Pokémon Hadou Seeker: Tetsuo Hara Draws the 'Maxi's Hot-Blooded' SAR
Fist of the North Star artist Tetsuo Hara painted the SAR 'Maxi's Hot-Blooded' for the Japanese set Hadou Seeker. The original goes on display in Tokyo from November 30, 2026.
The Japanese Pokémon TCG expansion Hadou Seeker (ハドウシーカー) will include an SAR of 'Maxi's Hot-Blooded', newly drawn by Tetsuo Hara, the manga artist behind Fist of the North Star. The original painting and the card go on public display in Tokyo from November 30, 2026.
The card shows Maxi, the Gym Leader of 'Nomose City' (ノモセシティ) in the Pokémon series. He is a pro wrestler character who uses Water-type Pokémon.
Hadou Seeker SAR Artwork: Afterimages and Water Droplets
Maxi leans forward and leaps through the air toward the viewer. Many afterimages of hands fill the background, which Hara likens to his 'thousand-hand afterimage fist' (千手の残像拳). He added water droplets to signal the Water type.
The first plan was a low-angle view of Maxi standing in a ring, with ceiling ring lights that might resemble the Big Dipper. Hara dropped it because the face came out too small, and he also toned down Maxi's muscles during revision.
The original is painted in analog with layered paint. Hara says it has a cleaner look with more highlights than the thicker-painted Palafin card.
Tetsuo Hara's Earlier Pokémon TCG Card
This is not his first Pokémon card. His previous one was Palafin (イルカマン), included in the high-class pack Terastal Fest (ハイクラスパック「テラスタルフェス」).
Hara says a fan in Italy brought that Palafin card to him during a recent work trip. He joked that he would like to draw a 'phantom third card'.
TCGKing's take: a jokey wish for a third card is not a plan, but two cards in, Hara is clearly a recurring guest artist. For collectors of manga-style art, this SAR is the one to track.
Who Is Tetsuo Hara
- Born in 1961 in Tokyo; debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1982 with 'Tetsu no Don Quixote' (鉄のドンキホーテ).
- Began Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳) in 1983 with writer Buronson (武論尊); it remains his biggest hit.
- Began 'Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni' in 1990 and serialized 'Souten no Ken' in Weekly Comic Bunch in 2001.
- Has drawn 'Ikusa no Ko: Oda Saburo Nobunaga Den' in Monthly Comic Zenon since 2010, and continues to.
Maxi's Hot-Blooded Exhibition at Pokémon Card Station
The original artwork and the card are displayed from Monday, November 30, 2026 to Monday, January 11, 2027 (a national holiday).
The venue is the Pokémon Card Station attached to Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, Sunshine City Specialty Shops Alpa 2F, 3-1-2 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (170-6002).
Walking times:
- About 3 minutes from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line).
- About 8 minutes from Ikebukuro Station (JR, Tokyo Metro, Seibu, and Tobu lines).
- About 4 minutes from the Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome stop (Toden Arakawa Line).
What is still unknown
- The release date of Hadou Seeker, the SAR's card number, and its price are not given in the announcement.
- The full card list is not given in the announcement.
- Availability outside Japan is not given in the announcement.
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