Precious Memories CARD GAME

Precious Memories Card Game (プレシャスメモリーズ), commonly shortened to PreMemo (プレメモ), is a Japanese crossover trading card game featuring characters, relationships, costumes, scenes, and memorable moments from officially licensed anime, manga, games, films, and virtual-performer projects. Produced for the Japanese card-game market by Movic and Ensky, the series launched on May 28, 2010 with products based on K-On!. Players deploy favorite characters, use Events and Support Cards, participate in Approaches and Obstructions, and attempt to place seven cards into the opponent’s Point Area.

Precious Memories is especially known for title-focused deck construction, large anime card pools, original and promotional illustrations, holographic parallels, foil-stamped cast signatures, character sleeves, point campaigns, and cards based on everyday scenes that may receive less attention in battle-focused TCGs. The Japanese catalog includes booster packs, booster boxes, Starter Decks, Special Packs, EX Cards, promotional releases, Deluxe Sleeve Collections, singles, playmats, storage products, and complete-card publications. Prices vary according to the anime title, product format, rarity, signature treatment, card condition, sealed availability, age, and release status.

Popular Precious Memories Card Game product types

Precious Memories products are designed for anime collectors, title-focused players, sealed-product collectors, character fans, and buyers searching for premium Japanese cast or artwork cards:

• Japanese Booster Packs: Most booster packs contain eight randomly selected cards. Packs may include Character, Event, Support, and EX Cards across standard, holographic, parallel, promotional-style, and premium rarity treatments.
• Japanese Booster Boxes: Many releases contain 20 booster packs per box. A sealed box provides a broader card pool for deck construction and collecting, but it does not guarantee every card or a specific Special Rare unless the product explicitly includes a separate bonus.
• Starter Decks: Fixed constructed products containing a playable 60-card deck, rulebook, play sheet, and title-specific cards. Earlier Starter Decks frequently included an additional limited card or campaign ticket.
• Starter-Exclusive Cards: Cards created specifically for a constructed Starter Deck. Some receive holographic, alternate-art, or foil-stamped signature versions that differ from their standard deck copies.
• Special Packs: Smaller premium expansions containing a concentrated lineup of characters, anime scenes, sequel content, films, or additional support for a previously released title.
• Character Sleeve Collection Deluxe: Collector products combining a set of 65 character sleeves with playable Precious Memories cards. These releases often revisit older anime titles or add cards based on newer films and sequels without requiring a complete booster expansion.
• Complete Card Collections: Book-style products presenting card artwork and set information while including one or more exclusive promotional cards.
• Character Cards: The main cards deployed into the Main Area or Support Area. Character Cards display cost, source value, AP, DP, traits, title information, abilities, and artwork based on the featured series.
• Event Cards: One-time cards representing conversations, attacks, transformations, comedy scenes, emotional moments, school events, performances, and important story developments.
• Support Cards: Ongoing cards representing locations, objects, costumes, equipment, activities, or situations that remain in play and assist a character or strategy.
• EX Cards: Special cards placed in an optional EX Deck outside the regular 60-card Main Deck. Effects allow eligible EX Cards to be added to the hand or used during play.
• Foil Parallel Cards: Holographic or premium versions of standard cards using reflective processing, alternate frames, enhanced artwork, metallic decoration, or changed visual layouts.
• Foil-Stamped Signature Cards: Selected premium cards reproduce signatures from Japanese voice actors or creators in metallic foil. These are printed signature treatments and should not be described as personally hand-signed cards.
• Hand-Signed Campaign Cards: Selected historical campaigns awarded cards genuinely autographed by participating cast members. These are separate from mass-produced foil-stamped signature parallels.
• Promotional Cards: PR cards are distributed through tournaments, magazines, product reservations, box bonuses, shop campaigns, events, point exchanges, anniversary programs, and official merchandise.
• Box Bonus Cards and Packs: Selected products include a separate promotional card, guaranteed Super Rare parallel, preview card, or bonus pack with each qualifying booster box.
• Point Tickets: Campaign tickets may be randomly inserted in booster packs and exchanged for cards, sleeves, playmats, storage products, or autographed prizes under the applicable campaign rules.
• Single Cards: Individual Japanese cards allow collectors to obtain a specific character, effect, rarity, signature treatment, artwork, or promotional release without opening additional sealed packs.
• Official TCG Accessories: The wider product range includes card sleeves, deck cases, storage boxes, binders, rubber playmats, play sheets, card separators, and title-themed supply sets.

How Precious Memories Card Game is played

• Sixty-Card Main Deck: Each player prepares a deck containing exactly 60 cards. A deck with more or fewer than 60 cards is not legal under the standard construction rules.
• Four-Copy Limit: A deck may contain up to four cards sharing both the same source work and card number. Alternate-art and parallel versions with the corresponding number are normally treated as the same card.
• Optional EX Deck: Players may prepare an EX Deck containing zero to 15 EX Cards. The EX Deck is kept separately and is not shuffled into the Main Deck at the start of the game.
• Seven-Card Opening Hand: Each player draws seven cards before play begins and may perform one complete redraw according to the official mulligan procedure.
• Seven-Point Victory: When an unblocked Approach succeeds, the defending player places the top card of their deck into the Point Area. A player loses when seven cards are present in their Point Area.
• Deck-Out Victory: A player also loses when no cards remain in their deck when the game checks the condition or requires them to draw.
• Main Area: Characters placed in the Main Area can normally participate in Approaches and Obstructions. Their AP, DP, abilities, and traits determine how they perform in battle.
• Support Area: Supporting characters and cards can provide source, abilities, cost reduction, searches, recovery, or title-specific effects without always entering direct combat.
• Active and Rested States: Characters change orientation as they attack, defend, activate abilities, or pay costs. Most rested characters cannot perform another action until they become active again.
• Approach: During the Approach Phase, an eligible active character may become rested to attack the opposing player.
• Obstruction: The defending player may select an eligible character to obstruct the Approach. AP and DP values, abilities, and event effects determine which character leaves play.
• Unblocked Approaches: When no character obstructs an Approach, the top card of the defending player’s deck is placed into their Point Area.
• Point Cards as Resources: Face-up cards in the Point Area may also generate source when paying costs, giving damaged players additional resource options.
• Cost and Source: Cards have a use cost and source value. Players pay costs using cards from their hand, Point Area, or effects that generate the required source.
• Character Names and Traits: Deck strategies frequently reward repeated character names, costumes, schools, clubs, occupations, relationships, colors, or other traits from the source anime.
• Single Regulation: A Single-format deck uses cards belonging to one permitted anime or franchise group.
• Mixed Regulation: Mixed formats allow cards from multiple Precious Memories titles, subject to the latest restricted-card list and construction rules.
• MIX-Two Limited: This format allows cards from two different works, with a minimum number of cards required from each participating title.
• Level-Up and Special Mechanics: Later products introduced title-specific systems such as Level Up, double-sided cards, purple cards, EX Cards, and other mechanics defined by special rules.

Precious Memories featured anime series & product releases

• K-On! — けいおん！: Released on May 28, 2010 as the first Precious Memories title. The launch booster and Starter Deck feature Yui Hirasawa, Mio Akiyama, Ritsu Tainaka, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Azusa Nakano, the Light Music Club, instruments, costumes, concerts, school life, and everyday character scenes.
• K-On! Sequels and Film Products: Additional boosters, Starter Decks, Special Packs, sleeves, supply sets, and Deluxe collections expanded the card pool with second-season and movie content.
• Hidamari Sketch: One of the earliest anime titles in the product line, featuring Yuno, Miyako, Hiro, Sae, Nazuna, Nori, the Hidamari Apartments, art-school life, and slice-of-life interactions.
• Bakemonogatari and the Monogatari Series: Products feature Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjougahara, Mayoi Hachikuji, Suruga Kanbaru, Nadeko Sengoku, Tsubasa Hanekawa, Shinobu Oshino, apparitions, conversations, and later anime arcs.
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Booster, Special Pack, film, Deluxe Sleeve, and promotional products feature Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki, Kyoko Sakura, Kyubey, magical-girl transformations, witches, timelines, and movie scenes.
• Oreimo: Multiple products include Kirino Kosaka, Kuroneko, Ayase Aragaki, Saori, Kyosuke, cosplay, otaku culture, school life, and relationship-focused artwork.
• Working!!: Products center on Popura Taneshima, Mahiru Inami, Sota Takanashi, Yachiyo Todoroki, Jun Sato, Kyoko Shirafuji, Wagnaria restaurant work, comedy, and character relationships.
• Toradora!: Cards feature Taiga Aisaka, Ryuuji Takasu, Minori Kushieda, Ami Kawashima, Yusaku Kitamura, school life, romantic developments, Christmas scenes, and character pairings.
• Hatsune Miku: Three main booster waves and related products feature Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, modules, songs, costumes, virtual concerts, and artwork from multiple illustrators.
• Girls und Panzer: Products cover Oarai, Kuromorimine, St. Gloriana, Saunders, Pravda, Anzio, BC Freedom, Chi-Ha-Tan, tanks, schools, matches, films, Final Chapter content, and EX Deck strategies.
• Magic of Stella and Visual-Novel Titles: Precious Memories also includes Japanese game and visual-novel adaptations such as Witch on the Holy Night, combining game artwork with the anime crossover rules system.
• My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU: Multiple products feature Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita, Yui Yuigahama, Iroha Isshiki, Komachi, Saika, the Service Club, school events, and later-season content.
• SHIROBAKO: Cards feature Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Shizuka Sakaki, Misa Todo, Midori Imai, Musashino Animation, anime production roles, studio work, and the theatrical film.
• NEW GAME!: Products include Aoba Suzukaze, Ko Yagami, Rin Toyama, Hifumi Takimoto, Hajime Shinoda, Yun Iijima, Nene Sakura, game development, office life, and second-season characters.
• A Certain Scientific Railgun: Cards feature Mikoto Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, Ruiko Saten, Accelerator, Academy City, esper powers, school uniforms, action scenes, and cards from several anime seasons.
• The Irregular at Magic High School: Products include Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, First High School, magical engineering, combat magic, the movie, and the Visitor Arc.
• Laid-Back Camp: Cards feature Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Rin Shima, Chiaki Ogaki, Aoi Inuyama, Ena Saito, camping equipment, outdoor meals, travel, scenery, and relaxed group interactions.
• SSSS.GRIDMAN and Gridman Universe: Products include Yuta Hibiki, Rikka Takarada, Akane Shinjo, Gridman, Gridknight, Kaiju, anime battles, character scenes, and later Gridman Universe sleeve-and-card collections.
• Kaguya-sama: Love Is War: Cards feature Kaguya Shinomiya, Miyuki Shirogane, Chika Fujiwara, Yu Ishigami, Ai Hayasaka, Miko Iino, the Student Council, romantic mind games, and later-series Deluxe products.
• DanMachi: Releases based on the film and later anime seasons feature Bell Cranel, Hestia, Ais Wallenstein, Liliruca Arde, Ryu Lion, Familias, adventurers, monsters, and dungeon scenes.
• The Quintessential Quintuplets: The booster released on June 1, 2024 features Ichika, Nino, Miku, Yotsuba, Itsuki, Futaro, school life, romantic scenes, character strategies, Super Rare parallels, and foil-stamped cast-signature Special Rares.
• Other Participating Titles: The broader catalog includes Cardcaptor Sakura, Golden Mosaic, Saekano, School-Live!, High School DxD, No Game No Life Zero, Eromanga Sensei, Cells at Work!, Zombie Land Saga, Pop Team Epic, Nekopara, and many other anime and game properties.

Popular Precious Memories characters & collection themes

Because Precious Memories covers many unrelated works, collectors often organize cards by anime, character, cast member, visual theme, costume, relationship, or product era:

• Vocaloid Characters: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO appear through song costumes, seasonal outfits, modules, concerts, character pairs, and premium artist cards.
• School and Club Characters: K-On!, Oregairu, Kaguya-sama, Railgun, NEW GAME!, and many other products focus on student councils, school clubs, uniforms, cultural festivals, classes, and everyday friendships.
• Magical Girls: Madoka Magica, Yuki Yuna, and other supernatural titles feature transformations, battles, powers, costumes, emotional relationships, and darker story scenes.
• Slice-of-Life Heroines: K-On!, Hidamari Sketch, Laid-Back Camp, Golden Mosaic, Working!!, and similar titles provide casual clothing, meals, travel, hobbies, comedy, and daily-life artwork.
• Romantic-Comedy Characters: The Quintessential Quintuplets, Kaguya-sama, Toradora!, Oregairu, Saekano, Oreimo, and other titles appeal to collectors building displays around one heroine or relationship.
• Anime-Creation Themes: SHIROBAKO and NEW GAME! cards focus on creative workplaces, animation, game development, designers, voice actors, programmers, and production teams.
• Action and Science-Fiction Characters: GRIDMAN, Railgun, High School DxD, Mahouka, Girls und Panzer, and other releases combine battle artwork with character-focused everyday scenes.
• Idols and Performers: Hatsune Miku, Zombie Land Saga, AKB0048, and other music-related series feature stage costumes, songs, concerts, rehearsals, fans, and performance scenes.
• Swimsuit Cards: Summer and beach artwork appears across many anime products and is a common theme for Character Cards, promos, premium parallels, and Deluxe releases.
• Kimono and Festival Cards: New Year outfits, yukata, fireworks, summer festivals, shrine visits, and traditional clothing are recurring collector themes.
• Christmas and Valentine Cards: Holiday costumes, gifts, romantic moments, winter clothing, chocolates, and seasonal Event Cards appear in numerous title sets.
• Character Pair Cards: Combination cards feature siblings, friends, couples, rivals, club members, teams, and other relationships central to the original work.
• Costume and Cosplay Cards: Maid outfits, uniforms, fantasy costumes, stage clothing, cosplay, casualwear, and alternate designs are frequently represented.
• Anime Scene Cards: Event and Support Cards reproduce jokes, conversations, battles, confessions, transformations, performances, meals, and memorable episode moments.
• Original Illustration Cards: Some products include artwork commissioned specifically for Precious Memories or promotional campaigns rather than relying only on anime screenshots.
• Voice Actor Collections: Collectors may focus on premium cards connected to one Japanese performer across several participating anime titles.

Hot collaborations & tie-in cards

Precious Memories is structured as a series of licensed anime and character collaborations rather than one original fictional universe. Each product adds a self-contained card pool that can be used in Single or permitted Mixed formats:

• Anime Season Tie-Ins: Additional boosters and Deluxe products frequently adapt second seasons, final seasons, sequel projects, or later television arcs after an original title has entered the game.
• Film Tie-In Cards: Products based on the K-On! film, Madoka Magica films, Girls und Panzer films, SHIROBAKO film, Gridman Universe, and other theatrical releases expand existing title decks with new scenes and characters.
• Foil-Stamped Cast Signatures: Selected SP or premium cards feature metallic reproductions of Japanese cast signatures associated with the depicted characters.
• Genuine Autograph Campaigns: Historical point, product, and event campaigns awarded cards genuinely signed by selected performers in much smaller quantities.
• Original Illustrator Cards: Hatsune Miku and selected anime products include artwork from multiple Japanese illustrators or images commissioned specifically for the card release.
• Reservation Campaigns: Reserving a qualifying booster box may provide promotional cards, character sleeves, or a guaranteed premium card while campaign supplies remain available.
• Guaranteed SR Box Packs: Selected recent boxes include one separate Super Rare parallel chosen from a defined product lineup.
• Point Exchange Campaigns: Tickets found in packs may be exchanged for promotional cards, sleeves, playmats, storage boxes, or autograph prizes.
• Character Sleeve Collection Deluxe: These products connect the TCG with Movic’s card-accessory line by supplying both 65 sleeves and a fixed set of playable cards.
• Complete Card Collection Bonuses: Art and card-reference books can include exclusive promos unavailable through regular booster packs.
• Magazine Promotional Cards: Anime, game, card, and hobby publications have distributed title-specific PR cards or alternate artwork.
• Official Tournament Promos: Shop tournaments, anniversary events, festivals, exchange meetings, national competitions, and online events distribute participation and placement cards.
• Anniversary Events: Precious Memories anniversary events celebrate the long-running product line through tournaments, promotional cards, deck displays, and community activities.
• Online Deck and Community Tools: The official card database and deck-building tools allow players to search card text, construct lists, review restrictions, and share title or Mixed decks.

Collectors should distinguish between standard booster cards, Premium parallels, Starter-exclusive cards, SP signature designs, genuine autograph prizes, reservation cards, box bonuses, point-exchange promos, magazine cards, Deluxe Sleeve Collection cards, and tournament releases. Cards featuring the same character may use different artwork, card numbers, effects, foil processing, and distribution methods.

Precious Memories Card Game prices and rarity guide

Official Japanese retail prices have changed throughout the product line’s long publication history:

• The Quintessential Quintuplets Booster Box: The official Japanese price was ¥7,260 for a 20-pack box released on June 1, 2024.
• Recent Booster Configuration: Each pack contains eight random cards, with more than 100 types available in the corresponding product pool.
• Historical Booster Packs: Earlier standard packs were commonly priced around ¥330–¥347 plus or including the applicable Japanese tax.
• Historical Booster Boxes: Earlier 20-pack boxes were commonly priced around ¥6,600–¥6,940, depending on the product and tax period.
• Historical Starter Decks: Many constructed 60-card products were officially priced around ¥1,575 or the later equivalent retail price.
• Character Sleeve Collection Deluxe: Recent products combining 65 sleeves and playable cards have been officially priced at ¥1,320.
• Current Collector Pricing: Older booster boxes, Starter Decks, Special Packs, promo cards, signature cards, and discontinued accessories now trade according to remaining inventory and collector demand.

The exact rarity lineup differs between product generations, but common Precious Memories classifications include:

• C — Common: Standard cards forming the most accessible portion of a booster set. Commons often include lower-cost characters, basic events, and title support.
• UC or U — Uncommon: Cards with a lower inclusion frequency than Common cards and more specialized abilities or character versions.
• R — Rare: Cards featuring prominent characters, stronger effects, or reduced pull frequency.
• SR — Super Rare: Higher-rarity cards using holographic or premium processing and commonly featuring central characters or important deck effects.
• SP — Special Rare: Premium cards with alternate artwork, enhanced foil, cast-signature decoration, or another product-specific collector treatment.
• Premium Cards: Parallel versions of Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Super Rare cards using holographic processing or another special finish.
• ST — Starter: Cards printed for fixed Starter Deck products. Some Starter cards also exist as premium or signature variants.
• PR — Promotional: Cards distributed outside ordinary booster collation through events, magazines, boxes, reservations, campaigns, products, and exchanges.
• EX Cards: Cards bearing the EX designation and eligible for the optional EX Deck. EX is a gameplay classification rather than automatically indicating the card’s collector rarity.
• Box-Bonus Parallels: Guaranteed premium versions inserted separately from standard booster packs in selected releases.
• Foil-Stamped Signature Cards: Printed premium cards carrying metallic reproductions of a performer or creator signature.
• Hand-Signed Cards: Genuine autograph cards awarded through selected official campaigns or events.
• Point Tickets: Non-playable campaign items used to apply for official cards or goods.

Rarity abbreviations, premium treatments, box guarantees, cast signatures, EX designations, and campaign inserts are not identical across every product. Buyers should verify the full card number, source title, suffix, artwork, foil finish, signature type, and distribution method before assuming that two cards are the same version.

Individual Precious Memories card values may be influenced by the featured character, anime title, rarity, artwork, foil processing, signature type, cast popularity, gameplay usefulness, condition, product age, reprint history, promotional source, and sealed availability. A Special Rare, signed-design, discontinued, promotional, or genuine autograph card is not guaranteed to retain or increase its resale value. Prices may vary depending on product type, rarity, manufacturer, and release status.

Japanese vs English Precious Memories cards

Precious Memories has been officially produced primarily as a Japanese-language Trading Card Game. A complete commercial English edition with an equivalent booster catalog, Starter Deck lineup, official card database, and international organized-play system has not been released.

• Japanese Card Text: Official cards use Japanese character names, ability text, timing labels, traits, dialogue, flavor text, and game terminology.
• Japanese Product Packaging: Booster packs, boxes, Starter Decks, Special Packs, point tickets, Deluxe Sleeve Collections, rulebooks, and campaign items are designed for Japan.
• No Complete English Booster Line: Fan translations, community databases, and overseas retailer descriptions should not be treated as officially printed English Precious Memories cards.
• Original Japanese Presentation: Cards preserve domestic anime titles, character-name order, Japanese dialogue, cast branding, and original product artwork.
• Single-Title Deck Rules: Cards used in Single regulation must belong to the same officially recognized work or title group regardless of any unofficial translation.
• Japan-Market Promotions: Reservation bonuses, point exchanges, magazines, card shops, anniversary events, cast campaigns, and official tournaments may provide cards unavailable through ordinary international distribution.
• Reading Requirements: International players who cannot read Japanese may need a translated card reference or assistance from someone familiar with PreMemo timing terminology.
• Official Text and Errata: Players should check the official Japanese database, special rules, and restricted-card information because printed cards may receive corrected wording or updated rulings.
• Different from Weiß Schwarz: Many anime featured in Precious Memories also have Weiß Schwarz cards. Those cards use a different game system, deck construction, card back, rarity structure, and tournament format.
• Different from OSICA: OSICA is another Movic anime crossover TCG, but its cards use an Oshi Character, Hearts, Limit, and a separate rules system. OSICA cards cannot be used in Precious Memories.
• Different from Prism Connect: Prism Connect was a separate Movic and Ensky crossover card game using 40-card title decks and Connect Gauge mechanics.
• Different from Level.Neo: Level.Neo cards belong to another discontinued anime card-game system and are not compatible with Precious Memories.
• Different from Collectible Anime Cards: Pashacolle, clear cards, bromides, wafer cards, and non-game trading cards may feature the same anime characters but are not playable Precious Memories cards.
• Collector Recommendation: Japanese products remain the primary official choice for collectors seeking the complete card pool, original packaging, title-focused decks, foil signature cards, and domestic promotional history.

Collectors who value original Japanese anime artwork, character-focused gameplay, cast-signature parallels, daily-life scenes, discontinued title boxes, and long-running crossover card history may find Precious Memories especially appealing. Beginners should start with a complete Starter Deck where available, while collectors purchasing older products should carefully verify the title, card number, condition, rarity, signature type, and whether the listing contains playable cards or only accessories.

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