Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL is a manga series, which began December 2010. It is set in the near future as the successor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series. The manga is published in Japanese in the V Jump magazine, and in English in the Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha/Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It introduces the Xyz Summon mechanic and Xyz Monsters and follows Yuma Tsukumo's adventures to obtain the "Numbers" with Astral.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga is written by Shin Yoshida, illustrated by Naohito Miyoshi and published by Shueisha. Kazuki Takahashi also supervises the series. Unlike Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga was released before the anime.

This is the first manga since the original to retain the characters' Japanese name in the English edition, rather than change them to match the names used in the 4Kids Entertainment anime dub.

PlotEdit

Wikipedia has an article about Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

The series is set in the near future. Ryoga Kamishiro is the number one bad boy at his school. Something unexpected happens as Yuma Tsukumo challenges him to a Duel. When the mysterious entity Astral appears before them a new legend begins.

RulesEdit

The OCG Master Rules are used, with the addition of the Xyz Monsters.

Chapter GuideEdit

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL chapter listing

The Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL chapters are called "Ranks", so, instead of "Chapter 1", you should look for "Rank 1", for example.

Volume GuideEdit

#	Details	Japanese cover	English cover
01	ISBN: JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870254-4 US: ISBN 978-1-4215-4902-6 Release: JP: June 3, 2011 US: June 5, 2012 Chapters: 001–006 and SP1 Promotional Card: YZ01-JP001: Kachi Kochi Dragon 【カチコチドラゴン】 YZ01-EN001: Kachi Kochi Dragon
02	ISBN: JP: ISBN 978-4-08-870384-8 US: ISBN 978-1-4215-4980-4 Release: JP: February 3, 2012 US: December 4, 2012 Chapters: 007–012 Promotional Card: YZ02-JP001: Numbers 50: Black Corn 【Ｎｏ．(ナンバーズ)５０ ブラックコーン号(ごう)】 YZ02-EN001: Number 50: Blackship of Corn
03	ISBN: JP: ISBN 978-4088705279 US: ISBN 978-1421553726 Release: JP: August 3, 2012 US: June 4, 2013 Chapters: 013–018 Promotional Card: YZ03-JP001: Numbers 22: Franken 【Ｎｏ.(ナンバーズ)２２ 不(フ)乱(ラン)健(ケン)】 YZ03-EN001: Number 22: Zombiestein
04	ISBN: JP: ISBN 978-4088706245 US: Release: JP: February 2, 2013 US: January 7, 2014 Chapters: 019 - 024 (Unconfirmed) Promotional Card: YZ04-JP001: Numbers 47: Nightmare Shark 【Ｎｏ．４７ ナイトメア・シャーク】

TriviaEdit

• The events of the special chapter "Destined Meeting!!" are non-canon to the ZEXAL story.
• Yuma's catchphrase "Kattobingu" has been changed to "I'm Gonna Jet!!" instead of "Feeling The Flow" like in the dub.