Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018)

Amazing at advertising the card game. Ok story, but the characters are fun and very likable.

The fights are faster than the original and have less pauses in the fights. There is always something going on without unnecessary scenes.

The characters feel more alive and fun. The story was very amusing and the card fights at certain points made you feel tense, on the edge of your seat.

I say they did pretty well when trying to promote the game, because I for sure bought some cards and thought about buying more cards when I watched the show. I felt like I wanted to become the best ... at cardfighting.

Keep in mind that this review is written based only on anime (I know that this version comes from the manga.

After I finished watching the "original" story, I gave myself the opportunity to see the second version, which in my opinion is a little better "in some respects" than the first version.

Talking about the history would not be something so remarkable since if you saw the first version you will quickly understand that it only goes with some notary changes but they are not a big deal.

Regarding the characters, a very significant change is seen in the first place since the vast majority of characters ... who had not had a participation or almost no participation do so here contributing more to the development of the story (case that did not happen in the first version) .

In general, if you have already seen the first version and you see this, it may not disappoint you since it does not have that annoying filler that characterizes the first version as well as they explain a little more in depth the past of some characters (not in a way perfect) so if you have free time you can watch it without problems and enjoy it without problems.

I was hoping that this reboot would finally let me like Vanguard pre D series… unfortunately no. Despite the fact that it compresses all four seasons of the original and Neon Messiah into 52 episodes, it doesn’t actually change the fundamental problem of the series… in that these characters are so god damn annoying and badly written that even from the very first episode, you know you’re in for a rough ride. Especially as various plot threads don’t make sense, like Kai knowingly betting a stolen card. But a fundamental problem with the Vanguard anime is that it takes the lore of the card game ... way too seriously. They keep saying imagination is power… what the F does imagining your victory have to do with actually winning? Just once I want to not absolutely hate a pre D series Vanguard anime.