New Recruits A lot has happened to Aichi since we last saw him.
The brand has spun-off a weekly prime-time animated TV series, which is currently available globally in English on You Tube, with Itou as part of the production team..
Vanguard would premiere as a serialized manga in 2010 to lay the foundation for a TRPG which would debut globally February 2011.
After working with the Yu Gi Oh franchise for nearly a decade, Itoh would pair up with Japanese trading card leaders Bushi Road to develop a new card game - Vanguard.
The series was a regular feature in Shonen Jump Magazine for four years and significantly expanded the brand from comic for teens to full-blown gaming narrative.
After working as an assistant on the original Yu Gi Oh comic, Itoh would evnetually come to draw the Yu Gi Oh sequel Yu Gi Oh R.
Raised in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Itou cut his teeth as an assistant for Studio Dice and Yu Gi Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi.
Over the last decade his work has been associated with some of the world\'s most popular trading card games - Yu Gi Oh and Vanguard.
Who knew starting a cardfight club would be so difficult?About the Author: Akira Itou is a writer, gamer, and international best-selling comic artist.
But as he will soon find out, high school life may become his biggest challenge yet.
He recently won the Vanguard Asia Circuit and is now about to enroll in high school.
New Recruits A lot has happened to Aichi since we last saw him
