No, and this is the single most important thing to understand about this piece. The 1996 copyright refers to Kazuki Takahashi's manga, which began serialization in Weekly Shnen Jump in September 1996. That founding copyright date appears on all Yu-Gi-Oh! licensed merchandise regardless of when it was produced. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game did not exist in 1996 the OCG launched in Japan in February 1999, and the North American TCG launch was March 2002. A "Trading Card Game Sold Here" retail sign in English cannot predate 2002. Authentic examples like this one belong to the early-to-mid 2000s boom era
Saffgor: This is my 'hear me out' of the set, because I think Jessica Jones is being just a tad slept-on in the right lists
An often forgotten and unappreciated effect I:P Masquerena has is when it is used for the Link summon for another Link monster that monster cannot be destroyed by an opponent's card effects
Adding in the typical Izzet spells skeleton and you have a fairly potent deck, something Alex Szeto would beat me with
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It will be interesting to see if this survey will lead to a more nuanced appraisal of Universes Beyond from lead MTG spokespersons such as Mark Rosewater, or if Hasbro-owned Wizards of the Coast will continue dismissing a mounting wave of criticism.
