The Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook

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Embrace the spiritual and intuitive power of tarot cards with your favorite modern anime characters and symbols. At least two of the cards were taken directly from the Tarot—Strength and the Lovers. Generally speaking, cards as a tool for magical powers is obviously inspired by the Tarot, as CLAMP admitted in the Cardcaptor Sakura volume of CLAMP no Kiseki.

Sendou Daiki from LBX: Little Battlers eXperience tries to have this, but it appears that he never found out what any of the cards actually mean. For example, he tries to intimidate Ban with Death, but in reality the card means change instead of actual death. The cards are thin, making them easy to bend and break (which can be avoided if you shuffle them correctly). In Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Celestial Being uses Tarot-based codenames for various things. The main character's Gundam, Exia is also known as The 7 of Swords (which isn't all that symbolic, considering it actually carries seven swords: four beam, two vibrating a Swiss-Army Weapon with a blade the size of a bus) for instance.Devo the Cursed uses Ebony Devil. The Devil represents entrapment, which Devo figuratively does by letting himself get wounded by Polnareff to give his Stand the power to take revenge. Then his Stand literally entraps Polnareff by tying him to the underside of the bed and torture him. The Devil also tends to be a primal male figure, which Ebony Devil evokes by making multiple references to male genitalia. Rebuild of Evangelion had its own tarot set. Most notably, it had Rei as The Fool although this one was shared with Rei I and III, The Star, and The World; note In her Lilith form Kaworu was The Hierophant, The Moon, and Death; note In this case, he wielded two scythes Shinji was Justice and Asuka was The Empress. note Though for now she's only a princess The Kindaichi Case Files case Tarot Hut Murder Case has, as might be expected, a Theme Serial Killer who leaves relevant cards behind at the crime scenes, and positions the bodies in ways based on the card art. The meaning of most of the Tarot motifs chosen are explained by Dr. Yuuki: Instead, think about what each card represents. Research the meanings of each card and then write down what you think of when you hear these meanings. Sometimes, your first instinctive thoughts are the best so don’t discard them. This will help you to brainstorm your different tarot card ideas and direct you towards designs that you truly connect with.

There are countless methods to spread tarot cards, depending on what you wish to achieve. Some people want answers about a pressing situation, while others want guidance on which direction they should take in an upcoming venture. These are the spreads I recommend with anime tarot cards to simplify interpretations:

Jean-Pierre Polnareff's Stand is the Silver Chariot. The Chariot card symbolizes that one is goal-driven and determined to achieve victory; Polnareff is driven by his determination to avenge his sister's murder, and this leads him to defeating many enemy Stands that he comes across by himself. Kaori Yuki's Count Cain makes liberal use of Tarot cards. Maryweather is introduced as a Tarot-reading street urchin (who continues to read Tarot spreads throughout the series) and the organization Delilah refers to its members by their card names. Next to die is Mitsuhiko Akama, the director of Reika Hayami's production company, killed by a hairdryer tossed in his bath that leaves his body twisted the same way as the man falling from The Tower nailed to the wall next to him. In addition to the tower on The Tower and Akama both being destroyed by electricity, The Tower symbolizes destruction and upheaval. Akama was a 52 year old man who regularly used the Casting Couch on young idols, a man primed for a well earned fall. Each suite also follows a color, but the Major Arcana are all uniquely colored, mostly blue and purple. The death card is also different from the Rider Waite-Smith cards. A phoenix replaces the death card, elaborating the meaning better, which is an impending change. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The third part of the series, Stardust Crusaders, has the protagonist, Jotaro Kujo and his allies, including DIO Brando and his legion of followers that all have fighting spirits called "Stands" themed and named after the Major Arcana. Most of the Stands' users display personality traits indicative of the Tarot cards their Stands were named after. Jotaro's name is even a play on the word "tarot" and their Family Theme Naming.