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Cardfight!! Vanguard(2011)

Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
First Air Date: 2011-01-08
Average Runtime: 25m
Rating: 5.5
Votes: 11
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 370

Aichi Sendou is a timid third-year middle school student who has always lived his life looking backwards rather than forward. However, he has a card called "Blaster Blade" that was given to him when he was little, which is the sole thing that sustains him. Then Toshiki Kai, a cool-hearted high schooler, introduces Aichi to a card game called "Vanguard". When participants battle they picture they are on a planet called "Clay", and since Vanguard features a never before seen game system it has become popular around the world. Aichi immediately likes Vanguard, so he begins to play it with his friends Misaki Togura and Kamui Katsuragi, and others like his new rival Kai (who is one of the best Vanguard players). Aichi plays every day and he strives with all his soul and heart to play better, so when he battles Kai, Kai will recognize Aichi's worth.

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card gamebased on mangademongamestrategyanimetrading card game

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 65
E01
Vanguard of Destiny!!

Air Date: 2011-01-08

25m

Kids from all over town converge to play Vanguard, a card game that seems to be the biggest thing going around. A tim...

E02
Ride to Victory

Air Date: 2011-01-15

25m

After Aichi plays Blaster Blade, he and Kai recall their first meeting. Back then, after seeing a young Aichi beaten ...

E03
Welcome to Card Capital

Air Date: 2011-01-22

25m

Aichi's little sister, Emi, is worried by Aichi's different behavior as of late. After school, Emi sees Aichi with Mo...

E04
Assault! Twin Drive

Air Date: 2011-01-29

25m

After taking a look at Aichi's deck, Shin decides to show him "something nice". So, Shin has Aichi battle Misaki, who...

E05
Whirlwind! Kamui, the Grade-Scool Fighter

Air Date: 2011-02-05

25m

Aichi 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 ...

E06
The Mysterious Card Shop

Air Date: 2011-02-12

25m

Aichi and his friends decide to go to a different card shop called PSY. There, they try out the shop's special Vangua...

E07
The Fearsome Soulblast

Air Date: 2011-02-19

25m

Shin introduces the "Standing Fight Table (Name Subject To Change)" to enrich the experience of a Vanguard fight, wit...

E08
The King of Knights Enters the Fray!

Air Date: 2011-02-26

25m

The Card Capital Shop Tournament begins soon, but Aichi is hesitant to play in it, even after making a new deck. Howe...

E09
The Shop Tournament Begins

Air Date: 2011-03-05

25m

The Card Capital Shop Tournament finally begins. In the first round, Aichi must play against Izaki while at the same ...

E10
Enter the Ninja Fighter

Air Date: 2011-03-12

25m

Kamui and Kai advance to the second round of the tournament, along with Ninja Master M, an eccentric player who dress...

E11
Ninja Fighter Withdraws

Air Date: 2011-03-19

25m

Aichi makes a comeback by calling more units from his deck to boost the power of The King of Knights, Alfred, forcing...

E12
Aichi VS Kamui

Air Date: 2011-03-26

25m

It's the semifinals: Kai plays against Misaki, and Aichi once again battles Kamui. Both Aichi and Kamui want to win f...

E13
Conclusion! Shop Tournament

Air Date: 2011-04-02

25m

Aichi and Kamui's match comes down to the wire, with Kamui slowly building up his Vanguard's Soul. Despite Aichi gett...

E14
Fear of Immortality! Grand Blue Deck

Air Date: 2011-04-09

25m

Kamui takes Aichi to Card Shop Handsome, a pirate-themed store that Kamui used to visit. They meet the national-tourn...

E15
Thrilling?! Emi's First Fight

Air Date: 2011-04-16

25m

As Emi continues coming to the Card Capital Card Shop, Shin convinces her to try the game out for herself. While appr...

E16
Team Q4 Heads for the Regional Tournament!

Air Date: 2011-04-30

25m

The day for the regional tournament is here. Shin drives the team of Aichi, Kamui, and Kai to the tournament site. on...

E17
New Colleagues

Air Date: 2011-05-07

25m

Aichi has difficulty pushing for victory, and his opponent gets a Critical Trigger on top, bringing him to five damag...

E18
Incandescent Tournament!

Air Date: 2011-05-14

25m

The regional tournament continues with Team Q4 easily plowing through their second and third opponents, Team Martial ...

E19
Battle! Nova Grappler!

Air Date: 2011-05-21

25m

Surprisingly enough, Nagisa steps into the fray as the first fighter of Team Handsome, resulting in Kamui being in a ...

E20
Hidden Messages

Air Date: 2011-05-28

25m

In spite of Nagisa winning and her getting to marry Kamui as a result, Kamui weasels out by saying that Team Q4 as a ...

E21
Rematch in the Finals!

Air Date: 2011-06-04

25m

Aichi's match against Gouki begins. Aichi remembers Gouki as a formidable opponent, and realizes that he cannot stay ...

E22
The Holy Dragon Descends

Air Date: 2011-06-11

25m

The fight between Aichi and Gouki continues. Aichi blocks Gouki's attack, and counterattacks with Alfred, bringing Go...

E23
Meeting of Fate

Air Date: 2011-06-18

25m

Aichi, Kamui and Misaki visit Card Shop PSY after Suiko's invitation. They meet an aloof red-haired stranger with a p...

E24
Indelible Memory

Air Date: 2011-06-25

25m

To prepare for the national tournaments, worried about Cardfighters on Ren's level, Aichi and Misaki engage in a figh...

E25
Kioku no Sakin

Air Date: 2011-07-02

25m

Emi visits Card Capital, worrying about the depressed Aichi. She encounters Misaki, who claims not to know anything -...

E26
Beginning of the Storm! National Convention!!

Air Date: 2011-07-09

25m

Team Q4 arrives at the site of the national tournament grounds and meets Team Caesar, composed of Kenji "Koutei" Mats...

E27
Jurassic Army

Air Date: 2011-07-16

25m

The national tournament preliminary rounds begin! After an explanation of the tournament rules by Ultra Rare, Team Q4...

E28
Aggressive Movement! Tachikaze Deck!!

Air Date: 2011-07-23

25m

Gunji brutally corners Aichi with the speed and power of his Tachikaze deck, bringing the score to 5-3 in Gunji's fav...

E29
When the Moon is Full

Air Date: 2011-07-30

25m

Team Q4's second match against Team Muscle Brain begins. Team Muscle Brain believes that training the body will resul...

E30
Strongest Team, AL4 (Apex Limited Four)!

Air Date: 2011-08-06

25m

Team Q4's final fight in the preliminary rounds, which they cannot afford to lose, begins. Kai takes the stage first,...

E31
Beautiful Assassin

Air Date: 2011-08-13

25m

Though Kai won the first match of the team battle, Misaki is challenged by Asaka Narumi, known as the "Assassin". Asa...

E32
Makai no Shōgun

Air Date: 2011-08-20

25m

The match between Aichi and Tetsu continues while an anxious Kamui watches. Confronted by Nagisa, Gouki and Emi, who ...

E33
Blaster of Darkness

Air Date: 2011-08-27

25m

Team Q4 gathers at Card Capital to watch the national tournament finals. Due to various delays, they only manage to c...

E34
It's Summer! It's Camp! It's Vanguard!

Air Date: 2011-09-03

25m

Q4 has gone to the beach in order to train at Vanguard - though a lot of its supporters, such as Katsumi, seem to hav...

E35
Results of the Training Camp

Air Date: 2011-09-10

25m

Aichi sleeps late and is thus the last to get up. Kai and Kenji have woken up before everyone else and are already en...

E36
The King of Underground Fights

Air Date: 2011-09-17

25m

Miwa spys on Kai who has begun fighting in underground fights in order to find stronger opponents. Underground Cardfi...

E37
The Return of the Ninja Master

Air Date: 2011-09-24

25m

A tournament is being held again at Card Capital, but it is now a team fight due to the large number of participants....

E38
Miwa's Ability

Air Date: 2011-10-01

25m

The fight between Miwa and Aichi begins. Miwa, who surprisingly uses a Kagero deck like Kai, forces Aichi into a corn...

E39
Return to Regionals

Air Date: 2011-10-08

25m

The regionals commence once again, with Team Q4 and Team Handsome competing. Battles rage as Team Handsome advances t...

E40
Dangerous Scent

Air Date: 2011-10-15

25m

Aichi trusts the voice of his cards, riding Solitary Knight, Gancelot and calling King of Knights, Alfred to the Rear...

E41
Kyou's Revenge

Air Date: 2011-10-22

25m

Kyou is back for revenge against Team Q4 - specifically Kai. Kyou then proceeds to explain how things came to be this...

E42
Psyqualia

Air Date: 2011-10-29

25m

After easily blocking Kyou's quadruple attack, Aichi declares 'Final Turn'. Though it seems his plan is going to be d...

E43
Black Bellweather

Air Date: 2011-11-05

25m

Kamui is concerned when Aichi stops coming to Card Capital after the tournament. Aichi continues to be haunted by Kai...

E44
Unexpected Visitor

Air Date: 2011-11-12

25m

After losing to Aichi, Kourin goes to Card Capital, asking for Kai. Since Miwa is the only person who knows where Kai...

E45
Shadow Paladin

Air Date: 2011-11-19

25m

At the start of the tournament, Team Q4 is placed in the same block as Team Jurassic Army and Team Brilliant Stars, a...

E46
The Coiling Thread

Air Date: 2011-11-26

25m

After defeating Jurassic Army, Team Q4 are now up against Team Spyder, and Kamui easily defeats his opponent using St...

E47
Another Foo Fighter

Air Date: 2011-12-03

25m

Team Q4 proceed to fight Team FFBS and Kamui is up first, facing Hiromi from FFBS. Hiromi then used the skills of You...

E48
Solitary Fight

Air Date: 2011-12-10

25m

As the fight between Kiriya and Aichi begins, Kai is seen watching the match in another area. Emi runs to Team Q4, wo...

E49
Kai's Battle

Air Date: 2011-12-17

25m

Kai heads to the Underground area to await his fateful match with Aichi. Back at home, as Aichi reviews his Shadow Pa...

E50
At the End of the Battle

Air Date: 2011-12-24

25m

Kai rides King of Knights, Alfred to give Aichi some damage. However, on the next turn, Aichi declares "Final Turn", ...

E51
Golden Glow

Air Date: 2011-12-31

25m

Card Capital is holding a casual shop tournament, and Aichi, Kamui, and Morikawa enter in the senior division, while ...

E52
Songstress of the Sea

Air Date: 2012-01-07

25m

The shop tournament continues, with Morikawa having a seemingly unstoppable series of victories and Emi's Bermuda Tri...

E53
The Battle Begins! Tournament Finals

Air Date: 2012-01-07

25m

The tournament finals begin and Ren delivers an egotistical speech at the beginning that angers the other teams. Team...

E54
Gladiator

Air Date: 2012-01-14

25m

In the first battle of the semi-finals, Kamui faces off against Gai Usui, the "Gladiator" of Team Caesar.

E55
Casear's Empress

Air Date: 2012-01-21

25m

The second match is between Misaki and Yuri, two female fighters with completely different playstyles. While Misaki m...

E56
The Man They Call

Air Date: 2012-01-28

25m

Aichi battles Kenji the Emperor for the right to face Team AL4 in the finals. Can Aichi defeat his strongest opponent...

E57
Fateful Showdown

Air Date: 2012-02-03

25m

Although happy that Aichi woke up, Kai thought of the time when he was still young. He wanted to get Ren out of his P...

E58
Clash! Overlord

Air Date: 2012-02-10

25m

Determined to turn Ren back to his former self, Kai crossrides Dragonic Overlord The End and performed Persona Blast ...

E59
Fighting for the Top Spot

Air Date: 2012-02-17

25m

The final match begins, with Kamui against Tetsu.

E60
Wall of the General

Air Date: 2012-02-24

25m

Although Kamui tries his hardest, Tetsu is victorious, putting Team AL4 up one game to none.

E61
Feelings Towards Foo Fighter

Air Date: 2012-03-02

25m

Misaki draws upon her memory power as she battles Asaka in this second-round revenge match.

E62
Lord of the Fight

Air Date: 2012-03-10

25m

Having ordered the positions of her last 16 cards thanks to the abiltys of her cards, Misaki defeats Asaka.

E63
Two Powers, Side by Side

Air Date: 2012-03-17

25m

The final battle between Ren and Aichi begins, with Ren initially using his PSYQualia to overpower Aichi.

E64
The Truth of Psyqualia

Air Date: 2012-03-24

25m

Ren taunts Aichi throughout their battle, trying to get him to use his PSY Qualia. Feeling angry, Aichi does and summ...

E65
Awakening of Twin Blades

Air Date: 2012-03-31

25m

After calling out 'Final Turn', Ren fails to defeat Aichi as Aichi miraculously draws a Heal Trigger. Aichi then real...

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