Kamui and Misaki both fight desperately against members of the Brilliant Stars, AL4's strongest "farm team". If they fail, it means Aichi has to fight, which could lead to him getting sicker as well as being engulfed further by the dark side.

With Aichi laid up in the infirmary after his latest post-game spell, it's up to Kamui and Misaki to get through the elimination round. But their first effort as a duo is against Spyder, the team that knows all about them, including their Achilles Heel!

The next Vanguard National Championship begins here! Spurred on by Ren, Team Foo Fighter Brilliant Stars has targeted Aichi -- but first, the one-time mild-mannered fighter has to survive his encounter with the Jurassic Army, who he lost against last time around!

fter her defeat at the hands of a power-mad Aichi, Kourin seeks out Kai on the eve of the national tournament. She finds him playing Vanguard in a back alley and challenges him to a fight. But what does Kourin really want from Kai and why is she so angry?

Ren Suzugamori gives Aichi a Shadow Paladin deck, saying it will make him stronger. But Kourin challenges him with a Royal Paladin deck of her own, to prove that no deck can make a Fighter stronger. Will Aichi be taught a lesson or will the new deck bring out his dark side even more?

In the last round of the regional championship, Aichi's battle with Kyou rages on! But his friends and teammates begin to get concerned, as it seems something strange has gotten into Aichi...

To get revenge against Ren and AL4 for kicking them off the team, Crusher Kyou and his Avengers first have to beat Team Q4 at regionals! But Aichi, cocky for the first time, tells Kyou in no uncertain terms that that isn't going to happen!

In the first round of the regional tournament, Q4 fights Perfume, the team that can smell their every move!

The reigning regional champions, Team Q4, return to the tournament that propelled them to nationals. The bar is higher than before, with strong new teams poised to take the crown and Team Handsome determined to win it back!

The members of Q4 aim to get another shot at the national championship, but it looks like their hopes will be dashed at the Card Capital Shop Tournament, when Aichi fights Miwa, Kai's old fighting partner. This one match will decide which team goes to regionals, Q4 or the upstart Team Overthrow!

Dissatisfied with the training camp, Kai goes to the wrong side of the tracks for an edgier kind of Cardfight. Kai gets what he wants and then some, going up against the King of Underground Fights, with Miwa as a hostage!

Kamui subjects Aichi and the others to a rigorous "special training" regimen at camp, but it doesn't do anything to help Aichi prepare a "winning deck". For that, Aichi seems to get a hand... from the cards themselves?!

Team Q4 and friends have a Vanguard training camp at a beach, but they're surprised to meet the powerful team that actually invited them. Will Aichi and his teammates actually learn and improve, or be distracted by fun-in-the-sun beach activities?!

It's the last match of the National Vanguard Championship Finals! The long-awaited Ren Suzugamori of Team AL4 arrives on the scene and in his fight, unleases a unit that no one's ever seen before!

The final fight with Team AL4 is here at last. Aichi is pitted against Tetsu Shinjou, a fearsome opponent nicknamed the "General". Aichi brings all of his accumulated experience to the fore, but is it enough against a fighter who boasts overwhelming strength?