#Carddass Bandai

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Tamagotchi Carddass die cut stickers are now available at Carddass vending machines in Japan for ¥200 including tax.

[pokemonlezbian]

Game night! ^.^

[yyh4ever]

Binder Cover of the Yu Yu Hakusho 30th Anniversary Carddass

I just loved the binder cover illustration. The new Yu Yu Hakusho Carddass comes with a total of 50 cards, of which 8 are brand new.

No one better than Hiei himself to show us each of the cards, front and back. Kanata Hongo, who's playing Hiei on the upcoming Netflix live action series, unbox the 30th Anniversary Carddass!

[pokemerchandise]

before the release of the well-known Pokemon Trading Card Game, Bandai Carddass released several sets of Pokemon collectible cards. these cards could [for the most part] be found in special vending machines in 5-packs for 100¥ or for 20¥ per card.

part 1 and part 2 [pictured in the first 3 rows of images] were released in September of 1996, based on Pokemon Red and Green, sporting a graphic of the Pokemon on the front and information about it on the back. there were 309 of these cards, with 24 holofoil ones.

part 3 was released in April 1997 and part 4 in June 1997 [4th set of images]. these cards had a new look slightly more familiar to the TCG cards known today, with 151 cards + 2 secret cards released in Ito-Yokado stores [down below]. these cards also featured unique artwork exclusive to this series.

there were also special jumbo cards. these were released with stickers on one side and trainer facts on the other:

source: Bandai Carddass Pokemon Cards (Detailed Collectors Guide) on Sleeve No Card Behind, Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards on Bulbapedia

part 3/4 card photos courtesy of hundredstorms on Carousell

all other cards courtesy of Bulbapedia

card pack photo courtesy of Sleeve No Card Behind

[usoppictures]

[kachikirby]

Tfw Bandai made me drop from my break the second time today to react to them revealing a new carddas box set that is just "Seikihei Monogatari art with different backgrounds" while I'm reposting the manga chapters.

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To those who have Tabletop Simulator I have a mod that adds Yu-Gi-Oh! first official card game to it and now all 123 cards are in English!

If you want to learn more about the history of this forgotten & weird aspect of Yu-Gi-Oh! check out this video!

If you just want to check English card that I made for the mod here’s a google drive with all of them+some custom cards

[jujucarddass]

Le mystère des cartes Dr. Slump de Cosmi (1989)

En passant sur le fameux groupe Facebook hongkongais The New World, je suis tombé sur une vente, une white box des cartes Dr. Slump éditées par Cosmi en 1989.

Cette collection a toujours été un mystère pour moi, ne connaissant pas cet éditeur. Sont-ce des cartes non officielles ?

La réponse à cette question a été répondue en voyant les photos de l'annonce : la white box est tout ce qu'il y a de plus officiel. Mais chose étrange, elle ressemble fortement à une white box de Bandai.

Elle me fait également penser aux white box de Banpresto, dont voici un exemple :

Sachant que les cartes sont sorties en 1989, que Banpresto a changé de nom en février de cette même année, est-ce que Cosmi serait le nom de Banpresto avant cette date ? Ce qui reviendrait à dire que cette collection est sortie en janvier 1989. D'après Wikipédia, avant de prendre son nom actuel, Banpresto s'appelait Coreland Technology, on a le "co" en commun.

Mais l'adresse postale sur la box est à Osaka alors que Bandai et Banpresto sont de Tokyo...

En tout cas, c'est sûr qu'il y a un lien avec Bandai, les produits sont trop proches.

Avec SSK on a fouillé le Web japonais mais rien n'est sorti. Sur la box, on voit le nom d'une société qui s'appellerait Bararefusashi (バラレフサシ) mais Google affiche exactement zéro résultat.

Et pareil quand on cherche Cosmi avec Bandai, avec Banpresto.

Et l'adresse postale ne mène à rien, c'était il y a 33 ans quand même.

Bref, un mystère Carddass épais, comme on les aime.

Si vous avez des infos ou une intuition, n'hésitez pas à les partager !

Et pour le plaisir, je montre quand même les cartes, qui ressemblent à ça :

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1997 Pokemon Japanese Carddass PSA 1 PIKACHU Prism Holo Bandai Vending #25

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I FOUND MORE OLD BANDAI KIRBY JUMBO CARDDASS! Look at this original artwork 😍

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New sticker set by Bandai Carddass, with the characters of the Battle of the Christmas Night ❄

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Tamagotchi Carddass Die Cut Stickers Headed to Vending Machines Late May

Stickers are coming! Bandai has just announced that Carddass, a card game vending machine created by Bandai will be carrying new die cut stickers.

These stickers focus on the vintage Tamagotchi sprites in color and there is an impressive lineup of some of your favorite characters, Tamagotchi shells, and more. We rally like the sticker nameplates of your favorite characters.

Starting in late May, 2024 you’ll start seeing these stickers at Carddass vending machines nationwide in Japan for ¥200 including tax.

[pokemonlezbian]

Happy Trainer Tuesday!

[yyh4ever]

Yu Yu Hakusho 30th Anniversary Carddass

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the anime, Bandai has updated their first "Yu Yu Hakusho Carddass" released in 90s, and is now releasing a complete set that includes 8 new cards with the 30th anniversary illustrations. A binder featuring the 30th anniversary original art is also included.

Pre-orders: Premium Bandai from October 27, 2022

Delivery month: February 2023

Set contents: Total of 50 cards

36 normal cards x 1 card each

6 holo cards x 1 card each

8 new cards x 1 card each

1 special binder

4-pocket refill (13 refills)

Price: 9,900 yen (tax included)

Size: Card: approx. 86mm (H) x 59mm (W) / Binder: approx. 220mm (H) x 175mm (W) x 60mm (D)

Let's remember the 30th anniversary art, it includes 8 new original illustrations of Yusuke; Kuwabara; Koenma; Hiei; Kurama; Youko x Kurama; The Toguro Brothers; Itsuki x Sensui.

[oldschoolvpq]

HAPPY TAMAVERSARY! Smart Anniversary Party Set

It's November 23, so you know what that means...new Anniversary Tamagotchi to celebrate the market release date of the original Tamagotchi 26 years ago! Once again we have a Smart set, though it's a bit more lavish and readily available than last years.

To recap, last year the white Tamagotchi Smart was available via lottery on Bandai's exclusive shopping site Premium Bandai and shipped at the very end of August 2022 (close to 3 months before the general release of the coral pink, mint green, and NiziU versions). It includes the 1997 Friends TamaSma Card that lets you raise 4 classic characters (Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, Nyorotchi, Oyajitchi) in their 1996 monochrome pixel stylings along with playing the good old "Left or Right" game. Come to think of it, I wrote a post about the unboxing!

Anyway, this year's theme is Anniversary Party, plus it's available at general retail so more fans will be able to get their hands on it. Let's see how it looks next to last year's package.

IT'S BIG! The added length and depth comes entirely from the character book added as a bonus. (For those who've never opened a Smart, it's a VERY tight fit in there!)

On one side of the package you've got your special artwork...last year's mimicked the original P1 Japanese packaging, while this year's features a big old party with cake, balloons, plus all the Smart adults and the 10 included on the TamaSma Card, including Ginjirotchi who was picked by fans in a poll a few months back! This year's is much more in line with the modern Tamagotchi branding...I personally remain a fan of the classics.

Time to look inside!

Character Special Book? Check. Anniversary Party TamaSma Card? Check. Smart unit and wristband? Check. Instruction booklet and charging cable? Check and check. (Between my Vital Bracelets and my Smarts I'm swimming in these tiny cables!)

Now let's get a look at the actual unit.

Oh that is SPARKLY! A gorgeous glittery gradient makes up the "faceplate", with the new Tamagotchi logo screened in white on the clear cover. Matched with the purple of the unit it's a true visual treat.

Taking a look at the unit without the wristband, it's an opaque cool purple shell. I'd call it closer to periwinkle than lilac if we're going by Crayola crayon colors. The printed buttons around the Home button aren't a perfect color match, having a bit more red to them. It bothers me a bit but honestly I'm so busy staring at the sparkles I doubt I'll care much once this review is gone.

The wristband itself has a jelly-like opacity to it and feels a little firmer than the standard strap. The clasp is a slightly darker purple that matches the unit's Home button, and features no printing.

As for the Special Character Book...?

It's a bit smaller than the books that have been released so far. I thought it would be similar to the character introduction section of January's "Special Book", but it's actually BETTER!

While the Special Book used the blue-outline "modern" art for classic characters up until the Connection series, this book uses the original artwork from "back in the day". Pixels and personality galore! Plus they have full rosters for Angel, Garden, Ocean, Devil, and Yasashii, which were only covered briefly in the special book.

PLUS it's got character descriptions for EVERYONE, even the funky dudes who were exclusive to Data CardDass cards and random town residents who I'm not sure have ever been featured like this before!

All non-collab (NiziU, Sanrio, Molcar, One Piece, Pixar) SmaCard characters are included up to September's Magical Change as well. (The Anniversary Party characters are introduced pretty early on, plus they were all in past versions anyway.)

The inner covers also feature past series art including the original package, 20th anniversary art, and more!

I wasn't expecting so much love and care to go into a such a small volume, but I've gotten a real sense that whoever is in charge of Tamagotchi cares greatly about the history of the brand. Professor Banzo and Mika-Chu even give a send-off on the back cover, thanking us for 25 years and hoping we'll continue to stick with them going forward.

Overall, a great set sure to please even the most nitpicky of fans. Here's to another 25 years!

[leopauldelr]

10 Years of Aikatsu!

The first Aikatsu TV series aired on TV Tokyo on the 8th of October 2012. 2022 marks 10 years of the Aikatsu franchise and what a journey has been for the franchise. From Ichigo Hoshimiya's goal to become Starlight Academy's top idol to Hana's road to becoming Aikatsu Planet's top idol, five installments showcased the ups and downs of our favorite school idols.

Time to hop into the "lucky train", kids, because it's time for a quick history lesson on the Aikatsu franchise! Let's begin!

Aikatsu! (2012) - The saga began on the 8th of October, 2012, when Bandai launched the Aikatsu! franchise. which are made to appeal the little girls in the form of the TV series aired on TV Tokyo and the DATA CARDDASS arcade game where players can play as their favorite characters from the series or create their own character and take on a series of challenges to win Aikatsu cards to personalize their idols. The TV series centers on the life and times of Ichigo Hoshimiya, a middle-school student who wants to become an idol, just like the renowned Mizuki Kanzaki. That's why she, and Aoi Kiriya, are enrolling at the prestigious Starlight Academy to begin their journey.

Throughout the series, they've met various characters in the academy such as Ran Shibuki, Otome Arisugawa, Yurika Todo, Sakura Kitaoji, Kaede Ichinose, and others, all have in common in the academy; to become the best idols in the class.

What's unique about the Aikatsu franchise is that the singing voices of the characters are different from the seiyuus who did the dialogue for them. As a matter of fact, STAR☆ANIS, the singing group was responsible for the songs from the show. They even held concerts where they performed most of the songs from the TV show as well.

In the second season, the girls from Starlight Academy are facing the students from the rival idol school known as Dream Academy. Seira Otoshiro, Sora Kazesawa, Kii Saegusa, and Maria Himesato came from Dream Academy for some matters with the Starlight girls. Later on, with differences settled, Ichigo and Seira teamed up to form 2wings to take on WM, which comprises the school alum Mizuki and rising star Mikuru Natsuki. Apart from them, this season introduces the young Akari Ozora, who idolizes Ichigo and became the girl we know in the third season.

The third and final season of Aikatsu, labeled the Akari Generation arc of the series, centers on Akari Ozora as the main character of the series, and with Akari replacing Ichigo as the main character of the final season, Akari's accompanied by her new friends Sumire Hikami and Hinaki Shinjo on their journey to become the academy's top idols, no matter what lays ahead of them. She's a changed girl since we first met her in an earlier season.

The final season introduces us to another Aikatsu-related singing group named AIKATSU☆STARS, which, like STAR☆ANIS, is responsible for the songs from the final series.

Throughout the tenure of the original Aikatsu series, they have spawned two films such as Aikatsu the Movie and Aikatsu Music Awards, featuring storylines never seen in the TV series, giving fans a more enjoyable experience in the franchise.

Aikatsu Stars! (2016) - As the original Aikatsu series ended in the end of March 2016, its successor story, Aikatsu Stars!, was launched. , Aikatsu Stars centers on a brand new story of friends Yume Nijino and Rola Sakuraba as they are going to fulfill their quest to become the school's finest idols in the same way the four elite students, called the S4, did with their pride and prestige. Using their Aikatsu Cards, the stage is theirs to amaze the spectators.

The second season sees Yume Nijino's role as one of the members of S4 has been tested when the Venus Ark pays a visit, giving her a brand new challenge to take on. Traveling around the world on the Venus Ark, they've collected the best and brightest students from across the globe to nurture them into elite students unleashing the full capabilities of their talents. For Yume and the others, this is a challenge because they've been to the belly of the beast during the long summer months while reuniting with Koharu. This season introduces the Star Premium Rare dress, a powerful kind of dress representing the planets of the solar system and once all nine SPRs have been unleashed, the legendary Sun dress will be unleashed, and whoever possesses it promises the ultimate power.

It was first aired on TV Tokyo in the spring of 2016 to 2018 for 100 episodes and aside from the TV series, there was a movie version of Aikatsu Stars shown in the summer of 2016. The similarly named AIKATSU☆STARS from the final Aikatsu season has returned to perform songs from this series as well.

Aikatsu Friends! (2018) - After Aikatsu Stars ended in the spring of 2018, its successor, Aikatsu Friends!, took over and the third installment breaks away from the tradition because, for the first time, the seiyuu behind the characters are responsible for the songs on the series. Anyway, this series highlights the life and times of Aine Yuki and Mio Minato, two friends who are destined to be the best friends among the rest. This is about the rise and fall and reborn of the duo they formed as Pure Palette and how their road to the Diamond Friends Cup was tested by numerous rivals among the way.

The second season of Aikatsu Friends!, titled Aikatsu Friends! Kagayaki no Jewel, introduces fans to the brand new Jeweling Dress feature where the chosen ones will unleash their brilliance onstage. At the beginning of the second season, the Pure Palette girls accepted Hibiki Tensho’s mission to reunite with her old friend Alicia Charlotte, the crown princess of the Principality of Solvette. The second season features the new Jeweling Dress system and these new Premium Rare dresses add power to their live performances.

The show lasted for about 76 episodes.

Aikatsu On Parade! (2019) - Aikatsu on Parade! is the most ambitious crossover of the Aikatsu franchise, highlighting seven years of Bandai's hit children's franchise that wooed kidults all over Japan. The biggest Aikatsu crossover stars Raki Kiseki and the Pure Palette in their cross-dimensional adventure across the entire franchise, meeting iconic characters, performing iconic songs, and in due course, finding out what's going on with the cross-dimensional crisis that saw every single Aikatsu character popping up to a different world without reason. The show lasted for 26 episodes on TV, followed by a web anime highlighting Noeru Otoshiro, the sister of Seira, as she's representing Dream Academy in the ultimate battle of the schools.

Aikatsu Planet! (2021) - Aired on TV Tokyo from January to June 2021, Aikatsu Planet is the fourth installment of Bandai Namco's Aikatsu franchise that breaks apart from the franchise traditions. The newest installment is a mix of live-action J-drama (tokusatsu, if you like to refer) and anime sequences and instead of cards, Aikatsu Planet uses the swing system where avatars use swings to tame mysterious creatures known as Dressias, possessing wonderful outfits to use on stage battles. This series is about Mao Otoha, also known as Hana in Aikatsu Planet, and her goal is to become Aikatsu Planet's top idol. A year after the series finale, the movie version of the Aikatsu Planet arrived on July 15, 2022, picking up moments after the series finale.

And there you have it. 10 years of the Aikatsu franchise from the original to Aikatsu Planet, from Ichigo Hoshimiya to Hana. What a wonderful journey this series has been but now that we no longer see them on television and the Aikatsu Planet arcade game ending its service very soon, we don't really know what's next for the Aikatsu franchise.

Anyway, happy 10th anniversary to the Aikatsu franchise!