RPG Magazine Inserts (Japanese)

Index | 1996-1997


RPG Magazine has been published by Hobby Japan Co from May 1990 till August 1999 (Issue 112). In August 1999, it was renewed to " Game Gather, " a monthly magazine specializing in "Magic: The Gathering".
Prerelease cards of the Japanese version of Mirage, Visions, and Fifth Edition were added in a sealed pack inside the magazine. Those cards were having different flavor text or different font style.

Cards are inserted for each issue in a sealed paper pack.


Visions and Fifth Edition paper packs fronts.

In RPG #79 magazine, you get Sandbar Crocodile and Zhalfirin Knight from Mirage.
In RPG #82 magazine, either you get Shrieking Drake or Talruum Champion from Visions.
In RPG #85 magazine, you get Stream of Life from Fifth Edition.

Another card is known to exist but it's not from any issue of RPG Magazines: Shield Wall from Fifth Edition with a different alignement text that was distributed at the Hobby Japan booth in the 1997 Toy Show.


Fifth Edition Shield Wall Regular vs. Shield Wall Promo. Illustrated by Scott Kirschner.


RPG #79 magazine (November 1996)


RPG #82 magazine (February 1997)


RPG #85 magazine (May 1997)


Sandbar Crocodile full art by Una Fricker - Zhalfirin Knight full art by John Bolton.


Shrieking Drake full art by Ian Miller - Talruum Champion full art by Pete Venters.


Stream of Life full art by Terese Nielsen.


1996-1997 - RPG Magazine Inserts (Japanese)
SETNUMCARDNAMEARTISTSOURCEDATEINFO
001 砂州のクロコダイル
Sandbar Crocodile
Una FrickerRPG #79 magazine addition1996-11YES 
002 ザルファーの騎士
Zhalfirin Knight
John BoltonRPG #79 magazine addition1996-11YES 
003 金切り声のドレイク
Shrieking Drake
Ian MillerRPG #82 magazine addition1997-02YES 
004 タールルームの勇者
Talruum Champion
Pete VentersRPG #82 magazine addition1997-02YES 
005 命の川
Stream of Life
Terese NielsenRPG #85 magazine addition1997-05YES