https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/86 guides to Japanese trading cards, written from official game sites, grading company pages and marketplace help pages, with a search across every article.en-us https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-trading-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-trading-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedStart by identifying the card, not by looking up a price. A Japanese card is pinned down by its game, language, product code, and card number, and a search by character name pulls in other sets and English printings. Once the exact card is clear, sealed product, raw singles, and graded copies each get their own price check. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/how-to-buy-japanese-trading-cards-from-japan/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/how-to-buy-japanese-trading-cards-from-japan/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedMost U.S. buyers use a Japan-based store that ships worldwide, buy from a Japan-based seller on eBay, or use an official channel such as Premium Bandai's U.S. site for Bandai exclusives. Pokémon Center Online, the official Japanese Pokémon shop, delivers only within Japan. Both worldwide shippers covered here put customs duties and import taxes on the buyer. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-vs-english-trading-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-vs-english-trading-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedThe two versions are separately produced products, and the pack size, price, and release date can all differ even when the card list is identical. In the first booster sets of GUNDAM CARD GAME and Dragon Ball Super Fusion World, a Japanese pack holds 6 cards and an English pack holds 12. Prices for packs and for the cards pulled from them therefore form separate markets for each language. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/tcg-booster-box-explained/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/tcg-booster-box-explained/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedA booster pack is the smallest sealed unit, a booster box holds a set number of the same pack, and a case holds several boxes. A single is one specific card, so buying it involves no luck of the draw. Pack size and price change from product to product, and many boxes add accessories to the packs, so the words "box" and "booster" in a product name do not settle what is inside. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/sealed-vs-singles-trading-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/sealed-vs-singles-trading-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedIf you want a particular card, buy the single. If the unopened box or pack is the thing you want to own, buy sealed. Graded cards sit in between as a third format, where the price covers a grading company's verdict and holder on top of the card itself. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-size-card-sleeves/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-size-card-sleeves/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedThe safest fit is the official sleeve made by the publisher of the game you play. Only some publishers print dimensions: the Pokémon Deck Shield measures 9.2 × 6.6 cm, and the Weiß Schwarz supply set sleeves measure 67 × 92 mm. Limits on double-sleeving and rules on matching sleeves come from each game's event rules. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/anime-card-games-by-series/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/anime-card-games-by-series/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedOften 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. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/identify-japanese-trading-cards-english/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/identify-japanese-trading-cards-english/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedFor Yu-Gi-Oh!, the ONE PIECE Card Game, the GUNDAM CARD GAME, and Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World, yes. The Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! database page prints the English name beside the Japanese one. The other three games use the same card number in both languages, so searching that number in the English card list brings up the English name. Cards given out only in Japan don't show up on the English lists. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/ebay-fees-selling-japanese-cards-us/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/ebay-fees-selling-japanese-cards-us/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGetting startedIn trading card categories such as Collectible Card Games, eBay's U.S. final value fee is 13.25% of the sale up to $7,500 and 2.35% of anything above that, plus $0.30 or $0.40 per order. The sale total it's charged on includes the shipping the buyer paid and sales tax. You get 250 free listings a month, and each one after that costs $0.35. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonRead the marks printed on the card. The expansion mark tells you which product the card came from, and the collection number tells you its place in that product; with both in hand, you will not mix it up with another card of the same Pokémon. A name search returns cards from many eras and rarities because popular Pokémon appear in so many products. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-booster-box-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-booster-box-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonIdentify the box by the official Japanese product name and set code, because that is what tells you which pack is inside. Pack types differ a lot: a standard expansion pack holds 5 cards at ¥180, while a high-class pack holds 10 cards at ¥550. Products labeled "BOX" also range from a plain box of packs to sets that bundle packs with extras. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-booster-box-vs-bundle-etb-packs/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-booster-box-vs-bundle-etb-packs/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonThe difference is how many packs you get and what comes with them. For the English expansion Destined Rivals, the Booster Display Box held 36 packs, the Elite Trainer Box (ETB) held 9 packs plus a promo card and play accessories, and the Booster Bundle held 6 packs and nothing else. Not every expansion gets a booster box, and ETB contents shift from set to set and between retail and Pokémon Center editions. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-sets-card-lists/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-sets-card-lists/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonStart from the set's page on the official Japanese site and follow its カードリスト (card list) link. It opens the official card search already filtered to that product, so every card in the set appears and nothing else does. English sets live in a separate database on the English Pokémon site, where you pick the expansion by series. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-rarity-ar-sar/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pokemon-rarity-ar-sar/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonJapanese cards mark rarity with letter codes such as AR, SR, and SAR. English cards, starting with the Scarlet & Violet series, use black circles, diamonds, and stars, plus foil and gold stars in different counts. The two systems are built differently, and each official explanation covers only its own language's marks. The single letter at the bottom left of a Japanese card, such as H, I, or J, is a regulation mark and says nothing about rarity. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-151-japanese-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-151-japanese-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonJapan's Pokémon Card 151 is an enhanced expansion released June 16, 2023, sold in 7-card packs at ¥290 and marked SV2a on each card. The English 151 expansion is a separate release that began September 22, 2023. Its official page lists nine products, including an Elite Trainer Box and a Binder Collection, and no Booster Display Box. So a "151" listing can hold very different things depending on the language and the product. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/terastal-festival-ex-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/terastal-festival-ex-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonTerastal Festival ex is a Japanese high-class pack released December 6, 2024, with 10 cards for ¥550 and the expansion mark SV8a. The official page promises a guaranteed Pokémon ex in every pack, and the set gathers Eevee ex with all eight of its evolutions as ex cards. It also has a large number of SAR cards, a few of them made through outside collaborations. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/vstar-universe-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/vstar-universe-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonVSTAR Universe is a Sword & Shield high-class pack released in Japan on December 2, 2022, with 10 cards for ¥550 and the expansion mark s12a. It is the pack that introduced two rarities, AR (Art Rare) and SAR (Special Art Rare). Each pack guarantees one V, VSTAR, or VMAX, and the set reprints a number of strong cards. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-30th-celebration-2026/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-30th-celebration-2026/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonThe main release is the 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack, launched worldwide on September 16, 2026. In Japan each pack holds six holo cards for ¥360, and every pack contains one Pikachu card. A premium deck set and the FUTURISTIC BOX came out the same day, followed by nine card sets on October 16, and each of those holds something quite different from a pack. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/sealed-pokemon-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/sealed-pokemon-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonYes. Japan's official Pokémon Card Game site warns about seller-made "oripa" packs, about "searched" packs and boxes that have had the hits pulled out, and about counterfeits. On eBay, trading card repacks may be listed only by sellers eBay has approved in advance. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-packs-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-packs-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonThey do. In Japan, the Inferno X expansion pack launched at 5 cards for ¥180, the Pokémon Card 151 enhanced expansion pack at 7 cards for ¥290, and the Terastal Festival ex high-class pack at 10 cards for ¥550. In English, some expansions such as Crown Zenith never sold packs on their own, so a loose pack's origin depends on the product it came out of. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-promo-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-promo-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonOften, yes, because Pokémon's official product pages list the promos packed in each product. On the English side, the official pages show Elite Trainer Boxes and collections carrying one or two promos each, while Japanese promos turn up in bundled sets and in giveaway campaigns tied to pack purchases. Popular Pokémon have many promos, so a name alone will not narrow a listing to one card. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pikachu-promo-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-pikachu-promo-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonLook at the collection number. Japanese promos carry a promo code after the number, such as "SV-P" or "S-P," and the official card search lists where each promo was given out. Two cards can share the name "Pikachu ex" while one came from a booster pack and the other shipped as a promo in a boxed product. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-charizard-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-charizard-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonBecause one Japanese expansion often prints Charizard ex several times at different rarities. The 2023 set 黒炎の支配者 has four Charizard ex cards, each with its own collection number. A listing is pinned to one card only when the expansion mark, the number, and the rarity mark all match, not the name alone. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-singles-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-singles-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonType the name into Japan's official card search, then open each result's detail page, which shows the product, collection number, rarity mark, and illustrator. The product name alone is often not enough, since one set can hold the same Pokémon under several numbers. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-price-sites/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-card-price-sites/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonEach site builds its number from a different pool of sales. TCGplayer's Market Price averages recent sales on TCGplayer, PriceCharting uses sold listings from eBay and its own marketplace, and 130 Point searches eBay sales from the last 90 days. That is why one Japanese card can show three different prices. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/rare-japanese-pokemon-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/rare-japanese-pokemon-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonOfficial Pokémon sources tell you a card's rarity within its set and which product or campaign it came from. Grading companies publish counts, but those only cover cards each company has graded, and CGC states outright that its population figures are not an indicator of rarity. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-pokemon-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-pokemon-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonFor PSA-graded cards, look up the cert number on PSA's site. The language is part of the Brand/Title field, as in "POKEMON JAPANESE PROMO." The cert page also shows the year, the subject, the variety, and the grade. The fields are not filled the same way for every card, and some records have no card number at all. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-10-pokemon-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-10-pokemon-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonCondition. PSA grades each card on a 1 to 10 scale with 10 as the best, and a PSA 10 shows as "GEM MT 10" on the label and on the cert page. PSA grades only cards it has judged authentic, but the number itself describes condition, and which card it is from which set sits in separate fields. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/where-to-buy-pokemon-cards-japan-tokyo/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/where-to-buy-pokemon-cards-japan-tokyo/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonNot always. For the 30th CELEBRATION expansion released September 16, 2026, Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO sold packs only to people who won an advance lottery, with a limit of 10 packs per person. The official store list shows where each Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store in Tokyo is. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-center-japan-card-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-center-japan-card-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonNo. Pokémon Center Online delivers only to addresses in Japan, and its delivery guide says it does not accept overseas delivery. Some card products are sold by lottery, and entering, getting results, and ordering all happen on the site. Without a Japanese delivery address, you cannot buy from it directly. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-vs-korean-vs-chinese-pokemon-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-vs-korean-vs-chinese-pokemon-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonAt least some do. The 2026 30th CELEBRATION expansion is listed with a September 16 release on the Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese official sites, and it appears under the same name in the Hong Kong product list. Prices differ by region, and each language edition is a separate product. The official site for mainland China presents its own lineup. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-base-set-1st-edition-shadowless/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/pokemon-base-set-1st-edition-shadowless/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonPSA's Set Registry lists the 1999 English Base Set as separate sets, including 1st Edition, Shadowless, and Basic Set. The Pokémon Company's corporate history dates the card game's launch to October 1996 in Japan and January 1999 in the U.S., where it arrived as "Pokémon Card Game: Base Set." Which of those sets a graded Base Set card belongs to is written on its label. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/most-expensive-pokemon-card-pikachu-illustrator/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/most-expensive-pokemon-card-pikachu-illustrator/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPokémonIt is a Pikachu card that was never sold in stores. Guinness World Records says it was released only as a prize in a 1998 illustration contest and was designed by Atsuko Nishida, credited as Pikachu's original creator. A copy graded PSA GEM MT 10 sold through Goldin Auctions in February 2026 and is listed by Guinness as the most expensive Pokémon trading card sold at auction. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-game-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-game-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceOne Starter Deck. Each one holds a 51-card constructed deck that includes the Leader, 10 DON!! cards, and a playsheet, which matches the setup the official rule manual asks for: one Leader, a 50-card deck, and a 10-card DON!! deck. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceFor most sets so far, the Japanese version has arrived about two and a half to four and a half months before the English one. OP-01 launched in Japan on July 22, 2022, and in English on December 2 that year. OP-17 cut the gap to six days in August 2026, so a months-long wait is no longer a given. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-booster-box-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-booster-box-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceA booster box holds packs from a single set, and some sets add one box-topper card. Other boxed products, such as the Premium Card Collections, contain a fixed group of cards and no packs at all. The official product pages for sets like OP-01 and OP-12 do not say how many packs come in a box. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-booster-packs-vs-boxes/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-booster-packs-vs-boxes/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceNot necessarily. Cards are packed at random, and the English page for OP-12 warns that "multiples of one card may appear, or it may be difficult to assemble a full set." A box is many packs from one set bought at once. It does not fix which cards those packs contain. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-list-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-list-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PiecePick the set from the Recording menu, narrow the list by color, card type, or illustration type, and then settle on the card number. Standard and parallel versions appear as separate entries under the same number with no "parallel" label, so the image is what tells them apart. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-set-codes-op-eb-prb-st-p/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-set-codes-op-eb-prb-st-p/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceThey name the product type. OP is a booster pack, EB an Extra Booster, PRB a Premium Booster, and ST a Starter Deck, while P is used for promotion card numbers. Card numbers pair the code with a set number, as in OP01-001, but the English releases have not always used the same codes as Japan. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-cards-english-tournaments/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-cards-english-tournaments/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceNot in North America, Latin America, or Oceania. The English Tournament Rules Manual requires English cards for the Leader and Main Deck at every tournament event in those regions, and English or French cards in Europe. DON!! cards are the exception: any officially distributed DON!! card, in any language, is allowed. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-promo-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-promo-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceThey are handed out as tournament prizes and participation packs, in official promotion card sets, and through collaborations with other companies. The official Card List's Promotion card section shows 374 entries in English and 439 in Japanese, and each entry names where the card was distributed. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-don-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-don-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceBeyond the plain DON!! cards that come ten to a Starter Deck, many boosters and promotions carry DON!! cards with their own artwork. PREMIUM BOOSTER ONE PIECE CARD THE BEST [PRB-01] alone added 30 new DON!! cards, plus gold-foiled versions. For tournaments, any officially distributed DON!! card is legal in any language. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-starter-decks/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-starter-decks/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceYes, in price and extras. The official site describes a Starter Deck as a preconstructed 50-card deck, one Leader card, 10 DON!! cards, and three basic-rule index cards. The newest English decks, ST-31 to ST-36, cost $11.99 and now include a booster pack, while several others, including the EX and Ultra Decks, cost more and add bonus packs or special cards. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-romance-dawn-op01/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-romance-dawn-op01/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceRomance Dawn has 121 card types: 8 Leaders, 45 Commons, 30 Uncommons, 26 Rares, 10 Super Rares, and 2 Secret Rares. Some of those also exist as parallel versions, including six box-topper parallels, so picking OP-01 in the official Card List returns 154 entries. The English set came out on December 2, 2022, at $4.19 per pack. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-manga-parallel-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-manga-parallel-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceNo. The official Card List has no rarity called manga rare or manga parallel. Art drawn from manga panels is an Illustration Type, labeled Comic on the English list, and it shows up well beyond the chase parallels. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-card-sales-data/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-one-piece-card-sales-data/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceOn PriceCharting, yes. Japanese and English cards sit in separate sets, so OP-01 appears once as One Piece Romance Dawn and again as One Piece Japanese Romance Dawn. Both pages carry "Set Code: OP01" and the card numbers match, which leaves the word Japanese in the set name as the only language marker. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/grading-one-piece-cards/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/grading-one-piece-cards/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceBoth do. PSA says it grades vintage, modern, and TCG cards, and its cert lookup returns One Piece cards filed under the TCG Cards category. CGC says it grades virtually all trading card games and does not list One Piece among the cards it turns away. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-game-how-to-play/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/one-piece-card-game-how-to-play/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne PieceEvery turn runs through five phases: Refresh, Draw, DON!!, Main, and End. You draw a card, add two DON!! cards, and then play cards and attack during your Main Phase. The player going first skips the draw and adds only one DON!! on the first turn, and neither player can attack on their first turn. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-yugioh-ocg-vs-tcg/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/japanese-yugioh-ocg-vs-tcg/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!The card name and art can match, but the OCG in Japan and the TCG in English run on separate release schedules, separate products, and separate Forbidden & Limited Lists. Blue-Eyes White Dragon first appeared in Japan on March 6, 1999, and in English on March 8, 2002. The JP or EN in a set number marks the region, though the earliest printings carry no such marker. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-card-size-sleeves/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-card-size-sleeves/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!KONAMI's official Japanese sleeves, sold as Duelist Card Protectors, fit cards up to 59 mm by 86 mm and come 70 to a pack. That figure is the sleeve's limit, and no official page we found gives the dimensions of the card itself. The official English sleeves come 50 to a pack and list no size at all. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-rarity-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-rarity-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!For the five basic rarities, look at two places, the card name and the artwork. A Rare has a silver foil name and plain art, a Super Rare has plain name text and holographic art, and Ultra Rares and Secret Rares have foil on both. The official TCG site describes eleven rarities in all. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-card-lists-set-codes/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-card-lists-set-codes/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!Yes. KONAMI's official card database has a Search by Card Number option, and entering QCCP-JP001 returns a single card, Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The card's page then lists every product it was printed in, with date, number, product name, and rarity. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-cards-never-sold-in-stores/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-cards-never-sold-in-stores/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!Mostly tournament prize cards. KONAMI's YCS FAQ lists an Ultra Rare Anotherverse Stratios prize card for first place and a Super Rare version for second through fourth. A few cards were made only once, such as Tyler the Great Warrior, created through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-25th-anniversary-quarter-century/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-25th-anniversary-quarter-century/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!Quarter Century Secret Rare is the 25th anniversary rarity. It debuted in Japan in RARITY COLLECTION -QUARTER CENTURY EDITION- on February 18, 2023, and KONAMI's Quarter Century Bonanza page says these cards "are only here during the 25th Anniversary." In the official database, Blue-Eyes White Dragon's last Quarter Century Secret Rare printings are from April 2025 in both English and Japanese. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-alternate-artworks-database/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-alternate-artworks-database/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!Yes. Each card page in the official Yu-Gi-Oh! card database shows the card's illustrations as a row of numbered thumbnails. Dark Magician has 17 on the Japanese page and 11 on the English page. The page text does not say which printing uses which artwork. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-rush-duel-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-rush-duel-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!Rush Duel is a faster Yu-Gi-Oh! card game from KONAMI. You draw until you hold five cards at the start of every turn, and you can Normal Summon as many monsters as you like. Decks run 40 to 60 cards and each player starts at 8,000 Life Points. The physical cards carry numbers beginning with RD/ and have their own database, separate from the standard OCG. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-cards-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/yugioh-cards-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!A Main Deck is 40 to 60 cards made from three kinds of cards: Monsters, Spells, and Traps. Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters go in a separate Extra Deck of up to 15 cards, and you can run no more than three copies of any card. Both players start at 8000 Life Points, and you win by reducing your opponent to 0 or when they have to draw from an empty deck. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/early-yugioh-card-numbers/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/early-yugioh-card-numbers/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYu-Gi-Oh!It helps. In the official database, the four 1999 Japanese printings of Blue-Eyes White Dragon (the STARTER BOX theater edition, the STARTER BOX, a V Jump Festa 1999 promo, and EX) carry no number at all, and the first numbered one is LB-01 from May 2000. In English, the first printing is LOB-001, with no language code, while LOB-EN001 is a 2023 printing. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGundamThe official play guide calls for a 50-card deck, a 10-card Resource Deck, Token Cards, and damage counters such as dice. A starter deck covers all of it, and STARTER DECK Heroic Beginnings [ST01] sells for $11.99 in English (July 11, 2025) and ¥1,320 in Japan (July 12, 2025). When you build your own deck, you are limited to two colors and four copies of any card number. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-booster-products/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-booster-products/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGundamFive main booster sets, GD01 through GD05, plus the collaboration Extra Booster EB01, were out by September 2026. GD06 Stardust Trails is scheduled for October 30, 2026 in English and GD07 Blazing Fist for January 29, 2027. English packs hold 12 cards at $4.99, while Japanese packs hold 6. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-list-set-codes/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-list-set-codes/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGundamThe letters name the product type. ST is a starter deck, GD a booster pack, EB an Extra Booster, and SC a deck-building box. ST05, for example, is Iron Bloom, the starter deck that introduced the color Purple. The official card search lists its products under "Included In" by these same codes. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-japanese-english-cards-same-deck/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-japanese-english-cards-same-deck/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGundamIt depends on where you play. Under the official language rules, Japan and South Korea use Japanese cards only, and North America, Latin America, Europe, and Oceania use English cards only. In Hong Kong, the Taiwan area, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, a deck may mix Japanese and English cards. Resource and token cards in any language are allowed everywhere. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-deck-ratio/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/gundam-card-game-deck-ratio/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGundamThe rules only set the totals: exactly 50 cards, no more than two colors, and up to four copies of any card number. The mix is up to you, but the official deck-building primer from July 25, 2025, suggests 25 to 28 Units, 6 to 8 Pilots, 8 to 10 Commands, and 4 to 6 Bases. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeiss SchwarzYou win by pushing your opponent to level 4. Both players start at level 0, damage piles up as face-up cards in the clock, and every seventh clock card raises your level by one. When a fourth card lands in your level area, you lose. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/english-weiss-schwarz-regions/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/english-weiss-schwarz-regions/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeiss SchwarzEach English product page lists its own sales territories, and they vary a lot. Azur Lane is sold worldwide except Japan. PIXAR CHARACTERS, Marvel/Card Collection, and Disney Mirrorverse are sold only in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. The United States is not on that list. Avatar: The Last Airbender is one English set whose territory list includes Japan. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-booster-boxes-rarities/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-booster-boxes-rarities/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeiss SchwarzIt depends on the edition and the set. Japanese boxes switched to 10 packs (¥4,400 including tax) under a spec change that began in April 2026; older Japanese sets such as Disney100 had 16 packs for ¥7,040. English displays range from 16 packs (Chainsaw Man) to 12 (Frieren) to 10 (NIKKE Vol.2). https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-disney-100/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-disney-100/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeiss SchwarzNo. Disney100 is a Japanese booster released on April 7, 2023, and it appears nowhere on the English site, not in the 16-page product archive, the card search menus, or the Neo-Standard title list. The Disney cards printed in English belong to other sets, chiefly Disney Mirrorverse (July 25, 2025) and PIXAR CHARACTERS. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-titles-products/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/weiss-schwarz-titles-products/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeiss SchwarzLook at the letters before the slash in the card number. The Japanese deck rules call this the title code and give BD/W47-001 as the example, where BD is the code. English product pages spell it out too: Chainsaw Man cards start with CSM/, Frieren with SFN/, and Azur Lane with AZL/, and a Neo-Standard deck may only use one title. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-card-games-explained/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-card-games-explained/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallMost Dragon Ball cards released since 2016 come from one of four games. Fusion World and the DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME (MASTERS) are tabletop card games, while Super Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball Super Divers are Japanese arcade games that scan cards. The product code gives it away, with Fusion World using codes like [FB10] or [FS01] and MASTERS using codes like [DBS-B31]. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-fusion-world-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-fusion-world-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallOne starter deck is enough. The English STARTER DECK -SON GOKU- [FS01] sells for $11.99 and contains a ready-to-play 51-card deck, an Energy Marker, a playsheet and rule manual, one bonus pack, and a code for the digital version. The Japanese FS01 has the same contents at ¥990, and both launched on February 16, 2024. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/fusion-world-pack-card-count/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/fusion-world-pack-card-count/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallA Japanese Fusion World pack holds 6 cards and an English pack holds 12. For CROSS FORCE [FB10], that meant 6 cards plus a digital code for ¥220 in Japan and 12 cards plus a code for $4.99 in English. Neither language's official product pages say how many packs come in a box. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-card-lists-set-codes/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-card-lists-set-codes/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallUsually. In the DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME (MASTERS), BT16-001 comes from booster DBS-B16 and SD17-01 from starter deck DBS-SD17. Some prefixes do not match their product codes, though: EX01-01 is from DBS-BE01, and TB1-097 is from DBS-TB01. In Fusion World, the official card list uses the same number in English and Japanese, such as FS01-01. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-graded-card-records/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-graded-card-records/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallA PSA certification page splits the card into separate fields for year, product, character, card number, and variety. For TB1-097 Son Goku from the themed booster The Tournament Of Power, the Brand/Title reads DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME THEMED BOOSTER 1 TOURNAMENT OF POWER, the Card Number reads TB1-097, and the Variety reads SECRET RARE. Tournament prize cards get their origin spelled out in auction titles, as in 1st Place National Championship Finals. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-carddass-sets-1988-1990/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/dragon-ball-carddass-sets-1988-1990/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDragon BallDragon Ball Carddass started in 1988. The first set arrived in November 1988 and the fourth in April 1990, sold from vending machines in Japan at 20 yen a card. Bandai reissued the designs of those first four sets in 2008, so each of them exists in an original printing and a reprint. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-beginner-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-beginner-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTUnion ArenaUNION ARENA calls itself a "Common Rules Trading Card Game." Titles such as BLEACH, JUJUTSU KAISEN, and CODE GEASS all play under one rulebook, so once you know the rules you can pick up any title. A deck is exactly 50 Character, Site, and Event cards from a single series, plus three AP cards. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-japanese-vs-english/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-japanese-vs-english/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTUnion ArenaNo. The official rules treat the Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese releases as separate versions, and the product codes split too, with UA for Japanese sets and UE for English ones. The same title gets a different number and date. CODE GEASS is UA01BT in Japan (March 24, 2023) and UE04BT in English (December 13, 2024). https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-jujutsu-kaisen-products/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/union-arena-jujutsu-kaisen-products/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTUnion ArenaRead the part of the card number before the slash. In the official English Card List, choosing JUJUTSU KAISEN under Select Title returns 430 results. UE03BT/JJK-1-001 is from the first English booster, UE03ST/JJK-1-101 is from the starter deck, and anything that starts with UEX02BT came in the Vol.2 booster. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-trading-cards-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-trading-cards-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingA slab is a card that a grading company has assessed and sealed in a hard holder, with the grade and a certification number printed on the label. Before buying, read the card details, grader, grade, and cert number as one set, and run the cert number through the grader's official lookup. PSA itself warns that a matching cert number does not remove the risk of a fake. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-vs-bgs-vs-cgc/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-vs-bgs-vs-cgc/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingNo. All three top out at 10, but each company writes its own standard. CGC splits its 10 into Pristine 10 and Gem Mint 10, and Beckett also calls its top grade Pristine 10 and gives a special black label to cards with four 10 subgrades. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-grading-turnaround-returns/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-grading-turnaround-returns/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingPSA's cheapest open tier in the U.S. is Standard at $59.99 a card, with an estimated 90 to 100 business days. The card either comes back sealed in a PSA holder with a numeric grade, or it comes back in a card saver sleeve with an N code explaining why it wasn't graded. PSA Japan's Standard costs ¥9,980 including tax and is scheduled at 100 business days. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/bgs-card-grading-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/bgs-card-grading-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingThey are subgrades for centering, corners, edges, and surface. BGS gives an overall grade from 1 to 10 in half-point steps, calling a 10 Pristine and a 9.5 Gem Mint. A card that scores 10 in all four categories gets a black label. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/cgc-card-grading-guide/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/cgc-card-grading-guide/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingFor direct U.S. submissions, CGC Cards' cheapest tier is Bulk at $17 a card (25-card minimum, $500 maximum value), followed by Economy at $20. Both prices took effect March 24, 2026. Cards must be 2-5/8 by 3-3/4 inches or smaller and no more than 7.25 mm thick, and CGC names products it won't grade at all, including Funskool Pokémon cards and Kayou Naruto cards numbered NR-. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-card-slab-boxes-sleeves-fit/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/graded-card-slab-boxes-sleeves-fit/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingNot necessarily. Storage makers name the graders each product is meant for, and the lists differ. BCW's cardboard graded box and its resealable graded sleeves name PSA, BGS, SGC, CSG, and HGA but not CGC, while BCW's slotted box names PSA, CSG, CGC, and PCG but not BGS. The holders vary too: CGC gives its holder as about 3.15 by 5.30 inches, and PSA changes holders depending on how thick the card is. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-submission-gamestop-drop-off/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-submission-gamestop-drop-off/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingAn order you create on PSA's website or app can be handed in at a local submission event instead of being mailed. You can also skip the online order: participating GameStop stores in the U.S. take cards for PSA grading at $59.99 a card plus $9.99 shipping per order. When grading is done, cards can come back to you or go into PSA Vault. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-bgs-cgc-cert-lookup-population-report/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/psa-bgs-cgc-cert-lookup-population-report/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingOnly part of the picture. A cert page opens without signing in and shows the card details, the grade, and a figure called PSA Pop Higher. The full breakdown by grade lives in PSA's Population Report, which as of September 24, 2026, requires signing in with a Collectors account. https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/tag-sgc-other-card-grading-companies/https://cardsfromjapan.com/guides/tag-sgc-other-card-grading-companies/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGradingThe biggest differences are in how the grade is scored and what comes with it. TAG converts a 1,000-point score into a 1 to 10 grade and includes a QR-linked grading report at every tier. Ace Grading, based in the U.K., shows four subgrades for surface, centering, edges, and corners at no charge. SGC is a U.S. grader that has been grading cards since 1998.