Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchOrganization
Publisher and Distribution & Wholesale in Disney Lorcana and Duel Masters.
Legal and ownership facts as the cited sources state them.
Figures the companies publish, exactly as they state them.
Cumulative · Duel Masters
over 8,200 million cards
Cumulative, May 2002 to March 2026 (stated March 25, 2026)
When its relationships started, ended or were announced, by year.
Jan 2025Starts
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) is the Japanese edition partner for Disney Lorcana in Japan. source
Duel Masters cards since the launch in May 2002, as Takara Tomy's product releases state them; the releases call the same count shipped (出荷枚数) or issued (発行枚数), both are taken. 億枚 = 100 million cards, stored in millions by moving the decimal point (owner decision D12); a value printed with 以上, を超え or を突破 is a lower bound.
| Cumulative, May 2002 to March 2026 (stated March 25, 2026) | over 8,200 million cards | source |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative, May 2002 to August 2022 (stated August 5, 2022) | over 7,000 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to May 2021 (stated May 20, 2021) | over 6,700 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to December 2020 (stated December 18, 2020) | over 6,500 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to December 2019 (stated December 16, 2019) | over 6,500 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to September 2019 (stated September 26, 2019) | over 6,500 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to July 2018 (stated July 13, 2018) | over 6,000 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to February 2017 (stated February 10, 2017) | over 5,500 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to July 2015 (stated July 28, 2015) | over 5,000 million cards | source |
| Cumulative, May 2002 to November 2013 (stated November 13, 2013) | over 5,000 million cards | source |
Figures as the companies publish them in investor-relations and corporate documents. They describe the reporting company or segment, not the size of the trading card market; segments may include non-TCG business. Nothing is converted, combined or estimated.
Aug 29, 2024Announced
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) is the Japanese edition partner for Disney Lorcana in Japan. source
Dates as the sources publish them, at their precision; announcements and effective dates are separate events. A relationship without a dated source is not shown here, so the timeline is not a complete history. Parties without a profile appear under the name their source uses. † rests only on secondary sources.