Product Details

• Actors: Hikaru Midorikawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Megumi Ogata
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008976S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,703 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 8: Face Off" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Duel Monsters is a game enjoying great popularity with teens such as Yugi, Tea, Joey, and Tristan. The game pits cards of monsters against one another in vicious battles in the style of an ancient Egyptian legend. When Yugi's grandfather gives him a puzzle with hidden magic, the fantasy game becomes a reality as Yugi and his friends transform into warriors who duel their way through a maze of mythic Egyptian creatures. This volume includes episodes 22-24.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Duels I've Ever Seen, May 20, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 8: Face Off (DVD)

This DVD is so cool. It is the third Yugi Vs. Kaiba duel and the premiere of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Pegasus tells Kaiba that he needs to defeat Yugi in a duel to rescue Mokuba's soul (which he is unhappy about). When Yugi and co. get to the castle, Kaiba is blocking the way. So they duel with the duel disks and Kaiba summons the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (after about 10 turns). Later Yugi gets an army of Three Toed Hairballs (aka.Kuriboh). I won't tell you who wins so buy the DVD or watch the episode on Kids WB to find out (even if you already know buy it anyway).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but overpriced and a horrible dub, January 16, 2004

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Mel Gods (Absolutely Nowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 8: Face Off (DVD)

Don't be fooled by my review title; I am literally obsessed with the show. It was this obsession of mine that led me to the original Japanese DVDs. I'd like to comment that this DVD is a ripoff. You're paying $17.95 for what, three episodes? I don't think so, EVEN though these three episodes are some of the best ones of the show. My average spending on Yu-gi-Oh DVDs is $30 for 31 episodes. This means that I've spent about $210 for 171 episodes overall. (In other words, it's about $.82 per episode, not including the two or three hour-long specials, as opposed to the $5.98 per episode you're paying for these DVDs.) Personally, if you're over fifteen, I'd recommend the original Japanese DVDs as opposed to the American ones. (Don't worry, the subtitles are good on all of the boxed sets except for the first one, which has mediocre subtitles that can be confusing since the translator was not too good. The other sets have subtitles that are much better.) With the Japanese DVDs, you get better voice acting (it sucks in the American version, you just can't tell until you've seen the original), more character development, a plot that makes more sense (yes, they chop up the plot before they send animes to America), and you get to see what happens before everyone else (I'm three or four seasons ahead of you guys. Hee hee!). If you're under fifteen, then you might want to stick with these DVDs, since the original version has more violence and cursing. (Oh no! The same smut that we see on TV everyday in a cartoon! The horror! 0_o)

Now, to the actual story. The three episodes on this DVD are some of my personal favorites and I'd recommend them to anyone who enjoys some Seto vs. Yugi duels. (Just wait one more season, guys. You don't know what you're missing.) This particular duel starts after Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters and the antagonist of the story (this season, anyway), offers Seto a deal: If Seto can defeat Yugi, he will earn the honor to duel with Pegasus and therefore have a shot at saving Mokuba, his younger brother. Seto then challenges Yugi, who accepts. The duel rages back and forth with neither side showing any mercy until Seto makes the duel dangerous and life-threatening by displaying how desperate he is to win. What happens next? Not telling! ^__^ This duel is also the introduction of Seto's ultimate monster: The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, a monster that I love.

So, these episodes are excellent, but they are overpriced and the dub isn't as good as the original. Still, this DVD set would make an excellent addition to any Yugioh fan's collection. Whatever you decide, have fun and happy dueling! ..

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect length, June 14, 2011

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Jennah Foster (Chesaning, MI, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vol. 8: Face Off (DVD)

This is the best yugi v kaiba duel mostly because of the length. 3 episode means that the balance between filler and duel action is to the point where our atention spans aren't maxed out. The best part is that the duel discs are shown off way more than in the scars of defeat.(vol 6.)BEUD is shown off for the first time in a most amazing way with a naration givin by kaiba basicly explaing that without exodia yugi has no real chance. I also really like how this is the only time were kaiba truely knew what yugi was fighting for, both had a family member in the shadow realem and fought him on the same level both beliving in the heart of the cards. Too bad after his duel with pegasus kaiba was never the same again untill the dawn of the duel stuff but only to a point. Overall best duel in the duelest kingdom story arc.