- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.; New title edition (April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 034547046X
- ISBN-13: 978-0345470461
- Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.6 x 19 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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DON’T TOUCH THAT WAND!
Ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield, has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard. Instead he’s sent to Japan to teach English . . . at an all-girls high school! All the students are delighted with their cute new teacher—except for Asuna, who resents Negi for replacing the teacher she secretly has a crush on.
Although he is forbidden to display his magical powers, sometimes Negi can’t resist. And when Asuna discovers Negi’s secret, she vows to make his life as difficult as possible— just the thing to prepare Negi for the challenges of life as a master wizard!
Includes special extras after the story!
Ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield, has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard. Instead he’s sent to Japan to teach English . . . at an all-girls high school! All the students are delighted with their cute new teacher—except for Asuna, who resents Negi for replacing the teacher she secretly has a crush on.
Although he is forbidden to display his magical powers, sometimes Negi can’t resist. And when Asuna discovers Negi’s secret, she vows to make his life as difficult as possible— just the thing to prepare Negi for the challenges of life as a master wizard!
Includes special extras after the story!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Negima, Ken Akumatsu's latest manga follows the antics of negi,
A nine year old boy who graduates from oxford and earns his diploma that also comes with a job assignment, to which negi is send all the way to Japan to teach English at a all-girls school.
With all the students in his class older than him he finds it hard to gain their attention during class with all the girls finding him adorable. His magic skills are to be kept secret at all times, but negi can't resist but show them off with many accidents resulting from it. With laugh throughout this is ken akamatsu's work at its best, fans of love hina and A.I love you wont be disappointed and newcomers to manga will also find it appealing
A nine year old boy who graduates from oxford and earns his diploma that also comes with a job assignment, to which negi is send all the way to Japan to teach English at a all-girls school.
With all the students in his class older than him he finds it hard to gain their attention during class with all the girls finding him adorable. His magic skills are to be kept secret at all times, but negi can't resist but show them off with many accidents resulting from it. With laugh throughout this is ken akamatsu's work at its best, fans of love hina and A.I love you wont be disappointed and newcomers to manga will also find it appealing
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Ken Akamatsu has made a living off of underdog boys and the dozens of girls who inexplicably adore them. But he adjusts his formula a little for the first volume of "Negima," a rather careless mixture of "Harry Potter" and his own past comic works.
Newly graduated wizard Negi Springfield arrives in Japan, to be a teacher at a prestigious high school. The fact that he's ten doesn't seem to matter, nor does the fact that his entire class is made up of girls. They immediately decide that he's adorable, sweet and wonderful in every way. The only girl who disagrees is Asuna, a tough orphan with a crush on her former teacher, and a deep dislike of the little boy she has to share her room with.
Negi does his best to win her over, but everything he does seems to go wrong. And even worse, she sees him magically rescue one of the students. Will she expose him as a wizard, and have him turned into a hamster? Or will Negi be able to form a semi-friendship with his new roomie?
The main problem with "Negima's" first volume is that it seems unoriginal, with a Harry Potter lookalike as the hero, and a love-hate relationship straight out of "Love Hina." It's a fun read, but it feels a bit unfocused, as if Akamatsu wasn't yet sure what he wanted the series to be about. Fortunately, things get much better as time goes on.
And Akamatsu's fixation on the female body continues -- there's an entire chapter where every girl is stark naked, with the exception of Asuna. Why? Because the girl with the biggest breasts gets to room with Negi. Moreover, was it really necessary to have Negi's sneezes blow off girls' clothes? Or to have teens crushing on a ten-year-old?
However, Akamatsu does plant the seeds of a good series in the mediocre first volume. Negi learns some lessons about what magic shouldn't be used for, in the spirit of courage and fair play. Not to mention Negi's tribulations as a teacher, despite the fact that he still thinks like a little boy, albeit a mature one. It's a fun dilemma.
And despite his outward resemblance to Harry Potter, Negi is a genuinely likable kid. He makes mistakes, bungles his efforts to be nice, and puts himself in harm's way to rescue someone from being hurt. And Asuna comes across as abrasive and nasty, especially when she blackmails Negi with exposure as a wizard, but grows more sympathetic as the story progresses.
The first volume of "Negima" is a relatively weak effort, but the last few chapters reveal that Akamatsu's new series will probably blossom in the next few volumes.
Newly graduated wizard Negi Springfield arrives in Japan, to be a teacher at a prestigious high school. The fact that he's ten doesn't seem to matter, nor does the fact that his entire class is made up of girls. They immediately decide that he's adorable, sweet and wonderful in every way. The only girl who disagrees is Asuna, a tough orphan with a crush on her former teacher, and a deep dislike of the little boy she has to share her room with.
Negi does his best to win her over, but everything he does seems to go wrong. And even worse, she sees him magically rescue one of the students. Will she expose him as a wizard, and have him turned into a hamster? Or will Negi be able to form a semi-friendship with his new roomie?
The main problem with "Negima's" first volume is that it seems unoriginal, with a Harry Potter lookalike as the hero, and a love-hate relationship straight out of "Love Hina." It's a fun read, but it feels a bit unfocused, as if Akamatsu wasn't yet sure what he wanted the series to be about. Fortunately, things get much better as time goes on.
And Akamatsu's fixation on the female body continues -- there's an entire chapter where every girl is stark naked, with the exception of Asuna. Why? Because the girl with the biggest breasts gets to room with Negi. Moreover, was it really necessary to have Negi's sneezes blow off girls' clothes? Or to have teens crushing on a ten-year-old?
However, Akamatsu does plant the seeds of a good series in the mediocre first volume. Negi learns some lessons about what magic shouldn't be used for, in the spirit of courage and fair play. Not to mention Negi's tribulations as a teacher, despite the fact that he still thinks like a little boy, albeit a mature one. It's a fun dilemma.
And despite his outward resemblance to Harry Potter, Negi is a genuinely likable kid. He makes mistakes, bungles his efforts to be nice, and puts himself in harm's way to rescue someone from being hurt. And Asuna comes across as abrasive and nasty, especially when she blackmails Negi with exposure as a wizard, but grows more sympathetic as the story progresses.
The first volume of "Negima" is a relatively weak effort, but the last few chapters reveal that Akamatsu's new series will probably blossom in the next few volumes.
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From this point in time (just as volume 14 is released in thr UK), volume 1 of Negima seems like a very long time ago. However, even then, the rather facile reduction of the plot to a Love Hina/Harry Potter grated with me (to be fair, Negi's being from Wales is probely more to do with Ghibli's version of 'Howl's moving Castle' than anything).
Being honest though, this is almost distilled Akamatsu, with lashings of fanservice and ecchi. However, he gets away with this for three major reasons: first, it's pretty funny, in a puerile way; second, it is essentially good-natured and cheeky, not something I find uncomfortable or creepy; third, it's the first volume, and we know this is just the setup for what's to come.
Inevitably, there are comparisons to be made between Asuna and Naru, as they behave in a very similar way. That's a minor niggle though, because things diverge quite quickly. Later in the series there are some (tangential) Love Hina references and connections, but that's a s far as it goes really
In essence, this is a promising start to what has turned into a very good series indeed, rather cleverly and humourously subverting lots of the conventions of the genre. Recommended.
Being honest though, this is almost distilled Akamatsu, with lashings of fanservice and ecchi. However, he gets away with this for three major reasons: first, it's pretty funny, in a puerile way; second, it is essentially good-natured and cheeky, not something I find uncomfortable or creepy; third, it's the first volume, and we know this is just the setup for what's to come.
Inevitably, there are comparisons to be made between Asuna and Naru, as they behave in a very similar way. That's a minor niggle though, because things diverge quite quickly. Later in the series there are some (tangential) Love Hina references and connections, but that's a s far as it goes really
In essence, this is a promising start to what has turned into a very good series indeed, rather cleverly and humourously subverting lots of the conventions of the genre. Recommended.
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