Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 140 " Soul - Binding Gate ! The Sealed Future ! " is the one - hundred - and - fortieth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on December 22 , 2010 . The episode was never dubbed , but became available to the world with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on March 10 , 2015 . Summary . Present . Inside the Ark Cradle , Jack , Leo , Luna make their way to one of the Planetary Gear s and Yusei and Vizor make their way to another , while Akiza and Crow duel Sherry at the third . " Z - ONE " was just destroyed , allowing Sherry to activate its effect . With it , she declares that shall send her opponents to their grave . Akiza questions Sherry ' s motive again and learns that she wants her family back . Wondering what this means , Akiza asks what wish Sherry asked Z - one for . Sherry reflects on a meeting she had with Z - one after being sucked out of the dimension shuttle . Z - one and Sherry flashback . Z - one explains that he has the power to grant any wish . Sherry then agrees to use her strength to defend his cause in exchange for him granting her wish in return . With that Z - one assigns her the task of defeating Yusei . Sherry is surprised at first , but insists that she doesn ' t care as long as they have their deal . Z - one then asks Sherry to lend him her power and the card " Soul - Binding Gate " appears beside them . Present . Sherry says that she shall defeat Akiza and Crow and by doing so , Z - one ' s power will change her past and she will still be with her family . Crow protests , asking if she intends to destroy New Domino City just to get her family back . Sherry replies that she has no hope for the future , but at the very least would like to get her family back . With the effect of " Z - ONE " Sherry removes the Field Spell Card " Soul - Binding Gate " from her Deck from play , allowing her to play " Z - ONE " on the field with the effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " and the inability to be destroyed . A large wall and gate wrap around the Planetary Gear , and a skeleton fixed to the gate clasps its hands around Sherry ' s body . Sherry vows to prevent Akiza and Crow from ruining Z - one ' s plan , even at the cost of her life . Crow is curious about this , but Sherry urges them to continue the Duel . Akiza Summons " Crystal Rose Spirit " , but Sherry points out that the copied effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " , destroys monsters Summoned with ATK lower than Sherry ' s Life Points and inflicts 800 damage to each player . The monster is destroyed and Akiza , Crow and Sherry ' s Life Points drop to 1150 , 1700 and 3200 respectively . The three players suffer a massive amount of pain from the damage they suffice , which Crow realizes is caused by " Z - ONE " . Since its real damage , Akiza assumes that losing will cost them their lives , which Sherry confirms . Since Sherry has 3200 Life Points , Crow thinks it would be difficult to Summon a monster with enough ATK to avoid immediate destruction . He thinks about using the effect of " The Soul - Binding Gate " to lower Sherry ' s Life Points and subsequently the the minimum ATK , but that would also cause him to lower Akiza ' s Life Points and quickly drop them to 0 . Akiza realizes what Crow is thinking and orders him not to worry about her . She Set s a card in her Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends her turn . Crow starts his turn . His hand contains " Chaos Life " , " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " and " Level Wing " . " Hurricane the Tornado " is the only monster in his hand , and can allow him to Synchro Summon later . However since it only has 0 ATK , he decides against Summoning it , so he Sets the other two cards and ends his turn . Sherry laughs at his refusal to Summon a monster , and asks if this is how friends protect each other . Sherry begins her turn and draws " Necro Fleur " . She Summons it and it is destroyed by the effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " . Akiza , Crow and Sherry ' s Life Points drop to 350 , 900 and 2400 respectively . Since it was destroyed , the effect of " Necro Fleur " activates and " Sorciere de Fleur " is Special Summoned . With 2900 ATK it is not destroyed by the effect of " The Soul - Binding Gate " . Crow realizes that a direct attack would cause either him or Akiza to lose . However , Sherry did not plan her victory with only a direct attack . Instead , she uses the effect of " Sorciere de Fleur " to Special Summon " Crystal Rose Spirit " from Akiza ' s Graveyard , which gets destroyed again . Sherry bids farewell to Akiza and claims that Crow ' s defeat would quickly follow . However Crow refuses to let Akiza lose and activates " Chaos Life " . Since an effect was about to reduce a player ' s Life Points to 0 , " Chaos Life " negates the damage and increases their Life Points by the same amount . The three players Life Points return to 1150 , 1700 and 3200 . Sherry attack s Crow directly with " Sorciere de Fleur " , but Akiza activates " Crystal Veil " . By removing the " Crystal Rose Spirit " in her Graveyard from play , she inflicts damage to Sherry equal to half its ATK and negate s the attack . Sherry ' s Life Points are dropped to 2500 and Crow and Akiza exchange thanks . Sherry asks if they think that that one move is going to make her lose . She claims that the result of the duel will be the same with or without the effect of " The Soul - Binding Gate " . Crow pleads with Sherry to end the Duel , but with the chance of reuniting with her family Sherry refuses and says that Crow would do the same thing given the chance . Crow disagrees , but Sherry is sure that the truth would speak differently . To demonstrate , she uses the power of " Z - ONE " to show them a vision . Vision of Z - one ' s world . Crow and Akiza find themselves in a play park . Silhouettes of a number of children , including Crow ' s orphan friends ; Daichi and Ginga and present . In the vision the children ' s parents are alive . Daichi and Ginga run and hug them as they are called . Sherry explains that this is the world changed by Z - one ' s power , a world where people get everything that they wish for . Deep in his heart , Sherry says that Crow knows that the Zero Reverse ruined people ' s lives . However in this world people are able to see their real families , she explains . Once the Duel is over , Sherry says that she shall be going to this world . The vision ends and Sherry ends her turn . Present . Akiza realizes that Crow has been moved by the vision , but urges him not to listen to Sherry as they must save the city , Yusei and the others . She asks him whether it is truly worth it to bet the safety of the people of Neo Domino City on a slim chance of getting the children ' s parents back . Akiza begins her turn and draws " Synchro Stream " , with which she sees as possible way to get through to Crow . To Crow ' s surprise , Akiza Summons " Blue Rose Dragon " , which gets destroyed and drops her , Crow and Sherry ' s Life Points to 350 , 900 and 1700 . The effect of " Blue Rose Dragon " then allows Akiza to revive " Black Rose Dragon " from her Graveyard with its effects negated . It is not destroyed as its ATK surpasses Sherry ' s Life Points . She Sets " Synchro Stream " , entrusting the duel to Crow and ending her turn . Before Crow draws , Sherry advises him to think carefully , reminding him that by giving up this Duel , he can have the children reunited with their families . Crow thinks of Taiga , Kokoro , Ginga , Daichi , Hikari and reuniting them with their families . Akiza tries to remind him of their true mission , but Crow is reluctant since he might cause her to lose . Sherry points out that Akiza has only 350 Life Points and if Crow Summons a monster with less than 1700 ATK , she will lose . Akiza tells Crow how Yusei had saved her from the darkness of her Psychic Powers because he put his life on the line to change her . Because of that moment , her powers faded and a new her was created . Akiza tells him firmly that if you believe in your own potential and live on , you ' re bound to change the future . She tells him to believe in the future of those children and live with how things are to the fullest , then asks him if that isn ' t how he thinks . Crow takes what Akiza said to heart , reflects on how Yusei and Jack have always helped him out and apologizes to everyone for nearly making a mistake . Crow stares back now determined at their opponent . Sherry questions Crow on how he can abandon the only chance of everyone getting back their families , but Crow responds that he believes in the future of the city and in Yusei . Crow draws " Rendering Tuning " , looks at all his cards and examines the Duel . He wonders why Akiza Summoned " Black Rose Dragon " if she is trying to protect her Life Points . Thinking about her face - down card , Crow gets an idea of what she ' s doing and believes in Akiza . He activates " Blackback " , reviving " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " from his Graveyard and losing the ability to Normal Summon this turn . With 1700 ATK , " Bora " is not destroyed . Crow then activates " Rendering Tuning " to Special Summon " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " from his hand . Due to its effect , the ATK of " Hurricane " becomes that of " Black Rose Dragon " , also preventing it from being destroyed . With his final card , " Level Wing " , he increases the Level of " Hurricane " to 4 . He tunes his two monsters and Synchro Summon s " Black - Winged Dragon " . Sherry asks what awaits someone like her who has lived their entire life waiting for revenge . her father only left her the power of the card " Z - One " . Again , Crow asks her what her parents would say if they saw her now . Sherry yells at him to stop : she spent her life trying to avenge her parents , but hasn ' t seen them in that time and asks how Crow would know how that feels . Crow claims that being able to live on is enough , and that destroying a city to bring back lost family members is unnecessary . Crow exclaims that if people believe in the future , anything can happen . Sherry repeatedly yells at him to stop and the skeleton lifts her up higher . Seeing no other way out , Crow orders " Black - Winged Dragon " to attack " Sorciere de Fleur " , but Sherry declares that the attack is useless since her monster has higher ATK . However , Crow tells her to watch how they change the future . Akiza nods that she had been waiting for this moment and activates " Synchro Stream " , increasing the ATK of " Black - Winged Dragon " , by that of " Black Rose Dragon " . With 5200 ATK , " Black - Winged Dragon " destroys " Sorciere de Fleur " . Sherry sees a silhouette of her father as her Life Points drop to 0 . Elsewhere Z - one views a diagram of the Planetary Gears and sees one of them stop . Back at the gear , the walls created by " The Soul - Binding Gate " begin to crumble . As the skeleton shatters , Crow rushes over to try and save Sherry as she falls . Seeing the danger he ' s putting himself in , Akiza runs after him . On the way to the other gears , Jack , Leo , Luna , Yusei and Vizor realize that Crow and Akiza have done it . As Sherry lies on the ground , she hears her father ' s voice and has a flashback of her childhood . Sherry and her father flashback . Sherry ' s father had once told her that the way of life prevents people from knowing if they will be happy or sad , but tells Sherry that she must never give up , and task herself to do justice so the future can look brighter . He then gives her the teddy with the " Z - ONE " card hidden inside . Present . Sherry says that her father was right and apologizes . Crow and Akiza , who were lying injured next to her get up and wonder what happened . They look up and see that Black Rose Dragon protected them from the larger parts of the crumbling wall . It then heals them and vanishes , leading Crow to speculate the true nature of psychic powers . Sherry asks Akiza and Crow what she can do in her current state . If she has nothing left , Crow suggests that she assist them in changing the future . Taking another look at " Z - ONE " Sherry remembers her father advising her to task herself to do justice and agrees to help . Crow suggests that they get going to the center gear , where Yusei should be waiting for them . Featured Duel : Akiza Izinski and Crow Hogan vs . Sherry LeBlanc . Turn 8 : Akiza Izinski Sherry has just activate d the effect of " Z - ONE " , removing the " Soul - Binding Gate " in her Deck from play and activating " Z - ONE " on the field with the same name and effects as " Soul - Binding Gate " . Since " Z - ONE " was activated this way , it can ' t be destroyed by card effects . Akiza Normal Summon s " Crystal Rose Spirit " ( 4 / 1400 / 700 ) in Attack Position . The effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " activates , destroying " Crystal Rose Spirit " and inflicting 800 damage to all players ( Akiza 1950 → 1150 , Crow 2500 → 1700 , Sherry 4000 → 3200 ) . Akiza Set s a card . Turn 9 : Crow Hogan Crow draws " Blackback " . Crow ' s hand contains " Level Wing " , " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " , and " Chaos Life " . Crow Sets two cards . Turn 10 : Sherry LeBlanc Sherry draws " Necro Fleur " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . The effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " activates and " Necro Fleur " is destroyed ( Akiza 1150 → 350 , Crow 1700 → 900 , Sherry 3200 → 2400 ) . Sherry activates the effect of " Necro Fleur " to Special Summon " Sorciere de Fleur " ( 8 / 2900 / 0 ) in Attack Position ( The effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " doesn ' t activate at this point as the monster that was just summoned has ATK that is equal or higher than Sherry ' s Life Points ) . Sherry activates the effect of " Sorciere de Fleur " to Special Summon Akiza ' s " Crystal Rose Spirit " from Akiza ' s Graveyard to her side of the field ( 4 / 1400 / 700 ) in Attack Position . The effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " activates and " Crystal Rose Spirit " is destroyed , but Crow activates his face - down " Chaos Life " to negate the damage that all players would have taken and increase all player ' s Life Points by the damage they would have taken ( Akiza 350 → 1150 , Crow 900 → 1700 , Sherry 2400 → 3200 ) . " Sorciere de Fleur " attack s Crow directly , but Akiza activates his face - down " Crystal Veil " to remove from play " Crystal Rose Spirit " from her Graveyard in order to negate the attack and inflict damage to Sherry equal to half the ATK of " Crystal Rose Spirit " ( Sherry 3200 → 2500 ) . Turn 11 : Akiza Izinski Akiza draws " Synchro Stream " . She then Normal Summons " Blue Rose Dragon " ( 4 / 1600 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . The effect of " Soul - Binding Gate " activates and " Blue Rose Dragon " is destroyed ( Akiza 1150 → 350 , Crow 1700 → 900 , Sherry 2500 → 1700 ) . Akiza activates the effect of " Blue Rose Dragon " to revive " Black Rose Dragon " ( 7 / 2400 / 1800 ) in Attack Position with its effects negated . Akiza Sets a card . Turn 12 : Crow Hogan Crow draws " Rendering Tuning " . He then activates his face - down " Blackback " to revive " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " ( 4 / 1700 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Crow then activates " Rendering Tuning " to Special Summon " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Crow then activates the effect of " Hurricane the Tornado " to target " Black Rose Dragon " and make the ATK of " Hurricane the Tornado " become equal to the ATK of " Black Rose Dragon " ( " Hurricane the Tornado " : 0 → 2400 / 0 ) . Crow activates " Level Wing " to increase the Level of " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " by three ( " Hurricane the Tornado " : 1 → 4 ) . Crow then tunes " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " with " Blackwing - Hurricane the Tornado " in order to Synchro Summon " Black - Winged Dragon " ( 8 / 2800 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Akiza activates his face - down " Synchro Stream " and equips the latter to " Black - Winged Dragon " . Now if " Black - Winged Dragon " attacks , it can gain ATK equal to the ATK of another Synchro Monster until the End Phase . " Black - Winged Dragon " attacks " Sorciere de Fleur " . The effect of " Synchro Stream " activates ( " Black - Winged Dragon " : 2800 → 5200 / 1600 ) . " Black - Winged Dragon destroys " Sorciere de Fleur " ( Sherry 1700 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards were used in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .