A N I M E / O T A K U : PART 6

Cardfight!! Vanguard

Type:

TV

Aired:

January 8, 2011 to March 31, 2012

Source:

Original

Genres:

Action, Adventure, Demons, Game, Shounen

Synopsis:

Cardfight!! Vanguard features a world where the game Cardfight!! Vanguard is becoming the latest craze among trading card games, becoming a part of everyday life for people all over the world. The game is not limited to Earth alone; battles between the creatures used by the players take place on another planet called Cray.

The story begins with Aichi Sendou, a timid middle schooler whose meek attitude often leaves him a target for bullies. Aichi was given a very rare card, "Blaster Blade", when he was very young. It's his one treasure that gives him hope. That is, until it gets taken from him. Although Aichi has never played Cardfight!! Vanguard before, he challenges the thief to a game in order to win the "Blaster Blade" back. This high-stakes game quickly draws Aichi into the world of Vanguard battles, which will test and change his worth as both a player and a person.

Characters and Voice Actors:

- Main:

Toshiki Kai

Kai is a serious person and doesn't like to joke around like other kids his age. He doesn't talk much or to anyone. When cardfighting, he is shown to be more serious and confident on winning the game without any need of support. Despite his selective mute personality, he has a best friend is, Taishi Miwa.

Toshiki Kai main deck focus is the Kagerou clan deck. His trump card is Dragonic Overlord. His strongest and most commonly used cards are normally Flame Dragons.

In season 2, Kai main deck focus is the Narukami clan deck. Kai stays with this clan in Season 3, although hasn't given up on his Kagero deck. After seeing how far Aichi has come, Kai now doubts his own strength in comparison and seems to be striving to prove that he's able to keep up.

Spoiler:

Kai's concerns worsen during the VF High School Tournament and he fears he's falling behind. Previews have him affiliated with the new Link Joker clan.

- Kim, Yeong Seon (Korean)

- Satou, Takuya (Japanese)

- Vivio, Marco (Italian)

- Luhning, Ryan (English)

Kamui Katsuragi

A youngster with a big mouth and the skill to back it up. He's very enthusiastic and energetic about Vanguard and doesn't care who his opponent is so long as they are not weak in his eyes. He hates being looked down upon because of his size and age. He also has a crush on Aichi 's little sister, Emi , and constantly vies for her attention, even going as far as to refer to Aichi as his older brother. Kamui is almost always accompanied by two other kids; the one wearing glasses would make a comment, and the one with the topknot hair would abbreviate what was just said and end most of his sentences with "-ssu!" Kamui is the second person to defeat Aichi in a game of Vanguard. Kamui has commented that he likes to take the second turn at the beginning of a game as doing so gives him the first chance to attack. Kamui battles using a Nova Grappler Deck that is based on Machines, and his ace is Asura Kaiser. Strategies are usually just plain brute force while being supported with various card skills.