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CardSpicy tracks three Naruto card products: KAYOU’s Naruto collectible line, which is a card line rather than a game; Naruto Mythos, a playable trading card game that reached its second set in 2026; and Bandai’s Naruto Card Game, announced in 2026 with a worldwide release set for summer 2027.
The names overlap — KAYOU, Mythos and Bandai all put Naruto on a card — and the products have almost nothing else in common. Here is what each one actually is.
KAYOU Naruto — the collectible line
This is where most Naruto cards come from. KAYOU’s Naruto line began as a Simplified Chinese print run and now also ships English editions for North America and South-East Asia, under names like Jin Chapter, Earth Scroll and Heaven Scroll.
The important thing to know is what the cards are not: there is no cost, no combat value and no rules text on them. KAYOU Naruto is a collectible card line rather than a game. What governs a card’s standing is its rarity tier and its character, and the line runs a long ladder — from R at the bottom up through UR, AR, MR and BP to SE at the top, with a set of tier-exclusive codes in between.
KAYOU also runs numbered cards at the top of the line, where the print run is fixed and printed on the card. Those are the ones collectors track individually.
Naruto Mythos — the playable one
Naruto Mythos is an actual trading card game: you build a deck and play it. It is published by Zvezdar with Cicaboom, launched with a first set called Konoha Shido, and reached its second set, Shinobi Shiren, in 2026.
Its identity is built around limited printings. The first set introduced a small number of alternate secret rares limited to 75 copies each, and the second set extended the idea with a structured numbering system. Set 2 also carried genuine 22-karat gold cards with micro-engraved text, three of them limited to 1,500 copies each, and reworked the rarity balance so the top end is harder to reach while more of the middle stays obtainable.
It is a duelling game rather than a shelf product: a booster is built around Mission, Common, Uncommon, Holo and Rare cards, and the dedicated box sets ship with a preconstructed deck, tokens and a rulebook. If you want to sit down and play Naruto rather than collect it, this is the line where that is possible today.
Bandai’s Naruto Card Game — not out yet
Bandai Card Games — the same brand behind the Dragon Ball Super Card Game, the One Piece Card Game and the Gundam Card Game — announced a Naruto Card Game in 2026 and showed it publicly at Gen Con that summer.
The structure is known even though the cards are not generally available. A deck is built around a Leader card, whose colour defines what you can play, and games are won by reducing the opposing Leader’s Life to zero. Around the Leader sit Character cards, EX Character cards that unlock under set conditions, Chakra cards that pay for Jutsu, and Summon cards needed to bring characters into play. Characters can carry Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Taijutsu, and Chakra is spent to trigger them.
The cast spans the whole franchise — Naruto, Shippuden and Boruto — and the art mixes original illustration with manga and anime artwork. The world debut was at Gen Con 2026, further reveals follow through the convention season, in-store tutorials begin in January 2027, and the worldwide release is set for summer 2027.
The one that ended
There is also an older Bandai Naruto Collectible Card Game, launched in English in 2006 and run for roughly seven years before it stopped in 2013, after twenty-eight sets. It was a proper duel game with fifty-card decks and a limit of three copies of any one card name, with Ninja cards attacking and Jutsu, Mission and Client cards supporting them.
That game is out of print. Its cards are not compatible with anything currently being made, and it is a different product from the Naruto Card Game Bandai announced in 2026. If a listing says Bandai and Naruto in the same breath, check which of the two it means.
Which one should you buy
- If you want to collect art and chase rarity: the KAYOU line. It has the widest choice today, it ships in English, and its rarity ladder gives you a clear target.
- If you want to play now: Naruto Mythos, which is the Naruto game currently on its second set.
- If you want the next release: Bandai’s Naruto Card Game, once it lands in summer 2027. Until then there is nothing to buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is KAYOU Naruto a trading card game?
No. KAYOU Naruto is an officially licensed collectible card line. The cards carry no cost, no combat values and no rules text, so there is nothing to play. If you want a Naruto game, look at Naruto Mythos or wait for Bandai’s 2027 release.
How many Naruto card games are there?
Three worth knowing about today. KAYOU’s collectible line, which is not a game; Naruto Mythos, which is a playable trading card game on its second set; and Bandai’s Naruto Card Game, announced in 2026 with a worldwide release set for summer 2027. The older Bandai Naruto Collectible Card Game ran from 2006 to 2013 and is out of print.
Are KAYOU Naruto cards and Naruto Mythos cards the same size?
They are standard trading card size, 63 by 88 millimetres, which is the same size as Pokemon, One Piece, Gundam and Dragon Ball cards. Sleeves and rigid holders sized for those fit these too.
What is a Leader card in Bandai’s Naruto Card Game?
The Leader card is the centre of a deck. Its colour decides which cards you are allowed to play, and you lose the game when your Leader’s Life reaches zero.
Can you play the old Bandai Naruto CCG with the new Naruto Card Game?
No. The old Naruto Collectible Card Game ended in 2013 and its cards are not compatible with anything currently being made, including the Naruto Card Game Bandai announced in 2026.
The card-by-card detail is on the Naruto card list — every card we index, with the printed data and a note on each.
Sources
List of sources used
- Bandai Card Games — Naruto Card Game announcement, gameplay reveal and Gen Con 2026 world debut, for card types, deck construction and the summer 2027 worldwide release window.
- Zvezdar and Cicaboom — Naruto Mythos set announcements and retail product listings, for set names, numbered rares, gold cards, booster contents and the 2026 wave schedule.
- KAYOU — Naruto collectible card product listings, for the set names, editions and pack configuration of the collectible line.
See also our Naruto card index, which covers the sets and characters behind the KAYOU line, and the KAYOU Naruto rarity guide for the tier ladder those cards use.
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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