Cardfight!! Vanguard: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cardfight!! Vanguard Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Stand Up the High School!
Jan 13, 2013
Months after the conclusion of the VF Circuit, Aichi enters high school as a freshman at Miyaji Academy. However, he has trouble adjusting to his new school life due to the academy
Catching a Break
Jan 20, 2013
The news of Kourin transferring into Aichi's class becomes a hot topic, especially when the male classmates start talking to Aichi to get closer to her once they learn that the two
Targeted Idol
Jan 27, 2013
Aichi's Cardfight Club is attracting attention all around the school as male classmates (who are mostly interested in being with Kourin) have him teach them the rules of Vanguard a
The Football Team's Assassin
Feb 3, 2013
The student council president of the Miyaji Academy High School Division deems Aichi's Cardfight Club to be unnecessary for the school and orders the vice president, Suwabe, to dev
The Birth of the Cardfight Club?!
Feb 10, 2013
After Aichi tells his friends at Card Capital about how his school's student council is causing problems for the Cardfight Club, he repeatedly requests for Misaki to join as the fi
First Match! Miyaji Academy vs. Hitsue High School
Feb 17, 2013
Miyaji Academy's unofficial Cardfight Club is set up to have an intramural match against Hitsue High School's Vanguard Club, in which Kai, Miwa, Morikawa, and Izaki are members. Th
The Ringer is a Middle School Student!
Feb 24, 2013
Kourin defeats Izaki, which ties the score 1-1. The third game pits Misaki against Hitsue Vanguard Club's ringer and old Q4 teammate, Kamui Katsuragi. Although Kamui gets an early
Kai's Shadow
Mar 3, 2013
Aichi faces Morikawa in the last fight of this intramural match. Although initially mad with using Kai's Kagero deck and not his own, Morikawa nonetheless puts a great amount of pr
Who's the Vice-Captain!?
Mar 10, 2013
Now that the Cardfight Club has become official, the new faculty advisor Nakamurabashi makes the club decide on a captain and vice-captain for the club by order of the student coun
Miyaji Academy, Middle School Division
Mar 17, 2013
Shingo tells Naoki about a Cardfight Circle formed in the middle school division of Miyaji Academy. Shingo suggests that the two of them should pay a visit to the circle and build
Idol Fight
Mar 24, 2013
Rekka, the third member of Miyaji middle school's Cardfight Circle, enters the clubroom and is followed by Kourin. After Shingo informs Naoki on who Rekka is, she then challenges A
Reunion with the Wind
Mar 31, 2013
The Cardfight Club receives an invitation to and then registers for the upcoming Vanguard Fight High School Championship, a tournament that will feature high school Vanguard teams
Powerful Fighter at Fukuhara High
Apr 7, 2013
After Naoki makes another offhand comment towards Suiko, the two start their cardfight. Suiko criticizes Naoki for being a good but uninteresting fighter. He tries to prove her wro
Exciting School Festival
Apr 14, 2013
The Cardfight Club is forced by the Miyaji student council to take the main stage on the day of the academy's upcoming School Festival. The student council hopes to use this chance
Legendary School Festival
Apr 21, 2013
The sudden appearance of Daigo surprises everyone and also attracts more students to watch the Cardfight Club's play unfold. Posing as the "real" villain of the play, Daigo is chal
Hidden Fighting Spirit
Apr 28, 2013
The Vanguard Fight High School Championship finally begins with the Miyaji Cardfight Club having to attend the Kanto regional qualifiers. In the waiting room, the club sees Fukuhar
A Man's Guts
May 5, 2013
The decisive fight between Aichi and Izaki ensues. Although Izaki is underestimated by the majority of the people watching, he nonetheless is serious about wanting to catch up to A
Challenger Naoki
May 12, 2013
The members of the Miyaji Cardfight Club draw lots to decide who will play against the Fukuhara Vanguard Club in the final round of the Kanto regional qualifier. Naoki is selected
Feelings About Victory
May 19, 2013
Kourin and Asaka fight each other in the second game of the final round with both of them having their own reasons to win. Kourin hopes to win for the sake of her teammates while A
Showdown at the Summit
May 26, 2013
Aichi and Ren face off in the third and last game of the Kanto regional qualifier. As the fight unfolds, Kai watches and is concerned about them. Despite Aichi's best efforts to la
A Windy Day
Jun 2, 2013
After reporting to the student council president about the Cardfight Club's loss at the Kanto regional tournament, Suwabe moves on to his next plan of terminating the club. He gets
Mystery Dragon
Jun 9, 2013
Aichi has an ominous nightmare in which Misaki, Kourin, Naoki, and Shingo all leave him. Worried about the dream, he then goes to school and is relieved to see his friends are ther
Lock
Jun 16, 2013
Kai meets with Takuto and tells him about the incident with Naoki. Takuto explains that it is the work of Reverse, a phenomenon created by the evil Void in its quest to envelop eve
Reverse
Jun 23, 2013
The fight between Toshiki Kai and Takuto Tatsunagi continues. Takuto repeatedly taunts Kai and tries to tempt him with the power of Link Joker. Kai manages to work around his units
The Power of the Black Ring
Jun 30, 2013
Possessed by the power of Link Joker, Kai goes to fight Tetsu, a person he deems worthy of passing it on.
Dark Clouds Over Fukuhara High School
Jul 7, 2013
All Ren wanted to do was check on Asaka and Tetsu, whom he swore to protect, but he'll have to defeat the Reversed Suiko first...
Eternal Marionette
Jul 14, 2013
Ren and a Reversal-recovered Suiko finally find Asaka, but it's too late: she's been Reversed, too! Asaka throws down the gauntlet to Ren, and if he loses this match, he'll be made
Last Chance
Jul 21, 2013
The battle between Ren and a Reversed Asaka reaches a fever pitch! If he loses, he'll become a mindless slave (according to her).
The Traitor General
Jul 28, 2013
As Ren fights his Reversed best friend, Tetsu, we go back several years to see how they first met, when Ren was a wide-eyed freshman and Tetsu was a juvenile delinquent brawler who
Daiyusha Falls
Aug 11, 2013
Mitsusada returns from Singapore, only to be confronted at the airport by a strong Reversed fighter! In the meantime... Chris of Team Genius has been possessed by an unearthly powe
Runaway Angel Rekka
Oct 13, 2013
Reversed Rekka wants to beat Kamui; Kamui wants to save Emi and Mai; and Reiji and Eiji have to beat an army of Reversed Rekka groupies! Can they do it?!
Friend
Oct 20, 2013
Kamui continues his battle against the Reversed Rekka, who reiterates how she has no friends despite Emi and Mai being there for her ever since she transferred into Miyaji Academy.
Countdown to Despair
Oct 27, 2013
Kamui quickly realizes that Kourin is Reversed and resolves himself to defeat her in a cardfight to lift the spell from her. He quickly deals 5 damage to Kourin, who responds by us
Chaotic Destroyer
Nov 3, 2013
Continuing his broadcast which is only visible to cardfighters, Takuto reveals everything about Reverse and the black rings in the sky scattered around the world. He explains that
Each One's Determination
Nov 10, 2013
While everyone is still coming to grips with this entire situation, Leon appears before Aichi and his friends. He not only tells them the solution to returning Reversed fighters to
Recapture Miyaji Academy!
Nov 17, 2013
After much training, Naoki finally constructs a suitable deck with help from Shingo. The two then decide to go and reclaim Miyaji Academy from the Reversed fighters inhabiting it.
Smash Through Everything!
Nov 24, 2013
Naoki uses Eradicator, Tempest Bolt Dragon to defeat Shingo, thereby freeing him of Reverse. Naoki, Naito, and Suwabe then take Shingo inside the school where he regains his senses
Aichi and Kamui
Dec 1, 2013
Aichi, Misaki, Naoki, and Shingo walk to Takuto's headquarters but are stopped by the appearance of the Reversed Kamui. Aichi feels that he must fight him and proceeds to do so. In
The Form of Friendship
Dec 8, 2013
In front of Tatsunagi Corporation HQ, Miwa wants to cardfight Aichi, but Misaki insists on being Miwa's opponent instead. Steadfast on returning Miwa to his former self, Misaki rec
The Two Leaders
Dec 15, 2013
With Takuto monitoring them from afar, Aichi and Kai finally confront each other. When Aichi questions Kai on his actions, he explains his reasoning as to why he chose to be Revers
Beyond the Bond
Dec 22, 2013
Aichi tries to end the match with Liberator of Bonds, Gancelot Zenith, but Kai completely defends himself. Kai then uses Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon to finish off Aichi and wa
The Two Leons
Dec 29, 2013
Leon and Takuto enter Tatsunagi HQ and confront Reversed Takuto, who sends Leon away and traps Takuto in black rings. Leon is transported to another room where he encounters his Re
The One Who Cuts Through Chains
Jan 12, 2014
Takuto faces off against his Reversed self while outside, Aichi is being protected by his friends when they get surrounded by other Reversed fighters. Takuto uses Salvation Lion, G
Kourin
Jan 19, 2014
Aichi challenges Reversed Takuto, who arranges for the Reversed Kourin to be Aichi's opponent and leaves. Misaki makes her way up to where Aichi and Kourin are having a high-stakes
Ren's Wish
Jan 26, 2014
Just as Aichi and his friends are surrounded by more Reversed fighters, Teams Asteroid and Avengers appear. They fend off the Reversed fighters while Aichi and Ren go together to f
Resurrection of the Dragon
Feb 2, 2014
The battle between Ren and Kai draws near the end as Ren declares "Final Turn". He Crossbreak Rides Revenger, Dragruler Phantom and activates its Limit Break to automatically deal
Perfect Black Ring
Feb 9, 2014
The cardfight between Aichi and Reversed Takuto begins. Although Aichi inflicts 5 damage, this allows Reversed Takuto to start setting up his "World End" strategy with "Omega" Glen
World End
Feb 16, 2014
While the Link Joker units have begun attacking Aichi's friends, Aichi is still wavering after hearing Reversed Takuto's words. Just as Aichi loses hope, he hears the many cries fr
The Intersecting Path
Feb 23, 2014
The gate above Tatsunagi HQ slowly crumbles, which prompts everyone to evacuate the building while Aichi and Kai are still on the rooftop. Much to Aichi's shock, Kai reveals that h
The Connected
Mar 2, 2014
The last fight between Aichi and Kai is reaching its climax. Despite the overwhelming Limit Break of Kai's Dragonic Overlord "The Яe-birth", Aichi nullifies most of its attacks. Ka