Cardfight!! Vanguard

  • Premiered: Jan 2011
  • Episodes: 582
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Season 1
1x1
Vanguard of Destiny!!
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Jan 08, 2011
Kids from all over town converge to play Vanguard, a card game that seems to be the biggest thing going around. A timid boy, Aichi Sendō, has a rare card, the Blaster Blade, which makes .. show full overview
1x2
Ride to Victory
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Jan 15, 2011
After Aichi plays Blaster Blade, he and Kai recall their first meeting. Back then, after seeing a young Aichi beaten up, the young Kai cheered him up by giving him Blaster Blade, and he .. show full overview
1x3
Welcome to Card Capital
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Jan 22, 2011
Aichi's little sister, Emi, is worried by Aichi's different behavior as of late. After school, Emi sees Aichi with Morikawa and Izaki, who want him to go with them to the Card Capital. .. show full overview
1x4
Assault! Twin Drive
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Jan 29, 2011
After taking a look at Aichi's deck, Shin decides to show him "something nice". So, Shin has Aichi battle Misaki, who, despite working at the card shop, has never actually participated .. show full overview
1x5
Whirlwind! Kamui, the Grade-Scool Fighter
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Feb 05, 2011
Aichi goes to the card shop to buy a booster pack in the hopes of getting a Grade 3 card. When he arrives, he sees a grade-school kid, Kamui Katsuragi, convincingly defeating Izaki in a .. show full overview
1x6
The Mysterious Card Shop
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Feb 12, 2011
Aichi and his friends decide to go to a different card shop called PSY. There, they try out the shop's special Vanguard Fight Stage. It oddly reacts to Aichi, which leads to a woman, .. show full overview
1x7
The Fearsome Soulblast
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Feb 19, 2011
Shin introduces the "Standing Fight Table (Name Subject To Change)" to enrich the experience of a Vanguard fight, with Morikawa and Kamui being the first to play on it. After Kamui once .. show full overview
1x8
The King of Knights Enters the Fray!
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Feb 26, 2011
The Card Capital Shop Tournament begins soon, but Aichi is hesitant to play in it, even after making a new deck. However, when he learns that Kai will be in the tournament, Aichi decides .. show full overview
1x9
The Shop Tournament Begins
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Mar 05, 2011
The Card Capital Shop Tournament finally begins. In the first round, Aichi must play against Izaki while at the same time, Morikawa battles Misaki. Since this is his first time in a .. show full overview
1x10
Enter the Ninja Fighter
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Mar 12, 2011
Kamui and Kai advance to the second round of the tournament, along with Ninja Master M, an eccentric player who dresses and acts like a ninja. He meets Aichi, who deduces that he is .. show full overview
1x11
Ninja Fighter Withdraws
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Mar 19, 2011
Aichi makes a comeback by calling more units from his deck to boost the power of The King of Knights, Alfred, forcing Ninja Master M to use most of his cards to guard against his .. show full overview
1x12
Aichi VS Kamui
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Mar 26, 2011
It's the semifinals: Kai plays against Misaki, and Aichi once again battles Kamui. Both Aichi and Kamui want to win for their own reasons; Aichi wants to fight Kai again while Kamui .. show full overview
1x13
Conclusion! Shop Tournament
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Apr 02, 2011
Aichi and Kamui's match comes down to the wire, with Kamui slowly building up his Vanguard's Soul. Despite Aichi getting a Heal Trigger to allow him to stay in the game, Kamui then uses .. show full overview
1x14
Fear of Immortality! Grand Blue Deck
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Apr 09, 2011
Kamui takes Aichi to Card Shop Handsome, a pirate-themed store that Kamui used to visit. They meet the national-tournament-level and previous regional champions Team Handsome, which is .. show full overview
1x15
Thrilling?! Emi's First Fight
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Apr 16, 2011
As Emi continues coming to the Card Capital Card Shop, Shin convinces her to try the game out for herself. While approaching the game shop, Katsumi has his fortune told and he finds that .. show full overview
1x16
Team Q4 Heads for the Regional Tournament!
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Apr 30, 2011
The day for the regional tournament is here. Shin drives the team of Aichi, Kamui, and Kai to the tournament site. on the way there, while Aichi and Kamui make adjustments to Aichi's .. show full overview
1x17
New Colleagues
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May 07, 2011
Aichi has difficulty pushing for victory, and his opponent gets a Critical Trigger on top, bringing him to five damage. Aichi desperately needs to block the next strike, but is unwilling .. show full overview
1x18
Incandescent Tournament!
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May 14, 2011
The regional tournament continues with Team Q4 easily plowing through their second and third opponents, Team Martial Arts and Team Chemistry Club, by defeating them both 2-0. Kamui's .. show full overview
1x19
Battle! Nova Grappler!
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May 21, 2011
Surprisingly enough, Nagisa steps into the fray as the first fighter of Team Handsome, resulting in Kamui being in a desperate situation as she declares that Kamui has to marry her if .. show full overview
1x20
Hidden Messages
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May 28, 2011
In spite of Nagisa winning and her getting to marry Kamui as a result, Kamui weasels out by saying that Team Q4 as a whole hasn't lost yet, so their agreement is still pending. With one .. show full overview
1x21
Rematch in the Finals!
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Jun 04, 2011
Aichi's match against Gouki begins. Aichi remembers Gouki as a formidable opponent, and realizes that he cannot stay the same as before if he wishes to win. Using a combination of the .. show full overview
1x22
The Holy Dragon Descends
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Jun 11, 2011
The fight between Aichi and Gouki continues. Aichi blocks Gouki's attack, and counterattacks with Alfred, bringing Gouki to five damage. However, Gouki replaces his Vanguard with King of .. show full overview
1x23
Meeting of Fate
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Jun 18, 2011
Aichi, Kamui and Misaki visit Card Shop PSY after Suiko's invitation. They meet an aloof red-haired stranger with a peculiar attitude. However, once the Ultra Rare group arrives, they .. show full overview
1x24
Indelible Memory
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Jun 25, 2011
To prepare for the national tournaments, worried about Cardfighters on Ren's level, Aichi and Misaki engage in a fight. However, memories of her tragic past surface in Misaki's mind, .. show full overview
1x25
Kioku no Sakin
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Jul 02, 2011
Emi visits Card Capital, worrying about the depressed Aichi. She encounters Misaki, who claims not to know anything - but the manager pushes the two into a cardfight using the new trial .. show full overview
1x26
Beginning of the Storm! National Convention!!
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Jul 09, 2011
Team Q4 arrives at the site of the national tournament grounds and meets Team Caesar, composed of Kenji "Koutei" Matsusada and the siblings Gai and Yuri Usui, who were the last national .. show full overview
1x27
Jurassic Army
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Jul 16, 2011
The national tournament preliminary rounds begin! After an explanation of the tournament rules by Ultra Rare, Team Q4 discovers that they are put in the same block as Team Foo Fighter .. show full overview
1x28
Aggressive Movement! Tachikaze Deck!!
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Jul 23, 2011
Gunji brutally corners Aichi with the speed and power of his Tachikaze deck, bringing the score to 5-3 in Gunji's favor. To make a reversal, Aichi rides his new ace card, Soul Saver .. show full overview
1x29
When the Moon is Full
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Jul 30, 2011
Team Q4's second match against Team Muscle Brain begins. Team Muscle Brain believes that training the body will result in a better mind, and thus practices brutal fighting prowess. .. show full overview
1x30
Strongest Team, AL4 (Apex Limited Four)!
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Aug 06, 2011
Team Q4's final fight in the preliminary rounds, which they cannot afford to lose, begins. Kai takes the stage first, against AL4 member "Crusher" Kyou Yahagi, who potently uses a Spike .. show full overview
1x31
Beautiful Assassin
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Aug 13, 2011
Though Kai won the first match of the team battle, Misaki is challenged by Asaka Narumi, known as the "Assassin". Asaka skillfully uses a Pale Moon deck, and though Misaki tries to fight .. show full overview
1x32
Makai no Shōgun
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Aug 20, 2011
The match between Aichi and Tetsu continues while an anxious Kamui watches. Confronted by Nagisa, Gouki and Emi, who learned of the situation via Team Caesar, Kamui is motivated to .. show full overview
1x33
Blaster of Darkness
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Aug 27, 2011
Team Q4 gathers at Card Capital to watch the national tournament finals. Due to various delays, they only manage to catch the very last match, where Ren, leader of Foo Fighter AL4, faces .. show full overview
1x34
It's Summer! It's Camp! It's Vanguard!
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Sep 03, 2011
Q4 has gone to the beach in order to train at Vanguard - though a lot of its supporters, such as Katsumi, seem to have other priorities. The team meets up with Team Caesar, who set up .. show full overview
1x35
Results of the Training Camp
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Sep 10, 2011
Aichi sleeps late and is thus the last to get up. Kai and Kenji have woken up before everyone else and are already engaged in Cardfighting. They have leftover curry for breakfast, while .. show full overview
1x36
The King of Underground Fights
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Sep 17, 2011
Miwa spys on Kai who has begun fighting in underground fights in order to find stronger opponents. Underground Cardfights usually result in the loss of cards, and players do not abide by .. show full overview
1x37
The Return of the Ninja Master
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Sep 24, 2011
A tournament is being held again at Card Capital, but it is now a team fight due to the large number of participants. Team Q4 fights and moves all the way up to the final round, with Kai .. show full overview
1x38
Miwa's Ability
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Oct 01, 2011
The fight between Miwa and Aichi begins. Miwa, who surprisingly uses a Kagero deck like Kai, forces Aichi into a corner by using powerful retiring strategies, and even though Aichi .. show full overview
1x39
Return to Regionals
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Oct 08, 2011
The regionals commence once again, with Team Q4 and Team Handsome competing. Battles rage as Team Handsome advances to the next round. Team Q4's first opponent, though, is Team .. show full overview
1x40
Dangerous Scent
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Oct 15, 2011
Aichi trusts the voice of his cards, riding Solitary Knight, Gancelot and calling King of Knights, Alfred to the Rear-Guard circle. His opponent uses an Oracle Think Tank deck. Though .. show full overview
1x41
Kyou's Revenge
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Oct 22, 2011
Kyou is back for revenge against Team Q4 - specifically Kai. Kyou then proceeds to explain how things came to be this way - since he lost his match to Kai during the Nationals, he got .. show full overview
1x42
Psyqualia
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Oct 29, 2011
After easily blocking Kyou's quadruple attack, Aichi declares 'Final Turn'. Though it seems his plan is going to be defeated, thanks to a Stand trigger, Aichi manages to deliver the .. show full overview
1x43
Black Bellweather
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Nov 05, 2011
Kamui is concerned when Aichi stops coming to Card Capital after the tournament. Aichi continues to be haunted by Kai's words and finds himself unexpectedly at the door to the PSY Card .. show full overview
1x44
Unexpected Visitor
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Nov 12, 2011
After losing to Aichi, Kourin goes to Card Capital, asking for Kai. Since Miwa is the only person who knows where Kai is, he rides with Kourin to the Underground cardfight area. They .. show full overview
1x45
Shadow Paladin
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Nov 19, 2011
At the start of the tournament, Team Q4 is placed in the same block as Team Jurassic Army and Team Brilliant Stars, another faction of Foo Fighters. After having a brief conversation .. show full overview
1x46
The Coiling Thread
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Nov 26, 2011
After defeating Jurassic Army, Team Q4 are now up against Team Spyder, and Kamui easily defeats his opponent using Stern Blaukruger, despite being tricked throughout his match. Misaki is .. show full overview
1x47
Another Foo Fighter
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Dec 03, 2011
Team Q4 proceed to fight Team FFBS and Kamui is up first, facing Hiromi from FFBS. Hiromi then used the skills of Young Pegasus Knight, Hi-Dog Breeder Akane, Great Sage Barron, Knight of .. show full overview
1x48
Solitary Fight
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Dec 10, 2011
As the fight between Kiriya and Aichi begins, Kai is seen watching the match in another area. Emi runs to Team Q4, worried about Aichi playing in another fight, but finds both Misaki and .. show full overview
1x49
Kai's Battle
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Dec 17, 2011
Kai heads to the Underground area to await his fateful match with Aichi. Back at home, as Aichi reviews his Shadow Paladin deck, he receives a Psy Qualia induced summon from Ren who is .. show full overview
1x50
At the End of the Battle
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Dec 24, 2011
Kai rides King of Knights, Alfred to give Aichi some damage. However, on the next turn, Aichi declares "Final Turn", attacking with Phantom Blaster Dragon and Blaster Dark attacks but .. show full overview
1x51
Golden Glow
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Dec 31, 2011
Card Capital is holding a casual shop tournament, and Aichi, Kamui, and Morikawa enter in the senior division, while Emi competes in the junior division. Unfortunately, Morikawa has left .. show full overview
1x52
Songstress of the Sea
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Jan 07, 2012
The shop tournament continues, with Morikawa having a seemingly unstoppable series of victories and Emi's Bermuda Triangle deck dominating the junior division. Though he doesn't win, Aichi realizes that he plays Vanguard because it's fun.
1x53
The Battle Begins! Tournament Finals
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Jan 07, 2012
The tournament finals begin and Ren delivers an egotistical speech at the beginning that angers the other teams. Team Q4 battles through the first two rounds, but coming up next is their "rivals", Team Caesar.
1x54
Gladiator
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Jan 14, 2012
In the first battle of the semi-finals, Kamui faces off against Gai Usui, the "Gladiator" of Team Caesar.
1x55
Casear's Empress
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Jan 21, 2012
The second match is between Misaki and Yuri, two female fighters with completely different playstyles. While Misaki makes her decisions based on highest probabilities and most logical .. show full overview
1x56
The Man They Call
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Jan 28, 2012
Aichi battles Kenji the Emperor for the right to face Team AL4 in the finals. Can Aichi defeat his strongest opponent yet without relying on his PSY Qualia?
1x57
Fateful Showdown
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Feb 03, 2012
Although happy that Aichi woke up, Kai thought of the time when he was still young. He wanted to get Ren out of his Pysqualia self, but then Ren's image was so bad that Kai left him .. show full overview
1x58
Clash! Overlord
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Feb 10, 2012
Determined to turn Ren back to his former self, Kai crossrides Dragonic Overlord The End and performed Persona Blast to get Ren out of his PSY Qualia self. It didn't get Ren out of the .. show full overview
1x59
Fighting for the Top Spot
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Feb 17, 2012
The final match begins, with Kamui against Tetsu.
1x60
Wall of the General
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Feb 24, 2012
Although Kamui tries his hardest, Tetsu is victorious, putting Team AL4 up one game to none.
1x61
Feelings Towards Foo Fighter
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Mar 02, 2012
Misaki draws upon her memory power as she battles Asaka in this second-round revenge match.
1x62
Lord of the Fight
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Mar 10, 2012
Having ordered the positions of her last 16 cards thanks to the abiltys of her cards, Misaki defeats Asaka.
1x63
Two Powers, Side by Side
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Mar 17, 2012
The final battle between Ren and Aichi begins, with Ren initially using his PSYQualia to overpower Aichi.
1x64
The Truth of Psyqualia
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Mar 24, 2012
Ren taunts Aichi throughout their battle, trying to get him to use his PSY Qualia. Feeling angry, Aichi does and summons Blaster Dark to the surprise of everyone. However, this causes .. show full overview
1x65 Season finale
Awakening of Twin Blades
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Mar 31, 2012
After calling out 'Final Turn', Ren fails to defeat Aichi as Aichi miraculously draws a Heal Trigger. Aichi then realizes his true self as he summons Majesty Lord Blaster to get Ren out .. show full overview

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