Anime Based on a Card Game
  1. Action
  2. Fantasy
  1. asread.
  2. tear-studio
Jul 13, 2018 at 12:05pm EDT

Set in Tokyo, it's January 29, 2030. High-frequency resonance is observed in the vicinity of Tokyo, and the red fog rolls into the city. Those who hear the sound, humans and animals alike, pass out, losing consciousness. Everything shuts down in Tokyo, believing that the fog is carrying an unknown virus that causes an epidemic. However, six days later, after the incident, people wake up as if nothing happened. After that, Tokyo's sealed-off city sections gradually return to normal. However, since the high-frequency resonance, some "bizarre events" start to happen, and people find themselves being pulled deeper into more mysteries. Meanwhile, young people start to become aware of themselves and release their power hidden in their blood, discovering themselves as "vessel of wisdom blood." Together, being led by something unknown, they meet, communicate, and face the unavoidable circle of fate, sacrificing their own lives.

[Source: MyAnimeList News]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Gallop
Apr 2, 2008 at 5:00am EDT

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D's, set in the not too distant future, is the sequel to Yu☆Gi☆Oh!: Duel Monsters GX. Following on from its predecessors, the show is centered on the Duel Monsters Card Game.

Neo Domino City, a newer, evolved city is the largest in the world, watched over by its Director, Rex Godwin. Satellite, the renamed old Domino City, is now the city's main waste disposal area and the inhabitants who live there, Satellites, live in poor conditions and are forbidden from Duelling.

Fudou Yuusei, the shows main protagonist, has built a D-Wheel (used for the new form of duelling, Riding Duels) in the hope that he can escape to Neo Domino City. Spurred on by revenge towards Jack Atlus, the King of Riding Duels, he manages to escape and duel Jack for his precious card, Stardust Dragon. However when it is summoned along with Jack's ace monster, Red Demons Dragon, a wondrous Crimson Dragon appears, along with a mysterious Birthmark on Yuusei's arm.

From here on, Yuusei and his friends are thrown into a world of Darkness, from which they must duel their way out and attempt to save the world from the destructive forces that soon appear.

  1. Adventure
  2. Fantasy
  3. Magic
  4. School
  1. SILVER LINK.
Jul 9, 2016 at 12:30pm EDT

One day, out of the blue, the five worlds were linked together. Our blue world, Earth. The black world, ruled by night and magic, Darknes Embrace. The red world, protected by prayer and by the gods: Tera Rubily Aurora. The white world, managed by science and computers: System White Egma. The green world, governed by weapons and armies: Glynnesert. Meanwhile, in each of the worlds, there was an emergence of girls possessing special "Exceed" abilities. The girls would come to be known as the Progress. There, the girls would meet. The world is on the verge of doom. Only the Progress can save it.

[Source: Crunchyroll]

  1. Action
  2. Fantasy
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Gallop
Apr 11, 2011 at 6:30am EDT

The story takes place in the near future in a city called Heartland. Tsukumo Yuma is a young duelist who strives to become the Duel Monsters champion, despite being an amateur. One day, during a duel with a school bully, a mysterious spirit called Astral appears before Yuma, and helps him to win. Astral then explains to Yuma that he is searching for his lost memories, which have been transformed into 99 "Xyz Monster" cards called "Numbers" and have been scattered across the globe. The "Numbers" have the ability to possess the duelists who own them and bring out their darkest desires. In order to recover his memories, and collect the "Numbers" cards, Astral teams up with Yuma.

[Source: Wikipedia]

  1. Adventure
  2. Fantasy
  3. Sci-Fi
  4. Strategy Game
  1. Telecom Animation Film
Jan 9, 2014 at 12:20pm EST

Asuka Tennoji’s life looks normal on the outside. Living in Kobe, Japan, the hardest thing he has to deal with is balancing school with working at a restaurant and taking care of his sick mother. With such a peaceful life, it’s easy to forget that outside of Kobe, portals to another world have swallowed up major cities and plunged most of Earth into chaos! Called “Black Points,” these portals allow beings of immense power, referred to as “Zillions of Enemy X” or Z/X, to invade Earth. The Z/X use Earth as a battleground to wage a war between each of their worlds- -White, Red, Green, Blue, and Black--where it isn’t just survival at stake, but their world’s very existence!

Earth, too, finds itself caught in this struggle, and the only weapon they have to defend themselves is the Card Device: a technology that allows humanity to fight fire with fire by allowing them to capture and control Z/X! With Kobe being one of the last places on Earth where you could forget the conflict with the Z/X, Asuka thought he was safe. But his peaceful life turns upside down when he meets a mysterious girl called the Dragon’s Priestess, who claims she has chosen him, and grants him a Card Device!

[Source: Discotek Media]

  1. Action
  2. Adventure
  3. Strategy Game
  1. TMS Entertainment
Jan 7, 2011 at 6:00pm EST

The protagonist of this story, Sendo Aichi, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going - the "Blaster Blade," a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically.

The name of the card game is "Vanguard." The game takes place in a different planet called "Cray," and due to a never before seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world.

Aichi, immediately attracted by Vanguard, meets friends such as Togura Misaki and Katsuragi Kamui, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. Aichi, however, has a goal: to once again battle with a Vanguard Fighter by the name of Kai Toshiki. Kai Toshiki is an aloof and cold-hearted high schooler who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard. He is also the reason why Aichi started playing the game. For him, Toshiki is the person who saved him from his boring life and introduced him to Vanguard. In order to get better at Vanguard, Aichi puts his soul into it every day. He wishes that someday, he'll be able to battle Toshiki and have him recognize his worth.

[Source: Crunchyroll]

  1. Action
  2. Fantasy
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Gallop
Oct 7, 2012 at 4:30am EDT

The continuation of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

A new enemy has been revealed - Barian. They wish to gather the "Numbers" and destroy the Astral World to avoid their own world's destruction. As such, Yuma and his friends are their prime target, and the Barian begin to slowly enter Heartland City.

[Source: MyAnimeList]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. TMS Entertainment
Apr 7, 2012 at 9:00pm EDT

Aichi and his friends have won the National Tournament and decide to go their own ways until a mysterious boy named Takuto Tatsunagi appears. He reveals that the Royal Paladins, Dark Paladins, and Kagero leaders have been captured, and the only way to free Cray is for the Vanguard fighters to use a new power- Limit Break. Because the Royal Paladins lose the ability to fight, Aichi's deck is changed to be a Gold Paladin deck. Aichi and his friends must now win the Vanguard VF Circuit if they are to learn more about the occurrences on Cray and free their old friends.

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Action
  2. Adventure
  3. Strategy Game
  1. TMS Entertainment
Jan 12, 2013 at 8:00pm EST

A few months have passed since the VF Circuit, and Aichi is now in High School. However Aichi is in a different high school than most of his friends, a high school where the instructors focus on looking towards the future. One day Aichi admits he thinks Cardfight can be a future people can believe in, but in order to prove it Aichi must use his new deck, a deck in which Royal Paladins and Gold Paladins are combined as one force. Slowly but surely Aichi must gain friends through Cardfighting and help his new team win the newly formed high school cardfighting championships.

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Comedy
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Mar 23, 2021 at 7:00pm EDT

Yu-yu Kondo is a 15 year-old third-year middle school student who lives in Kanazawa City, in the country Kaga with “the ability to sympathize with the hearts of others”. Due to his meek personality, though, he finds it hard to reject others and often becomes the unwilling subject of his sisters’ hobbies.The story begins as Yu-yu, exasperated at his own plight, runs away from home and encounters Megumi Okura. She invites him to the “night amusement park” Wonder Hill to meet her friends.

The amusement park is the gathering place for “Team Blackout”, a group of youths who play Vanguard. And on the night of Yu-yu’s first visit, a serious battle begins to unfold with the team’s flag at stake, with Team Blackout’s leader Danji Momoyama, a skilled fighter with a 19-win streak, taking on a challenge from the mysterious powerhouse fighter, Tohya Ebata.

The intense struggle between the two fighters enthralls Yu-yu, as the cardfight before his very eyes transforms into a scene from the planet Cray itself…

An exciting world of wonders and adventure awaits him, alongside his new friends!

[Source: official English website]

  1. Action
  2. Adventure
  3. Strategy Game
  1. TMS Entertainment
Mar 8, 2014 at 8:00pm EST

It has been a few days since facing off with the deadly threat known as Link Joker.
Peace has returned, and everyone is back to their normal lives.

However, Toshiki Kai is faced with an astounding situation.
The hero who saved everyone from the threat of Link Joker, Aichi Sendou, has vanished from the face of the planet.
On top of that, the memory of Aichi has even disappeared from people's memories...

With no clues as to what's going on, Kai embarks on a journey to search for Aichi, armed with only "Blaster Blade", the symbol of their bond, as well as the Royal Paladin deck.

[Source: Crunchyroll]

  1. Action
  2. Drama
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Oct 4, 2021 at 11:00am EDT

Yu-yu Kondo loses to Tohya Ebata, and the banner that symbolizes Team Blackout goes up in ashes.

And while Yu-yu and his friends are still stunned by this turn of events, their leader Danji Momoyama returns and challenges Tohya to a Vanguard fight, a fight that ends in a clear victory for Danji.

As the group starts to shower Tohya with a deluge of jeers, Danji announces his departure from the team, and follows it up with appointing Tohya as the next leader, leaving the team members in shock.

Meanwhile, Masanori and Shinobu continue their banner hunt under the name of Team Daybreak, under the command of Haruka Sokawa.

And there is also the mysterious girl, Mirei Minae.

What awaits Yu-yu and his friends?

[Source: Funimation]

  1. Comedy
  2. Ecchi
  3. Strategy Game
Weiß Survive
TV (JP)
Released
Short-form
7.57
  1. Studio HIBARI
Jun 5, 2009 at 12:25pm EDT

Takeshi was just an ordinary guy until a perfectly innocent study session with Michi - the most beautiful girl in the school - ended up with him being mysteriously transported into the strange dimension known as the Weiss Schwarz Battle Space. Once there, a crazy but enthusiastic old man informs him that he is the chosen warrior and must win a succession of card battles to get back home.

The only problem: he doesn't know how to play! However, with the expert Michi ready to teach him the ins and outs of this bizarre and improbably slapstick card game, Takeshi will learn the ropes and get ready for the card battle of a lifetime. Assuming he survives the training...

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Action
  2. Fantasy
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Bridge
Apr 3, 2020 at 6:30pm EDT

The anime will have a new "Rush Duel" rule. The story takes place in the future in the town of Gouha. Yuuga Oudou, a fifth-grade student, loves both inventions and dueling. His classmate Luke is a self-styled "number one duelist at Gouha 7 Elementary School." Gakuto is the school's student council president, and Romin is Yuuga's classmate.

[Source: Anime News Network; emended]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. OLM
Oct 1, 2016 at 9:00pm EDT

Following the conclusion of the previous Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate arc, members of Team TRY3, Chrono Shindou, Shion Kiba and Tokoha Anjou will be moving forward to their respective high schools. Each member will be forming their own team in a bid to decide their own future. The three protagonists are set to clash as rivals in the upcoming large-scale tournament titled U20 Championship.

[Source: Bushiroad]

  1. Action
  2. Comedy
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Jan 12, 2024 at 6:00pm EST

One day, six cards known as the “Six Desires” were born with the power to change fate.
Six fighters were chosen, and would come to possess those six cards.

What awaited them was the “Fated Clash“, where they would fight each other until the end, and the last one standing would have any wish granted. A youth named Akina Myodo, who wants to help his frail sister, participates in the Fated Clash to have his wish granted.

And thus, he throws himself into battles with powerful fighters.

[Source: official English website]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Jan 13, 2023 at 6:00pm EST

Yu-yu, Raika, and Touya were invited to America after their win in the “Deluxe” tournament in Japan, and went on a tour of exhibition matches.

It was one blazing fight after another as their opponents were all top ranking fighters from Deluxe USA. Danji, who had arrived earlier in America to look into the background of the Deluxe tournament at Michiru’s behest, begins to suspect a connection with the case of the missing fighters. Meanwhile, a new force emerges in Japan, with their ideal of achieving the “Ultimate Fight” in cardfights.

What is their goal of recruiting more and more fighters? This will eventually come to cast a shadow upon the future of Yu-yu and the rest of Blackout…

[Source: official English website]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Jul 4, 2022 at 11:00am EDT

※ NOTE: CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD overDress sequel.

Four months after the battle at Nagoya Castle, Yu-yu and friends received an invitation to a tournament.
That “Deluxe” tournament aims to determine the strongest fighter, bringing together both “Front Fighters” who are active in official tournaments, and hidden powerhouse “Counter Fighters” like “Blackout” that compete against each other for flags.

The existing characters from overDress will be competing with new characters from will+Dress such as Raika, Michiru, and Urara, to become the strongest of them all!

[Source: official English website]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. OLM
Oct 7, 2017 at 9:00pm EDT

The story advances to “Z”, the conclusive battle between the vanguards and the Dragon Deity of Destruction!

Diffriders referred to as “Apostles” from Planet Cray descend upon Earth. “Dragon Deity of Destruction, Gyze”, who destroys everything. The “Apostles” who envision the revival of Gyze, manipulate the power of the six “Zeroth Dragons” and invade the Earth!

Oh Vanguard fighters, there is no other time to stand up. Grab hold of the future and overcome your destiny with the power of bonds!

  1. Action
  2. Fantasy
  3. Strategy Game
  1. Studio TBA
September 16, 2012 EDT

A short special aired in the middle of information about Yu-Gi-Oh! with real people.

Kotori takes Yuma to the gymnastics club at their school to cheer on her friend. There they meet the ace of the club, Kimura Taiki, who plans to quit after a recent loss at a competition. To cheer him up, Yuma challenges him to a duel.

[Source: MyAnimeList]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Kinema citrus
  2. Gift-o'-Animation
  3. Studio JEMI
Jul 7, 2023 at 7:00pm EDT

Using high-level plays by strong fighters as its base, the “UNI app” allows beginners to quickly improve their skills and has brought about a drastic change in how Vanguard is played. Cementing its place as a dream program with global appeal, Vanguard has become dominated by the Uniformers.

Meanwhile…
Masanori schemes in the shadows.
The mysterious Shirogane has a string of tournament victories.
Halona finally reveals her true capabilities.
Sophie continues to hold the title of “The Strongest”.
Jinki aims to create the “ultimate fight” to fulfill his brother’s dying wish.

The ideal world envisioned by AI GUI is slowly coming to fruition – a world where everyone and anyone can become the strongest.

With the odds stacked against them, Yu-yu and friends must fight to reject this monotonous vision of Vanguard, and strive for the sake of enjoyable cardfights with individuality!

[Source: official English website]

  1. Isekai
Dragon Collection
TV (JP)
Released
Short-form
  1. OLM
Apr 7, 2014 at 5:00am EDT

Arata was just your normal high-schooler, until one day when things started to move. He gets entangled in a phone game called "Dragon Collection." With his only redeeming quality being lucky, what can he do about conquering the World?

[Source: Shoujo-Sense]

  1. Action
  2. Mythology
  3. Strategy Game
  1. SUNRISE
Sep 11, 2010 at 6:00pm EDT

Dan now desires more exciting battles and stronger opponents. Thus it is that when Maru appears before him, offering the two, Dan leapt at the chance.

He is transported into the future, a time when Earth is threatened by demons from another dimension. Now, the fate of all humanity rests on Dan's shoulders. The price of failure is a re-set of Earth's entire timeline.

[Source: AniDB]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Bandai Namco Pictures
Apr 1, 2015 at 5:30am EDT

In the near future, a battle card game called "Battle Spirits" has gained enormous popularity. Players of the game—known as "Battlers"—start dueling everywhere using their color-coded cards with different attributes, creating a "Sengoku (Warring States) Period" for the game.

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Strategy Game
Rebirth
Short-form
  1. LIDENFILMS
Jan 5, 2020 at 7:30am EST

※ NOTE: Broadcast within the "Monthly Bushiroad TV" variety program on Tokyo MX

The series will revolve around a team of 12 high school students who love to play the trading card game Rebirth For You.

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Action
  2. Isekai
  3. Strategy Game
  1. SUNRISE
Sep 12, 2009 at 6:00pm EDT

The Japanese toy conglomerate Bandai has revealed that the second television anime series based on the Battle Spirits trading card game will premiere on September 13 under the name Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan. The Sunrise anime studio will continue to produce along with the Nagoya TV station and the Asatsu-DK (ADK) advertising agency. JAM Project (MazinKaiser, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX, Super Robot Wars) will perform the opening theme and Mitsuhiro Oikawa (Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie) will sing the ending theme. Like the first anime series, the new series will incorporate computer graphics to portray the battles from the card game.

[Source: Anime News Network]

  1. Fantasy
  1. TMS Entertainment
Apr 6, 2005 at 5:00am EDT

The story begins with a spaceship struggling to return to its home world, which crash lands onto a dying planet, triggering an explosion of pure energy, generated by the powerful and mysterious life forms that are piloting the craft. This outburst of energy infuses the dying planet with a life-generating force.

Popo, the main character of the story, lives happily with his mother on this planet in a remote part of the forest that is populated with praying mantises, ladybugs, beetles and many other insects.

Popos greatest desire is to grow up and become stronger, so that he can search for his father who left the family several years before and has not been heard from since. His father was known as the Guardian of the Forest, as he was passionately dedicated to his research on the planet and on the forest in which his family lives.

One day, while walking through the forest, Popo witnesses an ominous event. A strange flowing mist appears, completely covering the forest. A mysterious and sinister character, Passer, also appears, condemning Popos father as an enemy of the forest people and the source of all their trouble. Popo races home only to find to his shock and amazement that his mother has been transformed into a half-plant, half human creature.

Confused and dismayed over what he has seen, Popo decides that only his father will be able to restore his mother to her human self and rescue the forest from harm. He decides to leave his home in search for his father.

However, the evil Adder and his henchmen plot to prevent Popo from achieving his goal with the help of giant beetles who attack the young boy at every turn. Fortunately, Popo has an ally, Mushiking: The King of Beetles! With his overwhelming strength and overpowering fighting style, Mushiking always comes through at the nick of time to save the young boy from defeat and to set him back on his quest.

Is Popo able to find his father and to save his mother and the forest? Discovering his destiny as the next Guardian of the Forest, and protected and guided on his journey by Mushiking, Popo's epic quest to reunite with his father now begins!

[Source: Official Site]

  1. Strategy Game
  1. SUNRISE
Sep 6, 2008 at 6:00pm EDT

Meet Toppa Bashin, a hero sixth-grader's favorite trading card. Bashin Kadobatora got a special ability. The legend is a rumor at school Reakado X. Bashin actually know that there are rivals with the pyroxene in the same way, the X over the Reakado, intense card battle we protest. Stocked all the time Reakado X, say the battle to achieve the strongest and legendary champion. The ultimate battle and win the world champion's best put to everyone.

[Source: Anime News Network; emended]

  1. Action
  2. Strategy Game
  1. Bandai Namco Pictures
Apr 6, 2016 at 4:55am EDT

Shunta Mogami loves the Battle Spirits game. One day he is transported by a light from a Battle Spirits card to Spirits World, the origin of all Battle Spirits. He meets a girl named Eto, who claims to have summoned him to Spirits World in order to prevent its destruction at the hands of the revived Evil God-King, who once plotted the destruction of Spirits World before being defeated and sealed away. Together with the confident, green-deck-wielding Yoku Albatrosa, who also came from another world, Shunta sets out to find the twelve God-Kings whose power originally sealed the Evil God-King.

[Source: Anime News Network]

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