These cards took elements of standard Pokmon cards and combined them with elements of Full Art/Alternate Art cards to deliver something unique
If you loved chasing trainer SARs from previous Chinese sets, CSV8C raises the bar
The garbled noise Kartana makes in the Japanese and English versions after cutting something is actually "once again, I have cut a worthless object" played backward, a stock phrase associated with samurai which was popularised by Goemon Ishikawa, who both are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese
C Common Heavy Beetrooper Mighty Neptune X EARTH Level 8 [ InsectEffect ] ATK 3000 DEF 3000 Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set
Crippling Overspecialisation: Downplayed, Kohaku is forbidden from using level 4 and 5 cards of his class, which does deny him lots of powerful tools most Mystics enjoy using and from fully upgrading most spells, but being able to use "Blessed" and "Cursed" cards without any level or class restriction does compensate for the limitation
Generally, the animation styles of both shows have been pretty much consistent throughout their runs, so it all depends on what you prefer