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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011)
A Yu-Gi-Oh Series Done Right, A Shonen Done Differently.
Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal is beautifully written and well plotted piece of fiction. Everyone hates on Zexal for being some sort of terrible poorly-written and terrible Yu-Gi-Oh series. I personally feel like Yuma is a great character because he IS a kid. As kid, he's annoying and can be cringe, but that's the POINT of his character. He learns and grows not only as a duelist but also as a character as the series goes on. Characters like Shark and Kite are extremely well written too with very good character arcs, making them seem like some of the worst people in the series, and then makes them some of the most like able. The thing that Zexal does best is character development, and they do the best with the rivals and the villains. You can even root for the villains at times which is incredible for a series like this. I also think a problem some people have is often Yuma loses, but that's not only mostly in the first season, but he loses to learn. As Yuma's said, "People are interesting because they can fail." And that's a common theme through the series. In addition, some people have a problem with the fact Yuma relies on Astral so much, but that's not only false but also the point of the ending where Yuma must truly surpass Astral. He wins a lot of duels on his own, especially in the beginning where it matters most.
As the title states, this is a Yu-Gi-Oh series done right, but a shonen done different because Yuma isn't an unbeatable bad ass, but a regular bad ass instead. Love this series! To all the haters, give me some reasons as to why I'm wrong and I hope that this review changes your minds.