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Critical reception to Kaiba has been mixed. [[DVD Talk]] describes Kaiba as an unlikely ally to Yugi, but saw his defeat in the third story arc as predictable. For the fourth season, the reviewer described Kaiba as one of the last heroes. [[Dan Green (voice actor)|Dan Green]] and [[Eric Stuart]]'s voice talents were praised, though their deliveries were subject to negative response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh Classic Complete Series |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/66565/yu-gi-oh-classic-complete-series/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> [[THEM Anime Reviews]] criticized Kaiba, comparing him with another rival, [[Vegeta]], as both possess simplistic characterizations due to their obsession with the leads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! |url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=504 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=The Anime Reviews}}</ref> [[Anime News Network]] described him as a stereotypical manga rival while pointing out the actions he takes to be the best Duel Monster gamer. Although ''ANN'' mocked the multiple duels between Kaiba and Yugi, ANN praised the balance between their cards as done by Kazuki Takahashi.<ref name="farreview">{{Cite news |date=July 25, 2013 |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Yu-Gi-Oh! |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25}}</ref> Manga News described him as too cold-hearted a character in the manga's initial chapter; however, the writer noted that he changes in the narrative after being defeated by Yugi and briefly sent into a coma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personnages |url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/report/Yu-Gi-Oh/2 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Manga News}}</ref> Chris Homer from ''The Fandom Post'' praised Kaiba's actions in the final arc as he joins Dark Yugi in his fight against Bakura and Zorc in Ancient Egypt while dealing with the life of his predecessor, "Priest Seto".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu Gi Oh: Season 5 UK Anime DVD Review |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/07/10/yu-gi-oh-season-5-uk-anime-dvd-review/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=Fandom Post|date=10 July 2016 }}</ref>
The duels between Kaiba's and Yugi in ''Pyramid of Light'' were made fun of by DVD Talk for being a method of creating new cards to be bought by the audience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Movie |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13157/yu-gi-oh-the-movie/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> While reviewing ''Dark Side of Dimensions'', [[IGN]] praised Yugi's growth alongside his friends' as they interact, making them more mature than in the manga and anime. IGN, however, wrote that although Yugi appears to be the movie's main character, he is overshadowed by Kaiba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YU-GI-OH! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS REVIEW |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/27/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-review |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=IGN|date=27 January 2017 }}</ref> Anime News Network labelled him as "still everyone's favorite egoistic lunatic", as there was no progress in regards to his lack of character arc.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions/.111557 |access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> ''The Fandom Post'' criticized the obsessive relationship between Kaiba and the Pharaoh, which came across as romantic. However, the regular Yugi's rivalry with Kaiba received a positive response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Dark Side of Dimensions UK Anime DVD Review |date=13 June 2017 |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2017/06/13/yu-gi-oh-the-movie-dark-side-of-dimensions-uk-anime-dvd-review/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=Fandom Post}}</ref> Richard Eisenbeis from ''[[Kotaku]]'' reviewed the movie favorably, finding Kaiba to be the most important character in the plot, but criticized Kaiba's personality for his obsession with Yugi, wanting to face the late Dark Yugi as he does not see Yugi as a worthy opponent. Nevertheless, he finds that thanks to Kaiba, the movie is able to deliver an interesting narrative, despite finding the new characters lacking in appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisenbeis |first=Richard |date=April 26, 2016 |title=The Original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Crew Returns for One Last Ride |url=https://kotaku.com/the-original-yu-gi-oh-crew-returns-for-one-last-ride-1773030951 |access-date=February 8, 2018 |publisher=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> Anime UK News found Kaiba's actions inconsistent but praised the deliveries of his Japanese voice actor, [[Kenjiro Tsuda]], which he described as "overdramatic echoing".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Ian |date=May 29, 2017 |title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Review |url=https://animeuknews.net/2017/05/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-review/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Anime UK News}}</ref> Though also commented as the film's lead, Atomix found Kaiba's obsession to face Dark Yugi exaggerated, and lamented the narrative did not focus in other prominent members from the cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2017 |title=MOVIE REVIEW – YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS |url=https://atomix.vg/movie-review-yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Atomix}}</ref> Blu Ray panned Kaiba's characterization for his actions in regards to a rematch with Yami as being repetitive due to the scenario having been done before.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2017 |title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Yu-Gi-Oh-The-Dark-Side-of-Dimensions-Blu-ray/178115/#Review |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Blu Ray}}</ref>
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