Bushiroad gets Miku

Here’s one that might have some cross over appeal.  Bushiroad is adding to it’s Weiss Schwarz trading card game with the set entitled Hatsune Miku Project Diva f.  This will appeal to your CCG collectors, Hatsune Miku fans, and J-Pop fans.  The set will have 100 cards and has a planned release date of November 1.  The set will include gold foil chase cards and autographed cards by Saki Fujita, who voiced the vocaloid.  The set will be sold in Trail Decks and Booster Packs.  However, for the collectors that want the whole set seven of the cards are exclusive only in the Trail Decks, so you will need to get a Trail Deck no matter what for you gaming collection.

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Weiss Schwarz CCG Promo Card

Here’s one for all you Collectible Card Gamers.  Bushiroad has announced that in the August 13, Blu-ray release of Sword Art Online there will be a promotional card included.  The card will have the image of Kirito and Asuna and will be usable in the Weiss Schwarz game.  Sword Art Online anime will also start airing on Cartoon Network in August as well.  So this release will be of interest to anime fans as well as gamers.  Libraries that purchase this Blu-ray could us it as a give-a-way to draw interest in their anime collection and/or gamers club.

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Still More Weiss Schwarz Expansions

If you are a fan of the Weiss Schwarz CCG’s your summer is full of product.  On July 19, Bushiroad will be releasing another Weiss Schwarz expansion set.  This set will feature the characters from Sword Art Online.  There will be 100 different cards and 5 autographed gold foil chase cards.  Start saving your money to get all of these upcoming releases.

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Weiss Schwarz Expansion

Bushiroad will be releasing a booster expansion for it’s Weiss Schwarz collectible card game featuring Fate/Zero.  The expansion set will include 100 different cards and will include gold foil chase packs.  These chase packs will feature cards that are autographed by four Japanese voice actors from the Fate/Zero anime series.  The booster packs are scheduled for an August 16th date.  So start saving your money to pick up more cards for your CCG collections.

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Cardfight!! Popularity

If you remember at the first of the year we reported that Cardfight!! Vanguard was going to be released as a trail run here in the U.S.  Evidently, this trading card game has become popular enough that Bushiroad has awarded UltraPro the license to produce and market Vanguard accessories which will include card sleeves, playmats, and deck cases.  The expected release date is set for February 2013.  If it has become popular in your area you might consider adding it to your library’s playing card tournament events.

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New Vanguard

 

This is for all your library’s Trading Card Gamers.  Bushiroad will be releasing more Cardfight! Vanguard cards in January and February 2013.  In January a new booster set, entitled Awakening of Twin Blades, will be released and then in February to trail decks will be released entitled Golden Mechanical Soldier and Maiden Princess of the Cherry Blossoms.  You will want to pass this along to your TCG fans.

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