Yu-Gi-Oh Creator Brings Card Games to Marvel in New Spider-Man Manga
Fans of Iron Man, Spider-Man, and manga are in for a treat this June when the English language version of Yu-Gi-Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi’s Marvel-Jump collaboration manga drops. The limited-edition manga, entitled Secret Reverse, has been available since 2019 in Japan, but this edition compiles all the issues into a single bound volume.
The story centers on Tony Stark/Iron Man’s investigation of video gaming company owner Kaioh Fudajiro. Fudajiro’s gaming empire began with its release of “secret reverse” a card game that eventually grows to become one of the most popular games in Japan. Subsequently, Stark is invited by Kaioh’s company to attend a gaming convention in Tokyo. Despite not being deeply interested in gaming, Stark decided to attend. At the event, he runs into Peter Parker. During the keynote speech, Fudajiro invites Stark to participate in a demonstration of the cards’ power. After reluctantly agreeing, Stark goes on stage. Fudajiro picks a card that gives him enormous strength which he then uses to incapacitate Stark. Now interested in the card game and Fudajiro, Stark asks Parker and Fudajiro’s daughter about the card Kaioh revealed at the convention. After learning that the card somehow gained control of Kaioh, Stark and Parker decide to get to the bottom of the card’s power and what influence it may have over Fudajiro.
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The manga has a number of similarities with Takahashi’s earlier work on Yu-Gi-Oh. That manga followed the adventures of Yugi Muto, a young gamer who one day while playing a game solves a puzzle that releases an ancient spirit that transfers into Yugi’s body. At times of stress such as when he’s gaming or when he’s
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