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[marykedoesart]

Found another Inktober drawing, but with Aichi~!

[thebladeblaster]

In honor of the new CFV anime here’s some edits .

[authoratmidnight]

Now that it’s finally done, gathering all the parts of my Gyze!Chrono AU in one place.

A Moment To Late

Chrono’s friends arrive just a touch to late to save him from Relics.

A rewrite of episode 7 of GZ

Despair

With Chrono missing Ibuki becomes the Apostle’s next target.

Basically a rewrite of the Ibuki vs Gastille fight.

Silence of Nothing

Chrono is captured, Ibuki has fallen, and the Apostles are at their strongest. Gyze's resurrection is all but imminent.

The final part in the series, 4 chapters long.

[akiharashizuka]

Cardfight Vanguard G: Z turn 21 thoughts

Void and Vanguard

That’s quite a line-up we’ve got here. They are not pictured in this screenshot, but Amaruda and Shiranui were also shown, which made me really happy. I would have liked to know how Shiranui was treated after returning to Cray though. I doubt he was trusted from the beginning. And, I would have liked to see how the Units were preparing for the war in general. 

Dran Z transforming into Chronojet Z was a nice reminder of them being actually the same person (?). However, I’m a tiny bit disappointed they kept the same voice. Should have used deeper one for Chronojet. Chrono’s VA would have worked.

Wow. Guess this is Gyze’s throne. Though, it looks more like a giant mecha landing.

Looking back at the previous episodes, Kazumi traveled to US, then was sent to Relics and now was dropped back in Japan...He was basically moved from place to place in the span of a few hours, without being able to solve much...I still feel bad for him.

Well, Rive staying back turned out to be meaningless. The ruins disappeared just like that. He didn’t get to have a say on that matter...

There is a chance he might do something though. 

Interestingly, mostly monuments and important buildings are being erased. 

Whoa this looks so nostalgic. How many years has it been since I last saw a phone like this...I was very small.

But yeah, with electricity gone because the power plant was erased, returning to stuff like this is.

Taiyou had a pretty good moment this episode. It’s like the frustration he built up in the past episodes helped him escape the situation. Hiroki also had a bit of spotlight. He stuck with Taiyou, despite being a lot easier to save himself, which goes with his morality and proves what a good friend he is. I feel like he also seemed more mature in this scene.

So those black stains turns into fighters and use the same deck as the opponent. It’s similar to the shadowy fighters from before, yet different. It’s so weird that they use actual tables though...

Looks like Taiyou forgot about his broken leg. his reaction when Hiroki offered to carry him was so on point xD

Normally, I would have skipped through the fighters defeating those black stains (don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to see some of them again), but this caught my attention. Morikawa and Izaki are fighting as well. They never got involved in any of the supernatural stuff going on around them. Actually, I believe they were kept out of it by the rest of the cast. But now, they are also helping out.

More importantly, Morikawa won O_O Did someone give him a proper deck? Or, since the opponent is using the exact same deck, he has a higher chance of winning. I like how Miwa seems like he’s the leader of the gang. By the way, Shingo is missing.

They keep coming one after another xD I know the part with Kazumi was supposed to be serious, but when Rin arrived ready to complain, and then Taiyou declaring he’s willing to fight (even though Hiroki has to carry him) made me chuckle xD

Back to Kazumi, the important thing he had to tell Chrono was that Kazuma is still around. And as proof, he brings up the moment he called to him, as well as the place he was dropped to. No wonder I thought it looked familiar...

Well, this isn’t exactly news for us, but probably Chrono needed to hear that.

I think the transitions between the scenes weren’t that good here. Anyway, Jaime simply fails at keeping secrets xD I liked how Rin made him spill the beans.

Mamoru still has to accept that his little sister is growing up. Or maybe he accepts it, but can’t help but worry.

Pff xD It’s hard to believe Chrono was declaring war against Gyze just a second ago xD Dammit Jaime. The way it was animated is like Chrono’s made out of rubber xD

But he did a good job at relieving the tension and just telling those 3 to be themselves. That may seem very cliche, but it’s important. Otherwise, you end up forgetting why you’re doing something in the first place and feel nothing after accomplishing it.

Hmm, from Chronojet’s line, I guess him, Altmile and Ahsha will join Try3.

At first I thought it will be some battle royale kind of fight, but in the preview they seem to be in different location. Gyze might separate them. 

[rainixdra]

Today on Card Game Anime Reactions: CFVGZ Final Turn

I’m teary eyed. This episode is the end of the second generation of Vanguard, and I’m sad to see it go. It is sad, how TRY3 has to give up their bonds with their units, in order to protect those very same bonds. I’m just... There were actual consequences to their win! 

Please ignore that. 

CFVG was a wild ride, toying with our emotions but at the same time giving a really compelling story. Some might say it was too heavily Chrono focused. I would agree to a point. Instead, I found that the story and character development was quite nicely distributed between all of team TRY3, from start to finish. Even side characters were put into spotlight for a number of episodes, Taiyou and Kazuma having some of the most impact of Chrono’s journey. It was amazing how each and every character grew into themselves.

As sad as I am that Kazuma kinda didn’t really get the character focus arc he should have deserved, this is what I saw - Kazuma was a reflection of Chrono’s past self, and Chrono, seeing this wanted with all his heart to pass on what he had learned and overcome to Kazuma. Does anyone notice that Kazuma, even when he learned that he was to be Gyze’s vessel, he didn’t fear loosing anymore? That in itself was amazing and showed off his growth from the beginning of G NEXT. Chrono used his experience to build up Kazuma. And that? That was worth it. 

Then there’s the nostalgia trip this episode decided to give us - with the whole introductory narration of what Vanguard was, something that had only been done in the beginnings of Vanguard G, the original Stride animation, and then the return of the first OP Break It? Yeah the FEELS.

This was a good ending. It was an emotionally charged one that had stakes and had consequences for winning. I’ve enjoyed my journey with the CFVG cast, and it was worth it. 

(Though, Chrono’s newest Stride is freaking OP, I mean, SKIPPING YOUR OPPONENT’S TURN?! Yikes. But hey, Chrono’s Strides have always been kinda OP. Now... I need to write more on “Can you here me?”) 

[the-anime-void]

With the Vanguard reboot on the horizon, I’ve gotten back into the game and rebuilt my Shadow Paladin deck. Initially I left the game because I wasn’t really into the whole Stride mechanic, but I’m now interested in seeing a card game get a full on reboot. With that said, here’s my deck list! Again, not a fan of Strides so they aren’t in here

Grade 0 (17):

1x Fullbau 4x Revenger, Undead Angel 4x Death Feather Eagle 4x Howl Owl 4x Witch of Black Cats, Milcra

Grade 1 (13):

4x Blaster Javelin 4x Pitch Black Sage, Charon 3x Little Skull Witch, Nemain 2x Nightmare Painter

Grade 2 (12):

3x Blaster Dark 3x Blaster Rapier 2x Blaster Axe 2x Revenger, Bloodmaster 2x Knight of Nullity, Masquerade

Grade 3 (8):

3x Phantom Blaster Dragon (BR) 3x Phantom Blaster Overlord 2x Gust Blaster Dragon

[finalxcross]

I forgot to post them here, but here are the rest of my inktober drawings

[toshaka-chan]

I will try to keep it short.

I can't wait for next ep. Chaos Breaker vs. Kai and Aichi. There will be glimpse of Kazumi vs. Gyze fight.

I don't think that Onimaru will reach Kazuma. Gyze is much stronger than Shiranui, so breaking free is much harder. That is my opinion.

On side note, I am glad that underneath that robe, Kazuma is at least wearing some shoes and trousers. Even with that official pictrue of him, I got scared. I thought he will be naked under it.