

There are several continuities for _Yu-Gi-Oh!_ , so I am forced to spend some
time clarifying my classification of them. This question is asking for answers
from the following four:

  1. The full manga series, starting from Yugi solving the puzzle and ending with the Ceremonial Duel and the Japanese version of the _Dark Side of Dimensions_ movie.
  2. The Japanese Toei anime series, starting from Yugi solving the puzzle and ending with that movie about Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
  3. The Japanese non-Toei anime series, starting with the episode where Yugi summons Exodia against Kaiba and ending wherever the answerer finds convenient. I suspect that there will be no need to go further than _Bonds Beyond Time_. The only reason why I haven't stopped at the _DM_ anime's Ceremonial Duel is because I suspect that some of _GX_ may be relevant. As far as I know, the Japanese versions of _Capsule Monsters_ and _The Pyramid of Light_ can safely be excluded here. If they are relevant to your answer, try to also provide for those who exclude it.
  4. The English dubbed non-Toei anime series. This has the same start and end points as number #3, but 4Kids-original content such as _Capsule Monsters_ and _The Pyramid of Light_ may be included. It is not clear to me if the dubbed version of _Dark Side of Dimensions_ belongs here. If that film is relevant to your answer, try to also provide for those who exclude it.

I am not particularly interested in hearing about any information from video
games, merchandise, those feature duels where they bring in the voice actors,
or anything else that isn't the above. I'm sure that they'll be interesting -
_Reshef of Destruction_ comes to mind - but I'm not interested in any answers
that come solely from sources other than the above four. I also know of
nothing to suggest that the other manga series, e.g. _Yu-Gi-Oh! R_ and
whatever the _GX_ manga was called, would be of any relevance even if I
included them. If you disagree with that, comment and I'll edit.

Now to get to my question: **In each of these continuities, when, if ever,
does Seto Kaiba start believing in magic? Furthermore, prior to the point in
which he started believing, when did he last show disbelief?**

I've deliberately left "magic" undefined. Answers are also free to give
multiple points as their answer. For example, it is clear to me that manga
Kaiba believed in magic by the end of _Dark Side of Dimensions_. You can't
really argue that a guy who is

> trying to break into the Egyptian afterlife

doesn't believe in magic. However, there are some clear suspicions earlier on.
For example, during the final duel of Battle City, Kaiba starts to suspect
that Yugi can see the future because Yugi was able to play Demon's Sanctuary
without even looking at the card. In contrast, I can't recall the dubbed non-
Toei anime Kaiba ever believing in any sort of magic.


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When does Seto Kaiba fully believe in magic?