The upcoming Cardfight!! Vanguard video game has finally set its release date, with the game set to launch on Nintendo Switch and PC on November 17, 2022.
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The video game, Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days, is based on the incredibly popular anime and trading card game, and will release for both Japanese and English players across the two platforms. The game will focus on protagonist Yuki Ichidoji, a second-year high school student at Omi Academy that finds herself involved in Vanguard, a trading card game that takes place on a different planet.
The story is said to be based on the world of the Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress anime series, which premiered in 2021 and acted as the fourth main series of the anime series. The series has run for two seasons so far, with a third and fourth currently in production.
As far as games go, this is the latest in a long line of releases based on the hit property. Prior to this, a handful of Nintendo 3DS games were released, with the latest being the 2019 mobile title Cardfight!! Vanguard ZERO.
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“Taking the world by storm, the card game Cardfight Vanguard has influenced many to integrate card games into their everyday lives,” reads the official synopsis for the anime. “Players of the popular game are called ‘cardfighters,’ and they frequently battle each other in card shops. The game has inspired many people, one of which is the quiet and timid Aichi Sendou, who is often ridiculed and bullied by his peers. Whenever he feels down, he takes a glance at Blaster Blade — a legendary rare card given to him when he was young — and gains the motivation to move on with his life.”