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Watching first episode of ZEXAL feels weird. Some observations:

**Number 17: Leviathan Dragon's Japanese is Levias Dragon, but due to its Katakana spelling, it is supposed to reference the previous Vice Dragons, Jack's Vice Dragon, and Fujiwara's Clear Vice Dragon. This sets up Shark's role as one of major rivals, and technically being one of the final bosses.

***The "Vice" Katakana would also be referenced in Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss.

**Yuma's parents being archeologists is likely based off popular fanon about Yugi's father (Bakura's grandpa, was, of course, an actual one).

**Though the early ZEXAL runs on the idea of Numbers possesing people, later series retcon suggests the voice in Shark's mind was Don Thousand, hence purple lightning when Leviathan Dragon attack.

***This is also likely the lore behind Rebarian Shark.

**Though the early series has Yuma releasing Numbers from The Door of Contract, we later find out that these were scattered around already. This is obviously a retcon from the pilot, though a necessary one, otherwise the plot would be weird.

***I can't count all the Numbers, but I'm guessing there were around 50 ones surrounding Yuma, which explains the later reveal/retcon of half of Numbers belonging to Don Thousand, at least in the animé continuity (since OCG side will likely make alternate versions of manga Numbers eventually).

**That one Emperor's Key throne that keeps popping around fanart was apparently from ED1, obviously doesn't appear in the show itself.

***Yuma's pose there is supposed to reference Atem in Memory World, but in the series proper, that pose is of course used for Nasch instead.

**OP1/ED1 doesn't spoil much, it doesn't seem like they had a big idea on how the show would work initially. Most of the shots are just concept animation.

***Considering the Seasonal structure of the show, first Season (ie. first 25 episodes) was likely written in one go, then the next 24, and then the next 24. So outside of Kaito, there isn't anyone that is a big deal, except Number 96, who won't be relevant until ZEXAL II.

****We will discuss this more in detail, but apparently Shin Yoshida wrote 14 of the 25 episodes of first Season, Yoshifumi Fukushima wrote 5 of 25 episodes (Tokunosuke/Flip two-parter, Yuma & Shark tag Duel, Number 96 debut with Tetsuo), Yasuyuki Suzuki wrote 4 of 25 (Cathy episode, Yamikawa two parter, Oobomi episode), and Kenichi Yamashita wrote 2 of 25 (Jin/Fortuno two-parter):

**Yuma's VA really doesn't have the voice for the character in the first episode. It will get better, of course.

Either way, I wonder how many dropped plot points that people speculate are, and how many more we won't ever know. Since ZEXAL was supposed to be a soft-reboot, I expect tons. Emperor's Key throne thing takes the cake for now though.

Anyway, ZEXAL I sort of examplifies Shin Yoshida's preferred method of dealing with plot issues, just throwing even more characters in to distract the audience. ZEXAL II would try to avoid abusing this (since it will have less writers than ZEXAL I, as some of the writers of ZEXAL I will move on to ARC-V instead of ZEXAL II) to instead throwing even more lore, and backstory to distract the audience, which is Shin Yoshida's second preferred method.

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Just the other day I stumbled across Kaito’s death scene in the dub on Youtube and decided to check it out. The random, out of context lines from the dub that are scattered across tumblr are funny, so I wondered how 4Kids handled a serious scene like Kaito’s death. 

I was not impressed. Let me share with you the absolute clusterfuck of bullshit that was this scene and why I can say with 100% confidence that you should only ever watch the dub for laughs. Zexal is best enjoyed in the original Japanese, trust me. (I don’t know the extent this has been talked about before but I need to get this off my chest.)

So just for a quick recap, in the original Japanese version of this scene, while Kaito is dying, he praises Orbital for a job well done, says his goodbyes and tells Mizael to follow his true path. In the dub? Yeah none of those things happen in the dub. While I get 4Kids was trying to disguise the fact that Kaito was dying (off to the shadow realm with you, Kite) it doesn’t make up for how they handled this scene. Kite (because let’s face it, dub-Kaito’s personality hasn’t really changed) must have suffered retrograde amnesia during his duel with Mizael because all of his character development seemed to go ‘poof’ in the span of three minutes. 

He doesn’t praise Orbital, in fact he makes one final jab that Orbital was “better than nothing”. (Just after Orbital congratulated him for a job well done and he was like, yeah I know, I’m amazing. Like, what.) His goodbyes are nothing more than a hodgepodge of meaningless sentiments like, “it’s just a few nicks” and the worst line: “I’ll be okay, at least I hope so.” It doesn’t read so bad but Kite’s VA says it in such a jarring, uppity way that you can’t take him seriously. And don’t even get me started on what he says to Mizael. “Told ya, I knew I was the true Galaxy-Eyes Master.” If I didn’t know any better, it’s like they slapped season 1 Kaito’s personality on him 125 episodes later. Only, added a pinch childish and pettiness. 

I’m not saying the dub is shit, it has it’s moments of charm and genuine hilarity. (I love everything about how dead on the inside Shark’s voice is and Astral is way sassier in the dub.) But nothing about this scene implies Kaito has grown as a character. In the way more emotional Japanese version, it exemplifies just how much Kaito has grown over the course of the series. I love Zexal because of the growth many of the characters go through. Look me in the eyes and tell me Yuma is the same character he was in the beginning and I’ll tell you why you’re wrong. It’s the same for Kaito. 

It infuriated me to no end that he said what he said to Mizael. Kaito’s motivation for using Galaxy-Eyes in the first place was for his family (he outright admits it in the sub to Mizael) - we all know, Kaito knows, Mizael knows, that Kaito is not the true Galaxy-Eyes master. Yes, he is an excellent player and was gifted with Prime Photon dragon and he has a bond with his Galaxy-Eyes that led him to duelling Mizael on the moon but! But that doesn’t mean he’s the true master. Kaito’s motivation for using Galaxy-Eyes is for selfish reason whereas Mizael is bonded to his Galaxy-Eyes in a way Kaito can’t be. And for the dub to take all this away in one line is infuriating. Absolutely infuriating. 

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What does a Policeman, Sheriff, and Rebellion have in common? Space. ...Because I'm talking about a Super Sentai multiverse crossover!

- Our episode begins right away with Madako SUCCESSFULLY stealing the Pyxis Kyu Globe! Don't know how this new sultry version was able to do that, it just sort of... happened. Off screen. Oh, in case you forgot why, we get a quick flashback of Scorpio commanding her to obtain the Carina Kyu Globe. How Madako even had the knowledge that Pyxis is the radar to locate the item is beyond me, but the most important thing is... she now accidentally gets sucked into a black hole. Yikes! - Since Pyxis is vital to their mission (though I'd argue they didn't really use it to locate Vela before), Leo Red simply ignores the factual threat of said black hole, and jumps in. Totally dragging his away team along with him. Speaking of team, this current away team consists of Lucky, Garu, Hammy, Naga and Commander Xiao this time. Why this particular combination, one wonders? Well, because aside from Hammy, the others are necessary to service the story. I'll get to this soon. - For some reason, our heroes pop out of the... MOON? Which means, yes, they are returning to Earth. But why does this one look... different? Is this even the same planet? NOPE, because a certain someone who witnesses their entrance kindly explains that arriving through a wormhole means... these illegal trespassers must have arrived from 'ANOTHER UNIVERSE'. Wait, WHAT? And this observer is none other than... Banban 'Ban' Akaza (Ryuji Sainei) of "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger"! - Yeah, this brief moment of clarity firmly establishes that Kyuranger is NOT taking place in the same universe to previous, 40 Sentai seasons. So to those out there hoping for them to bump into everyone's favorite Gokaiger anytime soon (who have been established to be canon with Dekaranger, hence that crossover episode), don't get your hopes up too high. Unless the team stumbles upon another black hole once more. This also clears up the confusion to why no trace of Zyuland can be found on Kyuranger's Earth, meaning there's no continuity issue like I pointed out 17 weeks ago. Wait a sec, then how did they show up in "Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs Shuriken Sentai Ninninger" then? Hmmmm... - Oh, and Deka Red isn't alone, because Geki Juumonji (Yuma Ishigaki) a.k.a Space Sheriff Gavan Type-G is present as well. Yep, not the original metal hero series Gavan, but the 2nd generation who debuted in "Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie" a few years back. Is this a coincidence, then? Absolutely NOT. Considering "SPACE SQUAD: Space Sheriff Gavan vs Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger", the crossover movie between Dekaranger and Gavan Type-G is arriving on Japanese theatres tomorrow. Specifically Saturday, June 17th, 2017! Yes folks, that means you're not wrong if you see this as shameless marketing. LOL. - Lucky and Naga are confusedly admiring a Consumarz-free Earth, when they notice Geki is escorting Madako like the dumb-heroic gentleman he's always been. Cue the misunderstanding! Aaaah, Gavan Type-G is so metalic... and SHINY ("PIKA... PIKA...", says Naga), my eyes hurts. Oh, and Ophiucus Silver kindly explains why he's being paired up with Leo Red this time, because obviously Deka Red is going to pair up with Gavan Type-G. Don't sweat it, it's a kids show after all. Just your daily Red and Silver situation! LOL. - Adding further insult to the injury, two more Dekaranger members arrive to... arrest Garu, Hammy, and Xiao. Just as our poor Kyurangers are being dumbfounded to see an Earth with so much PEACE, smiles, and laughters. On what reason? Due to the lack of proper 'interplanetary visa', complete with a nice joke that works as a follow up to last week's ending. Officers in charge are none other than our brainy Senichi 'Sen' Enari (Yousuke Itou), and bathtub-enthusiast Koume 'Umeko' Kodou (Mika Kikuchi). They are Deka Green and Pink respectively, in case you're not familiar with Space Police Dekaranger. For the record, the timeline of this universe chronologically takes place after their "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 10 YEARS AFTER" V-Cinema. We're getting some development regarding this pair later in the closing scene, as a prove to that. One that also explains why Umeko still hasn't changed her family name into Enari... (^^) - Hold on, make that THREE members. Considering our 'trespassers' are immediately taken to the Neo Deka Base, where they get to meet... Chief Doggie Kruger (VA: Tetsu Inada). Obviously he's present to become direct comparison to Garu, or vice versa. The wolfman even calls him... "ANIKI!!!". LOL. It works the same with Xiao, because both are non-human anthropomorphic leaders of their respective teams. So yeah, it's one of that small dream-sequence that only Super Sentai fans would understand and appreciate... *grins*. It's genuine hillarious though, and easily my favorite part of the episode. NOTE: Too bad fan favorite Marika 'Jasmine' Reimon (Ayumi Kinoshita) is a no-show. Her actress had recently announced her 2nd pregnancy via her blog. So likely that's the reason behind her absence. - Hot-headed hot-blooded loud-mouthed Gavan and Leo Red are busy fighting, they practically let Madako go unscathed. Ophiucus Silver senses that something feels off, and stops the fight by... getting punched in the face. By BOTH. OOWWWW!! Naga also nails this next joke, thanks to his naive curiosity about 'Policeman'. A term that apparently does NOT exist in their "Star Wars"-inspired Jark Matter-infested universe. But seriously though, it's really these character moments that makes crossover stories so great. Hey, even Sharivan, Shaider, and the original Gavan are making quick flashback-cameo! - The whole comparison between 'Policeman' and 'Universe Saviors' needs to be put on hold though, because Madako is running away using Geki's Dolgiran. She's using the spaceshuttle as her escape route to return home, because as Doggie had stated before, the dimensional rift is closing soon. Thankfully, hitching a ride on Leo Voyager (with siren! LOL), Geki jumps into the ship to regain control. Simply by crashlanding it to the ground. YIKES! Call me weird... but I haven't seen the Gavan series yet, nor any of those Space Sheriff title. But on the other hand, I've always dig the Akira Kushida's theme song. It just sounds so cool, catchy and... addictive to listen to, eventhough it could be regarded as an old tune. Speaking of old, I also just noticed that aside from looking older and darker-skinned than the last I saw him (in that 2013 "Super Hero Taisen Z" movie, assuming my memory is sound), Geki seems to be more buffed than usual as well. In a country whose people are mostly skinny as a stick, that's... NICE! *grins* - Ban arrives on scene and saves the day! I guess Lucky and Geki are too good of a combi (they practically share the exact personality, even their names rhyme! LOL), the equally hyperactive hot-blooded Ban doesn't have a place, eh? Similar to Gavan Type-G, I didn't actually see Dekaranger because of this... thing with police-themed shows. But dang it, the Dekaranger BGM sounds cool as well, particularly that high-spirited theme song by PSYCHIC LOVER. Anyway, Ban's the Fire Squad Captain now? I didn't remember that from the 10 YEARS AFTER movie. Perhaps he has gotten promotion ever since? He explains that the other Kyurangers, as well as Dekarangers (appearing via stock footage only. Old footage is OLD!) are using Ryutei-Oh and Deka Wing to stall the wormhole from shrinking. So it's up to the Red-Silver Team to tidy up their side of the table then. - Deka Red and Leo Red team up to take on Madako (who is equally Red...), while Gavan and Ophiucus Silver deal with the Deathworm she brought. Their joint-finishers are amazing, particularly that last one with the galactic backdrop. Truly fan-service delight, after all... these ARE Space Heroes. I guess Madako is gone for good this time, huh? Rather unceremoniously too. But since every Super Sentai episode needs a giant mecha fight, of course the Deathworm grows large. How to deal with this situation, when the other Kyurangers are busy with the wormhole? Time for Gavan's Electronic Star-Beast Dol (it's the blue lower part of Dolgiran, by the way) to steal the show. But hold that thought, because Draco Voyager comes rushing in for a SWEET double dragon-mecha combi. I have had an inking suspicion that this episode is going to pull this off, ever since I read the headline that Gavan Type-G would be guest starring in Kyuranger. But I sure didn't expect Leo Red to jump towards to Voyager's head, in order to mimic Gavan's movement. Now THAT is what I call pleasant surprise! - Lucky and the others make it back safely to the Orion, where Spada, maid-Raptor and maid-Balance (seriously, he's Sentai official queer character, guys! At least... IMO) greet them with some piping hot Takoyaki. A rather cruel way to celebrate the absence of Madako, huh? Nah... likely because takoyaki are ball-shaped. Pyxis Kyu Globe is back in their possession, so now they can proceed to locate the final piece of Argo Navis. All's well ends well. Or is it? We see Stinger removing his Constellation Blaster and Rebellion jacket, replaces them with his desert cape, and walks away from the Rebellion HQ. This is the appearances of when he debuted in the show, serving as a rogue spy. Does this mean Stinger officially walks out from being a Kyuranger? Hence that solo V-Cinema? We'll see...

Overall: Naruhisa Arakawa, the same guy who wrote Dekaranger was in charge of this episode. And he's truly the man when it comes to crossovers. As proven by "Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger", Arakawa has a strong sense of what makes each separate series and their characters shine, hence why this episode came equipped with a good amount of fan-service moments for our genuine pleasure. It wasn't perfect, nope, because one mere episode was a bit too short and brief to be considered a full-on crossover. Especially one that involves three different series! Hence why the opening started off rather rough and rushed, and the absence of the remaining Dekarangers/Gavan supporting cast. Which honestly felt a little disappointing somehow. Plus, the non Red-Silver team was easily sidelined, to the point we didn't even see them transform nor fight together on screen. IMHO, this would've been way better as a 2-parter, to allow more character interactions and bonding, which is easily the gem of any crossovers. Minor nitpickings aside, this was obviously still MUCH better than that bland Ex-Aid episode. Thanks to that whole multiverse angle, I'm now crossing my fingers, in the hope that one day the Kyuranger eventually runs into Gokaiger, or other Sentai team that is not Zyuohger (because they WILL have a Versus movie next year). Here's hoping if such wishful thinking comes to life, Arakawa will be given the privilege to write one. At the very least, he needs to do another episode in this show! Next week: Battle for Carina! And forest...Elves? PS: There's no episode on June 18th due to annual Golf championship. Kyuranger will return on June 25th...

Episode 18 Score: 8 out of 10

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"Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal" VA Tasuku Hatanaka Releases His 1st MV "STAND UP"

Lantis has posted CD jacket images and a 110-second short version music video for 22-year-old voice actor Tasuku Hatanaka's solo debut single song "STAND UP."

  After joining an open audition, he made his professional voice actor debut in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narniafilm series as Edmund Pevensie in 2005 when he was 11. His debut and first anime leading role was Yuma Tsukumo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014), and is also known as the voice of Ushio Aotsuki in Ushio and Tora (2015), Ikoma in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and Denki Kaminari in My Hero Academia (2016-). "STAND UP" will be released in two editions on July 12.

  "STAND UP" short MV

  Limited edition CD jacket

  Regular edition

  お待たせしました、、、！！ STAND UP、MV公開です！！！https://t.co/jbb8HNvNGd 本当に大勢の方に支えられて完成しました！！！ 今日はいち早くショートバージョン公開です！！ 自分のスタートを、是非見ていただけたら幸いです！7月12日発売です！！！ http://pic.twitter.com/JjhMOvN7V9

— 畠中祐 (@tasukubar0817) June 12, 2017

    Source: Lantis

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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"Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal" VA Tasuku Hatanaka Releases His 1st MV "STAND UP"

“Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal” VA Tasuku Hatanaka Releases His 1st MV “STAND UP”

Lantis has posted CD jacket images and a 110-second short version music video for 22-year-old voice actor Tasuku Hatanaka‘s solo debut single song “STAND UP.”   After joining an open audition, he made his professional voice actor debut in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narniafilm series as Edmund Pevensie in 2005 when he was 11. His debut and first anime leading role was Yuma Tsukumo in…

[recentanimenews]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal VA Tasuku Hatanaka Shows His Dancing Skill in New MV "Manatsu BEAT"

One year after his well-received solo singer debut single "STAND UP" in July 2017 (ranked 27th in the Oricon weekly single chart), 23-year-old voice actor Tasuku Hatanaka is ready to release his second single "Manatsu BEAT" (Mid-Summer Beat) from Lantis on August 22. The company's official YouTube channel has started streaming a 100-second short version music video for the upbeat song featuring his dance performance.

  After joining an open audition, Hatanaka he made his professional voice actor debut in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narniafilm series as Edmund Pevensie in 2005 when he was 11. His debut and first anime leading role was Yuma Tsukumo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014), and is also known as the voice of Ushio Aotsuki in Ushio and Tora (2015), Ikoma in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Denki Kaminari in My Hero Academia (2016-), and Taiga Kougami in King of Prism (2016-).

  "Manatsu BEAT" short MV

  First press limited edition CD jacket

  Regular edition

  【畠中祐】 8/22発売の2ndシングル「真夏BEAT」アーティスト写真、ジャケットデザイン、収録楽曲、Music Clip、特典情報を一挙大公開いたしました‼️ 発売をお楽しみにhttps://t.co/b5ToYSV3jWhttps://t.co/jENzM1X7mP pic.twitter.com/3bjGs07aiO

— ランティス (@lantis_staff) 2018年7月27日

     1st single "STAND UP" short MV (July 12, 2017 release) 

  Limited edition CD jacket

  Regular edition

    Source: Lantis

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com