Wild Cardz, known in Japan

Japan

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 as , is a Japanese manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series written by Noritaka Suzuki. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation

Original video animation

, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...

 (OVA) anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 in 1997, directed by Yasuchika Nagaoka. It was released in Japan by Studio OX, Movic

Movic

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 and BMG Victor Japan. It has been released in North America by Central Park Media

Central Park Media

Central Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009...

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Summary

The Card Kingdom is a prominent land that is taken over by invaders and it's up to the Crown Knights to push back the invaders and protect their land with all their might.

This anime has very little fan service

Fan service

, fanservice, or , is a term originating from anime and manga fandom for material in a series which is intentionally added to please the audience. It is about "servicing" the fan - giving the fans "exactly what they want"...

 compared to the director's previous works and instead of the cute magical girl

Magical girl

belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic...

 genre, the focus is more action-oriented with styles similar to a Shōnen series. Some of the characters and enemies are named after game pieces and cards to coincide with the theme.

Joe Diamond XVII (Jo Diamonds, the 17th)

Jo possesses supersonic speed and incredible flight. Her Diamond Magic makes her almost invincible and can even surpass light speed.

Casa Clover XVII (Casa Clubs, the 17th)

Casa is the mystic of the Crown Knights and can sense anything with her psychic powers.

Coco Heartful XVIII (Coco Hearts, the 18th)

Coco is the jokester of the Crown Knight and is a psionic who uses "Psycho Magic". She's also the youngest of the Crown Knights.

Sunday Spade XVII (Sunday Spades, the 17th)

Sunday is the poker-faced leader of the Crown Knights who has a fearsome power hidden underneath and will only use it to save the Card Kingdom. She mostly stays behind and orders the other Crown Knights to defend the kingdom and only chooses to go into battle when necessary.

External links

Reviews

• Wild Cardz on Anime News Network
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• Wild Cardz on ANIMEfringe
• Wild Cardz on Mania.com
• Wild Cardz on THEM Anime Reviews