- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Tanoshimi (3 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099504154
- ISBN-13: 978-0099504153
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 277,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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!
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`Negima!' is the story of the ten year old British wizard Negi Springfield who, in order to complete his training, gets a job teaching a class of fifteen year olds at an all girls school in Japan. Having to keep his magic secret, Negi must deal with both his own problems as well as those of his students and quickly discovers that his class and the school itself aren't quite as normal as they first appear.
To put it simply, `Negima!' is by far the best manga series that I have ever read being hilariously funny in places, as well as having a nice emotional heart and some truly spectacular fights in later volumes.
The first couple of volumes in the series don't give much indication of just how good the series will become later, being introductory volumes that are heavy on both the slapstick and fanservice. It is volume three though when the series begins to pick up and sees the first true battles of the series as the secrets of some of the class start to be reviled and the overall plot of Negi searching for his missing father begins to take shape.
Volumes four to six take things up another notch with the Kyoto Fieldtrip story arc introducing more backstory for some of the members of Negi's class and having some good fights along the way. Even at this point in the story the series barely resembles the first few volumes as although the humour and fanservice still play a big role they are increasingly joined and sometimes surpassed by some great battles.
Volume nine begins the Mahora Festival arc which continues to volume eighteen of the series and it is pretty much at this point that I became totally obsessed with the series. The Festival storyline is brilliant, if a bit complicated at times, and has some brilliant battles especially during the Martial Arts Tournament that takes place between volumes ten and thirteen. In addition to this, this part of the series also sees some of the funniest action as well as some moments that brought a tear to my eye.
`Negima!' is a truly brilliant series with some great artwork and a somewhat addictive plot. It is true that the translations of some of the early volumes leave something to be desired in places but it does soon settle down and is always readable. Each volume also comes with translation notes, explanations of character designs and the concepts used in the story, all of which are very interesting. I may be going a bit over the top but personally I think that `Negima!' isn't just the best manga I have ever read but probably the best work of fiction in general that I have ever come across.
To put it simply, `Negima!' is by far the best manga series that I have ever read being hilariously funny in places, as well as having a nice emotional heart and some truly spectacular fights in later volumes.
The first couple of volumes in the series don't give much indication of just how good the series will become later, being introductory volumes that are heavy on both the slapstick and fanservice. It is volume three though when the series begins to pick up and sees the first true battles of the series as the secrets of some of the class start to be reviled and the overall plot of Negi searching for his missing father begins to take shape.
Volumes four to six take things up another notch with the Kyoto Fieldtrip story arc introducing more backstory for some of the members of Negi's class and having some good fights along the way. Even at this point in the story the series barely resembles the first few volumes as although the humour and fanservice still play a big role they are increasingly joined and sometimes surpassed by some great battles.
Volume nine begins the Mahora Festival arc which continues to volume eighteen of the series and it is pretty much at this point that I became totally obsessed with the series. The Festival storyline is brilliant, if a bit complicated at times, and has some brilliant battles especially during the Martial Arts Tournament that takes place between volumes ten and thirteen. In addition to this, this part of the series also sees some of the funniest action as well as some moments that brought a tear to my eye.
`Negima!' is a truly brilliant series with some great artwork and a somewhat addictive plot. It is true that the translations of some of the early volumes leave something to be desired in places but it does soon settle down and is always readable. Each volume also comes with translation notes, explanations of character designs and the concepts used in the story, all of which are very interesting. I may be going a bit over the top but personally I think that `Negima!' isn't just the best manga I have ever read but probably the best work of fiction in general that I have ever come across.
...comes Negima!, the story of 10-year-old wizard Negi Springfield, dispatched to Japan to teach English in an all-girl school. Harry Potter it isn't! In contrast to Love Hina our hero (by Akamatsu's own admission) is clever, talented and and cute but that doesn't stop him getting into scrapes with the class of 30 girls he is in charge of!
Akamatsu has a bit of a reputation for packing in the fan service into his titles and the first couple of volumes of Negima! are no different. This doesn't stop it being wildly funny and quite surprising: anyone thinking that Asuna, with whom he gets of on entirely the wrong footing, is a repeat of Love Hina's Naru will be in for a shock, for example. And it does settle down fairly quickly into something altogether sweeter and cheekier.
Negima! quickly turns from what at first looks like a standard "harem" setup into something altogether more interesting and weird.
Certainly worth the effort.
Akamatsu has a bit of a reputation for packing in the fan service into his titles and the first couple of volumes of Negima! are no different. This doesn't stop it being wildly funny and quite surprising: anyone thinking that Asuna, with whom he gets of on entirely the wrong footing, is a repeat of Love Hina's Naru will be in for a shock, for example. And it does settle down fairly quickly into something altogether sweeter and cheekier.
Negima! quickly turns from what at first looks like a standard "harem" setup into something altogether more interesting and weird.
Certainly worth the effort.
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