Academia Disk



The Acadamia Disk' is a Duel Disk given to students at Duel Academy, which is known as Dual Academia in the Japanese version.

Characteristics
Aside from the obligatory alternate folding feature, and a cosmetic refit, this Disk functions identically to the KC mass production Disk. The shift from standby to active mode of this version of the Duel Disk is much less pronounced than the KC mass production variant, only requiring the top section of the card platform to extend.

An updated version of the Academia Disk has the color of the user's dorm on it. In season four, the students use these new Duel Disks.

History
Duel Academy students originally used the KC mass production Disk, before this one was introduced. In the final season of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, color variations was released. Students got red, yellow or blue disks depending on the color of their dormitory.

Real world
As with the KC mass production Disk and Chaos Duel Disk, Mattel made replicas of the Academia Disk. They fixed one of the main problems of the Disks by resizing the Zones to fit cards with protective sleeves. However it can only hold 39 cards with sleeves. Many of the other problems remained, including:
 * No place for removed from play cards and the Fusion Deck.
 * Straps are one size only. This was a major problem for players who were bulky in the wrist region and used the Academy Disk in order to save space and not use a table or for fans who wished to use the disk as part of a cosplay outfit.
 * The Life Point counter is still limited to 9990.
 * Owners of the Academy Disk accounted that between different Academy Disk that there was a variance of 34 - 40 cards held within the Deck Zone.

Though the main flaw with the Duel Disk was addressed in the new Academy Disk, many of the major flaws still remained unaddressable. Though the Duel Disks are perceived as "toys", few use the Academy Disk in place of taking up space on a table. Along with the release of the Academy Disk, Mattel produced a specialized carrying pack for the new disks, though none have been actually seen used or in stores. Due to past sales of the Academy Disk and the limited popularity with the toy as a dueling medium Mattel discontinued the production of the Academia Disk several months after its release.

Non-canon appearances
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia, the player can purchase this Duel Disk in red, yellow or blue from Chihiro for 5 Star Chips.