Which card games make cards for my favorite anime?

Published September 24, 2026 · By the Cards from Japan editors

Summary

Often more than one. Chainsaw Man, Re:ZERO, GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime all appear in the title lists of both UNION ARENA and Weiß Schwarz. The card number tells you which game a card came from.

Two games, two title lists

UNION ARENA calls itself a "Common Rules Trading Card Game" built on characters from many manga, anime, and games. Its North American card list offers 24 titles to choose from, and the Japanese list offers 56. A UNION ARENA deck is 50 cards from one series. Weiß Schwarz's English card search offers more than 80 titles, and its Neo-Standard format also limits a deck to a single title.

Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, and Rurouni Kenshin are on both English lists as well. Bring in the Japanese UNION ARENA list and the overlap grows to include Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the MONOGATARI series, Mushoku Tensei, THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS, Gurren Lagann, and The Eminence in Shadow.

Reading the card number

A UNION ARENA number starts with the product code. EX16BT/MMM-2-001 is the first card in the Japanese Madoka Magica Magia Exedra booster [EX16BT]. English-edition product codes begin with UE, like UE04BT for CODE GEASS, and Japanese ones with UA, EX, and other letters. A Weiß Schwarz number starts with the title code instead. CSM/S96-E001 is "Blood Fiend, Power" from Chainsaw Man, and CSM is the code the English deck rules list for Chainsaw Man.

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