"The Cipher Hunter: Part 1", known as "The Metropolis of Despair - Heartland" in the Japanese version, is the one-hundredth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. It first aired in Japan as a one hour special with episode 99 on April 3, 2016 and will air on Teletoon on June 23, 2017. It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on March 28, 2017.
Yuya reaches a new place... Heartland City, the hometown of Yuto and Shay in the Xyz Dimension. Separated from Zuzu once more, Yuya wanders along the dilapidated streets with Sylvio and Gong. Before them, Duel Academy soldiers appear. At the same time, a Duelist wielding a dragon appears to Duel.
Featured Duel: Gong Strong, Sylvio Sawatari and Yuya Sakaki vs. Duel Academy Duelists
At the start of the Duel, the Field Spell Card "Crossover" is activated, as per the rules of an Action Duel. It will allow the players to use Action Cards, but they may only have one in their hand at a time.
Only a small portion of the Duel is shown. At that point, the Duel Academy Duelists control no cards. Yuya has activated "Smile World" and has "Stargazer Magician" (
1) and "Timegazer Magician" (
8) in his Pendulum Zones. Yuya, Gong, and Sylvio appear to perform a Pendulum Summon of three monsters together. "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (2500/2000), "Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo" (2400/3800) and "Abyss Actor - Superstar" (2500/1800), the latter of which has been targeted by "Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic". They then go on to defeat their opponents.
Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
In other languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
 Italian |
Un Benvenuto Bellicoso |
