I purchased this set of trump cards from a thrift store/rummage shop in Hyogo that had tons of random things lined up along the sidewalk. Shopping in Hyogo for things of this nature isn't the same as going to Osaka or even Kyoto, though I did find a lot on my initial stay. These were sold for just 300 yen and were originally sold as far back as early 1979 for 100 yen as marked on the box.

These cards feature very unique early interpretations of the Zabi family, primarily with the depiction of Kycilia Zabi - with her stance, her wide legs are not original to Yasuhiko's original concept art at any stage. I ran across this art as far back as 2017 or so and even made a drawing based on it, though I never knew how to acquire these cards back then. With that said, we could always compare the latter with Yasuhiko's two main depictions of Kycilia, one at the mid to late 1978 stage for Freedom Fighter Gunboy and then the latter version used for the duration of 0079.

The other cards in this set are a regular printed suite of cards with the same art used on any other, whereas Amuro from the box cover is shown on the back. The lithograph used appears to be from the Poppy books as well, though I have never seen it in any early magazine or text prior. Based on these designs and printing, I would guess that this set is from early 1979.

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As I am back from Hyogo, I am translating an onslaught of books I acquired including some other rare materials in the coming days, months, etc. I bought over 300+ books! I'm crazy!