Josh-5352

After finally watching this show I've come to the conclusion that most of the show (almost half) is terrible. The start is so dull and stupid. There are number cards that seem to be evil, (as they control people) though they are never fully explained in the whole series. I'm aware of how they work (through my own theories) though there is no official explanation in the show. There is shown early on a door with a lock that speaks to Yuma telling him that to unlock it he must give up that which he wants most.. Well there ARE no consequences!!!! He opens the door and nothing CHANGES... Not to mention after a while even though the duels start to become entertaining.. the constant cheating and lack of respect for the games rules leaving me rolling my eyes.. like others shows had cheating too... though not as often as zexal gosh. Then there are the constant op monster effects in every duel after like the 45th episode or so. It gets real old real fast! Like not every duel has to be so op. It gets boring when every episode becomes about Yuma and the duels are simply overused and overdone to the point you want to puke.

The one redeeming factor of this show is Yuma and Astrals relationship they both grow throughout the show and although Yuma is unbearable at times... His relationship with Astral really made me keep watching the show. Yeah some of the characters like Kite and his brother, Trey are alright or at least somewhat interesting. The story near the end of the first season behind Kite Yuma and Treys parents was nice to see though cane far to late and took to long to bring up. And of course the Barians which helped make the show more engaging. However it takes like 70 episodes or so to even get to that point and considering the first half is rather dull upto the 40th episode. It's not worth the time.