Dec 31, 2015
I came into this series with low expectations. It was a down time for the Yugioh franchise. Coming off an excellent series from 5Ds to Zexal, it was terrible. Zexal almost completely ruined this franchise for me. I decided to give Arc-V a chance and I almost dropped it. It comes off as extremely kiddy and happiness and friendship everywhere, but you can't judge a series based on its looks. After starting off extremely slow, the series takes a 180 turn and becomes a suspenseful, action packed series. If you are willing to struggle through the first 10-20 episodes, you won't regret it.
Story: 9
Arc-V has
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one of the most compelling stories of any Yugioh franchise. It is almost better than the original and the first half of 5Ds. It brings back the sort of dark and emotional vibes that Duel Monsters and 5Ds gave, while also keeping a light heart feeling. Without spoiling much, if you watch this series, prepare for completely unexpected plot twist and a good, well written story.
Sound: 6
The OST is decent. The second and third opening are very good and the second ending is probably the best of any Yugioh series.
Character: 8
There are many loveable characters in this series. The protagonist Yuya, is different than all the protagonist of previous series. He is not an amazing duelist like Yusei, but he is not complete garbage like Zexal and he does not have to rely on some sort of spirit to be a better duelist. Yuzu, the main female protagonist is in my opinion, the only bad characters on the show. I do believe that she will become more important later in the series. Sora is a complete savage. He is the most ambiguous character in any of the Yugioh series, rivaling Bakura. You don't know what you're supposed to feel with him. Then finally there is the badass Kaiba-like character of Shun Kurosaki. He actually has good motives for why he duels. There are almost many other great characters such as Regi, Reira, Dennis, and not to mention two characters from a previous series make a return.
Enjoyment: 9
This is a very enjoyable series to watch. There are amazing duels that take multiple episodes to do which helps give a Duel Monsters feelings. All the characters are almost equal in strength and Yuya doesn't have the 'Plot Armour' that a lot of MCs have.
Overall: 8
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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