Kelle Han

Tenth-grader Yugi always had his head in some game--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, an Egyptian artifact containing the spirit of a master gambler from the age of the pharoahs! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evildoers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high risks!

"Each volume of Oishinbo follows Yamaoka and his colleagues through another adventure on their quest for the Ultimate Menu. Now, the highlights from the hundred-plus volume series have been selected and compiled into A la carte editions: bite-sized chunks of story arranged by subject that add up to a full-course manga meal!"--Cover flap.

Yugi battles deadly illusions that are trying to kill his best friends, discovers hidden characters in digital keychains, and meets Kaiba's brother for a game of chess.

Yugi has gathered all the Egyptian God Cards, and with the Millennium Eye he is now able to unlock his memories of his past life as an Egyptian pharaoh and travel back in time to battle his enemies of the past.

In the "world of memory," Yu-Gi-Oh! is 3,000 years in the past trying to stop the mad tomb-robber Bakura from killing the pharoah and his priests. Can Yugi and his friends in the present find a way to help him?

"In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and company look into the single most essential food in Japanese cuisine: rice. Cultivated for millennia, a staple meal in itself and the basis of countless other dishes, rice is an important component not only of the Japanese kitchen but also of Japanese culture. When Yamaoka is asked by Tozai's head chef for help in coming up with a new rice dish, what starts out as a simple culinary request rapidly grows into...

"Few foods inspire as much passion and partisanship as the dish of noodles in broth known as 'ramen.' Hot or cold, plain or miso, from fancy fusion creations to humble roadside takeout, ramen is truly a beloved food, one that can give rise to fierce loyalty or fiercer criticism (not to mention the occasional fistfight). In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and company inquire into the 'soul of ramen, ' from the flour used in the noodles to the chickens...

"Japanese cuisine introduces us to the fundamental ingredients--rice, sashimi, green tea, and dashi (cooking stock)--that constitute the soul of the Japanese kitchen. In each story we learn about the proper preparation and presentation of different dishes, as well as their history and cultural significance. The result is a moveable feast of a book, as informative as it is engaging."--Cover flap.