Its fanbase is genuinely global, but the origin culture is Japanese, the manga and anime are consumed in Japanese first, and the collector community that has been deepest in this hobby from the very start (the most nostalgic), the community that was buying OP-01 at launch price and understands the IP at its deepest level, is largely Japanese or Japanese-market adjacent
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Take Think Twice as an example, a card you can readily purchase for a few cents but the Traditional Foil Japan Showcase printing can be worth upwards of $20 with a further multiplier if the card is a Fracture Foil
We then go onto to discuss how we fare against the Tier 1-3 decks as defined by Duel Links Meta and the Top Player Council
Merfolk is a good one, Wizards can go mono blue (Patron Wizard), loads of combo decks and artifact ramp decks are also fine to be mono blue for
Charizard ex - 199/165 - SV: Scarlet and Violet 151 Current TCG Market Price: $116.50 2