Looking for Info - Shin Megami Tensei Cards

[NoctemDead]

Hello all,
I've gotten into collecting again via my old Pokemon cards and I had a thought - maybe Shin Megami Tensei has some trading cards!

One rabbit hole later, I've now got a bunch coming my way. Sealed cases of boosters, starter decks, etc. This is spread across a couple different "installments" of cards - the Chronicle Visual cards set, Encyclopedia cards, and Devil Children.

I'm having a hard time finding basically any English information on these cards and I'd like to know where I can read up more about them. Any obscure sources would be great (or translated sources that an English speaker wouldn't know how to reach)

I plan to open one of each type and record an unboxing, and I have a CCD scanner on the way. So for the starter decks, I plan to try scanning each of the cards, playmat, tokens, counters, box, etc. and if the results are good, uploading to Internet Archive and the like. For Devil Children I am waiting Red Legend, Black Legend, Angel Side and Devil Side starter sets as well as some boosters. I know that the Chronicle and Encyclopedia cards are not part of a TCG but more of an art card collection/encyclopedia for the series.

I know there was a project to revive the Digital Devil Story TCG on Tabletop Simulator, maybe if scans are made available somebody down the line will be able to use them to do a similar translation for Devil Children.

Thanks in advance, will update with progress if there is interest (shipping from Japan takes some time)

 

[PacGuy]

Nice. Gonna have to look into getting some. I found out about .hack trading cards last year and bought a bunch

 

[NoctemDead]

Nice. Gonna have to look into getting some. I found out about .hack trading cards last year and bought a bunch

Aw man, don't give me another rabbit hole