Aug 16, 2014
Story:
Normally, we would have a specific summoning method for each series. Arc-V, however, uses all the ones introduced so far. Besides summoning, it uses elements from all of the series to create an interesting story. Although it is childish, it is not as childish when compared to ZeXal, but not at serious as 5d's. The show introduced characters using decks that actually would be somewhat competitive in the real game where in the other series unlike the other series. They added a time limit and other things to make it closer to the real rules. They introduced a dueling method called "Action Duels", but
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it just feels silly.
Art:
The style of art makes the characters appear childish and silly which was the aim of the series, but I don't like that. I was hoping they would make the art more like GX and 5d's. The art is pretty average and, even though it's similar to ZeXal, I feel that the art is still inferior to ZeXal when, for example, they summon their ace.
Sound:
The sound effects in Yu-Gi-Oh! were always good. It fits the anime perfectly. The voice actors fit their voices. The soundtrack is pretty good and it almost lives up to 5d's. The opening song is not that great, but the ending song is pretty good.
Character:
Theproducers of Arc-V mentioned in an interview that the main protagonist, Yuuya, was meant to be childish to make the audience say,"Wow, he's a kid just like me!" However, I don't think this was a very good idea because I don't think kids actually feel that way when watching and their audience consists of more than children. I would prefer if it was more like 5d's where the characters talk with daze (だぜ). This makes the characters less likable to me. It has only been 18 episodes, so there is not a lot of character development.
Enjoyment:
Even with the bad characters, the very fact that it uses things from the previous series makes it very enjoyable. I think that fans of the series will enjoy it a lot. However, I don't think people that have not watched the other series would appreciate it as much.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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