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Jun 10, 2016
Yay! Zexal second is finally here! And I have to say it's A LOT better that the first season so let's get right to it!
SPOILER WARNING! I REPEAT, SPOILER WARNING!
Story: 7/10
Hurrah! I actually liked the story plotline for this season. Basically (trying reeeeeally hard not to spoil to much) it's about how these enemies of Astral world, where Astral comes from, the Barians, are invading earth (not telling you why). I liked it because it's action-packed, and the characters have some development this time.....
Art: 9/10
As expected the art is AWESOME.
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Sound: 6/10
Again, the sound is a step down from previous series.
Character: 6/10
Not bad, at least it's not the junk from last season.
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Yuma: Okay, he's better now. He has character development and can actually win duels on his own without Astral (even if it's only haphazardly.) But there are some concepts I still don't get, like how is he connected to Astral? And I'm not exactly a fan of the shining draw, it's just cheating. Still, at least he's a little more serious now and is only a stupid head 50% of the time.
Tori and Bronk: They do pretty much nothing. GIVE THEM A PART!
Astral: YES! He is much much much better now. Astral is well fleshed out and even has that dark moment with Yuma, although it's extremely stereotypical. He's gone through a lot and when he leaves at the end of the series it made me kinda sad.
Kite: Kite, in my opinion, is everywhere in this series. I can't exactly figure out what he wants and what he does, so yeah.
Shark/Nash: After watching this season, I can say that Shark is the best character ever in this series. In this series, we find out that the Shark today isn't the Shark that was born. Shark's real name is Nash, the ruler of atlantis who battled Vector around 10,000 years ago. When he died, Don Thousand resurrected him as the ruler of the Barians. When he dove in to save Rio, aka Marin, Abyss, a number saved both of them by implanting their souls into the bodies of 2 newly dead children, the actual Rio and Nash, who had died in a car crash. This backstory is epic, and I like how the series gives him kinda a bad time figuring out if his loyalty lies with his friends or with the people of his past. He chooses his past, and I CRIED when he died after battling Yuma (of course 4kids dub ruined it). The only part I don't like is when he was "resurrected" after the entire thing was over because nobody really explained why.
Ray Shadows/Vector: Yay! We have a new villain. I have to say that Vector isn't as good as Vetrix is, but he's still good. His backstory is kind of confusing, and I don't like how they don't make him remorse that much when he finds out his true past. The change from being bad guy to good guy is abrupt, and isn't explained much, but other than that Vector is a good villain. And 4kids RUINED the voice. *cringe*
"Nash"/Dumon: Dumon is a Barian who is very loyal to Shark aka the real Nash. He used "Nash" as his fake name in order to find the real Nash. Honestly, he's not bad, and I really wish he played a bigger role.
Rio/Marin: Shark's younger sister. I like her personality, and she's a girl other than Teá who isn't just a cheerleader for the main character or a damsel in distress.
Don Thousand: Again, he's a one dimensionally bad guy. This is one of the worst villains in the YU-GI-OH franchise because he has no backstory and no real explained reason to do what he's doing. Villains shouldn't be evil for the sake of being evil, so get rid of him or fix him.
Mr. Heartland: JUST GET RID OF THIS CHARACTER I'M SICK OF SEEING HIM!
Enjoyment: 7/10
I have to say I really enjoyed this season. It was action packed and fun, and I loved the struggle between the Barians and Yuma and his friends because the Barians weren't just one-dimentionally bad.
Overal: 7/10
Not bad, but could still use some improvement. I'm kinda sad that the end of the series is a cliffhanger, I REALLY hope the next series finishes this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jun 9, 2016
OK, this is my very first review ever so go easy on me here.
SPOILER WARNING! I REPEAT, SPOILER WARNING!
Story: 6/10
Basically the story is about this person called Yuma, who comes across this alien called Astral who is on a mission to collect all 99 number cards. I personally think that the story isn't bad, but it's just not handled in the right way, the tone is a little to airy. And 4Kids just made it WORSE because they can't bring themselves to use the word "die".
Art: 7/10
The art is really good, but there are some times where the character faces are a bit derpy, but
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overall not bad.
Sound: 6/10
The sound was a step down in my opinion, and I just didn't enjoy it as a used to.
Characters: 2/10
THIS is where Zexal goes wrong. I'm just going to do the main characters because I don't want to go through all the characters cause I'm lazy.
Yuma: Ok, Yuma in my opinion is just bad. I get that he's not supposed to be good at dueling, but he doesn't have to be a stupid head 95% of the time. He's also a bit of a stereotype, and the only way he wins duels in my opinion is because he has a "epiphany" at the end, has Astral helping him, or via shining draw (which is just plain cheating). He has a little character development, which is a step up from Yussei, but that's all I have for Yuma.
Tori: Oh, WHYYYYYYY! I've seen all the girls in the YU-GI-OH series and minus Teá, all the girls are basically either cheerleaders for the main characters or damsels in distress. She has almost NO character development and is basically of no use. Just get rid of her.
Bronk: I don't have much to say for him. He has again, little to no character development and the only time he has a significance is when he rescues Yuma from Number 96.
Astral: Ok, Astral's one of the DECENT characters in Zexal (which is saying something here). He starts out as a alien who just want's to win, and he has a half decent reason why. Over time, he bonds with Yuma and starts to take risks a little more often. I like how he's serious, and the observations are just hilarious XD. I'll have to see if there's more the next season though.
Shark: Shark is one of my favorite characters in Zexal, and is also one of my favorite characters in the YU-GI-OH series (though near the bottom). He starts off as your stereotypical bully, and this is one of the things I wish they would fix, but moving on. He starts to help people more, and gets along pretty well with the group. He has a lot of character development, and I can't wait to see what's next.
Kite: Ehhh. That's all I can say. Kite is good in some aspects, such as rescuing his brother, but he's YU-GI-OH Zexal's failure to recreate Seto Kaiba. I don't have a lot of expectations for him, so yeah.
Hart: Hart's concept is nice, but he has very little character development. He's basically the victim, and he doesn't fight back that much in my opinion. That's really bad, because he has the ability to fight back.
Mr. Heartland: He's the one-dimensionally bad villain. I don't know what to say except either give him a reason to be evil or just dump him.
Vetrix: Vetrix is one of the good villains in the YU-GI-OH series. He has a good reason (not telling you what) and he has development too, but it's still kinda little.
Dr. Faker: YECH. GET RID OF HIM PLEASE.
Enjoyment: 3/10
I have to say this is a step down. This anime was really boring cause it was so stereotypical you could basically figure out what was gonna happen, and some of the concepts like the 99 number cards just don't hold up to scrutiny. How many number cards are we on again?
Overall: 3/10
This YU-GI-OH series is one of the worst, and I REALLY hope Zexal second is better. There was funny moments and extremely high action mashed together in a really bad way, and if they decide to patch this up it's gonna take a lotta work.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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