Jasco Games offered a small My Hero Academia: Collectible Card Game update on their July 2nd edition of the “The Joffice: Live!”.
Release Date:
The release window is still “September 2021”. The exact release date can not be confirmed until manufacturing and shipping have been 100% confirmed and Asmodee gives the ok. Manufacturing has no current hold ups, but shipping is an issue world wide. Shipping containers have been acquired ahead of time and logistics have begun to help ensure the release window. However, there are no guarantees with everything that is happening.
Printing and Supply:
The game has had two print runs completed for the first wave, with a third printing about to take place. Speculation is that MHA:CCG has a larger print volume than some of the leading competitors.
Due to a world-wide paper shortage, a lot of trading card games are having issues getting their regular print materials. MHA:CCG will be printed on the standard Japanese tcg paper as opposed to the normal UniVersus card material, similar to those printed by Bandai.
Hobby stores are the top priority for Jasco with the launch of MHA:CCG. Mass retail stores will not receive product until February/March of 2022.
While not official, there are multiple languages being discussed, starting with Spanish and then moving to German, Italian and French.
Per their agreement with Asmodee, retailers will only be able order MHA:CCG product through Asmodee and their distributors. All other UniVersus sets are still ordered through Jasco.
Organized Play:
They teased a quick glimpse of the proof copy for organized play posters that will be included in hobby stores’ Plus Ultra tournament kits. The posters feature a spot for stores to write out their event dates and times, a visual of a selection of the Plus Ultra-exclusive cards and the Plus Ultra tournament packs, and an advertisement for the first wave of My Hero Academia themed sleeves.
There are a limited number of tournament kits available. They did print as many as they could, but the game’s popularity continues to exceed expectations.
Miscellaneous:
They showed off the new acrylic displays for the MHA:CCG and UniVersus booster boxes. These can be purchased through Asmodee via one of two different tier levels. The previous displays held four boxes with graphics as they were for the Turbo Format of UniVersus. The Turbo format recognized the latest four printed sets as legal as opposed to the latest ten in Standard.
Tim trolled the chat with a look at the booster box proof copies- plain white boxes they are using for sizing the acrylic displays!
New demo decks are on their way and will be distributed via Asmodee internationally. The current, non-legal demo decks are still available and are being included with any orders made through the Jasco webstore.
Jason mentioned at the top of the episode that they have some games planned for the My Hero Academia license outside of the collectible card game planned for 2022, following the launch of the ccg. We have our guess as to what one of the games could possibly, possibly be (if you’re curious as to our guess, click here).
And that is it for the MHA:CCC portion of the Joffice. We’re slowly inching towards that September release of the game and hopefully we’ll be able to see previews soon. As always, whenever the slightest big of MHA:CCG news drops, we’ll be there to cover it!
As always, until next time, keep your dice warm and happy gaming!
The Late Night Players 
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