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Well, some already talked about their opinion on this arc or even the whole season so far and I guess I can too because I have nothing better to do rn.

Arc 11 was boring. I'm glad for Manabu getting his big W against Zwijo (because he deserves that) but other than that? Meh. Zwijo was nothing than a dog for Yuamu first and then Yuhites. Yuamu did nothing to stop Yuhites, Yuna or helping Yudias until Kuyamuya was suddenly in danger too - THEN she stepped in to duel Yuna. I don't even know anymore how to feel about the multiverse...

The arc final was (to me) not emotional enough. The Darkmen are gone? Okay, I honestly don't care because the show failed to make me care about them. I already talked about how their introductions were kinda meh and later, they (minus Fukamura who later wasn't doing much either tbh) were reduced to dumb cheerleaders (Bruyea only got a single duel while the other Darkmen all dueled at least 3 times, he was *that* irrelevant) whose last useful acts were first protecting Kuyamuya and Kuaidul and then protecting Yuamu from getting sucked into TM - all in the same episode. Too bad their sacrifice became irrelevant because TM got Yuamu eventually anyway. Wow, so Sabyuas, Zeyet, Bruyea and Fukamura's sacrifice was for nothing.`Or wait, weren't they just sucked into TM? So maybe despite the Dark Matter Empire being gone now, these 4 could still return somehow. Because yugioh. Same for Kuyamuya who only talks properly when the writers are in the mood for that. Her getting a human design? Why does it matter if she's killed off right after that being shown? To make us feel "worse" for her because "cute girl dead"?

I really had wished for Yudias reaching Yuhi after he got defeated and them getting an emotional moment together + everyone being happy about the return of the Velgearians. But instead, we get Zwijo reaching Yuhites and calling him "the best something" or whatever before TM goes crazy and magically only takes the main 5 to the sengoku era. Like couldn't they have time travelled at the start of arc 12? I can already guess how Yudias (and Yuamu) meeting Yuhi again will be probably done rather quickly because someone/something is gonna interrupt them.

Btw: Yuhites might have been the arc final opponent but the real main antag of the arc was Yuna who used Yuhites for her own selfish goals. Yudias deserves to crush her in a duel but we will likely not get her as an arc final opponent anymore. The least the writers can do is her NOT meeting Yuga again because that would just feel like a reward for the trouble she caused.

I doubt arc 12 will change my mind about season 3 and Go Rush in general being another ygo show full with potential but the potential was wasted. Since there are still no news about ygo 9, Go Rush *might* get more episodes but likely not too many since they talked about it being at its climax and you wouldn't say that about a show that gets another full year.

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...Idk how to feel about this arc final. I was ready to be emotional but I wasn't...

So as expected Yudias gets to Ritual summon, we see RItual Rainac which was played by Kuaidul first and Yuhites gets defeated.

Now I had also expected to see some emotional moments between Yudias and Yuhi or at least one? Especially after the Velgearians are now all back? But nah, Yuhites sits on the ground and then gets his hand grabbed by Zwijo and suddenly time machine goes crazy, we switch scenes and later, we just see Yuamu and Yudias having already landed in the time of Gakugen. The one person observing them with glasses was either the Ranze or Rinnosuke ancestor and the preview even shows them both properly.

The preview also reveals that Zwijo, Manabu and Nyandestar are in the past too. Ngl, I had thought Zwijo and Manabu would stay behind but nope, there are there as well. I could've seen it for Zwijo (since he was close to Yuhites) but how did Manabu and Nyandestar manage to time travel? Speaking of Yuhi(tes): There was no sign of him in the preview but we already know he should be back to normal after his arc 12 outfit was revealed along with the ones for Yudias, Yuamu, Epoch and Yuna. So maybe he got captured or is simply somewhere else than the rest of the main 5?

It's interesting that we see someone sitting who wears Otes' clothes but seems to be older? This is either gonna be the "real" Otes from Sevens or this is just another Otes.

Oh and we got to see Kuyamuya's "human self". Idk why we needed that but alright.

I guess arc 12 will be about the main 5 chilling in the past until they brought back Epoch and Yuna? God, I wouldn't even be surprised if Yuga's gonna show up there too. Heck, the Otes we saw might be even *him* somehow...

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No ygo 9 announcement which is pretty weird. Like I can't imagine Rush anime being over already when we only had 5 years so far.

There's another panel on Sunday but if there is nothing either... Then weekly ygo anime might be done for real and we only have the lore anime which is apparently gonna be once per month.

That or Go Rush gets another year but then all the talk about it reaching its climax was bs.

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No ygo 9 info yet (which I kinda expected since it's gonna be announced when the UTS trio's VAs are there) but some bit for Go Rush arc 12:

So this doesn't seem to only confirm that Yuhi's back to normal after the duel with Yudias but they travel to the past judging the clothes of the UTS trio? They seem to try finding Epoch and Yuna whose outfits look kinda "old" but also futuristic if this makes sense? What if Yudias and co. even meet Gakugen somehow? The UTS trio seems dressed like they're from his era.

More info for arc 12 probably comes in the next panel with the GR VAs but this bit alone makes me wonder how they will wrap up everything properly in like 12 episodes.

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So now that Go Rush season 4 isn't happening anymore and we're heading towards a new show, these are some points I could see happening for ygo 9 (not necessarily everything what *I* want to see):

getting the first female protag (if Pokémon could do it after 20+ years so can Yugioh but we're probably stuck with another guy)

protag being "red themed" again after Yudias was "blue"

protag having green or blonde hair (bonus for both)

protag being "more serious" compared to Yuga and Yudias

protag having a sibling or looking after kids

ygo 9 taking place in a parallel universe of Sevens and Go Rush (and it's either looking very futuristic or ancient)

ygo 9 being in the far future of Sevens aka still Goha City as the main place but the city is divided (kinda similar to 5D's)

ygo 9 cast being older if not that much like maybe most are like 13/14 at the start of the show (I'd be rather surprised if the protag was 16 or even older)

ygo 9 main cast getting together as a team because they were "chosen" (kinda similar to 5D's)

if the whole deal about Otes isn't resolved in Go Rush, it's definitely going to be in ygo 9

the main summon method is Ritual

references to Sevens and Go Rush but (hopefully) just minor things and NOT actual characters showing up there

I was also thinking about potential names for the protag.

For a guy: Yurei, Yuta, Yuzo, Yushin, Yukito, Yuito, Yuno

For a girl: Yume, Yumi, Yui, Yukari, Yura, Yuko, Yuno

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The final Go Rush Sound Rush CD got announced for March 19th 2025.

Which means Go Rush season 4 is definitely NOT gonna happen. YGO 9 is coming!

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Apparently, many people still believe in Jump Festa announcing season 4 for Go Rush? And I have to ask why when:

the one article (about the Go Rush dub iirc) saying it's gonna have 151 episodes which would fit considering the 2 breaks after ep 139 and ep 151 would be on March 30th, the last Sunday of March and first April week is usually for the start of a new show

the current ED giving too much "the show's ending" vibes

there is nothing really left to fill a whole year again imo?

Right now, we have Yudias fighting Yuhites, Yudias likely will win this duel and Velgearians should be back then if they weren't lying about Yuhites' defeat should revive them all. Should something happen with Yudias, there's still arc 12 to handle that along with bringing back missing people like Epoch and Yuna and maaaybe conclude the whole Otes story. (at worst this is dragged into ygo 9) Yeah, 11 episodes aren't much but tbh, Rush anime isn't new to rushing things.

I doubt that a season 4 would care to focus more on the Go Rush cast. Season 3 is already pretty pushing the Sevens stuff especially in the latest episode. So what would season 4 be about? Full on crossover with Sevens where the Sevens cast magically visits the Go Rush cast? If you aren't a big fan of both, Sevens and Go Rush, I doubt you really want this.

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I've seen plenty of negative reactions about Go Rush ep 138 and I can understand why people are annoyed/fed up.

But as someone who likes Sevens (more than Go Rush tbh, don't freaking kill me for that), I'm between:

'Yes, the amount of Sevens content in Go Rush sucks and GR would be a better show if it was free from it because I wanted a ygo show with focus on aliens and not Sevens' and

'Could people please not call one of my favorite ygo shows shit/trash just because Bridge can't stop pushing it into GR?'

Idk if anyone else is in this situation because many people watching GR are GR onlys and they ofc don't care about Sevens so it's easier for them to bash it (and Yuga, honestly the boy gets a lot of unnecessary hate when the worst shit was done by girls who just decided to do things for his sake while he's not even there to say anything about it) but on the other hand, you will also have GR watchers who are Sevens fans and they will take any 7s content without complaint because they enjoy it.

Whatever ygo 9 is, it better NOT be pushing down Go Rush scenes (or maybe even Sevens again, you never know with those writers) as much as GR did with Sevens scenes. There is showing a reference/easter egg and there is focusing way too much on past stuff, the present show suffers from it.

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Please Go Rush, don't screw the next episode up especially this scene between Yudias and Yuhi(tes). This might be the turning point of Yuhites, maybe getting his memories back and changing to his old self after seeing Yudias cry and talk about him?

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Damn, ep 138 was so boring...

Could be summarized in 4 parts:

Sevens Road Magician Fusions

Sevens flashbacks aka Yuga's memories

GR characters be like: Hey, that's my descendant!

Yuhites transforms into "White Otes"

Like damn, this is the second part of an arc final! Do we really need to wait for the third and last one for something exciting? For Yudias to do something? So much time padding through Sevens flashbacks I can't...

The preview having Yudias crying and remembering Yuhi? Maybe that's gonna trigger Yuhi's memories so he returns back to normal?

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So we got the ep 139 spoiler which pretty much confirms that we will get a 3-parter arc final here. But also a 2 weeks break after it which means the one info about Go Rush ending with 151 episodes in total seems to be true since the last Sunday of March 2025 is gonna be the 30th so exactly 11 episodes left then. (unless Jump Festa randomly reveals a season 4 but I doubt it and don't want it)

About episode 139 itself...

The spoiler still says Otes so I guess we won't get Yuhi already turning back to normal by himself in ep 138. Maybe his second transformation is him looking like Sevens!Otes did?

Yudias drawing a card he shouldn't have? Is he gonna Ritual summon? He magically got his own Time Machine card? Monster Reborn?

Kuaidul talking means the others freed him from his capsule or he freed himself? Because since he's separated from Yudias now, he can't just announce things only in Yudias' mind. Yudias being free from any doubt or hesitation might sound positive but Kuaidul comparing his new power to a devil-god feels rather bad? I mean Luge already compared him to a devil-god when we saw Yudias full of rage so... I guess Yudias will beat Yuhi but Idk about Yudias still being alright after the duel ended.

If he's not okay then I expect him either to become the final antagonist or he's gonna experience a similar depressed phase like Judai did after the events of GX season 3 and while his friends try to help him, he's gonna need another protagonist to "fix" him. (*cough* Yuga *cough*)

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I'll be honest: I don't care what's with the Darkmen because GR didn't give a shit to do something interesting with them. They were introduced with partly questionable traits (Idk why Sabyuas was a "sadist" when that was relevant for only his debut ep), then reduced to cheerleaders for Yuamu (who didn't care about them unitl they saved Kuyamuya, her favorite) and some started to idolize/copy Zwijo who probably could also care less about them. They were just there to fill some time as opponents and otherwise just stay in the background until they saved Kuyamuya. I had thought that at least Fukamura would get more to do after being the only one leaving the group and joining Team Yudias. But even he just stayed mostly a background character, just watching...

So as mean as it sounds: If they need to vanish to have the Velgearians back, so it be. At least the Velgearians were there since day 1 and supported Yudias, Yuhi and others. The way they died was way sadder to watch because we spent enough time with them even if they were mostly in Valvelgear. (but Myuda's death was also sad to watch the way he said goodbye to Dinois)

I would worry more over Yuhi but considering this is ygo. he's gonna be fine.

Actually, they *all* might be fine. Wouldn't be too crazy if they suddenly find a way to have Velgearians and Darkmen both existing.

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Yuamu used Dark Matter but caring to actually do some more research about it? Nah.

Good thing that everyone's favorite info dumper Tell is here to give answers. Because otherwise, characters would just stay stupid.

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Everyone about Ark: Omg, that doesn't look like Yudias' usual monsters, that's actually scary and like a kishin!

Meanwhile Darkness Galactica Oblivion:

Like how the heck is everyone so shocked about Ark when DGO looks honestly scarier? And I don't remember characters having a heavy reaction to seeing it like they have with Ark...

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Okay, from where did Yuamu suddenly get the "Otes must have an identity crisis" idea? And right after she was thinking about it, Yuhites is like "wait, am I the one fighting Yuga in the future? Am *I* Otes???" This comes so from out of nowhere to me. Like where were the hints before? Feels like a forced way to have Yuhi returning back to normal quicker, maybe even by himself and not by Yudias beating him in a duel.

This is pretty much bs when we talk about Sevens!Otes. He lost every freaking duel there and never looked like he was worrying over becoming a "meaningless existence" due to that. (the only thing he worried about was duels leaving the hands of kids when the game got more complicated) Heck, in several cases when he lost, he still basically reached his true goals.

That alone proves even more that Yuhites isn't Sevens!Otes.

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I can't believe that Yuamu actually does consider that not seeing any Velgearians in the future could be just coincidence but her not giving a proper answer makes everyone go into panic mode that Velgearians are staying dead and so, Yudias is not gonna win the duel.

Like let's not forget how Yuamu, Yuhi and Yuga were only in Goha City for ONE DAY. They didn't do much besides meeting Nekoyama, spending some time with him until Luke found Yuga and took him home while Yuhi and Yuamu chilled on a tree/roof. Goha City is pretty big so it wouldn't be crazy to not see a single Velgearians in a day especially when being busy with something else. Also I don't get how nobody thought of the possibility of the Velgearians simply having returned to their home planet? Being back at Velgear doesn't equal Velgearians not existing in the future anymore.

At least "older" characters like Phaser and Luge should think a bit deeper and not just buy Yuamu's silence as "yep, Velgearians don't exist anymore in the future".

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It's news to me that the Otes from Yuga's memories wore black and had wings.

(she could just mean the attitude/aura but considering she got Yuga's memories in a flash, I can't imagine her knowing Sevens!Otes so well, she can be sure it's him here)