Most illustrator profiles in Japanese Pokemon TCG cover a career spanning decades and hundreds of prints. Raita Kazama’s covers three years and three cards — and that’s exactly what makes it worth tracking now instead of later.
Kazama entered the Pokemon world in 2022 as a merchandise artist on the “Cynthia’s Rise to Action” goods line, not as a card illustrator. A Shiny Lucario event illustration followed in 2023, then a guest-illustrator credit on Persona 3 Reload in 2024. The TCG debut didn’t come until 2025, with Mega Gardevoir ex SAR in M1S Mega Symphonia. Limitless TCG’s Japanese database currently tracks three confirmed prints under his name, with a fourth appearance logged but not yet independently verified — a catalog small enough to actually hold in your head.
Raita Kazama’s Pokemon TCG career starts with merchandise art in 2022 and reaches the trading card game only in 2025, via Mega Gardevoir ex SAR. His second card, N’s Zoroark ex SAR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), is currently listed at ¥16,871 in our PSA10 inventory — the only Kazama card we have in stock right now.
Prices and stock status reflect our live inventory as of August 7, 2026.
From Merchandise Artist to TCG Illustrator
Raita Kazama’s Pokemon work didn’t start on a card. According to Bulbapedia, he joined the franchise in 2022 as a merchandise artist, contributing to the “Cynthia’s Rise to Action” goods line. In 2023, he illustrated for a Shiny Lucario event tied to the Scarlet & Violet era, still outside the trading card game itself.
The most notable stop before cards came in 2024, when he worked as a guest illustrator on Persona 3 Reload (2024).
The TCG debut arrived in 2025 with Mega Gardevoir ex SAR, card 087 of M1S Mega Symphonia, released August 1, 2025. Two more confirmed cards make up his small catalog since his 2025 debut — N’s Zoroark ex SAR in M2a MEGA Dream ex, and Cresselia at MBD 003. Limitless TCG’s Japanese search also flags a fourth possible print, but as of this writing it hasn’t been independently verified, so we’re treating the confirmed catalog as three cards.
For a small catalog like this, the practical upside is real: you can track every Kazama print that exists without wading through decades of back issues, the way you would with an established illustrator like Kouki Saitou or Akira Egawa. Whatever Kazama illustrates next adds directly to a list you already know in full.
The Debut Card: Mega Gardevoir ex SAR
Mega Gardevoir ex SAR (087/063) is the card that put Kazama in the TCG artist pool for the first time, part of the same August 1, 2025 M1S Mega Symphonia release that opened the Japanese MEGA era alongside its sister set Mega Brave (M1L). It’s worth noting explicitly: this is a different card and a different set from Cynthia’s Garchomp ex, a similarly numbered SAR from Mega Brave (M1L) illustrated by a different artist — the two get mixed up in listings because they share a rarity slot and an era, not an illustrator.
Our copy of Kazama’s Mega Gardevoir ex SAR last listed at ¥31,902 and is currently out of stock. If you’re after this specific print, our Quick Order page quotes against the live Japanese market and can source a replacement copy. For the rest of what M1S Mega Symphonia holds, our M1S Mega Symphonia complete guide covers the full checklist.
A SAR slot for a first TCG credit is a strong starting point — special art rares sit near the top of a set’s rarity ladder.
Currently Listed: N’s Zoroark ex SAR
N’s Zoroark ex SAR (242/193) is Kazama’s second confirmed card and the one currently sitting in our PSA10 inventory. It appears in M2a MEGA Dream ex.
N’s Zoroark ex has appeared under multiple printings across different sets and illustrators — the card debuted in Battle Partners, and our N’s Zoroark ex cards guide covers its printings in more depth. Kazama’s version is specifically the 242/193 M2a print.
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Of Kazama’s three confirmed cards, this is the one you can actually buy from us today — both his Mega Gardevoir ex SAR and his Cresselia are out of our current inventory.
Cresselia MBD 003 and the Full Catalog
The third confirmed Kazama card is Cresselia at MBD 003. We don’t currently carry a copy in our own inventory, so we can’t quote a live price on it here — but it completes the picture of what a full Raita Kazama collection looks like as of August 2026.
| Card | Set | Year | Our stock status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Gardevoir ex SAR 087/063 | M1S Mega Symphonia (JPN) | 2025 | Out of stock (last ¥31,902) |
| N’s Zoroark ex SAR 242/193 | M2a MEGA Dream ex (JPN) | — | In stock — ¥16,871 |
| Cresselia 003 | MBD (JPN) | — | Not currently in our inventory |
Three cards across three different sets — that’s his entire small catalog since his 2025 debut. Compare that to an artist with a decade-plus history, like HYOGONOSUKE, whose TCG debut goes back to 2018, and the appeal of a brand-new illustrator becomes clearer: there’s no back catalog to research, no obscure early prints to hunt down. Whatever card comes next is simply added to a list of three.
Beyond the Cards: Raita Kazama’s Wider Work
Kazama arrived at the Pokemon TCG with a substantial game-art resume already behind him. His official site credits character design and illustration work on Xenoblade and Xenoblade X, Puzzle & Dragons, Border Break, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, and Mercenaries Wings.
That career got a formal retrospective in September 2024, when Genkosha published his first art book, Anneau: Raita Kazama Art Works — 160 pages collecting more than 130 works from 2009 to 2024, spanning Border Break, Puzzle & Dragons, Brigandine, Sangokushi Taisen, NieR Re[in]carnation, Apex Legends, Touken Ranbu’s Fukushima Mitsutada, and Nijisanji’s Rito Usami, plus an original 22-card tarot series. The book was followed by his first solo exhibition, also titled “Anneau,” at pixiv WAEN GALLERY in Tokyo from October 4 to 23, 2024, and a second solo show, “SEVEN WITCHES,” ran at Ginza Tsutaya Books through April 20, 2025.
The Persona 3 Reload credit mentioned earlier also produced tangible artwork: the official Persona account published his special art of the SEES cast, per Noisy Pixel. For collectors, this is the context that makes a three-card TCG catalog interesting — the artist behind N’s Zoroark ex is an established character designer whose work already spans more than a decade of Japanese games, with the Pokemon cards as the newest branch. He runs an X account under @kazamaraita.
Where to Buy Raita Kazama Cards
We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. Right now, the only Kazama card in our live inventory is the N’s Zoroark ex SAR above — the fastest way to add his second TCG credit to a collection.
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For Mega Gardevoir ex SAR, Cresselia MBD 003, or any grade or condition we don’t currently list, our Quick Order page quotes against the live Japanese market. Browse the wider PSA10 collection for more graded singles, or see the Japanese PSA10 price guide for how top-grade premiums behave across cards like these.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Raita Kazama?
Raita Kazama is an illustrator who joined the Pokemon franchise in 2022 as a merchandise artist on the “Cynthia’s Rise to Action” goods line, before making his Pokemon TCG debut in 2025 with Mega Gardevoir ex SAR.
What Pokemon TCG cards has Raita Kazama illustrated?
Three confirmed cards as of August 2026: Mega Gardevoir ex SAR (087/063, M1S Mega Symphonia), N’s Zoroark ex SAR (242/193, M2a MEGA Dream ex), and Cresselia (MBD 003). Limitless TCG’s database also flags a possible fourth print that isn’t yet independently verified.
What is Raita Kazama’s connection to Persona 3 Reload?
He worked as a guest illustrator on Persona 3 Reload (2024), in the year before his Pokemon TCG debut.
Is Raita Kazama’s Mega Gardevoir ex SAR in stock?
Not currently. Our copy last listed at ¥31,902 and is out of stock; our Quick Order page can source a replacement copy against the live Japanese market.
Where can I buy a Raita Kazama Pokemon card?
Our PSA10 N’s Zoroark ex SAR (242/193, M2a), currently listed at ¥16,871, is the only Kazama card in our live inventory. We ship from Tokyo with tracked delivery worldwide.
What else has Raita Kazama worked on?
His official site credits character design and illustration on Xenoblade and Xenoblade X, Puzzle & Dragons, Border Break, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, and Mercenaries Wings. His first art book, Anneau (Genkosha, 2024), collects more than 130 works from 2009 to 2024, and his first solo exhibition of the same name ran at pixiv WAEN GALLERY in Tokyo in October 2024.
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