The very first Disney Lorcana livestream has just ended, and we now have a lot more information regarding the Japanese Disney Lorcana release!
The stream starts off repeating the 1 billion cards sold milestone from the D23 panel, along with teaching players how to play Disney Lorcana.
Following that, we got the goodies regarding the Japan release!
The First Chapter Release Details
Starting off with the most important detail, The First Chapter will be released on 25 January!
Japan will only be releasing the smaller sized booster boxes which has 16 packs per box. Here’s everything you need to know!
Price: 330 yen (Tax included)
Contents: 6 cards per pack (1 foil guaranteed every pack), 16 packs per box
Starter decks wise, it looks to be very similar to English release!
Price: 2,178 yen (Tax included)
Contents:
– 60 card pre-constructed deck
– Paper playmat x 1
– Paper lore counter x 1
– Paper damage counter x 11
– Game guidebook x 1
– The First Chapter booster pack x 1
Accessories wise, only sleeves and playmats are confirmed!
Sleeves Price: 990 yen (Tax included)
Sleeves designs: Mickey Mouse – True Friend / Elsa – Spirit of Winter
Contents: 65 sleeves
Playmat Price: 2,750 yen (Tax included)
Playmat designs: Mickey Mouse – Steamboat Pilot / Maleficent – Biding Her Time
Listing of all 24 franchises included in The First Chapter
Pre-orders begin tomorrow on 18 November 2024!
Looking at the Cards
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First, looking at some of the usual cards, but now in Japanese
And then our very first look at Japanese enchanted cards! The list appears to be the exact same as the English release.
Our first look at the Elsa – Spirit of Winter enchanted in Japanese!
Release Schedule
Following The First Chapter’s release in January 2025, Rise of the Floodborn is due to release in March 2025, and Into the Inklands released in May 2025!
Releases wise, it looks like they will only focus on boosters, starter decks, sleeves and playmats. There is no mention of Gift Sets or Troves for the Japan release.
New sets will be releases approximately every 2 months, with plans to have a combined release with the English version in the future!
Promos
Japan is of course getting the organized play kit! Contents wise, they look to be the exact same as the English OP kit for The First Chapter.
Also starting from 6 December 2024, the Moana – Adventurer of Land and Sea Japanese promo card will be given out to viewers for Moana 2 in limited cinemas in Japan!
1 main interesting note here, the last point notes that this is a promo card for a card in a future set and that this card will not be legal for official play in stores and events until that set (Presumably set 7) is released. Based on Japan’s release date, that means this card will only be legal for play around January 2026.
Japan Launch Events
To accompany the launch, a series of events will be held!
Store tutorial events, to be held in stores all across Japan
Starter Deck events, which welcomes new players to buy a starter deck and start learning the game right away
A casual gameplay event which also encourages new players to participate
A large scale event is also planned for the Japanese launch for Disney Lorcana!
The event will include tutorial and casual gameplay events. Here are the details!
Date: 26 January 2025
Venue: Sunshine City (Ikebukuro), Hall A-1
More details will be announced at a later date
Note: There is a Disney store in Sunshine City itself, which might make it one of the key reasons it was picked for the event
Overall the Japan release looks exciting, with lots of activities for Japan Illumineers!
Furthermore, many players have been waiting for the Japan release, hoping to get a Japanese version of their favorite cards. Will you be ordering some Japanese products?
Will Japanese cards be legal elsewhere?
Based on past information, foreign language sets will be legal for play in other regions. This was announced before they announced a Japan release, but I’m currently assuming it will be the same