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- 1 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Entertainment Duels Begin in Battle City 游戏王：从决斗都市开始娱乐决斗 (The protagonist is Yuya's guardian spirit and does play cards; no custom cards; includes scenes of rulebooks being shoved in people's faces; nitpicking is welcome.) You Feng transmigrated into the DM era of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Transmigrating on its own would have been fine, but who could have guessed he'd end up as some so-called strongest King of Games System? And it got bound to the A5 protagonist, Sakaki Yuya? Whatever. To make a quick getaway, let's set a small goal first: give these old 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Bonds of the Gladiator Beasts 游戏王GX：剑斗之绊 [The author is a veteran card-game fanatic. The story is a slow burn, full of heart, and will make good use of JoJo and Yu-Gi-Oh! references. Other references depend on the situation.] I'm Fujiwara Yuga, 16 years old. I live in an apartment on the outskirts of Domino City. I'm unmarried, and I transmigrated here. I work part-time at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card shop, and I always get home by eight at the latest. I don't smoke or drink. (Actually, Sakura won't let minors drink.) I go to bed at 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Yu-Gi-Oh!: If It’s Not Banned, It’s Basically Cheating! 游戏王：没关就是开了！ Everyday life, multiple heroines You Yue’s soul transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Good news: there’s a System! Bad news... There is no bad news. I transmigrated with a System, so how could the locals push me around? And so You Yue’s everyday life in GX begins. (The author tends to ramble, so there may be more daily life than card duels.) 7.7kReads6.7Score54814d adds
- 4 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Fate of Two Souls in Battle City 游戏王：决斗都市之双魂的宿命 No System, no cheat powers, no making up card effects, just expanding the worldbuilding. A soul from Earth transmigrated into the body of a boy in the world of dueling. With memories of his past life and years of experience playing Yu-Gi-Oh! since childhood, he now shares one body with its original owner, just like Yugi Muto. Together with the main cast, he sets off on an adventure through the dueling world. With the help of the transmigrator’s soul, Host Tenggong Riyue will gradually grow to th 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The King of Combos 游戏王之套路王 [Tropes + System + transmigration + sweet heroine] I accidentally transmigrated into the Yu-Gi-Oh! world and was forced into a duel by a Ghoul army right from the start! Li Fan: “Can I refuse?” Arkana: “Then I’ll have to summon the Ghoul army’s lackeys to attack you directly.” Li Fan replied helplessly, “You made me do this.” Afterward, Arkana cried in despair: “That wasn’t a duel at all!!! Li Fan isn’t even human!” Li Fan: “Since there’s no way back, I’ll give the duelists of this world a littl 430Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 6 Yu-Gi-Oh!: From the Start, I Became the King of Games' Teacher! 游戏王：开局成为决斗王的老师！ “Body transmigration” + “player soul” + “multiple worlds” + “Spirit World” When Gao Youhai, a seasoned Swordsoul card player, transmigrates to the Yu-Gi-Oh! DM world, everything about it changes completely. Taking Yugi's place, he crushes Seto Kaiba! He drives off Maximillion Pegasus, who tried to steal Joey's soul! Under his tutelage, Joey OTKs Weevil Underwood in a tournament where he originally could only make it to the quarterfinals! Most importantly, he sends Weevil Underwood's deck flying 74Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Playing Honkai: Star Rail in Battle City 游戏王：我在决斗都市玩崩铁 I just pulled a shiny card, and now you’ve dropped me into... Where am I? This place looks so familiar. Is this Battle City?! And I’ve got my own deck? Let’s see what’s in it... Huh?! Honkai: Star Rail cards are in here too?! Wait, you’re really going to play like that? Well, don’t mind if I do. Hahaha... (The writing in this book isn’t very good. It’s the author’s debut, so please forgive any shortcomings.) 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Passionate Duelists 游戏王：热烈的决斗者们 [New Author’s Debut] [Yu-Gi-Oh!] [Original Worldbuilding] [Decks Drawn from the Author’s Card Pool] (Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Passionate Duelist or Yu-Gi-Oh!: Echoes Across Time) Secret number: 100 404 3860 When a modern-day card player arrives in an unfamiliar world, the one constant is the duel known as Yu-Gi-Oh! You Ai doesn’t know what he can do, or why he came here. But he does know one thing... “I can duel. I don’t care who it is, I’ll keep dueling and never lose to anyone. Whether it’s a janky comb 204Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 9 Honkai? But I'm Just a Card Player 崩坏？可我就一打牌的 [Multiple Female Leads] Honkai Impact 3rd, and maybe Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact, and other worlds, depending on how things go. What do you do when you end up in Honkai Impact 3rd? You Miao says: Asking online, and I'm in a real hurry. Oh? So I didn't arrive completely penniless after all. B-but what am I supposed to do with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards? Play cards with the Herrschers? Oh, monsters can be summoned directly, spells can be used, and traps can be set. You Miao is gradually starting to und 192Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 10 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Are the Most Important Thing in a Duel! 游戏王：决斗最重要的就是羁绊！ “A 26-year veteran Yu-Gi-Oh! player” + “A touch of ensemble cast” + “Harem” “The characters' decks will all gradually change. There won't be any meta or top-tier decks brutally beating up cavemen” (except in parody and comedy scenes). When You Yu wakes up, he finds himself in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! Facing all kinds of villains, he finds his answer! I'm not the one who's wrong, and neither is the world! You lost the duel, so how could it be anyone else's fault? Why do the villains lose? Because b 347Reads—Score2214d adds
- 11 With Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Hand, Who Says Card Gamers Can't Get a Girlfriend? 手握青眼白龙，谁说牌佬不取对象 A card-game fanatic who always chased the most offbeat kind of deck building, yet could never quite bond with his cards, transmigrates into the DM world and becomes Seto Kaiba. Bricking hands? Refusing to target? Not breaking up CPs? None of that is happening. Yugi Muto, Atem, Mr. Takahashi said I could win! (1. Character card pools and rules are updated according to the timeline and plot. 2. Duels are designed to let both sides go all out. Let the villains handle the nasty decks and meta decks. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Yu-Gi-Oh!: I Just Want to Annihilate the Whole World 游戏王：我只想爆杀整个世界 She transmigrated to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, where dueling reigns supreme, after every UR card she pulled from a card pack turned out to be Z-ARC and one of his secret identities. She blacked out, only to find herself there... along with a cabbage-headed spirit who spouts all kinds of nonsense every day. A pure power player and a fan of the original series, all she wants is to crush every villain and hero in her path, then return to her ordinary life. That's all. Also known as: “One Person's Fre 1.5kReads8.9Score11914d adds
- 13 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dimension War 游戏王次元战争 Yu-Gi-Oh! + Transmigration + Fanfiction You Teng transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Unexpectedly, things here are nothing like the story he imagined. He encounters: Orichalcos Yugi Muto. Darkened Supreme King Judai. Time Lord Fudo Yusei. Dark ZEXAL Tsukumo Yuma. Supreme King Dragon Z-ARC, Yuya 50Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Yu-Gi-Oh!: From the Start, I'm a Rabbit-Eared Demon King 游戏王：开局变成兔耳大魔王 In the DM world, the protagonist is unquestionably number one. He earns the title of Demon King and can go toe-to-toe with the trap-heavy Little Yugi. In the GX world, he becomes Jaden Yuki’s mentor and close friend, helping him become a true hero. In Jaden’s eyes, the protagonist is a duelist who can rival the King of Games. There are still so many worlds for the protagonist to explore. He keeps transmigrating thanks to the System, but the longer it goes on, the more suspicious the System’s beh 865Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 15 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Duelist Who Transcended Dimensions 游戏王之超越次元的决斗者 Wang Rui, a duelist from another dimension, arrives in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! DM alongside a so-called System. Using his dueling skills, he becomes China's number one duelist. After accepting an invitation from Atticus Rhodes, who is visiting China, he travels to Japan and forms bonds with countless duelists. The protagonist is almost invincible. His starting [Chaos Creation] deck is reserved for important occasions, while he uses a [Dragon Ruler] deck during the DM era. 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Madoka, Activate! 游戏王：圆神，启动！ Tags: Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfic + transmigration + System + single heroine College student You Zhanyou was using his Mathmech deck to try to claim the top spot in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel DC Cup. After staying up all night for two days straight, he successfully restarted his life in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, bringing along the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel System. Playmaker: “Ride the gale that links the unknown world! Link 4, Accesscode Talker!” Blue Maiden: “Shine, circuit of love and bonds! Link 4, Marincess Great B 463Reads7.9Score10114d adds
- 17 Yu-Gi-Oh!: A Deck That Transcends the Ages 游戏王之超越时代的卡组 You Ling transmigrates to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle City era, bringing along a Runick deck known as the little Exodia. With no other choice, You Ling has to use the power of Exodia first. 738Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 18 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The End 游戏王：终焉 [Original world + no cheats + no invincibility + no Axe King + no romance] Ling Mo, a hardcore Yu-Gi-Oh! player, transmigrated to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! by a twist of fate, only to become one of Duelist Kingdom’s lowliest nobodies. When his opponent brought their entire army to bear, Ling Mo flipped a Monster Card and destroyed all their monsters... When his opponent filled the field with monsters, Ling Mo flipped a Spell Card and destroyed all their monsters... When his opponent gave everything 419Reads6.7Score2514d adds
- 19 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Talk Fast, Go First 游戏王：嘴快必拿先攻 [Original worldbuilding] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Cards can manifest physically] [No card spirits] [Duel Disk girl setting] You Chen, five-time consecutive champion of the Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament, transmigrates to a technologically advanced world where people not only duel with cards, but can also bring monster cards to life. He plans to shine in this world, where dueling skills are poor and everything relies on Duel Disk girls and technology, but his own Duel Disk girl betrays him. Furious and con 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Yu-Gi-Oh!: My Deck Has No Monsters! 游戏王：我的卡组里没有怪兽！ Faithful to the original + Battle City rules + absurd comedy Chen Yuan is obsessed with bizarre decks. After winning eighteen matches in a row, he kicks through a power cable, and his soul transmigrates to Domino City, the setting of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle City arc. He brings along a hastily assembled, nonsensical deck filled with rare cards, but without a single Monster Card. See how Chen Yuan uses this bizarre deck to shock the entire dueling world and bring a “smile” to every duelist! “You have 122Reads7.8Score11614d adds
- 21 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Lonely Magician 游戏王之孤独的魔术师 The You in Yu-Gi-Oh!, the An in An Yi. You An, that's my name. I live in a city by the sea. I'm 17 years old, a professional Yu-Gi-Oh! player, ranked fifth dan. The story focuses on the OCG environment, featuring all kinds of decks that are active in the OCG. Deck builds will be kept as close to their own archetypes as possible, avoiding outside engines from other archetypes. The decks featured will be as varied as possible. If we stuck to the actual OCG metagame, it would just be the same few d 949Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Starting with Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, Kaiba Says, "You're Something Else" 开局青眼亚白龙，海马直呼你真行 He entered the Yu-Gi-Oh! world and became the head of card development at Kaiba Corporation? What? Just complete card promotion missions to earn gems for card draws? You Yin: “W-wait! I’m a card maker. Don’t drag me into a duel, Kaiba!” Kaiba: “Hmph. You may have gotten lucky and beaten me a few times, but I’ll defeat you and Yugi fair and square!” Yugi: “What an impressive duelist!” Joey: “Yoshi! That was a perfect strategy. You’re pretty good, you know!” This is the journey of a lazy card 894Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 23 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultraman Tiga from the Start! 游戏王：开局迪迦奥特曼！ You Hai accidentally transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! He thinks he can dominate with the knowledge he brought from his previous life, only to discover that all the cards given to him by the System are Ultraman cards. “What! The Mysterious Four Ultras???” “What kind of summoning doesn't this guy know how to do?” “That's amazing! We're no match for him at all!” 1.3kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 24 Yu-Gi-Oh!: I Became a Cheat Code 游戏王：我成了外挂 (No System, not a power fantasy, high-IQ antagonist, two protagonists of different genders who are alternate-universe counterparts. Readers who mind, please proceed with caution.) “You’re the ones who want to destroy the world?” Mu Youchen asked coldly, staring at the densely packed crowd of black-robed figures before him. The Dark Lord looked down on all creation as he declared, “The Spirit World is so polluted it deserves to be cleansed!” “Try saying that after you’ve beaten my Tearlaments Ish 691Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 25 Yu-Gi-Oh!: I Became the World's Richest Man Through Card Games 游戏王：我靠打牌成了世界首富 What do you do when you transmigrate into the world of card-game fanatics from the start? You Ya says that printing cards is the most important productive force. How can you play Yu-Gi-Oh! without printing cards? Powerful cards like the Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion, The Tyrant Neptune, and Tearlaments soon rolled off his printer one after another. Kaiba: "Hmph! Come forth, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon! I can negate the effects of your Spell, Trap, and Monster Cards." Dartz: "In that case, I wo 4.5kReads7.4Score29314d adds
- 26 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Me and My B Three Wolves 游戏王：我和我的b三狼 Why would staying up all night playing cards make me transmigrate? This is simply... wonderful~ Good news: This is a world of duel-crazed players. With Kashtira in hand, I don't even know how I could lose. Bad news: Why are there only wolves... Howl... Wolf Bro: I'm Fenrir the Wolf. Send me 50, become our ally, and help us restore Kashtira to glory! 4.9kReads9.0Score33714d adds
- 27 Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Zero to King of Games 游戏王：从零开始成为决斗王 (The rules during the DM era are incomplete. The GX era mostly uses OCG rules.) Yu-Gi-Oh! champion You Yu unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! and awakens the [Cheering Duel System]. He earns Duel Points by making others laugh and cheer. "Well, guess there's no other choice. I'll just have to show you my Yata-Garasu infinite lock. My turn, my turn, and still my turn." "A field attack of 13,000. Anyone got a Scarecrow or a Pendulum?" "An attack of 0 makes it trash? Aren't monste 1kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 28 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Book of Revelation of the Barians 游戏王之巴利安的启示录 [Dimension war + anime character battle royale + multiple summoning methods] Bupo Youyuan: “I saw Marik shed blood on the battlefield for the members of the Tomb Keepers. I saw Judai take up arms so there would be no more wars in the world. I witnessed Jack raise the banner of rebellion for the people, and I saw Yuma fight without hesitation for the Astral World.” Featured characters: A5, Z4, 5D's, GX, DM. The Barians' Revelation: As long as you have a wish you want to fulfill, keep fighting 641Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 29 Yu-Gi-Oh!: From the Start, I Get Little Blue 游戏王：开局获得小蓝 [Yu-Gi-Oh! + anime + transmigration + System] Want to make money? Play cards! Want to become famous? Play cards! Want to transmigrate? Play cards! Want to save the world? Play cards, of course! An ordinary young man with a terminal case of Dragon Fever transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! As he weighs whether to build a cool Blue-Eyes White Dragon deck or a stylish Red-Eyes Black Dragon deck, an adorable card opens the door to a whole new world. 1.4kReads8.6Score10414d adds
- 30 Game Development: My Hellish Card Deck Has Driven All the Players Mad 游戏制作：阴间卡组，玩家全疯了 [Updated through the arrival of the Three Egyptian Gods!] Ye Feng transmigrates to Blue Star, where the gaming industry is monotonous and stale, with little innovation, and esports is in decline. That is precisely why anyone who can make a splash now will command an immeasurable share of the attention! The whole world needs an exciting game that can capture the hearts of players. The two biggest gaming companies in the Dragon Kingdom are recruiting talent, ushering in an era of fierce competitio 1.2kReads8.6Score10014d adds
- 31 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The King of Games' Journey from Zero! 游戏王：从零开始的决斗王之旅！ In the real world of the future, Li Youfeng had won the Duel Monsters World Championship five times in a row. Then an accident sent him transmigrating to the original Yu-Gi-Oh! world! Where did the mysterious cards come from? Why does President Kaiba roar in the middle of the night? What set little Yugi on the path of ruthless ambition? Where did all those monster spirits come from? Can the future king keep bringing smiles to his opponents in this strange new world? Join him on his Yu-Gi-Oh! jou 10.9kReads9.1Score86714d adds
- 32 Starting Out as a Yu-Gi-Oh! Temp Worker 从游戏王打工开始 Hanyu Junyo gets picked up by Chicken Sauce from the start and begins working. It’s my responsibility to protect Chicken Sauce, who’s known as the hostage of the millennium! Even a complete beginner at card games can make a bold run at Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelist Kingdom arc is a bit messy because of the rules, so feel free to skim it or skip it. The rules get refined later, and the duels become more rigorous too. 3.2kReads9.3Score27514d adds
- 33 Yu-Gi-Oh!: This Card Wants to Go to Your Place 游戏王：这张卡想去你那里 New book: I Really Have to Make a Move [Yu-Gi-Oh!] [Original World] In the world of Biantana, Card Spirits are born with blank souls, standing there like wooden dolls. But dueling can build up a card’s spirit! Spirit levels 1–4: They can smile and make expressions. Spirit levels 5–6: They can wave and flash a peace sign. Spirit levels 7–9: They can make sounds like “Ehehe” and “Yah-hoo.” Beyond that lies what everyone in the world yearns for: [Epic Cards] Epic-level spirit: Real impact, exceptio 13.5kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
