The series began on April 11, 2011. As your new card type called Xyz monsters (to be made using are two or more monsters of the same level in a Xyz summon. The used monsters will serve as support for Xyz Monsters).
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is the fourth arc of Yu-Gi-Oh series! Successor of the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! 5d's, and predecessor of the new arc, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.
On 7 October 2012, after the last episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal series, the anime was accompanied with a second Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal series. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II. In the second series anime stopped a little focus on Numbers and began focus in the new villains for the series.