Yugioh

 
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Relevant Background:  “Yu-Gi-Oh! (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王, Hepburn: Yū-Gi-Ō!, lit. 'Game King') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, who solves the ancient Millennium Puzzle. Yugi awakens a gambling alter-ego or spirit within his body that solves his conflicts using various games.

The manga series has spawned a media franchise that includes multiple spin-off manga and anime series, a trading card game, and numerous video games. Most of these incarnations involve the fictional trading card game known as Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters", forming the basis for the real life Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game tie in. The manga was adapted into two anime series; the first anime adaptation, titled Yu-Gi-Oh!, was produced by Toei Animation, which aired from April to October 1998, while the second, produced by NAS and animated by Studio Gallop, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, aired between April 2000 and September 2004. Yu-Gi-Oh! has since become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time...” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)

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Trading card game


Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a Japanese collectible card battle game developed and published by Konami. Based on the Duel Monsters concept from the original manga series, the game sees players using a combination of monsters, spells, and traps to defeat their opponent. First launched in Japan in 1999, the game has received various changes over the years, such as the inclusion of new monster types to coincide with the release of new anime series. In 2011, Guinness World Records called it the top-selling trading card game in history, with 25.2 billion cards sold worldwide.[77] As of January 2021, the game is estimated to have sold about 35 billion cards worldwide.[78][79]

Video games

Main article: List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games

There are several video games based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise which are published by Konami, the majority of which are based on the trading card game, and some based on other games that appeared in the manga. Aside from various games released for consoles and handheld systems, arcade machines known as Duel Terminals have been released which are compatible with certain cards in the trading card game. Outside of Konami's titles, Yugi appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars, and Jump Force.[80][81]

Reception

The manga has sold 40 million copies.[82] In December 2002, Shonen Jump received the ICv2 Award for "Comic Product of the Year" due to its unprecedented sales numbers and its successfully connecting comics to both the television medium and the Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible card game; one of the top CCG games of the year.[83] In August 2008, TV Tokyo reported that over 18 billion Yu-Gi-Oh! cards had been sold worldwide.[84] By 2011, it had sold 25.2 billion cards worldwide...”(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!)

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Relevant Material: “The cards on these lists are considered to be relevant to the Yugioh competitive meta and secondary market due to the fact that they are not prize cards from tournaments, and because they are not cards whose price is far higher than any other version of the same card currently in print...” (https://yugiohprices.com/top_100?rarity=super%20rare&meta_relevant=true#google_vignette)

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Relevant Material: “So what are the most valuable cards of the year? Besides unique purchases like The Pot Collection and the Platinum Dark Magician, all of these cards were released in widely-available products this year. Here's the Top 25:...” (https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/The-25-Most-Expensive-Yu-Gi-Oh-Cards-Of-2023-So-Far/0a638fbb-24b6-4327-b037-018393672f1b/)

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Relevant Material:  “Even the most casual of Yu-Gi-Oh! fans would recognize the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in an instant. For those who don’t, it’s sort of similar to Pokémon’s Charizard in terms of fame. Featured prominently in the original manga and anime series as Seto Kaiba’s signature card, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is undoubtedly the most famous monster in the entirety of the series.

Throughout the TCG’s lifespan, several iterations of the Blue-Eyes have made their way into different sets and promos. Obviously, the 1st Edition LOB is the grail that most collectors hope to cop, but featured in the image above is the rare 1999 Jump Festa Souvenir promo version.

Compared to its siblings, this card doesn’t have the iconic Eye of Anubis stamp at the bottom right and features a special blue prism-esque holo foil in the background, making it an extremely unique Blue-Eyes.

Touted as one of the most expensive Blue-Eyes White Dragon version ever, since only 3,000 attendees from the 1999 Jump Festa event got their hands on it. This card in a PSA 10 is valued at US$125,000, while a PSA 3 is listed on the SNKRDUNK App for US$8,241...” (https://snkrdunk.com/en/magazine/2023/08/29/the-rarest-yu-gi-oh-cards-and-how-much-theyre-worth/)

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Relevant Coverage: 
a. Personal Property Coverage: Special Limits of Insurance  - RIBO pg 6
ii) Loss to those items, other than by specified perils insured by the policy. 
Types of property affected by this limitation include: 
a) Numismatic Property (such as coin collections) up to $500 in all ; 
b) Jewellery, Watche, Gems, Fur Garments and Garments trimmed with FUR up to $2000 in all. 
c) Manuscripts, stamps and philatelic property such as stamp collections up to $1000 in all; 
d) Bicycles, their equipment and accessories, up to $500 in all for each bicycle; 
e) Collectible Cards (Such as sports personality cards) up to $1000 in all; 
f) Personal property used by any student Insured by the policy who is temporarily living away from home up to $2500. 

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Relevant Coverage: 
A. Auto Insurance - Comprehensive (All perils) 
B. Liability Insurance 
C. Travel and Health Coverage 
D. Life Insurance
E. Life Jacket, panic button, anti-drowning bracelet, GPS Tracker
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