Carddass (カードダス) is a name given to Bandai's card vending machines and, thus, a generic term given to the cards sold by these machines. The name was inspired by AMeDAS (Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System), a system in Japan used for gathering weather data; the idea was that Carddass would be an information source for kids.[1] Carddass is a registered trademark of Bandai.
As of March 2021, Bandai Namco has sold 17.767 billion Carddass cards since 1988, in addition to 2.749 billion Data Carddass cards since March 2005.[2]
History
The first Carddass, released in 1988, is based on the Saint Seiya anime series. In the past, Carddass was for trading and collection only. But since trading card games like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh became popular in Japan, more and more Carddass is made in the form of trading cards that can be played in a game.
Apart from Saint Seiya, much popular anime, manga and tokusatsu series has been made into Carddass, the most famous ones being Bleach, Toriko, Hunter x Hunter, Digimon, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Kinnikuman, Gin Tama, Black Butler, Code Geass, Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam, Kamen Rider
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References
- http://www.bandai.co.jp/releases/J2004052401.html Bandai, retrieved 2010-04-29^
- Fact Book 2021 Bandai Namco Group, 2021, retrieved 2 October 2021^
- Card Products Bandai, retrieved June 28, 2018^