Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 072

"The Time For The Showdown!! Yuma VS Kaito, The Other Finals of the World Duel Carnival!" is the seventy-second episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on September 17, 2012.

Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Kite Tenjo
Turn 1: Yuma

Yuma Normal Summons "Ganbara Knight" (0/1800) and activates the Continuous Spell Card "Zerozelock", which prevents face-up Attack Position monsters with 0 ATK from being targeted by attacks.

Turn 2: Kite

As Kite controls no monsters, he Special Summons "Photon Thrasher" (2100/0) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. He then Normal Summons "Photon Crusher" (2000/0). Kite Tributes his two monsters with 2000 or more ATK to Special Summon "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" (3000/2500) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. "Galaxy-Eyes" attacks "Ganbara Knight", with Kite activating the Quick-Play Spell Card "Galaxy Burst" from his hand, letting him negate the effects of two cards his opponent controls at the expense of halving a "Photon" monster's ATK. The effects of "Ganbara Knight" and "Zerozelock" are negated and the ATK of "Galaxy-Eyes" is halved (3000 → 1500). "Galaxy-Eyes" attacks and destroys "Ganbara Knight" (Yuma 4000 → 2500). Kite activates the Continuous Spell Card "Battle Gravity". If a player does not attack with monsters they control during their turn, they take 1000 damage at the End Phase. Kite Sets a card.

Turn 3: Yuma

Yuma Normal Summons "Goblindbergh" (1400/0), with its effect activating, letting him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from his hand. He Special Summons "Gagaga Magician" (1500/1000) in Attack Position. Yuma overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon "Number 39: Utopia" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. "Utopia" attacks "Galaxy-Eyes", with Yuma activating the effect of "Utopia", detaching an Overlay Unit to negate his own attack. He activates the Quick-Play Spell Card "Flash Effect" as a monster effect was activated during the Battle Phase It increases the ATK of "Utopia" by 800 (2500 → 3300), but negates the effects of all face-up Effect Monsters. Therefore, the attack cannot be negated, so it continues. Kite activates his face-down "Battle Simulation", halving the ATK of the battling monsters ("Galaxy Eyes" 3000 → 1500, "Utopia 3300 → 1650) and preventing the destruction of both monsters by battle. Yuma activates the Quick-Play Spell Card "Bi-Bind" as his monster's ATK was lowered. It doubles the ATK of "Utopia" (1650 → 3300) and stops any effect that would prevent destruction of the opponent's monster by battle from being applied. Therefore, the attack continues and "Galaxy-Eyes" is destroyed (Kite 4000 → 2200). Yuma Sets a card.

Duel continues in the next episode.

Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.

Error

 * When Kite lands and begins talking to Yuma, Yuma is seen wearing his Duel Disk, despite not equipping it until later in the episode.
 * When Kite Tributed his monsters one by one to Summon "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, he said "2000 ATK 'Photon Crusher'" when he Tributed "Photon Thrasher", and vice versa.