Jounouchi has been acting cold and distant towards his friends lately. When his friends go to investigate his behavior, they discover that he has joined Hirutani's violent gang that uses yo-yos as weapons.
Tropes associated with this episode:
- Accidental Pervert: While trying to perform a crazy yo-yo trick, Jounouchi accidentally causes Miho and Anzu's skirts to fly up.
- Adapted Out: Nezumi, Hirutani's stool pigeon from the manga, doesn't appear.
- Alcoholic Parent: When stopping by Jounouchi's apartment, Yugi and his friends stumble upon his father who is heavily drunk.
- Bowdlerise: In the manga the gang tried to hang Yugi with the Puzzle, while here they chain him up by his wrists.
- Compressed Adaptation: This episode is a combination of two separate stories involving Hirutani from the manga.
- Freudian Excuse: Jounouchi lives with an Alcoholic Parent and he was a part of a gang in middle school.
- Jerk Justifications: Jounouchi joined Hirutani's group to protect his friends and when confronted by them, he pretends to not know who they are. As soon as Hirutani takes Yugi hostage, Jounouchi drops the facade and starts fighting.
- Mood Whiplash: The episodes transitions from Jounouchi having fun with his friends to ignoring them to hanging out with his buds again.
- Mundane Made Awesome: Ordinary yo-yos are the the deadliest weapons ever. Hirutani's has spikes, but the rest of the gang's are completely normal.
- 10-Minute Retirement: Jounouchi leaves his friends for a while and then comes back.
