![]() The story for the first volume of Negima! is fairly simple. Get lots of cute girls, add in some fan service every 10 pages, a bit of will they won’t they and mix it all together in your cauldron and out pops Negima!. It may seem a little rough around the edges, but I’ll work something out.įor anyone familiar with Akamtsu’s previous work, this should be a no brainer. For this review, and I think the whole series I’ll split it down into 3 distinct areas. Now where to begin with Negima! ? there is so much to talk about, but I’m struggling to censor myself in order not to give the game away. Fortunately for him there are a wealth of characters to offer support and, most of the time, get him in to trouble. ![]() Over the course of Volume 1 we follow Negi as he begins to adjust to life in Japan and his class. It’s focused on Negi, the 10 year old wizard who has somehow ended up in Japan teaching to a class of cute Japanese School girls. Negima! Is the latest manga series from acclaimed manga-ka Ken Akamatsu (of Love Hina fame). Welcome to the life of Magister Negi Magi! or to you and me, Negima! ![]() And for our lucky protaganist he’s managed to bag himself a job as an English teach in Japan. With the ceremony over it’s time for the students to find out what fate has planned. Although at this Welsh school, things are a bit different. ![]() ![]() Thousands of children graduating from school and moving on to see what life has in store. ![]()
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