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Jan 8, 2011 4:28 PM

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if gives off the yu-gi-oh vibe, which is good...I'll def enjoy this....I have to say that at first, I thought that silver haired girl was actually a boy XD
Jan 8, 2011 4:47 PM

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lol man only the last 10mins was worth that whole episode. I hope this series will actually yield something decent not another failed "card" based anime...

Can't wait till they reveal how they know each other tho...
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Jan 8, 2011 9:45 PM

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I've played weiss schwarz and yes the gameplay is exactly like it except it uses monsters and not anime characters. Yes the story is similar to yugioh but the game itself is that of weiss schwarz
Jan 9, 2011 12:41 AM

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Ok, not a bad first ep.
But there's room for the series to get better.
Will continue to watch of course.
Jan 9, 2011 2:18 AM

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Game_Master said:
JAM doing the op is enough for me to watch this

Exactly what i think
Jan 9, 2011 4:08 AM
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StellaNoxFleuret said:
I found it decent enough, although way similar to the first YGO series. I mean, naive guy that has a rare card and he is bullied, like Yugi from the first series. Then, arrogant rival guy that defeat everyone, similar to Kaiba.
The girl didn't do anything, but just watching, she seems good enough.

Maybe Vanguard will be better than the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal.


Heh,who knows,we'll just have to wait and see,so far this show is'nt half bad,ussially i cannot stand these types of animes,but this one was a breath of fresh air,I like the idea where the players become one with the monsters (AKA: Vanguards) and this is defentially alot better than CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES! (AKA: Yugioh 5d's)
Jan 9, 2011 5:51 AM

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I hate card games. I don't want to watch this.
But Aichi is so HNNNNGHHHHH.
Anyway, if he turns out to be ... strong and not that little girly weak cuuuute boy... I'll drop it.
Also, I don't understand the game. XD'
Jan 9, 2011 8:26 AM

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Blackbird said:
Yeah I'm really like this trading card anime, very enjoyable to watch. ^_^

Looking forward for next episode!

I'm glad they bring another anime trading game than yu gi oh this season :)


I know what you mean!

lordzenchi said:
lol man only the last 10mins was worth that whole episode. I hope this series will actually yield something decent not another failed "card" based anime...

Can't wait till they reveal how they know each other tho...


It seems that Kai gave Aichi the card he'll use to beat him with in their first match? Irony? A chance for a little twist? We have to wait for next week to see ;-;

shadowsword said:
Ok, not a bad first ep.
But there's room for the series to get better.
Will continue to watch of course.


I agree.
Jan 9, 2011 8:55 AM

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ChronoBallX said:
StellaNoxFleuret said:
I found it decent enough, although way similar to the first YGO series. I mean, naive guy that has a rare card and he is bullied, like Yugi from the first series. Then, arrogant rival guy that defeat everyone, similar to Kaiba.
The girl didn't do anything, but just watching, she seems good enough.

Maybe Vanguard will be better than the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal.


Heh,who knows,we'll just have to wait and see,so far this show is'nt half bad,ussially i cannot stand these types of animes,but this one was a breath of fresh air,I like the idea where the players become one with the monsters (AKA: Vanguards) and this is defentially alot better than CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES! (AKA: Yugioh 5d's)


I just wonder; Vanguard is listed to have 13 episodes, what a card game anime can do in 13 episodes? Unless it has more seasons.

I liked 5D's, unlike GX that was all silly and Zexal seems to direct towards that way. I hope though, that Vanguard will get a little dark.
Jan 9, 2011 10:46 AM
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i find it quite interesting
Jan 9, 2011 12:22 PM

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ending by Natsuko Aso <3

They have such imagination to play like that =o
Jan 9, 2011 3:37 PM

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Dropped.
Jan 9, 2011 3:42 PM

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damn it even started like YGO o__o
like bluehair guy got bullied by that blackhair dude but then afterwards they probz become friends, just like joy and yugi at start. and kai is like kaiba, lol they even sound kai..kaiba..and that supercard blade blazer (wat was name?) is like dark magician and not even talking about game itself but i guess this kind of card duel anime is somekind of genre now?
oh and how everything beggins in card shop and how this main card is from someone special and how main char is small shy guy etc..well yups totally YGO!

even tho i would wish this would start in some way different and more originally i kind of like it anywayz? idk will give this some more eps n then decide if i wanna watch it or no.

i like the card design however <3
Jan 10, 2011 6:12 AM

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I actually enjoyed this a lot. I dont really expect everyone to find it interesting though. I think one of the main reasons I enjoy it is because i'm an avid card gamer myself x) Thousands of Yu Gi Oh Cards, Even more Magic The Gathering Cards...I'm definitely interested in Vangaurd :D I'll definitely continue to watch, hopefully it'll gain popularity in the states, but that probably wouldn't be until the show starts getting dubbed would be my guess.
Jan 10, 2011 9:07 AM

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I like it.
Jan 11, 2011 7:29 AM
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i find this show to be nothing more than a Yugioh side story in somewhat but without the dark side coming in to play

at best i watch one more episode to see if the story get any better other than that IT A FREAKING RIPPED-OFF
Jan 11, 2011 7:59 AM
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I also liked it, but YGO is still better imo.
The card game seems like a mix between Duel Masters and Pokémon (I haven't played Weiss Schwarz so I dunno bout that one)
Jan 11, 2011 7:56 PM
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I like it, mostly because I WAS a avid card gamer myself.
Jan 12, 2011 4:05 AM

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The system of playing is similar to magic if anyone has played... in some parts...
Jan 12, 2011 4:05 AM

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The system of playing is similar to magic if anyone has played... in some parts...
Jan 12, 2011 10:02 AM

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Omnime said:
The system of playing is similar to magic if anyone has played... in some parts...


:D
Jan 12, 2011 3:34 PM

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ThorAxe911 said:
Omnime said:
The system of playing is similar to magic if anyone has played... in some parts...


:D


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Jan 13, 2011 1:17 PM

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Well that looked like Yu-Gi-Oh but after the explanation it got better and it's kinda different... I think I'll give it a shot :)
Jan 15, 2011 1:15 AM

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That was actually a pretty fun episode, and while I don't really understand the game all too much yet, it looks like it has potential. Seems pretty light hearted compared to Yugioh, but I don't think that will stop it from possibly becoming an actual card game as well.
Jan 15, 2011 8:54 AM

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Well....that was dry. I mean, at least Yu-Gi-Oh! had the supernatural element going for it (that, and YGO's original intent was not to advertise a card game). The characters are cliched, the animation is sloppy, and the card game rules are REALLY FREAKING CONFUSING. I'll give it another episode (after all, this just screams of an anime to watch on Saturday mornings), but it doesn't have me hooked. At all.
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Jan 16, 2011 5:20 PM

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Good ep but..gonna be a while before I understand the rules.. I mean a bunch of monsters (units) were summoned in one turn XD.
Jan 16, 2011 11:09 PM

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The episode was decent, i'm interested in the gameplay and the art seems well done. I don't get why people call this a clone of yugioh...there are similarities between them but i wouldn't call it a clone. looking forward to the next episode
Jan 16, 2011 11:11 PM
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it was ASS-TASTIC!!!

seriously, you know the show is bad when the animation looks worse than professional newgrounds cartoons. not only that, but the game doesn't look interesting...at all. i'm sorry, but the only reason this show exists is to sell a dumb card game. at least yugioh attempts a plot (as idiotic as it is).
Apr 16, 2012 3:01 PM

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The hero needs to grow a spine and get a new seiyuu. Also, it would be impossible to build a functional deck without at least knowing the rules :/

Hopefully it'll get better.
Jun 4, 2012 11:12 AM

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After having dropped this after like 6 eps, I'm revisiting it b/c they've posted the dub on youtube.

I initially dropped it b/c I couldn't take Aichi's voice anymore!
I tried, the show itself started to get pretty interesting, and I like the game, but dat voice @_@!!!

The Singapore dub isn't the best dub, but I still find it enjoyable.
I think everyone's voice is pretty good, except Kai's.
It should sound cockier, and not so monotone, maybe it will get better when he gets more excited about playing.

But, the dub is good enough to actually watch it.

It seems they're streaming it on youtube, b/c no networks in the states/Canada would pick it up?
Not a surprise if that is the case, b/c they kept all the original names, and stayed very faithful to the Japanese language when they translated it.
That's a plus for me, I hate when they Americanize the crap outta these shows.
But, it would be cool to get this on tv in the states.
Maybe if the game gets popular 4kids will pick it up.

Hopefully they post the full season on youtube, and dub the second season and post it as well
Is anyone even subbing the second season?

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Nov 6, 2012 2:41 PM
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I'm up to episode 42 at the moment. But I figured I should start here for my first comment. I didn't know there were discussions about animes like this going on. The first episode was a bit slow, and to be honest I dropped it for a month or two before coming back to it.

I like card games like this having been playing Magic since Revised, and I've tried Yugioh, Star Trek, Pokemon etc. I actually found I like this show better then the Yugioh anime once I gave it a decent chance.
Jan 7, 2013 6:38 PM
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Seems to me like they're trying to copy yugioh, but I did like the series and card game so maybe I'll enjoy watching this. Halfway through, I was even considering buying a starter deck and seeing if I can try to learn this game! hehe.
Aug 9, 2013 9:52 PM

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Finally started watching this. The concept reminds me of Yugioh...

MC is a bit wimpy heh. Oh wait, is he pretending or something? because of the ending. Not bad I guess. I'm still a little confused about the concept of the game so I'll watch more.

ED song is also kinda catchy.
Aug 4, 2016 9:48 PM
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I liked this but I don't usually watch this kind of show. Aichi is pretty cute, I actually like his voice, it suits him. :3 Didn't really understand the game but as far as I can tell, there's not that much actual strategy involved lol
Jan 31, 2020 9:37 AM
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Pretty fun, I enjoyed it! It really is reminiscent of early Yu-Gi-Oh in the character archetype department.
Jan 21, 2023 9:58 PM
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seems ok. but the game play of this card game doesn't really make sense
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