
The first episode introduces us to most of the main characters and while it doesn’t tell us a lot about the cardgame, the amazing animation symbolizing the fight is breathtaking and draws you in. That is largely due the structure and pacing of the story. of his new friends and Vanguard but I am not 100% sure if that is actually what the story is about. On the surface its about how Yuyu grows more confident and learns to stand up for himself with the advice and help The story starts with Yuyu, a young teen who is a bit of a pushover who gets introduced to the world of Vanguard and joins a team that meets up in an abandoned amusement park near his town. Vanguard OverDress is a reboot/relaunch of the long running Cardfight Vanguard franchise and now that its first cour has run its course I can safely say I can see where they’re going while also having no idea who this series is for. Now we have to wait for the next season, which will probably finish the story and allow us to be able to give it a fair analysis. With great visuals, specially in the short battle scenes with the "avatars", nice voice acting complementing fun and enjoyable characters, and a decent soundtrack. Regarding the more technical aspects, the anime is pretty decent. In a industry where it's really easy to just sit and repeat what made success, they took a step froward and tried to reinvent themselves. But at least give them credit for trying. It is much easier to connect and enjoy their stories beacause of this. They basically take all the SoL aspects of the other animes (which are arguably the best part about these for me) and do not rush them in 10 minutes per episode so they can fit a rushed fight in the other half. characters and how they grow as people, and they play Vanguard in the process. The biggest difference between this and the older animes ("If" may be an exception here), is that it is not a story ABOUT Vanguard told USING Vanguard.

There is no first episode explaining the rules, there is no old characters making cameos, it is all new and it is all different. To keep things short: Vanguard overDress is a breath of fresh air injected in a considerably old franchise.Īs someone who watched and loved the first series back in 2011, and tried some of the subsequent ones, it was really nice to see overDress not following the same old formula.
