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“Aichi starts a cardfight club at elite Miyaji Academy, facing classmates' scorn and student council opposition to find belonging.”
Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker
カードファイト!! ヴァンガード リンクジョーカー編
7.18
3,731 rank · 25,690 viewers · 96 favorites
Action
Strategy Game
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Synopsis
Aichi starts a cardfight club at elite Miyaji Academy, facing classmates' scorn and student council opposition to find belonging.
Several months after the thrilling conclusion of the Asia Circuit Cardfight Vanguard tournament, Aichi Sendou's passion for the popular card game is stronger than ever. However, upon starting high school at the prestigious Miyaji Academy, a private institution that champions academics and sports, he feels disheartened when his classmates dismiss his favorite hobby as immature. Despite his schoolmates' cold reception—and the student council's unwavering opposition—Aichi finds the resolve to start a cardfight club, creating a safe haven for other cardfighters on campus while fulfilling the academy's extracurricular requirement. Recruiting friends new and old, Aichi and his fellow club members face a series of challenges while striving to have their club recognized by the school.
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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↓ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2013 → Apr 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I was waiting for this to happen. Cardfight: Vanguard finally has a full-size plot. In former series the characters just participated in tournaments and rescued the world (or even entire universe)....”
- 7 “Cardfight vanguard is an interesting anime that helped bring up the card game as we know it today, When i started watching anime this was one of the first's that was introduced to me. It has nice...”
- 8 “What makes Cardfight Vanguard an exceptional anime is its diverse and well-developed cast of characters. In the Link Joker season, this aspect is significantly enhanced alongside the plot. This...”
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Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
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- Format 59 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 23h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2013 – Mar 2014 Winter 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7267 catalog