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Bushiroad unveils new trading card game releases for the rest of 2022

Singapore (July 21, 2022) – Bushiroad reveals new plans for English Edition Trading Card Game (TCG) titles Cardfight!! Vanguard & Weiß Schwarz in 2022 through the summer edition of its quarterly Bushiroad English Conference. This video premiered via YouTube on July 21, 2022.

Cardfight!! Vanguard

A brand new season of the Cardfight!! Vanguard animation, “CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD will+Dress” began airing on July 4, 2022.

CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD will+Dress

In this new series, protagonist Yu-yu Kondo and his friends are invited to participate in the mysterious “Deluxe” tournament against other skilled fighters.

Deluxe tournament

New episodes air on Mondays at 11.30pm UTC+8 (8.30am PDT, 11.30am EDT, 5.30pm CEST) on the official Cardfight!! Vanguard YouTube channel.

The cards used in this new series and more will be released over the next few months starting with new Trial Decks.

new Trial Decks

Trial Deck 01: Urara Haneyama -Bandmaster of Blossoming Bonds-, Trial Deck 02: Michiru Hazama -Demonic Jewel Dragon of the Four Flames-, and Trial Deck 03: Raika Koshiba -Skyfall Executors- go on sale on October 7, 2022. These Trial Decks feature cards used by their respective characters in the
animation. Trial Deck products contain a preconstructed deck that can be used off the shelf immediately for play. These decks also contain special “tutorial cards” that help new players learn the game.

On October 21, 2022, Booster Pack 06: Blazing Dragon Reborn will be released.

Blazing Dragon Reborn

Booster Pack products contains cards that can be used to upgrade Trial Decks and existing decks, or to build completely new decks. This release will support all 5 great nations Keter Sanctuary, Dragon Empire, Dark States, Brandt Gate, and Stoicheia. Brand new rarities “Frame Rare” and “Double Frame Rare” will also be introduced in this product, which increases its collectability.

new rarities

The third Lyrical Monasterio Booster Pack, Lyrical Monsterio -Summertime Memories!-, will be released on November 11, 2022.

third Lyrical Monasterio Booster Pack

Containing cards from the Lyrical Monasterio nation, players can use the cards in this Booster Pack to build 6 entirely new decks.

The release schedule for upcoming products is as follows.

release schedule for upcoming products

Bushiroad’s flagship card game Cardfight!! Vanguard recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The TV anime series has aired since January 2011, and over 2 billion cards have been sold through multimedia expansion worldwide. Cardfight!! Vanguard has since been adapted into comics, stage performances, and various events and collaborations with external partners.

Weiß Schwarz

The upcoming English Edition Original title The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments will be released in December 2022.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments

English Edition Original titles are developed for the English Edition of Weiß Schwarz, and feature unique titles such as RWBY and Adventure Time among other fan-favourite Japanese animation titles like The Seven Deadly Sins and Mob Psycho 100.

Additional information will be revealed soon.

The popular series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War will receive an upgrade with Booster Pack Kaguya sama: Love Is War?.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

More information on this product will be announced soon.

Booster Pack Date A Live Vol.2 will also be released in the near future.

Date A Live Vol.2

This product features scenes from season 2 and 3 of the animation. More information will be announced soon.

A brand new English Edition Original title is also in the pipeline.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The critically acclaimed animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender tells the story of the Avatar Aang and his friends as they attempt to end the Fire Nation’s war on the world.

The release schedule for upcoming products is as follows.

Wse release schedule

Weiß Schwarz allows players to relive their favorite animations and games through an exciting, fast paced card game. Popular titles such as Date a Live, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- have graced the game, along with many others.

Events

The Bushiroad Spring Fest 2022 tournament circuit has recently concluded. This is an annual tournament series held in the first half of the year featuring all English edition Bushiroad TCG titles and formats. It was held in 20 locations around the world, and ran from April to July this year. This is the first large-scale in-person event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Following its conclusion, the Bushiroad Rumble Online 2022 online tournament series will be held in July and August 2022.

Bushiroad Rumble Online 2022 online tournament

This is a tournament that was conceptualized during the pandemic to allow players to continue enjoying trading card games without physical events.

The Bushiroad Championship Series also returns in 2022.

Bushiroad Championship Series

This event is the most competitive event of the year, with invitations extended to top players to participate in the prestigious World Finals event. More information on locations for regional tournaments and the World Finals will be announced shortly.

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Bushiroad Inc. is an entertainment company known for its popular trading card games such as Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiß Schwarz, its mobile games such as Vanguard ZERO and BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, as well as other entertainment contents that cater to a worldwide audience.

Bushiroad Inc. consists of 12 sub-entities: Bushiroad International Pte Ltd., Bushiroad USA Inc., Bushiroad Creative, Bushiroad Media, Bushiroad Move (HiBiKi), Bushiroad Music, Bushiroad Music Publishing, Bushiroad Fight (STARDOM), New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd., New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, Inc., Hikosen Theater Company and Sopratico Co. Ltd.
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Weiß Schwarz Twitter – @weissschwarz_en

 
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