The BEST episodes written by Tatsuhiko Urahata
#1 - ―Before the Game―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 5
Kiri and Iwai have made plans to cut her hair during the school trip. Iwai is enjoying the new experiences she is having as Kiri frets over his relationship status with Iwai. The school trip is thrown into chaos when a new Author makes an attempt on the Queen.
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#2 - ―Party Chopper―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 8
A play depicting the tale of the Queen is the party entertainment. Kiri and Iwai are lead backstage to get into costume for the next act, but this will leave one of them hanging.
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#3 - ―Where is the Visitor?―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 4
After the Sledgehammer incident, Iwai has been more on guard about Authors. As a change of pace, Kiri ask her if there was any place she wants to visit with her new found freedom. She mentions her father and his travels…
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#4 - ―Red Rising―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 11
Still suffering from the attacks from Emily, Kiri goes to school in an attempt to maintain normalcy. At school he is forced to go to nurse where Yamane is on duty and offers him an option that could ease his pain. Wanting to get strong, Kiri travels to the grave of Iwai’s father and sees the most unusual dance.
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#5 - ―The Forbidden Game―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 12
The story starts with information that people don't believe that Grayland exist because there is no way that he can kill 200 people. Kiri found Emily at her father's grave as that day is Emily's father death anniversary. Emily states that he would not kill Kiri but because she will kill Iwai, he wants to get her to be scared of him so that she might stop trying to kill Iwai. But when they fight Kiri lose and he end up rolling of the cliff. Just when Kiri thought he would die, he dreamt about the original, even though Kiri's frighten he knew that if this somehow can make him stronger than he would do anything. Kiri followed Grayland into a door, but he realize that he was Grayland, and he walks into the door. Once inside he found a lot of corpse and realize that Grayland was going to cut the corpse. Kiri tried to stop him but it failed. Without realizing Kiri stands up with his two hands and feet in the ground with holding his scissor in his mouth. Kiri catching Emily off guard, Kiri cuts Emily's hand. She noticed that Kiri have the ability of pain augmentation. At that time she felt her hand hurting so much. When Iwai come to the scene, she found Kiri's bag and immediately search for Kiri, but she didn't find Kiri but instead found Emily with blood everywhere. Emily then admit that Crime Edge is the most brutal killing good.
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#6 - ―Lyrical Night Fright―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 9
Nakajima has broken the rules of the party causing the host who wish to remain anonymous, Lady Violet Witchy, to intervene and correct Nakajima’s behavior.
#7 - ―Standing Babe-ation―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 10
While reminiscing about the previous night, Iwai discovers that her hair has not grown back to its original state. Fearful and unsure of how Kiri would react she breaks off all plans with him. Meanwhile, a very unique and deadly Author has set their eyes on a distracted Iwai.
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#8 - ―Coins of the Scale―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 7
An invitation to a Gossip party has Kiri and Iwai nervous. While preparing for the party, people in their life remark about the changes they are going through.
#9 - ―Grayland is in the House―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 13
Iwai carries the wounded Emily as a forest fire spreads. She sympathizes with Emily telling how much their father cared about them. The murderous Kiri appears and walks up to Iwai touching her body and then violently cuts her hair. Kiri then regains conscious and passes out. Iwai realize she mustn’t forget how painful fear is, and her hair suddenly grows long again. Later, as Kiri is being hospitalize at a clinic owned by the Gossip after Emily called for a rescue department. Iwai and Emily take a bath together as they recover from their injuries and form a sister relationship. Emily intimates Iwai if she and Kiri are dating or ever had sex, Iwai admits she has feelings for Kiri, in spite of how scaring he can be. Meanwhile, Kiri wakes up from his medicinal bed he gets an unexpected visit by Lady Violet Witchy. She gives Kiri a rough discussion on the Killing Goods and their Authors. Then she impulsively gives him his first kiss before saying that his days as a murder are far from done. The next day, Kiri is overjoying to cutting Iwai's hair once again with his scissor.
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#10 - ―Cross the Thunder Clouds―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 3
An Author had made it to town and even though the Professor says there is nothing to worry about, Kiri doesn’t agree and fears the worse.
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#11 - ―Waltz of Stars―
The Severing Crime Edge - Season 1 - Episode 6
Will Iwai's voice reach Kiri before he is commanded to do the unthinkable? Will the outside observers use this chance to make a play for the Queen?
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#12 - Who's the Vice-Captain!?
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 9
Now that the Cardfight Club has become official, the new faculty advisor Nakamurabashi makes the club decide on a captain and vice-captain for the club by order of the student council president. Since Aichi was the person who started the club, he reluctantly accepts the position of captain. As for who should be the vice-captain, Shingo is the only person who honestly wants the job while the others are apathetic on the matter. Not wanting to make a hasty decision, Nakamurabashi recommends to hold off until tomorrow on who to elect for vice-captain. After school, Misaki is convinced by her friend Akari to try out for vice-captain. The same happens with Kourin being persuaded by Takuto. The club meets the next day, and when Nakamurabashi asks again for who wants to be the vice-captain, Shingo, Naoki, Misaki, and Kourin all raise their hands. To finally settle things, the four cardfight each other with the overall winner becoming the vice-captain. Misaki defeats Shingo, but Naoki suffers a terrible loss against Kourin. Before the final faceoff between the two girls, Naoki expresses his frustration by saying how bad he feels after finding a passion in Vanguard and yet not initially caring for becoming vice-captain of the Cardfight Club. However, he soon gets over his mortification with a smile. Noticing Naoki's enthusiasm, Misaki, Kourin, and Shingo (much to his chagrin) agree to have Naoki be the vice-captain. As the club walks home from school, Naoki impulsively runs towards a riverside, followed by Aichi and Shingo, where Naoki and Shingo scuffle a bit in the river before all the boys let out one big yell at the sunset.
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#13 - Determination's End
Murder Princess - Season 1 - Episode 6
Falis, Milano, and the rest of the group returns to the kingdom in order to stop Kaito from using Teoria. However, they also decide to use the powers of Teoria to switch their bodies back to their original ways. Unfortunately, Kaito makes it to the Teorial chamber first, knocking out Falis and capturing Milano. Kaito then wishes for the entire world to end, activating Teoria's great power.
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#14 - Fate
Murder Princess - Season 1 - Episode 5
Falis, Alita and their companions manage to evade capture thanks to a group of travelling entertainers. When they stop to take a break, they begin to discuss the circumstances behind everything that has transpired so far. It turns out that the root cause to all this is the Lost Technology, which was entrusted to the House Forland after the demise of the Old World and is protected by a seal that can only be opened by female members of the House.
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#15 - Return
Murder Princess - Season 1 - Episode 3
Falis and Alita get into an argument, and Falis goes off to vent her steam on the encroaching goblins. During this time, Akamashi's aides kidnap Alita and interrogate her about her real identity and about the "key". Falis goes to the rescue but is coerced into dropping her weapon. A swordsman then leaps onto the scene and saves the day; he turns out to be none other than Prince Kaito, Alita's brother.
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#16 - Exile
Murder Princess - Season 1 - Episode 4
Since the prince has returned and is soon to be crowned, Falis plans to leave the next day. Alita says she'll be lonely, but she's told Falis will return when she finds a way to swap bodies again. Later in the evening, Falis is called by the mysterious hooded woman and led into a secret chamber in the castle. They fight and Alita and the others come down to help her, but they run into the two androids and the professor. Suddenly the professor is stabbed by the black armored knight, and the two androids are also defeated. Falis is badly beaten by the knight, who reveals himself to be Kaito in front of all the guests. He claims that Falis is a false princess and that the others are rebels. The four of them are forced to flee the kingdom and Kaito is crowned as king.
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#17 - Those Descending to the Surface
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 3
Musashi ‘s Shirojiro Bertoni is negotiating with England’s Charles Howard over the upcoming joint school event; A vicious back and forth between two skilled treasurers as the residents watch.
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#18 - The Greedy Ones who Cross Borders
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 13
Spain and Musashi are going for broke with Spain gaining the upper hand. But when England relinquishes its Armor of Deadly Sins, Musashi finally gains the upper hand.
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#19 - Where the One Scarred by Swords Belongs
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 12
The battle is heating up with the Gods of War and the baseball team pressing Musashi. With the help of non-combative students, Musashi plans to turn the war around.
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#20 - The Decision Maker on High
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 8
With all the acronymed groups butting in, Musashi is forced to think quick before the newcomer brings their house of cards crashing in. If accepted, the new plan will offer them a chance to see behind the curtain and into the apocalypse.
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#21 - The Hunting Ground's Humanitarians
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 5
The “exhibition” fights have started against Musashi and England, while Horizon and Tori discuss terms of their date.
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#22 - Successful Candidate in the Flower Garden
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 11
As Tenzo battles the Fairy Queen for his Mary’s life, the Inadequate HQ must overcome Spain’s barrage attack or they will lose the war.
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#23 - Sword of Courage
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 4 - Episode 31
The battle between Kai and Aichi reaches its epic conclusion. Aichi hopes to get Kai into an Absolute Lock from which he cannot recover. However, Kai keeps managing to resummon his Legion. During one attack from Blaster Joker, Kai realizes that Blaster Blade holds the key to freeing Aichi and making sure no one will ever have to be sealed away again. On the final turn, Kai draws four consecutive critical triggers, giving his Legion an attack of 40000 and 5 criticals. Aichi can't guard. The seed leaves his body and charges at Kai, but Kai summons Blaster Blade to his side. Blaster Blade begins slicing the seed into many pieces. Each small piece enters the hearts of each of Aichi's mates. Blaster Blade reveals that the seed will continue to divide each time one of them fights another worthy opponent until the seed becomes too weak to continue. He vows that when that happens Link Joker will be accepted as a new clan on Cray. The next morning, Emi wakes Aichi up. Aichi learns that everything he did has been disassembled and everyone now remembers him. He meets up with his friends at the Card Fight Club to begin the school day, and the episode ends with a fight beginning between Kai and Aichi.
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#24 - Runaway Angel Rekka
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 40
Reversed Rekka wants to beat Kamui; Kamui wants to save Emi and Mai; and Reiji and Eiji have to beat an army of Reversed Rekka groupies! Can they do it?!
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#25 - Ruler of the Theatre
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 4
Musashi prepares for the upcoming school event as Tres España makes their appearance.
#26 - Herald on the Stage
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 2
With the cargo ship crashed into England soil, the fighting has been put on hold until a treaty can be reached.
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#27 - Under the Starry Sky...
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 36
Something seems to be wrong with Kourin during the school camping trip. And why did she just invite Aichi to the legendary romantic tree?! Meanwhile, after pulling an all-nighter of intensive Vanguard training, the president and vice-president of Student Council lurk around, waiting for the perfect chance to use their newfound Cardfighting prowess to take down Aichi's club!
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#28 - Camping Trip
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 35
While the students of Miyaji Academy go on a trip, the Student Council members try to destroy the Cardfight Club's reputation. Then, the gang watches the final match of the VF High School Championship between Ren and Leon!
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#29 - Howler at the Theatre
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 10
Two writers clash over Shakespeare work as the students work together for Tenzo to make it to his date.
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#30 - Fist of Kamui
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 38
Kamui hopes the fist of friendship will reverse the Reversed Gouki to normal! Emi and Mai are betrayed by a friend! And the old Ninja Master returns with a new name to take on a Reversed opponent of his own!
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#31 - Aichi's Shadow
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 4 - Episode 3
Kai and Misaki are in a park where Misaki expresses her worry over whether or not they can find Aichi, but Kai calms her down. At Miyaji Academy, in the room where the Cardfight Club used to meet, Naoki awakes from a nightmare in which he tries to reach Aichi but fails to do so. He then comes across Shingo, who has also forgotten about Aichi. Naoki tries to help him remember, but the two are suddenly approached by a mysterious steward named Moress Pennyworth. He has been sent by the enemy to stop those who are trying to find Aichi, with Naoki set in his sights. The cardfight between Naoki and Moress ensues while Shingo observes. While using his Megacolony deck to paralyze Naoki's units from standing, Moress tries to demoralize Naoki from continuing the search for Aichi. Naoki almost gives in to despair, but with encouragement from Shingo (who slightly regains his memories) and recalling Kai's words of working together, he recovers his fighting spirit and defeats Moress with a Legion attack. Naoki pressures Moress into telling everything he knows, but he manages to escape. Some time later, Naoki tells Misaki of this incident. Meanwhile, Kai pays a visit to Ren at Team Asteroid headquarters.
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#32 - Unchanging Things
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 4 - Episode 20
Rati challenges Misaki to a fight where she reveals her past to her. When Rati was very young, she and her father traveled around the world selling doughnuts. In order to break Rati out of her shyness, her father introduced her to Vanguard. The more Rati became engrossed in her fights, she developed a strong attachment to planet Cray and its inhabitants. As a result of constant traveling, Rati realized that she never built any strong relations with any of her opponents and started to believe that bonds such as friendship never last. After the Link Joker affair, Rati became a Quatre Knight because Aichi saved her, and thus is devoted to him. During the fight, Misaki tries to convey her desire to become friends with her, but is ultimately rejected and beaten by Rati. In the end, Misaki loses her memories of Aichi and is sent back to Earth where she becomes saddened over forgetting something important.
#33 - Revival of Ninja Master
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 39
The fight between Ninja Master Neo and the Reversed Nagisa begins, with the latter furious at the former for standing in her way. Neo deals 5 damage to Nagisa, but she was awaiting this moment as she Crossbreak Rides Deadliest Beast Deity, Ethics Buster "Яeverse". This Limit Break Ride combo allows Nagisa's units to attack Neo 8 times, who manages to survive thanks to a heal trigger. Despite Neo having less cards to use than Nagisa, he mounts a comeback with his own Limit Break Ride combo with Shura Stealth Dragon, Kabukicongo to bind most of Nagisa's cards from being usable to land a finishing blow and win the game, thus reverting Nagisa to normal. Neo takes his leave, and Nagisa and Gouki team up to take on the other Team Handsome members in cardfights to free them of Reverse. Meanwhile, Kamui, Reiji, and Eiji continue their search throughout Miyaji Academy for Emi, Mai, and their kidnapper Rekka.
#34 - Fluttering Pirate Flag in Miyaji
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 37
On a visit to Miyaji Academy, Gouki and his pirate buddies get Reversed, then turn the school's open house into a pirate recruiting effort. But before you can say "Arrrrr," Kamui arrives to put an end to the pirate factory and save Emi and Mai from certain peril!
#35 - One Parting Under the Night Sky
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 9
Even though Musashi agreed to be a mercenary for England in the upcoming war, plans are derailed by a letter of resignation from Tenzo Clothunit.
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#36 - The Man & Woman in the Plaza
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - Season 2 - Episode 6
The fights are coming to an end and their a few members of Musashi are missing. To make thing worse, Bloody Double Mary has decided to make her appearance.
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#37 - Psyqualia
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 42
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 finishing blow using Young Pegasus Knight. It is determined by Suiko that Aichi possesses the ability PSY Qualia, which they seek. Kyou has a vision of planet Cray, where he is slashed down by Pegasus Knight, and collapses, obliterated. Similarly, an exhausted Aichi falls in Kai's arms, and he is brought to the infirmary. The second match between Misaki and Team Avenger's second member begins. Aichi is visited by Emi, who claims Aichi looked scary during his fight, though Aichi doesn't notice anything different. Misaki wins her fight, though Suiko and the others decide she doesn't possess the ability PSY Qualia. Aichi is visited by Kai, and although he seeks his approval for becoming stronger, Kai calls him weak, and abandons him and Team Q4 after Aichi challenges him to a fight in order to prove his strength. Kyou continues seeking his revenge, until Team Brilliant Stars appears, ordering Kyou and the others to be arrested.
#38 - Kingmaker in the Moonlight
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 30
The rooftop "boss battle" between Ren and Tetsu concludes here! Can Ren bring Tetsu back from the brink? And if so, what's the next move?
#39 - Last Chance
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 28
The battle between Ren and a Reversed Asaka reaches a fever pitch! If he loses, he'll become a mindless slave (according to her). But if Ren wins, will Asaka ever live down the things she's saying to him?!
#40 - Beginning of the Storm! National Convention!!
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 26
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 tournament's finalists and previous winners. Everything seems to be going well, but due to Kai's increasingly arrogant and insulting attitude, Kamui decides he can no longer work with him and abandons the team. Aichi attempts to go after him, but is reminded that if he also leaves, Team Q4 will be unable to participate in the tournament and will therefore be disqualified. With some advice from Kenji, Aichi decides to win the preliminary rounds and earn Q4 a spot in the finals, so Kamui can return.
#41 - The Traitor General
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 3 - Episode 29
As Ren fights his Reversed best friend, Tetsu, we go back several years to see how they first met, when Ren was a wide-eyed freshman and Tetsu was a juvenile delinquent brawler who wanted to have nothing to do with him.
#42 - Coronation
Murder Princess - Season 1 - Episode 2
Falis, now in the body of Alita, liberates the Forland castle from Dr. Akamashi and his henchrobots, Ana and Yuna. The real Alita, now in the body of Falis, assumes the role of Jodu's deceased granddaughter Milano, who died while acting as a substitute for Alita. In Alita's place, Falis is crowned as the Queen of Forland. However, the coronation parade is disturbed by Dr. Akamashi's evil plans.
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#43 - Black Bellweather
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 43
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 Shop. Aichi enters the shop and is greeted by the members of Ultra Rare where he asks them if he was strong in the last tournament. Everyone is then surprised when Ren enters the shop. Confronting Aichi, Ren explains what has been happening to him lately and the nature of the power, PSY Qualia. Ren tells Aichi that Kai will only acknowledge strong fighters and that he must get stronger. Ren then gives Aichi a Shadow Paladin Deck, the dark opposite of his Royal Paladin Deck. Seeing through PSY Qualia, Aichi is nearly overwhelmed by the deck's power and believes this new deck makes him invincible. Kourin believes he's being arrogant and challenges him to a duel with her Royal Paladin Deck. In the match, Kourin is easily and soundly defeated by Aichi using Blaster Dark and his new Shadow Paladins, demonstrating the fearsome power of PSY Qualia. All the while, Ren watches from the shadows, smiling and encouraging Aichi to embrace his new dark power.
#44 - New Colleagues
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 17
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 to leave his hand empty. He guards with Wingal and Intercepts with his new unit Knight of Truth, Gordon. At first, it seems that Aichi has an insufficient amount of Shield, but he reveals that Gordon's skill, the Especial Intercept, allows its shield to rise by 5000 points during an Intercept. Aichi then proceeds to call Gigantech Charger, another new card whose skill is used to completely fill Aichi's side of the field, and finish the match with a Critical Trigger. Team Black Magic's next fighter, Kurosaki, appears, while on Team Q4's side, Kai steps up. They both use Kagero, and the announcer, MC Miya, and spectators seem to think it will be an exciting match. However, they are soon disillusioned - Kai annihilates his opponent without even breaking a sweat. Afterwards, everyone sees that underneath Team Black Magic's dark cloaks are actually three sparkling-bright young men. Kai's victory leads to Team Q4 advancing to the next round and Kamui becoming enraged that he was not given the chance to fight.
#45 - The Coiling Thread
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 46
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 up next, but her opponent uses data to attack and uses the skills of deadly cards like Elite Mutant, Giraffa and Ant Lion to choose units from Misaki's field to not stand next turn. Even with that, she drew Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi and uses counterblast to replace all her rear-guard units. With that, they move on to face their last opponents in the C Block, FFBS (Foo Fighter Brilliant Stars).
#46 - Shadow Paladin
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 45
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 with Team Q4, Kiriya Bidou, leader of Brilliant Stars, is summoned by Ren, who tells him that if he can take care of Aichi, then he will be allowed into AL4. When Team Q4 is getting ready to face Jurassic Army, they are greeted by the members of Team Caesar, who wish them luck to meet in the finals. Aichi then claims that even without luck, they will be at the finals, since their victory is guaranteed, puzzling Team Caesar. As he steps onto the field, Aichi is once again faced off against Gunji, who asks if he has gotten stronger since their last match. Fed up with people asking how much stronger he has gotten, Aichi tells Gunji that it is best to just show much power he has, and warns him that he will soundly defeat him. Using his new Shadow Paladin deck, Aichi beats Gunji, despite drawing a heal trigger like last time. Although Gunji claims that Aichi has gotten stronger, it is not something that should be praised for. Soonafter, Ren claims that Aichi still has not released his true powers, as Aichi once again collapses from using Psy Qualia. As Aichi is resting in the infirmary, both Kamui and Misaki agree that till the finals, they would not let Aichi fight again, while Kourin returns, hoping that Kai will make it in time to help Aichi.
#47 - Unexpected Visitor
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 44
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 find Kai, who is beating all the underground fighters to relieve his frustrations. Kourin soon challenges him to a fight, where Miwa and Jun get to sit in the middle of the action. While Kourin uses her Royal Paladin deck, Kai reveals his newly modified Kagero deck, which focuses on Amber Dragons. As each of them are dealing damage to each other, Kourin confronts Kai about how it's his fault that Aichi has fallen into the power of Psy Qualia, saying that Aichi only sought the power because he wanted to become stronger for Kai's approval. Kai agrees, and also claims that he had seen the corrupted effects of Psy Qualia before, not knowing how to prevent it from happening. He then tells Kourin that it may have been one simple thing: to exceed that power. Kourin then asks Kai if he can stop Aichi before he falls completely under the influence of Psy Qualia, to which Kai says that he can. After losing to Kai, Kourin gives him Aichi's Royal Paladin deck, and hopes that he can succeed where she had failed. Meanwhile, Aichi spends the entire night in his room, mentally preparing himself for the National Tournament. When arriving at the tournament, Aichi tells Kamui to relax as he is sure that they will win, revealing his newly acquired Shadow Paladin deck, much to the shock of his teammates.
#48 - Battle! Nova Grappler!
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 19
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 she wins. Kamui answers back by declaring that if he wins, then Nagisa will leave him alone. Both parties agree to these terms and then start their Cardfight. Using a Nova Grappler deck like Kamui, Nagisa proves herself to be an excellent fighter, fighting toe-to-toe with him. Though it seems that the agonizing Kamui can make a reversal using Lion Heat, Nagisa is able to fully negate his attacks and finish him off using her own Lion Heat and Magician Girl, Kirara with a "Wedding Hold" during the next turn. After the match, as per agreement, Nagisa gets dressed in a wedding gown and is ready to marry Kamui, who tries to run for his life.
#49 - Team Q4 Heads for the Regional Tournament!
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 16
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 deck, Shin decides to name the team "Quadrifoglio" (Italian for "four-leaf-clover"; Q4 for short). They arrive and watch a promotional video of the pop idol group Ultra Rare, who are the three girls, Kourin, Rekka, and Suiko, who Aichi met at the card shop PSY. After a run-in with Team Handsome, it is then accounced that Team Q4 will play in the first round against Team Black Magic, three dark-robed men who all have "Kuro" (Japanese for "black") in their names. Because of Misaki's absence, Aichi will have to participate, and in the first match, too! Aichi's fight does not go well. His opponent, Kurosawa, appears to use the same clan as Kai, the Kagero, but with many new units. When he Superior Rides Demonic Dragon Berserker, Yaksha and uses several skills to retire all of Aichi's Rear-Guards, Aichi panics, realizing that even if he rides Alfred, he cannot use fully use its ability. In a desperate move, he uses all the cards in his hand, including the newly-added Knight of Truth, Gordon, to create an almost full field.
#50 - Thrilling?! Emi's First Fight
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 15
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 he will have luck with his juniors today (however, Yuta corrects him and says that he'll have terrible luck today). When they arrive at the card shop, Aichi is surprised when Emi is preparing to play Vanguard. Emi is handed Misaki's deck as Shin wants both Aichi and Emi to battle together. However, Katsumi wishes to take Aichi's place and a battle between the new player Emi and the "Expert Naive Player" Katsumi begins, with Kamui bitter about how Katsumi is playing against her instead of himself. Despite only using "cute" cards, Emi defeats Katsumi with some beginner's luck.