Hey Oshi Pushers!
We’ve got a jammed pack post for you today with a bunch of exciting updates about the upcoming Retail Edition of Oshi Push, card reveal schedules, and our tentative release roadmap all the way through set three*. You’re not going to want to miss this. Let’s dive in.
*In keeping with VTuber culture, we’ve elected to refer to our booster expansion sets as “Gens”, as VTubers often refer to new rosters of talent. From here on, we’ll be using the shorthand “Gen one” to refer to the first set, Gen two for the second, and so on.
Oshi Push: Phase Origins – Retail Edition Preorders Run from January 28 – March 7
We could not be more thrilled to announce the preorder window for the first Gen of Oshi Push, officially titled “Phase Origins”, launches next week!
Starting on January 28 and running until March 7, Oshi Pushers can place preorders for the Retail Edition version of Gen one. This version differs from the Exclusive Kickstarter Edition in several meaningful ways:
- Retail Edition features 45+ brand new alternate artworks scattered throughout the Gen
- Brand new serialized chase cards with alternate artwork
- Incredible preorder discount pricing on booster boxes and cases, with free shipping
- 1x “Hype” promo cards included with every booster box purchased
- 1x alternate art case topper playmat included with every booster case purchased
Note, though, that there are no mechanical differences between the Kickstarter and Retail Version. Every card that existed in the Kickstarter version is present in the Retail version, albeit with the new collectibility features mentioned above.
Oshi Push: Phase Origins – Retail Edition will have an MSRP of $119.76 per box, but if you purchase direct from Japanime during the January 28th-March 7th preorder window, you will qualify for the generously reduced price of $99 per box and $999 per case of twelve sealed boxes— shipping included.
Additionally, we will be selling all of the accessories used as Add-Ons during the Kickstarter campaign for those that did not have a chance to purchase before and will continue selling the PreDebut Beta Decks on our website!
A Note on Release Dates
As many of you may have heard, mainland China is experiencing a severe H1N1 outbreak. Our factory has not gone unaffected, with over two-thirds of their workforce being out ill. That, coinciding with the Chinese New Year holiday, means that our products have not quite finished manufacturing.
Our new timeline for the Kickstarter fulfillment is May 2025, and the Retail release is June 2025. The PreDebut Beta Decks are already printed, and will be shipping out from our warehouse this February 2025. We thank you for your patience as we work to make Oshi Push the highest quality product possible while respecting the safety requirements of our manufacturing partners.
Future Releases
We would also like to take this opportunity to talk a little about our planned future releases!
The second full expansion Gen will be released in September 2025, with a sneak-peak at Gen Con, and the third Gen will be released in January of 2026. These Gens have already been delivered by Justin Gary’s incredible team and artwork has been sourced for much of it!
Keep your eyes peeled this February for more info about our Gen two collaborations…
For Our Retail Partners
We at Japanime have a deep love and respect for local game stores all over the world, and that is why we will be offering exclusive discounts, promo cards, and products to them during the same preorder window of January 28-March 7. More information about retailer direct purchasing from Japanime and through distribution channels will be announced next week.
We can announce today that all retailers that purchase products will receive retailer exclusive buy-a-box promos to hand out to consumers that come into their store! We are also hard at work on our organized play program for weekly tournament play at local game stores with more information to come at GAMA Expo at the end of February.
Reveal Schedule
To celebrate preorders going live on the Japanime and Oshi Push websites next week, we are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with dozens of VTubers to showcase many of the new alternate artwork cards coming in the Retail Edition. But why let them have all the fun? I got permission from the big boss man to show you a little sneak peak right now…
On the left, you can see the version of the card present in the Debut Kickstarter Edition juxtaposed with the new artwork used for the Retail Edition. Same card mechanically, and both are 100% legal in tournament play, but we wanted to expand the artistic interpretation of the VTuber landscape in our retail version and give everyone lots of new reasons to get excited about this new artwork.
Every day throughout the January 28th-March 7th prerelease window, we will be revealing new cards, including the incredibly beautiful signature cards. Check out the full reveal schedule here.
If you miss a reveal, don’t worry — we’ll be recapping each Friday with posts like these. But we encourage you to tune in live and support our VTuber friends!
Wrapping Up
That’s all for now! You’ll see a few changes on the Oshi Push website over the next few days as we add new products, information, and a media kit for Gen one to the retailer section of the website. We can’t wait to show you all what we’ve been cooking up!
Until then, keep pushing, and thank you!
Ian and the Oshi Push Team