"Judgment of the Stars! Xyz User "Hokuto Shijima" is the ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. It first aired in Japan on June 8, 2014.

In order to get rid of the disgrace inflicted by the one responsible for attacking Sawatari, LDS and You Show Duel School kick off a Dueling War against one another. The first match is Yuya, who is eager to fight for You Show Duel School, and one of LDS’s representatives, Hokuto Shijima. Hokuto, from the very start of the Duel, brutally attacks Yuya with overwhelming power. Yuya suppresses his feelings towards Entertainment Dueling, and while he tries to fight back using Pendulum Summoning to win, he finds himself incapable of one-upping Hokuto…