Raideen Trump Card Set

This is another set from Seika, this time it’s the Raideen Trump Card Set. Why “Trump” Cards? According to Wikipedia: “Due primarily to the prevalence of the trump in card games, the term used in Japan for the standard 52-card deck of playing cards is toranpu (トランプ), derived from the English word “trump”.”

This deck of cards comes with an outer sleeve, and inside the cards are encased in a plastic shell, and then again wrapped in plastic. The Japanese sure do love their packaging.

The back of each card has Raideen on it, and the front of course has the normal suit.

Inside, the cards are sealed with a casino seal or something like that, proving they have not been tampered with. Can you picture a bunch of old dudes sitting around a smokey room playing poker with these?

The Joker is Prince Sharkin – I wonder what the other face cards are?