Ep. 26: Shin has Chrono teach shy Taiyou Asukawa to play Vanguard, sparking a reflective match.
Aired on April 26, 2015
Shin arranges for Chrono to instruct the timid Taiyou Asukawa in the card game Vanguard. During their instructional duel, Taiyou shares his previous feelings of loneliness and depression, which resonates with Chrono’s own past experiences. Despite Chrono winning the match, the interaction helps Taiyou gain self-confidence. Shin, witnessing this positive change and the bond formed through the game, finds renewed inspiration to return to playing Vanguard himself.
Episodes
- Ep. 22 · Chrono battles Kouji for the Gear Chronicle deck after quitting Vanguard.
- Ep. 23 · Chrono completes a quest with Tokoha and Shion to return to grade 2.
- Ep. 24 · Mamoru challenges Kouji to a Vanguard match while Chrono seeks points for grade 3.
- Ep. 25 · Chrono and friends compete in a mountain survival game to form team TRY3
- Ep. 26 · Shin has Chrono teach shy Taiyou Asukawa to play Vanguard, sparking a reflective match.
- Ep. 27 · Yuichirou Kanzaki leads the regional tournament with a brutal exhibition match against Toyoyama.
- Ep. 28 · Chrono faces Takeru in a rematch, learning of his brother Hayato before winning with Tokoha's help.
- Ep. 29 · TRY3 advances to the top 16 to face Kouji's Team Demise in a challenging match.
- Ep. 30 · Rin Hashima defeats Tokoha while Kamui fights Kouji to determine intentions