WIXOSS (pronounced whii-kros) is a Japanese gacha strategy Trading Card Game created by Hobby Japan along with lead game designer Shouta Yasooka, and first published by Takara Tomy in April 2014 in Japan and in November 2021 for English audiences.
The game has spawned a multimedia franchise produced as a collaboration between Takara Tomy, J.C.Staff, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Japan. The stories in multimedia revolves around the eponymous trading card game and follows girls known as Selectors who battle against each other in order to have their wishes granted.
An anime television series by J.C.Staff, titled selector infected WIXOSS, aired in Japan between April and June 2014, with a second season, selector spread WIXOSS, airing between October and December 2014. A compilation film, titled selector destructed WIXOSS, was released on February 13, 2016. A sequel anime television series, titled Lostorage incited WIXOSS, aired from October to December 2016, with its second season, Lostorage conflated WIXOSS, airing from April to June 2018. Another anime television series, titled WIXOSS Diva(A)Live, aired from January to March 2021. Several manga spin-offs, a novelization, and a smartphone app have also been produced.
