Sword of the Animist remains the king of ramping, at one less to play and one less to equip
Really, the only way to protect against this powerful attack is to run Mist Energy
If youre attending, you might have a chance to snag this Pikachu promo, otherwise youll have to try your luck on eBay later on!
Why destroy people's card advantage if you can't taunt them with your fat hand while they beg for scraps
Here's some other examples: Mystic Tomato was changed to not look like a Jack-o-lantern in the English TCG, Monster Reborn had this ankh redesigned into a giant crystal (though I've seen versions of Sacred Cards where it DOES use the English artwork?) and as for Dian Keto the Cure Master
until the end of this turn, "Lyrilusc" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also you take no battle damage