Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 001

Riding Duel Acceleration! is the first episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime series, set in Domino City several years since the adventures of Yugi Muto. Domino is now a hierarchical society, split between the rich and poor.

The English language episode priemered at the San Diego Comic Con on July 24th, 2008. It is set to be first shown on TV on September 13th, 2008 on the CW 4Kids! network.

Episode Summary
A Turbo Duel gets underway between Jack Atlus and Mukuro Enjo. Meanwhile Yusei Fudo stares into the distance in the direction of where Jack Atlus lives. He promises to himself that he will go there to fulfill his goal. Yusei rides his Duel Runner until smoke starts to rise from it. He examines it and wheels it the rest of the way home.

At the Stadium Jack Atlus defeats Mukuro. Jack points one finger in the air and declairs that there is only king and it is him, while the audience begins to cheer.

Yusei enters base station 3, where his friends are. Nerve, Taka and Blitz are watching an interview from the duel between Jack and Mukuro on TV. The MC announces that the King had struggled with the challengers traps at the beginning but pulled through. Jack grabs the microphone and announces "If the king had gone through the game by full power, it would have been just a second. The king must be an entertainment."

Yusei continues to repair his Duel Runner. After the engine lets out a noise, his friends only then notice that he has come in. Taka apoligizes for disturbing Yusei in his own home. Since Jack had been chasing them, Yusei's home had been the only place they could watch the duel. They talk about how Jack had just toyed with his opponent. Taka then asks Yusei about why Jack stole Yusei's old Duel Runner, which Yusei had made himself, causing him to have to make this new one.

They are interrupted by Rally Dawson, who gives Yusei new parts for his Duel Runner. Nerve recognizes the part as a new chip and demands to know where Rally got it. Rally says that he found it in a junk place. Yusei asks them to lay off Rally and takes the chip and inserts it into a panel.

Blitz insists that Yusei just forget about Jack and be happy with what he's got, but Rally protests and mentions that Jack also stole Yusei's "Stardust Dragon".

The group are then confronted by the Public Order Bureau Security, who are looking for Rally. They insist that Rally surrender, since he cannot escape while they are tracking him using a signal transmitted by the mark on his face. Yusei uses his laptop to jam the signal. Yusei then gets on his Duel Runner to distract the Bureau and tells everyone else to make their escape.

Yusei speeds off and stops in an abandoned factory. Here he is confronted by a member of the Bureau, Tetsu Ushio. Ushio accuses Yusei of stealing the Duel Runner and announces that he is to be arrested for assisting in Rally's escape. Yusei challanges Ushio to a duel. If he wins the securites are to act as if these events never happened. One of the securities says that that is a stupid condition, but Ushio accepts anyway. Yusei says that he doesn't trust securities, but duelists are something different. Since Ushio accepted the duel, he says that he will trust him. Ushio says that he thinks Yusei is an annoying guy. (In the English dub, Ushio asks Yusei if he remembers him and tells him that Jack had set him and Rally up. He can now get his wish to have Yusei locked up, leaving Jack one less thing to worry about. Yusei agress to coming quietly, if Ushio can defeat him. Ushio points out that rules say residents of Satellite cannot carry cards, but Yusei holds up his Deck saying rules are made to be broken. The other security then objects, Ushio tells them to pull back. Yusei requests that if he lose Rally be lat go anyway and he will confess to stealing the chip, but not being able to outrun the securities. That should be enough to sergeant. Ushio accepts.)

The two of them duel and Yusei wins. Ushio is shocked at losing to the likes of Yusei. He then leaves Ushio, who vows to crush Yusei.

Yusei takes off on his Duel Runner and stops on the highway to look at Neo Domino, and says to himself, "Jack, I'm coming"

Featured Duels
 Tetsu Ushio vs Yusei Fudo 

Both players activate the Field Spell Card, "Speed World".

Ushio and Yusei have no SPC. Ushio Normal Summons "Assault Blasthound" (ATK/1200) and Sets a card.

Ushio and Yusei have 1 SPC. Yusei Normal Summons "Speed Warrior" (ATK/900) and attacks "Assault Blasthound". Since "Speed Warrior" was Normal Summoned this turn, its ATK is doubled during the Battle Phase. (ATK/1800) (Ushio's Life Points/3400). "Assault Blasthound" is destroyed in battle, and as a result "Assault Blasthound's" effect is activated, and Ushio is able to Special Summon a second "Assault Blasthound". Yusei Sets a card.

Ushio and Yusei have 2 SPC. Ushio Tributes his "Assault Blasthound" to summon "Handcuffs Dragon" (ATK/1800) and attacks Yusei's "Speed Warrior" (ATK/900). Yusei activate "Scrapiron Scarecrow" to negate "Handcuffs Dragon's" attack. Ushio activates "Wiretap" to negate and return Yusei's Trap Card to his deck. (Yusei's Life Points/3100).

Ushio and Yusei have 3 SPC. Yusei Summons "Sonic Chick" in Defense Position (DEF/300) and Sets two cards.

Ushio and Yusei have 4 SPC. Ushio discards "Assault Blasthound", "Guard Dog" and "Tactical Espionage Expert" from his hand to Special Summon "Montage Dragon". Its ATK becomes the combined Levels of the discarded monsters x 300 (Levels 3 + 4 + 3 = 10; so its ATK become 3000. "Handcuffs Dragon" attacks Yusei's "Sonic Chick", and then "Montage Dragon" attacks directly. (Yusei's Life Points/100). Yusei loses 3 SPC, therefore he has 1 SPC.

Ushio has 5 SPC, Yusei has 2 SPC. Yusei Normal Summons "Junk Synchron" and activates "Graceful Revival" to Special Summon "Speed Warrior" from his Graveyard. Then, Yusei performs a Synchro Summon to Summon "Junk Warrior "(ATK/2300). Since he has 2 SPC, he can activate "Speed Spell - Vision Wind" that allows him to Special Summon "Speed Warrior" from his Graveyard. With its effect, "Junk Warrior's" ATK increase by "Speed Warrior's, because it is a Level 2 monster. ("Junk Warrior" ATK/3200) "Junk Warrior" attacks "Handcuffs Dragon". (Ushio's Life Points/2000.) Ushio loses 1 SPC. "Handcuffs Dragon's" ability is activated. It become an Equip Card and it is eqquipped to "Junk Warrior", decreasing its ATK by 1800 points (ATK/1400). Yusei activates "Equip Shot" to equip "Handcuffs Dragon" to "Montage Dragon" (ATK/1200) and then, "Junk Warrior" and "Montage Dragon" must battle each other (Ushio's Life Points/0).

Yusei wins the Duel.

Cameos
This episode features an amount of cameos of characters similar to those from other series.

Mukuro Enjo's list of opponents all have similar names to characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime.
 * Tatsuya Jyouchi - Katsuya Jyonouchi
 * Esper Rouba - Esper Roba
 * Ghost Takarazuka - Ghost Kotsuzuka
 * Maizuru Kujyaku - Mai Kujaku
 * Insector Hakata - Insector Haga
 * Dinosaur Hakozaki - Dinosaur Ryuzaki
 * Pirates Keith - Bandit Keith

A girl looking like Blair Flannigan appears as a cheerleader after Jack's Turbo Duel.

Tetsu Ushio was a hall monitor, who bullied Joey and Tristan for Yugi and demanded payment.

