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Not Kemular 2.png|Dofilas
Pachi fight4.png|Kirius vs Sheath
Pachi fight4.png|Kirius vs Sheath
Pyramid.png|Anigaru
Twoheads.png|Chimarius
Twoheads.png|Chimarius
Pachimon-Whow Clean-Jan-2019 01.jpg|Jiburasu
Pachimon-Whow Clean-Jan-2019 01.jpg|Jiburasu
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PachimonNameless2016January06.jpg|''Unnamed''
PachimonNameless2016January06.jpg|''Unnamed''
PachimonNameless2016January07.jpg|''Unnamed''
PachimonNameless2016January07.jpg|''Unnamed''
Pyramid.png|''Unnamed''
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Not Zambolar.png|''Unnamed''
Monkey thing vs triceratops.png|''Unnamed''
Monkey thing vs triceratops.png|''Unnamed''
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MountRushmorePachimon2016January02.jpg|Tōtasu vs Purami playing card
MountRushmorePachimon2016January02.jpg|Tōtasu vs Purami playing card
WardorisPachimonKaijuCard02.jpg|Wardoris playing card
WardorisPachimonKaijuCard02.jpg|Wardoris playing card
Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg|Anigaru playing card
ZasunekPachimonKaijuCard01.jpg|Zasunek playing card
ZasunekPachimonKaijuCard01.jpg|Zasunek playing card
Laser mole.png|Mogudon playing card
Laser mole.png|Mogudon playing card
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6spade.png|Mantiz playing card
6spade.png|Mantiz playing card
8clubs.png|Drasgon playing card
8clubs.png|Drasgon playing card
Pachimon-Daburinton-March-2019.jpg|Daburinton playing card
3 hearts.png|''Unnamed''
3 hearts.png|''Unnamed''
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===Merchandise / Miscellaneous===
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Pachimon-Toy-Etch-March-2019.jpg|Etch vinyl figure
GaltanToys2016March01.jpg|Galtan vinyl figures
GaltanToys2016March01.jpg|Galtan vinyl figures
5633342960 9952d02123.jpg|Galtan vinyl figure
5633342960 9952d02123.jpg|Galtan vinyl figure
Pachimon-Toy-Heater 23416925.jpg|Heater
Pachimon-Toy-Heater 23416925.jpg|Heater vinyl figure
JiatorimaToy2016March01.jpg|Jiatorima
JiatorimaToy2016March01.jpg|Jiatorima vinyl figure
KokuraFanToy2015March01.jpg|Fan created Kokura figure
KokuraFanToy2015March01.jpg|Fan created Kokura figure
MajelisPachimon2016March04.jpg|Majelis, Daigoras, and Kanjiras figurines
MajelisPachimon2016March04.jpg|Majelis, Daigoras, and Kanjiras figurines
Jamila.jpg|Agasukeron figure
Jamila.jpg|Agasukeron figure
Pachimon-Toy-Metrocabayan 30076701.jpg|Metrocabayan
Pachimon-Toy-Metrocabayan 30076701.jpg|Metrocabayan vinyl figures
SaihatariPachimon02.jpg|Saihatari vinyl figure
SaihatariPachimon02.jpg|Saihatari vinyl figure (1)
SaihatariPachimon03.jpg
SaihatariPachimon03.jpg|Saihatari (2)
SaihatariPachimon04.jpg
SaihatariPachimon04.jpg|Saihatari (3)
SaihatariPachimon05.jpg
SaihatariPachimon05.jpg|Saihatari (4)
SaihatariPachimon06.jpg
SaihatariPachimon06.jpg|Saihatari (5)
SaihatariPachimon07.jpg
SaihatariPachimon07.jpg|Saihatari (6)
23417.jpg|Bechigon<ref>http://203.138.119.142/en/</ref>
23417.jpg|Bechigon<ref>http://203.138.119.142/en/</ref>
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Revision as of 02:58, 4 March 2019

Pachimon (パチモン,   Pachimon) is a series of vintage bromide trading cards made by Japanese company Yokopro (ヨコプロ,   Yokopuro).

Information

Pachimon was created by Yokopro in the 1970's, around the time kaiju were very popular in Japan. The card game features several 'Pachimon,' monsters often based on popular kaiju series such as Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman, usually attacking famous cities or places.

The playing cards feature information on each monster, including its height, weight, and subtitle.

Although quite obscure, the Pachimon kaiju have garnered something of a cult following among Japanese collectors and otaku, which has resulted in vinyl figures (both official products and custom built independents), and fan-made video games and short films.

Gallery

Artwork

Playing Cards

Kewpie Corporation Playing Cards

The following set of promotional playing cards were produced by The Kewpie Corporation and featured original creature artwork along with related names and stats. However, these cards are still often lumped together with other Pachimon due some of the designs still being derivative of existing characters.[1]

Merchandise / Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • Several of the kaiju depicted on the Pachimon cards are modified pictures of kaiju from the Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultra franchises.
  • Some Pachimon cards took their visual sources from outside the Kaiju and Tokusatsu genres including science books based on prehistoric animals and photographs of modern day ones. Jiatorima, Skorosaurus, Triceratops, a gigantic Dunkleosteus (Whow), and an unnamed 'mountain hugging' Komodo Dragon are some such examples.
  • There's a minority of Pachimon card creatures who appear to be fully original creations and connected designs. But these too *might* have also been taken / stolen from more obscure sources, like artwork from Kaiju picture books and science fiction magazines.
  • The ghastly character with the claws of the iconic "Ultraman" foe Baltan, the body of Antler (also from "Ultraman"), and donning an over-sized human skull for a head, was originally left nameless in its card debut, but would later be named 'Galtan' (or 'Gaikotsubaltan') by the vinyl sculptor / producer Exohead, whom released such a figure in 2007.
  • A Pachimon fighting game dubbed Pachimon Kaiju Dainessen has unofficially been made similar to Mugen.[3]
    • Through this unofficial video game, one unnamed Dunkleosteus-based monster was given the fan-created title of 'Whow'.

Reference

This is a list of references for Pachimon. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

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