"Jonouchi's Plan", known as "Jonouchi's Clever Plan" in the Japanese version, is the fifth chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! R manga. It was first printed in Japan on August 21, 2004 in V Jump magazine. It was later reprinted in volume 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! R.

Jonouchi and Honda fall through a trap door and end up in the basement of KaibaCorp. They are confronted by the third card professor, Klamath Osler.

Featured Duel: Katsuya Jonouchi vs. Klamath OslerEdit

Klamath's turn
Klamath Normal Summons "Antlion" (1500/1000 in Attack Position.

Jonouchi's turn
Jonouchi Sets a card. He then Normal Summons "Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in Attack Position. It attacks "Antlion", but the effect of "Antlion" activates, decreasing the ATK of "Gearfried" by 500, to 1300. "Gearfried" is destroyed (Jonouchi 4000 → 3800).

Klamath's turn
Klamath equips "Antlion" with "Insect Armor with Laser Cannon", increasing its ATK by 700, to 2200. He then Normal Summons "Worm Drake" (1400/1000) in Attack Position. Both monsters attack directly (Jonouchi 3800 → 200).

Jonouchi's turn
Jonouchi Sets a card and Normal Summons "Rocket Warrior" (1500/1300) in Defense Position.

Klamath's turn
Klamath activates "Double Evolution", doubling the ATK bonus that "Antlion" receives from "Insect Armor with Laser Cannon". Its ATK becomes 2900. "Antlion" attacks "Rocket Warrior", but Jonouchi activates his face-down "Magical Arm Shield", redirecting the attack to "Worm Drake" (Klamath 4000 → 2500).^{[Notes 1]}

Jonouchi's turn
Jonouchi activates "Roulette Spider". "Antlion" will attack what the spinner points at. It points to Jonouchi, but he activates his face-down "Probability Change", letting him re-spin. It points at Klamath, so "Antlion" attacks him directly (Klamath 2500 → 0).

Featured cardsEdit

The following cards appeared in this chapter. Cards in italics debuted here.

NotesEdit

1. ↑ In the TCG/OCG, "Magical Arm Shield" takes control of the targeted monster, so the player who activated the card receives the Battle Damage.