[Photo] Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cookie Run, and more: KCCF 2026
2026.06.06 14:04 UTC+9
TL;DR (2-3 Sentence Summary)
Daewon Media hosted Korea's first global card game festival, 'Korea Card Culture Fair 2026', at the Seoul AT Center on the 6th. KCCF 2026 served as a space for fans to experience and purchase products from global card companies and popular IPs, including Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Digimon, Nibel Arena, Vanguard, SCC, TOPPS, PANINI, and sports-themed cards featuring volleyball, basketball, and baseball players.
Look, let's be honest: Daewon Media has gone and done something rather ambitious. On the 6th, they kicked off the 'Korea Card Culture Fair 2026' (hereinafter KCCF 2026) at the Seoul AT Center, marking the nation's first-ever global card game festival. It was quite the spectacle, bringing together international card publishers and massive IP holders under one roof for fans to browse, play, and—naturally—empty their wallets.
The sheer variety was impressive. From heavy hitters like Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Digimon, Nivel Arena, Vanguard, SCC, TOPPS, and PANINI, to cards celebrating legends of volleyball, basketball, and baseball, there was something for every collector. They even hosted stage events featuring ultra-rare cards that have made headlines in Japan, along with a bustling marketplace for enthusiasts to trade. Gamemeca was there on the ground to capture the first-ever offline TCG event in Korea through the lens.
▲ The crowd was so dense it was nearly impossible to capture everyone in a single frame (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Kirin Card Game was the first to greet us at the entrance (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ As it gains popularity overseas, a wider array of merchandise is hitting the shelves (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Bandai Namco’s titan IP, Digimon, was also in attendance (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Attendees were able to dive into the Digimon card game directly via their smartphones on-site (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ You simply cannot talk about card games without bowing to the popularity of Yu-Gi-Oh! (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ The card game based on the hit manga 'One Piece' was also on full display (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ 'Nivel Arena', which is currently adapting domestic games into card form, made an appearance with their Stellar Blade packs (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ You could also grab card packs and merch for Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, Brown Dust, and Eternal Return (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ 'Lumen Condenser', a card game with a fiercely loyal local following (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ These card packs themed after the domestic VTuber MCN group 'Scone' really stood out (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ If you're lucky, you might even catch a live training session during their broadcast (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Even 'Stacker Battle', a newcomer that hasn't even been out for six months, joined the fray (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ The card game 'Vanguard', which leverages popular Japanese anime IPs (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ brought their latest 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' packs along (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Beyond the big names, there were card games from popular domestic artists (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ as well as those featuring domestic and international sports stars in baseball and football (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ From 'Crayon Shin-chan' to 'K-Pop Demon Hunters', there was no shortage of items to trigger that collector's itch (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ To the right of the stage, a dedicated area was set up for private sellers (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Aside from the card storage boxes, we spotted the McDonald’s Pokémon Pikachu card that made Japanese news. The price tag, however? That's a different story (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Those incredibly rare cards were actually given away as prizes during the offline event (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ Finally, we stumbled upon a booth in the corner with a rather cheeky concept (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
▲ It was a gacha station where pulling a high-tier item rewarded you with a rare card (Image Sourse: Gamemeca)
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