About CRS
A new standard for repair in Japan.
▼ Experiencing "Japanese card culture" that excites the world
For years I have delivered trading cards — starting with Pokémon cards, Japan's pride — to passionate collectors overseas. Seeing buyers across the sea welcome a single card like a treasure, I have felt firsthand how powerful Japanese card culture is.
Today I am also a father who enjoys collecting with my children, and a collector myself.
▼ A chaotic market, and cards left behind
However, today's trading card market is exposed to sharp price swings, and information of doubtful accuracy spreads on social media.
What pains me most behind all this is the poor cards that are sold off cheaply and have their value denied just because of "a little damage." Cards that deserve to be loved are being left behind in the whirlpool of information.
▼ Raising the problem of "false repair"
Even more serious is the state of the repair scene in Japan. Methods that deceive people without knowledge — hiding damage by coloring it with pens, or "disguising" the surface with solvents that ignore the card's material — are talked about as if they were correct.
Far from saving cards, these shorten their lives and destroy the culture.
▼ A standard for "proper repair" in Japan
I don't want treasured collections put at risk by careless "crafting" or harmful chemicals. From that strong belief, I found Kurt's Card Care, the most trusted name in the United States, and founded CRS (Card Repair Studio).
Our goal is not to hide damage.
It is to bring out a card's original beauty through "proper care" based on chemical evidence.
CRS is creating the "repair standard" in Japan — to protect as many cards as possible and pass their value on correctly to the next generation.
Card Repair Studio
