Yugi and his friends are in awe over Grandpa's collection of Duel Monsters cards, but when #1 ranked Duelist and ruthless tycoon Kaiba kidnaps Grandpa to get the rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, Yugi must face Kaiba.
Yugi and friends take a break from honing their card playing skills to watch Insector Haga and Dinosaur Ryuzaki compete in the Duel Monsters Regional Championship.
Yugi gives up one of his own star chips so Jonouchi can board the boat bound for Duelist Kingdom and duel to save his sister's eyesight. Anzu and Honda stowaway to join the two.