Cardfight!! Vanguard (Japanese: カードファイト!! ヴァンガード, Hepburn: Kādofaito!! Vangādo) is a Japanese media franchise created in collaboration among Akira Itō (Yu-Gi-Oh! R), Satoshi Nakamura (Duel Masters), and Bushiroad president Takāki Kidani. An anime television series was produced by TMS Entertainment and aired in Japan on TV Tokyo starting on January 8, 2011. An official trading card game by Bushiroad began releasing in Japan on February 26, 2011, in Singapore on May 5, 2011, and internationally on May 12, 2011. A manga series was also announced and began publishing in Kerokero Ace magazine on March 26, 2011.

The series continued for thee additional seasons: Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit (カードファイト!! ヴァンガード アジアサーキット編, Kādofaito!! Vangādo Ajia Sākito Hen, lit. Cardfight!! Vanguard Asia Circuit Chapter), which began airing on April 8, 2012; Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker (カードファイト!! ヴァンガード リンクジョーカー編, Kādofaito!! Vangādo Rinku Jōkā Hen?, lit. Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Chapter) on January 13, 2013;[2] and Legion Mate (レギオンメイト編, Region Meito Hen?, lit. Legion Mate Chapter) on March 9, 2014. An anime/live action film was released on September 13, 2014 in Japan.

Cardfight!! Vanguard G ran from October 26, 2014 to October 5, 2015. It was followed by Cardfight!! Vanguard G GIRS Crisis on October 11, 2015.