2020 BBM True Heart Joshi Card Set Checklist and Review

 
In my collection I have a wide variety of Joshi card sets from over the years, many of which do not have a card list anywhere on the Internet. So I hope to slowly add more of them to Joshi City, with the next set being the most recent Joshi card set – 2020 BBM True Heart.

Card Set: 2020 BBM True Heart
Release Date: February 2020
Base Cards in Set: 165 Regular Cards + 9 “Special” Cards
Autograph Cards: Regular, Special, and Chekis
Packs Per Box: 20
Cards Per Pack: 6
Autographs Per Box: Five, with a chance of an additional Cheki Autograph
Where to Purchase: Third Party Vendors (Buyee, Ebay, etc.)

Every year, the card set I look forward to more than any other is BBM True Heart. 2020 was no exception, and the card design for this year’s set being my favorite yet. To say the wrestler list is comprehensive would be an understatement, as they really dug deep into Joshi indies to get every wrestler they could. Stardom is missing of course since they (in theory) do their own card set, but all other Joshi wrestlers are represented. As is always the case, boxes quickly sold out and by the second week after release were already very difficult to find for retail price – it is a very popular card set.

This year, the base set has 165 regular cards and 9 “Special” cards, which is a second card for a wrestler with a different look. Some wrestlers such as Saki Akai and Maya Yukihi actually have three cards. Every card in the set has a corresponding autograph card, with the base autograph cards generally serial numbered from between /90 to /100 per card. For the “Special” autograph cards, only /50 of each were created, making them a more rare pull. On top of the base autograph cards and “Special” autograph cards, also randomly inserted into packs were Cheki autographs. Numbered to only /10, a Cheki is basically just a Polaroid picture of the wrestler that is then signed, so every Cheki is unique. Every full box of True Heart contained five autograph cards, with a chance of pulling a Cheki autograph to make it a total of six per box. Finally (another type of autograph card!), some stores in Japan were given what are generally called “Shop Exclusive” (or something similar) autograph cards, which include an extra message on the front and are not serial numbered. It is unknown how many of the Shop Exclusive autograph cards exist or how many wrestlers signed them, but they are the hardest type of autograph to find for any given wrestler. With a deep roster, a great design, and some amazing autograph cards, this set is a must-have for collectors of Joshi cards. Here is the full card list:

Red = “Special” Card

1. Haruka Aikawa 2. Yuki Aino 3. Aoki Itsuki 4. Mika Aono 5. Saki Akai 5. Saki Akai 6. AKARI 7. AKINO 8. Asahi 9. Aja Kong 10. Asuka 11. Saori Anou 11. Saori Anou 12. Rina Amikura 13. Himeka Arita 14. An Chamu 15. Noa Igarashi 16. Kaoru Ito 17. Maki Itoh 17. Maki Itoh 18. Kyoko Inoue 19. Ayano Irie 20. Takumi Iroha 21. Mika Iwata 22. Himawari Unagi 23. Haruka Umesaki 24. Yumi Ohka 25. Yurika Oka 26. Maika Ozaki 27. Mayumi Ozaki 28. Sayaka Obihiro 29. KAORU 30. Nao Kakuta 31. KAZUKI 32. Manami Katsu 33. Sonoko Kato 34. Rin Kadokura 35. Yuki Kamifuku 36. Riko Kawahata 37. Sakura Hirota 38. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru 39. Kyuri 40. Tokiko Kirihara 41. Mahiro Kiryu 42. Tsubasa Kuragaki 43. Kurea 44. Chie Koishikawa 45. Momo Kohgo

46. Marika Kobashi 47. Kaho Kobayashi 48. Mitsuru Konno 49. Reika Saiki 50. Yuka Sakazaki 51. SAKI 52. Saki 53. Emi Sakura 54. Yuko Sakurai 55. Ayame Sasamura 56. Ayako Sato 57. Meiko Satomura 58. Sayaka 59. Sayuri 60. Sareee 61. Sena Shiori 62. Hikaru Shida 62. Hikaru Shida 63. Hikari Shimizu 64. Syuri 65. Mina Shirakawa 66. Rina Shingaki 67. Mikoto Shindo 68. Suzu Suzuki 69. Suzume 70. Mei Suruga 71. Kakeru Sekiguchi 72. Risa Sera 73. Miyuki Takase 74. Nanae Takahashi 75. DASH Chisako 76. Rika Tatsumi 77. Momo Tani 78. Dump Matsumoto 79. Cherry 80. Tsukushi 81. Nodoka Tenma 82. Totoro Satsuki 83. Arisa Nakajima 84. Shoko Nakajima 85. Chikayo Nagashima 86. Hanako Nakamori 86. Hanako Nakamori 87. Natsu Sumire 88. Nanami 89. Haruna Neko 90. Hikari Noa 91. Nagisa Nozaki

92. Hyper Misao 93. Hibiscus Mii 94. Chihiro Hashimoto 95. Yoshiko Hasegawa 96. Honori Hana 97. Momoka Hanazono 98. Banny Oikawa 99. Ayumi Hayashi 100. Pom Harajuku 101. Moeka Haruhi 102. Bambi 103. Hiragi Kurumi 104. Hibiki 105. HIRO’e 106. Fairy Nihonbashi 107. Akane Fujita 108. Tsukasa Fujimoto 108. Tsukasa Fujimoto 109. Pork Tamako 110. Ibuki Hoshi 111. Hamuko Hoshi 112. Mei Hoshizuki 113. Tae Honma 113. Tae Honma 114. Mirai Maiumi 115. Misaki Maeda 116. Natsumi Maki 117. Makoto 118. Misa Matsui 119. Hiroyo Matsumoto 120. Miyako Matsumoto 121. Matsuya Uno 122. Madeline 123. Yuna Manase 124. Manami 125. Mari 126. Maria 127. Mari Manji 128. Mii 129. Miss Mongol 130. Mizuki 130. Mizuki 131. Ryo Mizunami 132. Yuna Mizumori 133. Mizuki (Tiger Pink) 134. Mochi Miyagi 135. Yuki Miyazaki 136. May Lee

137. Mio Momono 138. Yappy 139. Megumi Yabushita 140. Yuu Yamagata 141. Miyu Yamashita 142. Rina Yamashita 143. Yuu 144. Maya Yukihi 144. Maya Yukihi 145. Maya Yukihi 146. YUMI 147. Yoshiko 148. Kaori Yoneyama 149. Rydeen Hagane 150. Raku 151. Ram Kaicho 152. LINDA 153. Rin Rin 154. Lulu Pencil 155. Leon 156. Tomoko Watanabe 157. Miu Watanabe 158. Bakuretsu Sisters 159. Beginning 160. Chiharu 161. Ai Hara 162. Sayuri Nanba 163. Arai Mizuka 164. Command Bolshoi 165. Tequila Saya

Scans of the base set, in order:

 

Examples of the base autograph cards:

 

Examples of the “Special” autograph cards:

 

Examples of the “Shop Exclusive” autograph cards: