"Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (pronounced zay-al [IPA: zeɪal] in Japanese, pronounced zek-sul in English) is a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series and the successor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series."
"The anime first aired on April 11, 2011 in popular evening slots in Japan on TV Tokyo.[3] It introduces the Xyz Summon mechanic and Xyz Monsters. It also starts the use of the Series 7 card layout replacing the Series 3 layout used in later episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the majority of episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's."
Source :
http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_ZEXAL
At first, I didn't think the series was bad. It was barely okay in the beginning, but as it progressed into Season II. Things became a lot more interesting. With the introduction of the Duel Carnival and apparent increase in numbers, added character back story(s), and the main protagonist's adpatability, Zexal is probably my second favorite anime (Behind GX).
With the series nearly ending (Based on the trimming of the # of episodes of both GX and 5Ds in comparison to both, each other, and to the 1st series), I'd like to know, what are your impressions/thoughts/expectations so far?