Pan’s Dragon Ball Heroes Card for GT and Super Hero Fans

Dragon Ball Heroes HG9-41 Pan Arcade Trading Card

An Arcade Card From Dragon Ball Heroes

This is a single physical card from Dragon Ball Heroes (DBH), Bandai’s arcade trading card game that has been running in Japanese game centers since November 2010. The number HG9-41 identifies it as the 41st card in the HG sub-series. DBH has expanded across multiple named series over the years — God Mission, Big Bang Mission, and Universe Mission, among others — and while the exact series the HG prefix belongs to hasn’t been confirmed, the format is consistent with DBH’s ongoing card structure.

The game operates differently from a conventional trading card game. Players bring physical cards to dedicated arcade cabinets in Japanese amusement centers, scan them in, and the characters battle on screen. The cards serve as both game pieces and collectibles. This card carries Pan’s in-game data: HP 1700, Power 2600, Guard 1000, and two named abilities — Maiden Burst and Yell to Allies — with a cost of 4 and a BS marker. All text is in Japanese, consistent with a product that has never had official distribution outside Japan. A companion web anime, Super Dragon Ball Heroes, has been running since 2018 and has continued to drive interest in the cards and the characters featured on them.

Pan’s History in the Dragon Ball Franchise

Pan is Son Goku’s granddaughter — daughter of Son Gohan and Videl, who is herself the daughter of the martial arts celebrity Mr. Satan. She became a central character in Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997), the anime follow-up to Dragon Ball Z, where she travels through space alongside Goku and Trunks as one of the story’s three main participants rather than a background presence.

She appeared again in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022), the theatrical film that placed her alongside Gohan and Piccolo in a lead role. That film introduced her to viewers who hadn’t followed GT and brought renewed attention to the character across the broader fan base.

This card’s artwork shows Pan in an orange bandana, flying forward in a dynamic pose, with Shenron — the iconic wish-granting dragon that gives the franchise its name — visible in the background. Three character portrait panels run along the lower edge of the card. Visual analysis suggests they include Pan alongside a male Saiyan and a bald male fighter, though a precise identification of the supporting figures isn’t certain. The ability names Maiden Burst and Yell to Allies are well-matched to her established character: physically capable, outgoing, and oriented toward her companions.

Why International Collectors Seek Out DBH Cards

Dragon Ball Heroes is produced exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, with no official overseas retail channel. Cards like this one reach international collectors only through import — which gives them a layer of cultural context beyond their game function.

Dragon Ball has one of the largest international fan communities of any anime franchise, with established audiences across North America, Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. Pan draws particular interest from GT-era fans and from viewers who encountered her through Super: Super Hero. The arcade card format carries its own significance as well: these are objects tied to a style of play — physical cards scanned into game center cabinets, in a communal, in-person setting — that exists almost entirely within Japanese amusement culture. That specificity is part of what sets DBH cards apart from cards made for a tabletop game.