2020 Upper Deck Marvel Anime

[Zeldafanatic15]

Saw on my FB feed just now. I love Marvel, I love anime, I love this. Looks like a fun set to collect and put together.

https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...-trading-cards

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[finfangfan]

This does look like a fun set. The fact they are doing a Kaiju subset means we will get a bunch of cool Marvel Monsters... likely even FFF!

Here is Devil Dinosaur’s Kaiju card

[Malavon]

This could be a really fun set, I hope it's a reasonable MSRP.

[secondsight001]

This set looks cool and fun... I just hope a decent price point. Only 1-2 sketches per case is a bummer though.

[sketchopolix]

Around $80-85/box retail seems likely.

[Plinth]

This does look like a fun new brand for Marvel cards, especially in the design possibilities of all the inserts.

I had to look up Hanafuda, the cards printed on black stock. From Wikipedia:

“Hanafuda (花札) are Japanese playing cards that are used to play a variety of games. Hanafuda translates to "flower cards". The name also refers to games played with the cards.”

Here’s what they say at UnmissableJapan:

“Eventually the hanafuda cards emerged in the late 18th century. What made them stand out is that they’re a hybrid of traditional Japanese and Western styles. Like the European hombre cards, there are 48 cards that can be divided into twelve groups of four, but unlike European cards they have pictures instead of numeric values. This meant that they couldn’t be used for most of the gambling games that were popular at the time, allowing them to escape an official ban.

“By this time, the relentless government bans had taken their toll on the popularity of card games, so hanafuda didn’t take off in a big way. This all changed in 1889, when Nintendo was founded specifically for the purpose of producing Hanafuda cards. (Yes, the same company that later produced the Game Boy and the Wii – but they didn’t produce anything other than playing cards until the 1960s.) Nintendo’s cards sold well, but were mainly used for gambling, which remained illegal. Hanafuda cards thus gained a strong association with the Yakuza gangsters who ran the gambling parlours, and many Yakuza have tattoos based on designs from hanafuda. Even today, hanafuda are strongly associated with crime and the underworld, a taint that deters many respectable Japanese people from playing with them.”

There’s much more to read at the above link.

Here’s Peach Momoko’s Instagram page, for a look at some recent comic covers and commission pieces: peachmomoko60.

[Rictor]

Nintendo was originally a Hanafuda playing card company that moved into video games. They released a Mario Hanafuda card set for Nintendo Rewards members a few years back that you can find on Ebay.

[JeffG1954]

Configuration: 16 boxes*/16 packs/5 cards

* 2x 8-count inners

2020 Upper Deck Marvel Anime Trading Cards Box Hits:
(1) Artist Autographed Card
(4) Foil Parallels
(2-3) Japanese Parallels
(4) Inserts
(3-4) Stax Cards
(1-2) Capsule Characters

2020 Upper Deck Marvel Anime Trading Cards CASE Hits:
(12) Chibi Mini Cards
(2-3) Hanafuda Cards
(1-2) Sketch Cards

2020 Upper Deck Marvel Anime Trading Cards PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:
90-Card Original Base Set by Marvel Variant Cover Artist, Peach Momoko!
Two unique foil board parallels
Search for a parallel with Japanese translated back
Original Art Inserts inspired by Anime, Manga and Japanese Pop Culture
Mechanized
Kaiju
Idols
Look for numbered Artist Autographed Base Set and Insert Parallels!
Capsule Characters
Inspired by Japanese Toy Capsules
Rip open team Dyson Cards to look for miniature cards of your favorite character inside
Discover limited and numbered Green and Red Parallels of Capsule Character Cards
Chibi
Look for small cards with Chibi style character art
Four different tiers to collect
Hanafuda
Printed on black stock to pay homage to traditional Japanese Hanafuda Cards
Look for SPs and SSP's
Stax
Stax cards return! Piece together your favorite character card by collecting the CMYK layers
Look for Short Printed Stax Cards
1-of-1 Original Art Sketch cards!

[BobCollects]

Nice looking cards but not for me.

[RodFarva]

Please sweet Jeebus be on epacks. Probably end up a dead set like DP...but I really really really want an Anime Mystique and Captain M.

[gosanostra]

Originally Posted by sketchopolix

Around $80-85/box retail seems likely.

someone said 110

[Malavon]

Originally Posted by gosanostra

someone said 110

Ouch, I hope not. Where did you hear that?

With only 1-2 sketches per case I don't see myself paying too much for this, even though I absolutely love the content. The Artist Autograph "hit" per box is neat, but doesn't seem too enticing.

[Scifi Cards]

Originally Posted by Malavon

Ouch, I hope not. Where did you hear that?

With only 1-2 sketches per case I don't see myself paying too much for this, even though I absolutely love the content. The Artist Autograph "hit" per box is neat, but doesn't seem too enticing.

I think MAP is going to be about $95.

I think the base look awesome. I hope they number the autos.

Ed

[LC2nine10]

I really dig the capsule characters. Rip-carss were super fun in topps baseball.

[insanepjc]

More sketches guaranteed and I would buy a couple cases, love the style.

[Sharard]

Wonder if mean 8 box case , like flair. So might be possibly be like 3-4 sketches per 16 box case.

[Malavon]

Looks like pre-order pages have been posted at BO and competitors

Follows the same 8-box inner case and 16-box case that many recent releases have followed. Prices are approx. $90 per box

Where the sell sheet mentions sketch cards it says "Search for 1-of-1 Sketch Cards drawn by Peach Momoko". Is it possible all the sketch cards are drawn by her? Or am I reading it wrong?
http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/20udanimeNS.pdf

[ORLMagicFan]

Originally Posted by Malavon

Looks like pre-order pages have been posted at BO and competitors

Follows the same 8-box inner case and 16-box case that many recent releases have followed. Prices are approx. $90 per box

Where the sell sheet mentions sketch cards it says "Search for 1-of-1 Sketch Cards drawn by Peach Momoko". Is it possible all the sketch cards are drawn by her? Or am I reading it wrong?
http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/20udanimeNS.pdf

No chance....other artists have shown off sketches already on their social media. Would be nice though!

[Malavon]

Originally Posted by ORLMagicFan

No chance....other artists have shown off sketches already on their social media. Would be nice though!

Do you have links to any these? Would love to see more examples, but I am not a social media.

[Fspook00]

Here you go my friend.
https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...-trading-cards

Originally Posted by Malavon

Do you have links to any these? Would love to see more examples, but I am not a social media.

[Malavon]

Originally Posted by Fspook00

Here you go my friend.
https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...-trading-cards

I meant the links to social media pages where artists are displaying the sketches they created for this set. I don't know the first place to look for these. I'm assuming it's somewhere on Facebook or Instagram?

[Fspook00]

Originally Posted by Malavon

I meant the links to social media pages where artists are displaying the sketches they created for this set. I don't know the first place to look for these. I'm assuming it's somewhere on Facebook or Instagram?

Sorry my friend. We have a group on Facebook where peach and other artist will be posting their work soon enough. MCCW is the name of the group. If I see anything I will link you to it.

[finfangfan]

Just bumping this already established Marvel Anime thread so we don’t have two threads going for this one set. And ... to answer the other threads question... I am looking forward to cracking my 2 hobby boxes next week for sure!

[sandyfrank]

Cool stuff I am in a case break with this, really looking forward to seeing the cards!

[glorbgorb]

The sketches from this set should do very well. Even artists who aren't the best at likenesses could have a field day with this one.

Just waiting for the checklist at this point.