"Isn't everyone having conflict between the good will and evil deeds deep inside their hearts? But as long as you're courageous enough to accept this truth, there will be a second chance no matter what! Anyone can come to understand each other! People ignoring everyone's suffering and refusing to learn can't achieve a real Rank-Up!" Yuma delivered that inspirational diamond-worthy line like a champ
It's for this very reason why I greatly prefer the original Japanese subbed version over the English dub, from which this speech was cut for some reason. This speech that Yuma gives is amazing, and it adds a lot to the summoning of Hope Roots that is sadly lost in the English dub
@@matthewkuscienko4616 Yeah an uncut version of the dub would have been so raw. It's a shame all the YGO dubs are much worse than their JP counterparts in pretty much every way
@@wilsonweiseng6485 There's a very cool cylical nature with that card in ZEXAL Double Up Chance / Double Or Nothing is the last card Yuma uses in the last turn of his first on-screen duel to win (against Shark) Double Up Chance / Double Or Nothing is also the last card Yuma uses in the last turn of his last on-screen duel to win (Against Astral)
This duel is even more amazing than you realize. Hope Roots is one of the most "Very Situational" cards that has been used in the show, yet it was the perfect card to take down Eliphas, who was basically a dictator trying to take everything away from those "contaminated" by Chaos (His own citizens, and Yuma). This is symbolized by Etheric Amen, his highest ranked monster, which has the ability to absorb the opponent's deck in chunks. And then, Hope Roots receiving power from the cards that Etheric Amen absorbed as units parallels with the people of Astral World making the decision to support Yuma
@@Samurrot07 The symbolism in ZEXAL is crazy good man. Every time I read these analyses I feel sad because so many people sleep on ZEXAL, despite how great it is
I fucking love Yuma Tsukumo He has faults, and he didn't start out perfect. None of us start out perfect, we all go through a learning curve, and the fact we were able to watch Yuma's immense growth throughout ZEXAL is extremely inspiring, because he shows us that we can improve ourselves too, and that it's okay to be bad at first. He's honestly an amazing MC. Yuma isn't just the dude that fixes everything for everyone, but he still feels like a main character. He's not the strongest just because he's the Yu-boy, but we see him grow throughout all of ZEXAL and the end result of his growth is so satisfying to see, with help from the amazing characters Kaito and Shark. Still, Kaito is actively stronger than him, from beginning to the end, and that's amazing and so refreshing to see amidst Yusaku and Yusei who just made their entire respective series' about themselves. His extreme dedication to helping someone is admirable. His Kattobingu spirit, taking on challenges without fear and having the courage to take a step forward, is also very important in modern society and very inspiring. Just watching his overzealous nature makes me feel pumped to drive forward!! And there's so much depth to his character. For example, as we see from the Yuma vs III duel, Yuma puts on a mask like Yusei. Behind his joyful nature, he was scared of what his friends thought about him. That's actually why he was so stubborn during the beginning and didn't listen to Astral, he wanted to prove his own worth to his friends. By the end of the series, we see him regain the ability to smile and have fun during duels, like Judai, after all the pain and suffering he went through. Like Yugi, he beats his mentor/partner, again displaying the immense growth he went over the course of the show. Although ZEXAL did the partner thing MUCH better than DM did, as we could actually see Yuma and Astral's relationship change as the series went on.
@@fxzzy__Stating absolute facts , let alone the most important thing is that his character growth is earned. Giving Yuma the separation, betrayal, loss and struggle for independence in Zexal II truly d cemented Yuma not only as great YGO protagonist, but ultimately the only YGO protagonist who to naturally develop into his own dueling style throughout the series.
I hated him at first, his complete lack of understanding of the fundamentals of dueling (despite his goal to be a pro) during the first half was just so aggravating, especially since he never loses since they made it so doing so is deadly to Astral. However, during the latter half of the series he really does become a pretty good protagonist.
yeah considering the hardest part of any yugioh episode was the duels and trying to jusitify who won or such as they couldnt do season 1 bullshit rules
Especially considering they're still on the 4000 life points of the original series. The original series had to do a decent amount to put 4k attack in the board. By Xyz though you can puke that out turn 1. Battles got pretty formulaic. Enemy goes all out, Yuma is 1 attack from losing, summons a utopia, double or nothing, Yuma wins. Like I get that that is what the archetype does but man if it didn't get old sometimes.
@@Pfish1000 It was pretty bad in the first half, but at least the second half did have some pretty interesting animation and music. Still better than the repetitive nature of GX though...
Sadly most of the cards in zexal were nerfed (strangely the cards in Arc v were boosted despite being OP) and our world's yugioh konami went crazy with all of the destroy/banish/return to deck effects. ATK boosts were the last thing to promote.
'Duel of Friendship' (the one that plays here) is a really beautiful OST. It's definitely one of my favourites th-cam.com/video/MgOybVvWXwM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mW6QsKgX2WJgGYLz
The budget on this episode was crazy. 2:02 Hand drawn Utopia looks so beautiful. Also it was very interesting that Yuma thought it was Astral's power that gave him the shining draw, but then it was revealed to be actually Yuma's own power
It is said that Japanese loved Zexal, so they gave it a bigger budget, they like it, unlike Western that we hated it, myself included, in 2015 was the first time I have it a chance and I love it.
I like this for so many reasons. 1. Utopia beong referred to as 'Aspiring Emperor' and 'King of Wishes' fits in line with yuma and his story. 2. Utopia Roots was Yuma's number, and was the base inspiration for Future Number 0 3. Yuma won by using his own crazy strategy bybletting the opponent go nuts and also followed Yusei's style of weak monsters can also be strong 4. Yuma, through this, was able to create his own powers of Zexal. I.e Shining Draw and creating his own cards. (Re-contract Universe and Shining Evolution)
@@Realdeal958 Utopia Beyond's anime effect is crazy broken [ Warrior / Xyz / Effect ] 2 Level 6 monsters Cannot be destroyed by battle except with "Number" monsters. Cards you control are unaffected by your opponent's card effects. If this card is Xyz Summoned by Ranking Up "Number 39: Utopia", it gains these effects. ● During your Battle Phase, the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls becomes 0. ● During either player's Battle Phase: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; banish 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control, then Special Summon 1 "Number 39: Utopia" from your Graveyard, and if you do, gain Life Points equal to half its ATK. ATK / 3000 DEF / 2500
My favorite duel in all of Zexal. The emotions it conveys alongside the amazing OST just delivers one of the most compelling moments in the franchise. The symbolism of Yuma's maturity that instead of going for rank ups he humbles himself and Eliphas by ranking down
@@Naluh ZEXAL II is the best imo but ZEXAL I isn't all that bad either. In fact, ZEXAL II wouldn't have been nearly as good without ZEXAL I, because ZEXAL I set up a lot of stuff that payed off in ZEXAL II, such as the Arclights, Shark's dark past, Number 96 etc Even standalone, ZEXAL I's WDC Arc was great
I find it funny to watch yuma basically psyche out the opponent, usually resulting in yuma going for "double or nothing". Yuma's counting on the opponent knowing without the attack being negated either he'd lose his monster (because of crashing into a stronger monster) leading him to lose on the next turn or just lose on the spot but double or nothing puts that potential in his favor.
I feel like the reason why they chose to give him that voice in the English dub is because it's meant to symbolize how immature he is at the start of the series. Yuma grows the most out of any Yugioh protagonist in the entire franchise as a whole, and is the best part of ZEXAL because of this in my opinion
Ironically he had a DEEPER voice the first couple episodes before they changed his voice direction for some reason. And then too had we got the original 4kids dub with Johnny Yung Bosch we probably would’ve had a more mature (or ichigo) sounding Yuma
Yuma is a great Yu-Gi-Oh protagonist and one of the best. I do remember when Zexal first came out not alot of people liked Yuma at all. One reason i remember seeing for is because he wasn't an instant dueling prodigy like Yugi, Jaden and Yusei the protagonists before him. But I'm actually glad he wasn't watching him grow from a novice to a champion is relatable as no one in this world starts out ever good at something, if you want to achieve thay you have to really work for it
I think though they tried TOO hard in making him a novice is part of why people didn't like him at first. For a guy who is so...enthusiastic about dueling, its kind of facepalming that he doesn't even know basic rules...like face down cards.
@@tdninternet9916 regardless the results of his progress in comparison from the first two parter episode against Shark to the last against Astral is clear
4:50 I love how this is always the case with the final antagonists in Yu-Gi-Oh; they NEVER read their opponent's cards then acted surprised when the protagonists read out the fine prints lmfaoo
1. This isn't even a villain let alone a final antagonist. 2. The show would be really boring if every time a new card is played the opposing duelist stopped and listed off what it's effect was instead of showing it as it's effect is needed 3. That's how it works in the real world too. Yu-Gi-Oh players never learned to read.
in anime most of the time character only know how a card work and what it does only when they see it before. any other time, they need the user or someone who know the card to explain (also to prolong run time for the episode lol)
@@DarkAlone0731 Basically, Yuma is actually half of Astral, a half that Astral lost after defeating Don Thousand Thus Yuma is capable of Shining Draw even without being Zexal because as the other half of Astral, he always had the capability
TBH I actually like the dubbed voices. Dubbed Yuma isnt as badass, yeah, but his moments of determination feel a little stronger to me BECAUSE he's portrayed as this wimp. But hey, difference of opinions.
BTW , a possible reference to astral world's style of dueling exists in raidraptors used by Shun ^^ Also I strongly believe that Yuto is inspired by Yuma and Shark fusioned together , in the phantom knights archetype it's about Dark Knights , and funny objects like cloaks and rings + The hair is like Yuma's and the colour is Shark's
Yuma, Yuya, Judai, Yugi. Best and most powerful duelists. Yuma legit just poofed a whole winning card into existence, and took out a monster with 33 overlay units
@@LokiToxtrocityyeah, and everyone also forgets that the (meta)physics is entirely different there. At the end of the original manga, the author explicity makes clear that Yugioh is a story of communication, with the duels just being the vector.
@@fxzzy__ I actually knew that already thanks to a different vid, was kind of looking to get the other person, the one that called the hair "autistic" to maybe do some introspection on why he was calling it that, because as far as my awareness goes, people who use "acoustic" are making fun of autistic people (of which I am one), which is No Good.
You should post that moment when Astral recovers his confidence after the duel with Kaito. That's a very god moment and i don't see a lot of people bing that very often.
You've been missing out severely. This moment in the dub is severely underwhelming compared to the JP version, which is the case for many other scenes I'd suggest a rewatch in Japanese, that's what I did
@@ZayZenBlaze You've basically been trapped in the Matrix and didn't know for a _very_ long time. You would have to rewatch ALL Yu-Gi-Oh! series in Japanese to undo the brainwashing. I suggest watching Shooting Star Dragon's Summon on TH-cam and comparing the Japanese one with the dub one. The Japanese one is AMAZING while the English one is insultingly underwhelming.
Yuma pulling the clutch final destiny shining draw is one of the greatest moments ever and really shows just how strong yuma became throughout the series
This is a beautiful moment, probably one of the best in the entire anime. Though many may disagree, excluding those within this comment thread, I would think that Zexal had the most soul out of the 5 animes they have released. As a kid, 11 years of age, I fell in love with this show, not just for the flashy colors, incredible battles, or even watching the game mechanics in action. Truthfully, it was Yuma’s character development which resonated with me the most. His character brimmed with idealism in almost every duel. I would find myself replaying episodes just to account for the moment Yuma would break through his opponents emotional wall with a moral speech. Those moments really sold the anime for me as they taught me valuable lessons. It taught me from a young age how the strength of willpower can prevail, even against the toughest of evils. Another was to learn how to use your willpower and your strength to help others, to care for them. The last that kindness is important in our world and it is good to care for others as a base rule. When we think of hero’s in our world we think of the men and women that died defending others in the pursuit of peace. Yuma is much like those figures, though eventually hardened by their found strength, deep down at their core, they care for others and that care drives people like Yuma forward. That is what makes Zexal so incredible. It is essentially a story about another of history’s compassionate heroes fighting save others out of kindness. In a way this anime teaches a moral lesson to children what historians have much trouble getting across in words. “It is good to use that skills you’ve learned to help others, even if they don’t want to be helped”
In my opinion, yuma's true ace is hope roots and Astral's ace is number 39 utopia One can say both are the aces because they are the half of each other's soul But the philosophy behind roots and yuma's boss , number F0 is how yuma sees victory , you can reach victory without the need to always rank-up Astral sees victory in order to achieve it you have to rank up and follow the track and the exact formula to win. Astral guided yuma to number 39 in order to reach that mission with him which is possessing the numeron code and rewriting the world for Astral world to exist only , Number 39 was a step for all his evolutions Whereas yuma's use for number 39 utopia made him learn more about himself , potentially he became so dependent on him that he beats over any strong monster with him He doesn't strive for evolution, he strives for an unknown possible future for the likes of himself !
Utopia roots is the monster that achieved Yuma's philosophy of dueling A monster far away from these evolutions The origin of victory, the root of perfection And depending on who you are , just who you are without ranking up yourself into different versions is the way to win !
Will say i do think a bit of wated potential at the end of zexal was make yuma a reincarnation of a part of astral and not make yuma the rrincarnation of don thousands heroic side, the side that got weathered by the cruel reality of the astral world. It would have been so cathartic that it is ultimately the light of chaos that brings forth a new hope.
2:54 I'm more surprised that amen's effect took the exact number of cards that clear yuma's deck, sure he wouldn't lose instantly if say it's one more than what he owns(in that case amen will only take 11 cards) but it's still one of those hyper spasific anime moments
I still say changing Hope's name to Utopia was the dumbest and most unnesesary change ever in Yu-gi-oh history, it didnt just change the meaning behind the card but also it's meaning to Yuma as a duelist.😒
Zexal had the best concept of an anime out of all of them imo, an immature bratty kid maturing and finding a way to care less about his problems and more finding a place for his empathy in the world. coming to terms with his own feelings and past struggles to help others deal with theirs. its nice the story is built like its Yuma bringing hope (referencing the fact that Utopias name is hope) to people but instead he is finding hope. he is growing up. it is a much better story if you look at it with just the arcs of the show.
Jaden is like the supreme king and one of the few characters who rarely lost and his and Yugi's along with yuseis and play maker along with yuya have more wins then loses while Yuma has more loses then the past and future protagonists. Kaito is a whole lot better because he stood up against Mizar when Yuma was going to lose
I honestly think that YuGiOh Zexal might have the best duells in the whole yugioh anime. I mean they are so many fire ones, Yuma vs Kite, Nash vs Quattro was an epic one, Yuma vs Don Thousand and the list goes on. Zexal is so awesome and the most underrated from all on. The best yugioh is for me an pick em between GX and Zexal.
“Unlike that green nerd loser who didn’t challenge himself” 🤓🤓🤓 deku was also from zero to hero too, you know. as a person with no superpowers which sets him apart from the 80% of the global population that have superpowers, he challenged himself to prove his worth and receive One For All and learned to master it gradually to become the greatest hero ever. have you even seen it?
I always liked how instead being an expert from the first episode who just got better cards when the plot needed it, Yuma started out as a dogshit duelist. Granted, Yuma absolutely got cards that just happened to be perfect for a given scenario like all the Yugioh protagonists have done, but Yuma put in the work to get better. On a side note, it bugs that they brought Hope Roots and the Rank Down spell into the real game and never did anything else with that idea.
@@scarletrose8766 it's more of an astral world thing. you notice that the don doesn't do back to back shining draws like eliphas does. for the astral world their duel is all about perfection, and shining draws are the epitome for that. why astral and yuma don't do it is up to debate, but my assumption will be that eliphas shining draw is the type that lets him draw anything in his deck while yuma and shark's shining draws are the type to go beyond their decks.
I feel conflicted about Yuma, on one hand him having to grow into a great duelist compared to the other yugioh protags who all seemed naturals at the game was neat...but at the same time the "power of Zexal" was abit much at times...it's one thing to use cards you've never had before, but to literally create them...or in the infamous case with his duel against Vector changing the card completely, was really silly to get behind...and of course the over the top attack point values like in this video...remember when being able to get someone over 3000 was impressive?
"Isn't everyone having conflict between the good will and evil deeds deep inside their hearts? But as long as you're courageous enough to accept this truth, there will be a second chance no matter what! Anyone can come to understand each other! People ignoring everyone's suffering and refusing to learn can't achieve a real Rank-Up!"
Yuma delivered that inspirational diamond-worthy line like a champ
Facts!!🔥🔥
It's for this very reason why I greatly prefer the original Japanese subbed version over the English dub, from which this speech was cut for some reason. This speech that Yuma gives is amazing, and it adds a lot to the summoning of Hope Roots that is sadly lost in the English dub
Yuma grew up quite a lot as a character since his debut
@@matthewkuscienko4616 Yeah an uncut version of the dub would have been so raw. It's a shame all the YGO dubs are much worse than their JP counterparts in pretty much every way
Cause he's Astral other self.
I love How this duel show that yuma grow up during the season and became more independent.
yeah Yuma vs Eliphas is amazing for this reason. Yuma got to prove how far he really came
ah yes, he used the same card that helped him win his first fight in ep 1 against shark too
@@wilsonweiseng6485 There's a very cool cylical nature with that card in ZEXAL
Double Up Chance / Double Or Nothing is the last card Yuma uses in the last turn of his first on-screen duel to win (against Shark)
Double Up Chance / Double Or Nothing is also the last card Yuma uses in the last turn of his last on-screen duel to win (Against Astral)
This duel is even more amazing than you realize. Hope Roots is one of the most "Very Situational" cards that has been used in the show, yet it was the perfect card to take down Eliphas, who was basically a dictator trying to take everything away from those "contaminated" by Chaos (His own citizens, and Yuma). This is symbolized by Etheric Amen, his highest ranked monster, which has the ability to absorb the opponent's deck in chunks. And then, Hope Roots receiving power from the cards that Etheric Amen absorbed as units parallels with the people of Astral World making the decision to support Yuma
@@Samurrot07 The symbolism in ZEXAL is crazy good man. Every time I read these analyses I feel sad because so many people sleep on ZEXAL, despite how great it is
Yuma is the most goated protagonist. I LOVED him as a child, be in his goofy or serious moments.
I fucking love Yuma Tsukumo
He has faults, and he didn't start out perfect. None of us start out perfect, we all go through a learning curve, and the fact we were able to watch Yuma's immense growth throughout ZEXAL is extremely inspiring, because he shows us that we can improve ourselves too, and that it's okay to be bad at first.
He's honestly an amazing MC. Yuma isn't just the dude that fixes everything for everyone, but he still feels like a main character. He's not the strongest just because he's the Yu-boy, but we see him grow throughout all of ZEXAL and the end result of his growth is so satisfying to see, with help from the amazing characters Kaito and Shark. Still, Kaito is actively stronger than him, from beginning to the end, and that's amazing and so refreshing to see amidst Yusaku and Yusei who just made their entire respective series' about themselves. His extreme dedication to helping someone is admirable. His Kattobingu spirit, taking on challenges without fear and having the courage to take a step forward, is also very important in modern society and very inspiring. Just watching his overzealous nature makes me feel pumped to drive forward!!
And there's so much depth to his character. For example, as we see from the Yuma vs III duel, Yuma puts on a mask like Yusei. Behind his joyful nature, he was scared of what his friends thought about him. That's actually why he was so stubborn during the beginning and didn't listen to Astral, he wanted to prove his own worth to his friends. By the end of the series, we see him regain the ability to smile and have fun during duels, like Judai, after all the pain and suffering he went through. Like Yugi, he beats his mentor/partner, again displaying the immense growth he went over the course of the show. Although ZEXAL did the partner thing MUCH better than DM did, as we could actually see Yuma and Astral's relationship change as the series went on.
@@fxzzy__Stating absolute facts , let alone the most important thing is that his character growth is earned. Giving Yuma the separation, betrayal, loss and struggle for independence in Zexal II truly d cemented Yuma not only as great YGO protagonist, but ultimately the only YGO protagonist who to naturally develop into his own dueling style throughout the series.
Playmaker is the best
I hated him at first, his complete lack of understanding of the fundamentals of dueling (despite his goal to be a pro) during the first half was just so aggravating, especially since he never loses since they made it so doing so is deadly to Astral. However, during the latter half of the series he really does become a pretty good protagonist.
@@homerman76 Remember how Yuma lost to Kaito at the end of Zexal 1?
Zexal really went crazy with all the high ATK monsters and crazy attack boosts. The writers were having too much writing the show.
yeah considering the hardest part of any yugioh episode was the duels and trying to jusitify who won or such as they couldnt do season 1 bullshit rules
Especially considering they're still on the 4000 life points of the original series.
The original series had to do a decent amount to put 4k attack in the board. By Xyz though you can puke that out turn 1. Battles got pretty formulaic. Enemy goes all out, Yuma is 1 attack from losing, summons a utopia, double or nothing, Yuma wins.
Like I get that that is what the archetype does but man if it didn't get old sometimes.
@@Pfish1000 It was pretty bad in the first half, but at least the second half did have some pretty interesting animation and music. Still better than the repetitive nature of GX though...
The writer wanted to know how high it can be. The answer is 204000.
Sadly most of the cards in zexal were nerfed (strangely the cards in Arc v were boosted despite being OP) and our world's yugioh konami went crazy with all of the destroy/banish/return to deck effects. ATK boosts were the last thing to promote.
They really cooked with the OSTs for Zexal man. Zexal consistently has bangers in almost every sound duel.
Ah yes the absolute goated zexal ost.
And if I say we should change them making them all equal? Cit. 4kids.
Luckily they closed
@@David-fx1eqEy the ost for the dub is actually good
'Duel of Friendship' (the one that plays here) is a really beautiful OST. It's definitely one of my favourites th-cam.com/video/MgOybVvWXwM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mW6QsKgX2WJgGYLz
@@KuroAceVT The dub has the occasional banger but the JP OST is much better
@@fxzzy__ honestly I love both osts
The budget on this episode was crazy. 2:02 Hand drawn Utopia looks so beautiful. Also it was very interesting that Yuma thought it was Astral's power that gave him the shining draw, but then it was revealed to be actually Yuma's own power
yeah Utopia looks beautiful there. and I loved the foreshadowing that it was actually Yuma's power and not Astral's
It is said that Japanese loved Zexal, so they gave it a bigger budget, they like it, unlike Western that we hated it, myself included, in 2015 was the first time I have it a chance and I love it.
I like this for so many reasons.
1. Utopia beong referred to as 'Aspiring Emperor' and 'King of Wishes' fits in line with yuma and his story.
2. Utopia Roots was Yuma's number, and was the base inspiration for Future Number 0
3. Yuma won by using his own crazy strategy bybletting the opponent go nuts and also followed Yusei's style of weak monsters can also be strong
4. Yuma, through this, was able to create his own powers of Zexal. I.e Shining Draw and creating his own cards. (Re-contract Universe and Shining Evolution)
I don't care what anyone says, Yuma is a goat and deserves respect as a duelist
for real, he's the goat
Honestly I'd argue he's the strongest Protagonist. The cards he makes are just crazy along with his monsters.
@@Realdeal958 Utopia Beyond's anime effect is crazy broken
[ Warrior / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 6 monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle except with "Number" monsters.
Cards you control are unaffected by your opponent's card effects. If this card is Xyz Summoned by Ranking Up "Number 39: Utopia", it gains these effects.
● During your Battle Phase, the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls becomes 0.
● During either player's Battle Phase: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; banish 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control, then Special Summon 1 "Number 39: Utopia" from your Graveyard, and if you do, gain Life Points equal to half its ATK.
ATK / 3000 DEF / 2500
@@fxzzy__ I completely forgot about that. That's nuts.
In the latter half, definitely, in the first half he was hard carried by Astral actually knowing how to play 😅
My favorite duel in all of Zexal. The emotions it conveys alongside the amazing OST just delivers one of the most compelling moments in the franchise. The symbolism of Yuma's maturity that instead of going for rank ups he humbles himself and Eliphas by ranking down
This is why Zexal is overhated and Yuma is a refreshing Yu-Gi-Oh protagonist.
Zexal II was the best YGO, First part was tedious.
@@Naluh ZEXAL II is the best imo but ZEXAL I isn't all that bad either.
In fact, ZEXAL II wouldn't have been nearly as good without ZEXAL I, because ZEXAL I set up a lot of stuff that payed off in ZEXAL II, such as the Arclights, Shark's dark past, Number 96 etc
Even standalone, ZEXAL I's WDC Arc was great
I find it funny to watch yuma basically psyche out the opponent, usually resulting in yuma going for "double or nothing". Yuma's counting on the opponent knowing without the attack being negated either he'd lose his monster (because of crashing into a stronger monster) leading him to lose on the next turn or just lose on the spot but double or nothing puts that potential in his favor.
Holy crud! Yuma's original voice is so much better. No idea why they added the shrill high pitch pre-teen voice in the wnglish dub.
I feel like the reason why they chose to give him that voice in the English dub is because it's meant to symbolize how immature he is at the start of the series. Yuma grows the most out of any Yugioh protagonist in the entire franchise as a whole, and is the best part of ZEXAL because of this in my opinion
Ironically he had a DEEPER voice the first couple episodes before they changed his voice direction for some reason. And then too had we got the original 4kids dub with Johnny Yung Bosch we probably would’ve had a more mature (or ichigo) sounding Yuma
@@sean1oo1I remember that
His a 6th grader ofc they gave him a pre-teen voice in dub.
Because they couldn't get someone who did a good voice for Yuma in english sadly!
the stark difference between the japanese voice of Yuma and the english voice is greatly appreciated
The best protagonist so far is Yusei, Yuma, and Yuya (Season 1 Standard).
Yuma is a great Yu-Gi-Oh protagonist and one of the best. I do remember when Zexal first came out not alot of people liked Yuma at all. One reason i remember seeing for is because he wasn't an instant dueling prodigy like Yugi, Jaden and Yusei the protagonists before him. But I'm actually glad he wasn't watching him grow from a novice to a champion is relatable as no one in this world starts out ever good at something, if you want to achieve thay you have to really work for it
I think though they tried TOO hard in making him a novice is part of why people didn't like him at first. For a guy who is so...enthusiastic about dueling, its kind of facepalming that he doesn't even know basic rules...like face down cards.
@@tdninternet9916 regardless the results of his progress in comparison from the first two parter episode against Shark to the last against Astral is clear
@@thomaselliottjohncampbell3024 Oh definitely.
when it shows the flashback of Astral vs Don Thousand was chilling
4:50 I love how this is always the case with the final antagonists in Yu-Gi-Oh; they NEVER read their opponent's cards then acted surprised when the protagonists read out the fine prints lmfaoo
1. This isn't even a villain let alone a final antagonist.
2. The show would be really boring if every time a new card is played the opposing duelist stopped and listed off what it's effect was instead of showing it as it's effect is needed
3. That's how it works in the real world too. Yu-Gi-Oh players never learned to read.
in anime most of the time character only know how a card work and what it does only when they see it before. any other time, they need the user or someone who know the card to explain (also to prolong run time for the episode lol)
And this is why they ALWAYS say the pot of greeds effect, you'll never know when someone actually doesn't know it 😂
0:49 This was the hint that Yuma was Astral's other half
What that suppose mean?
@@DarkAlone0731
Basically, Yuma is actually half of Astral, a half that Astral lost after defeating Don Thousand
Thus Yuma is capable of Shining Draw even without being Zexal because as the other half of Astral, he always had the capability
And people have the audacity to compare this to 4KIDS smh
ZEXAL subbed is so gas
TBH I actually like the dubbed voices. Dubbed Yuma isnt as badass, yeah, but his moments of determination feel a little stronger to me BECAUSE he's portrayed as this wimp. But hey, difference of opinions.
BTW , a possible reference to astral world's style of dueling exists in raidraptors used by Shun ^^
Also I strongly believe that Yuto is inspired by Yuma and Shark fusioned together , in the phantom knights archetype it's about Dark Knights , and funny objects like cloaks and rings + The hair is like Yuma's and the colour is Shark's
dont you know? shun + yuto from alt ver of hartland
@satyayana1399 Yep that's why :) See the last episode of zexal astral and barian world became one
They influenced each other's dueling styles
Dude got sent to the freaking Shadow Realm with that attack.
Yuma, Yuya, Judai, Yugi. Best and most powerful duelists. Yuma legit just poofed a whole winning card into existence, and took out a monster with 33 overlay units
Did you seriously left Yusei out of this?
@@LokiToxtrocity Yes. Cause I don’t care about him. Dude’s deck is kinda trash and he plot armors 90% of his fights.
@@yaboigamerdouji7573 his deck is one of the most balanced in the series the heck
@@LokiToxtrocityyeah, and everyone also forgets that the (meta)physics is entirely different there.
At the end of the original manga, the author explicity makes clear that Yugioh is a story of communication, with the duels just being the vector.
@@yaboigamerdouji7573Never seen a take so bad about the entire yu gi oh anime series
Eliphas : You can't defeated my Rank up magic!
Yuma : How about... rank DOWN magic?
Eliphas : NANI?
2:32 I was unfamiliar with Zexal’s game. They got astral baddies? I gotta tap in
Unbelievable 😂😂
Eliphas isn't a baddie, but a test for Yuma to overcome.
….
Whatever works works
Card game enjoyer with an acoustic haircut gets help from his naked alien friend
Wait what makes a haircut musical? What do you mean by that?
@@ajbXYZcool acoustic is an intentional mispronunciation of autistic
@@fxzzy__ I actually knew that already thanks to a different vid, was kind of looking to get the other person, the one that called the hair "autistic" to maybe do some introspection on why he was calling it that, because as far as my awareness goes, people who use "acoustic" are making fun of autistic people (of which I am one), which is No Good.
You should post that moment when Astral recovers his confidence after the duel with Kaito. That's a very god moment and i don't see a lot of people bing that very often.
Yo have I been missing out by not watching Zexal in Japanese? How is this moment of the duel even more epic with the Japanese OSTs and sound effects?!
You've been missing out severely. This moment in the dub is severely underwhelming compared to the JP version, which is the case for many other scenes
I'd suggest a rewatch in Japanese, that's what I did
@@fxzzy__ Sounds like a plan ^_^
Yuma's speech here was cut out iirc
You've missed out bad, Zexal Dub is so nerfed its crazy
@@ZayZenBlaze
You've basically been trapped in the Matrix and didn't know for a _very_ long time. You would have to rewatch ALL Yu-Gi-Oh! series in Japanese to undo the brainwashing.
I suggest watching Shooting Star Dragon's Summon on TH-cam and comparing the Japanese one with the dub one. The Japanese one is AMAZING while the English one is insultingly underwhelming.
Missing out a lot man
最初は初心者で戦術も拙いけど
成長していく少年の物語。
遊馬の諦めない心や仲間を信じる心も好きです。
This voice is SOOOO much better than the dub
Prolly the only one but I just shed a tear when all the overlay units gave roots the atk boost, plus the double or nothing
That attack power was major overkill.
Yuma pulling the clutch final destiny shining draw is one of the greatest moments ever and really shows just how strong yuma became throughout the series
Yay im glad i found this scene again.
Yuma has so many banger moments
fr
Woah, I just realized that they hinted Astral and Yuma being each others' half in this episode 😂😂 I wasn't notice it when I was watching years ago.
Damn I loved this duel specially when Yuma uses double or nothing in this duel
So as someone who's never seen clips of the Japanese dub of Zexal... Geez Yuma's voice is deep...
This is a beautiful moment, probably one of the best in the entire anime.
Though many may disagree, excluding those within this comment thread, I would think that Zexal had the most soul out of the 5 animes they have released.
As a kid, 11 years of age, I fell in love with this show, not just for the flashy colors, incredible battles, or even watching the game mechanics in action.
Truthfully, it was Yuma’s character development which resonated with me the most. His character brimmed with idealism in almost every duel. I would find myself replaying episodes just to account for the moment Yuma would break through his opponents emotional wall with a moral speech. Those moments really sold the anime for me as they taught me valuable lessons. It taught me from a young age how the strength of willpower can prevail, even against the toughest of evils. Another was to learn how to use your willpower and your strength to help others, to care for them. The last that kindness is important in our world and it is good to care for others as a base rule.
When we think of hero’s in our world we think of the men and women that died defending others in the pursuit of peace. Yuma is much like those figures, though eventually hardened by their found strength, deep down at their core, they care for others and that care drives people like Yuma forward.
That is what makes Zexal so incredible. It is essentially a story about another of history’s compassionate heroes fighting save others out of kindness. In a way this anime teaches a moral lesson to children what historians have much trouble getting across in words.
“It is good to use that skills you’ve learned to help others, even if they don’t want to be helped”
In my opinion, yuma's true ace is hope roots and Astral's ace is number 39 utopia
One can say both are the aces because they are the half of each other's soul
But the philosophy behind roots and yuma's boss , number F0 is how yuma sees victory , you can reach victory without the need to always rank-up
Astral sees victory in order to achieve it you have to rank up and follow the track and the exact formula to win.
Astral guided yuma to number 39 in order to reach that mission with him which is possessing the numeron code and rewriting the world for Astral world to exist only , Number 39 was a step for all his evolutions
Whereas yuma's use for number 39 utopia made him learn more about himself , potentially he became so dependent on him that he beats over any strong monster with him
He doesn't strive for evolution, he strives for an unknown possible future for the likes of himself !
Utopia roots is the monster that achieved Yuma's philosophy of dueling
A monster far away from these evolutions
The origin of victory, the root of perfection
And depending on who you are , just who you are without ranking up yourself into different versions is the way to win !
Hey I found you and subscribe to you. Yuma truly made a great comeback
Ty :)
Utopia really carried Yuma the entire show
His back must be broken into atoms 🤣🤣🤣
Most impressive, Yuma!
I wish you could upload nasch's clutch moments against chaos chimera dragon
Still the best on my book
Will say i do think a bit of wated potential at the end of zexal was make yuma a reincarnation of a part of astral and not make yuma the rrincarnation of don thousands heroic side, the side that got weathered by the cruel reality of the astral world. It would have been so cathartic that it is ultimately the light of chaos that brings forth a new hope.
oh wow that is actually a really interesting concept
Utopia is the coolest protag ace monster. I especially love when Yuma shining draw a Zexal Weapon. It's epic.
Lord that OST when the Shining Draw starts...
2:54 I'm more surprised that amen's effect took the exact number of cards that clear yuma's deck, sure he wouldn't lose instantly if say it's one more than what he owns(in that case amen will only take 11 cards) but it's still one of those hyper spasific anime moments
I still say changing Hope's name to Utopia was the dumbest and most unnesesary change ever in Yu-gi-oh history, it didnt just change the meaning behind the card but also it's meaning to Yuma as a duelist.😒
Utopia is symbolic of idealism, which has meaning equivalent to optimism and thus hope, in my opinion. 🧐
ランクが下がっても弱くはならない、アストラルがいなくなっても弱くならないゆうまと一緒だね
一期から積み重ねてきた様々な経験が凡骨デュエリストを真のヒーローとして独り立ちさせた。
この回大好き 感動するわ
I love it too :)
@@fxzzy__
ありがとう😭遊戯王最高
He did the same thing with Vector! Having no cards in his deck and still won using one card. Little yugi did the same thing with Bakura.
Zexal had the best concept of an anime out of all of them imo, an immature bratty kid maturing and finding a way to care less about his problems and more finding a place for his empathy in the world. coming to terms with his own feelings and past struggles to help others deal with theirs. its nice the story is built like its Yuma bringing hope (referencing the fact that Utopias name is hope) to people but instead he is finding hope. he is growing up. it is a much better story if you look at it with just the arcs of the show.
攻撃のインフレがすごい作品。
ラスボス戦で20万行くと思わんやん()
3:04 purrely be like
I'm so used to the English dub that Yuma's voice scared me for a second
I literally squeal when double up chance appear, like, fr talking about your roots!
I find it to be really funny that Utopia Roots was not printed as depicted in the anime.
That's why he's my GOAT!
79200 Attack, that is crazy
Still waiting for this archetype to get printed
DAMN YOU 4KIDS!!! DANN YOU AND YOUR HAMMER SPRINGY THINGS!!!
Jaden is like the supreme king and one of the few characters who rarely lost and his and Yugi's along with yuseis and play maker along with yuya have more wins then loses while Yuma has more loses then the past and future protagonists. Kaito is a whole lot better because he stood up against Mizar when Yuma was going to lose
I honestly think that YuGiOh Zexal might have the best duells in the whole yugioh anime. I mean they are so many fire ones, Yuma vs Kite, Nash vs Quattro was an epic one, Yuma vs Don Thousand and the list goes on. Zexal is so awesome and the most underrated from all on. The best yugioh is for me an pick em between GX and Zexal.
So many emotional duels too. Nasch vs Vector, and Yuma vs Shark too
ohhh, japanese yuma, my favorite, katobingu da ore
JP Yuma is indeed peak
I can't wait for them to print the anime version of roots. yugioh also needs a rank-down-magic archetype
Love your videos!
ty:))
After seeing My hero Academia
I realized that Yuma was a badass
Unlike that green nerd loser who didn’t challenge himself.
“Unlike that green nerd loser who didn’t challenge himself” 🤓🤓🤓
deku was also from zero to hero too, you know. as a person with no superpowers which sets him apart from the 80% of the global population that have superpowers, he challenged himself to prove his worth and receive One For All and learned to master it gradually to become the greatest hero ever. have you even seen it?
Like the original comment from a vid said, imagine stacking your deck with shining draw every turn but still loses.
Yuma is simply that goated
best boy is more scary then i originally thought
lets be honest, yuma is the best protag and no one will not never tell me otherwise
Cringe
好懷念😢
I love how a single Magical Cylinder could easily shut down Yuma
What's app did you watch please share it
hianime.to use an adblocker (uBlock Origin)
Yugioh zexal be like how big do you want to make utopia:
そうだぁ～遊馬頑張れアストラル絆掴みとれ遊馬頑張れ😃
It's insane how different Yuma's Japanese and Ebglish VAs are.
fr
that was just bulling of a "NO U" moment
And people say zexal is the low point of the series. My friend Vrains is waiting for you
My best duel ever!
THATS MY BOY
I'm behind, which episode is this?
121
Shining draw❌
Flash bang ✅
1:30 not sure why Eliphas say that
I always liked how instead being an expert from the first episode who just got better cards when the plot needed it, Yuma started out as a dogshit duelist. Granted, Yuma absolutely got cards that just happened to be perfect for a given scenario like all the Yugioh protagonists have done, but Yuma put in the work to get better. On a side note, it bugs that they brought Hope Roots and the Rank Down spell into the real game and never did anything else with that idea.
Even nerfed, the real card version of Hope Roots would've beaten Elipha, reaching 14K ATK points.
For each time Yuma use the Double-up Chance, Hope's attack points even more stronger
You should shorten the name to like " Yu-Gi-Oh zexal 0 hand come back" The title is a bit wordy for the algorithm bro 🙏🏾
Although the wordiness does protected from getting hit by konami
cool ty for the tip bro:), should I risk the hit and shorten the title?
@@fxzzy__ if it's just for the community yeah but if you're trying to do something maybe not
@@ssjbluecrill749 just for the community. i'm tryna spread love for ZEXAL
@@fxzzy__ found out a while ago. The technical term is OTK, One turn kill.
An ftk Is first turn kill 👍🏾
4kids be like: "we're gonna pretend this entire scene does not exist"
never watch zexal , maybe its time i do , what episode number is this ?
Episode 45 of Zexal II
Episode 121 of Zexal saga.
It's the last part of a 3-part duel
@@ragnablade5397 thanks ! so I guess its gonna be a while until I get to this part and understand whats going on
At this point yugioh characters just make up effects
Is like the season 1 when the stone giant destroyed that moon ...but now is just more glamoureus
5:10 それはどうかな
What episode is this?
ZEXAL II Episode 48 / ZEXAL Episode 121
ホーケールーツスラッシュ
このセリフはアストラルも言うんだよな
Um dos melhores duelos
The big plot armor yuma 😂
I mean don't all of the ygo protagonist has plot armor?
Who is Yuma dueling ??
Eliphas
Eliphas
@@fxzzy__ is he a Barian??
@@Albion_Beqiri Nah, Astral World resident
This is his Japanese voice! Wtf it doesnt fit him at all after having heard the English voice. Mind you that this is way more appealing to listen too.
I much prefer his JP voice and the JP version of ZEXAL is much better overall
Yugioh in japanese are better when it come to voice and OST
Since shining draw creates a new card out of thin air, could you use it to avoid decking out?
It's probably like destiny draw can only be used once per duel to balance it out.
@@scarletrose8766 eliphas spammed shinning draws back to back. So it's definitely not a once per duel thing.
@@nekoluxuria7721 lol then I guess Yuma can't do it back to back or it be too easy.
@@scarletrose8766 it's more of an astral world thing. you notice that the don doesn't do back to back shining draws like eliphas does. for the astral world their duel is all about perfection, and shining draws are the epitome for that. why astral and yuma don't do it is up to debate, but my assumption will be that eliphas shining draw is the type that lets him draw anything in his deck while yuma and shark's shining draws are the type to go beyond their decks.
@@nekoluxuria7721 so eliphas may have a different shining draw then. While Yuma and shark while limited use it had different effect
You fool active trap card Magic cylinder
Never heard Jp dub, damn he sounds grown compared to eng dub
It was as if the English VA tried his utmost to make the character as annoying as possible
I feel conflicted about Yuma, on one hand him having to grow into a great duelist compared to the other yugioh protags who all seemed naturals at the game was neat...but at the same time the "power of Zexal" was abit much at times...it's one thing to use cards you've never had before, but to literally create them...or in the infamous case with his duel against Vector changing the card completely, was really silly to get behind...and of course the over the top attack point values like in this video...remember when being able to get someone over 3000 was impressive?