Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th anniversary Kaiba briefcase is now up for pre-orders for Europe, Africa, and Middle East regions. The all-metal briefcase is stylized to appear just as it did in the original manga, with a Kaiba Corp logo and a replica of Kaiba’s personal 61-card deck. It also includes three Blue Eyes White Dragons in a protective case.
The limited-edition collector’s item firstwent on sale back in 2021 as a Japan-exclusive item. Being made at the height of the global pandemic likely stymied Konami’s plans to release this one-of-a-kind product in the rest of the world, but now, Yu-Gi-Oh! fans from three other regions canpre-order Kaiba’s briefcase for €399.99. Shipping is expected to begin by early 2024.
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Besides the metal briefcase made to look like Kaiba’s own, fans can expect a trio of Blue Eyes White Dragons–the closest thing Yu-Gi-Oh! has to a monstrous mascot–in a special display case stamped with the game’s 25th-anniversary symbol. The 61-card deck will be printed with Ultra Rare rarity, while the three Dragons will be Secret Rares. Included in the deck are three never-before-printed cards that only appeared in the manga: Life Shaver, Attack Guidance Armor, and Magical Trick Mirror.
Our own Joe Parlock noted that the deck itself might have been powerful at one point, but it’s not exactly a meta-defining monster by today’s standards. For example, while the deck includes Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, it only has one Blue Eyes Dragon outside of a protective case.
The case weighs a whopping 7 Kg (15 lbs) without anything inside, but fully loaded with 7,000 Japanese-sized cards, it’ll be pretty heavy. Note that the case includes separators so you’re able to organize your collection, as well as elastic straps to bring your playmat with you as well.
“Seto Kaiba is aware that many of you have looked on with envy at his magnificent, solid-metal Dueling briefcase. In this briefcase he held his rarest cards, including of course the three remaining copies of Blue-Eyes White Dragon,” reads Konami’spre-order page.
“The Yu-Gi-oH! Trading Card Game 25th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set will be produced to order, with most of the components coming from Japan, so pre-order it now! All cards will be printed in English and are fully tournament-legal.”
Konami notes this is a one-time offer, and once pre-orders close, they won’t be reopening ever again.North America and Latin America pre-orders haven’t opened yet, but fans will be notified via the officialYu-Gi-Oh! Twitter account. Here’s hoping we won’t have to wait another two years for Yu-Gi-Oh!’s North American anniversary.
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