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Yu-Gi-Oh! R, occurs after the Battle City Finals arc in the original manga, but before Yugi travels back to Ancient Egypt. It pits Yugi, Kaiba, and company against a group of duelists known collectively as "The Professors".

The series starts off with "The Professors" kidnapping Tea Gardner (Anzo Muzuki in Japan), while simultaneously seizing control ofthe Kaiba Corporation when Seto Kaiba is out of the country.  Yugi, Joey (Jonochi), and Tristan (Honda) head to the Kaiba corporation to get her back the only way they know how (by dueling of course).

When they arrive they learn that The Professors are proteges of Maximillian Pegasus, and that their leader Yako Tenma want to get revenge on Yugi for defeating Pegasus. Yako intends on completing his "Rebirth of the Avatar" (RA) project, and needs to defeat Yugi to do it. At first glance it would seem that Yugi and his 3 God cards are more than enough to vanquish them, but Yako has a surprise for Yugi. Yako controls 3 gods of his own, ones that he claims surpass even Yugi's god cards in power.

Yu-Gi-Oh! R is a short series with only 5 volumes (albeit large) to complete the series. It does however reintroduce several favorite characters from the original series as well as expand on what happened to some of the less famous ones.  Books 4 and 5 come with an exclusive Shonen Jump card.

Worth getting in my opinion, lots of fun for readers who liked the original storyline.