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The first season of the Cardfight!! Vanguard anime series aired in Japan on TV Aichi from on January 8, 2011 to March 31, 2012 and was rebroadcasted by AT-X, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Setouchi. The media-streaming website Crunchyroll simulcasted the first season to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. An English dub co-produced by Ocean Productions began airing on Singapore's Okto channel from October 16, 2011 and on Animax Asia from January 22, 2012. English dubbed episodes also began being released on YouTube from May 29, 2012, and as of June 25 is available for viewing in most countries without "geo-blocking". There are currently no plans for the show to be aired on television in western countries.

Overview
On July 2010, an anime television series based on the game was green-lit by TMS Entertainment under the directorial supervision of Hatsuki Tsuji. Much of the music used in the anime is composed by Takayuki Negishi whilst Mari Tominaga provided the character designs. The first season follows Aichi Sendou, a timid third year middle school student, who becomes attracted to the world of Vanguard and begins playing the game. Through Vanguard, he meets friends such as Misaki Tokura and Kamui Katsuragi, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. However, he has a goal: to once again battle with a cardfighter by the name of Toshiki Kai, an aloof and cold-hearted high schooler who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard.

Seven pieces of theme music are used for the first season; two opening themes and five closing themes. The two opening themes, both sung by JAM Project are "Vanguard", used for the first thirty-three episodes, and "Believe In My Existence", used in the rest of the episodes. The five closing themes are Diamond Stars☆ (ダイヤモンドスター☆) by Natsuko Aso (episodes 1–15), "Smash Up!!" by Shiina Hekiiru (episodes 16–25), "Dream Shooter" by Sea☆A (episodes 26–38), "Starting Again" by Sayaka Sasaki (episodes 39–52) and "Nakimushi Treasures" by the four Japanese voice actresses who star as the title characters in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, an anime based on another Bushiroad franchise, and is used for episodes 53 onwards. In the English dub only one opening theme and one ending theme are used; the only opening is an English version of the first opening theme "Vanguard" sung by JAM Project, and the only ending used is an English version of the third ending theme "Dream Shooter", still sung by Sea☆A. The anime also features two insert songs performed by Ultra Rare (i.e. the Japanese voice actresses of Kourin, Rekka, and Suiko). The two songs are "Miracle Trigger" (used in episodes 18 and 26) and "Stand Up Dream" (used in episode 39). The Ultra Rare insert songs are performed in English by the original Japanese voice actresses of Kourin, Rekka, and Suiko for the English dub.

In various episodes, there are cameo appearances by the four main characters (Sherlock, Nero, Hercule, and Cordelia) of the aforementioned Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise. They also appear during the ending credit sequence of the fifth ending theme. The English dub is largely faithful to the original Japanese version. Characters retain their original names (although some cards and terms have been renamed in order to correspond with the English card names) and Japanese text and the original card artwork are kept. Also, dialogue is nearly consistent with the Japanese version (although some jokes are added or rewritten to make sense for the English-speaking audience), scenes are not cut or re-edited because of content, and both the original sound effects and background music remain intact (including snippets of the theme songs that ended up not being used for the dub).