hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME (ホロライブ オフィシャルカードゲーム) is an official Japanese trading card game featuring VTubers and virtual talents from hololive production. Planned and developed by COVER Corporation with sales and operational support from Bushiroad, the game launched in Japan on September 20, 2024. Players act as fans producing a live stage for their chosen “Oshi holomem,” supporting performers with Cheer Cards and combining character abilities to outshine the opposing team.
A standard game uses one Oshi holomem Card, a 50-card Main Deck, and a separate 20-card Cheer Deck. The Japanese product line includes booster packs, booster boxes, Start Decks, Live Start Decks, promotional cards, special collector sets, sleeves, cases, binders, storage boxes, and other official accessories. Its combination of strategic deck building, original talent artwork, foil-stamped signature designs, and cards inspired by memorable hololive moments makes it suitable for both active players and VTuber collectors.
Popular hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME product types
Explore the main Japanese hOCG products available for beginners, competitive players, sealed-product collectors, and fans collecting cards of their favorite hololive talents:
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Japanese Booster Packs: Standard booster packs contain eight randomly selected cards. Each set introduces new Oshi holomem Cards, holomem Cards, Support Cards, deck strategies, color combinations, and parallel treatments.
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Japanese Booster Boxes: A standard Japanese booster box contains 12 packs. Booster boxes provide more cards for deck construction and set collecting, although opening one box does not guarantee every regular card or a particular high-rarity parallel.
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Start Decks: Pre-constructed products containing the cards required to begin playing. Different decks focus on specific colors, talents, generations, or groups, allowing beginners to select a strategy based on their favorite holomem.
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Live Start Decks: Character-focused ready-to-play decks built around individual talents. Japanese releases include decks featuring Shirakami Fubuki, Sakura Miko, Hoshimachi Suisei, Mori Calliope, Juufuutei Raden, and Oozora Subaru.
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Oshi holomem Cards: A player selects one Oshi holomem Card before the game begins. It remains outside the Main Deck and provides an Oshi Skill together with a powerful SP Oshi Skill that can normally be used once per game.
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Holomem Cards: The main performer cards placed on the stage. Holomem can receive Cheer Cards, use Arts, activate abilities, and “Bloom” into stronger forms during a match.
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Cheer Cards: Resource cards placed in a separate 20-card Cheer Deck. Players send Cheers to their holomem so they can perform Arts and activate different strategies.
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Support Cards: Cards representing staff members, fans, items, mascots, events, and recognizable moments connected to hololive production. Their effects help draw cards, manage the stage, recover resources, or strengthen specific holomem.
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Starter Cheer Sets: Fixed-card products containing Oshi holomem Cards and multiple Cheer Cards. These sets are useful for players who want to build several decks without repeatedly collecting basic resource cards.
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Promo Cards: PR cards are distributed through tournaments, beginner sessions, product campaigns, official events, birthday merchandise, purchase bonuses, and other limited programs.
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Single Cards: Individual Japanese cards help players complete a deck, collect one talent, replace missing pieces, or search for specific rarity, artwork, color, or foil-stamped signature versions.
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Official TCG Accessories: The Japanese range includes sleeves, card cases, storage boxes, binders, acrylic card frames, markers, dice, and collector sets featuring hololive talent artwork.
hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME featured series & expansion sets
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Booster Pack “Blooming Radiance”: Released on September 20, 2024, the first Japanese booster contains 133 normal card types plus parallel cards. It introduces talents from hololive Japan, hololive Indonesia, and hololive English, with Hoshimachi Suisei appearing as an Oshi holomem Card.
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Start Deck “Tokino Sora & AZKi”: Released alongside the first booster, this pre-constructed deck pairs Tokino Sora and AZKi and provides an accessible starting point for learning Oshi Skills, Cheer management, Blooming, and stage positioning.
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Booster Pack “Quintet Spectrum”: Released on December 20, 2024, the second booster expands the early card pool with additional talents, support options, color strategies, and parallel cards.
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Color Start Decks: Red Nakiri Ayame, Blue Nekomata Okayu, and Purple Yuzuki Choco decks launched with Quintet Spectrum. White Todoroki Hajime, Green Kazama Iroha, and Yellow Shiranui Flare followed on February 28, 2025.
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Booster Pack “Elite Spark”: Released in Japan on March 21, 2025, this expansion adds further support for existing decks and works with the White, Green, and Yellow Start Decks released shortly before it.
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Booster Pack “Curious Universe”: Released on June 20, 2025, this set includes new Oshi holomem and holomem Cards featuring talents such as Oozora Subaru and Yukihana Lamy, alongside returning talents with new card designs.
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Booster Pack “Enchant Regalia”: Released on September 19, 2025, this expansion introduces new color variations for talents including Usada Pekora, Hoshimachi Suisei, and Shirakami Fubuki. Its product lineup also includes premium foil-stamped signature cards.
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FLOW GLOW Start Decks: Released on November 21, 2025, these decks focus on FLOW GLOW members Rindo Chihaya and Koganei Niko and provide additional entry points for fans of hololive DEV_IS.
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Booster Pack “Ayakashi Vermilion”: Released on December 19, 2025, this booster includes enhancement cards for 22 previously featured holomem, new OSR cards, returning HR treatments, redesigned Special Cheer artwork, and five SEC foil-stamped signature cards.
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Start Deck “Oshi Advent” and “Oshi Justice”: Released in Japan on February 20, 2026, these pre-constructed decks focus on hololive English -Advent- and -Justice-. Each product allows players to begin with a team based around members of the featured group.
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Booster Pack “Diva Fever”: Released in Japan on March 13, 2026, this expansion adds new support for previously released holomem and broadens the lineup of Oshi holomem Super Rare cards.
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Live Start Deck Series: Released on April 24, 2026, six individual decks feature Shirakami Fubuki, Sakura Miko, Hoshimachi Suisei, Mori Calliope, Juufuutei Raden, and Oozora Subaru. Each deck has an official Japanese suggested retail price of ¥990.
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Booster Pack “Bouncer Bound”: Released on June 19, 2026, this set contains 121 base card types and 130 parallel cards. It features 24 holomem, new color variations, Oshi Stage Skills, six Special Cheer cards, six Holomem Rare cards, and five SEC foil-stamped signature cards.
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Extra Booster “Summer Hologram”: Scheduled for August 21, 2026, this summer-themed product contains ten cards per pack. It includes new cards together with selected reprints presented using summer-inspired illustrations.
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Booster Pack “Volume Vortex”: Scheduled for September 19, 2026, this standard eight-card booster continues the Japanese hOCG expansion series with new cards, deck support, and parallel treatments.
Hot tie-in cards & special releases
Rather than relying mainly on unrelated anime crossovers, hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME draws its collectible appeal from hololive talents, livestream moments, concerts, birthdays, official events, and fan activities. These tie-ins connect the cards directly to the wider hololive production community:
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Talent Signature Cards: Selected SEC and other premium parallel cards feature foil-stamped reproductions of talent signatures. These should be described as printed or foil-stamped signature cards rather than personally hand-signed cards.
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Original Artist Illustrations: Premium cards may use newly commissioned artwork created specifically for the TCG. Bouncer Bound, for example, includes a Ninomae Ina’nis SEC card with an original illustration by Kuroboshi Kouhaku.
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Talent Co-Creation Cards: Some cards are created through official talent participation. Bouncer Bound includes a Yuzuki Choco project card based on a dish planned during an official hOCG program, with a photographic parallel design.
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Birthday Merchandise Bonus Cards: Selected Birthday Premium Talent merchandise releases have included bonus hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME cards connected to the featured talent.
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First Anniversary Celebration Set: The official-shop-exclusive anniversary product celebrates the first year of the card game through specially selected cards and collectible accessories.
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Live and Concert Collection Sets: Limited collections may use visuals from hololive concerts, performances, and annual events, combining cards with sleeves or storage products.
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World Grand Prix Cards: Major competitive events distribute participation cards, finalist prizes, championship cards, and other tournament-related collectibles.
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Shop Tournament Promos: Officially supported card shops distribute monthly tournament packs, participation cards, winner cards, and other organized-play rewards.
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Beginner Session Cards: Teaching events and demo sessions may include promotional cards or packs for participants who learn the game or complete an event survey.
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Event-Exclusive Products: Selected sleeve sets, Start Deck bundles, collection sets, and promotional supplies are sold only at particular events or through the hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP.
Collectors should verify whether a card comes from a regular booster, first-print bonus, event campaign, birthday product, tournament pack, or official-shop-exclusive set. Distribution method can affect availability even when two cards feature the same talent or artwork.
hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME prices and rarity guide
Official Japanese suggested retail prices vary according to product format:
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Japanese Booster Packs: Standard eight-card booster packs have an official suggested retail price of ¥440.
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Japanese Booster Boxes: A standard box containing 12 packs has an official suggested retail price of ¥5,280.
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Extra Booster Packs: Summer Hologram is officially priced at ¥660 per ten-card pack or ¥5,280 per eight-pack box.
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Standard and Live Start Decks: Many single-color and talent-focused Japanese decks have an official suggested retail price of ¥990.
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Premium or Group Start Decks: Products such as Tokino Sora & AZKi, FLOW GLOW, Oshi Advent, and Oshi Justice have been released at ¥1,980 per deck.
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Starter Cheer Set: The fixed 84-card set has an official suggested retail price of ¥990.
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Official Card Sleeves: Standard Japanese sleeve products are generally priced at ¥990.
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Official Card Cases: Standard card cases are generally priced at ¥880.
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Official Storage Boxes: Standard storage boxes have been released at ¥880.
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Official Card Binders: Japanese hOCG binders have an official suggested retail price of ¥3,300.
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Official Acrylic Frames: Display frames for collectible cards have been released at ¥1,760.
The exact rarity structure changes between expansions, but confirmed classifications used across the Japanese product line include:
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C: Common cards forming the foundation of decks and frequently appearing as holomem or Support Cards.
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U: Uncommon cards offering additional effects, character forms, and deck-building options.
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R: Rare cards featuring more prominent talents, effects, or artwork.
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RR: Double Rare cards commonly used for notable holomem or important deck pieces.
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OSR: Oshi holomem Super Rare cards representing Oshi holomem within the standard rarity lineup.
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S: A parallel classification used for selected cards with upgraded visual treatments.
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SR: Super Rare parallel cards with enhanced artwork, foil, or presentation.
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SY: Special Cheer cards featuring premium Cheer Card illustrations and treatments.
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UR: Ultra Rare parallel cards used for selected holomem and Support Cards.
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HR: Holomem Rare cards with premium processing and talent-focused artwork.
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OUR: A high-level parallel treatment used for selected Oshi holomem Cards.
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SEC: Secret cards representing some of the highest-rarity parallels in a booster. Selected SEC cards feature foil-stamped talent signatures or newly commissioned artwork.
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PR: Promotional cards distributed through tournaments, merchandise, campaigns, events, purchase bonuses, and official programs.
Individual card values may be influenced by the featured talent, rarity, pull rate, illustration, foil-stamped signature treatment, card condition, competitive usefulness, first-print status, event distribution, language, grading, and market demand. Official sealed-product prices should not be confused with resale prices for single cards. Prices may vary depending on product type, rarity, manufacturer, and release status.
Japanese vs English hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME cards
hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME is officially available in both Japanese and English. The Japanese edition launched in September 2024, while the dedicated English edition followed later with its own product calendar, organized-play rules, and regional distribution.
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Release Schedule: The Japanese edition began earlier and generally has access to expansions, Start Decks, and accessories before their corresponding English releases.
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Card Language: Japanese cards use the original Japanese ability text, card names, terminology, and product packaging. English cards provide translated text that may be easier for international players to use without a reference guide.
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Product Timeline: Sets with the same name may have different release dates between Japan and English-speaking regions. Collectors should check which language edition a listed release date refers to.
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Set Contents: English products may be based on Japanese sets but can use a different release sequence, restricted-card schedule, promotional program, or regional product configuration.
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Japanese Promotional Access: Japan-based birthday merchandise, shop campaigns, concerts, tournaments, official-shop collections, and event-exclusive products may include cards not distributed through ordinary English retail products.
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Original Presentation: Japanese cards appeal to collectors who prefer the original talent names, Japanese text, Japanese packaging, and products sourced from hololive’s home market.
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Rules Reference: Official English tournament guidance states that the Japanese-edition wording is the governing text when equivalent card abilities use different wording.
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Tournament Eligibility: Players should confirm whether Japanese-language cards are permitted in their local event and whether the Japanese and English card pools follow the same legality or restriction schedule.
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Collector Choice: Japanese cards are well suited to collectors seeking earlier releases, Japan-market promotions, original packaging, and the broadest Japanese product catalog.
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Player Choice: English cards may be more convenient for players who prioritize reading card effects quickly during casual or competitive games.
Collectors who value original Japanese text, earlier product availability, Japan-exclusive campaigns, event cards, and official-shop releases may prefer the Japanese edition. Players who primarily want easy-to-read card effects and access to regional English tournaments may find the English edition more practical. Both are official products, so the better option depends on whether the cards are being purchased mainly for collecting, display, casual play, or organized competition.
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