Mai vs Joey

For me, the best scene in Yu-Gi-Oh! Mai was truly the most complex and deep character of all in this anime!!
All characters and the video itself belongs to konami.

[@ivanjovanovic7008]

10% dueling 90% flirting

[@effzzzzz8871]

Ivan Jovanovic lol. She clearly says you were one of the closest friends at the end... you people are too wishfully thinking about it lmao

[@tigga2300]

@@effzzzzz8871 - Valon said it himself that Mai loves Joey. It's obvious that there was more to Joey and Mai than just "friendship", just watch a lot their seasons 2 and 3 moments.

[@Managuabrother]

@@tigga2300 Even season one had quite a few moments as well. People either want to ship her with Valon (screw him he can't have Mai), or are weirded by the 8 year difference.

[@doodlebob2923]

@@Managuabrother I keep forgetting that almost everybody in the series is older than yugi and his friends

[@entelektuel.yolculuk]

@@Managuabrother yeah, sc...ew Valon and Joey too... Mai is mine... I wanna make her above skies with the sexual pleasure and happiness I give her

[@anthonylee5359]

You got to admit, Joey is a great friend to have.

[@justagirlwithamustache9618]

Anthony Lee true I wish we had a friend like him

[@anthonylee5359]

In today's world, it really is hard to find someone like Joey.

[@jellybeans5081]

Anthony Lee My favourite character

[@animanga9597]

I think we can all agree joey is like our first childhood friend that would do anything to help you.

[@nitko1287]

Anthony Lee not in season 0

[@PrestonGarveyofthesettlements]

Half of his soul was sent to the friendzone. lol.

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

And that part will never come back

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

+Raven Sampson forever friend zoned poor joey

[@kenpachiharimaredfox3601]

Damn

[@favorx183]

lol

[@lucentshadow]

That's just so wrong XD

[@evansingh507]

The amount of times Joey faints during duels is unbelievable.

[@LinkMountaineer]

The only other time was against Marik, right?

[@evansingh507]

+Link Mountaineer and against Odion, but I guess that doesn't count since he got struck by Lightning 😂😂

[@LinkMountaineer]

+Evan Singh And he stood up and won by default.

[@evansingh507]

+Link Mountaineer oh yeah that's how he won 😂

[@MrEvldreamr]

well he fainted like twice in this clip alone

[@silveremboar]

Very emotional. This brought back some good memories, but I just realized she left him unconscious in a alley. I mean like what the heck?! lol

[@lifenane1624]

Justin Wyvill he dead dude, “unconscious”

[@Stormlywing]

what friend did that leave they friend next to the gate in the alley

[@tygotolsma4110]

Well, he litterally didnt have a soul left, and she couldnt take a dead guy shed be charged for murder

[@allspagonia3711]

@@tygotolsma4110 All innocents are innocent until proven guilty

[@tygotolsma4110]

@@allspagonia3711 but bc of her hes dead, so shes kinda guilty right?

[@Kuewue]

still a better love story than twilight

[@kostasxronhs5892]

Kuewue indeed my friend

[@anthonybegyn6123]

Kuewue Is this shit even a love story ? I tough it was just a crappy movie with werewolves and vampires lol

[@boOozieck]

+Begyn Anthony Yes, it was xD

[@PersianSlashuur]

+Kuewue Pretty much everything (except for 50 Shades of Gray) is a better love story then Twilight.

[@ioantaf4150]

+Kuewue every love stroy is better than twilight even boku no piko

[@OmegaChase1002]

> Sacrificed his soul for her. > GOT FUCKING FRIENDZONED.

[@wargraymon2006]

the same thing I said and he did it 3 times =D duelist kingdom battle city and now here

[@ganoninthepit]

+Chase What, because they didn't end up a pair on the spot when their souls are on the line? That term needs to just disappear from the internet lol.

[@OmegaChase1002]

ganoninthepit a kiss on the cheek and nothing more would have at least been nice.

[@wargraymon2006]

+Chase at least something showing that she has feelings for him, but all we got is friendzoneship

[@ganoninthepit]

***** It would've, but it's not exactly the moment for it. They definitely should've gotten proper resolution, but I think it's pretty easy to see she cares deeply for him.

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

I wish they had a happier ending for Mai, after the Orichaclos saga died down and things went back to normal, Mai felt so bad about what she'd done to Joey that she pretty much withdrew and spent whatever time she had left in the series out of the picture and couldn't find it within herself to confront Joey. Then she quietly left and never returned :(

[@SuperCartiel]

Well, Mai had some closure. She made some cameos in the KC Championships and the Final Duel between Yugi and Atem. And in the real ending of the Yugioh Anime, she is seen dueling with Vivian Wong against Para and Dox. [Apparently, she got over Jonouchi and found a friend in Vivian (who was rejected and defeated by Yugi after losing to Rebecca Hopkins).] Sounds like a soap Opera, don't it?

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

***** Implied lesbianism?

[@SuperCartiel]

Damian Freeman No, just two women who found rejection, dealt with it (or did rejection deal with them?), found each other, and became a team.

[@SuperCartiel]

Adam Tifone Do you even know how to spell? And read our comments again.

[@hraza2222]

+SuperCartiel isnt the last episode of yugioh when atem walks thru the gate?

[@2pkjs1351]

It still pissses me off they aren't a couple

[@thewanderingcreative7173]

Isn't she at least ten years older than him?

[@lunasam9]

+It'sJustCasey if it's Tea who loves Yami and not the other way around, is there the term for reverse pedophile?

[@mariotijerina5698]

Juan Torres YGOTAS hu?

[@peytonsawyer9461]

Shoaib K ikr we missed out on so much

[@hashimator5915]

Shoaib K they are in the future

[@alexisauld7781]

The problem with this is that Mai then went and lost off-screen to Rafael. I don't have a problem with her losing that duel, but off-screening it cheapened this scene so much, it felt like we should have seen her fight for Joey's sake and make us feel for her as a redeemed character, rather than the very next scene we see her in being her falling down defeated and soulless. :/

[@TheShapeH31]

How the bloody hell did she walk out without a soul anyway? But regardless now that you mention it, that would interesting to see even if it was duel that lasted 1 episode.

[@alexisauld7781]

There's that as well! I wish that they'd at least given us that. Maybe even an attempt to use Hermos with her harpies only for it to backfire or something. Just giving her a good note to leave off on would have been nice! Because iirc, this is her absolute final conscious scene that I can think of not just in the season, but the entire anime...

[@jeromeperies2606]

+Aidan Auld 2 reasons she wouldn't use Hermos. One is she's not one of the 3 chosen duellists And two, she played the seal of orichalcos, many times.

[@alexisauld7781]

Jerome Peries Yes, but she would try. Just like the incident with Ra. And it could have been an interesting character moment for her.

[@jeromeperies2606]

Plus you saw how tough Rafael is? He protects his monsters from his graveyard and use his powerful Guardian Eatos

[@codster9]

I really like how they showed the lingering effects of what Marik did. Causing extreme PTSD and depression. Such things can really mess with a person and drive them to do desperate things and push those who care about them away.

[@arjunthemusic]

This scene is beautiful. Just beautiful. He sacrifices everything,to just make her realize he cares about her, and there's still good in the world. It doesn't matter that he lost his soul, because he lost it for a good cause. If only more people were like him, IRL, our world would be better.

[@rigrace]

ArjunD beautiful speach

[@jdturnier8539]

True

[@52baldingindianjanitor72]

Nah fuck that, it was pointless since Joey still didn't get to smash.

[@notab7626]

@@52baldingindianjanitor72 💀 in the real world it’s better to be like Kaiba lol

[@cainandabel7059]

yeah someone should sacrifice his soul for me fr fr

[@ar23431]

I think Mai wanted Joey to hate her, so she would avoid the blame and indirectly prove her right, but until the last moment he was her friend and that broke her heart. In the end she had to accept that she was wrong, and it hurt her so much.

[@TaggXero]

Everyone is praising this scene for being romantic and such, but can we all not forget the fact Mai left Joey in the cold outside without a roof above his head?

[@LinkMountaineer]

I watched the rest of this season again yesterday and I noticed a plot hole of sorts. After the Pharoah's and Rafael's rematch, Rafael was spared because he broke free of the Oricalcos spell. Why was Joey still captured, then?

[@EnclosedPoolArea]

The only logic I can think of is that the player who activates the Orichalcos has to overcome from the darkness in their heart. In this situation, mai doesn't break free until after joey loses his soul.

[@TheCubanGamer101]

he's technically dead.

[@MomoKanjaki]

+Tagg Xero *Shhh,* It's filler! Filler never makes sense!

[@rigrace]

Who needs a body without a soul

[@alexc.850]

I’m surprised nobody is talking about the fact that Joey is the only person that loses his soul whose post on the stone isn’t scared. Everybody else who loses their soul gets displayed with their hands up in panic, but Joey stands tall.

[@phil4863]

he is powerful.

[@jakerossini5511]

You forgot about Valon

[@coletrain583]

@@jakerossini5511 Well the two did admit they both had that much in common, both had feelings for the same woman, being determined and strong willed individuals who had rough backgrounds, yet still stood tall.

[@spyrofan9681]

How is no one talking about HOW SHE JUST LEFT HIM UNCONSCIOUS IN AN ALLEYWAY?!

[@esmeraldaparker2137]

Spyro Fan what else was she going to do

[@spyrofan9681]

Anything else

[@phil4863]

Spyro Fan she could've waited for YUGI and the gang to meet up...lol

[@marcosmendez8805]

yugi kun she sat on him for a bit then left

[@narees1748]

Spyro Fan I was gonna say something about it but nah XD

[@Soki7000]

(This comment ignores Mai's weird re-dubbing) I love Mai. She represents a lot of us who had a hard time with people and didn't forge any close bonds until we were 20+. Can you imagine being in her position? She had nobody to support her and she got where she is all on her own. From Duelist Kindgom onwards she was always for her own aspirations because she had no-one else to rely on; of course she became ruthless and "selfish". I was genuinely heartbroken after her duel with Yami Marik. Yeah, she met Joey and co. but how long had she experienced that crushing loneliness beforehand?

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

Makoto Yuki I know. Its bad how much I relate to Mai but I had a lot of similar expereces with lonlyness

[@starfire6789]

Same here I was the same as mai having no one for support for a long time

[@theoneonly3326]

Soo true!!! I see Mai in myself a lot

[@coletrain583]

What Marik did to her was horrible, I mean even-though he was defeated by Yugi, the Nightmare wasn’t over for Mai. I wished I could see a rematch where Mai takes her revenge against him for her trauma. I could Mai being triggered at the sight of him, to the point she wished Marik was trapped in the horror glass instead of her. She would probably respond to her concerned friends “I hated him all the these years. (Turns to Marik) All the years, I wanted to hurt you, like how you hurt me. You took me away from the people that cared about me. (Tears) I can’t understand why they forgive you. After all you did! You’re a monster! You deserve nothing!”

[@naruhinanatzaforver9298]

@@coletrain583 Thing is, it will be the wrong Marik as it was Yami Marik that caused her that pain. And from how it looked at the end, Yami Marik was influencing Marik to some degree. So Mai can't get her revenge.

[@rivh4246]

Damn, everytime Mai talks about being weak or when she has a flashback where she’s scared it always goes back to when Marik sent her to the Shadow Realm, so cool to see he instilled that much fear into her it even shows seasons later.

[@devontehuntley6274]

"Seasons"? It's only one. She was fine by Season 5 as we've seen of her at the Grand Championship arc, so it didn't effect her that long.

[@coletrain583]

I just wish Mai would have a rematch to make Marik pay for what he did to her. I bet she’d be like to her friends “(Tears) I’d wanted to hurt him everyday. (Turns to Marik) All these years I wanted to hurt you. To show you how felt! To be trapped, suffocating! Feelings helpless!! You deserve no mercy! You ruined my life, took me away from the people that cared about me, made me happy. You’re a monster! Why should I ever pity you after all the things you did to me, my friends and to everyone you ever came across. You’re the most vile kind of creature!”

[@codster9]

@@coletrain583 I thought the same thing. Having her take Marik's (and maybe even Ishizu's) souls as revenge would have been a neat way to bring those two back into the story.

[@figlego]

Well Mai was basically sent to hell. Probably not something she can get over very easily.

[@moontecker]

Mai is my best female character in Yugioh. Its just her character went through so many dramas. In Japanese version, Joey actually confessed his feeling to Mai before his soul was taken. Mai been through a lot the whole series. Plus she was such strong duelist.

[@shadowkick2852]

I love these two. They are so perfect for each other. If only she would have come back after the Orichalcos series.

[@tylershort6159]

Valor did say that Mai does love Joey. And I can tell that. And tbh I was hoping that she would say to him, "I love you" when Joey was about to loose his soul.

[@andrejbogicevic3090]

Joey has saved and been good to Mai so much and in return....HE GOT FRIENDZONED!

[@WolfDragonTamer]

While unconscious in an alley

[@Movieman055]

What really sucks about this...is that this was the last encounter, Joey and Mai ever had in the series. Hell, Mai pretty much disappears after this saga. What's that about?! So much potential with her character and the relationship between Joey and Mai, but all of the sudden...woosh! Bye-bye! Man stuff like this really bites! I hate seeing something good like this end for no reason! Oh well, it's just a tv show....

[@ForcesofRandomness]

She made a cameo in the saga after this when seigfried took on joey and you could see her in the crowd watching joey duel.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

It really is weird honestly, it's pretty clear Duke was never meant to be part of Yugi's gang but he's always there in filler arcs and was even squeezed into the ceremonial duel so it's just weird they don't do the same for Mai.

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

RedfurredPikachu she is trying redeem herself. She felt guilty about what she did. I don't think she could face them just yet

[@manh-haimuller6027]

@@Truecrimeresearcher224 yeah I would assume the same! She must feel really guilty so she just doesn't know how to face Joey again!

[@YamiAiger]

Maybe Mai will return in the 4th movie and then they can confirm the love for each other.

[@hectordubon3487]

I remember this being one of the saddest moments in Yugioh

[@SeyvdeSanz]

they clearly love each other. i dont get why they never ended up dating like its so obvious they like each other and if you call this just a friendship something is definetly wrong with your perception. like just look at THEM

[@blackricw6495]

Dude it's about dueling. Valentine wants to stay single and seduce more men for more shit. They are 'best friends'

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Plus she's ten years older than him

[@manh-haimuller6027]

@@returnedtomonkey8886 for real? She is older? Who cares about age? It's just a number 😏

[@manh-haimuller6027]

They should date but this is about Duel monsters so no! They still like each other so much! She knew his face down would stop one stop one attack and couldn't finish him off!

[@user-xr4zt8ck9h]

@@manh-haimuller6027 He is 16, Mai is 24

[@LacertaZilla2024]

I always knew they liked each other

[@superbroly64DS]

I ship them

[@sebasmana5798]

"Friends" Yeaaaaaah right gurl... we all know that Mai and Joey had a friendship because it was a kids show. I've seen more love between them than in "The Notebook"

[@hraza2222]

Did joey just get friendzoned even though he gave up his soul for her? Damn that sucks

[@TheShapeH31]

+Hassan Raza I don't think so. Even the creator says these 2 are *JUST* friends. I don't know who friendzoned who in this relationship.

[@TheXxinsanexX]

unfortunately yes

[@Alsyoutubeaccount]

Joey was the og simp

[@Neldog13]

"friendzone" is a stupid word, kids today making up dumb words 🤣

[@zojirushi1]

F

[@clbyahoocom]

Mai: i'll make him regret the day he met my valentine. *leaves him alone by leaning against a fence in a dark ally*

[@LordTrayus]

You know, it isn't until I read your comment that I realized Mai Valentine's name was a play on "My Valentine." After 15 years....WOW.

[@zojirushi1]

LordTrayus oof

[@zojirushi1]

Fr like poor Joey man

[@adeadalienn2457]

If I heard her say "you're the closest thing I ever had to a friend" I woulda just wanted to stay sealed

[@phil4863]

I know right you do all the things for a female and then she calls you just a friend

[@user-zl6ps4rp9g]

Valon: "Mai loves you."

[@binkyboy448]

"Joey's lost his soul! I instantly regret literally everything I was doing this season. What a strong arc for my character this was! And now, since I have rediscovered how much I care about Joey, I'm gonna leave him unconscious in this random back alley where nobody can find him."

[@dakongaming7054]

Technically he's dead atm. His soul is gone

[@tulobrotherstcg]

She was really in distress that she couldn't think straight anymore

[@cabooseisthevehicledestroy]

@@tulobrotherstcg It's a quote from Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series episode 79

[@Piratearicat23]

*FRIEND* friend friend.. friend.... friend...... friend.............. that's how Joey lost his soul, really

[@FlowerTrollSan]

They love each other so much, why couldn't they just get together whyy? :(

[@Theonetruefinalboss]

You realize he's like 15 and she's in her mid 20's right?

[@FlowerTrollSan]

He's 16 and she's 24. There are real life couples with bigger age differences, and Joey and Mai are fictional, so...

[@Theonetruefinalboss]

Called statutory rape, dude. Have to wait a few years at least.

[@FlowerTrollSan]

Tremorego Well I didn't say they should just have sex immediately XD

[@johnathonporteous395]

FlowerTrollSan johnoporeaus

[@underworldguardian6694]

She's so stylish

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

Idk why some thought they were just friends. There were many instances where the two acted like they were flirting with each other. It's just another anime where the creator thought they were focusing more on the story than the romance, kind of like Bleach's in regards to Ichigo and Rukia. It's funny how they say they don't want to focus on the romance yet they involve romantic situations. Don't do it if you're not going to follow through on it

[@jamesfletcher6614]

I wanted joey and mai to be together So bad sadly this was the last joey mai moment

[@RobinsonGX]

James Fletcher joey is 16 mai is like 23

[@marcosmendez8805]

James Fletcher don't worry joey slide in

[@noalaor5714]

James Fletcher really!?!??!

[@noalaor5714]

Robinson who care!!

[@Kristoffer11037.]

@@RobinsonGX Yeah, I know, it's 4 years later but I just wanna say this so people don't get confused: I think the ages are: Mai is 24 and Joey is 18.

[@diegosilerio4554]

Joey vs. Mai - A better love story than Twilight. Mai is extremely sexy 💖😍 Mai activated the Friendzone field spell and Joey doesn't activate the De-Spell magic card 😑

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

You can't deactivate a friend zone it's impossible

[@diegosilerio4554]

+YamiAlex224 😞

[@akou12]

+YamiAlex224 actually, I've heard of ways. some people try the distant approach. act like you don't care about them a little and don't give them as much time as you used to

[@diegosilerio4554]

akou12 does that really work?

[@akou12]

+Diego Silerio yes it does. for a lot of people. nothing is impossible.

[@Berserk_96]

3:59 Mai activated her friendzone trap card

[@blazejecar]

1-after he sacrifices himself for her, she friendzones him 2-after all that crying and speeches she just leaves his lifeless body laying there next to a fence in a random alley and takes off 10/10 accurate example of female logic

[@skekko1]

+blazejecar and she stole his card

[@ralphintheshadowrealm7002]

+Van Hohenheim and then immediately lost her soul, thus negating his sacrifice

[@Generalkidd]

She probably took his wallet too

[@Theonetruefinalboss]

You realize he's like 15 with her in her mid 20's right?

[@2wingo]

The age of consent is 13 in Japan, so they're good to go.

[@DakariKingMykan]

If this didn't prove Joey and Mai are in love (Despite 8 years of age difference) Nothing will

[@superbroly64DS]

Age doesn't matter

[@DakariKingMykan]

@@superbroly64DS Indeed... some women marry men twice their age

[@zhaow4832]

@@DakariKingMykan pretty sure that cus of money lol

[@robertisham5279]

@@DakariKingMykan but you don't normally see that happen vice versa

[@tyrellrivera]

Everytime I see Skull Dice, all I can think of is that traumatizing moment when Marik took control of his mind.

[@FilmFreak544]

These two... THE FEELS...

[@ChiChiProuductions]

Best Ship In All The Yu-Gi-Oh series. I Absolutely Loved Joey and still do. He's so underrated.

[@LinkMountaineer]

There's a little joke in the beginning of the next season that mentions that. Have you seen the Grand Championship arc that follows this one.

[@chrisnichols9014]

These 2 love each other. Hell, Valon even figured it out.

[@vanphuongnguyen8043]

I cried so much in this ep. It is so sad... Mai is my favourite character. I see she is lonely :(

[@UltimateD755]

It’s life

[@sakuraiwillbeplayableinsma164]

Joey is called wheeler by like 80% of everyone in the yugioh universe who has ever referred to Joey in anyway ever

[@ib5131]

Yugi

[@19TheFallen]

I know........I remember when he was dueling Odion, he called him "Mr. Wheeler" at least twenty times!

[@robertrogers074]

@@19TheFallen 😂

[@SuperSoldier26]

Truthfully Mai has been messed up, corrupted, and not thinking straight ever since Marik broke her mind in their duel during the Battle City Finals

[@tayojones9460]

Joey was the best character on the show. He should get a spin off.

[@ljnkrabby]

This scene brought me to tears as a kid.

[@raulbetancourt5795]

The first time I saw this one, was one of the most emotional duel Joey ever had 😭😭😭

[@Reddragon-hn6ot]

Close second after his duel against Yugi for me.

[@raulbetancourt5795]

Andreas Barcelona For me, not so much

[@tatarsauce6314]

gave up his soul still got friend zoned still ship it doe

[@wargraymon2006]

friendzoned, took his dragon card, and left on the curb, damn mai is so cold to joey lol

[@gbdeck200]

the feels joey so good taking both valon on and then mai so determined

[@random0activity]

gbdeck200 and he threw the match. Shouts out to Joey

[@yamigivo2693]

Joey and Mai should become more than just friends but as Couples

[@danielpalacios155]

As a kid, I thought that Mai was an undercover cop

[@jdturnier8539]

Cool childhood

[@andrejbogicevic3090]

Mai blames her loneliness on Joey....HE LOVED HER BUT SHE FRIENDZONED HIM ALL THE TIME...and he is the one to blame...

[@EnclosedPoolArea]

How? Joey also makes it clear that they're friends. Joey would also give up his soul for Yugi so does that mean yugi is friendzoning him by not having sex with him?

[@andrejbogicevic3090]

BooUrns Good point...

[@kelbosskii9769]

​@@EnclosedPoolAreayoure just projecting dude.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

2:42 Yeah Joey is such an awesome duelist his falling unconscious is an elite dueling strategy.

[@rosita_fresita16]

Awesome I love Harpies lady shes so cute and pretty good video thanks for UPLOADING this video

[@trafalgarlawn7124]

This is way better in the original Japanese. The music is fitting for the scene as is the dialogue. This version just doesn't take itself seriously.

[@IndianaJoel93]

+Trafalgar Lawn I feel the opposite. The dubbed soundtrack is far better than the Japanese imo.

[@basimmicheal4371]

+IndianaJoel93 the voice acting of joey also was awesome and so is mai . i watched it in japanese .it was a hell dark .but here u can feel the emotions of joey to mai with a light feelings

[@marvinmoore2080]

uh yes it does and the American version is way better even though I absolutely love the Japanese

[@peytonsawyer9461]

Any one else kinda concerned that despite calling Joey a true friend she just left his lifeless body on the fence????

[@marvinmoore2080]

because there's nothing more she could do for him

[@DMH62291]

I was pissed this storyline with Mai changed. If she showed this anger right after she was freed from the shadow realm, then it would make more sense. Problem is, these anime shows don't like showing love and relationships which is why we never saw Joey & mai, yugi & tea, and Tristan & serenity hooking up. I wanted Mai to be welcomed back into the group in the final season and watch Atem and yugi duel.

[@jdturnier8539]

Same dude that's right she was somewhere else when that duel happened.Sad.

[@seanviper99]

she just left a dead body there without calling the cops

[@marvinmoore2080]

she couldn't call the cops and he wasn't dead and they wouldn't believe her about what was going on and they couldn't help her and him

[@marvinmoore2080]

and he lost his soul but he wasn't dead

[@ethancasem160]

I loved this battle! I almost cried when Joey gave up for Mai.

[@eliscore]

I can't get over the voice change

[@DABMANISAWESOME]

Joey: So I died for this girl…. And she friendzoned me right after Zuko: that’s rough buddy

[@razkable]

notice how yami dressed with a choker as did mai and in leather..they both would be into bdsm....

[@VChong1991]

She didn't just left Joey for a madman, she gave him his soul rofl

[@genosis420]

Just gonna steal his card and leave him alone in an alley Mkay

[@random0activity]

Soul taken...NOW she cares LoL

[@pammoore4455]

random0activity she always care she just under Darzst control

[@marmik961]

She got what she wanted, but she lost what she had.

[@yukikimura8204]

Yugioh is about the card game and the duels yet somehow created a great love story between two characters in Joey and Mai. A love story better than some anime that do focus on romance. There have been other couples fans ship in yugioh but Joey and Mai is my favorite. The way their relationship develops through the series was amazing. Disappointed we didn't get closure on them. Yeah it's a card game show but god damn can't they let a romance couple happen. I hate it when I get so invested in a couple in a show where romance isn't the focus. Because there is little chance they acknowledge it and make them end up together.

[@playrunner-z6679]

I believe that the best couples are in the animes where romance isn't the focus like Naruto or One piece etc

[@lightsoforion2724]

Joey:-Passes Out Due To Exhaustion- Me:-Wonders Why he’s Exhausted because solid Mass holograms haven’t been invented By Kaiba Yet-

[@RyrienaHoustonBorn]

I hated how much they messed up Mai character in season 4. I was absolutely pissed that they made her into something that she wasn't during the series. Poor Joey but still a better love story than Twilight. I would've at least Kept her in character and have her hold him to her chest and then go up against Rafael on screen. Yelling I will never forgive you and use the red eyes black dragon in the battle as a symbol for Joey to be beside her if they had to destroy her character this would be a redemption for her. Then have her soul be taken from her by Malik after the battle after she looses. I hated the writer for saying this couple was just very special friends. Ugh

[@CharmCityGamer]

Creator implied its canon though.

[@Dee15gon]

Marik must've really messed her up big time. Then Dartz steps in and takes advantage of that.

[@AxeCrazyAutobot]

I was mostly fine with her trauma messing her up like it did. I just wish they hadn't had her forget Joey almost died trying to save her from Marik and instead had her try to recruit him to the villains' side because like her he's always playing second fiddle to Yugi and Kaiba.

[@FireStormBaller]

@@AxeCrazyAutobot She didn’t forget, they literally show her remembering it

[@x3midnightsky3x]

That WB logo....awe childhood right there

[@stephenmcbean-cummings6682]

Man she really loves him deep down he loves her too

[@marvinmoore2080]

yeah he really loves her

[@stephennicoil5225]

A very touching episode

[@cloudfangLP]

This destroyed me when I first saw this 😭

[@user-cl8xh6bc9y]

The whole saga was tough to watch the whole way through; definitely the darkest of the five Yugioh series. I could not believe what happened to Yugi, Joey and Mai (how could she betray her friends like this?)🙁

[@theoneonly3326]

This scene is so beautiful... But What I hate is, that Mai just disappeared after that. She is such an amazing interesting character to watch with her back story and all of that. I loved waking the dragons just because of her scenes.

[@leociresi4292]

Mai really could have made things easier by just walking up to Rafael, and kicking him in his gunnysack, rather than dueling him.

[@UltimateD755]

She was embarrassed

[@sarka4727]

You love how she just left his body there 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but I love mai she's one of the best

[@marvinmoore2080]

because there's was nothing more she could do for him

[@dominikkuharic1259]

It's really sad that this happened to Joey. Joey's my favorite Yu-gi-oh dm char.

[@leociresi4292]

He learned from the masters. Both Yugi and Pharaoh

[@phil4863]

remember guys even if Mai and Joey hooked up it wouldnt have been shown in the English dub cause 4kids censors EVERYTHING. the closest thing you get of romance in this anime is when valon says Mai loves joey..

[@carteruchiha853]

I'll always love this show. One of my fav episodes. J got heart. Even though he lost he was still happy the seal took him instead of her.

[@timolee]

I hate how this show always shit on Mai she was never allowed to win or be recognized as one of the greatest duelists to the public even though some people would become duelists in one day and suddenly be so amazing but Mai trained all of the time and was in many tournaments but never taken seriously then they give her this huge arc and hen just have her lose to rafael and then just remove her from the show even though she has more potential

[@ryanlawson4222]

Rafael was tough. He beat the pharoh. Mia never did. I do wish they kept Mia. I love her. Everyone needs to show her some respect

[@user-sf7je7zi4t]

Are you satisfied, May? You've just killed the only man, who ever cared about you, and all because you've wanted to be alone! Well, now you ARE alone! Sy why you're not enjoy it? Like they say, "in senseless wars there are no victors, only the defeated"!

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

Joey did care about Mai 😭😭😢😢

[@Hunter87788]

Makes me wonder if joey purposely let mai win

[@Mrkevi123]

When Mai takes off it story arc for 5ds begins...

[@saifahmedsaif6580]

i loved the oringle series and love joey somuch

[@animekpoplover4ever267]

Saif Hussain me too I love joey Wheeler

[@maniik_flix4837]

Seriously Joey and Mai would have been so perfect.. Edit: i know wishful thinking but the chemistry is too good.

[@TreyTruth619]

I usually don’t complain about these things but something just didn’t sit right when they changed Mais voice actor

[@Tomarrak]

Mai's original dub voice fit the character more.

[@kidspugh7094]

this is one of the best shipping in yu-gi-oh

[@yuukakiraga5654]

I love this already

[@nathaniel_pardue]

Mai's only ons creen victory is vs that movie star guy.

[@zaydsnaynay6736]

man Joey is a good duelist even when he is tired

[@zaydsnaynay6736]

@shopsurges yeah if she didn’t have the seal of orichalcos the dual would’ve been way different

[@valezka2786]

this was my favorite episode of Yu-Gi-Oh hands down.

[@stephenmcbean-cummings6682]

She really loves him

[@Young_BZ]

They both already got sent to the shadow realm so this would be nothing new for them.

[@OmniTheLeader]

I was so blew they didn’t get together

[@scissormon]

It'd be fun to see a new version of elegant egotist that functions more like the one in the anime get printed. Of course, it'd come with drawbacks just like Phoenix formation.

[@JSRGmatt]

The feels

[@J99___]

Everyone saying Joey got friendzoned but honestly Mai left after this arc because she felt Joey was too good for her in the end. She was basically never seen again because she couldn’t forgive herself. It’s also a little convoluted how Joey felt about Mai. Did he love her? Maybe. Did he relate to her and her issues? Yeah. Joey was an angry bully once to who was bitter, until Yugi came into his life. It’s possible that separate from any loving feelings he had for Mai, he also just wanted to help her since he knew how she felt.