Guide

Union Arena

Researched Oct 2026 from public web pages. Each price in the text is tagged OFFICIAL, OBSERVED or UNVERIFIED. Where how-to-play is marked UNVERIFIED, check the official rulebook before teaching.

PART C: UNION ARENA

1. How to play

Common-rules TCG: one rule set across licensed anime franchises. phdgames
Deck 50 cards. Win by taking 7 life cards (i.e., opponent loses via life depletion). shonentcg
AP (Action Point) cards are a product-specific card type; starter decks include 3 AP cards; boosters contain AP at low rate (6 AP card types per set per search summary).
Trigger system and Raid mechanic exist; details NOT VERIFIED.
Turn structure, energy details: NOT VERIFIED.

2. Languages

English (NA site unionarena-tcg.com/na) and Japanese confirmed; others NOT VERIFIED.

3. Pricing

Booster pack $4.99; display of 16 packs MSRP $79.84; starter deck $11.99 [search summary of official/retail pages, medium confidence].
Japan booster box JPY 7,200 [snkrdunk, Gurren Lagann set].
2026 US street price: NOT VERIFIED.

4. Rarity

C, U, R, SR; SR comes in SR, SR star, SR two-star (alt art, text foil), SR three-star (chase, often serialized). Also AP, parallels, UR, SP, signatures. [shonentcg; tcg-hq]
Example (USD, listing): Tanjiro Kamado SR ~$17, SR two-star ~$156, serialized three-star ~$410 [LISTING summary, unverified at source].
Japan, Gurren Lagann set, 28 Aug 2026 (JPY): autographed AP Yoko/Nia JPY 1,000,000 market (buyback 600,000 / 300,000); Yoko SR three-star JPY 250,000 market (80,000 buyback); Nia SR three-star 150,000; Yoko SR two-star 40,000. Set composition 12 SR, 12 R, 28 U, 29 C, 12 AP. [snkrdunk, market listing/buyback]
No universal pull-rate table exists. [shonentcg]

5. Usage

TCGplayer for singles; snkrdunk for Japan pricing. Deck apps: NOT VERIFIED.

6. Community

Voice-actor autographed AP cards drive hunting in Japan. Scalping/Discord/Reddit: NOT VERIFIED.

7. Strategy

Multi-IP licensing (Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, Inuyasha, SAO, One Punch Man, Rurouni Kenshin, Gurren Lagann, Undead Unluck seen in results); tie-in signed cards. Organized play: NOT VERIFIED.

8. Sources

https://www.unionarena-tcg.com/na/products/decks/tkg-1.php - official NA product pages
https://www.phdgames.com/2024/03/05/union-arena-tcg-bandai/ - overview
https://www.shonentcg.com/blog/union-arena-card-rarities-explained - rarities, rules
https://tcg-hq.beehiiv.com/p/how-rarity-works-in-union-arena-a-collector-s-player-s-guide - rarity guide
https://snkrdunk.com/en/magazine/?p=517010 - Gurren Lagann pricing (JPY)