# List of playing cards related anime and manga

This list does not contain anime and manga that were either just the basis-or-inspiration for a card game created afterwards (examples include Final Fantasy TCG, Fire Emblem: Trading Card Game, Pokémon TCG...) or created at same time as anime/manga (examples include Juvenile Orion, Kaijudo...), and don't feature playing cards as in-universe items.

## List of anime and manga featuring playing cards

List of manga, anime, OVA, ONA in which playing cards as items are either featured as a source of power of the holder/owner (i.e. playing cards are major part of the power system in the universe) or used in a card game that is played, i.e. contested among characters, as part of the plot in the universe. In the latter case it's commonly known as a card game anime/manga. That is, stories that have some kind of card game mechanics (collecting and/or trading of cards, card play between characters, end of the turn/hand, winning a hand...). In some cases those manga/anime/OVA/ONA also originates from a card game.
Legend:
    TCG - trading card game / collectible card game
    LCG - living card game
    CBG - card battle game
    — doesn't exist (specifically for card games or card decks it means they don't exist in real life, they are in-universe only items)
    Note: TCGs (and other variants) are usually named in the following fashion "Franchise's name Trading Card Game" (or "Franchise's name TCG" for short), but in this table the order is reversed, that is "TCG Franchise's name" is used, to optimize sorting.
| Anime | Anime | Manga | Manga | Original medium | Original medium | Original medium | Playable card game -OR- Card deck | Playable card game -OR- Card deck | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Year | Title | Year | Creator(s) | Medium | Year | Type | Ref(s) |
| 2012 | Aikatsu! | — | — | 2012 | Bandai | Arcade TCG Aikatsu! | 2012 | ATCG Aikatsu! | |
| 2016 | Ange Vierge | — | — | 2014 | Sega | Online TCG Ange Vierge | 2014 | OTCG Ange Vierge | |
| — | — | before 2012 | Animal Kaiser | 2007 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Arcade TCG Animal Kaiser | 2007 | TCG Animal Kaiser | |
| 2023 | Bakugan | — | — | 2006/07 | Sega Toys, Spin Master, Nelvana Limited | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2007 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | — | — | 2006/07 | Sega Toys, Spin Master, Nelvana Limited | anime/TCG Bakugan | 2006 | TCG Bakugan | |
| 2018 | Bakugan: Battle Planet | — | — | 2006/07 | Sega Toys, Spin Master, Nelvana Limited | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2012 | Baku Tech! Bakugan | 2010 | Baku Tech! Bakugan | 2006/07 | Sega Toys, Spin Master, Nelvana Limited | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2008 | Battle Spirits Series | — | — | 2008 | Bandai, Sunrise, Inc. | TCG Battle Spirits | 2008 | TCG Battle Spirits | |
| — | — | 2017 | Battling with an Elf Deck | 2017 | Kurou Ooma, Takashi Watanabe | manga | — | TCG Magic Walker | |
| 2021 | Build Divide | — | — | 2021 | Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Muno | anime/TCG Build Divide | 2021 | TCG Build Divide | |
| 1998 | Card Captor Sakura | 1996 | Card Captor Sakura | 1996 | Clamp | manga | — | Clow Cards, Sakura Cards, Clear Cards | |
| 2011 | Cardfight!! Vanguard | 2010 | Cardfight!! Vanguard | 2010 | Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, Takaaki Kidani | anime/manga/TCG Cardfight!! Vanguard | 2011 | TCG Cardfight!! Vanguard | |
| — | — | 2003 | Chaosic Rune | 2003 | Kenji Yamamoto | manga | ? | ? | |
| 2012 | Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter | 2012 | Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter | 2012 | Square Enix | Arcade TCG Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter | ? | ? | |
| 2011 | Chihayafuru | 2007 | Chihayafuru | 2011 | Yuki Suetsugu | manga | n/a | karuta | |
| 2013 | Day Break Illusion | 2013 | Day Break Illusion | 2013 | Haruyasu Akagi, Hidenori Tanaka, Michiko Itō | anime | n/a | tarot cards | |
| — | — | 2018 | Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. | 1993 | Wizards of the Coast | TCG Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | TCH Magic: The Gathering | |
| 2001 | Digimon Tamers | 2004 | Digimon Tamers | 2001 | Akiyoshi Hongo | anime | — | TCG Digimon card game | |
| 2007 | Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure | 2006 | Dinosaur King | 2005 | Sega | Arcade TCG Dinosaur King | 2008 | ATCG&TCG Dinosaur King | |
| 2014 | Dragon Collection | 2011 | Dragon Collection | 2010 | Konami | Social network game Dragon Collection | ? | ? | |
| 2002 | Duel Masters (2002–?) | 1999 | Duel Masters (1999–2002) | 1993 | Wizards of the Coast | TCG Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | TCG Magic: The Gathering | |
| ? | Duel Masters (since ?) | 2002 | Duel Masters (since 2002) | 2002 | Shigenobu Matsumoto | manga | 2002 | TCG Duel Masters | |
| 2006 | Duel Masters Flash | — | — | 2006 | Koji Ueda | manga | 2002 | TCG Duel Masters | |
| 2017 | Elegant Yokai Apartment Life | 2011 | Elegant Yokai Apartment Life | 2003 | Hinowa Kōzuki | light novel | n/a | tarot cards | |
| 2013 | Fantasista Doll | 2013 | Fantasista Doll | 2013 | Toho, Gorō Taniguchi | anime | — | TCG Fantasista Dolls | |
| 2014 | Future Card Buddyfight | 2013 | Future Card Buddyfight | 2013/14 | Bushiroad | Online TCG Future Card Buddyfight | 2013/14 | OTCG Future Card Buddyfight | |
| 2023 | High Card | 2022 | High Card -♢9 No Mercy | 2022/23 | Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Muno | anime/manga | n/a | poker cards | |
| 1999 | Hunter × Hunter Greed Island Arc | 1998 | Hunter × Hunter Greed Island Arc | 1998 | Yoshihiro Togashi | manga | — | TCG (Specified Slot Cards, Spell Cards, Free Slot Cards, Game Master-only Cards) | |
| — | — | 2017 | Ijin Game!! | 2017 | Katou Hironobu | manga | — | TCG Grateful Magic | |
| — | — | 1999 | King of Cards | 1999 | Makoto Tateno | manga | — | TCG Chaos | |
| 2012 | La storia della Arcana Famiglia | 2011 | La storia della Arcana Famiglia | 2011 | HuneX | visual novel | n/a | tarot cards | |
| 2008 | Live On Cardliver Kakeru | ? | Live On Cardliver Kakeru | ? | Choji Yoshikawa, POPLAR Publishing Co. | TCG Live Battle Card: Live On | ? | TCG Live Battle Card: Live On | |
| 2016 | Luck & Logic | — | — | 2016 | Bushiroad, Bandai Visual, Doga Kobo, Nitroplus, Lantis, Yuhodo | anime/TCG Luck & Logic | — | Logic Cards | |
| 2016 | We're Luck&Logic Club! | — | — | 2016 | Bushiroad, Bandai Visual, Doga Kobo, Nitroplus, Lantis, Yuhodo | anime/TCG Luck & Logic | 2016 | TCG Luck & Logic | |
| 2021 | Mazica Party | — | — | 2021 | Takara Tomy, Dentsu | anime/TCG Mazica Party | 2021 | TCG Mazica Party (Mazin cards) | |
| 2005 | Mix Master | — | — | 2003 | Cymedia | MMORPG, Mix Master Online | — | Hench cards | |
| 2000 | Mon Colle Knights | 1999 | Mon Colle Knights | 1997 | Hitoshi Yasuda, Group SNE | TCG Monster Collection | 1997 | TCG Monster Collection (Monster cards) | |
| 2014 | Oreca Battle | 2012 | Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle | 2012 | Konami | Arcade TCG Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle | 2012 | TCG Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle | |
| 2004 | Pretty Cure | ? | Pretty Cure | 2004 | Izumi Todo | anime | — | Pretty Cure Cards, Dream Cards, PreCards | |
| 2020 | Rebirth | — | — | 2020 | Bushiroad | TCG Rebirth for you | 2020 | TCG Rebirth for you | |
| 2011 | Redakai | — | — | ? | ? | anime or TCG Redakai | ? | TCG Redakai | |
| 2011 | Rio: Rainbow Gate! | — | — | 2003 | Tecmo | pachinko games Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen | — | Gate cards | |
| 2014 | Selector Infected WIXOSS | 2014 | Selector Infected WIXOSS | 2014 | Hobby Japan | TCG WIXOSS | 2014 | TCG WIXOSS (LRIGs) | |
| 2020 | Shadowverse | — | — | 2016 | Cygames | Online TCG Shadowverse | 2016 | OTCG Shadowverse | |
| 2000 | Shinzo | — | — | 2000 | Izumi Todo, Mayori Sekijima | Anime | — | En-Cards | |
| 2016 | Soul Buster | ? | Soul Buster | ? | ? | card game or manhua | ? | TCG Soul Buster | |
| 2009 | Summer Wars | 2009 | Summer Wars | 2009 | Mamoru Hosoda, Madhouse | anime | n/a | hanafuda | |
| 2007 | Tai Chi Chasers | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | Tai Chi cards | |
| — | — | 2005 | Touhou Sangetsusei | | ZUN Soft | video game | — | Spell cards | |
| 2015 | Turning Mecard | — | — | 2014 | Sonokong, Choirock | Toyline Turning Mecard | ? | ? | |
| 2009 | Weiss Survive | ? | Weiss Survive | ? | Bushiroad, Takuya Fujima | anime/manga | 2008 | TCG Weiß Schwarz | |
| — | — | 2013 | Wizard's Soul | 2013 | Aki★Eda | manga | 1993 | TCG Magic: The Gathering | |
| 1998 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | 1996 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | 1996 | Kazuki Takahashi | manga | 1999 | TCG Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
| 2014 | Z/X: Ignition | 2012 | Z/X Zillions of enemy X | ? | Nippon Ichi Software, Broccoli | TCG Z/X | ? | TCG Z/X | |
| 2019/20 | Zenonzard The Animation | 2019 | ? | ? | Bandai Namco Entertainment | ? | — | CBG Zenonzard | |

## List of anime and manga that only originates from a card game

List of manga, anime, OVA, ONA that are based on a card game but the card game or the playing cards as in-universe items are not part of the plot, that is card game mechanics (collecting and/or trading of cards, card play between characters, end of the turn/hand, winning a hand...) is not part of the story.
| Year | Title | Original medium | Original medium | Original medium | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Year | Creator(s) | Card game | Ref(s) |
| 2002 | Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution | ? | ? | TCG Aquarian Age | |
| ? | Force of Will the Movie | 2012 | Force of Will Inc. | TCG Force of Will | |
| 2015 | Venus Project: Climax | 2015 | Galat | CBRPG Venus Project | |

## See also (Similar)

* Yo-kai Watch, instead of cards coin-like discs called Yo-kai Medals that are stored in a book called Yo-kai Medallium are used