Cardfight!! Vanguard — G: Stride Gate
Get ready for *Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate*, the thrilling third chapter of the *G* era and the seventh season overall in the beloved Cardfight!! Vanguard universe. Airing across 24 action-packed episodes from April to September 2016, this season dives deeper into the intense card battles and evolving strategies fans have come to expect, continuing the saga with a fresh wave of excitement.
Kouji directs an elite team, encompassing TRY3, on a mission to breach Ryuzu’s laboratory and recover his Depend Cards, alongside the units he had summoned from Cray. Inside, the group is scattered by the efforts of Ryuzu's security robots,…
A period of time had passed since Ryuzu's passing. On his way to meet Taiyou, Chrono encountered an unusual boy possessing a Gear Chronicle deck, and readily accepted a challenge for a cardfight. To Chrono’s astonishment, the boy revealed h…
Chrono seeks out Kouji to confirm Rive’s survival, and Kouji, in turn, reveals the reasons behind his silence. Simultaneously, the United Sanctuary Branch faces an incursion by Hiroki Moriyama of the Company, a young boy convinced of his ow…
Chrono and Taiyou journey to find Kanzaki, who is engaged in solitary training within a remote mountain range. They recount the circumstances surrounding Ryuzu, and in return, Kanzaki elaborates on the nature of Depend Cards—agreements forg…
Taiyou begins his rematch with Hiroki. He comes to understand the depth of Hiroki's isolation and the desperate grip he has on his distorted sense of righteousness, and ultimately prevails. Hiroki flees the scene, aided by Wakamizu. Elsewhe…
Following a peculiar dream concerning Rive, Chrono and Ryuzu continued their discussion regarding the latter’s ambition: to reshape the world into a realm free from conflict. Chrono voiced his concern that Ryuzu's approach to achieving this…
The assault on the Dragon Empire Branch resulted in numerous hospitalizations, among them Mamoru and Kouji. Tokoha is consumed by guilt, replaying scenarios in her mind – if only she had intervened with Am and Luna, this tragedy could have …
In a desolate ruin, Chrono faces Ryuzu in a card battle. As they fight, fragments of Chrono’s forgotten past resurface, coalescing into a clear recollection of the event that bound them together. He remembers Rive and Ryuzu as friends un…
Chrono awakens to find himself in a secluded villa, where he and Ryuzu resume their card game precisely where they left off. Elsewhere, Kouji, Kamui, Shion, and Tokoha pursue Chrono's location, but are hindered by the Company’s interference…
Saya Yatomi returns to aid in rebuilding the Dragon Empire Branch, hosting a special event called the "Happy Vanguard Festival," joined by fellow idols Lisa Ferris and Remy Altena. The festival draws a large crowd, leading to the main attra…
Jaime led TRY3, Kamui, Misaki, and Taiyou to a secluded island, a place designated for rigorous training. Following their exercises, Jaime orchestrated a period of solitude for TRY3. He instructed the team to locate the lunch provisions, wh…
Shin recounted his history with Rive, beginning with their time together on Team Nippon alongside Mark Whiting. Rive was their mentor, and together they achieved victory in the national Vanguard tournament, earning an invitation to the worl…
Kouji discovered from Kai that the Zodiac Time Beasts resided somewhere beyond the planet's atmosphere, and shared this knowledge with Chrono and his companions. Subsequently, Chrono proposed a cardfight with Kouji, an opportunity to assess…
Team Trinity Dragon inadvertently discovers a hidden facility operated by Wakamizu, and issue a challenge to him. The terms are stark: should any member of Trinity Dragon prevail in combat, Wakamizu will reveal the details of his plan. Conv…
To shield Luna from the Company’s project, Am challenges Enishi to a card fight. She steels herself to save Luna, even if it means forfeiting any hope of reviving her parents. In turn, Enishi reveals a shadowed past: a friendship with a wom…
As the Company’s fortunes continued to rise, Wakamizu prepared to summon the final Zodiac Time Beast. But Shouma sought to alter the procedure, challenging Wakamizu to a cardfight to effect his changes. Elsewhere, Am pleaded with Team TRY3 …
With Shion’s agreement to aid Am in saving Luna, Chrono and his companions are summoned by Ryuzu. He draws Chrono into a vision, detailing the method by which he had summoned the Zodiac Time Beasts following Rive's treachery. Then, wielding…
Shouma’s modification to the summoning ritual ensured Kouji remained untouched by Ryuzu’s influence, allowing him to enter the Tower of Light and confront her directly. Soon after, Chrono and the others followed, only to find themselves sca…
Because of Shinonome’s manipulation of the system, Ibuki is now shielded from the alluring pull of Ryuzu’s fabricated reality. Alone, she confronts Ryuzu, daring him to a battle where everything hangs in the balance.
The moment of reckoning has arrived. Shinonome has stripped Shion of everything, and now boasts that the future he has crafted for her is within reach. Can Shion find a way to extinguish the perverse satisfaction in his triumph?
Within the luminous tower, Satoru Enishi manifests before Tokoha. Elsewhere, Am finds herself thwarted in her attempt to rouse the comatose Luna. A materialized manifestation of Luna, driven by a fierce desire to "save" Am – regardless of A…
The promise held true. Now, burdened with Ibuki’s emotions, Chrono races toward Ryuzu, who awaits him. Here, the battle commences – a conflict that will decide the destiny of both Cray and Earth.
Chrono pours every ounce of his power into dismantling Ryuzu’s envisioned future, all in pursuit of a destiny he intends to claim for himself. What will determine the result of their desperate struggle?
The conflict has concluded. Now, each individual is charting a course toward their own future.

