Toffee. Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 This week's episode reminded me of an episode of Kids Next Door; Specifically the one with the nerd zombies.That aside....One-sided quizzes with a smug-ass opponent... It's.... Something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 It is a shame because the archetype looks interesting. That kid is the most annoying character in this gen so far (I kinda enjoyed Shingo even when he was at his worst and his minion friends had funny faces.... and even the previous opponent at least tried to have charisma). I don't think Gishki will be a thing there. HA/DT archetypes were the heads of LDS students, you can't just have a random one-shot use them. I'd find it interesting if the Rituals themselves were the FLIPs instead of being supported by FLIPs. That'd be incredibly underpowered or incredibly overpowered depending on how it is done, and it is hard for me to see in-betweens for such an idea...... but still.. Anyways, most likely be FLIPs that just set-up everything. In the best case we'll get a FLIP that can create a Quick Effect Ritual Summoning with Yuya's monsters as Tributes or something. IDK... just tossing ideas. It'd also be neat to down the road get a Pendulum Card(s) that Pendulum Summon face-down monsters for some sort of Pendulum Flips..... and I'm waaaaaay over a tangent now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Faytl~ Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I'm probably going to find all these Duels cringeworthy because of how the characters are probably going to be more or less one-shots with a gimmicky Deck and personality quirk. Kind of like the first Duels of the WDC in Zexal (kill me, those Duels were awful). Haven't even watched the new episode yet. I'm in no rush. I am at a loss as to how Yuzu got a Fusion monster. It's...really weird. We've seen characters before pull new Fusion/Synchros/whatever out of nowhere before, but in this case, Yuzu explicitly didn't know how to use Fusion cards before Sora taught her and gave her a Poly, so having one that fits with her Decktype is tugging suspension of disbelief. At least other characters could be semi-justified that they always had them, just never used them, or possibly received them in packs or other means and it supports their pre-existing Fusion-centric Deck (E-HEROs). While I agree that the trend of gimmick decks is still happening and is still annoying, these guys at least have decks that seem to be more strategically sound than the ones we saw in Zexal and GX. I mean, I can't speak fully for Eita since we've only seen 3 of his cards, but Michio actually had a halfway decent strategy that was legitimately hard to counter (admittedly because of the lack of backrow hate the chracters run, but still. As for Yuzu.. Yeah, that was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 True, gimmicky Decks is kind of a thing in Yu-Gi-Oh shows anyway, but some characters take it to absurd extents, especially if they're one-shot characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 True, gimmicky Decks is kind of a thing in Yu-Gi-Oh shows anyway, but some characters take it to absurd extents, especially if they're one-shot characters. In Zexal, it was pretty much: Camera Guy uses Camera Xyz Tomato Guy uses Tomato Xyz Sports Guy uses Sports Xyz Construction GUy uses COnstruction Xyz etc. etc. etc. At least in Arc-V, we get a lot of flexibility with the archetype and what character presents. If Michio and Kyuando were Zexal-era duelists, then the linear formula of Xyz and situational support staples would definitely have no interesting plays to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 True, gimmicky Decks is kind of a thing in Yu-Gi-Oh shows anyway, but some characters take it to absurd extents, especially if they're one-shot characters.Unless you are the final boss of the series.In that case, you are allowed to make up shit as you see fit.ZONE and Don Thousand, for examples.Duels after the final bosses(Yami vs Yugi, Yuma vs Astral, etc) are excluded, since they are just for gits and shiggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well, not EVERY character uses a gimmicky Deck to the same extreme as some of the one-shot characters. Don Thousand...okay, his ass-pulling reached absurd levels. Including one spot where he outright cheated (possible writer error, but yeah). Z-One was deliberately OP, and you could almost interpret his Deck and cards symbolically. He's trying to change the future by any means necessary, and has already altered the past at least once, claiming in a sense that he's a god over their fate, and that the despair of the future cannot be overcome, no matter what. The Temporal Machine Gods are invincible by conventional means, and massively turn the tides when they battle. Fighting them truly feels hopeless and overwhelming, and no matter what you do, they can appear and strip everything away, while you can't make any progress towards victory yourself. Their weaknesses give an illusion that you have a fighting chance, only for despair to sink in as you struggle just to survive another turn. ...I might have watched that Duel recently. Anyway, Arc-V is doing a better job, at least with Michio's Deck, than Zexal or GX did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringerofcake Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well, not EVERY character uses a gimmicky Deck to the same extreme as some of the one-shot characters. Don Thousand...okay, his ass-pulling reached absurd levels. Including one spot where he outright cheated (possible writer error, but yeah). Z-One was deliberately OP, and you could almost interpret his Deck and cards symbolically. He's trying to change the future by any means necessary, and has already altered the past at least once, claiming in a sense that he's a god over their fate, and that the despair of the future cannot be overcome, no matter what. The Temporal Machine Gods are invincible by conventional means, and massively turn the tides when they battle. Fighting them truly feels hopeless and overwhelming, and no matter what you do, they can appear and strip everything away, while you can't make any progress towards victory yourself. Their weaknesses give an illusion that you have a fighting chance, only for despair to sink in as you struggle just to survive another turn. ...I might have watched that Duel recently. Anyway, Arc-V is doing a better job, at least with Michio's Deck, than Zexal or GX did. How coincidental, so did I. Reminded me that Quasar was NERFED in the TCG. Haven't caught up on the latest episodes since before Yuya's pouting session after Reiji. Anything in particular I should actually see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Let's see. Pretty much Shuzou (Yuzu's dad) duels Yuya to knock some sense into him that Pendulums are not solely his own, applications for the Junior World Cup (prelude to Pro exam) in which Yuya rejects the offer to just advance because he beat Strong at start of series, Yuzu taking lessons from Sora to learn Fusion Summoning, Yuya's match with Michio and the last one prior to this; new Xyz duelist sealing top LDS duelists into cards (Soul Prison much?) Maybe episode 14 (Shuzou vs Yuya). You should probably watch them in sequence so you understand the plot better; not sure which ones are worth skipping. Anyway, like a lot of people in here, I hated Eita from the moment he opened his mouth. Not only did he demonstrate his extreme arrogance when Yuya tried to shake his hand, he also laughed at Yuya when he got problems wrong. Then again, the rest of the school was pointing fingers at Yuya so they're not free from blame either. If the writers wanted to make a character that we all hate, they surely did a good job at it (especially if it's enough to make me use profanity at Eita). I'm really looking forward to him getting crushed. Then again, Yuya shouldn't have been getting Action Traps if he knows that he'll get the problem wrong [might help if Yuya had some common sense, but I'll refrain from ranting on it]. Some of the questions are common sense though: If you roll a 6 on first try, what's the probability you'll roll a 6 on a secondary roll (answer should be 1/36). I think Yuya was trying to add up to 12 or something. I'll have to wait for the subs to come out to figure out what Yuya (and Eita) answered, since I don't know enough Japanese to discern it now. Not sure if I'll like the last two duels, considering that Michio did tick me off throughout his match and now we have Eita, who pretty much is a little snob. (Only other characters I hate as much as Eita right now are some PBS ones from the past) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I just hate how Michio bragged constantly about his "perfect recipe", even though he relied solely on topdecks. If he hadn't gotten Recipe, he would have been screwed. And if he didn't grab that one Action card that conveniently let him get a triple play out, he would have also been a little screwe I have no idea how he got so many wins, but I presume it's because he solely dueled in the Action Kitchen, since he know where every Action Card is, and what they do. Yuma's Action Card ass-pulls aren't as bad as Michio's. And that's why I hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I will admit that I haven't watched the last few episodes (Saw like 10 minutes of the Duel with Michio and got sick of it fast). Arc-V is quickly falling into Filler Territory which I dislike with a passion. Yes Yuya has to beat 4 Duelists back to back but couldn't they have like a Montage or something? Maybe seeing a new Entermate for a few seconds to whet the appitites and look forward to it being used in an actual Duel. The Duels at You Show actually meant something showing off Fusion, Xyz and Synchro Summoning for newbies and fans alike. Yuya vs Shozou was fine as well as Yuya needed a kick up the Ass and a reality check. Arc-V is in serious filler territory now... I want more Reiji, the Dark Duelist heck I will even watch more shivering kid to get that.... Get back to the Plot Arc-V, you are boring me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterr259 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I will admit that I haven't watched the last few episodes (Saw like 10 minutes of the Duel with Michio and got sick of it fast). Arc-V is quickly falling into Filler Territory which I dislike with a passion. Yes Yuya has to beat 4 Duelists back to back but couldn't they have like a Montage or something? Maybe seeing a new Entermate for a few seconds to whet the appitites and look forward to it being used in an actual Duel. The Duels at You Show actually meant something showing off Fusion, Xyz and Synchro Summoning for newbies and fans alike. Yuya vs Shozou was fine as well as Yuya needed a kick up the Ass and a reality check. Arc-V is in serious filler territory now... I want more Reiji, the Dark Duelist heck I will even watch more shivering kid to get that.... Get back to the Plot Arc-V, you are boring me. [spoiler= You skipped Michio's Duel? But then you missed the best part D:! ] My Body only Shivers for Yuya-Senpai...![/spoiler] It keeps me entertained with slight develpments before and between these duels. Anime that's generally larger in terms of episodes like YGO IS going to have it's filler, that's a given. But Arc-V keeps me entertained to the point where I just watch it raw(also because it takes Yugisubbers forever) with it's small jokes here and developments there. I feel like you're bound to miss things in doing so, but everyone has their own preference. Not going to say what anyone hasn't already since Im so late so I'll keep it short: Though I would love to see more Quiz monsters, Eita is Eita so he should go away. Rituals are coming soon? My body is ready... Also I feel like if Konami actually took the time to print these cards actually used from these filer episodes, the game as a whole would be more fun in terms of variety, but that also means making them slightly competitive as well and giving more then what the anime does. IRL Yugioh you're just watching people slap down Artifacts, Dragons Rulers, LS Variations, Exciton/Cowboy's and soon to be Shaddolls. With all this Variation in the anime, you'd think they'd do so in their actual game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just watched le subs [spoiler=Thoughts on 19 Subbed] I see that the Sherlock Holmes trivia question wasn't randomly placed in the preview of 19, as Eita answered it on TV, and I'm sure the Heavy Storm question asked in the preview will crop up next week as the kids said "you'll have to find out next time" Eita's attitude sure is coming of as arrogant. "There isn't anything I'm not bad at." (ofc that is knowledge-wise, but still) Not gonna lie, when the math question about the 2 die came up, I almost fell into the trap and answering 1 in 6, but then I remembered the odds of rolling 2 sixes in a row was 1-in-36. (and not because it came up in Zexal) [/spoiler] Despite Eita's attitude, I still enjoyed the episode because the shivering kid didn't use his annoying catchphrase at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Subs are out! Looking back at the translated quizzes, I did honestly fall for the die and pillar questions (I don't really look at permutations a lot anymore...). The ice in water one was the only ridiculous one if it just said there was a random ice cube in a "full glass" of water. Maybe it was surface tension on the glass rim? Anyways, this episode was kind of an interesting refresher and there were some interesting pun-related riddles. Makes me want to know more about the kanji whenever they make jokes about this. But Kyuando when he said all the stupid will go to hell or something along the lines of that...harsh. But I guess next episode's YGO trivia will be very trivial in nature (Teeth on Pot of Greed?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just watched le subs Subs are out! Just saying, you got Greninja'd by AT LEAST 30 mins. Looking back at the translated quizzes, I did honestly fall for the die and pillar questions The pillar question caught me out as well as I thought there was a 10m gap between the pillars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 The pillar question caught me out as well as I thought there was a 10m gap between the pillars. Especially when you would have 10 seconds to figure it out, a lot of people wouldn't get it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Especially when you would have 10 seconds to figure it out, a lot of people wouldn't get it immediately. Exactly, not everyone's brains function at the same speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Faytl~ Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 You know, considering how Nico Smiley is kind of banking on Yuya getting into the JYC and was prepared to just get him in despite his win/loss ratio, you'de think he'd try a little harder not to give Yuya opponents with such a massive advantage over him, such as, I dunno, NOT LETTING THEM USE THEIR BEST ACTION FIELDS WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR. Also, I noticed that when the duel started, Eita was suddenly WAY higher up in the air than before. How's THAT for fairness, give the guy the high ground and make it that much easier for the guy to gather Action Cards. Someone in the projector booth is an asshole. Unrelated to the previous points, I also thought Nice's spin when the duel was starting was HILARIOUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 You know, considering how Nico Smiley is kind of banking on Yuya getting into the JYC and was prepared to just get him in despite his win/loss ratio, you'de think he'd try a little harder not to give Yuya opponents with such a massive advantage over him, such as, I dunno, NOT LETTING THEM USE THEIR BEST ACTION FIELDS WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR. Also, I noticed that when the duel started, Eita was suddenly WAY higher up in the air than before. How's THAT for fairness, give the guy the high ground and make it that much easier for the guy to gather Action Cards. Someone in the projector booth is an asshole. Unrelated to the previous points, I also thought Nice's spin when the duel was starting was HILARIOUS. On the other hand, Yuya probably specifically asked to be paired up with tough opponents to test his skills, and it'll also be more impressive to defeat skilled opponents rather than average nobodies. Plus, if you're a Duel Manager, you probably have contact with people who manage or train strong Duelists, as opposed to people who train nobodies. Is is really worth the effort of arranging Duels for "the guy who beat the Champion" if you're willing to just pair him against amateurs? It adds to Yuya's appeal to improve his "Duel resume" so to speak. There's nothing really "wrong" with the Action Field preference. With Michio, the principal chose the Field. Of course it'll fit the setting. And even against LDS, the principal TRIED to give Fields that would symbolically assist the You Show Duelists. With Hokuto, it turned out to be a bad choice. Masumi didn't need the Action Field at all. Against Yaiba, Sword Graveyard against a sword-user...that's symbolic of burying the swords. And Yuya vs Reiji was explicitly to give Yuya an advantage because Reiji didn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/File:SacredSibyllaTarotRay.jpg Found this. Think it be one of the new Rituals. EDIT- Here's two more. http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Sibylla_Arrow_Sylph http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Sibylla_Crystal_Undine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/File:SacredSibyllaTarotRay.jpg Found this. Think it will be one of the new Rituals. EDIT- Here's two more. http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Sibylla_Arrow_Sylph http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Sibylla_Crystal_Undine Well... given that they're in the same scan as the girl using the ritual stuffs, pretty sure they are her cards. Sylph and Undine are looking to be the flip monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pchi Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'll probably enjoy the second part of Yuya and Eita's duel since it'll feature questions about the card game. Mieru, on the other hand, looks like she's going to be a more interesting opponent, since the synopsis for her debut episode teases about plot-relevant events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK96 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 ペンデュラムのその先に Penddyuramu no Sono Sakini (Beyond the Pendulum) August 31st, 2014 Although Yuya is on a hot streak on his way to qualify for the Junior Youth Championship, he’s still bothered about Pendulum Summoning. Reiji. And the appearance of a mysterious man. The darkness before him just gets deeper and deeper. Outline Yuya’s gotten two straight wins in his attempt to officially qualify for the Junior Youth Championship, but he still remains annoyed about Pendulum Summoning. The fact Reiji could also Pendulum Summon still bothers him. And despite Reiji raising the possibility of Pendulum Summoning evolving even further, he still hasn’t figured out how to do that or what Reiji even meant. Meanwhile, Masumi continues to frantically search for the culprit behind the attacks on members of LDS, and ends up Dueling against Yuzu and Sora who are the middle of Special Fusion Summoning Training. However, Masumi’s aim is to have the mysterious Black Masked Man appear… … Cast List Sakaki Yuya Hiiragi Yuzu Gongenzaka Shou Tatsuya Futoshi Ayu Hiiragi Shuzou Nico Smiley Akaba Reiji Nakajima Shijima Hokuto Koutsu Masumi Toudou Yaiba The Man with the Black Mask Kurosaki Shun Assorted Voices Narration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Le RAW: http://www.anime4fun.com/yu-gi-oh-arc-v-episode-20 [spoiler=Thoughts on 20 RAW] I will admit the Heavy Storm question did catch me out. I never noticed the 3rd person in the pic because it was very small and hard to notice. One thing I enjoyed was when Yuya got the 5000LP question wrong on purpose just so that he can reflect the damage back at Eita because he deserved it. On another note (even though it was on the field for like 5 secs), THE HIPPO RETURNED. [/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Crouton Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 [spoiler=] That was the most retarded duel I've ever seen. So boring. So retarded. This is why gimmick duels are stupid. Just play the friggin' card game you're trying to sell. [/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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