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An '''archetype''', unofficially called a '''categoryseries''' (カテゴリ シリーズ ''kategorishirīzu'') <ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/lineup/arc-v/extra_pack_2015/ 遊戯王アーク・ファイブ OCG EXTRA PACK 2015]</ref> or unofficially a '''seriescategory''' (シリーズ カテゴリ ''shirīzukategori'') in Japan, is a group of cards that respect the following rules:
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*All members of that group of cards must contain a common term (the name of the archetype) appearing in their members' Japanese card names. Alternately, a card must contain an [[archetype condition]] in its [[card text]] that specifically states that the card belongs to a certain archetype (e.g. the Japanese version of "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]"). In the ''[[TCG]]'', archetype conditions are sometimes added due to inconsistency when cards were translated from Japanese (e.g. "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" and "[[Axe of Despair]]"). Cards with the same words in their non-Japanese names are not necessarily part of the same archetype (e.g. "[[Frog the Jam]]" is not a "[[Frog]]" card).
Groups of cards with similar names and/or artworks that are not supported or anti-supported explicitly by card effects are called a [[series]].
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