Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (season 2)
File:Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Duel Box Season 2 episodes 25-36.jpg | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | October 10, 2011 | – March 26, 2012
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (遊☆戯☆王 ZEXAL (ゼアル) Yūgiō Zearu?) is the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh! anime television series by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo. It is directed by Satoshi Kuwahara and produced by Studio Gallop. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 11, 2011 and September 24, 2012. A second series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II, began airing from October 7, 2012. The show also premiered on Toonzai in North America on October 15, 2011. It is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! series to be broadcast in high-definition in United States. The story follows the young duelist Yuma Tsukumo who partners up with an ethereal spirit named Astral, as they search for the 100 Number Duel Monsters cards, which will restore Astral's memories.
Six pieces of theme music are used for the series: three opening and three ending themes. For episodes 1–25, the opening theme is "Masterpiece" (マスターピース Masutāpīsu?) by mihimaru GT while the ending theme is "My Quest" (僕クエスト Boku Kuesuto?) by Golden Bomber.[1] For episode 26–49, the opening theme is "Braving!" (ブレイビング! Bureibingu!?) by Kanan while the ending theme is "Freesia of Longing" (切望のフリージア Setsubō no Furījia?) by DaizyStripper. For episodes 50–73, the opening theme is "Soul Drive" (魂ドライブ Tamashī Doraibu?) by Color Bottle while the ending theme is "Wild Child" (ワイルドチャイルド Wairudo Chairudo?) by Moumoon. For the 4Kids and Konami English dub versions, the opening theme is "Take a Chance" for all episodes.
Contents
Episode list
No. overall |
No. in season |
English dub title / Japanese translated title | Written by | Original air date | American air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 1 | "Let the Duels Begin" / "Begin! World Duel Carnival!" | Shin Yoshida | October 10, 2011[2] | August 25, 2012 |
27 | 2 | "A Team Performance" / "WDC Kickoff! The Flame Striker, Striker" | Tsutomu Kamishiro | October 17, 2011[2] | September 1, 2012 |
28 | 3 | "Heavy Metal" / "Construction Site Duel! Destroy the Construction Equipment Deck!!" | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | October 24, 2011[2] | September 8, 2012 |
29 | 4 | "Love Hurts" / "Railroad Deck Takeoff! Runaway Duelist Anna" | Yoshifumi Fukushima | October 31, 2011[2] | September 15, 2012 |
30 | 5 | "No Tomato" / "Yuma's Greatest Ordeal! Fight to Death, Vegetable Death Match" | Kenichi Yamashita | November 7, 2011[2] | September 22, 2012 |
31 | 6 | "Life Is a Carnival: Part 1" / "His Name is Charlie, the Man with the Strongest Luck in History" | Shin Yoshida | November 14, 2011 | September 29, 2012 |
32 | 7 | "Life Is a Carnival: Part 2" / "Invincible Luck! Number 7: Lucky Straight" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | November 21, 2011 | October 6, 2012 |
33 | 8 | "Foolish Fans" / "Tag Duel of Hell! Fiendish Hero Quattro" | Shin Yoshida | November 28, 2011 | October 13, 2012 |
34 | 9 | "Shark Bait" / "The Determined Revenge, Tragic Duelist, Shark" | Shin Yoshida | December 5, 2011 | October 20, 2012 |
35 | 10 | "Bad Developments: Part 1" / "The Shocking Scoop, Tori's Dangerous Future!" | Tsutomu Kamishiro | December 12, 2011 | October 27, 2012 |
36 | 11 | "Bad Developments: Part 2" / "The Power to Create the Future! Utopia Ray" | Tsutomu Kamishiro | December 19, 2011 | November 3, 2012 |
37 | 12 | "Double Jeopardy: Part 1" / "Disqualified from the WDC!? Heartland's Assassins, Dextra and Nistro" | Yoshifumi Fukushima | December 26, 2011 | November 10, 2012 |
38 | 13 | "Double Jeopardy: Part 2" / "Bound To Hope! Hope Sword Mars Slash!!" | Yoshifumi Fukushima | January 9, 2012 | November 17, 2012 |
39 | 14 | "Pets Peeved" / "The Destined Showdown! Cathy Vs. Pip" | Kenichi Yamashita | January 16, 2012 | November 24, 2012 |
40 | 15 | "About Hart" / "Visitor from Heartland: Hart" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | January 23, 2012 | December 1, 2012 |
41 | 16 | "Losing Hart" / "Missing Hart! The New Enemy: Vetrix" | Tsutomu Kamishiro | January 30, 2012 | December 8, 2012 |
42 | 17 | "A Dubious Duo" / "Yuma & Kite: A Spirited Tag Duel" | Shin Yoshida | February 6, 2012 | December 15, 2012 |
43 | 18 | "The Dragon Awakens" / "The Miraculous Overlay! Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" | Shin Yoshida | February 13, 2012 | December 22, 2012 |
44 | 19 | "Rock and a Hard Place" / "The Forked Paths of Destiny! Yuma Throws Away Dueling!" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | February 20, 2012 | December 29, 2012 |
45 | 20 | "Ruffled Feathers" / "A Nemesis Shows Up Late! The Sparrow Vs. Nistro" | Tsutomu Kamishiro | February 27, 2012 | January 19, 2013 |
46 | 21 | "Family Leave" / "For the Sake of Family... The Gentle Avenger: Trey!!" | Kenichi Yamashita | March 5, 2012 | January 26, 2013 |
47 | 22 | "Sky's the Limit" / "Yuma's Denied!? The Stolen "Feeling the Flow"!" | Shin Yoshida | March 12, 2012 | February 2, 2013 |
48 | 23 | "Exit: Astral" / "Astral, Dead...!?" | Shin Yoshida | March 19, 2012 | February 9, 2013 |
49 | 24 | "Crestfallen" / "The End of a Fierce Fight! Utopia Ray Vs. Atlandis" | Shin Yoshida | March 26, 2012 | February 16, 2013 |