Original title
カードファイト!! ヴァンガード
Released
5/5/2018
Origin country
JP
Genre
Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Production companies
OLM
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
97
The main protagonist Sendou Aichi, is a timid and mundane third-year middle school boy. The thing that supported Aichi's heart, was the "Blaster Blade" card that he received as a child. It's an important rare card from "Vanguard", a card game with the imaginary world of "Planet Cray" as its stage. From the day he reunited with the person who gave him that card "Toshiki Kai", Aichi's everyday life began to change.
Aichi Sendou, a timid youth who gets his precious card taken by his classmate, Katsumi Morikawa. Aichi goes after Morikawa, and heads towards a card shop called Card Capital.
Aichi Sendou challenges Toshiki Kai to a cardfight in order to get his card, Blaster Blade, back. As Kai teaches Aichi about the rules, he notices Aichi’s smile during the fight.
A young cardfighter, Kamui Katsuragi, heads towards Card Capital in order to become the strongest cardfighter. Kai nominates Aichi, who happens to be at the shop, to fight Kamui.
Misaki Tokura, a shop assistant inexperienced with cardfighting, becomes interested in Vanguard upon seeing how Aichi Sendou evolves. With an invitation from Aichi, Misaki steps up to her first fight.
Aichi Sendou applies to join the CF Research Club that Katsumi Morikawa and the rest are in. However, CF Research Club faces the crisis of being abolished with the grades of Morikawa and the rest being far below acceptable.
Aichi and the rest encounter Leon Soryu, champion of the Asia Circuit, and Gouki Daimonji, runner-up, at the grand Cardshop "Voyage"that Kamui Katsuragi originally played at.
Kenji Mitsusada joins and forms a team at "Voyage" with the other members of Asia Circuit's top 3, and is set to participate in the shop battle. One day, Mitsusada visits Card Capital without notice.
The shop battle begins with Card Capital's representative, Team Q4, facing off against Voyage's representative, Team NwO. Gouki Daimonji and his sister Nagisa are the first members that Q4 needs to defeat.
The proud fighter, Toshiki Kai, and Emperor of the Card World, Kenji Mitsusada, face off in the third match of the shop battle. The two fighters with high potential are neck and neck in this climax fight where both of them use their trump cards.
Fourth match of the shop battle has Aichi Sendou facing off against Leon Soryu. Fighting an uphill battle against Leon's "Wind", Aichi experiences a different imagination for his fight.
Kamui Katsuragi and Gouki Daimonji battle in the deciding match. While trying to defeat Gouki, Kamui recalls what Gouki once said to him.
Minami Kawanami, a member of the mysterious group "Asteroid", appears at Card Capital. The "VF Glove" that they use appears to be dangerous item that allows the damage of cardfights to manifest.
Voyage gets taken over by Asteroid. Kamui challenges a member of the strongest team "AL4", Kyou Yahagi, in an attempt to reclaim the place where he used to belong.
The one who spoke to Aichi while his movements were sealed by the lethal combo of Kyou's "Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU", was none other than the Blaster Blade from his imagination.
Asaka Narumi of Team AL4 appears at Card Capital looking for the place that Kai belongs. Foreseeing that, Miwa faces Asaka and the Asteroids in an attempt to keep them away from Kai.
Misaki and Asaka battle. Ren Suzugamori, the leader of the Asteroids, appears during their fight. Meanwhile, Kyou suggests to Aichi and Kamui that thay should go "Asteroid Hunting".
Aichi learns from Kyou that hearing the voices of cards is something known as "PSYqualia". And Misaki's fight against Ren, who's able to use that ability, is......
Kai recollects hanging out with Ren and Tetsu of Team AL4, and his reunion with Aichi, upon knowing that Ren paid a visit to Card Capital.
Tetsu appears before Aichi and friends while they are Asteroid hunting. The hidden power of PSYqualia is discovered when Tetsu challenges Aichi to a cardfight for his research on PSYqualia.
Kai and Miwa enter the Asteroid headquarters and defeat the members. Elsewhere, after the fight with Tetsu, the exhausted Aichi and Kamui encounters the leader of Asteroid, Ren.
Teams Q4 and AL4 gather at the Asteroid headquarters. Kai fights Ren in a decisive battle to protect Aichi. The battle begins between Kai, who denies the power of PSYqualia, and Ren, who is overflowing with that power.
Kai and Ren faces off in the destined match. While teams Q4 and AL4 watch on, Kai rides a new trump card. Who will come out on top in this serious fight?
The fight between the users of PSYqualia, Aichi and Ren, reaches its climax. Can Aichi overcome Ren, whose imaginations originate from a warped thirst, and sever the chains of these fights?
Aichi and friends return to their peaceful days after the battle against Asteroid. A few days later, Kai challenges Aichi to a fight at Card Capital.
During the fight with Aichi, Kai begins to understand his feelings towards the fight. Aichi pushes forward with his PSYqualia during the fight.
Aichi's friends see him off as he heads towards the Asia Circuit as a representative of Japan. Meanwhile, in a mysterious dimension, familiar units and the clans they belong to are introduced.
Aichi's wins in the Asia Circuit have him face off against Leon once more in the finals...... And after some time, Aichi's now a high school student! However, Vanguard isn't popular at all in Miyaji Academy, the school he has enrolled in.
Kourin, from Ultrarare, transfers to Miyaji Academy, and joins Aichi's Cardfight Club. As the club applicants who want to get to know Kourin gather, Aichi's childhood acquaintance, Naoki, appears.
Naoki takes on Kourin's club entry test. Confronting his past self, he fights with all he has even though he's a beginner. Can he grab hold of his future with his deck and Shin's training?
With Naoki's entry, the club works towards gaining official approval. However, Naoki senses that he's being watched. The culprit is none other than Shingo Komoi, who is interested to join the club.
Misaki is feared as the Backstage Boss of Miyaji Academy. She keeps declining Aichi's invitations to join the Cardfight Club to avoid troubling him, until Kourin can bear it no longer and challenges her to a fight.
The Cardfight Club heads towards an exchange match. Their opponents, Fukuhara High VG Club, feature familiar faces from Asteroid such as Ren and Asaka, and also ULTRARARE member, Suiko.
Naoki and his powered up deck faces the experienced idol, Suiko. During the intense fight, "Takuto Tatsunagi" from the "Tatsunagi Foundation" makes his appearance.
Aichi and friends encounter the mysterious fighter, Kouji Ibuki. What is the power of "Delete" of the malicious "Deletor" units that belong to the person who taught Kai and Miwa Vanguard!?
CF club returns to their peaceful daily routine after the exchange with Fukuhara. "Takuto Tatsunagi", the "Concert Master" and chairman of the Tatsunagi Foundation, reveals a shocking truth to ULTRARARE.
Concert Master Takuto Tatsunagi challenges Ibuki to a fight to find out what the mysterious unit "Deletor" is. Takuto seems to have the advantage with PSYqualia, but......
As the "Destiny Conductor", Takuto commands Suiko and Rekka to go to Fukuhara. The aim of these girls is to infect the vanguard fighters with a certain power.
Ren fights the PSYqualia zombiefied Asaka to return her back to normal. However, with the power of PSYqualia, Asaka can only see a nightmare of herself defeating Ren.
The invasion of the PSYqualia zombies spreads towards Card Capital. Kai brings forth the power of a new Overlord in order to save Kamui and the others who have become PSYqualia zombies.
Aichi and the CF club are brought by Kyou to the card shop. What awaits them are Rekka, who turned Kyou into a zombie, and a gang of PSYqualia zombies!
Though Aichi defeated the PSYqualia zombies without breaking a sweat, Ibuki appears before him! Kyou, with his new power of PSYqualia, imagines himself defeating Ibuki with his new trump card, but......
Aichi is driven into a corner by the PSYqualia zombie Naoki. In the middle of their intense fight, the one who intervened in their imaginations was Kourin.
Entrusting Naoki and Aichi to Shingo, Misaki heads for the Tatsunagi mansion, where she encounters Kourin. The curtain rises for the fight to release her beloved friend from her fate.
Aichi finally awakens as the strongest PSYqualia zombie. Kai, Ren, and friends head for the Tatsunagi mansion upon contact from Misaki, but the one who stands in their way is none other than Ibuki.
Ibuki will not stop until Kai is deleted. Ibuki fights with the power of despair and resentment towards Vanguard, but PSYqualia reveals a light in his imagination of Kai from his memories.
PSYqualia zombie Aichi appears at the Tatsunagi mansion. Misaki fights to bring back the original Aichi, but Aichi's strength has undergon a transformation into a different kind of ruthlessness.
Ren arrives at the Tatsunagi mansion, and challenges the mastermind behind this, the Destiny Conductor. But as Ren's fight against the abnormal "Starhulk" units unfolds......
PSYqualia zombie Aichi fights against Ibuki. The ability and anger contained within them clash at full force, but as the abnormal fight unfolds......
Although Aichi is released from the control of being PSYqualia zombie upon being deleted by Ibuki's Deletors, Aichi loses his self as a Vanguard fighter as well.
The final battle that will decide the future of Vanguard begins with the actions of Aichi and the Destiny Conductor. Meanwhile, the forces of both planet Cray and wandering planet Brandt rally to war.
The deities of both planet Cray and planet Brandt descend in the final act. Fighting alongside his allies towards the conclusion of the distorted fate, the light of salvation appears within Aichi's sword.
The battle between the vanguards and the 2 planets...... isn't over? The "little ones" have been called forth by the popularity once more...... to recreate that tournament that wasn't reached in the main series
Aichi Sendou and friends from the Miyaji Academy CF Club look forward to participating in the Vanguard Koshien. However, with a lack of members in the club, the student council sends them a notice to disband.
The CF Club challenges the student council for the club's survival. As the student council doesn't seem to improve in their fights at all, Aichi decides to become their coach.
The CF Club challenges the student council for the club's survival. As the student council doesn't seem to improve in their fights at all, Aichi decides to become their coach.
It's the final battle of the challenge. With his way with words, Tatewaki Naitou, the student council president, makes Aichi his advisor. Can Misaki overcome the odds and save the club against such powerful adversaries?
Some fighters are tormented by mysterious disorders. Kamui brings Kyou to visit Voyage, where he encounters Rekka. Meanwhile, Tetsu chases after Kyou, and Kai meets Koutei again.
What awaits Kai at Voyage is none other than Mamoru Anjou, with a new Overlord card in hand. Overcoming countless defeats, Kai recalls his first encounter with Overlord.
Ibuki loses the peace gained from the battle with the Wandering Star Brandt, and is overcome with guilt. Ibuki receives an invitation to the Tatsunagi Mansion, where he is met by Nome Tatsunagi, the new head of the Tatsunagi foundation.
Ibuki's heart rejects the power of Deletors out of fear. Discarding his deck, Ibuki decides to quit Vanguard for good. However, he is stopped by Leon, who coincidentally paid a visit to the Tatsunagi Mansion.
To make up for his own sins with the new power he obtained, Ibuki appears before the person he had deleted, Tetsu. He then challenges Asaka to a fight, to join the Fukuhara High School VG Club's Koshien team as the anchor.
The four schools advancing to the Vanguard Koshien semifinals have been decided, and they are Miyaji, Hitsue, Fukuhara, and Harumi. And the first match is Fukuhara VS Harumi. With their reputation on the line, which high school will proceed to the finals?
The next semifinals is Miyaji VS Hitsue. However, Kai goes missing on the day of the fight. Without completely recovering from being deleted, will Kai make it in time to the venue?
The finals is Miyaji VS Fukuhara. Leaving the anchor match to Naoki, Aichi and Ren face off in the fourth match. As Ren goes all out to enjoy the fight, his PSYqualia reveals a destiny that should've been lost.
Vanguard Koshien has Naoki and Ibuki facing off for the anchor match! It's a fight that will decide the victor. As things heat up for Naoki, he catches a glimpse of Kourin.
No matter the distance, the souls led by fate cross paths once more. Kourin invites Miyaji Academy, the winner of Vanguard Koshien, to an exhibition match.
Shinemon Nitta is the self-proclaimed manager of Card Capital. Shinemon works hard to protect Card Capital from the director of a large-scale card shop, Esuka Hibino.
In the struggle for the right to run Card Capital, Shinemon has his own deck taken away. Shinemon and Mark infiltrate Esuka's main shop to try to get it back.
Leaving Card Capital to his disciple Tatsuya, Shinemon challenges the re-test. However, Esuka's hitmen, Nanami and Tonori, appeared, and they seem to have taken away Mikuru......
The one who summoned Mikuru is Esuka. Esuka proposes that Mikuru debut as an idol. Meanwhile, Mark and Tatsuya enter Esuka's main shop to rescue Mikuru.
The curtain rises on the fight between the strongest S ranked fighter Nanami, and the Ninja Master. As the fight rages between those two, Shinemon gets tormented by the sub-manager......!?
Shinemon arrives at Esuka's main shop and faces off against Nanami. The secret of Nanami's cold attitude towards the fight is hidden within her encounters with both Vanguard and Esuka.
Card Capital will open for a day for the shopping street's Halloween festival. Shinemon and friends try to revive the fun atmosphere from the past, but an unexpected trouble occurs......
It's the day of the Halloween festival. The tournament runs smoothly, but Shinemon is bogged down with work as the manager. Then, Rive goes missing.
Esuka appears as Card Capital's one day open ends without a hitch. Esuka proposes a cardfight to Shinemon with the rights to run Card Capital on the line.
On top of losing to Esuka and getting chased out of Card Capital, Shinemon sees Misaki together with Esuka, and falls into despair.
With his sights set on a rematch with Esuka and to battle in the S Cup, Shinemon wanders in his attempt to change. Meanwhile, Esuka invites powerful fighters from all around the world.
The Esu Cup is where the rematch with Esuka will occur! However, Team Dragon's Vanity, formed with 3 esteemed fighters from various regions, stand before Shinemon and friends.
The match between Team Capital and Team Dragon's Vanity will be decided when either side gets 3 wins! The first fight was entrusted to Ninja Master, but he seems to be fooled by the Oyama's flashy style.
Rive is chosen by Ruga to be his opponent. Though these two used to fight side by side as a pair, Ruga scolds Rive for running away from his fear of fighting against Ruga.
Shinemon faces the last hurdle of Dragon's Vanity, which was none other than he who sheds tears upon the sin of weakness, Yuichirou Kanzaki. Will he be able to overcome Kanzaki in this last fight?
Overcoming trials and tribulations, Shinemon gets his rematch against Esuka. Facing the youthful, immature, and reckless Shinemon, Esuka speaks of her own life experience.
Esuka corners Shinemon into choosing between a life as a fighter or a shop manager. What will Shinemon answer, now that he has learnt and understood it all?
Shinemon studies for his entrance examination despite the Christmas season. However, the business of Card Capital is booming thanks to the presence of a super popular idol, Hitomi Kouzouji!? What will happen to his studies!?
A Card Capital with a prosperous future. The famous talent and entrepreneur, Esuka Hibino, and her Shop Manager acquaintance, Shin, shares about the unknowns of Esuka to the regulars.
Shinemon is now a 4th-year university student. He's supposed to enter the deciding match with his teammates as representatives of Japan, but Rive starts using a new deck with a clan he has never seen before in the tournament.
The one who greets Shinemon and friends from mysterious research laboratory "Ryuzu's Lab" is none other than Tatsuya. Shinemon challenges the head of the lab Ryuzu Myoujin to a fight, and bears witness to a shocking experiment.
It's the day before the finals of the Asia Circuit. As Shinemon ponders about whether to join the "Unit Summoning Experiment" or "Team's Final Worlds Challenge", Esuka invites him for dinner.
Shinemon heads to Ryuzu's Lab to bring Rive back together with Esuka. Mark enters the finals alone, believing in the return of Shinemon and friends. The curtain rises on Shinemon's final fight.
Ryuzu attempts to involve Shinemon in the summoning experiment. Esuka fights Ryuzu to stop that from happening, and to send Shinemon and his friends to the tournament.
"The one who wants to fight Shinemon with the Unit summoning experiment is not Ryuzu but me.", Tatsuya chuckled dubiously. What does that actually mean? Ryuzu and Rive look back upon the beginning of this research.
With a wish "to save the lives of his deceased parents", Tatsuya challenges Ryuzu with the position of the leader for the experiments on the line. He knows the truth behind the experiments that Ryuzu has yet to realize.
Tatsuya rides on the wings of Malkuth-melekh with his insane desires. To save the hostage Chrono, and to return with Rive to battle alongisde Mark, Shinemon challenges Tatsuya to a final battle.
The final battle begins at Ryuzu's Lab in the midst of the experiment to bridge Earth and Cray during the half-moon. Can Shinemon stop Tatsuya, who has sacrificed everything for the experiment?
10 years have passed after the night of the half-moon. A young man appears at Card Capital with that Gear Chronicle deck in hand. The gears of Shin Nitta's story that stopped begins to move again.
With the unexpected reunion, "Shin" brings back "Shinemon" from 10 years ago for the fight. The fight to lead Shinemon's new future begins...
The story of Shinemon that spans two generations...... is supposed to have ended, but both Shinemon and Shin appears!? Shinemon and Shin reminisce about their individual pasts.
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