Kirby - Playing Cards - Blue Version

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These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. That seems relatively harmless on its own — despite the fact that it's a card game featuring Kirby, a pretty huge Nintendo property, that was being sold on the Japanese marketplace BOOTH — but when we tell you there's a micro bikini-clad Chef Kawasaki, you might raise an eyebrow. With the discontinuation of the cards on HAL Laboratory's request, Chef Kawasaki's Micro Bikini Karuta sounds like it's set to become a bizarrely sought after fan-creation. Even though HAL Laboratory has quickly put a stop to the cards being sold, it didn't manage to do so before a few fast-acting and thirsty Kirby fans got their hands on them.

If you would like to know more about the condition of the item, I will upload a video showing the actual item. The bottom screen displays an array of faced-up cards each depicting a random Kirby character, while the top screen displays a closed sliding door and each Kirby's score. Apple • Bio Spark • Birdon • Blade Knight • Blipper • Bolum • Bomber • Bounder • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Burning Leo • Cappy • Capiller • Capsule J • Chilly • Coconut • Dakuga • Gator • Gim • Glunk • Gordo • Grizzo • Jungle Bomb • Kabu • Knuckle Joe • Laser Ball • Lovely • Magical Sweeper • Moto Shotzo • Noddy • Parasol • Parasol Waddle Dee • Parasol Waddle Doo • Pata • Plasma Wisp • Poppy Bros. Due to South Korean aversion to elements of Japanese culture (owing to Japan's occupation of Korea between 1910 and 1945), certain artwork in this Sub-Game has been altered to remove certain Japanese themes, as with Samurai Kirby. As if that wasn't bad enough, the designs being sold are a little less savoury than the family-friendly image the Kirby series has.

Because it is a board game, the Kirby Board Game is the only game in the series (excluding webgames) that does not play any music.

Kirby Card Swipe is one of the Sub-Games that appears in Kirby Super Star Ultra, and is available from the start of the game.It isn't surprising to see unofficial content of a Nintendo game sold by fans being shut down by the developer or Nintendo themselves. Chef Kawasaki’s Microbikini Karuta is based on 'karuta', a type of Japanese playing card that was introduced to the country by Portuguese traders back in the 1600s. Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. So far, it doesn't sound bad until you find out that the images of those cards showed the character with provocative outfits and positions.

As highlighted by Eurogamer, there's a little more to this story than Nintendo not taking kindly to people unofficially using its IP to make money. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. As Kawasaki seemingly doesn't wear anything under his apron, fans took it upon themselves to add some skimpy clothing for the chef to wear beneath his regular cooking attire. HAL Laboratory, the developer of the Kirby series, has shut down a fanmade card game featuring supporting character Chef Kawasaki. STEAL THE WIN: turn over your Top Trump card, and if it matches your opponent's row, you win instead!It looks really interesting but I can't find any information on it in English and unfortunately I do not know any Japanese. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. It is worth mentioning that this fanmade work was created by the KWSK Karuta group, who had been successfully selling the cards for a few days until the case reached HAL Laboratory since the sale and distribution were stopped for them.

Though we'd love to see Nintendo make even more physical card games itself, perhaps with Kawasaki in his apron instead.

You can check out what the card game looks like over on the game's official Twitter page, but it's exactly as you might expect.