ZEXAL Ep. 5 - The Other Side of the Duel!

Hey, YuJaYu here with the review/summary for Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Episode 5 - "The Other Side of the Duel!" First up, summary: The episode opens with a boy at a local dessert store, which is having a 50% off sale. The boy warns the crowd gathered that the desserts have a hidden side and that they should be careful. The shopowner gets mad and the boy challenges him to a Duel to prove that his desserts are truthful. Most of the Duel is not shown, but the ending is: The boy activates Uratra C, Special Summoning Grenosaurus from the opponent's Extra Deck, attacking with it and beating the shopowner. The boy believes that everything has a hidden side; and he has a hidden power, the ability to flip things upside down and reverse objects. He sets his sights on Yuma Tsukumo, who is racing to get the item his sister requested. Astral notices the boy, and the boy notes of Yuma's fame for being a bad Duelist. The boy thinks Yuma must have great cards, and makes a plan to make Yuma use a certain card... At school, Yuma is telling Tetsuo and Kotori about Astral and how bossy he is. The boy (named Tokunosuke) approaches Yuma and introduces himself, to which Astral recognizes him from before. Tokunosuke attempts to give Yuma his Exceed monster "Baby Tragon", but Kotori takes him away before he can accept it. Tetsuo and Kotori warn Yuma about Tokunosuke's hidden tactics, meanwhile Tokunosuke says he will definitely give Yuma the card. During class, Astral (inside Yuma's pendant) explores the Astral World. Later, Tokunosuke tries to give Yuma the card, but Yuma's friends are there to foil him each time. He then convinces Yuma's classmate Taichi to participate in his plan for an Exceed monster. When Yuma gets home, Akari chews him out for Dueling again. Yuma gets a fan letter from a girl and runs upstairs to open it. Astral makes Observation No. 8: "Yuma is forbidden from Dueling". Yuma unwittingly opens the letter, receiving the Baby Tragon card. The next day at school, Yuma is accused by his friends of causing trouble around the school, even though Yuma never did any of this. Later, Yuma feels alienated, so Tokunosuke takes advantage of their "friendship", challenging him to a Duel. But Tokunosuke's real plan is to take Yuma's Exceed monsters, Hope and Revise Dragon. With a "Kattobingu da, ore!!!" the Duel begins! Tokunosuke goes first, placing a monster in face-down DEF mode. On Yuma's turn, he summons Gagaga Magician, and attacks and destroys Tokunosuke's face-down monster. It is Harisenbone, whose effect deals 400 points of damage to Yuma. Yuma ends his turn, and Tokunosuke begins his, by placing another face-down DEF monster. He then places two face-down cards and ends his turn. Yuma's turn! He summons Full Elf in ATK mode. He attacks with his monster (even though Astral says not to) and the face-down monster is revealed: the flip-effect monster Chew-Bone, which calls three Chew-Bone Jrs. to Yuma's field. Gagaga Magician attacks directly, dealing 1500 damage (Tokunosuke LP: 2500). Yuma then overlays the three Chew-Bone Jrs. to Exceed Summon Baby Tragon! However, this was Tokunosuke's plan, and so he activates his trap, Uratra C, to Special Summon a monster from Yuma's Extra Deck: Aspiring Emperor Hope! Tokunosuke reveals that he's the one who sent the fan letter and he was the one who framed Yuma. He also put a note on Yuma's back that states: "Whoever loses will ante up their best card". Yuma realizes that Tokunosuke was just pretending to be his friend and that he lied about believing in Yuma. Tokunosuke calls forth Yuma's Aspiring Emperor Hope, and Yuma and Astral are shocked. Review Time: The episode was okay. I didn't really like Tokunosuke, but I liked the Duel so far. Just wish it wasn't another two-parter. To watch the episode subbed, click the title post link; you can watch it there. Next episode: "The Treacherous Numbers!?" YuJaYu out!!! Or, "Kattobingu da, ore!!!"