Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Battle City Episodes Get Free YouTube Run
The selection packages the Battle City stretch that Japanese fandom has kept alive as a meme, and the free window gives that audience a straightforward way to rewatch the episodes the joke is built on.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
The official Yu-Gi-Oh! anime YouTube channel will stream episodes 125 to 134 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters as a best-of selection starting September 23 at 20:00, with the free period running to October 7 at 19:59. The run covers the latter half of the Battle City arc and includes episode 128, known as "Jonouchi Dies," and the preview at the end of episode 127.
The stream spans episodes 125 to 134 and covers the back half of the Battle City arc. Episode 128, widely known by the title "Jonouchi Dies," is part of the run, and the thumbnail uses the scene of Katsuya Jonouchi crying out as Dark Malik's attack lands.
The preview that closes episode 127 is the reason the arc keeps circulating. Anzu Mazaki shouts "Please, don't die, Jonouchi!" and the narration answers with the next-episode title "Jonouchi Dies." The line has become a meme that cast members have brought up at events, while the surrounding episodes stay serious, including Jonouchi fighting a life-or-death duel against Dark Malik.
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