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(If this is erroneous, feel free to correct it! :))
(A stroll down memory lane on the SAILOR MOON wiki corrected this for me. Seems legit and MUCH more accurate.)
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* The strip of paper containing Japanese Kanji in this card's artwork is most likely an [[Wikipedia:O-mikuji|Omikuji]], which are random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan.  
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* The strip of paper containing Japanese Kanji in this card's artwork is most likely an [[Wikipedia:Ofuda|Ofuda]], which is a type of amulet or talisman made of wood cloth or metal that are issued by [[Wikipedia:Shinto shrine|Shinto shrine]]s.  
** They often however (especially in some anime series) connote to condemning people/things to some degree of a curse, hence this card's effect to "curse" your opponent in ceding their next [[Draw Phase]].
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** They are used because it is believed they ofudas protect a family in residence from every instance of general harm (i.e. curses.)  This may be exemplified in this card's effect, albeit in a somewhat case of [[wikipedia:Situational irony|situational irony]], the ofuda is "protecting" the [[Deck]] from one of your opponent's [[Draw Phase]] and is in-turn, "cursing" your opponent in ceding their next said Phase.
  
 
* According to a [http://goo.gl/lRkr9f Pojo post] by [[Kevin Tewart]], this card was mostly banned in the ''[[OCG]]'' because of the synergy with "[[Temple of the Kings]]".
 
* According to a [http://goo.gl/lRkr9f Pojo post] by [[Kevin Tewart]], this card was mostly banned in the ''[[OCG]]'' because of the synergy with "[[Temple of the Kings]]".

Revision as of 18:24, 22 September 2014

  • The strip of paper containing Japanese Kanji in this card's artwork is most likely an Ofuda, which is a type of amulet or talisman made of wood cloth or metal that are issued by Shinto shrines.
    • They are used because it is believed they ofudas protect a family in residence from every instance of general harm (i.e. curses.) This may be exemplified in this card's effect, albeit in a somewhat case of situational irony, the ofuda is "protecting" the Deck from one of your opponent's Draw Phase and is in-turn, "cursing" your opponent in ceding their next said Phase.