2003

All Yu-Gi-Oh!-related events for 2003.

January

7 - Release date for the February 2003 issue (issue #02) of the English Shonen Jump.^[1]
Cover date for the January 2003 issue (issue #01) of the English Shonen Jump.
16 - OCG Release of Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2003.
23 - OCG Release of Duelist Legacy Volume.4.

4 - Release date for the March 2003 issue (issue #03) of the English Shonen Jump.^[1]
11 - The video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters is released in North America.
Cover date for the February 2003 issue (issue #02) of the English Shonen Jump.
16 - Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses and its promotional cards are released in North America
20 - OCG Release of Threat of the Dark Demon World

1 - April 2003 Forbidden and Limited lists in the OCG and TCG take effect.
4 - Release date for the April 2003 issue (issue #04) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 7–9 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Face of Truth"", ""The Poison Man"", and ""The Cards with Teeth (Part 1)"".^[1]
8 - OCG Release of Limited Edition 5
15 - The video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel and its promotional cards are released in North America.
17 - The video games Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition (the second Japanese version of the game) and their promotional cards are released in Europe and Japan.
- OCG Release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition Game Guide promotional card.
Cover date for the April 2003 issue (issue #04) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 7–9 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Face of Truth"", ""The Poison Man"", and ""The Cards with Teeth (Part 1)"".
22 - OCG Release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: Reshef of Destruction Game Guide 2 promotional card
24 - OCG Release of Controller of Chaos and Duelist Legacy Volume.5

1 - Release date for the May 2003 issue (issue #05) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 10–12 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Cards with Teeth (Part 2)"", ""The Wild Gang (Part 1)"", and ""The Wild Gang (Part 2)"".^[1]
- OCG Release of World Ranking Promos: Series 2.
22 - OCG Release of Structure Deck: Yugi Volume 2.
Cover date for the May 2003 issue (issue #05) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 10–12 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Cards with Teeth (Part 2)"", ""The Wild Gang (Part 1)"", and ""The Wild Gang (Part 2)"".

6 - English TCG release date for Legacy of Darkness.^{[citation needed]}
27 - Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003 prize cards released in TCG.
Cover date for the June 2003 issue (issue #06) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 13–14 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Man from Egypt (Part 1)"" and ""The Man from Egypt (Part 2)"".

17 - OCG Release of Invader of Darkness
18 - English TCG release date for Pharaonic Guardian.^{[citation needed]}
Cover date for the July 2003 issue (issue #07) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 15–17 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""The Other Criminal"", ""Shadi's Challenge"", and ""Game Start!"".

7 - OCG Release of Structure Deck: Joey Volume 2
10 - World Championship
Cover date for the August 2003 issue (issue #08) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 18–20 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""Second Stage"", ""Final Stage"", and ""Game Over"".

1 - English TCG release date for 2003 Collector's Tins.
- - September 2003 Forbidden and Limited card lists take effect.
19 - OCG Release of The Valuable Book Promotional Cards: Series 6
Cover date for the September 2003 issue (issue #09) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 21–23 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""Digital Pet Duel"", ""American Hero (Part 1)"", and ""American Hero (Part 2)"".

1 - English TCG release date for Tournament Pack 4.^{[citation needed]}
- Collector's Tin Promo Cards 2003 is released in TCG.
10 - English TCG release date for Magician's Force.^{[citation needed]}
20 - OCG Release of The Sanctuary in the Sky
28 - North American TCG release date for Duel Master's Guide and its promotional card.
Cover date for the October 2003 issue (issue #10) of the English Shonen Jump, containing chapters 24–26 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, ""Capsule Monster Chess"", ""The One-Inch Terror"", and ""Russian Roulette"".

? - Shonen Jump Vol. 2, Issue 1 promotional card released in North America.
4 - Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom , Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards, and their promotional cards are released in North America.
18 - The video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny and its promotional cards are released in North America.
28 - The video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny and its promotional cards are released in Europe.
Cover date for the November 2003 issue (issue #11) of the English Shonen Jump.

1 - English TCG release date for Dark Crisis.^{[citation needed]}
- OCG Release of World Ranking Promos: Series 3
11 - OCG Release of Structure Deck: Kaiba Volume 2 and Structure Deck: Deluxe Set.
20 - OCG Early release of Premium Pack 6 and OCG release Jump Festa 2004 promotional cards.
Cover date for the December 2003 issue (issue #11) of the English Shonen Jump.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Missing these?". Shonen Jump (Viz Media) (6): 2. June 2003.