To celebrate the recent marriage of massively popular Japanese content creator Hajime Syacho, Konami sent the man a one-of-a-kind Yu-Gi-Oh! card featuring him and his wife. Though the card is larger than the average playing card and thus cannot be used in tournaments, Syacho was ecstatic to receive a gift based on one of his favorite franchises.
Syacho’s framed card is a re-designed version of the standard “Ritual Sanctuary” spell card. HJMN-JP001, a unique card number referencing the owner, can be found on the bottom-right-hand side of the illustration. The date he announced his marriage, August 30, 2025, is marked on the bottom-left side as a passcode.
The illustration is a reference to a picture Syacho and his wife took to announce their marriage, with a bouquet covering the bride’s face. While the standard Ritual Sanctuary features an unknown boy and girl holding her veil, this version features the characters Raye and Roze, both of whom appear in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles, as well as cards themselves.
An avid fan of Yu-Gi-Oh! and other trading card games, Syacho provided the Japanese voice of the Goha President and the Goha Drone/Doll in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens anime. He announced his marriage publicly when he was at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 in Paris, France, on August 30 to 31. Considering Syacho’s loyalty to the You-Gi-Oh! franchise and how often he participates in Konami’s marketing, having a unique card made for him must have given him something to cross off his bucket list.
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