Are Japanese Pokemon Cards Worth Investing In or Not ?!?!?!

[@ConscienceHipHop]

Can we just admittedly say that Japanese cards are almost in every case better in quality, artwork, and price than American cards?

[@TCGFunhouse]

I prefer Japanese cards as a collector 100%. But most people in the US would not agree sadly

[@ASXtcg]

Far better on quality and price for sure!

[@allison5389]

I can tell more and more collectors falling in love with Japanese cards. The quality and art speak for themselves!

[@johngarcia3920]

Where can you purchase Japanese?

[@ConscienceHipHop]

@@johngarcia3920 anywhere. Stockx, eBay, lotta local shops.

[@sixstringblues06]

I tend to like Japanese cards more because the art is usually way better even the texture of the card feels better. And many times cheaper

[@ASXtcg]

They are definitely on top of quality control in Japan!

[@phantomask]

Can you make an updated version of this in year 2024? With facts and prices on BOOSTER BOX alone. No singles, No graded cards. Booster box alone. Let's see the percentage gained of english and japanese vs what you pay for it.

[@IXIFrostIXI]

100%. Learning curve is closing, general appreciation for sets increasing, quality superior. Give it another couple years and people are going to wonder why they bought English

[@TCGFunhouse]

I wish that were the case. But people In the US are still going to want cards they can read first and foremost

[@hoodman02]

I'm in that boat. The card stock is thicker, the centering is way better, and you can complete a set much faster than in English sets

[@StevenZC6]

Holos have that holo border, the reverse holos have those exclusive patterns, 25th anniversary look way better, alot more stamped cards and promos, and most importantly the quality control is undeniably better with better centering and conditioning.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I love Holo borders and even the gray borders way more

[@StevenZC6]

Nowadays u can pull a chase card in english and be disappointed when u look at that centering or see whitening on the back. U don’t get that same feeling nearly as much with Japanese packs because of how much better the quality control is.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Quality control on English def needs to be looked at by the Pokémon company

[@ASXtcg]

💯 any time I get a big pull I immediately look at quality definitely been disappointed on some big pulls.

[@joeywheeler9074]

It depends bro. Japanese cards have some whitening and some centering issues too. But I agree that it’s not nearly as bad.

[@bradthor33]

Honestly, I think that they are, I like the look of them better, I like the back of their cards better. When it comes to money wise and value wise I don't have any experience so far but I would think they are still good to invest.

[@pokecrypt9637]

Thanks for this!! I prefer Japanese vintage in my collection, something about the origin and story of Pokémon just makes me more inclined to collect Japanese vs English.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree. Japanese has a certain mystique to them

[@s-king3635]

Japanese cards have been growing in popularity for a while now

[@TCGFunhouse]

Yep. About 15 months or so they have really gone up on price. Atleast for sealed

[@ASXtcg]

I agree! I think there are a lot more people interested in collecting for the artwork that has help their growth as well.

[@KB8collector]

getting back into the poke game and your channel helps!! Chasing that Umbreon & Gold mew!

[@vlufygaming5070]

Love your energy in these videos man! I Always look forward to new videos!

[@TCGFunhouse]

Thanks so much Vlufy

[@dazzothegreat]

I recently bought a legends and a some jet black packs just out of pure curiosity .. love the artwork

[@dericktramel9680]

I’d love to get into some Japanese cards, but I’m also just trying to keep up with how quick all these products are released in the US too. I still haven’t seen the Celebrations lunchboxes yet, and the Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon alt art boxes are gonna be hitting stores now too. I have noticed a lot of the Japanese character cards from the latest set really aren’t that expensive to buy as singles, so maybe I’ll pick up some that way.

[@TCGFunhouse]

So much info to keep up on for real. Constant updates, releases, and news

[@ASXtcg]

Definitely a good idea to buy the CSR singles as long as the prices are good. That is probably how I will collect some of this set.

[@Darkrais_Dungeon]

Vmax climax looks really tempting but the buying process worries me.

[@TCGFunhouse]

It’s def a challenge. Finding good places here and there matters for sure.

[@IXIFrostIXI]

Find a good LGS if you can. Been getting boxes for 75-85 from them

[@johnwelsh6656]

I bought a Japanese dark Charizard in lightly played condition just for my personal collection and I also bought a Japanese dark Blastoise I'm gonna get graded because it's beautiful! Just a big fan of the artwork

[@awholemewworld4799]

I love Japanese cards! I think long-term some of the products perform really well, but obviously English is more guaranteed. Sometimes I'm not sure why either. The Japanese cards are better quality and I honestly think a lot of their holo patterns and promos are a LOT more interesting than English.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree 💯

[@awholemewworld4799]

@@TCGFunhouse Forgot to add, for people who like to complete sets, Japanese is probably a great option. They are SO much easier to complete than English and you can kind of pick and choose based on which cards you like the best and want to focus on. I think in general they cater to what fans really want a lot more than English does.

[@dallaschin8360]

I just bought my first Japanese box eevee heros. Very excited to open but I think the prices are lower because the sets are smaller so the cards are less rare.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Eevee heroes is such a great set. Good choice

[@Kamehamehobby]

95% of my collection is japanese. The cards are much, much better quality. The holo patterns are different from their english counterparts on alot of them. The RR vmax pikachu in japanese has stars in the background. Its a beautiful card. The English version is meh. You will never see whitening and silvering on a japanese card nor will you see square cut corners.

[@ashleynguyen4003]

I am starting to love the looks of the Japanese cards. They just look better compared to the English set. It’s really interesting to see that the English cards are way more than the Japanese. I’m curious to see where it will go in the future!

[@ASXtcg]

The Japanese cards definitely have an overall better look. English cards need to have better quality control if they want to continue to compete. It will be interesting to see where this goes!

[@ashleynguyen4003]

@@ASXtcg I definitely think so. I feel like the japanese cards definitely have better quality control compared to the US cards.

[@KittensNhigh5s]

I almost exclusively collect Japanese cards. On my 2nd VMAX Climax Booster, more than half were shiny, VMAX, & 8-9 CSR. Quality is amazing.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Love the quality of Japanese cards !

[@jayboys626]

This is the content I've been waiting for! Though I mostly buy Japanese because I love the look, especially the older ones

[@TCGFunhouse]

I love Japanese cards so much

[@ASXtcg]

Definitely like the look of my Japanese Venusaur 😂 vintage Japanese cards is what I would go for!

[@jayboys626]

@@ASXtcg I've been buying up those cardass bandai cards and anything else pocket monster. Just can't beat the look of those cards

[@jayboys626]

And I also just picked up the corocoro snorlax illustration vending series

[@ASXtcg]

@@jayboys626 that’s really awesome! Definitely some very unique cards! Great pick up🔥

[@joeywheeler9074]

Japan itself has a really healthy market for both collectors and players. I think that this will be the biggest difference in why cards will remain at its steady price here. Special promos and sets will be the only exceptions.

[@PhysicalMediaOnline]

From an investment standpoint Japanese base sets make all the sense in the world. As a collector you want Charizard’s first card, right? Well…the Japanese card came out 3 years before the US version. That’s such a big gap that it makes the Japanese version the “rookie” card IMO. I think long term the Japanese cards will be the ones to own.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree. I love Japanese cards

[@BlueCollarCollector]

I think even early on I found it hard to collect the Japanese cards just because might seem silly but because I couldn't read the cards, I didn't just want to look at the picture. Of course that was when Pokémon first came out here and I was just a kid.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I have heard that before not silly one bit

[@terryquashnock2057]

Love the gym hero & gym challenge sets in English & Japanese. Art works are awesome. Investing in English sets but there are Japanese cards I enjoy collecting, obviously gym hero & gym challenge, team rocket, base set. Waiting for prices to come down on newer stuff though.

[@TCGFunhouse]

The gym sets are some of my faves hand down

[@Kazuia21]

maybe the spike in value on the english version is caused by the influencers(for example Logan Paul). but for me the japanese version of the cards are the OG, time will tell. im still shocked that i was able today to buy the ivy pikachu promo from 1996 with the wrong artist name and jigglypuff promo for just 10 dollars each...those 2 are THE FIRST POKEMON CARDS EVER after the carddass format and they are still so cheap.

[@PokemonHolo]

The price hike was a demand from Japan itself if you ask me The older japanese holo's value is allot lower. Because the boxes had more packs in the vintage era and allot of the sets always had a holo..asx didn't seem to know that. Modern Japanese value for me is more in the sealed product of 'special' sets like climax, shining legends etc Other sealed jp product just doesn't have allot of demand and won't outshine the english variant

[@ShaneA125SX]

I kind of fell I to this a little bit. Having a hard time finding product I decided to collect some Japanese sets. Now I know that we eventually get these sets in English but a lot of times cards get skipped in English to another set and sometimes it's not to have the Japanese cause then all the cards are in the set. Like what happened with Eevee Heroes and Evolving Skies. So yeah. But finding singles are ssssoooo much harder.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Yes. There are tons of Japanese exclusive Pokémon cards. And most of them are awesome

[@ASXtcg]

Definitely jealous of some of the Japanese cards we don’t get. What Japanese sets did you collect?

[@ShaneA125SX]

@@ASXtcg Miracle Twin and Tag Allstars GX from Sun&Moon, and then Shield, Shocking Volt Tackle, Matchless Fighter, Eevee Heroes, Shiny Star V, and Fusion Arts from Sword&Shield and looking to get VMAX Climax now lol

[@legendofdawn213]

If there is any KZbinr who says Japanese Promos are not worth investing in, you can be certain they are completely ignorant on investing in TCGs.

[@MrGuitarfreak132]

Hmm I don’t know if I agree. I think something has potentially permanently switched in the market. Japanese cards are now mainstream and more common. It’s never been easier to get them. The quality is WAY higher than English to the point where my English cards look flat compared to my Japanese cards. I think we’ve had a bubble lately in Japanese but I the new low will be higher than before. More people have caught on to how awesome these cards are. Also for gem mint collectors Japanese cards are WAY less frustrating. English drives me nuts. Most of my pack fresh cards suck and have some white corner or are cut way off center or have scratch lines from factory machinery. It’s ridiculous. I think vintage WOTC will always do better than vintage Japanese because culturally the English release was far more impactful and it’s all the nostalgia and English speakers who collected as a kid keeping thar WOTC market high. I feel like vintage English > vintage Japanese. Japanese promos > English. Japanese modern > English.

[@menamgamg]

Im new to all this and apart from the higher quality i just like them more aesthetically. Ive heard Japanese cards on Ebay are safe to buy, but is that true only for some sellers? I found sellers with great reviews but seemingly too good to be true deals, like a bundle of 18 japanese SV151 AR cards for 65USD.

[@TCGFunhouse]

All very good points

[@urimbajrami1534]

May i ask you what you think of the new TCG Spellfire? Its a TCG wich will release next year and it has app support. So you can level up your cards the more you play and there will be NPCs available as well :) I think it has alot of potential!

[@TCGFunhouse]

Have never heard of it. I’ll have to check it out

[@dolfo3]

I like you guys!!! Another awesome video! Vmax climax is amazing! But prices are so high nowadays.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Thanks so much Dolfo thanks for checking us out

[@GyaradosFreak]

Hey ASX i have a Ton of NM vintage WOTC cards if you're interested!! Including base, jungle, gym sets, neo sets and Japanese exclusive VS series!!!!!🤘

[@ASXtcg]

Hello there! Definitely would be interested in seeing what you got! You can dm me on IG or Discord if you’d like!

[@GyaradosFreak]

@@ASXtcg sounds good brother! I have an hour drive home and then I will take some pictures

[@kennedynguyen2251]

I still have my base set Japanese Charizard and Venusaur from when I first packed them 20 plus years ago (I'm old lol) they are still in "near mint" condition since they went straight to sleeve. I check the condition recently and Im confident in getting a good grade from PSA/BGS. However I'm still lacking the base set Japanese Blastoise so still hunting one to complete the set before I can send them in

[@TCGFunhouse]

Thanks awesome. I don’t have a single item left from my child hood days sadly

[@ghostofgarycoleman5251]

I think buying mint to gem mint raw japanese vintage cards on ebay is a safe bet if you can get it for about half the price of the psa graded versions

[@TCGFunhouse]

eBay def seems to be the best place to buy Japanese singles in the US

[@IneptCardCollector]

Really good chat and thoughts, guys. Thank you both.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Thank you

[@colochojt]

Love this content thanks guys

[@bruce0816]

As far as japanese cards I'm definitely going after the numerous promo cards that we never get in the English version. There are so many that are absolutely beautiful

[@TCGFunhouse]

Love grabbing the Japanese exclusives!

[@citizenmatt1877]

Of course 😻 Great way to learn a little Japanese as well❣️

[@TCGFunhouse]

I wish I had that capacity haha

[@citizenmatt1877]

@@TCGFunhouse You’re an ultra high IQ guy… You definitely have the aptitude; what you probably don’t have is the time ⏳

[@vicdavidfigueroa4419]

Honestly the you tubers who have Pokémon channels or blogs bought all the English cards as well as Japanese cards on market thru this period. Channels are opening more than enough card packs to last one person a life time. That’s what I think happen. If you had money to buy them you did and in bulk. Gl to the new collectors

[@TCGFunhouse]

The only reason I disagree is because I don’t know if any other content creators in my area and yet all my stores were wiped out everyday for a full year. I think people blame KZbinrs because they can be seen my many which makes them easy to blame. Not saying it didn’t effect given the amount of people that started channels the last 12 months. But it’s definitely not the biggest reason

[@gruffy]

I collect both but I struggle everyday to make the full switch and go all japanese and start to sell out of my english. Something about the OG japanese make it feel so special.

[@Tropicards]

Insane that you overlooked the fact that these early Japanese sets were guaranteed holos per box. Japanese > English all day every day.

[@nicholasshipley5262]

I had a 200$ japanese mtg card but all the shops would only offer 50 cents some say they can't value it them selves

[@TCGFunhouse]

Most shops don’t want to sell online and they know that they likely won’t sell it in the store front. You can get the right value on eBay!

[@nicholasshipley5262]

@@TCGFunhouse yeah well this was like 3 years ago they said since it's japanese and shiny they had no way to value it

[@sideshowqc8579]

i actually never collected them but they are way up on the cool side just because the art and glitter is way more the the english version

[@TCGFunhouse]

They are very nice cards for sure

[@ASXtcg]

I agree. I like their reverse holos too so much cooler!

[@neb542]

There are holos in every single vintage Japanese pocketmonster pack except base set, which was still 1/2 vs 1/3 after that every one was holo all unlimited

[@TCGFunhouse]

That is very true

[@drakebake1130]

Wonder when people will realize that English sets were released en masse to Canada, USA, England and Australia. While Japanese cards were released to a much smaller group, Japan, in much less quantity. So overall Japanese unlimited vintage cards have a much lower population than English ones.

[@LeedawG766]

diversification. I own 10% of my collection as Japanese, quality of cards is much higher and more affordable than english. Personally when I have a Japanese version of a card, I am less likely to chase the english version. The art is the same, and at end of the day I only care about the art since I dont play the game

[@LeedawG766]

cheaper way to obtain chase cards

[@TCGFunhouse]

I can see it. But I’m the type of collector that if I get the Japanese one. I have to have two English one to go with it lol

[@ASXtcg]

Not a bad way to think about it if your into collecting for the artwork!

[@TheGoof57]

Love the video great advice I do have a question can you guys to a video on a low budget investment reasoning being I don’t have a very high paying job and wish I can get everything but need to be a good responsible parent and pay bills thanks again

[@johansmit1343]

When everyone is buying the same thing that is considerd the best at the time. The cards that dont sell at the same time become more rare in the future.

[@nickbatters1503]

Curious if you have seen or if you have the japanese stamp box that came out a little bit back. Gorgeous pikachu with japanese artwork and has the 3 starters base set holo cards as a stamp. Something I feel like you would like as a japanese card collector.

[@ASXtcg]

I wish I had one of those boxes. Absolutely beautiful cards and artwork.

[@TheJosephDon]

Getting them just to have them in my stack

[@TCGFunhouse]

Haha nice

[@samshah1533]

All of the celebration cards l have like mew have Edge wear on the corners it’s sad. I wish had japanese cards.

[@bradleyc363]

Personally its too overwhelming for me to keep up with the Japanese cards.

[@fj7509]

Japanese cards are SO much better but they have their own nice market. It doesn't sell NEARLY as easy as English.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree. The quality is unmatched

[@femto4989]

I have some Japanese card s but I never bought any packs I got em through trade if I could I would collect em though

[@TCGFunhouse]

That’s dope. They are super fun to open for real

[@ComicAddicts]

I'm not a big fan of he Japanese cards. I don't know how to read that ish 😂 But some of the art on some of those cards are beautiful 💕

[@TCGFunhouse]

Oh yeah. I haven’t read a single one lol But that artwork tho

[@EriktheHeartless]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/boq5aX6jm6eVeK8. I got you fam

[@ComicAddicts]

@@EriktheHeartless good looking out carnal 👍🏼 I'm on it

[@09corey1981]

Love you advice!

[@johnwelsh6656]

I like Japanese cards, I agree with asx the quality of the cards is just better.

[@geoffreykeesee]

Yup, I fell victim to the Japanese 25th celebrations box w/no promo cards. Live and learn I guess lol. I am still holding out hope that the prices come down, but with VMAX Climax coming out now I don’t see interest dropping enough to make a big impact.

[@ErnestoPogi]

I only have english cards.. but I don't mind getting that leon/charizard and red/pikachu character rare cards... I think they're available only on japanese.. Excited also for detective pikachu 2... and I'm hoping they also do a Ash's father arc in the series... like gon of hunter x hunter looking for his dad... that would be an awesome pokemon arc

[@TCGFunhouse]

As of right now, yes only Japanese. But they will likely make their way to English. Maybe even in brilliant Star

[@ASXtcg]

I’m super hype for those character rares too! I also wouldn’t mind those cards in Japanese.

[@JVCKPOT]

I bought one Japanese box just to have some in my collection

[@geg_8914]

Some of the rarest and most "investable" cards in the hobby are Japanese, some of the most iconic and expensive. Japanese card art and quality is better, it is a Japanese franchise and only "investing" in English would be a mistake.

[@TCGFunhouse]

I love Japanese cards. You are correct

[@hichaelmartline]

The vintage holos are more crisp, vivid, & sparkly on average. I feel like JP near mint is a much more true definition compared to US versions. Also the look of the yellow border in English cards is very jarring. The japanese border is much more subtle & blends into the holo better. Vmax Climax was the most fun box I've ever opened. Bought all 28 CHR & ordered like 10 CSR last night

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree. I love the gray borders and Holo borders of the Japanese cards

[@ASXtcg]

Yea those yellow borders man! I would be ok if they changed those. Definitely like the over all look of Japanese cards better.

[@pokemonteam2755]

Well explained thank you gym leaders

[@TCGFunhouse]

Thanks

[@Schrodingers_Raikou]

Pull rates. Vintage japanese are much easier to pull.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Some sets guarantee a Holo in every pack even

[@powkeeprus3118]

Definitely for collecting for sure

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agre

[@LaughTube_618]

Haven't got much of a collection of Japanese cards, just investing my money for Celebrations. Thanks for the advice

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

I grab anything Japanese that doesn’t have a counterpart in English

[@poke_luie4115]

I collect base,fossil, jungle, gym trainers and rocket Japanese cards

[@TCGFunhouse]

Noice !

[@dragonfistX200]

I would love to collect japanese pokemon cards but it's more easier for me to focus on my English collection.

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

Japanese cards are affordable, vintage cards have better print quality, not printed in massive amounts compared to vintage English 1st Ed, shadowless and unlimited. If you can’t afford the English version as a collector just grab the Japanese version, Lucia, charizard, venusaur, etc, and they’re even OLDER than the English counterparts

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

Lugia*

[@Kodygreen10k]

Updated vid where to get vmax climax??

[@TCGFunhouse]

I bought mine on Amazon.Jp

[@Dgcamarena]

I personally collect English but I have bought a few Spanish and Japanese cards; best quality in general the Japanese cards wins all day!

[@jerrylilkrumzy2703]

I have Japanese holos from the 1999 versions pocket monsters but idk if their worth anything. You wanna buy em? 😂

[@TCGFunhouse]

Not in the market to buy atm

[@Seansolo420]

Im 32 now and have Japanese holos from age of 12 . And American holos the Japanese look way better

[@TCGFunhouse]

I miss all of my child hood cards. Need my old binder back haha

[@trunks5522]

Always see japanese cards cheaper online

[@TCGFunhouse]

Yep !

[@sideshowqc8579]

guys iam so pissed right now i live in canada quebec and those ultra premium box are nowhere except rip off store such as imaginaire st bruno and they sell it for 575$$$ 🤬 my favorite store is gamestop and they dont have them ... i went on pokemon center to buy them and they dont ship to canada 🤬 whats up with thats bs plz tell me what u think about that crap iam so frustrated iam going to shovel snow right now let me tell you its gonna be melting as i shovel caus i will be shoveling so aggressively iam probably gonna have to buy a new one caus i broke it!!!🤬🤣🤣🤣

[@TCGFunhouse]

The UPC is def the hardest to find bar hone

[@sideshowqc8579]

@@TCGFunhouse not really my store has 28 i called this morning but man 575$ when they pay 179 for it is just disgusting it destroys the market

[@vinnycgaz1]

Their unboxing is absolutely better especially high class packs.

[@keithstorm7166]

I notice these cards are usually higher in price.

[@TCGFunhouse]

Japanese ?

[@misterscorbunny5524]

Wrong, japanese is cheaper

[@alwaysrelaxing]

@@misterscorbunny5524 laughs in umbreon vmax , times really have changed since this video

[@gonzo1177]

I want to get VMAX CLIMAX so bad!!!

[@TCGFunhouse]

It’s a great set

[@darkvoid2805]

Hey I’m just curious what you do as your main income like or do you make enough to where your income is high enough to where you don’t have to work a job 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jacoblindley7561]

Gosh I want some vmax climax cards so bad!

[@TCGFunhouse]

They are pretty awesome cards

[@jacoblindley7561]

@@TCGFunhouse have you bought any?

[@noelmagana176]

Japanese cards will always be my go to. Certain cards you just can't get in English like the Festa Pikachu cards (correct me if I'm wrong).

[@Kamehamehobby]

Also, look at rarity. Japanese sets have smaller print runs. They are less copies of them than their English counterparts. I've opened a bunch of English and I completely wasted my money because the chase cards were shit condition.

[@happer57]

What are some legitimate websites for Japanese cards?

[@konastuff603]

Let's say 80% of the investors / collectors leave the hobby , does that mean I csn get a base set charizard for under 200 NM ?

[@SDCISHERE]

Sssssssdddddddddccccccc is here 👀 japanese pokemon card

[@TCGFunhouse]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sebas4230]

The cards do look great with Japanese words

[@TCGFunhouse]

I agree. So cool !

[@OctoDucksPokemon]

Japanese cards are worth it just for the fact that they have wayyyy better quality control than English

[@ShaneA125SX]

It's Netflix. I think some time in 2022

[@TCGFunhouse]

Going to be lit

[@ShaneA125SX]

@@TCGFunhouse I can't wait!!!

[@YUKMOUTH559]

Japanese guaranteed 10s American who are they hiring to center these cards!? o.O

[@TCGFunhouse]

😂😂😂😂

[@nate5oh209]

I live Japanese cards

[@TCGFunhouse]

Me too

[@thereefjunkies7793]

I really like Japanese cards better

[@TCGFunhouse]

Me too

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

I would say if you're going to invest at all do it in English because of the bigger market.

[@awokadex]

I commented

[@sidneyayersyoung8655]

Japanese cards look so much better

[@vinnycgaz1]

I buy japanese cause english pull rates suck

[@nevercold808]

Completely agree. If you don't live in Japan, investing in Japanese cards (unless they're some kind of absolute exclusive to Japan, never to be released in English) is a bad move. Collect them all you want. They're beautiful cards and always of better quality but the language barrier will ultimately lessen their value here.

[@RyanChancey-lb9gr]

What about France pokemon cards? I bought 2 packs out of a box for 10$ each from someone who brought back a box from France,