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Selected articles are available in English. For full coverage, see the Japanese edition.
- When do NARUTO Card Game pre-orders start? As of October 2, 2026 there is nothing to pre-order — the only thing you can officially apply for is a demo lottery"Where can I pre-order the NARUTO Card Game?" is by far the most common search that brings people to this site, so here is the pre-order situation using only official announcements. The answer has not changed since this article was published on September 1: there is nothing to pre-order. No product line-up and no pricing have been announced, so no product exists to reserve. Three official sign-ups are easy to mistake for pre-orders, and the Teaching Session lottery now closes in Bangkok on October 4, with four cities still accepting applications.
- Official X Account Shows a Physical Sample of the Boruto Uzumaki Illustration Card on Video — Same Format as the August 4 Tsunade RevealThe official English X account posted a roughly 7-second video on August 12 showing the Boruto Uzumaki illustration card from the ARTWORK gallery as a physical printed sample card. Following the Tsunade video on August 4, this is the first time this card — previously only seen as an image — can be confirmed as a real printed card. Here is what the video confirms, and what remains unannounced.
- CP-001 Chakra Card -New York Yankees Ver.- to be given out at "NARUTO Night" at Yankee Stadium on September 8The English official site posted "NARUTO Night at Yankee Stadium" on August 7. A "CP-001 Chakra Card -New York Yankees™ Ver.-" bearing the Yankees logo was distributed at Yankee Stadium on September 8, 2026. The giveaway went to the first 40,000 guests (Yankees official), while MLB's official attendance for the game was 46,211 — exceeding the cap by 6,211. Here is what the official pages state — and what they do not.
- Gen Con 2026 Roundup — From the Announcement, Sign-Ups and Sell-Out to What the Convention Revealed and the Official Post-Event ReportA single look back at Gen Con 2026 (July 30 – August 2, 2026, Indianapolis), the world debut of the NARUTO CARD GAME: the July 8 demo announcement and participant gifts, how sign-ups worked, the July 17 sell-out, the official X post about actual cards on display at merchandise booth #605, the 17 demo card faces revealed by convention-floor photos and scans, and the franchise official site's August 18 booth report — with official announcements kept separate from convention-floor reads.
- High-res scans of the Gen Con demo cards reveal 11 more — Leader Sasuke is N-012, and the "Taka" package arrives with Karin, Suigetsu, Jūgo, and MandaHigh-resolution scans of the English demo cards distributed at Gen Con 2026 reveal 11 more card faces: Itachi Uchiha (N-013), Minato Namikaze (N-007), Karin (N-010), Jūgo, Suigetsu Hozuki, Manda, Rasengan Naruto, Chidori Sasuke, Sakura, Choji, and Orochimaru. The Leader Sasuke's number N-012 is also confirmed, giving us a near-complete picture of both demo decks.
- Gen Con 2026 photos reveal 6 new cards, including EX Sasuke and EX Naruto — plus counter Supports "Koto Amatsukami" and "Lightning Blade"Photos of demo cards taken at Gen Con 2026 reveal six previously unseen cards: Sasuke Uchiha (EX, N-014), Naruto Uzumaki (EX, N-003), Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake, Hinata Hyuga, and Shisui Uchiha. EX summon costs and negate-style counter Supports give us our first real look at the game's back-and-forth.
- Turn Structure Revealed: 4 Phases — Official Gen Con 2026 Playmat Also Shows All 8 Board ZonesPhotos of the official playmat handed out at a Gen Con 2026 creator event reveal the NARUTO Card Game turn order (Refresh → Draw → Main → End), eight board zones including an Exclusion Area, and a 5-card face-down limit for Supports.
- NARUTO Card Game July 29 Reveal Roundup: Summer 2027 Worldwide Release, Game Overview & RoadmapThe July 29, 2026 NARUTO Card Game reveal: Summer 2027 worldwide release, five card types and core rules, sample cards, and the demo event roadmap — plus how the road to the reveal unfolded from the June 18 announcement.
- Additional Tutorial Sessions planned worldwide after Gen Con — confirmed in official press releaseBandai's official press release states that NARUTO Card Game Tutorial Sessions will continue at events around the world after the Gen Con 2026 kickoff.
- How to get NARUTO Card Game news on BANDAI TCG+ — a registration walkthroughHow to register for the NARUTO TCG UPDATES CHANNEL on Bandai's official BANDAI TCG+ app — the five steps from the official site, walked through in English. Now updated with BANDAI TCG+ as the application channel for the BCG Fest 26-27 Teaching Sessions (face photo verification required, which can take a week or more). Face photo registration itself is covered in its own article.
- Don't miss a beat — a guide to following official NARUTO Card Game news (the four official site editions, official social accounts, BANDAI TCG+)Where official NARUTO Card Game news actually breaks: how to use the official site's four language editions, a full list of official social accounts (X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram) with handles and URLs, BANDAI TCG+, the BCG Fest official site and more — plus how to check them on reveal day.