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How long to watch Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters?

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters takes about 86 h to watch: 224 episodes of 23 minutes.
non-stop
86 h
non-stop
episodes
224
episodes
at 2 h a day
6 weeks
at 2 h a day

At your pace

  • One episode a day

    7 months

    224 days

  • 1 hour a day

    3 months

    86 days

  • 2 hours a day

    6 weeks

    43 days

  • 4 hours a day

    3 weeks

    22 days

  • Weekends only, 5 h a day

    9 weekends

Faster ways through it

  • Skip openings & endings

    77 h

    saves 9h 16m

    About 2.5 minutes saved per episode, measured on 3 episodes. Opening ~1m 13s, ending ~1m 16s (AniSkip).

  • Watch at 1.5× speed

    57 h

    saves 28h 37m

    Most players support it; dialogue stays clear.

Binge planner

224 episodes × 23 min = 85h 52m

How long to finish Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters? Set how much you watch per day.

45

days to finish

5

episodes per day

23

weekends if you double up

The whole franchise

Every main entry and movie in story order, recaps left out.

97 h
7 weeks at 2 h a day

  1. 1Yu☆Gi☆Oh!TV Series10h 48m
  2. 3Yu☆Gi☆Oh! (Movie)Movie30m
Full watch order →

How it compares

Longer than 19 of the 20 most popular series

Show as table
ItemRuntime
One Piece564 h
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters86 h
Hunter x Hunter (2011)59 h
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood25h 36m
Death Note14h 11m
Kimetsu no Yaiba10h 15m
Attack on Titan10h
Boku no Hero Academia 210h
Boku no Hero Academia 310h

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters overview · Parents' guide · Longest and shortest anime

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to watch Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters?

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters takes about 86 h to watch: 224 episodes of 23 minutes. That's 86 hours non-stop, or 6 weeks at two hours a day.

How many episodes of Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters are there?

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters has 224 episodes of about 23 minutes each.

How long does it take to watch all of Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters?

The core story plus movies across the franchise runs about 97 h over 2 main entries. The watch order page lists them in sequence.

Can I finish Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters in a weekend?

Not in one. At ten hours a weekend it takes about 9 weekends.