Cardfight!! Vanguard
Cardfight!! Vanguard
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Cardfight!! Vanguard features a world where the game Cardfight!! Vanguard is becoming the latest craze among trading card games, becoming a part of everyday life for people all over the world. The game is not limited to Earth alone; battles between the creatures used by the players take place on another planet called Cray.
The story begins with Aichi Sendou, a timid middle schooler whose meek attitude often leaves him a target for bullies. Aichi was given a very rare card, "Blaster Blade", when he was very young. It's his one treasure that gives him hope. That is, until it gets taken from him. Although Aichi has never played Cardfight!! Vanguard before, he challenges the thief to a game in order to win the "Blaster Blade" back. This high-stakes game quickly draws Aichi into the world of Vanguard battles, which will test and change his worth as both a player and a person.
The story begins with Aichi Sendou, a timid middle schooler whose meek attitude often leaves him a target for bullies. Aichi was given a very rare card, "Blaster Blade", when he was very young. It's his one treasure that gives him hope. That is, until it gets taken from him. Although Aichi has never played Cardfight!! Vanguard before, he challenges the thief to a game in order to win the "Blaster Blade" back. This high-stakes game quickly draws Aichi into the world of Vanguard battles, which will test and change his worth as both a player and a person.
65 Episodes
- Vanguard of Destiny!!
E1Vanguard of Destiny!!Kids from all over town converge to play Vanguard, a card game that seems to be the biggest thing going around. Aichi Sendou, a shy and timid boy with a rare card, the Blaster Blade, who just started playing this new card game. How will a soft-spoken middle schooler stand up to a professional like Toshiki Kai? - Ride to Victory
E2Ride to VictoryAfter Aichi plays Blaster Blade, he and Kai recall their first meeting. Back then, after seeing a young Aichi beaten up, the young Kai cheered him up by giving him Blaster Blade, telling Aichi to imagine himself as a strong warrior like the card. With that in mind, Aichi got absorbed into Vanguard, creating his own deck in the hopes of playing against Kai, who had moved away. - Welcome to Card Capital
E3Welcome to Card CapitalConcerned for her brother, Aichi's Little sister, Emi, secretly follows Aichi and friends to the Card Capital. There, Emi is astounded by all the people in the shop, including Aichi, Morikawa, and Izaki, playing Vanguard. It is then that the card shop's manager, Shin Nitta, appears and introduces Emi to the world of trading card games. - Assault! Twin Drive
E4Assault! Twin DriveAfter taking a look at Aichi's deck, Shin decides to show him "something nice". Shin has Aichi battle Misaki Tokura, who, despite working at the card shop, has never actually participated in a Vanguard fight before. Nonetheless, after Shin gives Misaki a special deck, she and Aichi begin their cardfight. - Whirlwind! Kamui, the Grade-Scool Fighter
E5Whirlwind! Kamui, the Grade-Scool FighterAichi goes to the card shop to buy a booster pack in the hopes of getting a Grade 3 card. When he arrives, he sees a grade-school kid, Kamui Katsuragi, convincingly defeating Izaki in a cardfight. Aichi challenges Kamui, but he refuses, noticing that Aichi is not a strong player. - The Mysterious Card Shop
E6The Mysterious Card ShopIn the commercial center they lost they're way, but Aichi found the card shop called PSY. There, they try out the shop's special Vanguard Fight Stage. It oddly reacts to Aichi, which leads to a woman, Kourin Tatsunagi, challenging him to a cardfight. When the two begin the battle, Aichi is surprised that the stage brings the cards to life. - The Fearsome Soulblast
E7The Fearsome SoulblastShin introduces the "Standing Fight Table" to enrich the experience of a Vanguard fight, with Morikawa and Kamui being the first to play on it. After Kamui once again beats Morikawa, Aichi and his friends return to their homes but then see Kai walking back to his home. Wanting to learn where Kai lives, Aichi, Kamui, and Miwa try to follow him. - The Shop Tournament Begins
E9The Shop Tournament BeginsThe Card Capital Shop Tournament finally begins. In the first round, Aichi must play against Izaki while at the same time, Morikawa battles Misaki. Since this is his first time in a tournament, Aichi grows nervous. His tournament jitters get the better of him as he makes many amateur mistakes. - Ninja Fighter Withdraws
E11Ninja Fighter WithdrawsAichi makes a comeback by calling more units from his deck to boost the power of The King of Knights, Alfred, forcing Ninja Master M to use most of his cards to guard against his attacks. As a result, M is left with no cards to defend himself from Aichi's last attack. - Conclusion! Shop Tournament
E13Conclusion! Shop TournamentThe semi-finals come to a conclusion and the final match in the shop tournament is underway! Aichi challenges Kamui, trying to get revenge for his previous loss. Since their last fight, the gap in their skills has closed considerably. Aichi puts everything he's got out there in order to reach that fight with Kai he's aiming for. - Fear of Immortality! Grand Blue Deck
E14Fear of Immortality! Grand Blue DeckEvery young man must go on a journey. For Aichi, it's the scary world of other card shops. Aichi heads out on a journey to other card shops, in order to find and fight other strong Vanguard fighters and gain experience after the Shop Tournament. - Thrilling?! Emi's First Fight
E15Thrilling?! Emi's First FightAs Emi continues coming to the Card Capital Card Shop, Shin convinces her to try the game out for herself. While approaching the game shop, Katsumi has his fortune told and he finds that he will have luck with his juniors today (however, Yuta corrects him and says that he'll have terrible luck today). When they arrive at the card shop, Aichi is surprised when Emi is preparing to play Vanguard. Emi is handed Misaki's deck as Shin wants both Aichi and Emi to battle together. However, Katsumi wishes to take Aichi's place and a battle between the new player Emi and the "Expert Naive Player" Katsumi begins, with Kamui bitter about how Katsumi is playing against her instead of himself. Despite only using "cute" cards, Emi defeats Katsumi with some beginner's luck. - Team Q4 Heads for the Regional Tournament!
E16Team Q4 Heads for the Regional Tournament!The day for the regional tournament is here. Shin drives the team of Aichi, Kamui, and Kai to the tournament site. on the way there, while Aichi and Kamui make adjustments to Aichi's deck, Shin decides to name the team "Quadrifoglio" (Italian for "four-leaf-clover"; Q4 for short). They arrive and watch a promotional video of the pop idol group Ultra Rare, who are the three girls, Kourin, Rekka, and Suiko, who Aichi met at the card shop PSY. After a run-in with Team Handsome, it is then accounced that Team Q4 will play in the first round against Team Black Magic, three dark-robed men who all have "Kuro" (Japanese for "black") in their names. Because of Misaki's absence, Aichi will have to participate, and in the first match, too! Aichi's fight does not go well. His opponent, Kurosawa, appears to use the same clan as Kai, the Kagero, but with many new units. When he Superior Rides Demonic Dragon Berserker, Yaksha and uses several skills to retire all of Aichi's Rear-Guards, Aichi panics, realizing that even if he rides Alfred, he cannot use fully use its ability. In a desperate move, he uses all the cards in his hand, including the newly-added Knight of Truth, Gordon, to create an almost full field. - Incandescent Tournament!
E18Incandescent Tournament!The regional tournament continues with Team Q4 easily plowing through their second and third opponents, Team Martial Arts and Team Chemistry Club, by defeating them both 2-0. Kamui's past relation to Gouki and Team Handsome is revealed, and Gouki and Kamui pledge to be the first to take the stage in the final match. During a break, Emi arrives with lunch, making Kamui happy to eat her food. But this moment is ruined when Nagisa charges in with her own prepared lunch and messes things up for Kamui. Incidentally, both lunches end up in Morikawa's stomach, who spews fire like a dragon from the spicyness of Nagisa's food, which Kamui does not appreciate. After a musical performance by Ultra Rare singing their opening hit song "Miracle Trigger", the tournament finals commence. Kamui, expecting to play against Gouki in the first game, is shocked when Nagisa steps up to be his opponent. - Battle! Nova Grappler!
E19Battle! Nova Grappler!Surprisingly enough, Nagisa steps into the fray as the first fighter of Team Handsome, resulting in Kamui being in a desperate situation as she declares that Kamui has to marry her if she wins. Kamui answers back by declaring that if he wins, then Nagisa will leave him alone. Both parties agree to these terms and then start their Cardfight. Using a Nova Grappler deck like Kamui, Nagisa proves herself to be an excellent fighter, fighting toe-to-toe with him. Though it seems that the agonizing Kamui can make a reversal using Lion Heat, Nagisa is able to fully negate his attacks and finish him off using her own Lion Heat and Magician Girl, Kirara with a "Wedding Hold" during the next turn. After the match, as per agreement, Nagisa gets dressed in a wedding gown and is ready to marry Kamui, who tries to run for his life. - Hidden Messages
E20Hidden MessagesWith one loss in their record, Team Q4 has to win both the next matches in order to advance through the regional tournament. Though everyone is certain that Kai will win, Aichi becomes increasingly desperate, as his match will be the one to decide the fate of the team. - Rematch in the Finals!
E21Rematch in the Finals!Aichi's match against Gouki begins. Aichi remembers Gouki as a formidable opponent, and realizes that he cannot stay the same as before if he wishes to win. Using a combination of the skills of Barcgal and Future Knight, Llew, he Rides Blaster Blade from the deck, surprising Gouki. - The Holy Dragon Descends
E22The Holy Dragon DescendsThe fight between Aichi and Gouki continues. Aichi blocks Gouki's attack, and counterattacks with Alfred, bringing Gouki to five damage. However, Gouki replaces his Vanguard with King of the Demonic Seas, Basskirk, who uses eight cards from the Soul and five cards from the Damage Zone, to instantly revive as many Granblue units from the Drop Zone as possible! Though Aichi perfectly defends during that turn, he realizes that he must finish it immediately. A strange blue light emerges from his deck, which Kai notices. Aichi draws into one of the new cards that he had acquired, which he had put in his deck despite Kamui's advice. He rides Soul Saver Dragon, the powerful God of the Royal Paladin knights, and activates its skill to power up his rear-guard units. Though it seems like Gouki will make it past, Aichi Drive Checks a Stand Trigger, and finishes the game with a brutal attack. With Aichi's win over Gouki, Team Q4 wins the regional tournament and is therefore eligible to enter the national tournament. At the awards ceremony, Ultra Rare congratulates Q4 for their victory, and Suiko invites Aichi to visit PSY once more. - Meeting of Fate
E23Meeting of FateAichi, Kamui and Misaki visit Card Shop PSY after Suiko's invitation. They meet an aloof red-haired stranger with a peculiar attitude. However, once the Ultra Rare group arrives, they learn that he is none other than Suzugamori Ren, the winner of the previous national tournament! - Beginning of the Storm! National Convention!!
E26Beginning of the Storm! National Convention!!Team Q4 arrives at the national tournament grounds, meeting up with Team Caesar, the last tournament's finalists and previous winners. Everything seems to be going well, but due to Kai's increasingly arrogant and insulting attitude, Kamui decides he can no longer work with him and abandons the team. - Jurassic Army
E27Jurassic ArmyThe national tournament preliminary rounds begin! Team Q4 discovers that they are in the same block as Team Asteroid. Aichi discovers that Kai knows one of Asteroid's members, and is acquainted with Suzugamori Ren. The first round begins and pits them against Team Jurassic Army, a group of militaristic cardfighters using the brutal Tachikaze clan. - Aggressive Movement! Tachikaze Deck!!
E28Aggressive Movement! Tachikaze Deck!!Gunji brutally corners Aichi with the speed and power of his Tachikaze deck, bringing the score to 5-3 in Gunji's favor. To make a reversal, Aichi rides his new ace card, Soul Saver Dragon. Managing to get a Critical trigger, it looks like the match has been decided, but luck favors Gunji, who gets a last-minute Heal trigger and survives, winning on the next turn. - When the Moon is Full
E29When the Moon is FullTeam Q4's second match against Team Muscle Brain begins. Team Muscle brain practices brutal fighting prowess. However, when Kai steps up to the first match, he is able to annihilate his opponent easily by Superior Riding Blazing Flare Dragon. Misaki takes the second match, using a new line of cards located in the deck that was given to her by her parents before their death. - Strongest Team, AL4 (Apex Limited Four)!
E30Strongest Team, AL4 (Apex Limited Four)!Team Q4's final fight in the preliminary rounds, begins. Kai takes the stage first, against Asteroid member Yahagi "Crusher" Kyou. Kyou uses a Spike Brothers deck potently. Kai rides Dragonic Overlord and activates its skill, but Kyou blocks it, pushing Kai on the defensive. However, Kai recovers his momentum with a heal trigger, allowing him to reclaim three unflipped damage. - Beautiful Assassin
E31Beautiful AssassinThough Kai won the first match of the team battle, Misaki is challenged by Asaka Narumi, known as the "Assassin". Asaka uses a Pale Moon deck skillfully, and though Misaki tries to fight by reading her opponent's moves, Asaka plans further ahead and cripples Misaki's strategy while preparing her field. - Makai no Shōgun
E32Makai no ShōgunThe match between Aichi and Tetsu continues. Confronted by Nagisa, Gouki and Emi, who learned of the situation via Team Caesar, Kamui is motivated to support Aichi. Aichi begins to make a comeback by shutting down his opponent's offense and evening out the damage with a heal trigger, but Tetsu rides Demon World Marquis Amon, and with a critical trigger, pushes Aichi down to five damage. - Blaster of Darkness
E33Blaster of DarknessTeam Q4 gathers at Card Capital to watch the national tournament finals. Due to various delays, they only manage to catch the very last match, where Ren, leader of Team Asteroid, faces of against Koutei, leader of team Caesar. Even though Koutei appears to put up a good fight, Aichi sees right through Ren's power. - It's Summer! It's Camp! It's Vanguard!
E34It's Summer! It's Camp! It's Vanguard!Q4 has gone to the beach in order to train at Vanguard - though a lot of its supporters, such as Morikawa, seem to have other priorities. The team meets up with Team Caesar and quickly engage in cardfights. Surprising everyone, Kai actually defeats Koutei, and the two engage in an elaborate discussion about strategies and tactics. In the meantime, Aichi loses to Yuri five times in a row. - Results of the Training Camp
E35Results of the Training CampKai and Koutei have woken up before everyone else and are already engaged in cardfighting. They have leftover curry for breakfast, while Aichi reports the unfortunate results of his deck editing session. They go to the beach, where Aichi, Morikawa and Izaki are put under a special training regime by Kamui, which culminates in them Imaging themselves as valiant Vanguards on Cray. - The King of Underground Fights
E36The King of Underground FightsKai has begun fighting in underground fights in order to find stronger opponents. Underground card fights usually result in the loss of cards, and players do not abide by the rules that ensure fair play in a cardfight. When Miwa discovers that Kai is searching for Jun, the King of Underground Fights, he goes looking for him. Jun and Kai then have a cardfight with Miwa and Kai's freedom at stake. - The Return of the Ninja Master
E37The Return of the Ninja MasterA tournament is being held again at Card Capital, but is now a team fight due to the large number of participants. Team Q4 fights and moves all the way up to the final round, with Kai not participating in the team fight. Q4 discovers their opponent to be Team Degozaru which consists of Miwa, Isaki, and Morikawa. Morikawa has come dressed up as Ninja Master M. - Miwa's Ability
E38Miwa's AbilityThe fight between Miwa and Aichi begins. Miwa forces Aichi into a corner by using powerful retiring strategies, and even though Aichi manages a powerful attack using two Pongal and Young Pegasus Knight, and then Solitary Knight Gancelot as well as Soul Saver Dragon, Miwa blocks his efforts, and calls Dragonic Overlord, activating its Eternal Flame. - Return to Regionals
E39Return to RegionalsThe regionals commence once again, with Team Q4 and Team Handsome competing. Battles rage as Team Handsome advances to the next round. Team Q4's first opponent, though, is Team Fragrance, a dangerous group whose members claim to be able to sense their opponent's feelings by their scent. Aichi displays extraordinary positiveness by claiming the first spot for Q4, and proceeds to the fighting arena. - Dangerous Scent
E40Dangerous ScentAichi trusts the voice of his cards, though his first Counter Blast with Gancelot is thwarted by Chocolat, he tries again during the next turn, and scores an unexpected Critical trigger, winning the match. Misaki proceeds to win the second fight. Team Q4 also advances, but Aichi seems exhausted from his previous fight and collapses, unable to continue. - Kyou's Revenge
E41Kyou's RevengeKyou is back for revenge against Team Q4 - specifically Kai. Since Kyou lost his match to Kai during the Nationals, he got banished from AL4. As a former AL4, Kyou had trouble finding a new team to join because no one wants to recruit a member AL4 discarded to prevent any conflicts. - Psyqualia
E42PsyqualiaAfter easily blocking Kyou's quadruple attack, Aichi declares 'Final Turn'. Though it seems his plan is going to be defeated, thanks to a Stand trigger, Aichi manages to deliver the finishing blow using Young Pegasus Knight. It is determined by Suiko that Aichi possesses the ability PSYqualia, which they seek. - Black Bellweather
E43Black BellweatherKamui is concerned when Aichi stops coming to Card Capital after the tournament. Aichi continues to be haunted by Kai's words and finds himself unexpectedly at the door to the PSY Card Shop. Everyone is then surprised when Ren enters the shop. Confronting Aichi, Ren explains what has been happening to him lately and the nature of the power, PSYqualia. - Unexpected Visitor
E44Unexpected VisitorAfter losing to Aichi, Kourin goes to Card Capital, asking for Kai. Since Miwa is the only person who knows where Kai is, he rides with Kourin to the Underground cardfight area. They find Kai, who is beating all the underground fighters to relieve his frustrations. - Shadow Paladin
E45Shadow PaladinAt the start of the tournament, Team Q4 is placed in the same block as Team Jurassic Army and Team Brilliant Stars. After having a brief conversation with Team Q4, Kiriya Bidou, leader of Brilliant Stars tells Ren that if he can take care of Aichi, then he will be allowed into AL4. - The Coiling Thread
E46The Coiling ThreadAfter defeating Jurassic Army, Team Q4 are now up against Team Spyder. Before the match, Kamui meets a little girl (actually just a decoy) in the hallway. The "girl" claims that someone took her puppy, Sprinkles, and begs Kamui to help find her. After this, Misaki meets a man in the hallway who tells her shocking things. - At the End of the Battle
E50At the End of the BattleKai rides King of Knights, Alfred to give Aichi some damage. However, on the next turn, Aichi declares "Final Turn", attacking with Phantom Blaster Dragon and Blaster Dark attacks but Kai successfully guards against both of them. Failing his Final Turn, Aichi is shocked and forced to end his turn, giving Kai the chance to show Aichi what true strength is. Kai declares "Final Turn" as he rides Alfred Early, a more powerful form of King of Knights, Alfred. Through Alfred Early's skill, Blaster Blade is Superior Called from the soul. Blaster Blade makes Aichi realize that relying on PSY Qualia isn't real power and how Aichi always wanted to have a Cardfight with Kai. The fight is called off, and Kai gives back Aichi's Royal Paladin deck. - Golden Glow
E51Golden GlowCard Capital is holding a casual shop tournament, and Aichi, Kamui, and Morikawa enter in the senior division, while Emi competes in the junior division. Unfortunately, Morikawa has left his super-strong deck at home. Shin lends Morikawa an unmodified trial deck to use, but to his dismay it contains only one Grade 3. Can Golden Rutile go the distance? - Fateful Showdown
E57Fateful ShowdownAlthough happy that Aichi woke up, Kai thought of the time when he was still young. He wanted to get Ren out of his Pysqualia self, but then Ren's image was so bad that Kai left him defeated. Now that Kai changed, he vowed to rescue Ren from his PSY Qualia addiction and is bent on winning! - Clash! Overlord
E58Clash! OverlordDetermined to turn Ren back to his former self, Kai crossrides Dragonic Overlord The End and performed Persona Blast to get Ren out of his PSY Qualia self. It didn't get Ren out of the box but got him to also crossride his own trump card (which is given by Suiko)Phantom Blaster Overlord. The period was to prepare for the worse as Phantom Blaster Overlord had the same ability as The End and could also do Persona Blast which destroyed The End. Because of this failed battle, it left Kai devastated with no hope. - The Truth of Psyqualia
E64The Truth of PsyqualiaAichi stares down a Phantom Blaster Dragon with it's skill activated, then Ren calls another Phantom Blaster Dragon which through a heavy sacrifice he manages to hold off the assault of both. Aichi seems to turn the game in his favor when he Rides Alfred Early and Calls Blaster Blade to Retire the Rear-Guard Phantom Blaster Dragon with it's Skill.
