Cardfight!! Vanguard

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Alternative Titles

English: Cardfight!! Vanguard

Japanese: カードファイト!! ヴァンガード

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 65

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 8, 2011 to Mar 31, 2012

Premiered: Winter 2011

Broadcast: Saturdays at 08:00 (JST)

Producers: Dentsu, Sotsu, Sakura Create, Bushiroad

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: TMS Entertainment

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Game, Adventure, Demons, Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.06¹ (scored by 18,282 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #3418²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2467

Members: 42,075

Favorites: 294

7.06

Ranked #3418Popularity #2467Members 42,075

Winter 2011TVTMS Entertainment

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Synopsis

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.

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Background

Cardfight!! Vanguard, like many Bushiroad franchises, features crossover cameo appearances of characters from other Bushiroad series. Specifically, the four main characters of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes appear throughout the series. Likewise, the some characters from Cardfight!! Vanguard appear in an episode of Future Card Buddyfight. The series also has a manga spin-off, a radio show, a novel and video games.

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Related Anime

Adaptation:	Cardfight!! Vanguard
Sequel:	Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit-hen
Other:	Mini Van, Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah, Mini Van 2nd Season, Cardfight!! Vanguard: Over Dress
Alternative version:	Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018)
Spin-off:	Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale, Cardfight!! Vanguard Gaiden: If

Sugiyama, Noriaki
Japanese

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Staff

Tsuji, Hatsuki

Director, Storyboard

Takadera, Takeshi

Sound Director

Tokumoto, Yoshinobu

Episode Director

Kimiya, Shigeru

Episode Director, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

#1: "Vanguard" by JAM Project (eps 1-33)
#2: "Believe in my existence" by JAM project (eps 34-65)

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Ending Theme

#1: "Diamond Star" (ダイヤモンドスター☆) by Natsuko Asou (eps 1-15)
#2: "Smash Up!!" by Hekiru Shiina (eps 16-25)
#3: "DREAM SHOOTER" by Sea☆A (eps 26-38)
#4: "Starting Again" by Sayaka Sasaki (eps 39-52)
#5: "Nakimushi TREASURES (泣き虫TREASURES)" by Milky Holmes (eps 53-65)

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Reviews

Mar 31, 2012

65 of 65 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Florete (All reviews)

58 people found this review helpful

Final turn!

It becomes obvious pretty early on with Cardfight!! Vanguard that whoever said "Don't judge a book by its cover" was...clearly not talking about this show. Yes, Cardfight is a show you can and should judge by its cover, as that judgment will determine whether or not you should watch the show. But I'll get to that later. Let's run the bases:

The story is basically thus: people play card games. Or rather, card game. Vanguard is the "big thing" in the world of Cardfight, as one might expect. For at least half the series, this basic idea is what the show runs on. It occasionally read more

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Dec 13, 2018

65 of 65 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

TakamakiJoker (All reviews)

18 people found this review helpful

When I watched Cardfight Vanguard for the first time thanks to YouTube advertisements I absolutely loved it. I thought the story was great and well written, I adored the characters and I loved the soundtrack. Yeah, the production values were not that great but least it was tolerable. Cardfight Vanguard Season 1 is one of my favourite anime alongside with Code Geass, Clannad and Slayers. However, I was 14 years old when first watched Cardfight Vanguard and I was still developing my tastes. Fast forward 6 years later in the year 2018 where my tastes in anime had grown, I decided to re-watch Cardfight Vanguard read more

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Dec 23, 2013

65 of 65 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

SasaharaKumagawa (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Story
At first I enjoyed how laid back the show was. It was the first marketing vehicle anime I'd watched where card games didn't decide the fate of the world. Then that changed when the series antagonist shows up. The show doesn't suffer tremendously, even weaving in a "believe in your own power" theme, but I still want a slice of life card game anime one day.

Art
Considering how recent this show is, the art quality rather lacking. The character designs are interesting, but the animation seems rather low budget. But since the show's still airing, I suppose they had to cut corners somewhere.

Sound
The music really did read more

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Dec 12, 2017

65 of 65 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Takeshi_Fukato (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Vanguard is currently a very popular card game and I can even argue that it can surpass its predecessors and the game has no one to thank but this show for introducing it to the world.

The story is nothing great but instead to me it is the characters who really make this show great.Not only are they relatable but they each have their own stories and goals.

Lets start off with the main character Aichi Sendou.As he is the main protagonist of the show he carries alot of responsibilities and I am happy to say that he does it well as he is very relatable and read more

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