Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
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Distribution & Wholesale and Card Shops & LGS in Digimon Card Game and Magic: The Gathering.
Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ in Digimon Card Game, the first of 2 games; mostly in distribution.
Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ has no documented role on this stage.
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Manufactures product for game
Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ has no documented role on this stage.
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Brand affiliated shop: Premium BandaiDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
selected countries
Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ has no documented role on this stage.
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Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ
Card Shops & LGS
Operates secondary market service: magi (Jiraffe Inc.)
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Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ in Digimon Card Game. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Digimon Card Game. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.
5 documented relationships with other businesses.
1 platform or channel Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ runs itself.
Master data as the cited sources state them.
The latest 3 briefs naming Jiraffe Inc. / 株式会社ジラフ.
2 people named in a role by the cited sources.
8 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: Secondary-market shop
Secondary market activity; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 6 sources
DistributorWholesaler
Netherlands

Jiraffe will open a magi card shop in the Kyoto Station area in late October 2026, buying and selling cards including Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG and One Piece. The company says it is expanding magi stores across major cities in Japan.
Jiraffe, which runs the magi marketplace app and magi card shops, appointed Go Kobayashi as executive officer and COO on August 1, 2026. He will lead the magi30 project, which aims to grow the chain from 18 to 30 stores in Japan by summer 2027.
Jiraffe started the magi30 project to expand its magi trading card shops in Japan from 18 to 30 stores by summer 2027, mainly near major stations, and is seeking store sites. It expects revenue above 13 billion yen for the year to July 2026.
Details: D2C
Research note: opens the MTG-focused store Card Shop magi Takadanobaba
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Tokyo, Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0077
Details: Marketplace operation
Research note: Marketplace operator, Japan
Secondary market activity; Country
Source wording: Japan
Confirmed · 3 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0059
Details: D2C
Research note: opens its first Kyushu store, Card Shop magi Fukuoka Tenjin
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Fukuoka, Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0076
Details: D2C
Research note: opens a new Card Shop magi store in front of Kyoto Station
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Kyoto, Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0169
Details: D2C
Research note: relocates its Nagoya PARCO store and reopens it as Card Shop magi Nagoya Ekimae
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Nagoya, Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0078
Details: D2C
Research note: operates the Card Shop magi chain across major Japanese cities and Taipei
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Taiwan
Confirmed · 3 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0076
Details: D2C
Research note: Operates shop, Japan
Distribution and sales area; Country
Source wording: Japan
Confirmed · 5 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0059