Crasher Wake

The card Maxi no Nekketsu (マキシの熱血) will be released in Japan on 27 November 2026 as an SAR, in the MEGA set Hado Seeker (ハドウシーカー). It depicts Crasher Wake, known as Maxi in Japan, a Water-type Gym Leader and wrestler. Hara first imagined a low-angle shot of the ring, with the ceiling lights forming the Big Dipper, before choosing a forward-leaning framing, with the character leaping towards the viewer. The afterimage hands, which he calls his “千手の残像拳”, the thousand-hand afterimage fist, were added as the work progressed. The water droplets recall the Water type, and he gradually reduced the musculature he had first planned.

Hand-painted like the Palafin ex artwork, but with thinner paint and more highlights, the illustration was designed to form a pair with the first one. Hara is already joking about a “phantom third card”. The original will be exhibited at the Pokémon Card Station of the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo from 30 November 2026 to 11 January 2027.