I don’t collect Pokemon cards much me. I have a select few cards that I’ve kept over the years, mostly my favorite monsters or sporting characters that I like such as: Professor’s Research card featuring my husband Professor Turo. But I never cease to be fascinated by the art that The Pokémon Company slaps onto a piece of cardboard and tosses in a pack with other pieces of cardboard for kids and children also Logan Paul Spend countless sums of money. That fascination continues as The Pokémon Company is collaborating with Japanese artist Yu Nagaba on a new line of Eeveelution cards, and they’re really cool.
In case you are unfamiliar with Nagaba’s work, he is known for his minimalist style that is a bit reminiscent of newspaper comics. He has worked with Pokemon beforehand on things like a 2021 Pikachu card And Ed Sheeran’s “Celestial” music video.. This new collaboration is a box set featuring art from Eevee and all his evolutions. It will launch in Japan on May 24 and will cost 4800 yen (about $36). It includes a rubber playmat, card sleeves, and a deck box. Right now the set is part of a raffle next the Japanese Pokemon Center website. In addition to the box set, Nagaba’s art also appears on a portfolio and card display frame, which will cost 1,980 yen (about $15) and 1,490 yen (about $11), respectively.
Beginning May 24, the Pokémon Center will include an Eeveelutions promo card for every 1,000 yen spent on a TCG-related purchase. This announcement precedes another announcement that will take place on May 5th and further details of a collaboration between Nagaba, Pokemon, and clothing brand BEAMS. Thanks to Poke Beach for the translations.
Now that I’m looking at all these Eeveelution pieces, I just want to see all of my favorites in Nagaba’s style. This is premium minimalist tattoo fodder. Give me Raichu, Nagaba, I’ll inked him on my arm forever.
Let’s take a look at all of the cards and merch Nagaba designed for the collection.
