ARSION Card Set 1998 Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Card List 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, starting with the dual HYPER VISUAL FIGHTING ARSION Card Set Vol. 1 and Vol 2 released in 1998.

The cards came in two ‘volumes’ in CD cases, here are the details:

Card Set: HYPER VISUAL FIGHTING ARSION Limited Edition Collector’s Series Card Set Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Release Date: 1998
Number of Cards in Set: 63
Cost per Pack:  Unknown
Where to Purchase: Third Party Vendors

This is an unusual card set, and one that is difficult to find information on. The card set was split into two volumes and were sold in a CD case (each CD case called “Volume 1” and “Volume 2”, respectively). Each volume was limited to only 2,500 sets, and the outside of the case has the serial number of that volume. While each case is packed with cards, it is not possible to get a full set with just one purchase of both sets as there are more cards in the set than will fit in the case. In addition, there were cards included separately as “bonus” cards when I purchased both Volumes that match with the card list but were not included within the case itself.

Each combined set has one autograph card, which is an enlarged card that is the size of two typical sports cards. The card appearance of all autographs cards is the same as it is a “team” picture, with a different ARSION wrestler signing the bottom. Since I pulled Mary Apache, I could read who signed it, but there is some risk that if a Japanese wrestler had signed it I may not have known who it was if I could not read the signature. The signed cards are a neat concept with the extra size, however it would be nice to have a list of wrestlers who signed the cards.

What I lack in general information about how the set was sold, I will make up for with a set list and lots of pictures! Even though both Volumes have a lot of the same wrestlers, the front picture and the back of the cards is different. First, here is the official checklist:

Red = Poster Collection
Blue = Visual Card
Green = Bonus Card
Grey = Special Card
Purple = Media Card
Orange = Premium Card

Volume 1

Volume 2

1. Aja Kong 2. Mariko Yoshida 3. Mikiko Futagami (GAMI) 4. Rie Tamada 5. Michiko Ohmukai 6. Yumi Fukawa 7. Candy Okutsu 8. Reggie Bennett 9. Jessie Bennett 10. Mari Apache 11. Fabi Apache 12. Lady Metal 13. Naoko Kumagai 14. Aya Mitsui 15. Natsumi Nakazawa 16. Ayako Hamada 17. Sakie Hasegawa 18. ARSION VIRGIN Card 19. ARSION VIRGIN Poster Card 20. ARSION STARLET Poster Card 21. Rie Tamada 22. Yumi Fukawa 23. Yumi Fukawa 24. Tamada and Fukawa in Mexico 25. Tamada and Fukawa in Mexico 26. BAD BOY Faction Card 27. Michiko Ohmukai and Aya Mitsui 28. Ayako Hamada 29. Rie Tamada 30. Michiko Ohmukai 31. Yumi Fukawa 32. Candy Okutsu

33. Aja Kong 34. Mariko Yoshida 35. Mikiko Futagami (GAMI) 36. Rie Tamada 37. Michiko Ohmukai 38. Yumi Fukawa 39. Candy Okutsu 40. Reggie Bennett 41. Jessie Bennett 42. Mari Apache 43. Fabi Apache 44. Lady Metal 45. Mika Akino 46. Ayako Hamada 47. Tiger Dream 48. Saki Hasagawa 49. Mariko Yoshida 50. Rie Tamada 51. Michiko Ohmukai 52. Yumi Fukawa 53. Candy Okutsu 54. Ayako Hamada 55. CMLL 56. Candy Okutsu 57. Michiko Ohmukai 58. Yumi Fukawa 59. Professional Wrestling Video Card 60. Tournament ARS ’98 61. Ayako Hamada 62. Unknown 63. WE ARE VISUAL FIGHTERS Autograph Card

In the two volumes I purchased, I received most of the cards. These are scanned in number order, with just a few gaps here and there.

Finally, two examples of the autograph card: