Cardfight!! Vanguard 8

The Inspiration for the Hit Anime and Card Game: Vanguard is an up-and-coming trading card game from the creators of YuGiOh. And much like its predecesor this game combines high-fantasy action elements with fun vibrant character designs that is appealing to collectors and gamers alike. Rare Trading Card Pack-in: The first printing of each volume of Vanguard will come with an exclusive RARE Level trading card. Gamers invested in the game will flock to stores to purchase books specifically to collect these rare cards to improve their collections. The latest comic from Akira Itoh: Akira Itoh´s name has been synonymous with role-playing games. His work on YuGiOh expanded the franchise significantly to broaden the brand into cardgames and animation. With Vanguard Itou has thoughtfully created a fresh and modern adventure story that renders and realizes the heavy fantasy elements of the Vanguard game like only comics can. Heavy Marketing and Cross-Promotion Expected: Vanguard today has regular weekly viewership on YouTube of around 60000, with early episodes having more than 700,000 views since May 2012. The Vanguard trading cards are currently available in more than 3000 comic shops and game stores across the US, with thousands more across the globe. Weekly tournaments are held in 500 venues across the US. Vertical will be working with Vanguard producers BushiRoad to stream the anime and do cross-promotion at comic events across the US.Marketing:BushiRoad the creators of VANGUARD are currently doing advertising online, in print and on billboards across the US, Canada and SouthEast Asia. Vertical will also be packing in a limited edition trading card with each volume of the manga series.