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dub3's pixel tribute to U-NEXT in 2009: a Modern-era video site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page

dub3 card · video.unext.jp

U-NEXT (2009)

Now in 56k.

Cost
6 RAM
Power
9
Rarity
Common
Family
Media
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +1 Power to your cards in other lanes.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 6 RAM to play and brings 9 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.

The site, in 2009

A Japanese subscription video-on-demand service that also sells e-books, magazines and manga.

It launched in 2007 as GyaO NEXT. By November 2025 it had 5 million subscribers, and in 2024 it held 17.9% of Japan's subscription video market, second only to Netflix.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page.

Put it on your site

Run U-NEXT, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

U-NEXT is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2009, then plays a short scene. Want U-NEXT in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.