Thanks so much for watching! Let me know some of your favorite memories from what season 4 of Yu-Gi-Oh! has to offer!

I will always remember Yami Yugi losing that duel to Raphael. He was more hurt about losing Yugi rather than losing the duel

The bit where Kaiba casually writes a check for the sports car is one of the best flexs in anime

Fun fact! This arc is weirdly enough one of the most accurate Atlantean myths ever. In the original mythos, there ARE characters named Timaeus, Criitas, and Hermos, and the element of orichalcum is all over the place.

I remember this part of the series better for its Abridged version. Kaiba freaking out over Yugi losing a card game. Such a fun scene.

This season makes Mai a standout character. Leaving aside the love triangle thing, it shows there is some real PTSD going on with her after being in the Shadow Realm.

I really hope you continue this series past the original characters. GX was my shit back in the day!

My favorite part of that season was, "Draw! Monster Cardo!"

One thing I really liked about the dub of this season was that Wayne Grayson, Joey's VA, was also playing Dartz.

honestly yamis overkilling weevil with berserker soul was most memorable for me since it showed his rage.

I won’t lie, I really enjoyed Season 4. Really took character flaws and put some real consequence to it. Was some stuff crazy like infinity? Absolutely but damn if the stakes wasn’t hype even if absurd at times. Plus Doma felt like such a genuinely dangerous force and not just one person

Raphael: "Are you good, or are you evil?" *(The Seal of Orichalcos appears on Yami's forehead, then zooms out to an Evil looking Yami)* Raphael: ..."So tell me, how do you feel? Hahaha!" I'll never forget that cliffhanger, that final shot of Evil Yami gave me chills.

The fact you're gonna finish this before YuGiOh abridged finishes is honestly wild af

Jordan you’ve been pushing these out I APPRECIATE YOUUU

I remember being so excited when someone named Raphael (my name) not only showed up in the series, but also managed to beat Yugi.

I enjoyed the pure insanity of season 4, but I mostly enjoyed the duels. The Yugi/Weevil and Joey/Rex rematches are among my favourites. But the Dragon fusions were amazing. It's great to see them finally being made into real cards in the last couple years.

Absolutely love that you’re uploading the other parts in quick succession. Thought I wouldn’t even see a part 2 until after the fringemas

What I really enjoyed the most about this season is that a storyline was still written for Mai Valentine. She is my favorite character. Yes it’s sad that they kind of missed the mark with her story. It’s important to note that in the manga she wasn’t really seen again after her duel with Marik (season 3). So her being written in to season 4 as a character that actually had importance to the plot was very nice for a Mai fan like myself.

This is the best filler arc ever. Real stakes, meaningful character development, and great villains. It has it all!

The deeper reason for Yami using the seal of orichalcos to me is this, Yami Yugi knew nothing about his past at the time, ever since he first appeared his whole goal was to win games for Yugi, his whole identity was to win games for Yugi, without that he had no identity. And when his identity was on the line againat rafael, he used the seal to save his identity (litterally just me rambling.)

This is a major part of my childhood as well. Thank you for covering it.

I love that season 4 rteally gives Joey a purpose and a place firmly in the world , hes always kind of looked at as a great but not one of the best duelists but until this arc and he really comes into his own a one of the legendary duelists of all time , even truely earning the respect of Kiba seeing him as an equal .

My favourite arc in all of Yu-Gi-Oh. Yugi sacrificing himself to save Yami was completely surprising to me. I absolutely loved every minute of it.

I will say that Yugioh mostly did filler quite well. Having it tie into the main plot in major ways. The virtual world arcs explores the backstory of Seto and his relationship with his step father. Using the original manga as inspiration, since this anime skipped over that section. While also giving more screen time to the Big Five. Whom just disappear from the Manga following Duelist Kingdom. The Doma arc uses Dartz as a dark reflection of 'The Nameless Pharaoh' and causes said Pharaoh to doubt himself. Confronting the darkness in his heart that was seen in the original chapters of the Manga. How his lust for victory nearly became his downfall. While also giving Joey and other side characters some love and development. Also as a sidenote. The two duels with Raphael are my favourites in the series. I just love how Atem uses Eatos to free Raph from Dreadscythe. Showing that Eatos never truly gave up on him. This connection between duelist and monster spirit also plays a key role in the final arc. As we learn about who exactly the Dark Magician is and why Seto is obessed with the Blue Eyes White Dragon. And who was that mysterious women he saw in his vision during Battle City. Just a shame that the filler arc after the Doma one is the worst out of all of them imo. I also like how the sequel spin off series, Yugioh GX would expand on the duelist, duel monster relationship. Even making one relationship the main focus of season 3. Damn that Light of Ruin, using Yubel as an ace in the hole.

Thank you!!!!! Definitely enjoyed this series. Yu-Gi-Oh was my jam growing up. So many hours spent dueling

My man said "heard you like the first part, heres the other 3" blessin us this holiday season fringe

Also, it is rather important to mention that, every monster that is captured by the seal of Orichalcos gets 500 ATK points. In each episode. 😆

The Joey vs Valon battle was the best of the season, I still think about it to this day

The fact that these videos are getting cranked out so quickly and with such good quality is awesome. Great Job!

When Yugi lost to Dartz, I remember just how crazy that was. All my friends met up at school and were shook. So unexpected, but so good

Making me want to rewatch the entire anime. If only there was a Yugioh Kai

This may be a hot take but this is my favorite season of the show. It always had the highest stakes for the Pharoah to me and gave the most weight to the show on the rest of the world which I love.

The Waking the Dragons Arc embodies the best and worst aspects of Yu-Gi-Oh. And I love it for that. It shows what makes this show so great and so frustrating at times. Sadly as much as this season was a high. We're about to hit what I consider the lowest point in the series. Not the stuff with the Pharaoh. But the Tournament arc. God...however that's for next time. Until we meet again mein friend

I love that gamer supps plug. One of my favorite skits

Thank you so much for uploading all these parts back to back !! I really appreciate it

This is one of my favorite seasons and its crazy how good it is considering it's just a filler season

Glad to see the upload! Was getting a bit scared there! its 11:47 my time, was worried you might miss that deadline, but you made it! Thank you so much for the work you put into this Fringemas! I'm sure you've been busy as hell, but just know you've been producing some quality content across both channels! Been loving it this year!

Although I love the fact that Mai is a big character in this season, I wish they would have changed a few things. - I like the PTSD angle and wish it was explored in a different way. She could have started the season off as traumatized but still one of the good guys, slowly going darker and more revenge driven and finally falling to the Orichalcos like Yami. - It would have made more sense if she went after Marik instead of Pegasus and giving her an on screen win against Marik where she is struggling to win, doubting herself and then finally using the Seal of Orichalcos that Valon gave her to finish him off. It would have given her another much needed win over a big character and driven her into darkness. Then, after Joey and others realize that she has gone too far they face off and Joey loses like in the anime but Mai still realizes what she did was wrong. - I also wish she was included in the final season. Things were left pretty sour with her character at the end of S4 so I wish there was some resolution.

I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite season. I love it so much. The writing, (dub) music, and animation are so enjoyable. It's very over-the-top but honestly I think Yu-Gi-Oh is at its best when it's at its most over-the-top. It gives SO much character development for so many characters, actually made me like Joey (I couldn't stand him as a kid before that), and gave me one of my first bara crushes in Raphael. I see why some people feel like it's "interrupting" the main plot but I feel like the development that Atem gets from this season is far beyond anything in any of the other seasons, even the final one. The actual tone is fantastic and it's just got so much fun world-building to work with. Also, I counted and you said Orichalcos approximately the same number of times they flash back to the "The Seal 🦭 only needs one of us, so I'm letting it take me instead" scene 😂😂 (Is the season perfect? No. No it isn't.)

I am very much enjoying these recaps of this show. I loved watching this show growing up, I've even won a duel or two in my life! Thanks for sharing!

This season was so RAW! So many badass moments that improved the show.

I have strong memories of seeing 4kids tv airing this season while I was at the gym with my parents when I was younger. I was a sucker for this whole season and storyline and even upon watching the full show, this remains one of my favorite arcs. The emotional stakes for everybody were so intense and real - the Pharoah truly coming into his own and developing as a character (essentially having his own form of the hero's journey) instead of just being this mysterious other spirit that just....exists inside Yugi that only the main characters really know about, the villain group all having their own backstories and traumas leading them to the bad guys, the emotional stakes and symbolism in every duel - with the 'themed' decks of the bad guys all relating back not just to their preferences, but to their backstories and how they came to be, the way the previous shadow games arc actually has residual consequences, the symbolism in both of the duels with Raphael - especially how whoever played and controlled the power of the Seal lost the duel, signifying that darkness doesn't win, etc. Just really really good storytelling and action and cool monsters and battles and really good character stuff too - really impressive

Blues Tyrant Dragon is a dope fusion and Joeys Red Eyes Armor is so freakin cool🔥

I can’t wait for the complete video of these episodes put together so I can go to bed with it playing

This mad lad really uploading hour long highly edited videos every single day for Christmas. MVP.

By Yu-Gi-Oh standards (even compared to later series), the Oricalcos arc was really, REALLY dark.

I’ve been loving this series. Thanks for recapping the series.

Have a merry Christmas and enjoy your new year! Another incredible year of nostalgia with many more to go, keep up the hard work! Maybe we can see a ducktales video in the future? ;)

I love you. Just when I need it a much needed dose of nostalgia! Thanks so much and I wish you a Merry Christmas man

This has been fantastic. Each video has been great in the series. Congratulations!

The Transition for the ADs is perfect and even has nostalgia feels.

i was in love with this arc as a kid

I cannot tell you how much I'm enjoying this series brother; the nostalgia is hitting and I'm also very happy I don't have to watch over the entire series now 😅 Keep doing what you're doing man. It is truly appreciated. ❤

I am following this series just to see how Jordan will react to A CARD DUEL BUT WITH MOTORCYCLE

The only rhing is dislike about this season is Mai's voice actor changing. It's a pretty good side story. Lots of cool characters.

Really enjoyed the deepdive into this era of yugioh, I hope you continue this at some point with the other yugioh shows in the future

Why are spoiling us with so many good videos? Is this what they call a Christmas miracle?

Awesome as always thanks! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and all those who celebrate!

this whole filler arc is probs the best fillers in any series

Jordan, I appreciate your videos. Esp. the pokemon ones and these yugioh ones are no exception! i haven't watched a lot of yugioh in years and I grew up with the original yami yugi anime and the older cards. I've been collecting the cards since day one and these videos are mega nostalgic! thanks!

This has brought up so many good memories of watching this show every morning before school :) think you’ll keep it going and do GX?

This is definitely one of my top three seasons of this show. It's so memorable and leads so well into my top favorite season, season five. One and five have to be my favorites, though Joey vs. Yugi in season two holds a special place for me. Thanks Jordan!

I hope you do Part 5! Absolute must after Binging the first 4.

17:30 In the original version, Joey Punched Yami right in the face to get a grip, very powerful. 😅

Best parts of this season are ironically the memes that came out of it lmfao. In the Japanese sub, “DRAW MONSTA CARDO!!” When the pharaoh used berserker soul against weevil. And the second is when the pharaoh loses and says “it should’ve been me, not him.” Serious moments though, the pharaoh and Raphael’s duel, Joey’s duel against Valon and the final duel against Dartz

Even in the dub it gave me chills when Yami and the Egyptian Gods chased the Great Leviathan into the sky. The Gods emerging from the clouds and Yami appearing and challenging Dartz with "Your move".

You're on a roll! So happy to see this series of videos. This is hands down my favorite season, because it's emotional, and there are stakes, and it has some good call-backs to the original season, as well as foreshadowing to the last. My one complaint was the lack of Yami Bakura. There were so many interesting ways he could have affected this season - would he want the power, or consider it a threat to his own designs? If he got involved and lost, would Ryou pull a Yugi, or be unable to because of the way Yami Bakura operates with him? Would Yami Bakura's soul being captured fast-track the summoning of the leviathan, corrupt it, or destroy it? So many fun things could have happened.

This season looked nuts. Yugi still is wearing his school uniform and they were in Florida of all places.

16:59….ahhhhhh all the memes that come from that scene alone haha

Merry Christmas and cheers for the vid

While this filler season is okay. This at least for me marks the beginning of the tragedy that is "season" 5 of the original anime. That being said the "draw monster cardo" is a moment that stands toe to toe with any anime meme moment. I will absolutely die on this hill. 42:08: LoL. Sure bud. Its not like they'll have 2 filler arcs back to back after a filler season.

I'm loving these videos and it's bringing back so many memories of my enjoyment of this series.

Yo, this champ comes out with three, long Yugioh videos around Christmas is goated. Appreciate you Jordan

I remember Season 4 of Yu-Gi-Oh as being super dark! And I do mean SUPER DARK!

I was expecting this after Christmas. Thank you for posting this

Merry Christmas man now you can rest thanks for getting us through the busiest time of the year!

Jeez I completely forgot about this yugioh arc 😭 glad you’re making videos on it really enjoying the content

This season got pretty crazy. Turned duelists into power rangers, 3 cards that could do almost anything and fightingg infinity to name a few things. I wonder with all the motorcycles was this where 5D eventually got thought up.

This season was great. I loved the darkness this season brought.

I remember Season 4 being basically my only exposure to the original DM anime considering I had a DVD that had the first 7 episodes of the series on it, and then just being a GX kid due to the Elemental Heroes being extremely reminiscent of Power Rangers. But WOW it's insane to think that Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon was used in this season made in 2003, yet wasn't printed into the TCG for 19 years until Battle of Chaos in 2022.

IT’S THE SQUEAL OF ORICHALCOS!

this is my fave season. I loved Waking the Dragons

I really hope you end up making a video on GX! I still love the yugioh academia setting and the characters

I just wanted to say one thing... Doro MONSTA CADO!!

Love your videos man. Hope you continue yugioh series and even into gx, 5ds, vrains, etc

Best Christmas present ever, thanks Jordan!

The seal of oricalos arc ! Ngl this was one of my favorite arcs and dark moments 😢😢😢😢

I rewatch the series all the time so i Thank you for this

Ah, the season of DRAW MONSTAH CADO!

Shoot remembering Yugi’s sacrifice still hit home listening to you recap it lol

honestly I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you taking the time to edit the OG 4kids tv break in there

Back to back to back! You’ve out done yourself jordan!

Love the content man. Will you do a GX overview as well?

Hey Jordan! Merry Christmas! Thanks for making this series happen. Can you also cover gx if possible? I really hate how they stopped the dub midway through....

the abridged version of this arc is gold and very respectful to the actual lore

Yugioh went from playing a card game to metaphysical monster world real quick haha

I had completely forgotten about this arc.

Hell ya. That cliffhanger you left us on was cruel

whole arc......FILLER. and it was sooo badass 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

My favorite season thanks