Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II (season 2)
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Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | April 14, 2013 | – September 29, 2013
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II (遊☆戯☆王ZEXAL II (セカンド) Yūgiō Zearu Sekando?) is the continuation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime television series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo. Like the original, this series is directed by Satoshi Kuwahara and produced by Studio Gallop. The anime aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 7, 2012 to March 23, 2014, in a different time slot from that of the original series, while the English-language adaptation by Konami began airing in the United States on The CW's Vortexx programming block from August 17, 2013.[1] Due to Vortexx's re-airing of Zexal II episodes, new episodes have been moved to Hulu since July 14, 2014, beginning with Episode 114.[2] Since then, most of the episodes have aired on Mondays on Hulu. On December 14, the episodes on Hulu began to be uploaded on Sundays instead of Mondays, with the exception of December 6, which saw Episode 135 being uploaded on a Saturday, because the following Sunday was National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The regular airing pattern was broken again when the series finale (Episode 146) aired on February 21, a Saturday, instead of on a Sunday. Following the end of the first series, Yuma and his friends now find themselves up against the evil forces of Barian World.
Six pieces of theme music are used for the series: three opening and three ending themes. For episodes 74–98, the opening theme is "Unbreakable Heart" (折れないハート Arenai Hāto?) by Hideaki Takatori, while the ending theme is "Artist" (アーティスト Ātisuto?) by Vistlip. For episodes 99–123, the opening theme is "Dualism of Mirrors" (鏡のデュアルイズム Kagami no Duaruizumu?) by Petit Milady (Aoi Yuki and Ayana Taketatsu), while the ending theme is "Go Way Go Way" (ゴーウェイゴーウェイ Gō Wei Gō Wei?) by FoZZtone. For episodes 124–145, the opening theme is "Wonder Wings" (ワンダーウィングス Wandā Wingusu?) by Diamond☆Yukai, while the ending theme is *"Challenge the GAME" (チャレンジザゲーム Charenji za Gēmu?) by REDMAN. However, for Episode 146, the Season 3 Japanese opening theme was not used. For the Konami English dub version, the opening theme is "Halfway to Forever" for all episodes that air in the US.
Contents
Episode list
No. overall |
No. in season |
English dub title / Japanese translated title | Written by | Original air date | American air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
99 | 1 | "A Duel in Ruins: Part 1" / "Restart the Airship! Aim for the Legendary Numbers!!" | Shin Yoshida | April 14, 2013 | March 1, 2014 |
100 | 2 | "A Duel in Ruins: Part 2" / "Recollection Toward Antiquity - Dumon and the White Steed, A Legendary Vision" | Shin Yoshida | April 21, 2013 | March 8, 2014 |
101 | 3 | "The Dark Mist Rises: Part 1" / "The Cunning Vector - Astral Vs. Number 96" | Mitsutaka Hirota | April 28, 2013 | March 15, 2014 |
102 | 4 | "The Dark Mist Rises: Part 2" / "Realm of Chaos - Number 96, the Incarnation of Insanity!! | Mitsutaka Hirota | May 5, 2013 | March 22, 2014 |
103 | 5 | "Barian Vengeance: Part 1" / "Alito, the Silent Fighter - Reunion of the Passionate Duelists!" | Go Zappa | May 12, 2013 | March 29, 2014 |
104 | 6 | "Barian Vengeance: Part 2" / "Be Revived! The Duelist Soul That Transcends Life!!" | Go Zappa | May 19, 2013 | April 5, 2014 |
105 | 7 | "Put to the Test: Part 1" / "The Trial of the Galaxy-Eyes User! Kite's Do-Or-Die Duel" | Touko Machida | May 26, 2013 | April 12, 2014 |
106 | 8 | "Put to the Test: Part 2" / "The Legend of Mizar! The Divine Dragon That Became a Number" | Touko Machida | June 2, 2013 | April 19, 2014 |
107 | 9 | "Furry Fury" / "Yuma Confused!? The Unreliable Account of Girag, the Tanuki" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | June 9, 2013 | April 26, 2014 |
108 | 10 | "A Sea of Troubles: Part 1" / "Temptation from the Bottom of the Sea! Shark's Dream-like Memory" | Shin Yoshida | June 16, 2013 | May 3, 2014 |
109 | 11 | "A Sea of Troubles: Part 2" / "Shark Vs. the Raging Waterfall God - Abyss! Collision, the Two Numbers!!" | Shin Yoshida | June 23, 2013 | May 10, 2014 |
110 | 12 | "A World of Chaos: Part 1" / "The Three Worlds That Will Be Destroyed! Ultimate, Rampaging Number 96!!" | Mitsutaka Hirota | June 30, 2013 | May 17, 2014 |
111 | 13 | "A World of Chaos: Part 2" / "Moment of Doomsday! Bonds Entrusted to a Partner" | Mitsutaka Hirota | July 7, 2013 | May 24, 2014 |
112 | 14 | "Memory Thief: Part 1" / "A Pure-Hearted Duelist! Start Up the Chronomaly!!" | Go Zappa | July 14, 2013 | May 31, 2014 |
113 | 15 | "Memory Thief: Part 2" / "The Power of a New Hope!! Combination of Friendship - Atlandis Utopia" | Go Zappa | July 21, 2013 | June 7, 2014 |
114 | 16 | "Tentacles of Terror: Part 1" / "Duelists of Sorrow: The Gimmicks Puppets' Rumble of Darkness!!" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | July 28, 2013 | July 14, 2014 (Hulu)[2] |
115 | 17 | "Tentacles of Terror: Part 2" / "Shark and Quattro's World-Shaking Mayhem!! The Hell-Shark Tag Team" | Yasuyuki Suzuki | August 4, 2013 | July 21, 2014 (Hulu) |
116 | 18 | "Now or Never: Part 1" / "Stern Duelists: The Dyson Sphere Upheaval!!" | Shin Yoshida | August 11, 2013 | July 28, 2014 (Hulu) |
117 | 19 | "Now or Never: Part 2" / "Kite In a Frenzy: The Ultimate Teacher-And-Student Bloody Battle!!" | Go Zappa | August 18, 2013 | August 4, 2014 (Hulu) |
118 | 20 | "Mission: Astral World, Part 1" / "Deity of the Holy Azure Land - Eliphas, the Radiant" | Shin Yoshida | August 25, 2013 | August 11, 2014 (Hulu) |
119 | 21 | "Mission: Astral World, Part 2" / "Transcendental State! The Threatening Double Rank-Up!! | Shin Yoshida | September 1, 2013 | August 18, 2014 (Hulu) |
120 | 22 | "Mission: Astral World, Part 3" / "Clash of the Two Kings! An Ancient Duel - Shark Vs. Vector" | Shin Yoshida | September 8, 2013 | August 25, 2014 (Hulu) |
121 | 23 | "Mission: Astral World, Part 4" / "Inheritor of the Light!! King of Wishes, Utopia Roots" | Shin Yoshida | September 15, 2013 | September 1, 2014 (Hulu) |
122 | 24 | "Assimilation: Part 1" / "A Sign of the World's Collapse!! Mr. Heartland's Grand Revolt" | Mitsutaka Hirota | September 22, 2013 | September 8, 2014 (Hulu) |
123 | 25 | "Assimilation: Part 2" / "The Hero's Triumphant Return! Carrying On a Friend's Will!!" | Mitsutaka Hirota | September 29, 2013 | September 15, 2014 (Hulu) |