List of cards with the longest OCG import times
This is a list of cards with the longest gap between their original appearance (in any medium) and their OCG debut.
Criteria
- A card's "original debut" is considered to be when the card first appeared in any medium.
- This is not necessarily an appearance as a card. It can be an appearance as a monster or piece in other games or forms of Dueling, such as Monster World, Dungeon Dice Monsters, and Diaha.
- This does not include cards based on concepts that were not gaming pieces, such as signature move cards, "Xing Zhen Hu", "The True Name", "Attack the Moon!", and "Duel Tower".
- A card's "OCG debut" is considered to be its first release in either the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game or Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, whichever came first.
- Neither debut date includes pre-release material, such as trailers, advertisements, and sneak previews.
- If there are multiple OCG cards based on the same thing, e.g. the legal "Slifer the Sky Dragon" and illegal "Slifer the Sky Dragon", the import time is counted separately for each one.
- Monster Tokens are not included.
Overall
The following cards have a gap of at least 15 years between their original appearance and their OCG debut.
Because of the 15-year minimum for this list, no card which was released in the OCG before mid-November 2011 (exactly 15 years after the publication of Error rendering {{chapter}} 🛈 in November 1996, which featured the very first appearance of Duel Monsters) can be included here. Similarly, no card whose original appearance was after April 26, 2009 () can be included here.
Prior to the release of "Mimicat" and "Roulette Spider" on May 16, 2015, no card had been released more than 15 years after its original debut.
| OCG card | Original card | Original medium | Original debut | OCG debut | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Eye of Illusion" | "Eye of Deception" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | December 22, 1997 | June 10, 2023 | 25 years, 7 months |
| "Dragon Nails" | "Dragon Nails" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 29, 1999 | June 11, 2022 | 23 years, 2 months |
| "Thunder Ball" | "Iron Golem Gorogon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | July 26, 1999 | June 11, 2022 | 22 years, 11 months |
| "Cornfield Coatl" | "CornfieldKoator" | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories | July 13, 2000 | April 22, 2023 | 22 years, 9 months |
| "Mirror Swordknight" | "MirrorSwordsman" | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories | July 13, 2000 | April 22, 2023 | 22 years, 9 months |
| "Soul Scissors" | "Soul Scissors" | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist | December 7, 2000 | July 16, 2022 | 21 years, 8 months |
| "Light Law Medium" | "Light LawMedium" | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories | July 13, 2000 | January 15, 2022 | 21 years, 6 months |
| "Attack Guidance Armor" | "Attack Guidance Armor" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | October 22, 2001 | April 23, 2022 | 20 years, 6 months |
| "Life Shaver" | "Life Shaver" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | February 15, 2002 | April 23, 2022 | 20 years, 2 months |
| "Dice Dungeon" | "Dice Dungeon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 14, 2002 | June 11, 2022 | 20 years, 1 month |
| "Dimension Dice" | "Dimension Dice" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 14, 2002 | June 11, 2022 | 20 years, 1 month |
| "Clockwork Night" | "Clockwork Night" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 14, 2002 | June 11, 2022 | 20 years, 1 month |
| "Magical Trick Mirror" | "Magical Trick Mirror" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | April 4, 2002 | April 23, 2022 | 20 years |
| "Kaitoptera" | "Kaitoptera" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | June 24, 2003 | June 10, 2023 | 20 years |
| "Horned Saurus" | "Horned Saurus" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | June 24, 2003 | June 10, 2023 | 20 years |
| "Flying Elephant" | "Flying Elephant" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | June 6, 1998 | May 12, 2018 | 19 years, 11 months |
| "Yowie" | "Yowie" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | March 26, 2002 | June 12, 2021 | 19 years, 2 months |
| "Penguin Sword" | "Penguin Sword" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | April 16, 2002 | June 12, 2021 | 19 years, 1 month |
| "Dark Element" | "Dark Element" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | December 15, 2004 | October 28, 2023 | 18 years, 10 months |
| "Dark Guardian" | "Dark Guardian" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | December 15, 2004 | October 28, 2023 | 18 years, 10 months |
| "Orgoth the Relentless" | "God Orgoth" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | August 9, 1999 | May 12, 2018 | 18 years, 9 months |
| "Royal Straight Slasher" | "Royal Straight Slasher" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | March 31, 2004 | June 11, 2022 | 18 years, 3 months |
| "Royal Straight" | "Royal Straight" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | March 31, 2004 | June 11, 2022 | 18 years, 3 months |
| "Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon" | "Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | August 19, 2003 | October 16, 2021 | 18 years, 2 months |
| "Penguin Torpedo" | "Penguin Torpedo" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | April 23, 2002 | June 20, 2020 | 18 years, 1 month |
| "Kuribah" | "Kuribah" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Kuribee" | "Kuribee" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Kuriboo" | "Kuriboo" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Kuribeh" | "Kuribeh" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Kuribabylon" | "Kuribabylon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Five Star Twilight" | "Five Star Twilight" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | May 20, 2003 | June 12, 2021 | 18 years |
| "Dark Spell Regeneration" | "Revival of the Dark" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | June 10, 2002 | June 20, 2020 | 18 years |
| "Egyptian God Slime" | "God Slime" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | July 8, 2002 | May 30, 2020 | 17 years, 10 months |
| "Arms Regeneration" | "Arms Regeneration" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | February 20, 2005 | December 17, 2022 | 17 years, 9 months |
| "Praying Mantis" | "Praying Mantis" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | March 19, 2005 | December 17, 2022 | 17 years, 8 months |
| "Guard Mantis" | "Guard Mantis" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | April 21, 2005 | December 17, 2022 | 17 years, 7 months |
| "Ipiria" | "Ipiria" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | March 19, 2002 | May 18, 2019 | 17 years, 1 month |
| "Trap Hole of Spikes" | "Chasm of Spikes" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 8, 1999 | December 19, 2015 | 16 years, 9 months |
| "Arcana Force XV - The Fiend" | "Arcana Force XV - The Fiend" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | September 6, 2006 | June 10, 2023 | 16 years, 9 months |
| "Mimicat" | "Doppelganger" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | December 19, 1998 | May 16, 2015 | 16 years, 4 months |
| "Bonfire" | "Bonfire" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | February 14, 2007 | June 10, 2023 | 16 years, 4 months |
| "Dyna Base" | "Dyna Base" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | February 22, 2006 | June 11, 2022 | 16 years, 3 months |
| "Dyna Tank" | "Dyna Tank" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | February 22, 2006 | June 11, 2022 | 16 years, 3 months |
| "Puppet Pawn" | "Puppet Pawn" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | October 20, 2005 | December 18, 2021 | 16 years, 1 month |
| "Puppet Rook" | "Puppet Rook" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | October 20, 2005 | December 18, 2021 | 16 years, 1 month |
| "Promotion" | "Promotion" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | October 20, 2005 | December 18, 2021 | 16 years, 1 month |
| "Battlefield Tragedy" | "Battlefield Tragedy" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | October 20, 2005 | December 18, 2021 | 16 years, 1 month |
| "Clorless, Chaos King of Dark World" | "Colorless, Chaos King of Dark World" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | May 16, 2007 | June 10, 2023 | 16 years |
| "Dark Corridor" | "Dark Corridor" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | May 16, 2007 | April 22, 2023 | 15 years, 11 months |
| "Divine Evolution" | "Divine Evolution" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | January 20, 2005 | December 28, 2020 | 15 years, 11 months |
| "Intruder Alarm - Yellow Alert" | "Intruder Alarm - Yellow Alert" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | August 21, 2004 | June 20, 2020 | 15 years, 9 months |
| "Powered Crawler" | "Caterpillar Tank" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | August 21, 2004 | June 20, 2020 | 15 years, 9 months |
| "Tellus the Little Angel" | "Tellus the Little Angel" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | June 30, 2005 | December 28, 2020 | 15 years, 5 months |
| "Wish Dragon" | "Wish Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga) | April 21, 2007 | September 21, 2022 | 15 years, 5 months |
| "Roulette Spider" | "Roulette Spider" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | January 17, 2000 | May 16, 2015 | 15 years, 3 months |
| "Legion the Fiend Jester" | "Legion the Fiend Jester" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | February 7, 2000 | June 6, 2015 | 15 years, 3 months |
| "Ice Knight" | "Ice Knight" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | March 8, 2006 | June 12, 2021 | 15 years, 3 months |
| "Gingerbread House" | "Gingerbread House" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | February 18, 2004 | May 18, 2019 | 15 years, 3 months |
| "Anti-Magic Arrows" | "Anti-Magic Arrows" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | February 28, 2000 | June 6, 2015 | 15 years, 3 months |
| "Gold Moon Coin" | "Gold Moon Coin" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | February 25, 2004 | May 18, 2019 | 15 years, 2 months |
| "EN Shuffle" | "EN Shuffle" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | April 4, 2007 | June 11, 2022 | 15 years, 2 months |
| "Ashoka Pillar" | "Ashoka Pillar" | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | May 7, 2008 | June 10, 2023 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Cabrera Stone" | "Cabrera Stone" | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | May 7, 2008 | June 10, 2023 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Triangle O" | "Triangle O" | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | May 7, 2008 | June 10, 2023 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Battle of Sleeping Spirits" | "Battle of Sleeping Spirits" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | May 9, 2007 | June 11, 2022 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Motor Frenzy" | "Motor Violence" | Yu-Gi-Oh! R | January 20, 2007 | March 19, 2022 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Armed Dragon, the Armored Dragon" | "Armored Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga) | January 21, 2006 | March 19, 2021 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Totem Pole" | "Totem Pole" | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | May 14, 2008 | June 10, 2023 | 15 years, 1 month |
| "Water of Life" | "Water of Life" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime) | March 24, 2004 | May 18, 2019 | 15 years, 1 month |
Historically longest
The following were considered to be the cards with the longest import time at the time of their release. Because it documents the largest gap at each point in time, this section is not limited to gaps of at least 15 years, unlike the above section.
| Period | TCG/OCG card | Original card | Original medium | Original debut | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 1999 – February 28, 1999 | "Hitotsu-Me Giant" | "Hitotsu-me Giant" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 31, 1997 | 1 year, 10 months |
| March 1, 1999 – March 5, 1999 | "Ryu-Kishin" | "Ryu-Kishin" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 2 years, 3 months |
| March 6, 1999 – March 26, 1999 | "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" | "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 2 years, 3 months |
| "Shadow Specter" | "Hell-Bound" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | |||
| March 27, 1999 – June 21, 1999 | "Mystical Elf" | "Mystical Elf" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 2 years, 4 months |
| "Monster Reborn" | "Monster Reborn" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | |||
| July 22, 1999 – September 22, 1999 | "Summoned Skull" | "Summoned Skull" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 2 years, 8 months |
| September 23, 1999 – November 17, 1999 | "Mystic Lamp" | "Mystic Lamp" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 2 years, 10 months |
| November 18, 1999 – November 31, 1999 | "Blackland Fire Dragon" | "Blackland Fire Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 3 years |
| December 1, 1999 – February 29, 2000 | "Battle Ox" | "Battle Ox" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 3 years |
| March 1, 2000 – July 12, 2000 | "Mushroom Man" | "Mushroom Man" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 3 years, 3 months |
| July 13, 2000 – July 3, 2002 | "Megamorph" | "Giant's Might" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 1996 | 3 years, 7 months |
| July 4, 2002 – February 19, 2003 | "Spell Shattering Arrow" | "Living Arrow" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | November 2, 1998 | 3 years, 8 months |
| February 20, 2003 – August 4, 2004 | "Dark Master - Zorc" | "Dark Master Zorc" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | October 6, 1997 | 5 years, 3 months |
| August 5, 2004 – December 19, 2008 | "Harpie Lady 2" | "Harpy Lady 2" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | February 23, 1998 | 6 years, 5 months |
| "Harpie Lady 3" | "Harpy Lady 3" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | |||
| December 20, 2008 – December 18, 2009 | "Obelisk the Tormentor" | "The God of the Obelisk" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | October 18, 1999 | 9 years, 2 months |
| December 19, 2009 – December 16, 2011 | "The Winged Dragon of Ra" | "The Sun Dragon Ra" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | January 31, 2000 | 9 years, 10 months |
| December 17, 2011 – October 9, 2013 | "Slifer the Sky Dragon" | "Slifer the Sky Dragon" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 6, 2000 | 11 years, 9 months |
| October 10, 2013 – July 4, 2014 | "Card of Last Will" | "Card of Last Will" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | May 28, 2001 | 12 years, 4 months |
| July 5, 2014 – May 15, 2015 | "Dark Renewal" | "Coffin of Dark Resurrection" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | February 14, 2000 | 14 years, 4 months |
| May 16, 2015 – December 18, 2015 | "Mimicat" | "Doppelganger" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | December 19, 1998 | 16 years, 4 months |
| December 19, 2015 – May 11, 2018 | "Trap Hole of Spikes" | "Chasm of Spikes"[1] | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 8, 1999 | 16 years, 9 months |
| May 12, 2018 – January 14, 2022 | "Flying Elephant" | "Flying Elephant" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | June 6, 1998 | 19 years, 11 months |
| January 15, 2022 – June 10, 2022 | "Light Law Medium" | "Light LawMedium" | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories | July 13, 2000 | 21 years, 6 months |
| June 11, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | "Dragon Nails" | "Dragon Nails" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | March 29, 1999 | 23 years, 2 months |
| June 10, 2023 – present | "Eye of Illusion" | "Eye of Deception" | Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) | December 22, 1997 | 25 years, 7 months |
- ↑ The manga version of "Chasm of Spikes" has the same Japanese name as the OCG card "Trap Hole" (which was released before the first appearance of "Chasm of Spikes"), rather than the OCG card "Trap Hole of Spikes". "Chasm of Spikes" was given a unique Japanese name for the first time in the anime, which is the same name used in the OCG. SeeCard Trivia:Trap Hole of Spikes for more information.
