Weiß Schwarz as a Platform-Based Trading Card Game

「The TCG business continued to perform steadily, led by Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiss Schwarz.」

「Existing titles, led by Weiss Schwarz and Cardfight!! Vanguard, also performed steadily. As a result, the TCG Unit’s sales for the fiscal year reached a new record high.」

「Weiss Schwarz launched multiple major products, driving sales in Japan and overseas.」

「Weiss Schwarz is a platform-based TCG incorporating a broad range of leading IPs, including anime and games, from both the company and third parties. Since its launch in March 2008, more than 130 IPs have joined the platform.」

「Both the Japanese and English versions of Weiss Schwarz continued to perform steadily.」

「Among these, the Weiss Schwarz TCG’s Dengeki Bunko booster pack, featuring more than 50 works from Dengeki Bunko, which marked its 30th anniversary this year, became a major hit.」

「Weiss Schwarz reached its 15th anniversary in March 2023 and is establishing a firm position as a character card game with a long history. During the quarter, 6 major card products were launched, including Heaven Burns Red and Hololive Production Vol. 2, while Rebirth for you launched 4, including Touhou Project vol. 2.」

「The new Weiss Schwarz Blau TCG launched its first products, 8 types of starter decks, simultaneously in November 2022, followed by its first major card product, a booster pack, in December, getting off to a strong start.」

「Weiss Schwarz launched numerous products based on global IPs, including the Monsters, Inc. and Cars trial decks and the STAR WARS comeback booster. At a strategy presentation in September 2022, the company also announced the addition of numerous titles, including Azur Lane.」

「Driven by significant overseas growth, the establishment of Weiss Schwarz as a platform, and the launch of new titles, the TCG division recorded its highest sales ever for the fiscal year. Both the Japanese and English versions of Weiss Schwarz grew significantly year on year and achieved record-high sales.」

「Weiss Schwarz launched numerous products based on popular IPs from both the company and third parties, including BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! 5th Anniversary and Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.」

「Weiss Schwarz and Rebirth for you held the large-scale live event Weiss Schwarz & Rebirth presents Hololive Production Festival in October 2021, attracting a total of 3,931 attendees. Weiss Schwarz launched numerous products based on major IPs, including the Marvel and Love Live! Superstar!! booster packs. In the English version of Weiss Schwarz, The Quintessential Quintuplets recorded the highest sales ever for the English version, while the English-exclusive title RWBY achieved a similar level, resulting in strong performance in both Japanese and English.」

「In Weiss Schwarz, the core TCG, Hololive Production recorded the highest sales in the brand’s history, while other products also performed strongly.」

「Weiss Schwarz, the core TCG, continued to perform strongly, with numerous products based on popular IPs including The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Assault Lily BOUQUET, and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club feat. School Idol Festival ALL STARS.」

「The company launched Assault Lily products in Weiss Schwarz and D4DJ products in Rebirth for you, developing them in coordination as a media mix for new IPs.」

「Weiss Schwarz is a platform-based TCG incorporating a broad range of leading IPs, including anime and games, from both the company and third parties. Since its launch in March 2008, more than 100 IPs have joined the platform.」

「Weiss Schwarz, a platform-based TCG built around a broad range of leading IPs from both the company and third parties, maintained its strong performance.」

「Weiss Schwarz, a platform-based TCG built around a broad range of leading IPs from both the company and third parties, continued to perform steadily.」