Series 21
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Series 21, Card 6 - was created by . He created a total of 14 cards for the Rare Pepe project. In Turkish, kek means cake, and Topkek, a brand of cupcakes, was first produced in 1990 by , a Turkish confectionery company. This card is a green version of the topkek strawberry cupcake packaging. The term Topkek became a on in 2013.
Below is an early sketch of TADPOLEPEPE given to me by Mekabu.
Series 21, Card 18 - was created by the Japanese artist known as . She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEBALL, "I made this one because I love so much." The pepe in the was modeled after the main protagonist of the series - .
Series 21, Card 18 - was created by the artist . It is one of 14 cards he made for the Rare Pepe directory. The ownership of all 14 have since been sold to former Rare Pepe Scientist, and creator of Freewallet and the tokenscan block explorer, Jdog. The card concept was done by Luis and then commissioned to the artist for final design and coloring. The original of each is below.
Series 21, Card 25 - was created by an . They created the five card "Pepe the Forbidden One" set, six other portrait Rare Pepe cards similar to this one, and two transportation cards.
The Andy pictured here is a Managing Partner at . USV .
Series 21, Card 26 - was created by the artist known as . He created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe series including the two card "Baby Series" ( and ).
This card is a parody of the . The first book in the series was DOS For Dummies which was published in late 1991.
Series 21, Card 30 - was created by a Japanese artist known as . He envisioned pepe as a tadpole because he felt it was a good analogy for the growing popularity of the Rare Pepe project. You'll notice at the bottom right of the card the word "memeclip" which is the name of the art group Mekabu and his wife attended. It means "to clip out the creativity of us (me and me) and keep it in the piece."
Series 21, Card 41 - was created by an . MUNETOPEPE is their only contribution to the Rare Pepe series. The card references which is a Japanese castle located in the town of Kanegasaki. The illustration depicts which was painted by Konobu Kano in the early 1700's. was a Japanese military commander in the mid Heian period. I am unclear how the sour plum blossom relates to either the town or the person on the card.
Series 21, Card 42 - was created by the Japanese artist known as . She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! The pepe on the card is modeled after the character from the Japanese manga series . Oni said of PEPEJIRO, "I don't think Yuujiro is that popular, but I have the impression that people who like him like this card." When Yuujirou flexes his latissimus dorsi muscles, his back takes the shape of a demon's face, thus increasing his strength and combat abilities. In regard to that Oni said "It was fun to change the face of the original demon." On the card it reads "It looks like a frog's face!"
Series 21, Card 47 - was created by the artist . This is the pen name of the duo of Bench and Grass Fed Goat both of whom are Rare Pepe OG's. Bench was also one of the Rare Pepe Scientists who approved the cards for inclusion in the project. They also created such greats as , , and the giveaway card that Bench sends to any new member of the Telegram group. The card is a manipulated version of a photograph of the . Added were pictures of , one of the founders of , the company behind the bitcoin mining hardware called Antminers (also pictured) and , the founder of cryptocurrency exchange .
