Thread: What did Takahashi ever say about Jounouchi and Mai getting together?

From what I've read (I think it was on TV Tropes somewhere), he said that Jonouchi and Mai are just close friends. But I don't know where that statement of his ever came from. To be honest, I'm wondering about it too. XD

Yeah, it was unsourced so I'm not sure of its veracity. I'd like a more definitive source and answer. XD

I think it's somewhere in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Gospel Of Truth. I'll have to go and look through it to see if I can find it.

Oh would you? I'd so appreciate it! Thank you!!!

I looked in Gospel of Truth and it said Mai feels something "strange" for Jono-Uchi but each other feels something toward other. The text end by the question: "Where theses feelings will go them ?"

Hmm...so it's left purposefully vague?

Originally Posted by Makoeyes987

Hmm...so it's left purposefully vague?

Yes, It's all the text say.

So in other words, there's still a chance that Polarshipping could still happen? That's a very good thing to know(at least to this Polarshipper).

Yeah I always wondered about that, especially in the Doma arc. Were they going to hook up in the end?

FYI, apparently Mai is 23/24 while Jonouchi is 15/16...

Originally Posted by Allana

I looked in Gospel of Truth and it said Mai feels something "strange" for Jono-Uchi but each other feels something toward other. The text end by the question: "Where theses feelings will go them ?"

What exactly is the Gospel of Truth, some kind of artbook?

The Gospel of Truth was a book published during the run of Battle City, containing detailed character profiles and interviews from Takahashi, among other things, including a list of all Penalty Games. It was never released in English, only in Japanese and in French. (I have no knowledge of other translations, if they exist.)

You can find the character profile translations here, which are currently being worked on.

Horoko translated the interview with Takahashi. More specifically, The Super Long Interview With Kazuki Takahashi-sensei!

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

However, Jonouchi and Mai's situation weren't touched upon in these interviews, which is why Mako asked in the first place. Going by Allana's post, it'll probably turn up in the character profiles. All in time, all in time...

Originally Posted by Arynis

The Gospel of Truth was a book published during the run of Battle City, containing detailed character profiles and interviews from Takahashi, among other things, including a list of all Penalty Games. It was never released in English, only in Japanese and in French. (I have no knowledge of other translations, if they exist.)

You can find the character profile translations here, which are currently being worked on.

Horoko translated the interview with Takahashi. More specifically, The Super Long Interview With Kazuki Takahashi-sensei!

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

However, Jonouchi and Mai's situation weren't touched upon in these interviews, which is why Mako asked in the first place. Going by Allana's post, it'll probably turn up in the character profiles. All in time, all in time...

Thanks a lot! Material such as interviews is among my favorites to read about a manga series. This book, btw, I don't suppose you have a picture of what the cover looks like, and perhaps also the japanese title, assuming that it has one? Perhaps I will look for it if it is still possible to find it, like on auction sites.

The Japanese title is 遊☆戯☆王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― . (The French title is, for reference: Yu-Gi-Oh ! : Le livre de la v�rit�) The Japanese cover can be found here.

Originally Posted by TKOhhh

Yeah I always wondered about that, especially in the Doma arc. Were they going to hook up in the end?

FYI, apparently Mai is 23/24 while Jonouchi is 15/16...

He's 17 when the story ends, or damn close since Yugi is seventeen.

Originally Posted by Arynis

The Japanese title is 遊☆戯☆王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音― . (The French title is, for reference: Yu-Gi-Oh ! : Le livre de la v�rit�) The Japanese cover can be found here.

Too bad we don't have HQ scan of this cover. I thought I would eventually find it on AnimePaper, but unfortunately I didn't see it there. I had no luck in MiniTokyo or ZeroChan either. Anyway.

Now that you mention it, Gato was the one who posted the GOT scans ages ago in this thread. Her download also included a HQ version of the cover.

Spoiler: Huge picture - saving space

Originally Posted by Lil_Yugi

He's 17 when the story ends, or damn close since Yugi is seventeen.

We also know he was 16 in the beginning of the early volumes of the manga, where it is explicitly stated he's 16. It's the chapter with the rigged TV show. We also know that the series took place in about 1 year and a half, so Jonouchi being 17 would sound right enough.

The thread was posted before I join the forum, so that's why I've probably miised it. Thanks for showing it to us.

??? Didn't I link you to it before ??
I have that link in my txt useful links file aka INFO.txt .

Originally Posted by Arynis

We also know he was 16 in the beginning of the early volumes of the manga, where it is explicitly stated he's 16. It's the chapter with the rigged TV show. We also know that the series took place in about 1 year and a half, so Jonouchi being 17 would sound right enough.

Oh yeah, I was thinking Yugi was the oldest of the group for some reason. lol

Thanks for the links and pictures, everyone.

Oh, and one auction I found includes two cards. Are the cards the same in every edition? If so, what are they?

@ Lil_Yugi: Last time in an attempt to put the birth dates together in the Timeline Project (and getting too confused), Kaiba came out as the youngest out of the main group. XD Funny. I think Jonouchi was one of the oldest due to his birth date being early in the year. Of course, this was with the assumption that they are all in the 2nd year of High School, and therefore they should be at the same age. But we know the story began in the first year, since GoT came out during Battle City, at which point they were already in the 2nd year. So if Jonouchi was 16 during the first year, we can assume he was older than everyone else since they should be 15, unless they were also born one year earlier. I think Jonouchi was the only one who had his age confirmed in the manga.

Although the idea of Jonouchi being older than Kaiba is priceless. XD

@ PharaohAtem: They are Yu-Jo Friendship and Unity. (Links show the English version of those cards.) And yes, they should be the same in every edition of the Gospel of Truth.

Originally Posted by DARKMASTER

??? Didn't I link you to it before ??

No, as far as I can remeber. But now when you mentioned it, I remeber you showing me the full-size cover long ago. via skype....or not...oh, I can't remember. xD

Originally Posted by Arynis

Although the idea of Jonouchi being older than Kaiba is priceless. XD

Oh, definitely priceless. xD

And a very interesting base point for further character development for Kaiba and Jou X).

Their Battle City Final duel could very well lead to something more. Specially with that that Jou was the one asking Kaiba about the fun part of dueling then. There with that he showed that maturity over Kaiba's.

Originally Posted by DARKMASTER

And a very interesting base point for further character development for Kaiba and Jou X).

Their Battle City Final duel could very well lead to something more. Specially with that that Jou was the one asking Kaiba about the fun part of dueling then. There with that he showed that maturity over Kaiba's.

Akemi Omode did wonderful job with the script for this episode. Both Kaiba and Jou carried out very strong dialogue and said crucial words to each other. But definitely Kaiba's part sounded more like stern stubbornness compared to Jou's where he showed pure composure and optimism even when he lost again. And that's strong indication of maturity.
Not to mention that in this episode we hear the impressive emblem of friendship. x)
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Seeing the title of this thread I could say we got little off-topic...but anyway. Nobody will notice. xD

Originally Posted by Arynis

I think Jonouchi was the only one who had his age confirmed in the manga.

Yes, it is stated in chapter 42.

And you're right: the reference section of the timeline states there 5 years old difference between Seto and Mokuba. So Seto is born is 1980.

Originally Posted by Allana

And you're right: the reference section of the timeline states there 5 years old difference between Seto and Mokuba. So Seto is born is 1980.

This 5 year difference between them seems much more logical and obvious in episodes like 116 where the age difference between both is obvious to vary between 3 to 5 or 6 years, but the same can't be said for the rest of the anime episodes (even for the manga).
I guess Kaiba is from the boys that physically develop FASTER and assume more mature appearance. xD x)

Originally Posted by Arynis

@ Lil_Yugi: Last time in an attempt to put the birth dates together in the Timeline Project (and getting too confused), Kaiba came out as the youngest out of the main group. XD Funny. I think Jonouchi was one of the oldest due to his birth date being early in the year. Of course, this was with the assumption that they are all in the 2nd year of High School, and therefore they should be at the same age. But we know the story began in the first year, since GoT came out during Battle City, at which point they were already in the 2nd year. So if Jonouchi was 16 during the first year, we can assume he was older than everyone else since they should be 15, unless they were also born one year earlier. I think Jonouchi was the only one who had his age confirmed in the manga.

Although the idea of Jonouchi being older than Kaiba is priceless. XD

@ PharaohAtem: They are Yu-Jo Friendship and Unity. (Links show the English version of those cards.) And yes, they should be the same in every edition of the Gospel of Truth.

Whe the "misconceptions" thread was alive, Watson mentioned that Kaiba was the youngest of the group, which checks out just fine. I think Jyonouchi is the oldest, but I haven't looked at that stuff in a while.

I know Yugi turned 16 durring Battle City, and Horoko mentioned somewhere that he was 17 by the time the Ceremonial Battle took place.

Originally Posted by Lil_Yugi

Whe the "misconceptions" thread was alive, Watson mentioned that Kaiba was the youngest of the group, which checks out just fine. I think Jyonouchi is the oldest, but I haven't looked at that stuff in a while.

I know Yugi turned 16 durring Battle City, and Horoko mentioned somewhere that he was 17 by the time the Ceremonial Battle took place.

I agree with Lia and Arynis, the idea of Kaiba being the youngest of the main characters is most definitely priceless.

@ PharaohAtem: They are Yu-Jo Friendship and Unity. (Links show the English version of those cards.) And yes, they should be the same in every edition of the Gospel of Truth.

In the case of Unity, can you use it when a monster is attacking your monster?

Of course you can, but only if it's been set on the field on the previous turn.

Originally Posted by Blight

Of course you can, but only if it's been set on the field on the previous turn.

Of course that's what I meant. Just that the card's description doesn't give that kind of detail. Besides, I can't think of any card that can be played directly out of hand.