Storyline
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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.
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…
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Episodes
Episode 1 · Stand Up, Vanguard!!
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.
Episode 2 · Ride the Vanguard!!
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.
Episode 3 · Who`s the Strongest Cardfighter!!
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.
Episode 4 · Misaki`s Secret!!
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.
Episode 5 · Let’s Go To Card Capital!!
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.
Episode 6 · Declaration of War!! Battle of the Shops
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.
Episode 7 · Unite!! Q4 (Quadrifoglio)
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.
Episode 8 · Turbulence!! Q4 VS NwO
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.
Episode 9 · Kai Loses!!
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.
Episode 10 · Wind of Aichi!!
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.
Episode 11 · Battle of Men!!
Kamui Katsuragi and Gouki Daimonji battle in the deciding match. While trying to defeat Gouki, Kamui recalls what Gouki once said to him.
Episode 12 · Mysterious Adversary Asteroid!!
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.
Episode 13 · Kamui!! Revenge of Determination
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.
Episode 14 · Awaken!! PSYqualia
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.
Episode 15 · FRIEND
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.
Episode 16 · Their Respective Feelings
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".
Episode 17 · A Jet Black Knight!! Blaster Dark
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......
Episode 18 · Kai and Ren, and Aichi too
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.
Episode 19 · Tetsu's Motive
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.
Episode 20 · Reunion
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.
Episode 21 · Abyss of Darkness
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.
Episode 22 · A Serious Fight
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?
Episode 23 · A Little Beacon
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?
Episode 24 · Kai
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.
Episode 25 · Vanguard
During the fight with Aichi, Kai begins to understand his feelings towards the fight. Aichi pushes forward with his PSYqualia during the fight.
Episode 26 · Vanguard Abnormality!! Unit Encyclopedia
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.
Episode 27 · Stand Up! High School Life!!
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.
Episode 28 · Cardfight Club Initiated!
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.
Episode 29 · New Allies
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?
Episode 30 · My Idol
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.
Episode 31 · The Backstage Boss
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.
Episode 32 · First Exchange Match
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.
Episode 33 · Vanguard Koshien
Naoki and his powered up deck faces the experienced idol, Suiko. During the intense fight, "Takuto Tatsunagi" from the "Tatsunagi Foundation" makes his appearance.
Episode 34 · Another Vanguard
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!?
Episode 35 · Concert Master, Takuto
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.
Episode 36 · Destiny Conductor
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......
Episode 37 · Invasion of the PSYqualia Zombie
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.
Episode 38 · Beyond Imagination!
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.
Episode 39 · True Strength
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.
Episode 40 · True and Fake
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!
