Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress Season 2

カードファイト!! ヴァンガード will+Dress Season2 / Cardfight!! Vanguard: Over Dress

Genres: Action, Strategy Game
Themes: Strategy Game
Studios: GIFTanimation, Kinema Citrus, Studio Jemi
Producers: Bushiroad
Rating: 6.71 / 10
Rank: #5952
Popularity: #8755
Users Listed: 5,682
Users Scored: 1,522
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 07/11/2024
Aired: January 14, 2023 – April 1, 2023 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Saturday at 08:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Following a victory in the "Deluxe" tournament, Yu-yu, Raika, and Touya embark on an exhibition tour across America. What begins as a series of intense card battles against elite American competitors soon reveals deeper currents. While the trio navigates unfamiliar territory, Danji, already in the US investigating the tournament's origins, uncovers unsettling connections to a growing pattern of missing fighters. Simultaneously, a new faction in Japan champions a radical vision of card fighting – an "Ultimate Fight" attainable only through recruitment and control. This ambition poses a significant threat to the established order, potentially impacting Yu-yu and their allies within Blackout, forcing them to confront a future fraught with unforeseen challenges. The series explores themes of competition, ambition, and the consequences of pursuing ideological ideals.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Deluxe USA (Aired: 01/14/2023)
Episode 2: Witch of the Starry Skies (Aired: 01/21/2023)
Episode 3: Beginning of The End (Aired: 01/28/2023)
Episode 4: Missing Link (Aired: 02/04/2023)
Episode 5: No Vanguard For Idols (Aired: 02/11/2023)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Kondou, Yu-yu (Main) - Voice Actors: Aoi, Shouta
Momoyama, Danji (Main) - Voice Actors: Ono, Yuuki
Akai, Reno (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Riinu
Belle, Sophie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mimori, Suzuko
Ebata, Touya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Yuuma
Fredson, Samuel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Seiji
Gui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Haruka
Haneyama, Urara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kagami, Karin
Hazama, Michiru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Daisuke, Bauer, Brett
Iseki, Masanori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morishima, Shuuta
Ishigame, Zakusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Masahiro
Kanoashi, Himari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanda, Hazuki
Kirishima, Mondo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi
Kiyokura, Taizou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mano, Takumi
Koshiba, Raika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogasawara, Jin, Bergen, Alex
Kumatori, Riku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzumura, Kenichi
Minae, Mirei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakashima, Yuki, Shin, Na-ri
Mukae, Jinki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Daiki
Mukae, Shingi (Supporting)
Nukata, Yurina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Haruka
Ookura, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shindou, Amane
Sakurai, Tenma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satomi
Seto, Tomari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tono, Hikaru
Soukawa, Haruka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taichi, You
Uryu, Musashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasumoto, Hiroki
Walker, Halona (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoki, Hina

Staff:

Mori, Satoshi (Director)
Suzuki, Ryuutarou (Director)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Akikaze, Ichinosuke (Episode Director)
Argonavis (Theme Song Performance)
Ogasawara, Jin (Theme Song Performance)
Strawberry Prince (Theme Song Performance)
CLAMP (Original Character Design)
Ikarashi, Kai (Key Animation)
Itou, Akira (Original Creator)
Kidani, Takaaki (Original Creator, Executive Producer)
Kurosawa, Masayuki (Editing)
Lee, Hyun Mi (2nd Key Animation)
Nagasaku, Tomokatsu (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Nishikimi, Yuusuke (Art Director)
Oonishi, Takahito (Series Composition)
Ootomo, Shiyuu (Director of Photography)
Oppata, Tadashi (Character Design, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Park, Ga-young (Chief Animation Director)
Saita, Hiroyuki (Character Design)
Takakura, Takeshi (Mechanical Design)
Ueno, Rei (Sound Effects)
Yoneda, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
Yoshitake, Hatsuhi (Chief Animation Director)

Reviews:

User SevensDran (Score: 4/10):
Willdress season 2 is just as bad as season 1, but for different reasons So, America. That is the destination for Yu-yu, Tohya, and Raika who topped the Deluxe, they get invited to do exhibition matches in America. However, it's not in one location. Its New York to Texas to California, 1 match each. Yes. Thats half the seasons plot. But with them, is Danji once again, with a new character Sam, one half of the story begins. The other half is back in Japan where Urara does Blackout things, however, a new group is on the rise, the Uniformers, who is associated with the Deluxe organiziner,Jinki, and mass disappearances of people. And in the Uniformers we get another Vanguard alum, with Sophie Belle voiced by og Vanguards Kourin, and she serves as Raika's rival. nnAnd so theres suspense building and suspense building, AND more suspense building, as it becomes clear this America trip for some of the top Vanguard fighters was just a way to get them out of the picture as the Uniformers worm their way into the lives of people they care about. Uniformers, there is just something odd about how they play. The theme of cult collective vs individuality. However, one ep its halfbaked for a character after some setup, and another its like a legit big brained move right out of a thriller. Its so odd how the storytelling quality fluctuates. nnAnd then the final fight of the season is such a good fight. I have no problems with the way D series does fights if every fight was like the final fight, just good storytelling. Like how could the real final fight match up to the character dynamics at play here, could it possiblynnAnd in the end, while the stakes are raised that's genuinely good, the start of the season was nonsensical and of course, and the build up has to have catharsis next season else it was all for nothing,nSo Willdress season 3..........

Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress Season 2

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