Yuma Tsukumo is the main character of Zexal. Yuma lives with his older sister and grandmother, because he lost his parents, who were archaeologists. A necklace that his parents gave him seems to hold many secrets. His dad also left him with his deck. Despite the lack of parents, Yuma is usually a happy and energetic child, who hates unfairness and cares about his friends. He never gives up and always shoots for the top. Unfortunately, he doesn't always make it. His goal is to become the world champion of dueling and has some of the cards he needs to do so, but, unfortunately, he is not a very good card player. Because of this drawback, he will often put himself in a tough position, such as facing against his tough future rival, Shark Ryouga. Yuma teams up with the mysterious Astral, who is conveniently a dueling genius. Even though Astral tries to help Yuma, he often does not listen because of his extreme stubbornness and wrongful pride. Although they have conflicting personalities, Yuma needs to learn to work with Astral, and put aside his pride or he will never be  a dueling champion.  

The story takes place in the near future in a city called Heartland. Tsukumo Yuma is a young duelist who strives to become the Duel Monsters champion, despite being an amateur. One day, during a duel with a school bully, a mysterious spirit called Astral appears before Yuma, and helps him to win. Astral then explains to Yuma that he is searching for his lost memories, which have been transformed into 99 "Xyz Monster" cards called "Numbers" and have been scattered across the globe. The "Numbers" have the ability to possess the duelists who own them and bring out their darkest desires. In order to recover his memories, and collect the "Numbers" cards, Astral teams up with Yuma.

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An Italian actor, voice actor and singer, mostly known for his roles as [Monkey D. Luffy](https://anilist.co/character/40/) and [Edward Elric](https://anilist.co/character/11/).

__Agency:__ Ken Production

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Married voice actress [Sayaka Senbongi](https://anilist.co/staff/119616/Sayaka-Senbongi) in 2020.

__Non-Anime Roles:__~!
-Gorou - Genshin Impact
-Camilo Madrigal - Encanto (Japanese dub)!~

Date of birth: 03-24
Hometown: New York, NY (residence)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70 kg

The son of [Hans-Georg Panczak](https://anilist.co/staff/168771/HansGeorg-Panczak). His nickname is 'Jani'.

__Non-Anime Roles:__ 
~! - Kyle Broflovski - South Park (Animated TV Series)
- Luke Skywalker - The Mandalorian (TV Series)
- Pim Pimling - Smiling Friends (Animated TV series) !~


The continuation of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. 
A new enemy has been revealed - Barian. They wish to gather the "Numbers" and destroy the Astral World to avoid their own world's destruction. As such, Yuma and his friends are their prime target, and the Barian begin to slowly enter Heartland City.

No one loves Dueling more than Yuma Tsukumo, but unfortunately for him, no one is worse at it! This isn’t going to stop Yuma from trying though. When Yuma calls on the memory of his parents during the Duel, a strange being called Astral appears, and the encounter is the start of Yuma’s amazing Duel journey!
 
(Source: Viz Media)

A short special aired in the middle of information about Yu-Gi-Oh! with real people. 
Kotori takes Yuma to the gymnastics club at their school to cheer on her friend. There they meet the ace of the club, Kimura Taiki, who plans to quit after a recent loss at a competition. To cheer him up, Yuma challenges him to a duel.

It’s a multiple chapter serial by Masashi Satou, artist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s manga. Unlike previous manga in V Jump, it will be a story intentionally including cards from the real card game.