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1994 (Part 1 and Part 2)

Characters Collection

1994 · characters-collection · 84 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

Characters Collection is the tail end of Bandai's barcode-Carddass era — released in 1994 across Part 1 and Part 2, it picks up directly where Super Barcode Wars left off and reuses that line's card design, with little more than the name on the front changed (collectors sometimes treat it as Super Barcode Wars Part 5). These are true Japanese vending cards: roughly 20 yen a pull out of a Carddass machine, never a Western retail product. Part 1 runs 42 cards — 36 regulars and 6 prisms — with a prism seeded about one in twenty, so the shiny pieces are the chase and the regulars are everywhere. The barcode strip isn't decoration; it fed the Super Barcode Multi Scanning System, making these as much a toy as a card. Together the two parts make the 84-card run we track here.

CollectorJapan-only vending cards. Regulars are common and cheap; the 6 prisms per part are the chase, with the roughly 1-in-20 pull rate keeping clean prisms the only real money cards.
84
Cards in set
1994
Japanese release
2
Parts (Part 1 & Part 2)
6
Prisms per part
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    Barcode strip on each card fed the Super Barcode Multi Scanning System — these are playable vending cards, not just collectibles.
  • 2
    Design is carried over almost unchanged from Super Barcode Wars; effectively a rebranded continuation of that line (sometimes called Super Barcode Wars Part 5).
  • 3
    Sold one card at a time from Japanese Carddass vending machines (the standard ~20-yen Carddass price), so no sealed-pack product exists.
  • 4
    Prisms seeded roughly 1 in 20 pulls — 6 prism cards in Part 1; Part 2 is reported to mirror the same structure.
GRADING NOTES

Vending-machine cards: expect handling wear, soft corners, and edge nicks from the dispenser — pristine copies are scarce. Prisms show scratching and surface lines easily under light, so eye-clean foil drives the grade. Centering on barcode Carddass runs loose; the barcode strip along the edge is a common spot for print/registration drift.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 2 editions. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

84 OF 84 CARDS1 LISTED
1Card 1Prism—2Card 2Common—3Card 3Prism—4Card 4Prism—5Card 5Common—6Card 6Common—7Card 7Common$19.96 8Card 8Common—9Card 9Common—10Card 10Common—11Card 11Common—12Card 12Common—13Card 13Common—14Card 14Common—15Card 15Common—16Card 16Common—17Card 17Common—18Card 18Common—19Card 19Common—20Card 20Common—21Card 21Common—22Card 22Prism—23Card 23Prism—24Card 24Common—25Card 25Common—26Card 26Common—27Card 27Common—28Card 28Common—29Card 29Common—30Card 30Common—31Card 31Common—32Card 32Common—33Card 33Prism—34Card 34Common—35Card 35Common—36Card 36Common—37Card 37Common—38Card 38Common—39Card 39Common—40Card 40Common—41Card 41Common—42Card 42Common—43Card 43Prism—44Card 44Prism—45Card 45Prism—46Card 46Common—47Card 47Common—48Card 48Common—49Card 49Common—50Card 50Common—51Card 51Common—52Card 52Common—53Card 53Common—54Card 54Common—55Card 55Common—56Card 56Common—57Card 57Common—58Card 58Common—59Card 59Common—60Card 60Common—61Card 61Common—62Card 62Common—63Card 63Common—64Card 64Prism—65Card 65Prism—66Card 66Prism—67Card 67Common—68Card 68Common—69Card 69Common—70Card 70Common—71Card 71Common—72Card 72Common—73Card 73Common—74Card 74Common—75Card 75Common—76Card 76Common—77Card 77Common—78Card 78Common—79Card 79Common—80Card 80Common—81Card 81Common—82Card 82Common—83Card 83Common—84Card 84Common—
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