Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
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Redakai: Conquer the Kairu is an entertainment and gaming property created by Spin Master
. It featured an animated TV show produced by Marathon Media
and Zodiak Kids, directed and designed by Stephane Berry (Totally Spies!, Martin Mystery), which aired on Cartoon Network
on July 16, 2011. The Redakai Trading Card Game is set to release sometime in August 2011, featuring clear, plastic cards.
game Hecatomb
. The cards also use images created with Lenticular printing
.
There are three types of cards: Characters, Monsters, and Attacks. Each player starts the game with three Characters. A player plays monsters on their own characters to change their abilities and defenses and play attacks on top of their opponent's characters in order to damage them. When the three yellow "health bars" on a character are filled in red, that character is knocked out. One must "KO" all three opposing characters to win the game. The game's power source, "Kairu", is how the cards are played in the full game.
The card game was released to hobby stores in June of 2011 and saw a general release in August of that same year.
and Zodiak Kids , directed and designed by Stephane Berry debuted on Cartoon Network
on July 16. The series focuses on a 15 year old student of ancient martial arts, named Ky, who embarks on a quest to find the Kairu, a primordial alien energy source. Aided by his friends Maya and Boomer, Ky travels the world searching for the Kairu, while attempting to make sure that his extraterrestrial teenage adversaries don’t find it first.
Spin Master
Spin Master is a children's entertainment company based in Toronto, Canada.- Entertainment :In 2008, Spin Master Ltd. partnered with Cartoon Network Enterprises to create "multi-category consumer products programs for Spin Master's portfolio of brands." The company employs over 700 people in...
. It featured an animated TV show produced by Marathon Media
Marathon Media Group
Marathon Media Group is a worldwide French television production company based in Paris that produces shows for all ages: children, teenagers and adults....
and Zodiak Kids, directed and designed by Stephane Berry (Totally Spies!, Martin Mystery), which aired on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
on July 16, 2011. The Redakai Trading Card Game is set to release sometime in August 2011, featuring clear, plastic cards.
Trading Card Game
The game of Redakai has two sets of rules, a set of "Basic rules" which plays much like a simple card game where the top card of a deck is flipped face-up to compare powers and another set of rules that utilize the full text on the cards. The cards are made of plastic instead of paper and use a system where several parts of the cards are clear to allow portions of the cards behind them to be revealed, much like the Wizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
game Hecatomb
Hecatomb (card game)
Hecatomb was a collectible card game created by Wizards of the Coast, makers of the popular Magic: The Gathering card game. The base set of 144 cards was released on August 18, 2005 at the annual Gen Con Indy. The game is unique in its use of five-sided, stackable cards made of durable plastic as...
. The cards also use images created with Lenticular printing
Lenticular printing
Lenticular printing is a technology in which a lenticular lens is used to produce images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles...
.
There are three types of cards: Characters, Monsters, and Attacks. Each player starts the game with three Characters. A player plays monsters on their own characters to change their abilities and defenses and play attacks on top of their opponent's characters in order to damage them. When the three yellow "health bars" on a character are filled in red, that character is knocked out. One must "KO" all three opposing characters to win the game. The game's power source, "Kairu", is how the cards are played in the full game.
The card game was released to hobby stores in June of 2011 and saw a general release in August of that same year.
Television Series
The 52 episode Redakai: Conquer the Kairu animated series produced by Marathon MediaMarathon Media Group
Marathon Media Group is a worldwide French television production company based in Paris that produces shows for all ages: children, teenagers and adults....
and Zodiak Kids , directed and designed by Stephane Berry debuted on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
on July 16. The series focuses on a 15 year old student of ancient martial arts, named Ky, who embarks on a quest to find the Kairu, a primordial alien energy source. Aided by his friends Maya and Boomer, Ky travels the world searching for the Kairu, while attempting to make sure that his extraterrestrial teenage adversaries don’t find it first.