Xenonzard, a card game application for the new era of fighting with and against AI, is released today! A commemorative program will be broadcast live from 8:00 p.m.!

BANDAI Card Division announced today the launch of "Xenonzard," a card game application for smartphones that utilizes AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology.

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ZenonZard" is the first title of "AI CARDDASS," a new brand of digital card game utilizing AI (artificial intelligence) technology developed by HEROZ. It is a new generation digital card game for smartphones, equipped with an AI specialized for "trading card game" matches, and not only against patterned CPUs or people as in conventional card games, but also with new interesting features such as "AI training" through play, "human-AI battles" and "human-AI joint battles". It is a digital card game for a new generation of smartphones.
⇒The official service start date for the new smartphone game "Xenonzard" is set for September 10 (Tuesday)!

Pre-registration for this game has been open since December 2018, and the service finally begins today. With over 500,000 pre-registered users by the time of release, various download rewards are also being offered.

In addition, a release commemorative program featuring official supporter "Myojo Shimobori" and guest voice actors will be broadcast from 8:00 p.m. today, so be sure to check it out.

Three Features of ZenonZard

<1>Even beginners can play a real card game with AI support
Players select one of 16 unique "Codemen," buddy AIs.
During battles, the AI provides accurate advice for each scene, such as "which cards to use" and "judgments on offense and defense," allowing players to improve their play naturally. In addition, the AI provides support in areas that card game beginners find difficult, such as "deck construction" and "battle analysis and review," so that anyone can enjoy the game.

<2>A "battle-specific AI" is also available, a powerful enemy that stands in the way of defeat.
In this application, "official AIs" appear on a daily basis to challenge the humans, and receive rewards for defeating them.
In the beta test held in May 2019, in which approximately 20,000 people participated, the human side showed an exciting result with a win rate of only 20%. Furthermore, the AI continues to learn and is strengthened daily by the environment, including user playing information and decks used. The official AI will continue to appear in the app as an entity that humans should challenge.

<3>Stress-free battles against AI
The ranked matches in this app employ a "cross-battle method" in which the user and his/her buddy AI fight each other in a cross battle. The basic battle format is "human vs. AI", which eliminates various stresses such as lag and delay in thinking that occur when playing against humans, despite the fact that this is a full-fledged card game.

Live broadcast of a program to commemorate the release of Zenon Zard from 8:00 p.m. today

To celebrate the release of Zenon Zard, a special program will be broadcast live from 8:00 p.m. today.
Official supporter "Akiyoshi Shimobori" will appear on the program, and guest voice actors will be invited to experience Zenon Zard's AI support, as well as a talk corner linked to Twitter. After the program, from 20:45, episode 0 of "Zenon Zard THE ANIMATION" will be distributed on the official Zenon Zard YouTube channel at the earliest possible time.

<Date and time of distribution
Tuesday, September 10, 20:00 - 20:40 (scheduled)

<Performers> (Titles omitted)
Akiboshi Shimobori, Haruka Ishida, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Reina Kondo, Mutsuki Tamura

<Channel
YouTube... #
Nico Nico Live Broadcasting... #
OPENREC tv.... #

Zenonzad THE ANIMATION

<Staff> *Honorific titles omitted
Original plan/worldview setting：Kohei Kamitono
Character design：Kenichiro Katsura
Director : Kei Oikawa
Animation Production: Eight Bit

＜Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Saori Hayami, Megumi Ban, Yuichiro Umehara, Ai Fayrouz, etc.

Episode 0 of "Zenonzad the Animation" will be shown on the official Zenonzad YouTube channel from 20:45 today at the earliest.
Official anime website... #
Distribution URL...#

Event Information

ZENONZARD "AI" BASE, an official space for ZENONZARD fans, will appear on September 28 (Sat).

ZENONZARD "AI" BASE" will be held at Shibuya n_space.
If you challenge the AI for the event and win, you will receive a "ZENONZARD original T-shirt" from the campaign site to be opened at a later date. In addition, an original drink will be sold to win a real card, and real cards will be displayed.

Date and time...September 28 (Sat), 13:00-19:00
Place...Shibuya n_space (KN Building 1F-3F, 13-9 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042)
　　　5 min. walk from Hachiko-mae plaza of JR Shibuya station.
Free of charge
One original T-shirt per person will be given away.
Prizes will be distributed only when all the prizes are gone.
Details will be announced later on the campaign website and official SNS.

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Game Information
AI CARDDASS "Zenonzad
Genre: AI×Digital card battle
Supported OS: iOS 11 or later, Android OS 8.0 or later (scheduled)
Scheduled distribution date: September 10, 2019 (Tuesday)
Price: Download, free for basic play (with in-app purchases)

In-game images are under development. They are subject to change without notice.
*Free download (some contents require payment).
Packet communication charges are to be borne by the customer.
Minors must have parental consent.
*Some models are not available.
*The information in this release is current as of September 10, 2019. Information is subject to change without notice.

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