Selector Infected WIXOSS: Yu-Gi-Oh meets Magical Girls

selector infected WIXOSS is basically what happens if you put Yu-Gi-Oh! and the Magical Girl genre in a blender and then the blender malfunctions and spits out something so different yet so beautiful at the same time. Don’t drink that shake though. selector infected WiXOSS is an anime and manga about a card game for all ages. It is said that there are special cards called “LRIG Cards,” which are character cards with souls and minds of their own. If you happen to find one of these cards in a pack that you purchase that means you become a “Selector” and must battle against other selectors for the right to become “The Eternal Girl” and have your wish granted.

So that’s the basic plot summary of the show, with no spoilers of course because you should all know by now that I keeps this thang spoiler free. There are two versions of the card game in the world: the regular card game that the normal people play, and the “Eternal Girl” battles that the Selectors play. Got it memorized? Anyway, selector infected WIXOSS revolves around Ruko Kominato who has just gotten into the WIXOSS card game and ends up finding one of the “special cards” in her deck and becomes a Selector. Ruko learns how to play from her grandmother, whom she also lives with, and her friends. The special character in her card is named Tama because for some reason that’s all she ever says. Tama also likes to say “BATTLE” a lot so she’s just an all around spunky little thing, isn’t she?

So here is where the Yu-Gi-Oh!…