The most well-known anime based on trading cards is Yu-Gi-Oh. The manga sold an astounding 40 million copies throughout its eight-year run as a serial. The series is a huge success. It's difficult to become tired of this masterpiece because there are ten spin-offs, four animated movies, and more than 20 video games available to its most devoted admirers.

Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are still available for purchase in shops all throughout the world, and they continue to be quite popular. The Duel Monsters and its protagonist, Yugi Mutou, are still renowned today.

224 episodes

Watch here: https://www.yugioh.com/

Despite having only 12 episodes, Z/X: Ignition earned a name for itself as a trading card anime. Portals to parallel universes begin to appear, and weird species begin to infiltrate the human world. Five invading forces emerge from these five Black Points to battle each other and destroy the other timelines.

While the ending of Z/X: Ignition is obvious, the original tale blends supernatural and action aspects to create a unique story. Furthermore, the action is fast-paced and enjoyable, and the fights are very wonderfully depicted.

12 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/z-x-ignition

While several card-based anime debuted in the 2000s, Chihayafuru, which aired from 2011 to 2012, is more contemporary. Chihaya Ayase, a tomboy in the novel, is introduced to the card game karuta by transfer student Arata Wataya. They all join the game along with Arata's pal Taichi Mashima.

Despite the fact that the three separate, Chihaya meets Taichi again in high school. Chihaya aspires to be the greatest karuta player and yearns to see Arata once more. Karuta is a game that was modeled after the Hundred Poets style of Japanese poetry and can only be won by matching the first line of the poem with its corresponding second line. This anime is distinctive and instructive because it combines trading cards and literature.

74 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/chihayafuru/season-2

Cardcaptor Sakura is a magical girl and romance game that also includes trading cards. Sakura Kinomoto, a 10-year-old girl from Tomoeda, accidentally releases mystical cards known as Clow Cards from a book in her basement.

Cerberus, the card's protector, chooses Sakura to find them. She sets off alongside her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, to confront and seal each card's magical incarnation. The original manga had 19 cards, whereas the anime had 52, and Sakura eventually produces a 53rd card. The series was later adapted into two films in 1999 and 2000.

70 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/cardcaptor-sakura/season-1

A well-known trading card game called WIXOSS pits players against one another using fighters called LRIGs. Selectors are the females chosen to carry LRIGs that have the ability to speak with their owners. After winning, these pickers can ask for anything they want, but if they lose three times in a row, their desire will transform into a curse.

Ruko Kominato is the main character of Selector Infected WIXOSS, the primary television series based on this game. She receives Tama, an LRIG, and becomes a Selector. The novel will make readers worry about the gloomy and evil reality of the WIXOSS universe as they follow Ruko's conflicts and exploits.

24 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/selector-infected-wixoss

Cards began to fall from the sky one day. Dan Kuso of Bakugan Battle Brawlers grabbed one and collaborated with his friend Shun to create the game Bakugan. His pals and he form a squad named the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. When they come across the real Bakugan, they are forced to fight for Vestroia, the Bakugan's home dimension.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers proved popular with American and Canadian audiences because it aired on Cartoon Network. The franchise features its own video game, toy, and electronics line. The goal of the strategic card game is to gather three Gate cards using miniature figures that depict Bakugan and unique Gate cards.

189 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/bakugan-battle-brawlers

Takara Tomy created an anime adaptation of the manga Duel Masters from 2006 to 2007. The story revolves around Shobu Kirifuda, a young man who excels at the Duel Masters card game. Shobu aspires to be like his father, a great dueler known as a Kaijudo Master. Shobu must win a local tournament to achieve this aim.

Duel Masters is fairly similar to other anime of the same genre in that the protagonist is a young boy who merely wants to get great at the game. This series is less well-known, most likely because it is aimed at younger viewers and has a simpler plot. Even seasoned aficionados of the genre should give it a shot.

78 episodes

Watch here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/duel-masters

Middle school is challenging for Aichi Sendou since he is a quiet child who frequently experiences bullying. But Aichi uses the Blaster Blade, a valuable and uncommon card, in Cardfight!! Vanguard. He will do anything to recover the card if it is stolen because it is his valued possession. Then Aichi challenges the thief to a video game duel. Cardfight!! does not take practice to become proficient, unlike other games. Everyone on Earth and the planet Cray plays Vanguard.

Although Yu-Gi-Oh! has been compared to this anime, the interplanetary setting gives it a sci-fi twist. Introducing new cards throughout the series is exciting, and some characters have even appeared in other series in cameo roles.

65 episodes

Watch here: https://en.cf-vanguard.com/

Aikatsu! is an anime based on a collectible card game from an arcade. The anime is set at Starlight Academy, an elite school that trains girls to be entertainment idols. Aoi Kiriya and her best friend, Ichigo, apply in order to be like their idol, Mizuki Kanzaki.

Aikatsu cards, which contain dresses and accessories worn by famous idols, are required for the females to audition. Aikatsu! will appeal to fans of fashion and dressing up while also including the trading card element. Furthermore, the costumes are bright and lovely.

178 episodes

Watch here: https://animesuge.to/anime/aikatsu-3rv2/ep-1

Battle Spirits, a film by Akira Nishimori, is based on the Battle Spirits trading card game by Bandai. Dan Bashin, a little child, is brought to the fictional Grand Rolo realm by the two enigmatic Momose siblings, Yuuki and Kajitsu.

Dan quickly finds out that the reason he was selected as a core soldier is that he carries the red core's light. Dan decides to save Grand Rolo from the Otherworld King, who has been abusing them, along with the other soldiers. Fans of the game should watch this even though it pulls from genre clichés.

50 episodes

Watch here: https://battlespirits.com/