After a lot I finally watched it all. First of all, watch the original not censored version, since half of it was cut. Second of all, Duke and Serenity are some of the most dull and bland characters ever, you even forget they exist after a while.
People who played the Nightmare troubadour game will love this anime, since it follows exactly the same story. In my opinion this is the best yu gi oh when it comes to timeless monsters and characters designs. (I do recommend to watch half of Yu gi oh season 0 if anyone wants to actually see how yugi and friends met)
Ep: 1-49 The characters are well presented. There's the most iconic ones: yugi,tea,joey,seto,mokuba,bakura,marik,ishizu,pegasus,mai. This arc is one of the worst ones, rules do not exist and some cards don't either so I wouldn't take it seriously at all. 5/10
Ep: 50-97 This is definitely the best arc. The duels start to have actual rules and 4000lp but some cards are still too op unlike real cards, like joey dice cards. The story begins, rare hunters, Egyptian gods, and the millennium items appear. 9/10
Ep: 98-121 The submarine arc is pretty good since it explains kaiba real story. Doesn't contribute to the story but I would watch it. 8/10
Ep: 122-144 The previous story continues. 9/10
Ep: 145-184 This is the most boring arc of the series. I never cared for Atlantic theme and another forgettable enemie. The Egyptian gods disappear until the end which is lame. I would just skip this. 4/10
Ep: 185-198 Just a tournament, it's an ok arc. 6/10
Ep: 199-224 This is definitely the 2nd best arc. The actual Evil of the anime finally reappears (I thought they forgot about him) and it's not Marik. It explains the actual past of the pharaoh and the origin of his enemie, the 7 millennium items that are never taken in consideration until now and how thanks to them duel monsters was born, the origin of Seto's past and his dragon, dark magician and dark magician girl who were actually reincarnations of important figures in the characters lives. 8/10.
People who played the Nightmare troubadour game will love this anime, since it follows exactly the same story. In my opinion this is the best yu gi oh when it comes to timeless monsters and characters designs. (I do recommend to watch half of Yu gi oh season 0 if anyone wants to actually see how yugi and friends met)
Ep: 1-49 The characters are well presented. There's the most iconic ones: yugi,tea,joey,seto,mokuba,bakura,marik,ishizu,pegasus,mai. This arc is one of the worst ones, rules do not exist and some cards don't either so I wouldn't take it seriously at all. 5/10
Ep: 50-97 This is definitely the best arc. The duels start to have actual rules and 4000lp but some cards are still too op unlike real cards, like joey dice cards. The story begins, rare hunters, Egyptian gods, and the millennium items appear. 9/10
Ep: 98-121 The submarine arc is pretty good since it explains kaiba real story. Doesn't contribute to the story but I would watch it. 8/10
Ep: 122-144 The previous story continues. 9/10
Ep: 145-184 This is the most boring arc of the series. I never cared for Atlantic theme and another forgettable enemie. The Egyptian gods disappear until the end which is lame. I would just skip this. 4/10
Ep: 185-198 Just a tournament, it's an ok arc. 6/10
Ep: 199-224 This is definitely the 2nd best arc. The actual Evil of the anime finally reappears (I thought they forgot about him) and it's not Marik. It explains the actual past of the pharaoh and the origin of his enemie, the 7 millennium items that are never taken in consideration until now and how thanks to them duel monsters was born, the origin of Seto's past and his dragon, dark magician and dark magician girl who were actually reincarnations of important figures in the characters lives. 8/10.