Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress Season 3

Updates:
-- started Post-season
-- added Clockwork Dandy Noodles awards
-- added Otaku Spirit best of

Updates:
-- Mid-season update: Otaku Spirit, ViniiTube, Echidnut, AH Brandon Reviews
-- added Chibi Reviews discussion of ZOM 100 production problems

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This stack consolidates watch recommendations for Summer 2023 from several YouTube critics/commentators. URLs are frowned upon in stacks so go to YouTube and search if you want to watch the videos. Or you can watch them at this blog post:
https://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=900154

Mother's Basement (Geoff Thew) 1.32M subs: "Beat the Summer heat (and smoke) with the best new anime of the season!" MB only mentions his top 10 recommendations but includes a "bargain bin" with what amount to runners-up. In this stack, if MB is not in the description, then the show did not make his list. Returning or continuing shows are not included in his review. If you want to see his tier list for all shows, look for the Basement Life video noted below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YwoExo6hi4

Glass Reflection (Tristan Gallant) 582K subs: GR provides his first reaction to all the new seasonal anime in terms of whether he will be watching them: "Toss" those he is not interested in; "Hold" pending further judgment; "Keep" the ones to watch. GR watches at least the first episode of each show. Returning or continuing shows are not included in his review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiu3gHb-eA

Garnt 477K subs: "I Watched EVERY Anime in Summer 2023". Garnt's rating system: "Must watch" for shows he will be watching for sure; "three episodes" for shows that catch his eye but don't yet rate a full season commitment; "one episode" for shows he will give a chance; "skip" for those shows he is not planning to watch. Garnt passes judgment based on the show description and trailer. The review video is a 38 minute edit of a five hour (!) livestream. A few of the shows were cut from the edit, presumably because they were rated Skip without much fanfare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95z9B2pY4I

Gigguk 3.52M subs: "Summer Anime 2023 in a Nutshell". Garnt and Gigguk are the same person - I don't know the channels well enough to tell the difference. This video is a rundown of shows this season with often snarky commentary, but unlike the others supporting this stack, there is no systematic evaluation. I do enjoy the snark so I'll try to capture some of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrZW6JVWvA

AH Brandon Reviews 59.4K subs: "What Will Brandon Watch Summer of Anime 2023". Brandon makes YouTube videos for shows that he enjoys watching and that pique the interest of his community. He will drop shows that either don't meet expectations or don't generate interest from his community. Brandon's subscriber count is modest compared to the others here, but his tastes and sensibilities are similar to my own so his review is included here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZW-38sxiI

414Anime 151K subs: "DO NOT MISS These Summer 2023 Anime". 414Anime mostly makes listicle-type videos. Given his subscriber count, I guess people like these lists. His review doesn't include popular returning anime like Jujustu Kaisen. I will simply list 414Anime under the show if they make his list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI4rpLf1PPk

Animeology 182K subs: "Top 10 Best New Anime For Summer 2023". Animeology also mostly makes listicle-type videos. This review contains 10 shows in rank order: 1 > 10. For each show, I'll just note the rank order (not too sure how a Summer 2023 top 10 list exists without Bleach).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZAtaM2HU4

Basement Life (also Geoff Thew) 39.3K subs: "I Ranked EVERY Anime of Summer 2023". This is a side-channel for Mother's Basement. The MB review listed the top 10 in no particular order. This review is a tier list for *all* anime this season. In my opinion, this is a pretty good assessment across the board, but beware, this is a 56 min video. Tiers: Banger > Good > Ok > Mid > Bad > Trash. Thew uses "Trash" to mean a show could be real trash, but also could be "good trash" in that people with specific tastes might enjoy it. A nicely animated harem anime might qualify as "good trash". For each show, I'll simply note the tier level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teAfAC7U84s

I will interject in a few cases but for the most part, the focus is on the recommendations from the YouTube commentators.

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Just eyeballing the consensus amongst the critics, these are the shows to watch, in alpha order.

Three returning heavy hitters:
* Bleach
* Jujutsu Kaisen
* Mushoku Tensei

Plus five new shows:
* Dark Gathering
* Reborn as a Vending Machine
* Reign of the Seven Spellblades
* Undead Murder Farce
* Zom 100

=-=-=- Mid-season Update -=-=-=

I'll add to this stack as more mid-season and post-season reviews roll in.

Otaku Spirit 14.4K subs: "Does Japan Love Your Favorite Anime? Summer 2023 Anime Ranking!" Contrasting anime popularity in Japan and the West using popular ranking systems and sites such as MAL and Anilist. I added the mid-season rankings for the top 10 on MAL and Anilist to the appropriate shows. I skipped the long-running and carry-over shows on the MAL "Top Airing" list (why is Eminence in Shadow still on the Top Airing list?). The other lists OS cites are: Anikore (Anilist equivalent), Akiba Souken, NicoNico Video (Japanese YouTube equivalent), and Dimora (weekly TV rankings). I don't read Japanese so I am going strictly and only by what OS says about these sites. He doesn't cover every ranking so if he doesn't talk about it, it is "n/a". A show that doesn't have a ranking was not mentioned at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eFWSpLRUw&t=201s

ViniiTube 1.06M subs: "Top 10 Best New Anime of Summer 2023". This is a mid-season Top 10 list of the best non-sequel shows. ViniiTube mostly produces listicle-type videos. The anime are described in order from 10 to 1, 1 being best. I've noted the placement in the appropriate description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrbFBAfVx1s

Echidnut 241K subs: "Ranking the Best Anime in Summer & Spring 2023 (Tier List)". Tier list using TierMaker. Standard tiers: God > S > A > B > C > D. I only noted tiers for the Summer shows.

=-=-=- Post-season Update -=-=-=

Otaku Spirit 17.1K subs: "Best Anime of the Summer 2023 Season!". Top 10. "... unfortunately this season where we've seen a really big gap between the good and the bad."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJp0ZqHwm0

Clockwork Dandy Noodles 719 subs: "Top 3 Summer Anime 2023! Summer Anime Awards!". More than three awards but I only noted the Top 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jchk3BbYXRA

Cardfight!! Vanguard Watch Order:
* 1. Cardfight!! Vanguard (Jan 8, 2011 to Mar 31, 2012) | TV | 65 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Prequel / Other / Alternative Version / Spin-Off
2. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit-hen - Sequel (Apr 8, 2012 to Jan 2, 2013) | TV | 39 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel / Other
3. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker-hen - Sequel / Prequel (Jan 13, 2013 to Mar 2, 2014) | TV | 59 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Other / Prequel
* 4. Mini Van (Apr 6, 2013 to Dec 14, 2013) | TV | 37 episodes x 3 min. per ep. - Parent Story / Prequel / Other
5. Mini Van Special (Jun 18, 2013) | Special | 1 episode x 3 min. - Side Story
6. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate-hen (Mar 9, 2014 to Oct 19, 2014) | TV | 33 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Other / Prequel
7. Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah (Mar 9, 2014 to Oct 19, 2014) | TV | 33 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Other
8. Cardfight!! Vanguard G (Oct 26, 2014 to Oct 4, 2015) | TV | 48 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel / Spin-Off
9. Mini Van 2nd Season (Oct 3, 2015 to Mar 26, 2016) | TV | 26 episodes x 3 min. per ep. - Sequel
10. Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis-hen (Oct 11, 2015 to Apr 10, 2016) | TV | 26 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
11. Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate-hen (Apr 17, 2016 to Sep 25, 2016) | TV | 24 x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
12. Cardfight!! Vanguard G Next (Oct 2, 2016 to Oct 1, 2017) | TV | 52 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
13. Cardfight!! Vanguard G Z (Oct 8, 2017 to Apr 1, 2018) | TV | 24 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel
* 14. Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018) (May 5, 2018 to May 4, 2019) | TV | 52 episodes x 23 min. per ep. - Alternative Version / Spin-Off / Prequel
*❀ 15. Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress (Apr 3, 2021 to Jun 26, 2021) | TV | 12 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Character / Prequel
❀ 16. Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress Season 2 (Oct 5, 2021 to Dec 28, 2021) | TV | 13 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
17. Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale (Jan 12, 2019 to Mar 30, 2019) | TV | 12 episodes x 25 min. per ep. - Spin-Off
18. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Zoku Koukousei-hen (May 11, 2019 to Aug 10, 2019) | TV | 14 episodes x 23 min. per ep.- Sequel / Prequel
19. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon-hen (Aug 24, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020) | TV | 31 episodes x 23 min. per ep. - Character / Sequel
20. Cardfight!! Vanguard Gaiden: If (May 30, 2020 to Nov 28, 2020) | TV | 25 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Spin-Off
21. Mini Van Large (Jun 7, 2021 to May 4, 2022) | ONA | 26 episodes x 3 min. per ep. - Character / Other
❀ 22. Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress (Jul 5, 2022 to Sep 27, 2022) | TV | 13 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
23. VSPO! PVs (Dec 31, 2022 to ?) | PV | 3 episodes x 1 min. - Character
24. For Victory! (Dec 31, 2022) | Music | 1 episode x 1 min. - Character
❀ 25. Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress Season 2 (Jan 14, 2023 to Apr 1, 2023) | TV | 12 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
❀ 26. Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress Season 3 (Jul 8, 2023 to Oct 7, 2023) | TV | 13 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
27. VSPO! x Vanguard Animation PV (Jan 6, 2024) | PV | 1 episode x 1 min. - Other
28. Kirifuda (Jan 13, 2024) | Music | 1 episode x 3 min. - Other
❀ 29. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Divinez (Jan 13, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024) | TV | 13 episodes x 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Character / Other / Prequel
❀ 30. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Divinez Season 2 (Jul 6, 2024 to ?) | TV | ? episodes x 24 min. - Sequel / Prequel
31. Cardfight!! Vanguard: D Series Season 8 (Jan 2025 to ?) | TV | ? episodes x ? - Sequel / Prequel
32. Cardfight!! Vanguard: D Series Season 9 (Jul 2025 to ?) | TV | ? episodes x ? - Sequel

Note: Those with asterisks (*) are the main stories. Wikipedia, Fandom, AniDB and ANN links are also included for more info.
Those with ❀ have original character designs by CLAMP (15, 16, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30).

Other Guides:
CLAMP: Anime Watch Guides - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35114

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Cardfight!! Vanguard Reading Order:
1. Cardfight!! Vanguard (Nov 26, 2010 to Apr 8, 2017) | Manga | 12 Volumes 75 Chapters - Parent Story / Other
2. Mini Van (Jun 26, 2011 to ?) | Manga | ? Volume ? Chapters - Spin-Off
3. Cardfight!! Vanguard Gaiden: Hikari no Kenshi (Sep 6, 2013 to Sep 8, 2014) | Manga | 2 Volumes ? Chapters - Spin-Off
4. Bermuda Triangle: Karen on Stage♪ (Mar 8, 2014 to Dec 8, 2014) | Manga | ? Volume 10 Chapters - Spin-Off
5. Cardfight!! Vanguard G: The Prologue (Nov 8, 2014 to Mar 7, 2015) | Manga | 1 Volume 5 Chapters - Alternative Version
6. Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Generation (Apr 8, 2015 to Feb 8, 2019) | 5 Volumes 46 Chapters - Alternative Version
7. Another Vanguard: Seidou no Asuka (May 8, 2017 to ?) | Manga | ? Volume ? Chapter - Spin-Off
8. Cardfight!! Vanguard: Turnabout (Aug 7, 2020 to ?) | Manga

Cardfight!! Vanguard Reading Order Guide [11 entries] - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50435

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Mangaka/Original Creator: Itou, Akira https://myanimelist.net/people/4887/Akira_Itou
Serialization: Bushiroad (Monthly)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Theme: Strategy Game
Demographics: Kids, Shounen

Tags: Bushiroad, Trading Card Game (TCG), CLAMP, Kodomo, Franchise

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Official Sites: https://cf-vanguard.com | https://anime.cf-vanguard.com/vgd/
YouTube: ヴァンガードチャンネル【アニメ「Divinez シーズン2」放送中】 (Vanguard Channel [Anime “Divinez Season 2” is currently being broadcast]) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Wp3qfvlq1GybWL6C85jSw
Twitter (X): カードファイト!! ヴァンガード公式 (Cardfight!! Vanguard Official) @cfvanguard_PR https://twitter.com/cfvanguard_PR

Wikis:
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardfight!!_Vanguard
CLAMP Wiki: https://clamp.fandom.com/wiki/CLAMP_Wiki
Cardfight!! Vanguard Wiki: https://cardfight.fandom.com/wiki/Cardfight!!_Vanguard_Wiki
‣List of Cardfight!! Vanguard Episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cardfight!!_Vanguard_episodes

Generation 1 (2011-2014)
Season | Episodes
1 | 65
2 | 39
3 | 59
4 | 33

Cardfight!! Vanguard G (Generation 2)
Season | Episodes
1 | 48
2 | 26
3 | 24
4 | 52
5 | 24

Cardfight!! Vanguard Seasons / Original Series:
Season 1: Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011–2012) (1-65)
Season 2: Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit (2012–2013) (66-104)
Season 3: Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker (2013–2014) (105-163)
Season 4: Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate (2014) (164-196)

Cardfight!! Vanguard G Seasons / G Series:
Cardfight!! Vanguard G (2014–2015) (1-48)
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis (2015–2016) (49-74)
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate (2016) (75-98)
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT (2016–2017) (295 (99)-346 (150))
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z (2017-2018) (347 (151)-370 (174))

Cardfight!! Vanguard 2018 Reboot Series / Prime Series:
Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018–2019) (371-422)
Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont. (2019) (423-436)
Cardfight!! Vanguard (Shinemon Arc) (2019–2020) (437-467)

Cardfight!! Vanguard (Gaiden if Arc) (2020)

Mini Vanguard Series:
Mini Van (1-37)
Mini Vanguard OVA (1)

overDress Series:
overDress
DivineZ

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Legend:
❀ Original Character Design by CLAMP = 🌸[CLAMP] (7)
https://myanimelist.net/people/1877/CLAMP

Note: Use JustWatch to check availability in your region.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=Cardfight%21%21%20Vanguard

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