Is Azuki’s [On Play] like an enters-the-battlefield trigger in Magic?
PartlyPartly. A Magic “when this enters” trigger fires every time the permanent enters, from any zone. [On Play] fires only when the card is played, from your hand or from your deck by an effect.
On Play in the Azuki TCG
[On Play] effects happen when the card is played: from your hand, or from your deck when an effect such as Skyreach Gate plays it. Bringing an entity through the Gate doesn’t trigger it again, and neither does any other move between zones. The card is already on the field when its own effect resolves.
The same
- Both are a bonus for getting the card onto the field.
Different
- Flickering or reanimating a Magic creature triggers its enter ability again. Nothing but playing it triggers [On Play].
- Some Azuki cards say “When this card enters the Garden” instead, like Stone Masked Ancient. That kind also triggers when the Gate brings the entity in from the Alley, much like a Magic enter trigger.
Magic: The Gathering: checked against the Magic Comprehensive Rules. Azuki TCG: printed card text and the rules.
