After he starts playing Vanguard, he starts to come out of his shell and appears more confident in himself, resulting in a boost on his Cardfight skills. It is shown that Aichi isn't interested in school that much and his sister always wakes him up, though this behavior disappears after he starts playing Cardfight!! Vanguard.Īt first, he is a shy, taciturn and timid boy who doesn't stand out, but is always kind and nice to everyone. He eventually transferred to a different school after his mom got upset over the constant bullying.Īichi lives with his mother and little sister,Emi. He constructed a deck in the hopes of finding Kai and having a cardfight with him, but shortly after their encounter, Kai had apparently moved away.
Aichi couldn't picture himself any stronger at that moment, but the card gave him courage. During the fateful encounter with Kai, who was still a friendly teenager, he gave him the card Blaster Blade, telling him to imagine himself big and strong, like the royal knight depicted on the card. When he was younger, Aichi was a very shy and lonely boy who was frequently bullied at school. "Aichi" as a name originates from the third volume of the Man'yōshū, Japan's oldest collection of poetry, where it was referred to as Ayuchi, the Ayuchi-gata tidal flats. This follows a general trend in Vanguard of using historical names for characters. His forename primarily refers to the Aichi prefecture of Chubu, Japan. In Cardfight Vanguard manga from Monthly Bushiroad magazine, Aichi (in Link Joker arc) become a very cold person under the influence of PsyQualia Zombie's effect.Īccording to Kerokero Ace September 2011, Aichi's surname is written with the kanji for vanguard (先導), the forward element in a military formation (and, of course, a reference to the title of the franchise). His Vanguard Circle's color is blue but when using a Shadow Paladin deck, the color changes to dark blue.
When starting to play Vanguard, he believes more in himself, becoming a powerful Vanguard Fighter. He is a somewhat shy and timid young man who wishes to be a Vanguard Fighter, but has never had the chance to have a real fight until his second encounter with Kai. Because of his absence, Team Q4 is forced to fight Team TRY3 in the G Quest's Ultimate stage without him. In Cardfight!! Vanguard G, Aichi is studying abroad in America and is recruited by Ibuki to help with Plan G. As a result of playing host to the Void's seed, Aichi himself ends up becoming the final hurdle in Kai's quest to bring him home. Consequently, Kai set out to find Aichi and becomes the main protagonist during this period.
For the duration of season 4, Aichi was sealed by his own volition to keep Link Joker sealed away with him, while leaving his friends in the dark. He is also the main protagonist of Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah, along with Toshiki Kai. Aichi Sendou is the main protagonist ofCardfight!! Vanguard.