Gurren Lagann, BLEACH Vol. 3, AOT Vol. 2 & NIKKE Precious Booster Coming to UNION ARENA English Version
Bandai dropped a ton of news today on the very last day of Bandai Card Fest in Vegas. In general, UNION ARENA was a huge highlight at the event, with plenty of spoilers, sneak peeks at upcoming sets, and exclusive products for sale at the retail shop. But that’s not all – UNION ARENA also got its own panel today where a bunch of exciting news was dropped.
Gurren Lagann is coming to UNION ARENA
One big net new title was announced today, and that is Gurren Lagann. This set is new for both the English Version and in Japan – something which is always exciting for UA players on both sides of the Pacific.
BLEACH Vol. 3 announced for the English version
I wrote about how BLEACH Vol. 3 was coming to the Japanese version as UNION ARENA’s first ever Vol. 3. However, as I assumed based on the BLEACH set popularity and the upcoming BLEACH anime season coming out, we would be getting this Vol. 3 in the English Version sooner rather than later. Just like with Gurren Lagann, BLEACH VOl. 3 is in “coming soon” mode. My guess is we’ll get it this year in the summer, but that’s just a guess.
NIKKE Precious Booster Pack
NIKKE fans will be glad to know that a Precious Booster Pack is coming to help enhance NIKKE decks. NIKKE decks haven’t had much of a splash on the UNION ARENA meta, so we all know the set could really use it. We also don’t know when the release date for this special product will be.
Attack on Titan Vol. 2
The only new set joining the English Version with an actual release date confirmed is the Attack on Titan Vol. 2 set coming out on September 18, 2026. Attack on Titan was already a very popular set but Vol. 2 is known for being very strong, making it likely players will flock to this set in droves.
Big spoilers revealed for Solo Leveling and Chainsaw Man
Huge spoilers were revealed for what is shaping up to be a massive set for UNION ARENA: Solo Leveling. Already a massively popular anime, now it’s going to be a UNION ARENA set. But not just any UA set – the first UA set to get actual hand-signed action point cards as well as alt art cards with signatures from the English cast. While Japan has had these hand-signed and massively valuable APs for some time, it’s the first time we’re getting them in the English Version of the game.
The Chainsaw Man spoilers are pretty cool as they include cards that have never been seen anywhere before.
Added incentives to join Solo Leveling Release Events
Solo Leveling is getting all the goodies. In addition to having new signed APs and cards bearing signatures from the English cast, Solo Leveling Release Events will be getting an upgrade – you can actually pull an exclusive alt art card from your release event pack.
This is a welcome mixup to the release event format which does feel like it could use some shaking up to keep players coming back for more.
Sakamoto Days, 100 Girlfriends, Reincarnated as a Slime English spoilers
Additionally, we’ve had yet another sneak peek at three upcoming sets for 2026. You can see these cards that were spoiled during the Bandai Card Fest panel via the gallery below.
Tokyo Ghoul Starter deck and alts revealed
Finally, we have a first look at products from the Tokyo Ghoul set coming out in April. One is a look at the starter deck and the other is a look at the alts from the set.
You can find the entire stream on the official Bandai Card Games YouTube channel.
This was a pretty huge drop coming out of Bandai Card Fest in Las Vegas, showing yet again how wholeheartedly Bandai is throwing themselves behind this sleeper hit TCG. Stay tuned for more updates on your favorite anime IP brawler and additional confirmed release dates when they are available!
