カードファイト!! ヴァンガード

CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
65
RELEASE
March 31, 2012
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

The protagonist of this story, Sendo Aichi, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going - the "Blaster Blade," a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically.

The name of the card game is "Vanguard." The game takes place in a different planet called "Cray," and due to a never before seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world.

Aichi, immediately attracted by Vanguard, meets friends such as Tokura Misaki and Katsuragi Kamui, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. Aichi, however, has a goal: to once again battle with a Vanguard Fighter by the name of Kai Toshiki. Kai Toshiki is an aloof and cold-hearted high schooler who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard. He is also the reason why Aichi started playing the game. For him, Toshiki is the person who saved him from his boring life and introduced him to Vanguard. In order to get better at Vanguard, Aichi puts his soul into it every day. He wishes that someday, he'll be able to battle Toshiki and have him recognize his worth.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

CAST

Aichi Sendou
Tsubasa Yonaga
Misaki Tokura
Izumi Kitta
Toshiki Kai
Takuya Satou
Kamui Katsuragi
Shizuka Ishikawa
Ren Suzugamori
Atsushi Abe
Kourin Tatsunagi
Suzuko Mimori
Taishi Miwa
Shoutarou Morikubo
Emi Sendou
Atsuko Enomoto
Asaka Narumi
Hitomi Nabatame
Katsumi Morikawa
Noriaki Sugiyama
Shinemon Nitta
Shuuta Morishima
Rekka Tatsunagi
Yoshino Nanjou
Suiko Tatsunagi
Aimi
Kenji Mitsusada
Kenji Akabane
Kyou Yahagi
Akeno Watanabe
Yuri Usui
Mayuki Makiguchi
Mark Whiting
Atsushi Abe
Tetsu Shinjou
Tetsu Inada
Gai Usui
Setsuji Satou
Osamu Kishida
Katsuyuki Konishi
Jun Mutsuki
Kenji Nojima
Eiji Saga
Kumiko Higa
Reiji Uno
Noriko Shitaya
Yuuta Izaki
Takayuki Yamaguchi
Tenchou Dairi
Izumi Kitta

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

ShibuyaConfidential
70/100
CFA Season one serves to understand Vanguard's game which is beautiful and underrated.
Cardfight! Vanguard is an anime-style card game that exaggerates its content to keep the audience engaged. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing, as many shounen battles also tend to exaggerate. The game is promoted by Bushiroard and is still popular in Japan, following giants such as Pokemon and YuGoiOh.

The story follows the journey of Aichi Sendou, the main protagonist, who is initially shy and awkward but manages to redeem himself and become a "hero" through growth. Aichi gets involved in Vanguard and the game helps him grow emotionally. One interesting aspect of Vanguard is the growth of the protagonists, which continues for a couple of series. They also age until they pass the baton to future generations in other series.

The card game's rules are explained well in the first few episodes, but it may take a couple of episodes to understand the game since it is not immediately simple.

Like other card-themed anime, such as YGO, Vanguard inserts a fantastic element. However, it does so halfway through the series, making the entire first part extremely entertaining since the battles only involve strategy and deck possibilities. This point leads to the second winning factor for the series which makes a great difference in my appreciation and this is the decks used by the protagonists. The decks used in the anime can still be purchased and are 100% faithful to those used, making the product more compelling compared to other similar anime where the protagonist does not have a defined and often sadly too invincible deck.

Aichi loses, a lot!

Aichi Sendou himself is a relatively boring character, and the Japanese dub makes him very corny in his comments or opinions.

Other boring points include the various supporting characters around the main quartet and I am referring to Morikawa and the gang of kids associated with him who follow Team Q4 (this is the name of the four main protagonists), who use and recycle gags and jokes continuously and quickly get tired.

(For example, Morikawa is obsessed with having Grade 3 in his deck - a strategy that makes no sense - and his commentator like "Aichi lost because he doesn't have enough Grade 3" - is mentioned in every episode making the whole thing redundant.)

The first series is a fundamental entry to appreciate the game and what comes next - since it serves as an introduction both to the game, to the protagonists and the "alien" realities.

If you are interested in understanding the game and/or want to play, write to me, and I'll explain everything. Because having removed some hiccups here and there, the CFV Season 1 serves to understand Vanguard's game which is beautiful and underrated.
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