History of Pactio Cards Part 9: The Pendulum Swings Back

So now that you've seen all the unofficial made up Pactio Cards, it's time we answered that burning question you've been asking...What about the REAL Pactio Cards?

For awhile, we only got to see minor images that were directly from the manga. For a long time, we didn't get to see a SINGLE Pactio Card get released to the public. Hell, when Negi got the Haruna card, it got censored by Akamatsu himself! Why? Because he never actually designed the damn thing!!

But then he gave a release of Negi's Pactio cards, and during that time he had seven: Asuna, Nodoka, Setsuna, Konoka, Yue, Haruna + Chisame. It was during this time that we not only got 6 Pactio Cards from the ORIGINAL CD PROMOS released, but a seventh new one we had been itching to see for YEARS!

About goddamn time Akamatsu!

But the surprises didn't end there. Despite being given a shitty anime (26 Eps), Pani Poni Dash 2 (26 Eps) AND a Live Action series (25 Eps +1), MAHOU SENSEI NEGIMA WAS STILL STILL STILL POPULAR (and yet not popular enough)

Akamatsu decided to finally take matters into his own hands and create an anime of his own...if he had the money. Unfortunately, mangaka don't make nearly as much money as you'd think. (The publishing companies actually make more, A LOT MORE on a manga than its actual creator!) Thus Negima was relegated to an OAD series: Negima: Ala Alba


The series was given to Shaft to be animated, because despite the goofy parody style, they actually did a good job with the art and animation. However, Negima: Ala Alba would only have three episodes, each based on the training arc before arriving at the Magic World.


OAD #1: Mainly based off Chapters 176+177, the Badge Stealing Battle
OAD #2: Mainly based off Chapters 178-180, Anya's arrival
OAD #3: Mainly based off Chapters 182, 183+175, Ala Alba's departure and the Days of Summer


Only three episodes...direct to DVD! If there's one thing that BOTHERED me about this it was that the one TRUE version of Negima, in its shining moments of glory would be relegated to a mere 3 episodes! But there was a silver lining at the end: These three would be sold along with Special Editions of Volumes 25, 26 + 27 and could only be ordered online. If it sold well, there would be a movie based off the Magic World arc, if it sold really well, there would be an entire animated series based off the Magic World arc. And each of these three volumes came with its own Pactio Card:



Needless to say, it WAS popular but not popular enough. And thus we would be getting another OAD series called Negima: Another World. This one would have FOUR episodes:


OAD #1: Based off chapters 184-188 where Ala Alba takes on Kosmos Entelechia
OAD #2: Based off chapters 189-192 where Negi + Chachamaru get Chisame + Kotaro
OAD #3: Based off chapters 198-202 where Negi takes on Kagetaro and then gets training from Jack Rakan
OAD #4: Not sure but I think it's based off chapters 211-213 where Yue takes the Broom Race

After that, would be that fabled Negima movie which would highlight the conclusion to the Magic World arc (keep in mind that the Magic World arc itself starts at chapter 186 and is still going (currently at chapter 294). Along the way, Negi has made a grand total of 15 Pactios with his students, as well as one where Negi himself is the partner! Among several releases of Volumes, several new Pactio Cards will be released such as the ones here!



It's really quite refreshing to see just how well these Pactio Cards are made. Not only that, their artifacts are cool AND Practical. For instance, Kaede's artifact in the Xebec Abortion was a giant shuriken...which damages enemies when thrown. The thing is, Kaede ALREADY HAS THIS, making the artifact very useless. In the manga, Kaede's got this special cloak which sends things into a pocket dimention allowing it to remain hidden. Very befitting of a ninja!

As I said, Negi has now scored a grand total of 15 Pactio Cards, but there's plenty more to be shown! Lemme list the one's Negi has so far!


Pimpmasta Negi's Bitches!
Asuna Kagurazaka
Nodoka Miyazaki
Setsuna Sakurazaki
Konoka Konoe
Yue Ayase
Haruna Saotome
Chisame Hasegawa
Kazumi Asakura
Kaede Nagase
Ku Fei
Chachamaru Karakuri
Luna Xxxxx(Shiori)
Ako Izumi
Yuna Akashi
Makie Sasaki

Other Bitches with Cards
Mana Arcana - Property of Kouga T. (deceased)
Misora Kasuga - Property of Cocone Rosa
Negi Springfield - Property of Queen Theodora (Temporary)
Setsuna Sakurazaki - Property of Konoka Konoe (Yes she gets two of them!)
Natsumi Murakami - Property of Kotaro Inugami


That's seventeen girls out of the 31 who now have Pactio cards! And if you count the ones with the early release...


Early Releases
Sakurako Shiina
Satomi Hakase
Evangeline A.K. McDowell
Fuka+Fumika Narutaki


...we get a whopping 22 Pactio Cards! I gotta say, we're in an interesting spot.

I personally think Negi's getting his Pactio Cards waaay too quickly, and that's usually a sign that it's close to the end (which I hope it isn't). Then again, we have been waiting for quite sometime for these cards to be released haven't we?


Well, this is about the time when we stop. I can't say it's finished, because we will be getting more Pactio Cards that's for sure. But this is right now our most current chapter. I'll probably be releasing the next Part of The History of Pactio Cards once the Magic World arc ends and the movie finally gets released...but that will be months from now.

But don't worry folks, there'll be PLENTY of other things I'll be posting here! Be sure to subscribe, follow, and comment because this blog will certainly be updating!