Japanese and collecting culture can generate a dangerous obsession.
Pokemon It is one of the most important anime in history, being a franchise that crossed seas and cultures. It is one of the largest icons of the Japanese cultureand both its manga, as its anime and the huge amount of Merch available is a rage where it is published.
Inside the great umbrella, is the Collecting cards. Particularly, the game Pokemon Trading Cards Game (TCG) It is popular worldwide not only for its fun strategy and format, but for the high value that certain cards can gain due to their rarity, state or collection.
However, this activity at first innocent view has a Dark side. Not only that scams and falsification abound, called proxy letters, but can encourage more serious crimes. Kensuke Nakanishia 28 -year -old residing in Tokyo, Japan, was arrested by the Theft of 80 pokémon cards valued in about $ 9,000.
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The Pokemon TCG letters phenomenon
Pokemon TCG It is a collectible card game for two players, where, based on The letters that one has In your possession, you can make attacks, strategies and take advantage of the pokemon to be participating. The first edition of the card game, inspired by the success of the red pokémon video games and blue pokémon It was released in 1996 In Japan by the company Media Factory, and from that moment its popularity did not stop growing.
The Basa Charter Collecting Power in various factorswhich include:
- The collection to which they belong
- The year of manufacture
- The country of origin
- The state of the letter
- The pokemon itself
- In art style
These aspects are those that add up, or lower him, value to a letter. In addition, there is the possibility of contacting the original company and sending a card for its own evaluation that certifies the “qualification” and thus Upload the price.
The theft of letters
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The theft occurred in the neighborhood in March 2021 of Ikebukuro, in Tokyo, During the early morning, to a Pokémon card store and merchandising For collectors. The investigations say that Nakanishi climbed to the roof of a building and used a rope to go down to sixth floor taking advantage of his skills as a climber.
He descended along the wall, broke the window glass and entered, thus stealing those Rare and high value in the market. In addition to the 80 cards, valued at 9,000 dollars, the young man took cash.
The unusual robbery, and above all The reason behind himIt is not what it seems. Nakanishi, who is not really fond of or collect to be letters on a regular basis, stole them with the hope of resell and pay debts.
Source: Ambito
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