When browsing through interesting anime tarot card decks, the choices are exciting but confusing, fun but questionable, colorful but unusual. Anime is a Japanese form of animated media. The storylines talk about many things, but often a level of fantasy can be found at the core of most anime. 

I love anime and tarot readings, but it was a great challenge to combine my passion for two things that don’t seem to line up at first. Sure, I know now how anime closely relates to some tarot concepts, but it was once just an adult, guilty pleasure type of cartoon in my mind.

Once I realized how anime and tarot readings collide in beautifully intricate artwork, I had to decide how to choose the right deck. For someone who appreciates the elements of both passions, I had to include reviews, my level of magnetism to each deck, and the pros and cons before I could choose one. The original art on these decks is exquisite, and it was so hard to choose a favorite. 

With some effort, I’ve chosen three decks that work well with my spreads and magnetism. However, my favorite has to be the Mystical Manga Tarot Deck for various reasons, ranging from artwork to magnetism to popularity. I’ll share my favorite and most interesting anime tarot card decks with you, so you can also choose a favorite.

The Collision of Japanese Anime and Tarot Passions

I strongly believe that interesting collective meanings and facts can help you decide better whether anime tarot cards are for you. You’re likely into tarot readings if you’re here. However, are you also into the Japanese form of creating entertaining television?

It matters because tarot cards and decks must attract your soul for the readings to be most accurate. It would be best if you felt a psychic connection for the readings to lead to manifestations. Intentions matter, but the magnetism between you and the deck allows universal energy to manifest more easily into your soul and mind.

The way your deck connects with you allows you to utilize your inner wisdom and guidance to help you manifest the readings. Your soul and inner wisdom are a part of the divine universe, so choosing a deck that doesn’t attract your passion or soul won’t lead to good experiences.

That’s why you should understand anime tarot cards from both angles. Tarot cards are a divination gateway, answer-seeking, guidance system. How do anime concepts come close to this? Although the first anime film only came out in 1971, the inspiration hails from ancient times.

Japanese people strongly believe in divination, universal energy, and even fortune-telling. They’re deeply spiritual and seek answers to the universe’s most demanding questions. They’re also constantly on a journey of self-growth, enlightenment, and cultural flourishment.

The connections between Japanese culture, from which anime originates, and the divination process of tarot card readings are clearer. Many anime programs can be linked to supernatural forces, elemental manipulation, and beings beyond our natural realm. Anime and tarot cards have more in common than you think.

Rating Anime Tarot Card Decks

I cannot emphasize enough that tarot decks must align with your inner urges, causing a magnetic attraction or bond between you. However, if you’re new to anime decks or you’re dabbling with tarot cards for the first time, this is the system I use to rate my decks before choosing one.

On a side note, there are wonderful decks available for beginners. There are also great spreads for beginners. I have numerous tarot decks, which I use for various reasons, one of my favorites being the popular Rider Waite-Smith deck. Nevertheless, for anime decks, I designed this rating system to calculate each score out of five:

Personal Bonding Prominence

Quite simply, if I feel an attraction to bond with a deck, I give it a single point. My attraction may be based on my passion for anime artwork, but I’m also a deeply divine person who feels energy with my entire soul.

Price Range

Tarot decks should not cost an arm and a leg! A good price range is between $10 and $30. The deck gains another point if it’s reasonably priced.

Availability or Reliability

It doesn’t help to seek a rare deck for which you can’t find replacements should you lose a card. Widely available decks from well-known artists will receive another point on my system.

Online Reviews

The opinion of people using a deck is the most influential factor for choosing the right one. Etsy and Amazon sell anime decks, and they’re reliable enough to see who rates which deck higher. I give a deck another point if it maintains more than a 70% 5-star average on Amazon after more than 100 reviews.

Oracle Cards Versus Tarot Decks

Full tarot decks contain 78 cards, including 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. I don’t totally oppose oracle decks, but they contain fewer cards, meaning you can’t always get the answer you desire. I give full decks a point, and oracle decks get no point.

The final count of each anime tarot card deck will be out of five.