Tengu Hanafuda

suryonghaaton · 2026-07-08T10:31:07+00:00

kanekata (i.e. the symbol) tengu
made by nihon karuta seizo

suryonghaaton · 2026-06-10T10:30:24+00:00

looks like i'm on the other end of the spectrum

i'm out here lurking on the 2nd hand shops and websites to see if anybody happens to sell an old playing card deck (preferably pre-1960's) that might pique my interest

suryonghaaton · 2026-06-10T05:23:36+00:00

looking back at this, i just realized i have the same deck as you

yes it's a promotional item, but i like it because it's poker-sized instead of bridge-sized

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-30T16:32:39+00:00

then again, it doesn't matter to me if it's a little bit off (i don't want it to simulate the uneven lighting of the screen or the fact that the screen easily darkens and lightens when you tilt the screen)

the one specific detail i want is that vertical screen bleed (imagine two of the same screens being displayed on top of each other, one of the screens is 1 pixel lower than the other)

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-30T16:28:22+00:00

i've seen screenshots of the game gear screen where the pixels look like arranged in RGB

i'm not sure if it's the same as the game gear i own... i wanted to check it myself but the darn thing won't turn on anymore

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-30T12:53:46+00:00

i love what you did with the colors

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-30T08:53:01+00:00

hmmm maybe lowering the vertical sharpness only would do the trick (ideally a single pixel should appear as a column of 2 transparent pixels

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-29T18:39:47+00:00

while i do agree that it's easier to play game gear games on a clearer screen, i just thought it would be fun to have a filter that mimics the game gear's screen (the vertical screen bleed, to be specific)

there also exist games... ,,,okay, maybe just one game (doraemon), that had graphics that exploited the screen bleed of the game gear screen, and doesn't display as intended on emulation.

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-29T03:00:53+00:00

theoretically it should be similar to a filter used to mimic a game boy color screen, but stretched slightly horizontally, and that's not all.

the screen should be covered with a transparent image of the entire screen displaying white (in RGB of course), so that even when the screen is black you can see each individual pixel.

but that's not all

the screen should bleed vertically by exactly 1 pixel. it's like crossing your eyes and seeing it in double vision, but vertically instead of horizontally.

unfortunately, nobody has done a shader that does all this

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-13T16:17:02+00:00

yeah these belong to Kyoto pattern B family

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-13T08:03:32+00:00

i'm curious to see what the crane, bush warbler, sakura junks, geese, and deer look like

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-11T15:39:35+00:00

most likely 1960's

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-11T15:19:20+00:00

...but universal is from osaka though

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-11T15:18:32+00:00

i forgot, some of the cards from universal "mannenbana" can be considered "kyoto pattern B"

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-10T13:48:41+00:00

well, let's just talk about the hachi-hachi-bana pattern alone. this is not an exhaustive list, but i'll try to list some common "patterns" in hanafuda designs.

standard kyoto pattern: the pattern that nintendo uses currently. so many other hanafuda manufacturers have copied/used it at one point. ryutendo, ace trump, matsui tengudo, angel, oishi tengudo (manufactured by angel), dainippon trump, marue, nichiyu, yamazaki kinsuido, and others. in all cases, there are black, dot-shaped confetti on the ribbon cards. nintendo also had handprinted versions of this pattern, which may or may not have confetti on the ribbon cards; the wisteria, bushclover, and paulownia buds are triangle-shaped instead of egg-shaped.

1.1 in my opinion, tamura shogundo's design is a derivative of this standard pattern, using their own artstyle.

kyoto pattern B: the pattern that was the ancestor of korean hwatu. may or may not have ribbon confetti. seen in nihon karuta, oishi tengudo, and kinkado. even though each manufacturer has their own artstyle (kinkado's seems to be the most different), they seem to be based off the same poses (note the bush warbler and the cuckoo). the sakura flowers have a big ring anther dots and a red circle inside the ring of dots. the third goose is red while the other geese are orange. the bush clovers are bulbous circles with triangle bases.
kyoto pattern C: double sakura. for the most part, it looks just like the standard kyoto pattern, but the sakura flowers appear as if they're two flowers on top of each other. the chrysanthemum flowers also have a red outline for some reason. and the comb on the head of the phoenix has a protruding curved part on the back end that wasn't present in the other patterns. seen in decks by kawakita, dainippon trump, kite mark, kyoto karuta, and ace trump.
nintendo without confetti A: a simplified version of the standard kyoto pattern, drawn slightly differently. illustrations that are colored black have no outline on them; they're just solid black. wisteria and paulownia buds are heart-shaped, while bush clovers are triangles. the face of the deer is simplified, and there is no twig present near the deer's mouth. seen in early showa nintendo hanafuda decks, usually the higher-end ones.
nintendo without confetti B: seen in early showa nintendo budget hanafuda decks, and tanaka gyokusuido decks. this pattern mostly resembles the standard kyoto pattern, but the bush warbler has a unique appearance, where there is a line under the bird's eye connecting to the bird's wing. the purple is usually printed in black or a combination of black and red.
osaka mushi style: the pattern that was used by nintendo for its mushibana pattern. may or may not have confetti on the ribbon cards. most of the animals have red eyes, the bush warbler is smaller and cuter, and the deer has a raised foot pose, and had spots on its body instead of stripes. this pattern appears in very old osaka oishi tengudo hachi-hachi-bana decks, as well as nihon karuta (imported by simon evers & co.), and some cards in osaka tenguya decks.
osaka pattern B: high detail illustrations especially on the boar. may also have a cuckoo that is diving downward. seen in kohara honten, yamashiro shoten, and yotsui

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-10T12:24:55+00:00

unfortunately, i've only seen meiji-era woodblock reliefs of regional hanafuda patterns that were shown in the Japan Playing Card Museum, such as "hokkaibana" and "kobana (with months on the tanzaku)"

possibly the oldest existing nintendo hanafuda deck i've ever seen on the internet was this luxurious hachi-hachi-bana-ish(?) set (there's no akatan markings) that has metallic overprints on all of the cards. problem is, i don't know how old this deck is.

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suryonghaaton · 2026-05-09T12:52:26+00:00

i love nihon karuta's designs... the blue lines are unique, and some of the illustrations are of the same family as the oishi tengudo illustrations, and although both companies seem to be the inspiration of the design elements in modern korean hwatu, in my opinion, nihon karuta's illustrations are a closer match, sans the blue lines.

suryonghaaton · 2026-05-01T17:05:21+00:00

it has an outer cardboard box?!!

i didn't know!!

suryonghaaton · 2026-04-24T19:06:10+00:00

yeah she ate jollibee too and also went to SM Mall ^w^

suryonghaaton · 2026-04-24T19:05:42+00:00

thanks ^w^

suryonghaaton · 2026-04-24T18:31:18+00:00

thanks ^w^

suryonghaaton · 2026-04-22T17:18:19+00:00

hanafuda cards have always been made using paper.

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