The third season of Cardfight!! Vanguard, titled Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker, aired on Japanese television networks from January 13, 2013 to March 2, 2014 for a total of 59 episodes. In July 2010, an anime television series based on the game was green-lit by TMS Entertainment under the directorial supervision of Hatsuki Tsuji. Music is composed by Takayuki Negishi while Mari Tominaga provided the character designs. The series began airing in Japan on TV Aichi beginning on January 8, 2011 and rebroadcast by AT-X, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Setouchi systems. The media-streaming website Crunchyroll simulcasted the first season to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Crunchyroll began streaming the second season to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on June 30, 2012. Twenty-five pieces of theme music are used for the series—nine opening themes and seventeen closing themes. The anime also features two insert songs performed by Ultra Rare. The two songs are "Miracle Trigger ~Tomorrow Will Be Ultra Rare!~" and "Stand Up! DREAM" . An English dub co-produced by Ocean Productions began airing on Singapore's Okto channel from October 16, 2011, on Animax Asia from January 22, 2012, and on Malaysia's RTM-TV2 channel from November 18, 2012. Dubbed episodes also began being released on YouTube from May 29, 2012. The series can be seen legally on a dedicated channel for it created by Bushiroad, the original creators and manufacturers of the card game, and as of June 25 is available for viewing in most countries without geo-blocking. While there are a few changes, the English dub adaption is mostly faithful to the original Japanese version. However, the most notable change in the English dub is that three opening themes and three ending themes are used. The only openings are English versions of the first opening theme"Vanguard", the third opening theme "Limit Break", and the fourth opening theme "Vanguard Fight", all of which are still performed by their original respective artists. The first ending theme used in the dub is an English version of the third ending theme "Dream Shooter" while the second ending theme is a unique song titled "Way To Victory", both of which are performed by Sea☆A. The ending credit sequence for this exclusive theme is the one used for the original sixth ending theme "Jōnetsu-ism". The third ending theme used in the dub is an English version of the original ninth ending song "Endless☆Fighter", which is performed only by Aimi Terakawa in the dub. Similarly, the Ultra Rare insert songs are performed in English by Suzuko Mimori, Yoshino Nanjō, and Aimi Terakawa. Individual episodes from seasons 1-4 are known as "Rides".
Overview
The third season begins with Aichi's enrollment in high school at Miyaji Academy, where he tries to establish a Cardfight Club, despite the general student body's disinterest and the obstructions of the student council. Later, a new enemy appears in the form of Link Joker, which threatens to take over the world.
