#five zexal

I haven't finished it yet, but I will bring all of them at the maximum level because I love them very much

I love the way it goes into these characters' backstories and I genuinely wasn't sure who would win. Kaito was pushed so far into a corner and my expectation with shows like this is that the protagonist has to be the one to beat the antagonists, something Yugioh has subverted a few times now. I'm glad Kaito got to win such a personal duel but it wasn't treated like a great victory: it was treated as a tragedy born out of a hateful somewhat needless desire for revenge. In the sub at least, somber music plays as Five falls to the ground and while we see Yuma and Kotori celebrate, we don't hear their voices. It's completely silent apart from the music until Five speaks. Then he and Kaito share a very down to earth weighty conversation. It honestly gave me chills, it's one of the best scenes in Zexal so far. Also the CG actually looked pretty good in this duel for once. Overall, A+ duel. Great first thing to see after not watching the show for a while.