Carddas is a name given to Bandai's card vending machines and, thus, a generic term given to the cards sold by these machines. The name comes from AMeDAS (Automated Meterological Data Acquisition System), a system in Japan used for gathering weather data. The aim behind this naming is to make Carddas an information source for kids. Carddas is a registered trademark of Bandai. The first Carddas, released in 1988, is based on the Saint Seiya anime series (also known as Knights of the Zodiac).

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  • Carddas is a name given to Bandai's card vending machines and, thus, a generic term given to the cards sold by these machines. The name comes from AMeDAS (Automated Meterological Data Acquisition System), a system in Japan used for gathering weather data. The aim behind this naming is to make Carddas an information source for kids. Carddas is a registered trademark of Bandai. The first Carddas, released in 1988, is based on the Saint Seiya anime series (also known as Knights of the Zodiac). In the past, Carddas was for trading and collection only. But since trading card games like ' have become popular in Japan, more and more Carddas is made in the form of trading cards that can be played in a game. Apart from Saint Seiya, many popular anime, manga and tokusatsu series has been made into Carddas, the most famous ones being Bleach, Digimon, Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam, Kamen Rider, Naruto, Neon Genesis Evangelion, One Piece, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ultraman, and Yu-Gi-Oh! (the Carddas game is based on the first series and is not to be confused with Konami's version, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game). In 2006, a Super Sentai-based trading card game, Rangers Strike, was released in commemoration of the Super Sentai Series' 30th Anniversary. In 2007, Carddas started to sell Top Trumps in Japan.
  • カードダスは、バンダイのカードダス自動販売機または、それにより販売されているトレーディングカードの総称で、同社の登録商標。 カードは漫画やアニメなどのキャラクターを題材としているのが特徴。自動販売機は1枚20円の「カードダス20」や5枚セット100円の「カードダス100」などがあり、駄菓子屋やスーパーマーケットなどに設置されている。自動販売機に硬貨を入れ、レバーをまわすと商品が出てくるが、名前の由来は「カードを出す」からではなく、1988年当時話題になっていたアメダスにあやかって、子供の情報源を目指して命名された。
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  • Carddas is a name given to Bandai's card vending machines and, thus, a generic term given to the cards sold by these machines. The name comes from AMeDAS (Automated Meterological Data Acquisition System), a system in Japan used for gathering weather data. The aim behind this naming is to make Carddas an information source for kids. Carddas is a registered trademark of Bandai. The first Carddas, released in 1988, is based on the Saint Seiya anime series (also known as Knights of the Zodiac).
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  • Carddas
  • カードダス
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