Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V Episode 93

Sorry for the delay everyone, the subs came out late this week!And you know what? It kind of worked out, because I want to see the next episode sooner than later. This episode felt really short and fast, and with the week almost over, it certainly won’t be too long before the next episode comes out.

Generally speaking, not too much had  happened. We see the Commons flooding into the heart of the city causing a riot, and Jean couldn’t care less. This guy is on cloud nine because not only has Academia retreated but he has captured one his ace, Yuzu. In fact, he not only just disqualified Yuugo on the whim (which is actually really unfair to him since it’s not like he didn’t show up), but immediately changed the match up to be what was supposed to be the final battle, Sergey VS Jack Atlas, the present King. He did this because now is his best time to knock the commons off their feet in one sweep by having Sergey defeat Jack, just as he planned.

I for one am rooting for Jack. I am so glad they showed us more of his true and softer heart. Sam had the guts to finally muster up his courage and confess he held a grudge against him, and entrusted his card to Yuuya who then showed him how amazing the card actually is (which is silly really because Jack used this card too in order to become King). So Jack explains to him, “All cards have their purpose. People are the same. You have your own, Sakakai Yuuya has his, and I have mine.” BEST FREAKING LINE EVER. So beautiful and it just provides more proof how Jack is not the cold-hearted King who “ditched” his fellow commons, he is wise. He even told Sam to relay the message to Yuuya, which is something I think Yuuya definitely needs to hear and will give him a form of clarity for the inner conflict he is struggling with right now. But the question is at this point, will they actually end up competing against each other? Or will they wait until this whole ‘taking over the city’ conflict with Jean is over?

Anyhow, it ultimately depends on the outcome of this match and what Jean intends to do if Sergey were to win.
We know that if Sergey wins, not only would that mean he had successfully dethroned the reigning King Jack Altas, but also eliminate that shining light of hope for the Commons. And it makes me wonder, maybe he might just disqualify Yuuya as well, since there would be no real purpose other than validating Sergey’s abilities worthy to be King.

Since Yuzu has been captured and just as he had done with Yuuya, Jean is happily enlightening her about his grand plans and like Yuuya, she thinks he is crazy. My first and foremost fear is he will attempt to plant that stupid device onto her, just as he wanted to do with Yuuya, but made it work with simply installing it on his helmet. So it is essential for them to rescue her ASAP. Sora and Tsukikage has both already went ahead of the group since Yuuya was too battered and bruised to join them. But still, the second Gongenzaka, Enjoy~ and Sawatari appeared, he and Gongenzaka went off to catch up to the others. Meanwhile all of this, Shun is hopelessly searching for Academia, but they are already gone- welp.
It also makes me wonder how Reiji will react now. Those there is a riot happening outside, they do have a bit of breathing space (aside from Yuzu and Selena both being captured by two different parties) to figure out what to do from here on out. But of course, he and Shun are the only two who are not aware that both Yuzu and Selena has been captured. So first he will need to receive the memo, which might be a while unless Jean decides to brag about his success.

Finally, Sergey’s cyborg transformation most certainly was reminiscence of the 5Ds stuff, but it was probably way better executed – if I say so myself. While it looks really messed up and in ways, horrific, it is a pretty sick design and their animation of the transformation was real slick. We also received yet another confirmation that yes, Jean and Sergey are in fact cheaters. Sergey can see all the action cards on the track, though it’s hard to say whether or not he can specifically identify them. I thought about how it would be funny if he suddenly drew one of those bad action cards, something we haven’t seen for at last a year now- implying they may had decided to ditch the concept. But also, because it has been so long since we have seen a bad action card pop up, it would definitely break the consistency which was formed over the coures of the year to suddenly make it appear- and it would also be perceived as an ass-pull to victory for both parties.

Last thing before I head out, nobody bothered to ask or explain that Selena was recaptured by Academia? Poor girl. She has already been forgotten… Oh right, I wanted to mention this: I noticed they the shading in some scenes were different compared to usual. I loved the soft touch it had, it looked really good.