Evidence for Both Pairings
(Dub Anime Only)

Yugi/Tea

• Strong friendship already present between them
• Trust and respect for each other's lives
• Each one is ready to sacrifice the self for the other
• Similar personalities and apparent life goals

Yami/Tea

• They are the only two characters who have officially gone on a date
• Much support and friendship between them because of Yugi
• Tea is the first one of Yugi's friends to figure out that Yami is a different person
• Tea understands Yami and aids in the search for his true name