Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011)
Aichi Sendou is a timid third-year middle school student who has always lived his life looking backwards rather than forward. However, he has a card called "Blaster Blade" that was given to him when he was little, which is the sole thing that sustains him. Then Toshiki Kai, a cool-hearted high schooler, introduces Aichi to a card game called "Vanguard". When participants battle they picture they are on a planet called "Clay", and since Vanguard features a never before seen game system it has become popular around the world. Aichi immediately likes Vanguard, so he begins to play it with his friends Misaki Togura and Kamui Katsuragi, and others like his new rival Kai (who is one of the best Vanguard players). Aichi plays every day and he strives with all his soul and heart to play better, so when he battles Kai, Kai will recognize Aichi's worth.
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Episode 1 - Chrono Shindou
Release Date: 2014-10-26One day, when Chrono Shindou arrives at his secondary school, he finds a map and a deck of cards that he doesn't know in his shoe locker. To learn about these cards, he goes to the location noted on the map. Over there is the second shop of Card Capital, and he plays Cardfight!! Vanguard with the clerk Kamui Katsuragi.
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Episode 2 - Kamui Katsuragi
Release Date: 2014-11-02Chrono returns to Card Capital 2 to learn more about Vanguard from Kamui Katsuragi. Instead, both of them go on a quest to help a child retrieve his lost card. Misaki scolds Kamui for leaving Card Capital 2 at the end of the episode.
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Episode 3 - Kouji Ibuki
Release Date: 2014-11-09In response to a quest to recruit an opponent, Chrono heads to the meeting place which is at the shopping mall. However, due to some sudden errands, the client is unable to come, and instead Kouji Ibuki appears on the client's behalf. At a previous prompt from Kouji, the "Grand Image Reality System" (GIRS) for 3-D form of images produced by fighters is prepared...
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Episode 4 - Shion Kiba
Release Date: 2014-11-16Chrono and Shion participate in a quest to retrieve a card a little boy left at his grandmother's house.
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Episode 5 - Tokoha Anjou
Release Date: 2014-11-23At school, Chrono, who gave Kumi her dropped bun is mistakenly accused by Tokoha of bullying. Kumi then told her the true story, clearing his name. Back at home, Tokoha is told by her brother about the new clan Gear Chronicle, and supposedly the fighter who play it lives in the neighbourhood.
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Episode 6 - Mamoru Anjou
Release Date: 2014-11-30Kamui met Chrono while on his way to the Dragon Empire branch, and the former asks the latter to join him. At there, Chrono was told that a vanguard competition is being held, in which a lucky person would fight Mamoru Anjou, the Kagero clan leader. As Chrono registered, he encountered the mascot of Vanguard Association, Vangoro, who after know that he uses Gear Chronicle, keeps demand a cardfight from him.
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Episode 7 - Shion's Pride
Release Date: 2014-12-07During a cleaning session, Tokoha tells both Chrono and Shion about the Vanguard Quiz Tournament organized by the Dragon Empire Branch, in which both of them enter the tournament, with the intention to beat each other.
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Episode 8 - Beautiful Nagisa
Release Date: 2014-12-14When Chrono arrives Card Capital 2, he saw a beautiful girl he has never met before. She acts elegantly, and talks to Chrono warmly even though this is the first time they meet.
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Episode 9 - Tokoha's Treasure
Release Date: 2014-12-21Since Tokoha was young, she has admired a girl called Akane whom Tokoha treated like a real elder sister. Akane is a competent staff working in Dragon Empire Periphery. Akane feels lonely because both Tokoha and her are so busy that they have fewer chances to chat relaxedly like before. On the other side, Tokoha feels surprised for the content of Akane's quest.
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Episode 10 - Jaime Alcaraz
Release Date: 2014-12-28Chrono receives a quest from a foreigner, asking "guide me so I can learn more of Japan's Vanguard". When he arrives the spot of meeting, he meets an especially excited guy who calls himself Jaime Alcaraz.
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Episode 11 - Jaime's Card
Release Date: 2015-01-11The Euro League representative Jaime Alcaraz and the Kagero clan leader Anjou Mamoru's fight will begin. Audience are watching the breathtaking view of the intense battle. Chrono can also feel the heat from the fight while he clenched his fist.
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Episode 12 - Chrono vs Jaime
Release Date: 2015-01-18Chrono had the great opportunity to challenge a fighter of a much higher level than himself, Jaime. During the fight, Jaime saw Chrono and his passion, and understood those feelings from Chrono.
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Episode 13 - A Night in Card Capital
Release Date: 2015-01-25Kamui proposes to hold a party in Card Capital 2 for Chrono, after he underwent a fierce fight, so that he can relax. As Chrono, in his life, never experienced a party held for him, he cannot hide his confusion about this event.
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Episode 14 - Takeru the Wanderer
Release Date: 2015-02-01With the Vanguard National Convention regionals getting closer, Chrono sets his target at it by qualifying. At that time, in front of Chrono, an eccentric individual appears: Takeru Baba, who has been travelling far and wide to become strong.
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Episode 15 - Ghost Disguise
Release Date: 2015-02-08A story about Masked Ghost started spreading among cardfighters. He is said to challenge many players and rob their avatar cards when he wins. At the same time, Shion is scouted by the National Fencing Association to be a professional.
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Episode 16 - Clan Leader Mamoru
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Episode 17 - Chrono vs Tokoha
Release Date: 2015-02-22The episode begins with Tokoha buying two croquette breads from Nishi Bakery for her brother Mamoru, and the two reminisce on how they used to eat croquettes while fighting.
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Episode 18 - Vortex Cupid
Release Date: 2015-03-01At Card Capital, a boy named Ogawa cardfights against a girl who he falls in love with at first sight. However, the fight has barely begun when the girl runs off, accidentally leaving a card on the table: Battle Cupid, Nociel. With a burning desire to see the girl again and to return the card, Ogawa creates quest to help track the girl down.
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Episode 19 - The Power of a Bond! X Tiger
Release Date: 2015-03-08Kamui and then Shin gives Chrono and Tokoha each a DVD movie starring Team Caesar for them to watch.
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Episode 20 - Still Unnamed
Release Date: 2015-03-15Chrono, Shion, and Tokoha finally got a chance to team up and ready for a team tournament. But first they struggled a very difficult problem in which is their team work...
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Episode 21 - Fake Fight
Release Date: 2015-03-22The prerequisite of participating in the Regional Preliminaries of the National Vanguard Championship is being "Grade 3". For this, Chrono, accompanied by Tokoha and Shion, joined the mini-championship held at the headquarters of United Sanctuary.
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Episode 22 - Messiah
Release Date: 2015-03-29Disheartened at the loss of his points that he related to his happy memories, Chrono decides to give up Vanguard for good, leaving his deck with Kamui at Card Capital 2. Due to his conscience, he remembers that Vanguard is what changed his life to a better future so he returns to reclaim his deck. However, when his nemesis Kouji Ibuki shows up to claim it, Chrono fights the former for a future he will create for himself, with his Gear Chronicles as the stakes...
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Episode 23 - The Dark Ones
Release Date: 2015-04-05A king of demonic realm resides in the fortress of darkness located in Dragon Empire region. It is said that those who pass through the three gates prepared by the king can be granted mighty power of darkness. To overcome the challenges of the demonic king, now, Chrono enters the fortress...
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Episode 24 - Ibuki VS. Mamoru
Release Date: 2015-04-12Chrono scrambles to gain enough points needed to meet the entry deadline for the qualifiers. Elsewhere, Mamoru fulfils his objective as a member of branch staff to assist fighters who are aiming to qualify for the tournament.
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Episode 25 - Birth of the Team
Release Date: 2015-04-19In a survival challenge where the future of the team is in danger, Chrono and his team will try to qualify into the regional tournament, after overcoming several obstacles, what awaits them there is the Trinity Dragon team.
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Episode 26 - Taiyou Asukawa
Release Date: 2015-04-26Chrono visits Card Capital 2. There, he is asked by the shop manager to teach a novice boy about vanguard.
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Episode 27 - Yuichirou Kanzaki
Release Date: 2015-05-03The Regionals qualifier for Vanguard National Tournament is just only 1 week away. With various feelings in their heart, everyday, Chrono, Tokoha and Shion spend their day together. And then, the long-awaited time to raise the curtain arrives.
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Episode 28 - The Wanderer, Again
Release Date: 2015-05-10The next opponent for Team Try3 to face is Team Wanderer. Leading the team is Takeru Baba, someone Chrono once met through a quest and had a heated fight with!
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Episode 29 - Team Demise
Release Date: 2015-05-17The preliminary round of the tournament has concluded, and Try3 have reached the Best 16. Their next opponent is Team Demise, a team from the United Sanctuary branch who are favourites to win the tournament!
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Episode 30 - Rin Hashima
Release Date: 2015-05-24Tokoha's opponent is Rin Hashima, a fighter from Team Demise with both outstanding beauty and strength. Rin is aware that Tokoha is Mamoru's younger sister but...
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Episode 31 - Shouma Shinonome
Release Date: 2015-05-31The story starts after Tokoha's loss, in which Team Trinity Dragon (plus Kumi) comforts her, dragging Chrono into the scene as well, before realizes that Shion is missing.
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Episode 32 - A Long Summer's Beginning
Release Date: 2015-06-07Chrono invites a miserable Tokoha and Shion to the seaside. However, despite his attempts to entertain the two, he is hit by accident after accident.
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Episode 33 - Chrono VS Shion
Release Date: 2015-06-14Shion decides to quit Vanguard to complete his mission alone as the heir to the Kiba estate. However, Chrono and Tokoha's words do not reach Shion, and Chrono finds himself frustrated at Shion as a result.
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Episode 34 - The Mermaid Princess of Magallanica
Release Date: 2015-06-21The popular Vanguard idol, Saya Yatomi, is visiting the Dragon Empire's branch events! Feeling energetic, the super-positive professional soul gets involved in the staff's hectic proceedings!
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Episode 35 - Shin Nitta
Release Date: 2015-06-28Chrono Shindou vs Shin Nitta.
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Episode 36 - United Sanctuary
Release Date: 2015-07-05Chrono Shindou reaches the finals of the United Sanctuary Branch and he will be fighting Taiyou Asukawa for his final match. Although, there is something fishy about Taiyou while fighting Chrono.
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Episode 37 - Dog Trainer
Release Date: 2015-07-12Though Chrono's team managed to sneak into the United Sanctuary Branch Headquarter, they are separated. Waiting in the room where Shion passed was his old friend of fate, Yuya Karasumori...!
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Episode 38 - Miracle Card
Release Date: 2015-07-19TRY3 witnessed the current situation of the United Sanctuary Branch, and they were enraged. However, as if to taunt the trio, they were challenged by Yuichirou Kanzaki, the United Sanctuary Branch Chief.
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Episode 39 - Solar Eclipse
Release Date: 2015-08-02The debut of Chronodragon Nextage.
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Episode 40 - Nextage
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Episode 41 - Tokoha vs Rin
Release Date: 2015-08-16The United Sanctuary branch's special match begins. Tokoha enthusiastically seeks revenge, attacking the princess-like presence of Team Demise's Hashima Rin.
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Episode 42 - Shion vs. Shouma
Release Date: 2015-08-23Game 2 of the special match. Shinonome Shouma toys with Shion with the words "People see their own futures." Can Shion show the future for himself that he believes in!?
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Episode 43 - Stride Force
Release Date: 2015-08-30Kanzaki Yuuichirou reigns over the United Sanctuary branch with absolute power. Hidden in his heart is a grand ambition. Chrono and his friends will face that ambition head-on!
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Episode 44 - Chrono vs Taiyou
Release Date: 2015-09-06Standing before Chrono is the Taiyou that coldly pursued victory and became like a machine. Can Chrono's burning ideal reach him, and take back the old Taiyou!?
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Episode 45 - Chrono vs Kanzaki
Release Date: 2015-09-13The fight between Chrono and Kanzaki finally commences! Encouraged by all his friends, Chrono challenges Kanzaki with his entire soul! However, Kanzaki's trump card "Damned" appears! The climatic fight which Kanzaki desired with the Gear Chronicle clan has finally reached its end. The waiting has come to an end. Who will win? Justice or Darkness?
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Episode 46 - The Power to Transcend
Release Date: 2015-09-20Against Kanzaki's fierce power, Chrono hasn't seen a chance for victory for so much as a minute. Chrono doesn't give up, choosing to confront Kanzaki. At that time, Chrono and Chronojet...?!
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Episode 47 - Chrono vs Ibuki
Release Date: 2015-09-27A few days after the fierce battle with Kanzaki, the chaotic United Sanctuary branch calmed down and began moving towards rebuilding. During this, Chrono receives a call from Ibuki...
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Episode 48 - Deciding Battle
Release Date: 2015-10-04Ibuki and Chrono - The two show their feelings to each other in the fight through strategies. With the thriving bonds he has made with Gear Chronicle up until now, Chrono shows off a new future!