Crazy Clowns used to be a Japanese website dedicated to different kinds of gaming. In winter of 1997, Arai Jin, webmaster of Crazy Clowns, decided to create token cards for Magic: The Gathering. The cards were printed by the Kansai Art Printing corporation and were sold primarily on Comic Market 66.

The first three series had a white backside, square corners, and thin cardstock. They featured artwork exclusively of Jun Minagishi, elder sister of Arai Jin. The cards were sold in packs. Packs of the first series contained 3x4 cards with a print run of 200 packs, packs of the second and third series contained 2x8 and 4x4 cards respectively with a print run of 400 packs.

The fourth and fifth series introduced foil and double-sided tokens, a colored backside depicting a star, new artists, and thicker cardstock. The fourth series is unique in that it was split up in two different packs, one containing 4x3 white-bordered cards with a red leaflet and 4x3 black-bordered cards with a green leaflet. Packs from the fifth series contained 4x3 double-sided cards and a blue leaflet. Additionally, in every tenth booster of the fourth and fifth edition packs, a special card was inserted. For the red and green pack, this was one of two double-sided tokens, for the blue pack, this was one of two foil token cards. Both series had a print run of 400 packs each, but there is evidence that the special cards were printed more often and leaked to the market in other ways.

The sixth series was the first to feature round corners. Packs contained 4x4 cards with a print run of 200 packs. Some token cards from this series have their glossy layer accidentally printed on their backside. While the cards were designed earlier, the sixth series was released together with the seventh series token cards.

The seventh and eighth series introduced a new backside reading Collector's Edition and are unique in that they were not sold in packs, but as single cards. The total print run is unknown, but several runs seem to have been made. As a result, seventh series token cards differ in color, there are light and dark versions, and some have their glossy layer accidentally printed on their backside.

The Collector's Edition series represented the pinnacle of the Crazy Clowns token production both in numbers and popularity. It abruptly ended on the 1st of April 2001 when Arai Jin was accused of copyright infringement and the production of token cards was shut down.

After two years of inactivity, Arai Jin revised his token cards layout and appeared with a new set of token cards at the Pro Tour Yokohama in 2003. This ninth series was distributed in packs of 1x4 cards with a print run of 100 packs and was given out there as a gift for the attending judges or traded, but not sold. One of the cards was meant to be a table marker to remind all players of the turn order in draft tournaments.

Another series was released in May 2004, covering to a large degree tokens from the Mirrodin cycle. The overall quality of these tokens was inferior to earlier series with thin cardstock, a white backside, and a lack of lamination. The series was distributed in packs of 1x10 cards with a print run of 100 packs. One card in each pack was signed and had been assigned a number between 1 and 100. The first ten signed cards additionally featured an artist sketch on their backside. The series was supposed to be sold by a friend of Arai Jin on Pro Tour San Diego, but Jim Bruso, former executive buyer of Troll & Toad, managed to buy the whole print run and resold the cards exclusively to members of this website.

For the eleventh and twelfth series, Arai Jin joined forces with G-Kun and a troup of new artists and switched to a new website. The overall appearance of the token cards was changed again and now emphasized a professional layout to be on par with products from other companies. The eleventh series was sold in packs containing 1x12 cards with a print run of 400 packs. In 120 packs, one token card was signed by the appropriate artist. In addition, 12 packs included an extra artist sketch card. The eleventh series was again bought and resold by Jim Bruso to the members of this website. The twelfth series was sold in packs containing 2x5 cards with a print run of 400 packs.

Some time in 2001, a series of four token cards were commissioned by a former Magic store called Jose Magic with a print run of 100 sets. Further details are unknown yet.

Two special token cards, a foil Minion Token and a foil Squirrel Token, were produced in very small quantities and were handed to friends of Arai Jin as a gift.

A Wurm Token, looking similar to Crazy Clowns token cards, appeared in 2003. Its real origin is currently unknown, but there is evidence that it has been produced in Italy.

blue Crazy Clowns booster sheet front

blue Crazy Clowns booster sheet back

11th series Crazy Clowns booster sheet front

11th series Crazy Clowns booster sheet back

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