Negima!? (Negima!? Magister Negi Magi)

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English: Negima!? Magister Negi Magi

Synonyms: Negima Remake

Japanese: ネギま!?

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Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 4, 2006 to Mar 28, 2007

Premiered: Fall 2006

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: GANSIS

Licensors: Funimation, Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Shaft

Source: Manga

Genres: Adventure, Harem, Comedy, Supernatural, Magic, Romance, Ecchi, Fantasy, School

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.04¹ (scored by 28,107 users)

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Ranked: #3433²

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Popularity: #1633

Members: 73,839

Favorites: 316

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Synopsis

A remake of the Negima anime with its own original story.

Wizard Negi Springfield may be a boy, but he has a man-sized job to do! Fresh from the Academy of Magic, Negi continues his training as an instructor at Mahora Academy in Japan. But before he can get his Masters in magic, the 31 schoolgirls of Class 3-A are gonna keep him up all night cramming for a final exam in will power. Temptation aside, Negi has more on his syllabus than flirting and spells. Darkness is closing in, and Negi is gonna need help from his lovely student bodies to drive the ghouls from their school. These girls want to prove that they're the best in class, and extra credit is available to the cuties that aren't afraid of after-hours phantom fighting!

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Related Anime

Adaptation:	Mahou Sensei Negima!, Negima!? Neo
Alternative version:	Mahou Sensei Negima!, Mahou Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba
Side story:	Negima!? Haru Special!?, Negima!? Natsu Special!?
Sequel:	UQ Holder!: Mahou Sensei Negima! 2

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Characters & Voice Actors

McDowell, Evangeline Athanasia Katherine

Main

Matsuoka, Yuki
Japanese

Springfield, Negi

Main

Satou, Rina
Japanese

Miyazaki, Nodoka

Main

Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Sakurazaki, Setsuna

Main

Kobayashi, Yuu
Japanese

Kagurazaka, Asuna

Main

Kanda, Akemi
Japanese

Ayase, Yue

Main

Kuwatani, Natsuko
Japanese

Konoe, Konoka

Main

Nonaka, Ai
Japanese

Hasegawa, Chisame

Supporting

Shimura, Yumi
Japanese

Karakuri, Chachamaru

Supporting

Watanabe, Akeno
Japanese

Springfield, Nagi

Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese

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Oonuma, Shin

Co-Director

Kubota, Mitsutoshi

Producer

Nakanishi, Go

Producer

Shinbou, Akiyuki

Director

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Opening Theme

#1: "1000%SPARKING!" by Rina Satou, Akemi Kanda, Ai Nonaka & Yu Kobayashi (eps 2-4,8-12,15-17,25)
#2: "1000%SPARKING!" by Hazuki, Yui Horie & Junko Minagawa (eps 5-7,18)
#3: "Eien no Toki o Koete" by Junko Minagawa (eps 13-14)
#4: "1000%SPARKING" by Akeno Watanabe, Mai Kadowaki & Yuki Matsuoka (ep 19)
#5: "1000%SPARKING!" by Natsuko Kuwatani, Sawa Ishige & Mamiko Noto (ep 20)
#6: "1000%SPARKING!" by Ryoko Shiraishi, Kimiko Koyama & Mari Kanou (ep 21)
#7: "1000%SPARKING!" by Madoka Kimura, Kotomi Yamakawa, Azumi Asakura & Ai Bandou (ep 22)
#8: "1000% SPARKING!" by Rina Satou, Miyuki Sawashiro & Chiwa Saito (eps 23-24)

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Ending Theme

#01: "Hoshizora Letter" by Akemi Kanda (eps 2-3)
#02: "A-LY-YA! (Version 1)" by Rina Satou, Akemi Kanda, Ai Nonaka & Yu Kobayashi (eps 4-6, 10, 12-15)
#03: "A-LY-YA! (Version 2)" by Hazuki, Junko Minagawa & Yui Horie (ep 7)
#04: "A-LY-YA! (Version 3)" by Mamiko Noto, Natsuko Kuwatani & Sawa Ishige (eps 8, 11, 21)
#05: "A-LY-YA! (Version 4)" by Ryoko Shiraishi, Kimiko Koyama & Mari Kanou (ep 9)
#06: "A-LY-YA! (Version 5)" by Madoka Kimura, Kotomi Yamakawa, Azumi Yamamoto & Ai Bando (ep 16)
#07: "A-LY-YA! (Version 6)" by Shizuka Itoh, Mami Deguchi & Akane Omae (ep 17)
#08: "A-LY-YA! (Version 7)" by Akeno Watanabe, Mai Kadowaki & Yuki Matsuoka (ep 18)
#09: "A-LY-YA! (Version 8)" by Miho Sakuma, Misa Kobayashi, Yumi Shimura, Mai Aizawa & Yuka Inokuchi (eps 19, 22)
#10: "A-LY-YA! (Version 9)" by Yuri Shiratori, Ayana Sasagawa, Megumi Takamoto & Naomi Inoue (eps 20, 23)

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Apr 6, 2008

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Wasabi (All reviews)

120 people found this review helpful

Negima!? is not to be confused with Mahou Sensei Negima!. They're part of the same universe, but are completely different stories. Negima!? is produced by SHAFT, and their crazy experimental presence is definitely noted in this show.

Story: Negima!? takes a completely different direction from its counterpart, deviating from the manga storyline. The first episode opens up with the final battle between the Thousand Master and Evangeline McDowell. Evangeline gets turned into a loli form and we then start the story with Negi Springfield. Negi starts his teaching career over at an all-girls school. The crazy mischief starts when it's revealed to his students that Negi is really a magician.

Note that this show is for comedic purposes, and should not be taken in serious comparison to the manga storyline. The plot paces itself fairly well and we get a lot of insight on the lesser known characters in each episode.

Art: SHAFT's strange art style is presented in the form of Negima!? The character designs are crisp, the art is fluid, and we get some colorful environments all around. Some of the characters look a tad bit different than their counterparts in Mahou Sensei Negima! but it still works in perfection.

Not to mention they make some excellent work of Asuna's hair.

Sound: The soundtrack of Negima!? is nothing too special. It has some nice quirky music during the episodes and transitions nicely when it gets to the 'dramatic' parts. What stands out the most is the OP of Negima!? The song is sung by the various voice actresses of all the students and has several different variations. Not to mention a full length song of the OP was in episode 19.

Character: Unlike the Mahou Sensei Negima! anime, Negima!? gives plenty of screen time to all the girls in the class. For such a large cast of characters, we get to see everyone participate in the anime. We also get introduced to some new characters in Shichimi and Motsu and a few others. From Shichimi's strange body contortions to Motsu's epic "...in a good way" line, this dynamic duo is probably the highlight of the characters.

Enjoyment/Overall: Some people hate this series because it's not part of the Mahou Sensei Negima! line or it's crap because SHAFT ruined everything, but I thoroughly enjoyed this series because it has its funny moments and because it's a different approach to an already on-going series.

Unfortunately, subs are nearly non-existant as Mahora Academy simply reduced subbing to one episode per 7 months after episode 20. Whatever the case, we're down to waiting for these slowpokes or for Funimation to release their DVDs. Hopefully they won't trash Negima!?'s dub... in a good way.

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May 5, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

Kamina455 (All reviews)

38 people found this review helpful

If you liked Pani Poni Dash, you don't even have to bother reading the rest, you'll likely like the show. If your a fan of Negima the manga, your probably not gonna like this and you might want to delete any episodes you have on your harddrive (I mean return the dvd you bought, of course that's what I meant). I walk a middle ground here as a fan of both of those series, however, it did get boring for me as it continued on.

Now, if you think you knew the characters from the series, you'll only be half right (for the most part) the characters are altered to be more humorous. For example, Asuna's search for the chupacabra (which is probably the worst depiction of the creature I've ever seen and yes I know that's the whole point of the joke). A few new characters are also introduced, but we all know how filler characters are.

I suppose I should get this out here quickly, the story is altered. Instead of attempting to follow the plot of the manga then ending on a horrible filler ending (like its predecessor), it doesn't even try to the follow the manga and makes a whole new story revolving around a powerful magical artifact. This is kind of a double edged sword, atleast its not as bad as the filler ending in its predecessor, its not as good as the original story.

The focus of this series is comedy and action, which sounds good in theory. The comedy, however, sometimes gets cringe worthy or boring. The action doesn't meet up with the bar set up by other fighting animes that have done some crazy sh*t (its a little dull in comparison, but others might still find enjoyment in them).

Now, the English dub (all sub lovers can probably ignore this) tries to be authentic by giving all of the British characters accents (just the British ones). This would be ok, if Negi didn't sound so whiny and weak. Sure, he's ten years old, but he's ends up sounding whiny and like a wimp. In the manga, he had a little more balls.

Overall, its an ok show and half the reason of my middleish rating was being fan of the manga. If you like gag comedies and action and wondered what happened if they were merged together, you got this show. If you can't stand the weirder kind of Japanese humor and a few jokes you sometimes can't fully get, you might want to look elsewhere (quick little note: pacing could be better).

Go Baka-Rangers! (.....I hate myself for doing that).

P.S. I like to just add, I think another problem was the feeling it was not Ken Akamatsu's work, but more the work of Akiyuki Shinbo.

P.S.S Anyone else confused they made a new manga series to go along with this?

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Apr 28, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

setsuna-chan (All reviews)

23 people found this review helpful

Story:
The story is great and lots of comedy I guess. The story's plot is good and that I find it interesting. The action contained in this good as well though it could have been better if the battles are much tougher. There are drama parts of this anime that I find can move someone's feelings/emotions.
Even if this anime is great I observed that some segments of the story are very short and lacked of details. It also seems that there are confusing parts in the story but these are explained later on.
All in all, the story is great.

Art:
Generally, the art's well read more

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Dec 14, 2007

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

vmyk13 (All reviews)

20 people found this review helpful

fans of the manga and the first animated release should watch this. i like the manga of negima so much so here is my review.

story: um i know some are skeptical about this new universe but i found its story very captivating. its battle oriented and a new version of pactio cards made me watch for more.

art: this time the animators got the hair right hahahahaha. unlike in the first anime this series has a darker touch of art and animation which is good for most people. but some fans may find it bleh.

sound: narration, in anime sounds, opening songs, and ending songs read more

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