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The Library.

Everything we know about every line we sell — print history, identification quirks, what holds up in 20-year storage, what to look for when sourcing. This is the back-of-house notebook, made public.

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Franchises documented
38
Sets with deep-dive entries
5,800+
Words of original notes
Chapter 01

Dragonball

American-anime TCG boom · post-Magic, pre-Yu-Gi-Oh
EST. 2000
9 sets

Dragon Ball, 2000–2002.

Score Entertainment's American TCG was a brief, beautiful run — three years, eight sets, and one of the cleanest foil treatments of the era.

2000·Limited print run2000–2001·Saiyan + Frieza Sagas2001–2002·Cell Saga peak2002·Buu + licence end
Chapter 02

Final Fantasy

Modern TCG · post-Magic Standard, pre-Lorcana
EST. 2011
1 sets

Final Fantasy, 2011–present.

Square Enix's OPUS series. Originally Japanese-only, now multilingual. Foils, legends, and one of the most over-designed card frames in the modern era — which collectors love.

2011–2016·Chapter Series (JP only)2017·OPUS I & II launch2018–2024·Expansion era
Chapter 03

Gundam

Modern launch · ground floor for new collectors
EST. 2025
2 sets

Gundam, 1989 and 2025.

Bandai has launched two distinct Gundam card games 36 years apart. We carry the new one (Beginning Set, 2025) and a handful of the old Bandai Carddass collection cards from 1989–1992.

2025·Beginning Set
Chapter 04

Pokemon

Late Showa stock through early 2000s gloss
EST. 1996
22 sets

Pokémon, 1996–present.

The hobby's anchor franchise. Three distinct print lineages — English Wizards-era, the original Japanese run, and Bandai's Carddass vending series — make up nearly everything collectors mean when they say 'old Pokémon.'

1996–1998·Japanese launch1999–2000·WotC English era1996–1999·Carddass parallel run2000–2003·Neo era + Wizards tail
Chapter 05

Super Mario

Late Showa · pre-Pokémon Japanese cardboard
EST. 1992
2 sets

Mario (Amada), 1992.

Amada's Japanese-only Mario PP card series. Bright foil stock, Showa-era charm, and one of the friendliest entry points to vintage Japanese cardboard.

1992·Amada Series 1 + 2
Chapter 06

YuYu Hakusho

American-anime TCG plateau · post-DBZ, pre-Naruto
EST. 2003
1 sets

Yu Yu Hakusho, 2003.

FUNimation's English-language TCG, single-saga release. A short, focused run with foil treatments that have aged better than any of its contemporaries.

2003·Tournament Saga
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HondanDragonball · 1988PP CardDragonball · 1988Terebi DenwaDragonball · 1991Terebi Denwa DBZDragonball · 1993Hero CollectionDragonball · 1993Film CollectionDragonball · 1994Characters CollectionDragonball · 1994Visual AdventureDragonball · 1995FilmcardzDragonball · 2002Final Fantasy VIIIFinal Fantasy · 1999Banpresto SD SengokudenGundam · 1989SD Gundam WorldGundam · 1989Base SetPokemon · 1996JunglePokemon · 1996FossilPokemon · 1997Team RocketPokemon · 1997Bandai Carddass Part 3-4Pokemon · 1997TopsunPokemon · 1997Gym LeadersPokemon · 1998Anime CollectionPokemon · 1998Base SetPokemon · 1999Black Star PromoPokemon · 1999FossilPokemon · 1999JunglePokemon · 1999Gym ChallengePokemon · 1999CarddassPokemon · 1999Base Set 2Pokemon · 2000Gym ChallengePokemon · 2000Gym HeroesPokemon · 2000Neo GenesisPokemon · 2000Team RocketPokemon · 2000Neo DiscoveryPokemon · 2000Neo GenesisPokemon · 2000Neo RevelationPokemon · 2000Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World 4Super Mario · 1992Super Mario KartSuper Mario · 1993HondanYuYu Hakusho · 1993
ON THE WAY · SOURCING NOW
Sailor Moon, 1992–1997.

Bandai and Amada both ran Sailor Moon card lines through the mid-90s — prism foils, Carddass vending stock, and Amada PP sticker cards. We're sourcing; nothing listed yet.

A NOTE ON THE LIBRARY

These entries are written by us, the shop, from 15+ years of handling these cards every day. We update them when we learn something new or a piece becomes outdated. Spot an error? Mail us — we'd rather correct it than keep it polished. Contact the shop.