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On December 13, Konami will release the Yu-Gi-Oh: Shadow Specters Special packages. The packages will include three Shadow Specters booster packs and one of two Super Rare cards. These cards will be “Stardust Dragon” and “Tuning”. So just in time for the holidays you can purchase these for your trading card game collection or tell a friend as this being a possible gift for your trading card game collection.
WizKids is still banging out the product. Slated for release on December 18 is the Yu-Gi-Oh HeroClix (first six pictured figures, but they are still art proofs). This will be a six figure starter set and then on February 14 (happy valentines to you gamers) the full series will be release in gravity feeds. The set will have 55 characters to include: 16 Common; 15 Uncommon; 12 Rare; 9 Super Rare; and 3 Chase figures. Then on April 23 WizKids will be releasing the Deadpool HeroClix singles and then on May 7, the booster packs, fast force packs, and organized play kits will be released. The Deadpool set will have 80 figures to include: 19 Common; 19 Uncommon; 19 Rare; 15 Super Rare; and 4 Chase figures. The organized play kit will also include 12 limited edition figures. I hope all you HeroClix fans are saving your money. A lot of neat stuff coming out.
Nickelodeon has worked out a deal with Konami Digital Entertainment’s 4K Media to air several Yu-Gi-Oh! titles on it’s Nicktoons channel. The titles are: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, and season 1 and 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-25/nicktoons-adds-the-rest-of-yu-gi-oh
WizKids announced that later this year they are releasing Yu-Gi-Oh HeroClix and Dice-Building Game. The set will include 50 figures designed from the classic animation look of Yu-Gi-Oh. They will be available in 2-player starter packs and Booster packs. Even though they are not released yet WizKids is planning on expansion sets for 2014.
Pony Canyon has begun streaming the trailer for Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home on their YouTube channel. It looks to be a pretty descent movie. It will open nationwide in Japan March 30 and advance ticket buyers will receive a 5 card exclusive postcard set of the characters. Hopefully this will be brought to the North American market and the exclusive incentives would be cool to get with movies here in the States. Every so often this has happened with a free poster or even in the past a free comic book and do you remember the free Yu-Gi-Oh cards that came with the showing of that movie. I would like to see this more often, it just makes movie going so much neater. Anyway, back on topic here is the trailer for Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home:
Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that their new release Yu-Gi-Oh!: Cosmo Blazer booster packs will be released on January 25. The set will only be available in booster packs and will contain 100 cards: 48 commons; 20 rares; 14 super rares; 10 ultra rares; and 8 secret rares. So let all of your trading card gamers know and if your library hosts card gaming events you might pick up a few packs as give-aways or promos for the event.
For libraries that have Yu-Gi-Oh gaming there’s a new box coming out, Yu-Gi-Oh: Return of the Duelist. The pack is scheduled for release on September 25. It will come with three booster packs and 1 or 2 super rare cards, either “T.G. Hyper Librarian” or “Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction” card. The suggested retail price will be $9.99. Let your TCG gamers now so they can start looking for the boxes or this could be something the library uses as a give-away during one of the your Yu-Gi-Oh gaming events.
Here is some information you will want to pass along to your TCG gamers, especially if you have a club that meets at your library to play. Konami Digital Entertainment has released information on the rest of the years Yu-Gi-Oh products: August 28 will see the release of the booster set Return of the Duelist; October 16 is the release of the Structure Deck Realm of the Sea Emporer; and December 11 is the release of the booster set Abyss Rising.
Some news for your library’s Trading Card Gamers. Konami will be releasing the Yu-Gi-Oh! Samurai Warlords Structure Deck on June 26. The deck will have 38 Commons, 2 Super Rares (Legendary Six Samurai–Kageki and Shien’s Smoke Signal) and 1 Ultra Rare (Six Samurai Xyz Monster).
If your library has been keeping up with all the Yu-Gi-Oh! titles you will want to add this one to your lists to purchase, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Vol. 1 is now available for purchase, published by Viz Media.