ICv2 caught up with the friendly folks at Konami during the recent San Diego Comic Con.  VP of Card Business Yumi Hoashi was kind enough to discuss their plans for new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases for the rest of the year.

In August, “Wave 1” of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible tins will be released.  This wave will include the Number 17:  Leviathan Dragon and Wind-Up Zenmaister tins.  Each tin includes five booster packs, from Storm of Ragnarok, Hidden Arsenal 4, and Extreme Victory, a Secret Rare “Xyz” monster, a Super Rare Pot of Duality card, and three variant out-of-print cards.  Suggested retail price per tin will be $19.99.

A second wave of tins, including Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Number 10:  Illumiknight, are scheduled to release in November.






Also in August, Konami plans to release the first of a new block of cards with Generation Force.  This will be the first set with the “Xyz” fourth-generation monsters.  Konami will have a sneak preview event for the new block at Gen Con.  The set has an August 16 launch date and will include a total of 100 cards.  $3.99 per booster.

A special edition version of Generation Force will release in September.  Each pack includes three Generation Force boosters and two Super Rare foil variant cards.  Suggested retail price will be $9.99.

Legendary Collection 2:  The Duel Academy Years is a deluxe collector’s set, packaged in a special binder featuring Yu-Gi-Oh! artwork.  It features the best cards from the GX era combined into a 266 card series.  Each Legendary Collection includes five “Mega Packs,” of nine cards.  Each pack has one each of Secret Rare, Ultra Rare, Super Rare, and Rare cards, along with five commons, as well as promo Ultra rare cards.  The suggested retail price will be $24.99.  Scheduled for an October release.

The structured deck release Gates of the Underworld will also release in October.  This set includes “Dark World” cards never before released in the US, representing the armies of the underworld.  Each deck includes 37 common cards, two Super Rares, one Ultra Rare, a rulebook, game mat, and dueling guide.

November will see the Photon Shockwave core booster release.








Hidden Arsenal 5 will release in December.