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Jan 14, 2011 5:20 PM
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why do I have the feeling that shop girl is some kind of retired world champion or something like that

also...Kai is so Seto Kaiba
Jan 14, 2011 6:01 PM
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Don't forget she is hot.
Jan 14, 2011 7:15 PM
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this show needs to come out faster!
Jan 14, 2011 10:14 PM
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sugardiri said:
I like this anime! Especially Aichi's voice which is ULTRA cute and sweet.

An is it really only going to have 12 episodes? D': *sniff*
No episode count is known yet, and Crunchyroll's episode counts are often updated to include more episodes (it currently lists 13). Series like this tend to have 50 episode seasons, but there's always a chance of it being only 13 or 26...

For some reason I see this becoming a team tournament type anime.
Jan 15, 2011 12:16 AM
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gettin more interesting. love these typical animes :D
Jan 15, 2011 1:49 AM
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yeah, i love it, i want real cards :X, is very good that anime
Jan 15, 2011 2:29 AM
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The fight is a bit boring to watch without any magic / trap cards :/
Jan 15, 2011 3:40 AM
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Kanade-chan said:
The fight is a bit boring to watch without any magic / trap cards :/


i hope that will change with more complicated and longer fights
Jan 15, 2011 6:20 AM
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Don't forget she is hot.

she looks like the female version of Bakura....but I agree, she is hot X3
Jan 15, 2011 7:25 AM

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Kanade-chan said:
The fight is a bit boring to watch without any magic / trap cards :/

But they did use magic and last minute defense all the time !!!
Jan 15, 2011 9:01 AM

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I hate it when card games depend on luck
This is where Yu-Gi-Oh! shines, the only luck you need is when drawing the first hand, everything else depends on your strategy

I'm really lost about the whole damage system of this game, how is it calculated exactly (defence and attack) ?
and when Blaster Blade defeated Dragonic Overlord, Dragon Knight Nehalem was the one sent to the damage zone (or whatever it is called). why ?
Jan 15, 2011 11:00 AM

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This is starting to look like a YU GI OH parody........if you can call it like that.
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Jan 15, 2011 1:36 PM

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This episode was pretty fun, but I still don't really find much depth in the game itself. I'm also getting a ton of Yugioh vibes, like how Aichi is like Yugi, Kai is like KAIba, Blaster Blade is like Buster Blader, and Dragonic Overlord is like BEWD. I'm hoping for the game to develop more though and stray away from just being a Yugioh clone.
Jan 15, 2011 4:05 PM

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nice episode ^^ I'll keep watching this
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Jan 15, 2011 6:16 PM

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The second episode was really good as well, and let's not forget it's still too early for complicated duels. Yu-Gi-Oh started the same too, with simple duels and then they evolved into difficult ones.

Kai reminds me more of a Jack Atlas version, since he knows Aichi from the past, like Jack knew Yusei. Although his design (and even name) is similar to Kaiba.

Misaki seems to have some background, like TC said. Maybe a retired champion or something. She looks like an interesting character, but indeed she looks somewhat similar to Bakura.

I like it so far.
Jan 15, 2011 11:01 PM

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Shop lady is hot ~¬~ she's all i need to keep watching this ~w~

this series made me start rewatching yu-gi-oh LOL characters are so similar, oh , my long forgotten... err... high-school days? ._.
Jan 16, 2011 5:46 PM

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So far it seems pretty interesting ^^ I haven't completely caught onto the rules yet, but I'm sure I will with time. I love the characters already, I'll give the episode a 4/5.~ I absolutely adore Kai's little blond friend, he's pretty funny XD Aichi is a cutie, too ;3 Looking forward to more
Jan 17, 2011 12:47 AM

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i cant wait the 3rd episode ^^
Jan 23, 2011 7:03 AM

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Not as dull as the first episode, but still a predictable watch. I'll keep with it until, I dunno, episode 5, I guess.
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Feb 23, 2011 2:09 PM
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Morikawa and the other guy's friendship with Aichi is like.. too damn similar to Honda's, Jonouchi's and Yugi's friendship. (They bullied him at first but then became friends, the personalities are kinda similar, too)
Apr 16, 2012 3:25 PM

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the game design looks like it'll lead to extremely fast games that rely heavily on luck. In rl anyway, in the series there will probably be enough exposition on pointless topics to make every "battle" last 2-5 episodes.

I hope I'm wrong about this. If I'm not, I'm dropping this series as being even worse than Yugioh.
Nov 6, 2012 6:24 PM
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Episode 2 wasn't too bad. I was surprised that Kai lost the game, as in later episodes he say's that he never lost a match since coming back to town. So did he throw the game?

Personally I like this show far more then Yugioh. I can't even finish that one, but I'm 43 episodes into this one.
Jan 7, 2013 7:15 PM
Aug 5, 2013 11:37 AM

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I keep waiting for that shop owner to do something, I have a feeling she'll give Aishi some cards or something.

I seriously don't know what to think of Kai. One moment he's good, then bad, then good again. I feel like he's going to be the Kaiba of vanguard.

This show could be presented better if i'm honest, perhaps focus on that "other world" thing to keep it interesting. Seeing 2 people place cards on a table is boring to watch, it's nothing special to actually playing a card game in real life.

Regardless, I'll continue watching just in case the opening was bad and the other episodes are decent. As I put on the last discussion, I am considering buying a starter deck or something. I found this anime by my brother accidently picking up a vanguard booster pack at my local TCG store (thinking they were a new yugioh one) before the shopkeeper pointed it out.

So yeah, off to the next one I guess.
Aug 9, 2013 10:19 PM

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And oop, Aichi won his match. I'm not surprised one bit. Btw, that Misaki girl probably knows a lot more than she's letting on regarding this game.
Sep 17, 2013 1:13 PM

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Aichi wins!
Liking the game, Misaki da best.
Aug 9, 2014 7:58 PM

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Game_Master said:
I hate it when card games depend on luck
This is where Yu-Gi-Oh! shines, the only luck you need is when drawing the first hand, everything else depends on your strategy

I'm really lost about the whole damage system of this game, how is it calculated exactly (defence and attack) ?
and when Blaster Blade defeated Dragonic Overlord, Dragon Knight Nehalem was the one sent to the damage zone (or whatever it is called). why ?


orly, cuz topdecking BLS is not luck right ?
Aug 4, 2016 9:57 PM
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Of course Aichi wins through sheer luck. But I didn't want to see him lose Blaster Blade so this is fine. I'm betting the game will be expanded on and turn out to be a bit more complex than we've seen.

We never got an explanation about Kai... He just came back the nex day like everything was normal lol. I guess we'll get a backstory later on.

Also I'm pleased to see a wide range of character types and ages in the OP and ED, can't wait to meet them all!
Sep 12, 2016 11:36 AM
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I'm interested in the actual game now, I wonder f they sell it in America still
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Mar 15, 2019 4:18 AM

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Well, that's pretty much what i expected: people playing generic card game and acting as if they are doing something great and awesome.
The game looks kinda boring. But the characters from the game and artworks are awesome.
The girl is really cool, she is obviously going to be the best character.
I hope there will be some tournament or something soon.
And Aichi is totally gay to Kai-kun.
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Another nice one. I really find it hilarious how everyone is just told to imagine the battles and the way they overreact about it. Aichi's past and present was kinda depressing though, but he did find friends at the end.

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