Asian-English

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The card backing used on Asian-English cards until Enemy of Justice.

Asian-English cards are cards printed in English for distribution in Asia outside of Japan and Korea. They are distinguished from English cards printed for English regions mainly by the unique Yu-Gi-Oh! logo on the cards' backings and set packaging (until Enemy of Justice), and the region identifier "AE" in their Card Number (from Invasion of Chaos onwards). These cards are only legal in Asia outside of Japan and Korea; they are not legal anywhere else.

Proper Asian-English sets were preceded by two cards ("Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Dark Magician") that were printed in 2001 with direct translations of their Japanese names and flavor texts instead of the TCG ones, in the same font as Japanese. The cards that came after them are almost identical to TCG English ones, besides the aforementioned differences and being printed on the same card stock as Japanese cards, making them stiffer.

Aside from those two early cards, Asian-English prints prior to the 2023 resumption were mostly Core Boosters, with identical contents to their North American English releases. All Core Boosters up to Enemy of Justice, plus Crimson Crisis and Raging Battle; the Starter Decks Yugi and Kaiba; and the Structure Deck Lord of the Magician had Asian-English prints. The Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition promotional cards were only released in Asian-English, and the Japanese World Championship Qualifier participation cards and World Championship prize cards have normally included an Asian-English card.

"Barrel Dragon" was printed in English for its release with The Valuable Book 5 promotional cards, but because it was distributed within a Japan-exclusive magazine like the other two VB5 promos, it is considered a Japanese print instead of Asian-English.

Sets stopped being printed in Asian-English after Enemy of Justice in 2007, aside from a brief resumption in 2009 with Crimson Crisis, Structure Deck: Lord of the Magician, and Raging Battle (for which the card backings were switched to the TCG one) and occasional prize cards. In July 2023, shortly after the admission of Indonesia as an official OCG territory,[1] it was announced that Asian-English products would resume printing.[2] The first Asian-English products released after this announcement were Speed Start Deck Link Edition and Speed Start Deck Synchro Edition in October 2023. These new sets use the Japanese card backing and artworks.

Exclusive Forbidden and Limited Lists[edit]

Following the resumption of this print, the first Forbidden and Limited Lists for the Asian-English OCG were posted.[3][4][5] Similar to the Forbidden and Limited Lists exclusive to the Simplified Chinese OCG, only cards printed in Asian-English prior to the publication of each set of Lists will be included, and any cards in that print that are newly added to each set of Lists will be Unlimited prior to their new statuses, unless stated otherwise. Furthermore, the Japanese Forbidden and Limited Lists will take precedence over the Asian-English Lists for international OCG tournaments.

List of Asian-English releases[edit]

At least 64 sets have been printed in Asian-English.

SetPrefixRelease date
Legend of Blue Eyes White DragonLOB8 August 2002
Starter Deck: KaibaSDK8 August 2002
Starter Deck: YugiSDY8 August 2002
Metal RaidersMRD24 October 2002
Spell RulerMRL24 October 2002
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition promotional cardsGBI17 April 2003
Pharaoh's ServantPSV24 April 2003
Labyrinth of NightmareLON26 June 2003
Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2003 participation cardWCS13 July 2003
Duelist King Tournament: World Ranking Season 3 top 100 prize cardWCS16 July 2003
Legacy of DarknessLOD18 September 2003
Pharaonic GuardianPGD23 October 2003
Magician's ForceMFC22 January 2004
Dark CrisisDCR13 May 2004
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004 tournament promotional cardsWCS-AE22 May 2004
Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2004 participation cardWCS-AE44 July 2004
Invasion of ChaosIOC-AE15 July 2004
Ancient SanctuaryAST-AE14 October 2004
Soul of the DuelistSOD-AE21 April 2005
Rise of DestinyRDS-AE21 July 2005
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2005 prize cardsWCS-AE57 August 2005
Flaming EternityFET-AE20 October 2005
The Lost MillenniumTLM-AE19 January 2006
Cybernetic RevolutionCRV-AE20 April 2006
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2006 prize cardsWCPS-AE62 July 2006
Elemental EnergyEEN-AE20 July 2006
Shadow of InfinitySOI-AE26 October 2006
Enemy of JusticeEOJ-AE18 January 2007
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 prize cardsWCPS-AE728 July 2007
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 prize cardsWCPS-AE810 August 2008
Crimson CrisisCRMS-AE16 April 2009
Structure Deck: Lord of the MagicianSD16-AE11 June 2009
Raging BattleRGBT-AE6 August 2009
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009 prize cardsWCPS-AE99 August 2009
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010 prize cards2010-AE15 August 2010
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2011 prize cards2011-AE14 August 2011
Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2012 participation card2012-AE7 July 2012
Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2013 participation card2013-AE29 June 2013
Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2014 participation card2014-AE28 June 2014
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2015 attendance cards2015-JPP16 August 2015
Speed Start Deck Link EditionSSD1-AE21 October 2023
Speed Start Deck Synchro EditionSSD2-AE21 October 2023
Structure Deck: Illusion of the Dark MagiciansSDID-AE11 November 2023
Structure Deck: Illusion of the Dark Magicians Power-Up PackSDID-AEP11 November 2023
Structure Deck: Rise of the Blue-EyesSDRB-AE11 November 2023
Structure Deck: Rise of the Blue-Eyes Power-Up PackSDRB-AEP11 November 2023
Creation Pack 01CR01-AE25 November 2023
Creation Pack 01 +1 Bonus PackCR01-AES25 November 2023
Duelist NexusDUNE-AE16 December 2023
Duelist Nexus +1 Bonus PackDUNE-AES16 December 2023
... further results

References[edit]

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Asia 遊戲王亞洲 (March 31, 2023). "We are pleased to announce that Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game is going to be officially launched in Indonesia from April 2023". Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. NeoArkadia (July 1, 2023). "English Language Version of the Official Card Game Announced". The Organization. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. NeoArkadia (November 11, 2023). "English Edition for Asia Forbidden & Limited List: November 2023". The Organization. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. GeoTheBacon (November 11, 2023). "[Banlist] Asia English November 2023". Beyond the Duel. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. "English Edition for Asia Forbidden / Limited Card Lists (2023/11)". Konami. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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