Season 1
The protagonist of this story, Aichi Sendou, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going, Blaster Blade, a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically. The name of the card game is "Vanguard." The game takes place in a different planet called "Cray," and due to a never before seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world. Aichi, immediately attracted by Vanguard, meets friends such as Misaki Tokura and Kamui Katsuragi, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. Aichi, however, has a goal: to once again battle with a Vanguard Fighter by the name of Toshiki Kai. Kai is an aloof and cold-hearted high school student who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard. He is also the reason why Aichi started playing the game. For him, Toshiki is the person who saved him from his boring life and introduced him to Vanguard. In order to get better at Vanguard, Aichi puts his soul into it every day. He wishes that someday, he'll be able to battle Toshiki and have him recognize his worth. He soon learns about a power called PSY Qualia, and another boy called Ren Suzugamori, who also has the same power...
Cast & Crew
Episode Guide
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 him a target for Katsumi Morikawa, a player who wants to use Aichi's card to get revenge on another player, Toshiki Kai. After school, Morikawa and his buddy Yūta Izaki steal Aichi's Blaster Blade from him. Aichi runs to a card shop called Card Capital to find that Morikawa lost it in a bet against Kai. It is then that Aichi and Kai meet and play a round of Vanguard with Blaster Blade as the prize. Before the match, Kai gives Aichi Blaster Blade in the hopes of him using it effectively against him. During the course of the match, Kai teaches Aichi the rules of playing Vanguard. As the fight goes on, Aichi reveals that he has met Kai before when summoning his ace, Blaster Blade, which Kai gave to him long ago, stating that it was because of him that he wants to learn more about Vanguard.
Season 1 FAQs
Hatsuki Tsuji is the director of Season 1.
The cast of Season 1 includes Atsushi Abe as Ren Suzugamori, Setsuji Sato as Gai Usui, Youto Kazama as Kaoru Komatsubara, Akeno Watanabe as Kyou Yahagi, Showtaro Morikubo as Taishi Miwa, Ryo Hirohashi as Nagisa Daimonji, Noriaki Sugiyama as Katsumi Morikawa, Takuya Sato as Toshiki Kai, Emi Shinohara as Aichi's Mother, Tetsu Inada as Tetsu Shinjō, Hitomi Nabatame as Asaka Narumi, Suzuko Mimori as Kourin, and more.
Episodes run about 25 mins. The total runtime is about 27h 5 mins.
You can watch Season 1 on Crunchyroll (Subscription) and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (Subscription). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Season 1 was released on 08 Jan 2011.
Season 1 has 8 seasons and 65 episodes on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Asia Circuit, Link Joker, Legion Mate, G, G: GIRS Crisis, G: Stride Gate, G Next, and G: Z.