All of the oversleeves mentioned will be Mini/Small/Japanese Size Sleeves. The Dragon Shields used inner support measurement while Broccoli uses outer physical measurement. Do not worry about the Dragon Shields appearing smaller as it has no impact on what the sleeve size actually is. Broccoli Matte & Clear (Top Left) is what I currently use on most of my decks because of local availability. I will say that they have the most balanced feel when it comes to the shuffle and I would personally use these on a regular basis. That said, my sleeves are starting to wear out if only because of months of constant use in one of my decks. Broccoli Matte (Pink packaging) is something of a curiosity for me, since I have not tried those sleeves yet. I personally love using Ultra Pro Eclipse Matte Sleeves, Gamegenic Matte Sleeves, Ultimate Guard Supreme Matte sleeves for generic single sleeve use in a casual setting and quick testing. I'd love to test these out some time soon, since I will be replacing oversleeves for a new deck. My local card stores do not carry this line of product, so I will need to have them shipped for testing. Broccoli Slim (Yellow Packaging) probably means a tighter fit so I do not have any comment on these except to be careful when placing the cards inside. Tighter fit sleeves tend to have a lower tolerance when you place cards inside and can damage your inner sleeves when you are not careful. Since the texture is the same as clear oversleeves (Top Right Corner, Green Packaging), I can only recommend them if you want a tighter fit and have the item locally available, as the nearest local card stores in my area do not carry this particular product line. I will need these shipped for testing. Broccoli Emboss & Clear (Light Blue Packaging) appear to be similar to Dragon Shields in texture from what I can gather. I have not used these and will not proceed to use these as Dragon Shields Matte Clear would probably provide a similar experience (Albeit the corners are pretty rigid and sharp in Dragon Shields) unless there's an excuse for me to do so. Epoch Sleeves (Bottom Left) are also Emboss & Clear. KMC Border Sleeves leave a great impression on appearances, but I cannot recommend these as large competitive settings will shun you for potentially marking your cards. That said, these have a very average experience with me, and I will not play any competitive deck using this particular style. I see this as a collector's item with a very niche use case. That said, objectively, I will use these from time to time if only because they look very nice. Yanoman Z Jr. Sleeves (Rigid/Extra Hard)... I have some thoughts about these. I respect the users that like them, but here's an issue that I have that needs to be addressed. First off, the first packs that I picked up were miscut. I will not get any more of these for a while since I had the misfortune of this situation. Secondly, the shuffle experience was extremely poor. I do not know what happened, but I have only issued these sleeves for tokens and/or markers for that reason. And thirdly, when I shuffle these sleeves, there's a chance that my hands will bleed from what feels like an abrasive cardboard cut. I will avoid these for a while due to initial impressions. The corners are far too rigid, so I also take particular issue with that in player safety. Bushiroad (Matte & Clear) are the first set of sleeves I picked up and actively searched for upon release. They were the first brand that made a set of sleeves that had a matted finish and a smooth initial impression, if only because at the time, I wanted sleeves to feel more like Pro Matte sleeves in terms of shuffle. Bushiroad also makes a Clear variant (Black), an Extra Rigid/Hard Matte variant (Orange), and an Extra Rigid/Hard clear variant for other players. If you do get the Extra Rigid/Hard of Bushiroad sleeves, they will be in competition with Yanoman Z Jr. Sleeves.
I have gotten away with KMC outers on Urara sleeves during a BCS. My sleeves were maybe used once or twice and I was never questioned about them. Even talked to head judge but this was in 2023 so it MIGHT have changed since than.
What’s the shuffle feel of the blues compared to the purple? I have bought some of the purple ones but I have noticed that the cards stick together. My dragon shield ones don’t stick but I don’t like that they are slightly larger. Thank you in advance.
All of the oversleeves mentioned will be Mini/Small/Japanese Size Sleeves.
The Dragon Shields used inner support measurement while Broccoli uses outer physical measurement. Do not worry about the Dragon Shields appearing smaller as it has no impact on what the sleeve size actually is.
Broccoli Matte & Clear (Top Left) is what I currently use on most of my decks because of local availability. I will say that they have the most balanced feel when it comes to the shuffle and I would personally use these on a regular basis. That said, my sleeves are starting to wear out if only because of months of constant use in one of my decks.
Broccoli Matte (Pink packaging) is something of a curiosity for me, since I have not tried those sleeves yet. I personally love using Ultra Pro Eclipse Matte Sleeves, Gamegenic Matte Sleeves, Ultimate Guard Supreme Matte sleeves for generic single sleeve use in a casual setting and quick testing. I'd love to test these out some time soon, since I will be replacing oversleeves for a new deck. My local card stores do not carry this line of product, so I will need to have them shipped for testing.
Broccoli Slim (Yellow Packaging) probably means a tighter fit so I do not have any comment on these except to be careful when placing the cards inside. Tighter fit sleeves tend to have a lower tolerance when you place cards inside and can damage your inner sleeves when you are not careful. Since the texture is the same as clear oversleeves (Top Right Corner, Green Packaging), I can only recommend them if you want a tighter fit and have the item locally available, as the nearest local card stores in my area do not carry this particular product line. I will need these shipped for testing.
Broccoli Emboss & Clear (Light Blue Packaging) appear to be similar to Dragon Shields in texture from what I can gather. I have not used these and will not proceed to use these as Dragon Shields Matte Clear would probably provide a similar experience (Albeit the corners are pretty rigid and sharp in Dragon Shields) unless there's an excuse for me to do so. Epoch Sleeves (Bottom Left) are also Emboss & Clear.
KMC Border Sleeves leave a great impression on appearances, but I cannot recommend these as large competitive settings will shun you for potentially marking your cards. That said, these have a very average experience with me, and I will not play any competitive deck using this particular style. I see this as a collector's item with a very niche use case. That said, objectively, I will use these from time to time if only because they look very nice.
Yanoman Z Jr. Sleeves (Rigid/Extra Hard)... I have some thoughts about these. I respect the users that like them, but here's an issue that I have that needs to be addressed. First off, the first packs that I picked up were miscut. I will not get any more of these for a while since I had the misfortune of this situation. Secondly, the shuffle experience was extremely poor. I do not know what happened, but I have only issued these sleeves for tokens and/or markers for that reason. And thirdly, when I shuffle these sleeves, there's a chance that my hands will bleed from what feels like an abrasive cardboard cut. I will avoid these for a while due to initial impressions. The corners are far too rigid, so I also take particular issue with that in player safety.
Bushiroad (Matte & Clear) are the first set of sleeves I picked up and actively searched for upon release. They were the first brand that made a set of sleeves that had a matted finish and a smooth initial impression, if only because at the time, I wanted sleeves to feel more like Pro Matte sleeves in terms of shuffle. Bushiroad also makes a Clear variant (Black), an Extra Rigid/Hard Matte variant (Orange), and an Extra Rigid/Hard clear variant for other players. If you do get the Extra Rigid/Hard of Bushiroad sleeves, they will be in competition with Yanoman Z Jr. Sleeves.
Where is the video where you breakdown the Broccoli sleeves?
I have gotten away with KMC outers on Urara sleeves during a BCS. My sleeves were maybe used once or twice and I was never questioned about them. Even talked to head judge but this was in 2023 so it MIGHT have changed since than.
What’s the shuffle feel of the blues compared to the purple?
I have bought some of the purple ones but I have noticed that the cards stick together. My dragon shield ones don’t stick but I don’t like that they are slightly larger.
Thank you in advance.
my favorite are the matte/clear. i have bought like 20 packs at a time just to have extras due to them being the popular ones where im at in japan.
got any store links to where you can get any of these?
I got them from japan, most shops you could find in akihabara or in osaka.
Thanks for this vid. I would like to see more content like this.