New anime and TCG series launches in May 2018!　Report on "Cardfight! Vanguard" New Series Production Presentation Report

Cardfight! Vanguard" new series production announcement was held on March 14 at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo to announce the new anime series that will start in May 2018 and the new TCG "Cardfight! Vanguard" series, which will start in May 2018.

The TV anime "Cardfight! Vanguard" will restart as a new series in May 2018.

The TV anime series "Cardfight! Vanguard" will restart as a new anime in May 2018. The main character is the well-known protagonist from the first series, Leading Aitch, and the main characters and starting point of the story remain the same as in the first series of the previous series. Unlike the previous series, it is based on the original comic book and seems to be a parallel world with slightly different depictions and developments.

Akira Ito, the author of the original manga, appeared at the presentation and said, "In order to let people play once again with the world view created in the previous work, (the new anime) will be produced based on the manga. I hope to show new aspects while taking a detour.

The new anime series is 100% funded by Bushiroad, Inc. and will be distributed on AbemaTV at the fastest speed in the world, as well as on the YouTube channel free of charge starting at midnight on the day of broadcast. The company aims to increase opportunities for viewers to come into contact with the works, characters, stories, and productions in a manner that is in tune with the modern age, such as by actively introducing video materials such as famous scenes and previews for the next episode on social networking sites.

The new series of the "Cardfight! Vanguard" will be distributed on AbemaTV every Saturday from 9:00 p.m. starting May 5, and will be aired on terrestrial TV on TOKYO MX every Saturday from 10:30 p.m. on May 5, the latest. The archive will be available on the YouTube channel at 24:00 on the same day of the fastest distribution and broadcast.

The presentation was attended by cast members including Tsubasa Daiyanaga as Leading Aichi, Takuya Sato as Oar Toshiki, Izumi Tachibanada as Misaki Togura, Shizuka Ishikawa as Kamui Katsuragi, Atsushi Abe as Ren Jakugamori, Toru Inada as Tetsu Shinjo, Hitomi Namatame as Asaka Narumi, Noriaki Sugiyama as Katsumi Morikawa, Yuta Izaki as Takayuki Yamaguchi, Hideta Morishima playing Shin Nitta, Atsuko Enomoto playing Emi Sande, Daichi Kanbara playing Leon Soryu, and Ryo Hirohashi playing Nagisa Daimonji all took the stage. Tsubasa Dainaga, who played the role of Aichi Dairi, said, "I'm back!　I'm back after a long absence! he said with a smile.

The character design has been completely renewed in the new work. Izumi Tachibanada, who plays the role of Misaki Togura, said, "Misaki's design has become cuter. I want to use this design to say "You piece of shit! I want to say "This scum!" with this design. Atsuko Enomoto, who plays the leading role of Emi, said, "It's been three and a half years, but I feel as if I was dubbing until yesterday. It's based on the original work, so the dialogue and the way the characters are perceived are a little different," she said, describing the changes from the old work and how things have changed.

As for changes in the setting, it was revealed that Leon Soryu (CV: Daichi Kambara), Nagisa Daimonji (CV: Ryo Hirohashi), Gouki Daimonji (CV: Kentaro Ito), and Kenji Mitsuzada (CV: Kenji Akabane) will form the team "Nagisa with Others. This is a development that does not exist in the original comic, and since it will be an original story in this work, Hirohashi and Kanbara were not yet sure what would happen.

The opening theme song for the new anime series will be "Legendary," a new song by Roselia, a band created from the "BanG Dream!" series. The song will be included in Roselia's first album "Anfang," which will be released on May 2, 2018. Aina Aiba, who plays Yukina Minato, and Haruka Kudo, who plays Sayo Hikawa, from Roselia appeared at the presentation. Ms. Aiba said, "I never thought I would be asked to sing the OP for a new series like this, so I am filled with joy! I'm so happy!

The ending theme was decided to be "GIFT from THE FIGHT! sung by Aichi (CV: Tsubasa Dainaga) and Toshiki Oar (CV: Takuya Sato). Mr. Sato said, "This song expresses a similar but somewhat different world," and Mr. Dainaga said, "The key word in this song is 'gift,' which has an important meaning in the work. GIFT from THE FIGHT!" The single containing the song will be released on May 2, 2018.

Director Itsuro Kawasaki took the stage at the end of the announcement related to the new TV anime series and said, "I am relieved that the day has come when we can announce the new series. I would like to make Aichi-kun and various other characters active. It's going to be another long, long battle, so please give me your support," he said, expressing his enthusiasm for the new series.

A new TV animation depicting Bermuda△ is scheduled to air around early 2019? to be broadcast in early 2019?

This is a surprise information revealed by Mr. Takaaki Kitani, the chief executive officer of Bushiroad TCG Project, who appeared at the last part of the presentation. A new anime about "Bermuda△," an idol group (clan) by mermaids, will be broadcast in 2019.

It will start in May 2018 and will be called "Cardfight! Vanguard" new series, which will start in May 2018, and the "Cardfight! Vanguard" new series will continue to air as usual.

In preparation for the broadcast of the anime, the TCG "Cardfight! Vanguard" will also hold a Bermuda△-only tournament to promote the anime.

The TCG "Cardfight! Vanguard" will also launch a new series in May 2018.

In the presentation part regarding trading card games, the company will continue to take charge of game design, as it has in the past. Satoshi Nakamura, vice president and representative director of Youhodo, and Masatoshi Shimamura, producer of Bushiroad Inc. took the stage. Producer Shimamura spoke about the company's policy, saying, "We will also go back to our roots in card games and create products based on simplicity, speed, and characters.

The announcement regarding the card game "Cardfight! Vanguard" will be released in May 2018, in accordance with the new TV anime series. Vanguard" new series will start to be released: on May 11, 2018, trial decks with images of Leading Aichi and Oar Toshiki respectively will be released; on May 25, 2018, Booster Pack 01 "Formation! Team Q4" was released, and trial decks and boosters will continue to be released at a monthly pace from June onward. The new trial deck includes refined versions of familiar cards such as Blaster Blade, and Ms. Dainaga said, "I think you will be surprised at how much stronger Blaster Blade has become.

The new cards will be compatible with the existing cards, and there will be multiple tournament regulations: "Standard," which only allows the use of cards from the new series released in May 2018 or later, and "Premium Standard," which allows the use of all cards, old and new, World tournaments will also be held under both regulations. As a transition period, "G Standard" tournaments, where only old cards can be used, will be held until October 2018.

New systems such as "Clan Type" and "Imaginary Gift" will be introduced in the new series. For more details, please check the official website.

Watch for the release of a smartphone app and a variety of PR and distribution developments!

The smartphone app "Vanguard ZERO" is scheduled for release in winter 2018, and pre-registration started on the day of the presentation. The game will have a pay-as-you-go element and aims to entrance beginners with simplified rules of the card game "Vanguard," and will also have a boxed garden element where players can look back on past anime and enjoy the world view and characters.

In addition, the new "Cardfight! Vanguard" series in both anime and games, various PR and advertising measures will be implemented. First, a campaign to present 100,000 free trial decks will begin on March 16, 2018 at 300 stores nationwide + 6 Asian regions.

From March 22 to April 23, 2018, 10 Yamanote Line wrapping trains will be operated to look back on the "Vanguard" TV series that has been broadcast so far.

Also, prior to the broadcast of the new TV anime series, "Monthly Bushiroad TV with Vanguard" will start on TOKYO MX on April 7, 2018, with Ms. Izumi Tachibanada & Ms. Ayasa Ito as MCs.

On April 29-30, 2018, "Dai Vanga Matsuri x Dai Buddy Matsuri" will be held at Tokyo Big Sight. At the venue, the TV anime "Cardfight! Vanguard" episodes 1 & 2 will be screened at the event.

It was also announced that DAIGO will make a comeback as the official image character of Vanguard. DAIGO, who was the face of the early "Cardfight! I am looking forward to meeting Aichi-kun, Oar-kun, and Ren-kun, and I am working on a commercial featuring DAIGO, so please look forward to it. I'm looking forward to playing Vanguard more and more in the future.

In the last part of the presentation, Mr. Shironaga said, "I was able to return to this stage where I stood with Sato seven years ago for the presentation. I would like to carry on the thoughts and feelings of the Chronos of "Vanguard G" and do my best on my own shoulders. We will do our best so that many people can enjoy the show, so please give us your support! Please support us! Producer Shimamura of Bushiroad asked everyone to be a leader of "Vanguard", and then strongly declared that he would continue this work for 5 or 10 years.

After the main event, Takaaki Kitani, chief executive officer of Bushiroad TCG Project, made a surprise appearance again. After making the aforementioned additional announcement, he said, "The start of the new series is a conclusion that we have thought over. We will do our best to make Vanguard even more exciting than it was seven years ago, so please continue to support us.

(Reporting and writing by Kiri Nakazato)