#The wiki... Is not always clear about when cards are used in the manga/anime

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Performapal Barokuriboh

I was informed that this card exists alongside Classikuriboh, so of course I had to review it as well. So obviously the most important feature here is that incredibly handsome wig. I mean just look at it. Both fancy AND it helps add some flair to all that hair Kuriboh has. That said, we can't forget about the coat either. Look at how luxurious it must feel to wear; all that soft, fluffy fur and big pockets too! I really like how they went with a pink background here to match up with the green they chose for Classikuriboh (they're complementary colors!). Really helps paint them as fancily dressed counterparts.

Rating: 10/10, Baron Kuriboh

[izumi-fanclub]

A3! Translation Chikage SR Card “SUNNY SPRING” [Harugumi Fanservice Study Group ~Chikage Edition~]

Aren’t you curious?

Citron

Live music is the best~! It is so exciting and hyping dayo!

Izumi

Citron-kun, you went to an anime song singer’s concert the other day, right?

Citron

Yes! It was a very hot live concert! Coke & Lemon Pawns were also fun!

Masumi

Call & response.

Citron

That is it!

Itaru

Cool, I was really itching to go too. You could just drop by on weekdays any time you like, talk about unbeatable……

Chikage

If you wanted to go so much, you could’ve just taken a paid leave.

Itaru

That’s like, trying to casually pull out a legendary sword out of a stone.

Sakuya

The venue was built by MIZUNO Enterprises in the next town over.

Citron

That is right. It is newly built, and the audience seats were very comfortable!

Tsuzuru

We were on stage at the opening of that venue, right? *

Even though we had the power of Mizuno on our side, I still can’t believe it.

Itaru

That stage really was different from our usual one. It’s pretty refreshing.

Izumi

The re-viewing performance we did before and the White Day Live were both very received……

We often get requests for live performances.

Maybe we’ll have another chance to hold another live together, maybe.

Citron

Yes! I also want to do it!

Sakuya

If that happens, I’ll have to work on my singing again!

Tsuzuru

It also helps when you’re onstage in a musical.

And as an actor, there’s nothing better than being able to sing.

Citron

Of course, singing is important, but that is not all there is to it!

Masumi

More than just the song?

Citron

The fanservice, of course!

I went to the concert as a spectator, I felt the importance of fan support again.

Chikage

Sakyo-san would always tell us to say things like “I would like to thank my fans at….” to thank them for their support.

Citron

Yes! That is why we need to study more about fanservice.

Tsuzuru

You got a point there.

Sakuya

I want to convey how I feel to my fans through various fanservice!

Citron

Like the singer I saw at the concert, you will be more popular if you do stuff in a way that suits your personality while doing fanservice!

Itaru

I get what you mean, the princely type, the energetic type, the cool type and the list goes on.

Citron

Our company members all have different weapons! I am going to start researching on fanservice to take advantage of them!

Sakuya

Chikage-san also puts on a wonderful smile in front of the fans.

Citron

A mature and gentlemanly smile dayo!

Itaru

But, senpai’s also pretty bland.

Chikage

Oi, don’t give such a petty response.

Itaru

How do we add more oomph......

Ah, I got it.

Tsuzuru

I think I’ve got an idea on what it is.

Chikage

I got a bad feeling about this.

Part 2

Itaru

This is why I called you over. This is Producer Sakisaka.

Muku

N-nice to meet you!

Citron

I see, we will be under Muku Productions!

Itaru

Thanks for coming, Muku. We’re researching bout fanservice right now, we plan on using each spring troupe member’s personality to our advantage.

Muku

Wow, each one with a unique fanservice style...... that’s so cool!

Itaru

So, Muku, we wanted to ask for your help in producing a new kind of fanservice that would take advantage of senpai’s sadism.

Muku

If I can be of any help, of course I’ll help you in anything!

A handsome man who is very sadistic... I got it! Please wait a moment!

Masumi

I think he went to get something.

Tsuzuru

Muku knows a lot about shoujo manga, handsome guys and heartbreaking lines, maybe he went to get a book about it to help us.

Izumi

(Chikage-san's fanservice produced by Muku-kun, I wonder that’ll be like.)

Muku

Sorry for the wait!

How about we refer to my shoujo manga!

It’s shoujo manga that’s very popular these days, and it features a really sadistic, handsome guy from the underworld!

Izumi

Oh, I know about it!

There’s even a movie adaptation.

Muku

That’s right.

I’ve always thought that the sadistic hero Byakuran-san is a lot like Chikage-san!*

Tsuzuru

I agree, the vibe is pretty similar.

Sakuya

You’re right!

Chikage

Well, I don’t know, I’m not sure myself.

Citron

This cool bare is awesome!

Masumi

It’s glare, not bare.

Muku

And this line on page 38 of volume 5 has a buzzing great quote in it......! It’s really popular!

How about practicing this line as reference for fanservice?

Chikage

No, I.......

Itaru

If you give it a shot, you might even get some ideas for new fanservice.

Muku

This line is really cool.

I think it’ll definitely suit you, Chikage-san! Please do it...!

Tsuzuru

…... Muku, your eyes are shining.

Chikage

Sigh...... if you look at me like that, how can I not? There’s no way around this, so I’ll give it a try.

Muku

Wow, thank you!

Chikage

Is it the line on this page?

Sakuya

Do your best, Chikage-san!

Itaru

Your move, senpai.

Chikage

“Fuu...... You’re the one who made me get all serious. No matter how much you cry or whine, it won’t reach anyone.”

Chikage

“I’ll chase you to the ends of the earth. Don’t you ever think you can escape me.”

Muku

Wow......!! A heartthrob!

Sakuya

That was so cool......!

Citron

As expected of Chikage! Sadistic lines are perfect for him!

Tsuzuru

No, it’s cool, but......

Izumi

The lines hit and the vibe was perfect, but......

Itaru

Somehow, when senpai’s the one saying the line, there’s like this bloody fear for some reason.

Masumi

It’s not like shoujo manga or a live fanfic.

Itaru

Yup.

Tsuzuru

This is production is a no-go......

Story Clear!

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May be referencing Mankai Company doing a live show there at the opening day (A3! White Day event story “Sing Big Thanks!”)

This might be a reference to the character ‘Byakuran’ from the Reborn! Manga/Anime series, if you read his personality section in their fan wiki, you’ll definitely get what Muku means

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball 082

InaShikaCho!   He’s got the head of a boar and the antlers of a moose and the wings of a butterfly.   Not real clear on what his body is more like.   Definitely not a butterfly body, that’s for sure, but I think it’s like a moose body on boar legs? 

Funimation always spells it as one word with three capital letters, while the subtitles spell it “Inashika Cho”.   I’m gonna look this up, because I always assumed the name was some sort of portmanteau of Japanese or Chinese words for the three different animals.   Please enjoy this pleasant music until I get back.

Okay, so here’s a plot twist for you: If you google “InoShikaCho” the first hit is the Dragon Ball Wiki, but the second result is the Naruto Wiki.  Apparently there’s a technique in Naruto called “Formation InoShikaCho”.    It’s actually named after a term from the card game Koi-Koi.   There’s a certain combination of cards named Inoshikacho, which indeed translates into “boar, deer, butterfly”.   Okay, and that’s why the title card for this episode displays three playing cards.   Not sure how they switched the deer with what is clearly a moose.   Maybe “shika” refers to both animals.   Let’s move on.

Goku’s wandering around hungry when he sees a family in a runaway vehicle.  It looks like half a motorcycle hitched to a trailer, so you tell me what it’s called.    He leaps into action and stops the thing with a bamboo tree.   The grateful family tells him that their brakes went out while they were trying to flee the vicious Inoshikacho.  

Just like the title of this cartoon!    Goku wants to fight the Inoshikacho, but they warn him that it’s super dangerous.   Well that only encourages him.   

No one really spells out that Inoshikacho is a chimera of three different animals.   Now that I see the guy, I’m satisfied that he has deer antlers and not moose antlers, so I guess it’s just the title card that messed up.   It’s probably just as well that Goku doesn’t get a description of the guy, or he’d probably want to eat him.   Goku’s pretty hungry.

Meanwhile, Krillin and Yamcha are sparring at Kame House while Bulma complains that Master Roshi isn’t teaching them anything.  Look, lady, the whole idea is they wear those heavy shells and delivery milk or fight bees or whatever it was.   He didn’t teach Goku anything either and he turned out okay.  The real question is why he’s letting them spar at Kame House instead of their usual regimen.

Bulma checks out the book Roshi is looking at, and shockingly it isn’t porn.   It’s actually a photo album with pictures from Roshi’s younger days.   This one is him with the Crane Hermit, who is holding a baby Inoshikacho. 

They start out pretty docile, but when they get upset, they’re hard to deal with.  Bulma asks where the Inoshikacho is now, and Roshi admits that he moved away soon after these photos were taken, so he has no idea.  

Well, we know, because when Goku heads to the village to find it, he discovers that someone else is way ahead of him.   Two martial artists already showed up and hired themselves out to the village to capture the beast.   Look, they’ve already got it cornered.

Wait, whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?   Tien and Chiaotzu?   But this is the Fortuneteller Baba Saga!  Yeah, these two haven’t been introduced in the manga just yet, but here’s a sneak preview of these guys.  They kick the Inoshikacho a couple of times and it goes down surprisingly easy.

The villagers are super grateful for the boys’ help, but T&C don’t care about that as long as they get their reward money.   Chiaotzu’s all about the dollah-dollah. 

Since they’re in a hurry to leave, Tien offers to dispose of the Inoshikacho corpse on their way out.  

And Chiaotzu helps himself to this corn that’s also hanging from somebody’s roof.   Chiaotzu’s also about that corny-corny.

Meanwhile, Goku’s just minding his own business, fishing with his tail because he’s still hungry.  As far as he knows, that whole Inoshikocho business is over with.   I’m kind of surprised he didn’t introduce himself to Tien and ask to spar with him, though.   Maybe he did and Tien brushed him off.

Then he smells something good, and follows his nose to... What’s this?!   Inoshikacho is alive??????   And eating corn on the cob with Tien and Chiaotzu????????????   The same martial artists who were hired to kill him???????   Is thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis what I’ve been paying for?

Yeah, so this is your basic “Martial-artists-pretend-to-kill-a-monster-but-they’re-really-in-cahoots” scam.   Goku doesn’t even understand that, but Tien’s convinced that he’s exposed their sweet racket, so now he’s gotta die.    At first, Chiaotzu squares up to fight him, but Tien tells him to back off and let him handle this.    Goku has no idea how lucky he is.    Tien just wants to kill him, but Chiaotzu would have devoured his soul.

So yeah, Tien’s really good at martial arts.  So is Goku, but he’s too hungry to fight back effectively, as this episode has reminded up like fifty times.  We get it, we’re not really seeing a sneak preview of the 22nd Budokai because neither fighter was prepared.    Goku’s had all day to find food, though.   It’s not like he’s picky either.    If he can’t find a wolf or a centipede in the middle of nowhere than that’s his own damn fault.

Goku still manages to dodge Tien’s attacks, so Tien kicks a tree instead and it crashes on top of Goku, who lacks the strength to hold it up.  

Tien decides to just leave Goku pinned under the tree and let him die of exposure.   I think I’ve talked about this before, but it really exposes Tien’s conflicted nature.   Yeah this sounds like a really cruel way to kill a guy, but it also shows us that Tien lacks the killer instinct to finish Goku off himself.  When Mercenary Tao failed to kill Goku, it was because he was too arrogant and careless to check the body for a pulse.   When Tien fails to kill Goku, it’s because he doesn’t have the stomach to reach down and break Goku’s neck with his bare hands. 

I’ll even go you one better and speculate that this is why Goku was somehow able to dodge all of Tien’s strikes.   In his head, he was trying to kill Goku, but his heart wasn’t into it, so he wasn’t putting his all into those attacks.  I’m not saying that Tien hasn’t killed before, or that he wouldn’t have killed a weaker target in this situation, but we know he’s strong enough to kill Goku and he definitely didn’t kill Goku, which says to me that something’s holding him back. 

As for Chiaotzu, he’s easy either way.    He’s got his money, he’s got his corn, he doesn’t mind peacing out and leaving Goku to die.

Meanwhile, Bulma wakes up from a nightmare involving Goku getting impaled on Inoshikacho’s antlers.   

Yamcha and Krillin don’t know what the big deal is.

As for the real Goku, he’s just fine.   He wakes up in the home of a girl named Tanmen, who feeds him.  I’m a little unclear on how he escaped from that tree, but the point is that he survived and he’s totally fine now that he’s got some food in him.   Goku explains Tien’s scam to Tanmen, and she’s pretty upset about it.

Meanwhile, Tien and Chiaotzu have already moved on to the next town.   Inoshikacho is wreaking havoc, and they’re just waitng for the right time to move in.   “I hope they have corn,” Chiaotzu says.   “They will,” Tien replies.

On his way after Tien, Goku runs into the same family as before.   Turns out they left the first village and took refuge in the very one that Inoshikacho is terrorizing right now.   Goku resolves to settle their has this time. 

By the time Goku arrives, T&C have already “captured” Inoshikacho and have it trussed up.  

But Goku comes along and tickles the supposedly “dead” monster and reveals that he’s still alive.   This proves that Tien and Chiaotzu are in choots with Inoshikacho!

But wait!  Tien puts a burning piece of wood under Inoshikacho, which proves he’s NOT in cahoots.   Would he allow an accomplice to suffer and die like this?   On the other hand, Goku takes pity on the creature and frees him, which Tien uses to “prove” that Goku’s the one who’s in cahoots with Inoshikacho!   

That trick fools the villagers into turning on Goku, but it also turns Inoshikacho against Tien.  He shoots him a dirty look as Goku comforts him, and the boys realize that Inoshikacho might never trust them again.

Goku doesn’t want to fight the villagers, and Inoshikacho is still hurt from his burn, so Goku has to pick him up and take him away to Tanmen’s village for help.

I think this is something that’s often overlooked whenever there’s discourse about Goku being a good husband or father.    He hardly knows Inoshikacho, other than the fact that he was a bad guy until about ten minutes ago, but he’s still carrying him all the way to the next town, just to get him some medical attention.   The argument I’ve seen is that Goku thinks about his wife and sons no differently from anyone else he knows, but that still goes a long, long way.   Personally, I think Goku loves his wife a lot more than Inoshikacho here, but even if this were as far as it goes, Goku would still be a great husband.   Most guys wouldn’t carry their wives several miles at night to save them from an angry mob.

Eventually Tanmen convinces the mob from the other village that Goku’s on the level, and everyone agrees to forgive Inoshikacho.   Inoshikacho, in turn, promises to be good, and he starts helping out around town and being a cool friend.   When Goku mentions that he’s training for the Tenkaichi Tournament, Inoshikacho offers to spar with him.   The narrator suggests that this is a big deal, since Inoshikacho knows how Tien fights, so this’ll be good preparation for Goku.   That might be overselling it a little, but it’s definitely a nice gesture.  

Anyway, Tien and Chiaotzu are on their way to Papaya Island for the 22nd Budokai and that sweet sweet prize money.    “I wanted corn,” Chiaotzu says.   “50,000 zeni can by many corns,” Tien explains.

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Role-Play thread | Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V : fifth arc

Story OC insert to YGO:Arc-V set in alternate universe , what if Yuya had a older brother ? What would Change, What would remain the same.

The concept behind this is a cross between Gx and Arc V based on the latter series. Our world is split into 2 sides light and dark. These forces do not mean good or evil but more so the forces of life : day , night , Fire , wind , Earth , Water. Then just like Arc-V has it the world split into 5 dimensions ( Xyz , synchro , fusion , stranded , Spirit ) in which stranded is the central world that is both light and dark. Just like in the anime the setting is a inter-dimensional war being fraught with duel monsters.

Intro

5000 years ago in an unknown nation there lived a king whose name is now lost but is known as the dragon emperor. He was loved by his countrymen along with his high priests .  ' Ray , Kai , Kugeki , Freyja , Raven , Karim ' The king constantly answered to the needs of his people and always protected them. Till one day darkness struck , with power came corruption and greed and the nation was torn apart some sided with the king and others with rival nations. The king led a army of monsters and people loyal to him and fought against their former countrymen. The battle concluded with neither side victorious. This king is reborn as Zarc who again is a person with good intentions and seeks to entertain his audience. However, the spectators' selfish constant demands for more brutal and exciting Duels pushed Zarc over the edge as he tried to meet their expectations. In time, he became apathetic for his opponents' well-being, willing to ruthlessly injure them rather than make an amicable connection with both them and the audience. Zarc became one with his four heavenly dragons ' odd-eyes dragon , Starveing venom fusion dragon , Clear wing synchro dragon , dark rebellion Xyz dragon. ' Two people stood in his way with the intent to save the world and protect their father , the two people split the world and zarc along with themselves. To this day the dragon emperor seeks vengeance against the people who took everything away from him including his 4 closest friends and will do anything to ensure his revival and take back his allies.

Counterparts

Ryuu Chaos Dragon ( Gabriel , ) Hieratic / Galaxy eyes ( Ventus , ) Dragunity / Stardust ( Azrael, ) Red-eyes / FGD / Horus the black flame dragon

Yuzu Melodious ( Selena , ) Lunalight ( Rin , ) Windwitch / prophesy windwitch / speedroid ( Ruri ) Lyrilusc / raid raptor

Yuya Odd-eyes / entermate / magician ( Yuto , ) Phantom Knights ( Yugo , ) speedroid ( Yuri, ) predaplant

Character bios

Stranded

Ryuu Sakaki

Yuya's older brother , he is cool , calm and collected who cares deeply for his brother. Ryuu also has a unique ability to see duel monster spirits like Jaden , Yuma , and Luna in the anime.

He has the power to talk to and interact with duel monster spirits and materialize duel monster effects cards and causing Life Point damage inflicted to the opponent to become real damage and pain, even outside of a Duel or on an Action Field.

Deck 'Dragons Collide SD' or master of pendulum / dracoslayer

Fusion

Azrael

Ryuu's counterpart of the Fusion Dimension with a persona to match. Like Yuri he is cruel and ruthless with no care of other people's well-being.

Deck 'Dragon's Roar SD' ( red-eyes ) , Horus the black flame dragon , F.G.D.

Xyz

Grabriel

Ryuu's counterpart Xyx Dimension and close friends with Yuto and Ruri , Shun's younger sister. He is very much like Yuto he cares about friends and do not want to hurt anyone.

Deck 'The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent SD' or Galaxy-eyes, Hieratic

Synchro

Ventus

Ryuu's counterpart Synchro dimension & childhood friend of Rin and Yugo who was also captured by the enemy. he is seen as a sweet, cheerful, curious, brave, person and gets excited at anything new or interesting,

Deck 'Dragunity SD

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Original world

Supreme king , Zarc ( dragon emperor , Zarc ) yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Zarc - Supreme king dragon

 People called him the Star Dragon King , in modern times he is known as the dragon emperor. A ruler in an unknown nation. When the nation was disturbed by evil the King, sent a prayer of salvation to the Dragon Star. The Dragon Star responded by sending down to earth 2 powers the gentle darkness which was given to the king and the crimson dragon to seal the evil.The crimson dragon is split into 6 pieces ( head , hand , foot , tail , wing , heart ) then grafted into his high priests

Kai , Duel Priest ( High Priest , Kai ) - Dragon / Creation - odd-eyes dragon- mark of the dragon : head (  Clear Mind )

Ray , Duel priestess( High Priestess , ray ) yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Ray_Akab… - Light / Life - Clear wing synchro dragon- mark of the dragon : hand (  Duel Spirit Interaction )

Kugeki , Duel Priest

( High Priest , Kugeki )

- Dark / destruction

- dark rebellion xyz dragon- mark of the dragon : wings ( blazeing soul )

Freyja , Duel Priestess

( High Priestess , Freyja )

- Mystery / dead

- starve venom fusion dragon- mark of the dragon : foot ( Psychic Power )

- Raven

- High priest

- black-winged dragon / black feather darkrage dragon

- mark of the dragon : tail

- Karim- High priest

- Power tool dragon | life stream dragon / power tool mecha dragon

- mark of the dragon : Heart

In their past life the 5 of them are the High Priests of the dragon emperor , each one of them can control one of the 4 dimension dragons. But only the dragon emperor controls all 4. However they are also the first signers. The signers powers are passed on in the form of a family line or a bond between master and student. They all have the power to summon forth the crimson dragon.

In modern times 6-10 People are chosen at each generation by the crimson dragon , mainly the people who can hear its call. it is said that these people are the incarnations or ancestors of the original signers. This method the binding occurs when someone gains mastery over one of its servants be it of light ( signer dragons ) , darkness ( duel dragons ) , or both ( 1 signer , 1 duel dragon ).

Pantheon

Supreme King Dragon

Supreme King Z-ARC

Servants

Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm

Supreme King Dragon Clear Wing |Clear Wing Synchro Dragon

Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion | Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon

Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes |Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon

Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom | Starving Venom Fusion Dragon

The power processed by the supreme king is known as the gentle darkness the power to see and hear Duel Monster spirits and control them. This is the main power that is used by the Supreme King.

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Ultimate God

( aka. crimson dragon )

Ultimaya Tzolkin

Phantasmal Lord Ultimitl Bishbaalkin

The true god worshiped by the supreme king and the dragon empire in physical form. The Crimson Dragon is a giant winged Aztec dragon, with a glowing red body. It has five fingers, similar to humans, bird-like legs, a long tail and neck and gold-colored eyes. On the end of its tail is a shovel-like dagger.

Servants

( Signer dragon / duel dragon )

Stardust Dragon |Stardust Spark Dragon

Red Dragon Archfiend |Hot Red Dragon Archfiend

Black Rose Dragon | Black Rose Moonlight Dragon

Ancient Fairy Dragon | Ancient Pixie Dragon

Black-Winged Dragon | Blackfeather Darkrage Dragon

Life Stream Dragon | Power Tool Mecha Dragon

Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon

Ascension Sky Dragon

Void Ogre Dragon

Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons

 Spirits that had sided with the ultimate god

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References

- Four Dimension Bracelets

- Four Dimension Dragons

- Yuya's pendant

Mysterious Duel Charm linked to Pendulum Monsters

- Ryuu's pendent

Mysterious Duel Charm linked to the Duel monsters Spirit world

- Emperor Key

- Signer marks

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Yu-Gi-Oh Tabletop Adventures ( D&D 3.5e )

Gx - Fusion 5ds - synchro ZeXeal - Xyz Duel Monsters ( anime , season 0 ( toei ) , manga ) - stranded dimension. A place where anything is possible

The 4 dimensions seen inside of Arc-V. What happens in each one can depend on the history of that world following the anime depending on which arc you used as the world reference , or post/original story.

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Other Notes..

Role-Play enabled ( open form and  tabletop ) canon or original story.

canon only ( cards )

-novadragon1000.deviantart.com/…

- stellardragon1000.deviantart.c…

- ygotcg.deviantart.com/gallery/…

Fan friction . net -

www.fanfiction.net/s/11937250/…

deviantart . com -

ygotcg.deviantart.com/gallery/…

speed world

For the purpose of the fanfiction posted there has been a slight change to the effect of speed world , during a riding duel that functions similar to master rule 3. Though the effect of speed world is a field spell. the player can still play a different field spell. The effects of speed world will remain indefinitely as long as a riding duel is used players will get to use their own field effect on top of speed world effect activated as a continuous spell card. if speed world neo is used the riding duel also becomes an action duel as seen in arc v.

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In the fan friction the character Ryuu  , his dimensional link is the following monsters

( galaxy-eyes photon dragon - xyz )

( light and darkness dragon / odd-eyes dragon - standard )

( FGD / red-eyes dragon - fusion )

( stardust dragon - synchro )

red-eyes darkness metal dragon is the spirit partner of Kai Akaba in the original dimension , for that reason all of his counterparts will have it.

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen – Episode 1 [Sakura and the Clear Cards] [First Impression]

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen – Episode 1 [Sakura and the Clear Cards] [First Impression]

I… I don’t know what I’m feeling right now. o_o

You know, aside from ALL THE FEELS!

I was… actually I was a little younger than Sakura’s Clear Card-hen [CCH] age when a close friend of mine got me into the original Cardcaptor Sakura. I was never as big a fan as she was, but it was cute, funny, and was one of the first anime I was introduced to (alongside Escaflowne, Digimon, Pokémon – that whole YTV/Fox Kids/Toonami anime lineup). I didn’t learn until much later how heavily censored the North American version of CCS was, but as a kid I enjoyed it for what it was.

I will say that I did lose interest between the original seasons and the movies, so I have only a vague understanding of how the original series ended. I saw some faces in this first episode that I recognized, but that I will have to wiki later in order to fill myself in.

Being that the original CCS ran from 1998 – 2000, the animation in CCH is of a much higher quality. Omg, it’s beautiful ~ > )

Anyways, so if you’re familiar with the original Cardcaptor Sakura anime and/or manga, this first episode is going to be a walk in the park for you. Aside from a mysterious new villain whom we get virtually no information about, everyone shown in the first episode is from the original series. Plus guess what – the entire original Japanese seiyuu cast has returned for CCH too! Huzzah!  (And yes most if not all the female characters still sound like they’ve been sucking on helium. But that’s always been what the Japanese version has sounded like, so I know I’ll get used to it eventually. Hopefully.)

In this first episode, Sakura goes to her first day of middle school.. Sakura learns quick that some of her middle school subjects are going to be much harder for her now (specifically shown are math and English). On her way home she bumps into Syaoran, who has returned from Hong Kong at long last. They have a sappy reunion, one which Tomoyo interrupts with her sneaky cockblocking antics as always. ;D   Some things never change.

That night Sakura has a nightmare in which all her Clow cards have turned clear. There is an unknown figure floating a distance away from her, and she cannot make out the individual’s face or body as they are wearing some kind of hood or mask that covers everything but their (shadowed) eyes. This person makes Sakura’s cards shatter and the broken pieces go racing towards her body. When Sakura is jolted awake, she rushes to open her Clow book and sees that her cards have indeed all turned clear.

The next day Sakura and Kero go to visit Yukito, who turns into Yue when Kero announces that they’re having an emergency. Together Kero and Yue deduce that Sakura hasn’t lost her magical powers, but they don’t know either why the cards have turned clear. Sakura asks Yue to please not reveal anything to Yukito if he can help it, and lets Yue know that Syaoran has returned.

Later at school Sakura fills Syaoran and Tomoyo in on what’s going on with her Clow cards. Kero shares that he’s already e-mailed Eriol in England and is waiting for a reply. With nothing else to do, the three return to their classes and finish their day at school.

Sakura has another nightmare that night, again with the broken clear cards and the mysterious person in the long robes. This time however, the dream continues on for much longer. Sakura is protected from the clear card shards by what turns out to be her new Clow Key (it’s so pretty!  0  ). This appears to anger the

robed figure, who summons a huge, dark dragon and perhaps tries to suppress or remove Sakura’s powers from her. (This figure doesn’t speak a word, so I was a little unclear with this person’s intentions towards Sakura, aside from that they were obviously not positive.)  When Sakura wakes up, her new Clow key is in her hand. Whoa!

While walking to school the next day, Sakura and Kero are attacked by what is obviously some kind of wild Clow card. It has the power to rip gashes in the sidewalk and rip a tree down, so it looks pretty powerful. It attacks Sakura a during a vulnerable moment and she is saved at the last moment by her new Clow key, which transforms into a fancy new staff. Her new incantation magically comes to mind and Sakura is able to seal the new card: Gale.

Despite not being a huge CCS fan, I’m rather excited for CCH! I love that Maaya Sakamoto is singing the opening theme (“Clear”), and the ending theme (“Jewelry” by Saori Hayami) is catchy too. My favourite moment/scene from this first episode? Sakura’s reunion with Syaoran – not only because it’s such a romantic moment, but because in the background a beautifully remixed version of the original Japanese opening (“Catch You Catch Me” by Gumi), and I honest to god almost cried.  ;~;

CCH is set to run for two seasons, and I’m unsure at this point whether I’ll be covering both. I might pass it to another AAB writer at the end of this season, but time will tell. If I absolutely adore CCH then I’d love to cover it until the very end.

Possibility of Watching: High Possibility of Blogging: High

(A small bonus, random tidbit for all you CCS fans out there – my all-time favourite piece of CCS music is “Purachina” (Platinum), the season 3 opening theme. It’s also sung by the great Maaya Sakamoto. 😀   What is your favourite CCS song?)

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