Yuma doesn't overthink it. Someone's broken, so he shows up with a deck and asks them to fight. That's the entire philosophy of ZEXAL distilled into one special, belief as a physical force, delivered through cards. The gymnastics ace gets a duel not because he needs to learn something, but because Yuma treats hope like the most natural response to despair. It's shameless and earnest in a way that only this show gets away with.

Kotori brings Yuma along to the gymnastics club at their school so she can cheer on a friend. There they meet Taiki Kimura, the club's ace, who intends to quit after losing at a recent competition. Hoping to lift his spirits, Yuma challenges him to a duel. This short action fantasy special from the Yu☆Gi☆Oh! ZEXAL franchise aired in the middle of a live-action information segment about Yu-Gi-Oh!.