games Begin!, Part 2	Filler	21 Jan 2004, 21 January 2004
189	Child's Play	Filler	28 Jan 2004, 28 January 2004
190	Down in Flames, Part 1	Filler	4 Feb 2004, 4 February 2004
191	Down in Flames, Part 2	Filler	11 Feb 2004, 11 February 2004
192	A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 1	Filler	18 Feb 2004, 18 February 2004
193	A Brawl in a Small Town, Part 2	Filler	25 Feb 2004, 25 February 2004
194	One Step Ahead, Part 1	Filler	3 Mar 2004, 3 March 2004
195	One Step Ahead, Part 2	Filler	10 Mar 2004, 10 March 2004
196	Sinister Secrets, Part 1	Filler	17 Mar 2004, 17 March 2004
197	Sinister Secrets, Part 2	Filler	24 Mar 2004, 24 March 2004
198	Sinister Secrets, Part 3	Filler	31 Mar 2004, 31 March 2004
199	Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh	Canon	7 Apr 2004, 7 April 2004
200	Spiritual Awakening	Canon	14 Apr 2004, 14 April 2004
201	Memoirs of a Pharaoh	Canon	21 Apr 2004, 21 April 2004
202	The Intruder, Part 1	Canon	28 Apr 2004, 28 April 2004
203	The Intruder, Part 2	Canon	5 May 2004, 5 May 2004
204	Makings of a Magician	Canon	12 May 2004, 12 May 2004
205	Birth of the Blue-Eyes	Canon	19 May 2004, 19 May 2004
206	Village of Lost Souls	Canon	26 May 2004, 26 May 2004
207	A Reversal of Fortune	Canon	2 Jun 2004, 2 June 2004
208	In Search of a King	Canon	9 Jun 2004, 9 June 2004
209	Village of Vengeance, Part 1	Canon	16 Jun 2004, 16 June 2004
210	Village of Vengeance, Part 2	Canon	23 Jun 2004, 23 June 2004
211	Village of Vengeance, Part 3	Canon	30 Jun 2004, 30 June 2004
212	Village of Vengeance, Part 4	Canon	7 Jul 2004, 7 July 2004
213	Village of Vengeance, Part 5	Canon	14 Jul 2004, 14 July 2004
214	Name of the Game	Canon	21 Jul 2004, 21 July 2004
215	The Dark One Cometh, Part 1	Canon	28 Jul 2004, 28 July 2004
216	The Dark One Cometh, Part 2	Canon	4 Aug 2004, 4 August 2004
217	The Dark One Cometh, Part 3	Canon	11 Aug 2004, 11 August 2004
218	The Dark One Cometh, Part 4	Canon	18 Aug 2004, 18 August 2004
219	In the Name of the Pharaoh!!	Canon	25 Aug 2004, 25 August 2004
220	The Final Journey	Canon	1 Sep 2004, 1 September 2004
221	The Final Duel, Part 1	Canon	8 Sep 2004, 8 September 2004
222	The Final Duel, Part 2	Canon	15 Sep 2004, 15 September 2004
223	The Final Duel, Part 3	Canon	22 Sep 2004, 22 September 2004
224	The Final Duel, Part 4	Canon	29 Sep 2004, 29 September 2004

85 h 52 min

Total runtime

52 h 8 min

Runtime w/o filler

Your pace

episodes / day

At 4 eps/day, the whole series takes about 56 days, or 34 days if you skip the filler.

Films & extras

Optional movies, OVAs, ONAs and specials connected to this season.

Sequel series7

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Prequel · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters GX Sequel · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Other · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Arc-V Other · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! VRAINS Other · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Sevens Other · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Go Rush!! Other · Source details

Films3

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Sequel · Source details
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Hikari no Pyramid Side Story · On AnimeExplore
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Movie: Chou Yuugou! Toki wo Koeta Kizuna Side Story · On AnimeExplore

Specials3

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special Side Story · On AnimeExplore
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Special: Eien no Rival - Yuugi to Kaiba! Summary · Source details
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game: The Chronicles PV Other · Source details

Credits and availability

Behind Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000)

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Series details

Source material: Manga
Episode length: 23 min per ep
Animation studio: Gallop, Studio Gallop
Production: Nihon Ad Systems, Shueisha
Licensed by: Konami, 4Kids Entertainment

Key staff

Series Composition (eps 145-184, 199-224)Shin Yoshida
Script (eps 1, 2, 6, 8, 13, 16, 22-24, 35-40, 46-51, 53, 60-62, 70-74, 80-81, 85, 98-99, 110)Junki Takegami
Script (German)Mario von Jascheroff
Animation Director (eps 39, 45, 51, 56, 62)Hidekazu Shimamura
Animation Director (eps 93, 99, 105, 111, 119, 125)Hideyuki Motohashi
Animation Director (eps 154, 160)Keiichirou Kawaguchi
Episode DirectorKeiji Hayakawa
Episode Director (eps 6, 12, 18, 25, 31, 37)Kenichi Kasai

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FAQ

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters filler questions

Quick answers to the questions people actually search.

Does Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) have filler episodes?

Yes. Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) has 88 pure filler episodes out of 224 classified episodes, or about 39% of the guide. Episodes marked Mixed contain canon material and are counted separately.

Which Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) episodes are filler?

The pure filler episodes are 13, 25, 33, 41–45, 80, 98–121, 136, 145–198. Mixed episodes are listed separately because they contain some canon material.

Can I skip filler episodes in Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000)?

Yes. Episodes marked Filler are safe to skip without losing the core story. Check Mixed episodes individually because they include some canon material.