Mahou Sensei Negima

[Batosai the man slayer]

Does anyone know when the negima anime is coming out?

[Chillin]

Should have aired today in Japan, sub will most definitely be coming out within the next few days

[Batosai the man slayer]

do you know whos going to be subbing it?

[mpthread]

the negima anime just came out today, it was subbed by Ishin. So far it doesnt seem that great, the characters look off when compared to the manga and the music is very annoying. But hopefully it will get better

[Chillin]

Yeah it's nothing special, I'll continue to watch it, hopefully it gets better

[MechaTC]

I watched it. Great stuff. I had a few laughs during the show. The only wierd thing is they made asuna have two different colored eyes. She doesn't have that in the manga....

[ShinoAburame]

I have never heard of Negima before.

[MechaTC]

official name is "Mahou Sensei Negima" original manga is done by Ken Akamatsu, the creator of Love Hina. It's about a ten year old wizard who is sent to Japan to teach an English class in an all girls acadamy.

[Laziishadow]

hahahah Asuna's eyes remind me of Yuna from FFX. With the two colored eyes

[Shrimpie]

Is anyone watching this anime?
I downloaded the first episode today, and i like the series.
Small summary of the first episode:

It's about a 10 year old boy, Springfield Nagi, who is a teacher in Japan.
The school hes working at, is an all girls academy.
When one of his students almost falls of a high stair, he saves her with a magic stick.
Another one of his students sees this, and stands still, totally suprised.

*END OF FIRST EPISODE.

[Gelantious]

Yeah I watch it. Saw Ep 2 last night.
Its another 1 guy with many girls around him show, but its fun as hell and atleast I cant get enough of these shows :D

[Lee Rock]

I haven't had a chance to d/l the anime yet, but I've read a bit of the manga and it's not too bad at all. The creator is the guy that did Love Hina, so if you liked that you'll probably like Negima.

[MechaTC]

I haven't had a chance to d/l the anime yet, but I've read a bit of the manga and it's not too bad at all. The creator is the guy that did Love Hina, so if you liked that you'll probably like Negima.
You may be disapointed if you are going to compare it to the Negima manga. I was a little disapointed, but kept an open mind till the end. I enjoyed the anime, but it's nothing compared to the manga, much like love hina anime wasn't as good as the manga.

[Literally Exaggerated]

I love the manga, but the anime is a big let down. Of course, some of that may be my absolute loathing for the music

[SabakuKyuu]

I'm gonna stick to the anime.... else i will get disappointed like the rest of you :D

[Ajus]

I like both anime and manga actually. although is it just me, or is the smurf theme being integrated into the anime itself? :huh

[Jujubie]

What do you guys think of Ken Akamatsu's latest creation? Although Love Hina will always be Akamatsu's masterpiece, Magister Magi Negima can give Lova Hina a run for its money. The manga is up to vol 11 chpt 102. The anime is completed at episode 26. They are both so different! I was so pissed when I heard about the anime's ending arc. So sad...Anyways, if you know what I'm talking about please give me your thoughts.

[Shadow Replication 1480]

Only 26 episodes? Egads. 'Course, it doesn't really matter since the anime royally butchers the manga(the cake episode was pretty damned funny, though, I'll give 'em that).

[Ssj3_Goku]

considering THEY DID NOT SUBB at 26... pisses me off and if they did please direct me the waY!

[sayam]

speakin of mahou sensei, I haven't seen any subbed releases in a while now, kinda miss it.

[Syaoran*Sakura545]

Negi is soooooo cute!Ahaha.....

[SilverGoku]

0_0 i remember before i saw Negima has way more than 26 episodes, like 50 something, but now i check anidb and it says 26, maybe they are going to split and make the rest as season 2, but anyways 26 episodes is pretty good cosidering that it takes a long time for a episode to come out.

[Jujubie]

I like the manga better. The anime totally butchers the genius of Akamatsu. Just like Love Hina. For goodness sakes a main character dies in the anime!

[MechaTC]

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[Jujubie]

I watched it. Great stuff. I had a few laughs during the show. The only wierd thing is they made asuna have two different colored eyes. She doesn't have that in the manga....

Asuna does have different eye colors in the manga. It's a condition in real life. It's not supposed to be that noticeable though. In the anime the distinction is so obvious. It's supposed to be a lighter shade of the other.

And SPOILERS:
In the anime, Asuna dies at episode 23 only to come back to life at episode 26. It was such a sad day when I watched the episode yesturday. But don't worry, the anime totally butchers the manga and nothing like that has happened. The anime is onlhy 26 episodes long and the manga is still going. I can't wait for the next issue!

[krescentwolf]

Your typical school-anime + Harry Potter - Annoying English Accent = ???

It didn't sound to good when i first heard about it But I really started to get into the series. Anyone else take a look at it? I just recently finished watching the series and i thought it was well done ^_^;

BTW: Does anyone know the whereabouts of Episode 23? It's mysteriously missing from Animesuki and none of the subbers seem to have it :(

[Not a Ninja]

Mahou Sensei Negima was, to put it bluntly, blunt. It's not that it was paticularly bad, It's just that they used a twenty yen budget on what is possibly the GREATEST GODDAMN HAREM MANGA EVER! Did you know that the manga is still going, or that in the manga Asuna doesn't die, or that Eva is actually cool? And that they had actual fan service? So yeah, read the manga. www.staptozmo.com has it all there. I'm not allowed to give you the actual link, you're going to have to figure this puzzle out on your own.

[krescentwolf]

Ahh such is the case with alot of anime. Case n point being Tenjho Tenge. Still, I did enjoy the anime, though the ending seemed a bit hurried. That seems to happen too often :( Anyways, Ill definitly hafta look into the manga! thanks :)

[Not a Ninja]

SPECIAL BONUS HINT: The manga honestly gets better after around chapter 15. Honest Guv', it does!

[MechaTC]

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[troqu]

ok so from what i gather noone subbed the 23rd episode cause people thought it was blasphemous but im curious if ep. 24-26 were subbed and if so where can i get those plus a raw of 23?
thanks in advance peeps

[xinner]

ok so from what i gather noone subbed the 23rd episode cause people thought it was blasphemous but im curious if ep. 24-26 were subbed and if so where can i get those plus a raw of 23?
thanks in advance peeps

i think they have it out now.. some sub group Nameless-Anime subbed it :blink ep24-26 only though..

ep 23 was out yesterday i think.. saw it on animesuki

[Not a Ninja]

Actually, I watched it raw. It was blasphemous.

[Ajus]

I thought the end of the anime was......odd, but at least the other girls of 2-A got to DO something in the last episode:wink

[SilverGoku]

ya i gotta say the end of Negima was pretty good (episode 26). It ended a bit better than most animes end ^_^

[dspr8_rugged]

Sorry for reviving this after months of being buried, but I've been into this series, both manga and anime. I finished reading 139 chapters in the manga, and I'm watching the anime now.

26 episodes, apparently. I'm afraid that the anime won't be as good as the manga like I think it would be, and I'm afraid that it would be another anime failure derived from Ken Akamatsu's work. *lovehinaanimesucked*

So far, I've seen 8 episodes, relatively close to the first chapters of Volume 1. I had expected some changes at the start, but so far, it's good. However, I may say otherwise after watching all episodes...

[Barbender]

where can I can download the subbed episodes of this anime? after watching Hell 3 AMV on google video I found some animes I wanted to watch. that AMV is how I found Berserk and Grenadier.

[Deranged]

Sorry for reviving this after months of being buried, but I've been into this series, both manga and anime. I finished reading 139 chapters in the manga, and I'm watching the anime now.

26 episodes, apparently. I'm afraid that the anime won't be as good as the manga like I think it would be, and I'm afraid that it would be another anime failure derived from Ken Akamatsu's work. *lovehinaanimesucked*

So far, I've seen 8 episodes, relatively close to the first chapters of Volume 1. I had expected some changes at the start, but so far, it's good. However, I may say otherwise after watching all episodes...

actually same here... i got into the manga over the weekend (7 volumes in a night :ninja) and now trying to get the anime... seen a few episodes but it doesnt seem itll be as good as the manga

And for the episodes Barbender, heres the torrent for the whole series :amuse

Mahou Sensei Negima [01 - 26] [Complete] (http://www.torrentspy.com/download.asp?id=635177)

[Barbender]

I found all the English subs on youtube.

[dspr8_rugged]

I need not say again on how I think of the anime adapation of Negima. But to sum it in one word - disappointing.

The MSN anime uploads on YouTube doesn't have Episode 7...

But I suggest you take deranged's link, since it's better to watch it in better video quality than in YouTube. :)

[Deranged]

I myself just finished all 26 episodes over three sittings... and i have to say it started off alright but the ending really bothered me, it seemed just a really random odd way of ending off the series... and there was no Kotaro... what the heck?

Well, seeing some of the images for the second season, it looks to me like they are going to include some bits of the latter manga story line... im not going to get my hopes up though (although ill still be wishing for that Nekomimi Meido fight) :laugh

[Arazial]

Hm.. I didn't think the Negima anime was that horrible, I've seen much worse. It was just bad luck that some of us (myself included) had been reading the manga before they had seen the anime. So many things we were looking forward to never happened, so it was disappointing. If I had never read the manga I probably would've thought it was better.

[Scorpio3.14]

Ya, Im one of the few Negima fans who didnt think the anime was that bad. Yes, it was dissappointing if you have read the manga and the ending was definatly bad, but over all it wasnt too terrible. Just too "meh" IMO

Although, I will admit that the anime did do one thing better then its manga counter part. Its got minor manga spoilers in it though for those of you who havnt read the manga: The whole Yue/Negi/Nadoka thing was done a lot better in the anime then in the manga. I loved the moment at the end of episode 24 where Yue tells Nodoka off for acting the way she is and then confesses to Negi. It was sooooo much better then the whole Library scene in the manga where Nodoka finds out about Yue likeing Negi and Yue goes into extreme emo/angst mode that is way out of her character IMO. Then she is forced into kissing Negi for the first time to make a Pactio with Negi instead of doing it under her own courage as she does in the anime.

Anyways, I would say like 90% of the anime was decent, its just the ending and a few other parts that were really bad. So again, overall I rate it as a "meh" adaptation, not horrible but definatly left a lot to be desired. Especially knowing how great the manga is and how much potential the anime had.

[dspr8_rugged]

My disappointment of the anime is because I was expecting too much from the manga.

Though, there is one episode that I think was good enough. It's the episode featuring Sayo and I think, it's better than the chapter dedicated for her in the manga.

[Scorpio3.14]

My disappointment of the anime is because I was expecting too much from the manga.

I pretty much went in expecting it to suck since Ive heard sooo much bad things about the anime so my expectations were almost none existant. I guess thats why I didnt absolutely hate it *shrugs*

But ya, the anime dosnt even come close to doing the manga justice.

Though, there is one episode that I think was good enough. It's the episode featuring Sayo and I think, it's better than the chapter dedicated for her in the manga.

Ya, I liked the Sayo thing too. They actually gave her a backstory, something they have yet to do much of in the manga. They also gave her a little more personality IMO. Sayo is another thing the anime did well IMO

Although I did miss the scene where everyone though she was evil and Setsuna and Mana try to hunt her down :P

[dspr8_rugged]

And what's more, the first installment had less fight scenes. I seriously loved spellcasting in the anime, but it was few.

But according to the info you shared in the manga thread, it seems like the second installment will have more action. Hope that's true, though.

[Scorpio3.14]

And what's more, the first installment had less fight scenes. I seriously loved spellcasting in the anime, but it was few.

But according to the info you shared in the manga thread, it seems like the second installment will have more action. Hope that's true, though.

Ya, IMO the two major problems with the first season was 1. The pacing, it was way to slow and 2. A lack of magic in general, both fighting and other. They focused way to much on him being a teacher and his relation witht he girls, and not enough on the magical nature of the manga. Thats what really made me interested in the manga in the first place :nod

[Deranged]

They just really had to find a balance really... i liked the focus on the girls and their relationship with Negi but i would have liked to see more of the magical action side like the manga...

Ive menioned this somehwere beofre as well but i felt the pacing was too slow as well... i really hope the second season gets it better than the first one :amuse

[coolx]

hallo everyone...
do you know where i can download this anime (mahou sensei negima(rmvb))...
direct link or file hosting, it's okay for me...
please help me cause i think this anime is looking good...
thanx...

[dspr8_rugged]

Uh, I don't know where to find episodes of MSN with that format.

But I think deranged posted a link of all episodes in torrent. Just check the previous posts. :)

[coolx]

yeah...
i will wait until someone reply with my request
and i can't download with torrent,too.
sorry...

[Scorpio3.14]

NEWS ON THE SECOND NEGIMA ANIME SEIRES!!!

It seems the new Negima!? series is going to start on October 4th. However, it will neither be a 2nd season (continuation of the first season by Xebec) or a remake of the first season. Negima!? appears to be a completely new series loosly based on the manga. So basically it will have the same characters and stuff, but the plot will likely be very different.

This info is coming from scans included in the Chapter 145 raws released today and translation info from Sushi-Y over at the AQS forums.

It's not. Think of it as psuedo-Negima. The characters are the same, but the story and settings are probably not related to the manga Negima at all.

From those two pages on Negima!? in the ch145 scans, we learned a few things:

1) According to rumors, 3-A's students will each have multiple cards. Unlike the pactio cards of the original manga (which is basically a tool used to summon artifacts), the cards that appear in Negima!? will each have specialized abilities. You can see some of the cards in the background.

2) New characters(?) will be making an appearance. Namely, those two odd plush dolls on the first page.

3) Notice that the anime is going to be airing in an afternoon slot (5:30PM) under TV Tokyo (notorious for their strict rules over anime contents "not suitable for children"). This immediately shows that this is going to be a much more "all-age" anime aimed at a mainstream audience.

I really dont know whether to take this as good news or bad news :huh Could turn out good or could be a complete flop. Its really hard to tell at this point.

[Shariyakugan]

This is indeed troubling news, meh i'll give it a download anyway.
Let's hope for the best, maybe it will turn out better.
And the characters should be colored differently from the first season,more like in the manga colorings, I mean Hasegawa with darkgreen hair and Shizuna-sensei too. More like this http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=negima151024qh4.jpg

[dspr8_rugged]

The more information I hear about the upcoming second installment (thanks for that, Scorpio), the more curious I'm getting.

Yes, it's hard to tell if these new info concerning the anime will, in any way or another, contradict, be better or totally mix-up the original concept. For sure, Akamatsu would not like his original work to be overshadowed by this new concept.

[Deranged]

Well, my hope that the new remake would be moire manga orientated (well the original) have been shattered... im still a little interested and will check it out when it comes out

[Scorpio3.14]

Atleast the OVA's seem to be manga orientated. However it dosnt look good that they will ever get to the Festival arc and we will get to see the tourniment animated :cry

[dspr8_rugged]

Yeah, I've given up my hopes of seeing the fights in the Mahora Festival tournament (including the "nekomimi-meido" fight... :P).

@Shariyakugan: Check page 7 of the manga thread (http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=1537&page=7), there are posted links (pictures included) regarding the second installment. I have to say that most of the girl's hair colors have followed the original, except for some (like Haruna and Sakurako).

BTW, when will be the OVAs be released? Or are they released already?

[Shariyakugan]

Any lead to a OST? I'm looking for it and can't really find it so I'm wondering if it even exist.

[dspr8_rugged]

The OST? Ask deranged or Scorpio. I can't exactly remember, but one of them have commented about the OST. Maybe they have links...

As for myself, all I have is the original version of Happy Material.

[Haohmaru]

Preview of Negima OVA http://www.datorrents.com/download.asp?id=13088&name=Negima%20OVA%20Preview.torrent

[Scorpio3.14]

Preview of Negima OVA http://www.datorrents.com/download.asp?id=13088&name=Negima%20OVA%20Preview.torrent

You beat me to it :P I will edit in my comments when I watch it *is downloading it now and its not going fast enough :cry *

Here are some preview thumbs if anyone wants something to hold them over until it downloads like me :P

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1461/ovapreviewthumbrk1.jpg

EDIT: OMG! After only the 5 min preview of the first OVA I already officially declare the OVA to be VASTLY superiour then the first season of the anime. This is what the series should have been like. Im not even exagerating, I cant wait for this OVA!!!

To elaborate, the animation looked very good and while some character designs were a bit different they all looked very nice. The story seems to follow the manga fairly well and is based on the events in Volume 7. Its confirmed, there is fanservice!! and its good fanservice!!! (Konoka x Setsuna FTW!! :P). Negi's magic actually looks extremly cool and not corny like in the first season of the anime. The music sounds nice. It just all around looks very good ^__^

[Haohmaru]

WTF, have you already downloaded it O_O. I'm still at 80% (after 1 hour). It does look much better from the screenshots. The style is MUCH better then the crapy style it had before. I can't wait to watch it :)

[Scorpio3.14]

WTF, have you already downloaded it O_O. I'm still at 80% (after 1 hour). It does look much better from the screenshots. The style is MUCH better then the crapy style it had before. I can't wait to watch it :)

I found direct download links to some of the stuff in this thread over at Aquastar:

http://z4.invisionfree.com/aquastar/index.php?showtopic=3596

[Haohmaru]

Little late for that now :notrust. Thanks for the link though.

OMG, this is full of fanservice :nosebleed. They really like the ass angle don't they smile-big. Negi is one lucky SOB.
I really like the animation. Negi's magic looks really cool this way (lol at the almost rasengan against the fake shark). This is going to be really funny :)

The OP is WIN

[Scorpio3.14]

Little late for that now :notrust. Thanks for the link though.

OMG, this is full of fanservice :nosebleed. They really like the ass angle don't they smile-big. Negi is one lucky SOB.
I really like the animation. Negi's magic looks really cool this way (lol at the almost rasengan against the fake shark). This is going to be really funny :)

The OP is WIN

lol I agree. Plenty of fanservice. I loved it when Konoka was waving her ass in Setsuna's face and she got all blushy XD Then when they were falling Setsuna got a nose bleed from seeing Konoka :P

Also, thats the way Negi's magic should have been animated. It looks really cool.

[dspr8_rugged]

I have a request - can any of you guys upload this on YouTube? Torrent doesn't work on me right now (not to mention that I'm ignorant about it... :sweat). Thanks in any case. :)

Based on the screens, I have to say, wow! It's visually better than the original series. And a whole lotta fan service too (well, given the beach setting, it's kinda expected...)!

[Scorpio3.14]

I have a request - can any of you guys upload this on YouTube? Torrent doesn't work on me right now (not to mention that I'm ignorant about it... :sweat). Thanks in any case. :)

Based on the screens, I have to say, wow! It's visually better than the original series. And a whole lotta fan service too (well, given the beach setting, it's kinda expected...)!

Sure, I would be glad to upload it. Just give me a bit to do so.

[Gutsu]

Okay I just saw the preview OVA and I gotta say I loved it. It had a nice opening song and much more interesting animation used in the opening then what Xebec did for it's anime.

The direction used in the anime looks pretty good too which is what expected by the same guy who did Soul Taker.

... Nice fanservice shots too. smile-big

And for KonokaXSetsuna fans you'll love your gonna see. :nod

lol I agree. Plenty of fanservice. I loved it when Konoka was waving her ass in Setsuna's face and she got all blushy XD Then when they were falling Setsuna got a nose bleed from seeing Konoka

Heh I love that part too Setsuna was all like "OMG too hot to handle!!" :nuts :laugh

[Scorpio3.14]

Ok, I uploaded the preview to YouTube, here is the address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B285WuXqkM

However, if you still want to download it and watch the HQ version (YouTube always lowers the quality unfortunatly) here is a rapidshare link to the video:
http://rapidshare.de/files/29306394/Preview_OVA_-_No_Commentary.rar

Hopefully someone will sub the commentary version so we can know what they are saying :P

@Gutsu, Yes, the OVA definatly is a Konoka x Setsuna friendly series lol Not that Im complaining >_>

EDIT: Here is a rapidshare link to the OP for the OVA too if anyone wants it ^__^
http://rapidshare.de/files/29291497/Opening.rar

[Shariyakugan]

Didn't setsuna get kicked in the face by konoka?
Well, I liked the look of the OVA and hope the new series will be something like this. There were bits wich seemed a bit too much.

[Scorpio3.14]

Didn't setsuna get kicked in the face by konoka?

Nope, watched it several times and even once in slow motion and that was a pure "I was looking at/thinking something perverted" nose bleed from Setsuna :P

[dspr8_rugged]

Thanks a bunch, Scorpio. :)

Okay, the pictures on the manga discussion thread was actually screens for the OVA. My bad, I really thought that it was for the second anime installment. :sweat

But if the second installment will have the same look as the OVA, that will be good. And hopefully it will...

The OVA has a story that is beyond the events in Chapters 61 and 62, obviously an original one.

They even changed the part where Asuna's sword should have appeared, but instead, retained the harisen... I don't mind that though.

It seems like they made most of the girls a little daring than normal. And yes, Setsuna was having a nose-bleed because of sudden pervertedness. :P

Hmm... can't wait. :amuse

[Scorpio3.14]

Okay, the pictures on the manga discussion thread was actually screens for the OVA. My bad, I really thought that it was for the second anime installment. :sweat

But if the second installment will have the same look as the OVA, that will be good. And hopefully it will...

Well its done by the same company so I have a renewed faith in the second season. Still not expecting too much, but atleast now I have a lot more hope. From the OVA Im expecting atleast the animation to be very good or atleast waaay better then Xebec's version. Also from what little we say it seems like the action will be better and the magic will look a lot better. I have a feeling the new season is going to focus much more on the action element of the series and a little less on the echhi harem comedy aspect of the series, but we will have to wait and see.

Either way Im a lot more psyched for it then I was before smile-big Only thing that sucks is that we have to wait another month and a half for the new anime and 2 months for the first OVA.

[Haohmaru]

Does anyone know what this is [RAW] Magister Negi Magi! OVA Haru (DVD 704x396 WMV9)[2006.08.17] (http://p.greedland.net/download.php?t=2006/08/15/1155627790.torrent)? Is it the Preview DVD that came out recently or is it the real thing?

[Scorpio3.14]

Does anyone know what this is [RAW] Magister Negi Magi! OVA Haru (DVD 704x396 WMV9)[2006.08.17] (http://p.greedland.net/download.php?t=2006/08/15/1155627790.torrent)? Is it the Preview DVD that came out recently or is it the real thing?

Looks like its just the preview. Opening it with BT you see that there are two video files inside one of which is labeled "Opening" and the other "Promotion" which I assume is the opening video to the OVA and the 5 min preview for the OVA. Plus the file sizes are too small to be the actual OVA unfortunatly :cry

[Kira Yamato]

So, far I've watched up to episode 20 and I'm loving the series. I actually found out about this series, when I came across the thread for Negima!? (TV) which is supposedly a remake of the original. So, I figured, if the remake sounds interesting, why not watch the original and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. All of the characters are distinct and the storyline is pretty captivating and entertaining. And piece by piece you get to learn about each character. I kinda knew something was up with Konoka but couldn't shale the feeling until episode 19 when I found out what's the deal with her.

I also just finished watching the preview for the OVA and I have to say the animation is gorgeous and I can't wait for that either :drool

I have to say class 2-A covered every single possible anime girl type, anyone could ever imagine xDD

[Spunoff]

So, far I've watched up to episode 20 and I'm loving the series. I actually found out about this series, when I came across the thread for Negima!? (TV) which is supposedly a remake of the original. So, I figured, if the remake sounds interesting, why not watch the original and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. All of the characters are distinct and the storyline is pretty captivating and entertaining. And piece by piece you get to learn about each character. I kinda knew something was up with Konoka but couldn't shale the feeling until episode 19 when I found out what's the deal with her.

I also just finished watching the preview for the OVA and I have to say the animation is gorgeous and I can't wait for that either :drool

I have to say class 2-A covered every single possible anime girl type, anyone could ever imagine xDD
I remember the best part of the series was the last few episodes. Up till then, the anime seemed kinda dull to me though. I am really looking forward to the new Negima coming out.

[Scorpio3.14]

Glad you are liking it Samatarou ^__^ The origional anime gets bad mouthed a lot because the manga is so VASTLY superior, but if you havnt read the manga the anime is still good because atleast the characters still shine through. Although some others would disagree with me on that lol :P

I cant wait for the next season and the OVA's. The animation looks top notch :nuts I hope Shaft dosnt let me down.

Anyways, who are your favorite characters? (since there are so many good ones to choose from lol)

[Kira Yamato]

Glad you are liking it Samatarou ^__^ The origional anime gets bad mouthed a lot because the manga is so VASTLY superior, but if you havnt read the manga the anime is still good because atleast the characters still shine through. Although some others would disagree with me on that lol :P

I cant wait for the next season and the OVA's. The animation looks top notch :nuts I hope Shaft dosnt let me down.

Anyways, who are your favorite characters? (since there are so many good ones to choose from lol)


Yeah, I've never read the manga so, I have no point of reference. I don't know why the anime series gets a bad rap, but it's undeservedly so.

My favorite characters would have to be Nodoka. I love how she's so shy :P
Evangeline also warmed up to me since she ended up helping Negi and Co. when they were in a pinch...plus,being a vampire and being able to use magic is so kickass.

Asuna's okay >_>

But how many people know's about Negi being a magician? :S

It seems that quite a few students know...(I literally lost count)

First off, I started watching this series because I thought it was just going to be the harem type of anime (comedy, roamnce, ect...), but did not expect that the stroyline plot would be that of an opposition (i.e. the group that wanted Konoka's power or Evangeline wanting Negi's blood to remove her curse), so that was in my opinion a bonus.

[dspr8_rugged]

Hey, we have another one caught in the magic of Negima! :amuse

It's good that you actually like the series, Samatarou. In your case, it was the anime you got to see first, and I'm quite surprised that you actually liked the anime, contrary to my opinion of it. Well, simply because I read the manga first before watching the anime.

October's still weeks away, so I guess I have to remain patient until the first episode of the second installment comes...

[Kira Yamato]

Hey, we have another one caught in the magic of Negima! :amuse

It's good that you actually like the series, Samatarou. In your case, it was the anime you got to see first, and I'm quite surprised that you actually liked the anime, contrary to my opinion of it. Well, simply because I read the manga first before watching the anime.

October's still weeks away, so I guess I have to remain patient until the first episode of the second installment comes...

I get the manga>anime all the time (i.e. Eyeshield 21, Kashimashi, Ichigo 100%), so I'm not surprised, because in some cases it's true, which is why unfortunately I always try watching the anime first so, my expectations aren't dashed.

Because I tried watching Ichigo 100% anime after reading the manga series and I wanted to hang myself after episode 6, because I disliked it so much.
All, I have to say is that the anime series is pretty good. It's not in my ttop 10 list, but I've been pretty entertained. And the OVA looks like it's on a whole other level, so I'm really excited about that...as well as the remake for the television series coming this October :spaz

[Scorpio3.14]

Yeah, I've never read the manga so, I have no point of reference. I don't know why the anime series gets a bad rap, but it's undeservedly so.

Ya, dont let the manga readers get you down on this series. However if you ever get around to reading the manga you might know how we feel a little bit lol

My favorite characters would have to be Nodoka. I love how she's so shy :P
Evangeline also warmed up to me since she ended up helping Negi and Co. when they were in a pinch...plus,being a vampire and being able to use magic is so kickass.

Yay!! Another Nodoka fan :amuse She is one of my favorites too. Her and Setsuna are constantly battleing for my favorite character. And then Kaede, Mana, and Yue are up there too :P

Im really not a fan of Asuna though >_> Same thing happened in Love Hina, I liked most of the supporting female characters a lot more then I liked the lead female character. Oh well, atleast Ken gives us so many choices you are bound to find one you like lol

October's still weeks away, so I guess I have to remain patient until the first episode of the second installment comes...

Man, October is going to be such an awesome month for anime/manga for me. New Negima anime starts, first Negima OVA is released, the Death Note anime starts, Special v13 of Death Note is also released, Scrapped Princess light novel released in the US. I cant wait ^__^

[Kira Yamato]

Ya, dont let the manga readers get you down on this series. However if you ever get around to reading the manga you might know how we feel a little bit lol

I have to check this manga out O_O


Yay!! Another Nodoka fan :amuse She is one of my favorites too. Her and Setsuna are constantly battleing for my favorite character. And then Kaede, Mana, and Yue are up there too :P

Yeah, Yue is really cool as well. The fact that she's bright yet lazy and of course part of the Baka rangers xDD

Ayaka is pretty cool as well...gotta love her loli obession with Negi :rotfl

Im really not a fan of Asuna though >_> Same thing happened in Love Hina, I liked most of the supporting female characters a lot more then I liked the lead female character. Oh well, atleast Ken gives us so many choices you are bound to find one you like lol


I had a gut feeling she'd be annoying since there first encounter -____-


Man, October is going to be such an awesome month for anime/manga for me. New Negima anime starts, first Negima OVA is released, the Death Note anime starts, Special v13 of Death Note is also released, Scrapped Princess light novel released in the US. I cant wait ^__^

The only thing I'm really looking forward to in October is this title remake and OVA as well as the Kashimashi OVA due out. ^_^

[Prince Leon]

Ayaka > all. :noworry

Hmm, except for Evangeline and Setsuna. When it comes to those two it's a throw up between the three names for me. :lmao Then there's also Yue and Kaede (Kunoichi FTW). :P

[Kira Yamato]

Ayaka > all. :noworry


It's the blonde hair...isn't it xDD


Hmm, except for Evangeline and Setsuna. When it comes to those two it's a throw up between the three names for me. :lmao Then there's also Yue and Kaede (Kunoichi FTW). :P

Setsuna has that cold personality except towards Konoka now xD

Kaeda always brings a smile to my face because I like her voice xD

But seriously...how does anyone remember all these girls names? Maybe becuase I'm new to this series, but it's pretty difficult remembering all of them. Anyone have pic of all of them with their names...because that would really be helpful :laugh

[Prince Leon]

It's the blonde hair...isn't it xDD

Not only that though...:P

Setsuna has that cold personality except towards Konoka now xD

Kaeda always brings a smile to my face because I like her voice xD

But seriously...how does anyone remember all these girls names? Maybe becuase I'm new to this series, but it's pretty difficult remembering all of them. Anyone have pic of all of them with their names...because that would really be helpful :laugh

As for Setsuna, I think the manga shows her warming up a bit more to other characters (slightly I believe) even though still not as much as Konoka.

Kaede = so dense I have to laugh.

I tend to forget a few but...it's sorta like when first getting into Pokemon, I honestly couldn't remember more than 10 or so names but as time passes...well you get the picture. :lmao

Not to mention it's always easier to remember the names of your favorites.

EDIT: Oh, and manga resources FTW. :knk

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5389/negiclasswv0.th.gif (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=negiclasswv0.gif)

[Scorpio3.14]

Ive read all 146 chapters of the manga so far and seen every episode of the anime and I still have a hard time remembering all there names lol Ive got most of them down, but some of the less featured ones still slip my mind but thats understandable, atleast I think so lol

also without spoilers, Setsuna is a lot more warm in the manga. She is awesome, definatly one of my favs ^___^

I still will never be able to forgive the anime for completely removing Kotarou, he was one of my favorite characters :cry *hopes and prays that the OVA's or the second season have him in it*

[Kira Yamato]

As for Setsuna, I think the manga shows her warming up a bit more to other characters (slightly I believe) even though still not as much as Konoka.

Kaede = so dense I have to laugh.

I tend to forget a few but...it's sorta like when first getting into Pokemon, I honestly couldn't remember more than 10 or so names but as time passes...well you get the picture. :lmao

Not to mention it's always easier to remember the names of your favorites.

EDIT: Oh, and manga resources FTW. :knk

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5389/negiclasswv0.th.gif (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=negiclasswv0.gif)

Thanks for the pic...It's just as helpful as the Coyote Ragtime pic with all 12 sisters :laugh

And yeah, it's easier to remember your favorite characters because they stick out more.

[dspr8_rugged]

It's the blonde hair...isn't it xDD
Well, in the anime, Ayaka's hair wasn't blonde - it was banana-yellow. :P

You know, a Negima fan's favorite girl changes as he/she reads more chapters and watches more episodes.

In my case, Makie was my first favorite (she's very cute, actually). Next was Nodoka (I like her better with her bangs down). Then during the Kyoto arc, it's Kitsu... er, Kazumi (since she resembles Love Hina's Kitsune) and after that arc, Setsuna (samurai girls rock!), then Chisame (since we're both into computers)... and right now it's Misa. :amuse

At first, I thought it was impossible to memorize all 31 girls in Negi's class. I was dead wrong. :P

[Kira Yamato]

OVA w/Commentary

[mA]_Magister_Negi_Magi!_OVA_Haru_-_Promotion_[F18CA564] (http://weedy.1.vg:8396/torrents/%5BmA%5D_Magister_Negi_Magi!_OVA_Haru_-_Promotion_%5BF18CA564%5D.mkv.torrent?info_hash=40 8a7ef7b1c2710d1ba9e4628c371cd37cc3efaf)


~Direct Download~

[mA]_Magister_Negi_Magi!_OVA_Haru_-_Promotion (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GJ9XJC0K)


I prefer the version w/o commentary IMO xDD


For anyone interested, the U.S. premiere of Mahou Sensei Negima will air Sept. 4th @ 11:30pm on Funimation Television :knk

[Shariyakugan]

My favourite will always be Asuna.
But I like the rest just as well.
I only slightly dislike Nodoka, just a tad, but I don't really know why.

[Prince Leon]

My DL finished some time after I went to sleep (at 4 X_X). I'll watch it....soon. :laugh

[Kira Yamato]

My DL finished some time after I went to sleep (at 4 X_X). I'll watch it....soon. :laugh


You didn't miss much seeing that the commentary had nothing to do with what was going on-screen O_O

[dspr8_rugged]

Having read that, I guess I won't be bothering taking a look on that preview with commentary...

[Baby Raptor]

mm how i get manga or anime i dont mind Irc, DDL , torrent or i am wrong place to request then please to send to somewhere in thread

[Prince Leon]

You didn't miss much seeing that the commentary had nothing to do with what was going on-screen O_O

Yeah I read the notes about that. xD

mm how i get manga or anime i dont mind Irc, DDL , torrent or i am wrong place to request then please to send to somewhere in thread

You can always check out #lurk on irchighway or check out mangacult (links in my sig).

[Shariyakugan]

@ baby raptor: There is a manga pimping thread going on.
Check the library section.

[Scorpio3.14]

For anyone interested, the U.S. premiere of Mahou Sensei Negima will air Sept. 4th @ 11:30pm on Funimation Television :knk

DirectTV never has any of the good channels so I wont be watching it unfortunatly XD Ive seen part of the first episode Dubed though and I have mixed feelings on it. Some of the voices are acceptable, but I really didnt like Negi's voice. I know he is suppose to be British, but it seemed like they tried waaay to hard with the accent.

[Kira Yamato]

DirectTV never has any of the good channels so I wont be watching it unfortunatly XD Ive seen part of the first episode Dubed though and I have mixed feelings on it. Some of the voices are acceptable, but I really didnt like Negi's voice. I know he is suppose to be British, but it seemed like they tried waaay to hard with the accent.


I saw the preview for the first epsiode and Asuna's voice as well as Negi's kind of make me nervous about the dub VA's. Then again I felt worse about the Naruto VA's in the beggining and I've come to accept them.

It's just kind of cool how this week starts a decent week of anime

Sept. 4th

Monday-Friday (p.m. EST)
8:00 Kodocha (saw the first episode awhile back and was at first dissappointed...but after watching a few more it's more interesting, and I'm glad I didn't give up on it because of the animation)
8:30 Fruits Basket (wanted to download this title for awhile, but since it's airing...might as well watch it)
9:00 Case Closed (Always loved this series, and I watch it every week night)
9:30 Spiral
10:00 The Galaxy Railways
10:30 YuYu Hakusho (I have the entire series on my hard drive, but I'll still watch it on television, whenever given the chance)
11:00 Slayers
11:30 Negima (I finished the series about a month ago, but rewatching it in dub might not be that bad)

Saturday-Sunday

8:00-10:00 Lupin movies
10:00 Baki the Grappler
10:30 Kiddy Grade
11:00 Blue Gender
11:30 Tenchi Muyo GXP

CN/Adult Swim

Sat.

9:30am Pokemon Battle Froniter

12:00am Bleach
12:30am Trinity Blood
1:00am Eureka 7

[Prince Leon]

Well one thing about this OVA is that it's going to actually have good animation. :laugh

I look forward to the re-make having a similar level of quality. :amuse

[Kira Yamato]

Well one thing about this OVA is that it's going to actually have good animation. :laugh

I look forward to the re-make having a similar level of quality. :amuse


I can't tell you how many times I've re-watched the OVA preview just because of the gorgeous animation it provides xD

[Scorpio3.14]

Im still anxoiously awaiting a preview for the new anime season seeing as its coming out a month from today. Hopefully sometime soon, I'm really interested in seeing which direction they are going to take this new anime since its not based off the manga. The OVA preview gives me great hope that Shaft will do the series justice. Well atleast animation wise that is :P

[Prince Leon]

There'll probably be a subbed promo out soon enough. From the art I've seen it should have decent animation though I'll hold my judgments until I've seen it in motion. :nod

[Kira Yamato]

Seeing as the TV-remake is the thing that drew me to the original series in the first place, I have no doubt it will be quite appealing "animation-wise" I just hope the storyline is done well.

[Kira Yamato]

The premiere for the dub version is coming out tonight for those who don't happen to hate it :laugh

Tonight @11:30pm on Funimation Channel

And yes, I'm reading the manga series as well...(Currently on Ch.91), hopefully I'll be all catched up by tommorrow xD

[Prince Leon]

There's no such thing as a Funimation Channel here. :oh

Oh well, guess I'll have to stay with the wonderful Japanese voices stored in memory. :P

[Kira Yamato]

There's no such thing as a Funimation Channel here.

Oh well, guess I'll have to stay with the wonderful Japanese voices stored in memory.

LOL...well, it's available for Dish Network Customers and certain cable companies. I don't know if it's international :laugh

It's about to start :knk

They cut the OP in half :notrust

*currently on Negima Manga marathon* >_<

I just finished the Setsuna/Asuna fight in the tournament :shakefist

So far Negi versus Takahata match was the best in the tournament :nod

[dspr8_rugged]

I just finished the Setsuna/Asuna fight in the tournament :shakefist

So far Negi versus Takahata match was the best in the tournament :nod
When I read that part in the manga, I wished to see it animated. But it didn't (and it won't) happen. Sucks. :cry

Anyway, barely a month to go till the second installment airs it first episode. Can't wait. :amuse

[Kira Yamato]

Yeah, they totally left Kotaru out of the mix, not to mention Neg's martial arts training but that's what you get when you try to squeeze eveything in a 26 epsiode series. It's not the animation's fault if they were limited to 26 episodes. I'm sure they would have done a much better job if they were allowed to expand beyond just one mere season worth of episodes. :noworry

[dspr8_rugged]

Before I watched the anime, I never had the idea that it was going to be a 26-episode series, until I checked out all info about it while watching. And after I did found out it was really only 26 episodes, I was kinda expecting that a lot of parts in the manga will not be included... including those parts you mentioned.

It was the final arc that turned me off. Really. That was so unexpected. :P

And now the remake isn't going to follow the original manga storyline so that practically destroys hopes of seeing a manga-to-anime adaptation.

Anyway, as I said, I'm still going to watch it.

[Kira Yamato]

Before I watched the anime, I never had the idea that it was going to be a 26-episoder series, until I checked out all info about it while watching. And after I did found out it was only 26 episodes, I was kinda expecting that a lot of parts will not be included... including those parts you mentioned.

It was the final arc that blew me off. Really. That was so unexpected. :P

And now the remake isn't going to follow the original manga storyline so that blows everything off. Anyway, as I said, I'll still going to watch it.


Honestly I hoped that the remake wouldn't follow the manga storyline, because we know it won't do it justice because the manga series hasn't finished. It's still very rare to find an anime that could rival it's manga counterpart. I could probably only think of a few titles (Mai HiME, Mai Otome, Full-Metal Alchemist and Black Cat).

I want this remake storyline to stand on it's own. And perhaps be as good as the manga storyline.

*almost caught up with the manga* :spaz

[dspr8_rugged]

Well, yes, I have to agree with what you said regarding some anime series that turned out good despite not following their respective original manga storyline. Hopefully it will be the same for the remake's case.

I guess I really loved the manga so much that I want to see it animated. :P

[Kira Yamato]

If the manga were to be animated it would need more than 26 episodes. I would love if they gave it the same treatment as a serialized series like Naruto or Bleach although they should avoid Naruto like spoilers at all costs >_<

Because now that I've read the manga I wouldn't have minded if they waited a year or so longer and then start animating the manga without a episode restriction like 26 (or at least push it to 52-69 episode series) :-(

[Scorpio3.14]

Atfirst I was upset that the new series wasnt going to follow the manga. I really want to see some of the later series animated. However, now that its sunk in I am kinda glad that the new series wont follow the manga exactly (as long as its done well that is, but we will have to wait and see for that one).

Lets face it, if it follows the manga it will ALWAYS simply be in the manga's shadow to Negima fans. We will all be like "They didnt do that scene right" or "they changed this and that" or whatever and it will just take away from our enjoyment of it. Then when you are talking about the series you have to constantly check yourself because not everyone reads the manga and you don't want to spoil anything for anyone, and etc... This way I can just enjoy the series for what it is, a Negima anime and not the Negima manga animated if that makes any sense XD

However again, this is all banking on Shaft doing a good job on the new season :P Although I have high hopes that they will though. Gotta love blind faith :P

[Kira Yamato]

Dub Talk:

Baka Rangers-->The Great Dummy Force??? :-(

Kaeda's voice is disappointing as well :cry

That's exactly why I didn't want the remake to follow the manga, because the manga will always remain as a measuring stick of it's success or failure, but if it's a standalone, then it can be critiqued without having to be compared to the original source.

And now that I'm up to chapter 145, I'm kinda glad that the anime will have it's own storyline. Here's hoping for a great series :thumbs

[Scorpio3.14]

Baka Rangers-->The Great Dummy Force??? :-(

omg, is that really what they translated it to? XD Without the rangers part the colors for each member kinda loses its meaning. Even American's would have goten the reference from Power Rangers and stuff.

Also, why does that name remind me of the Dummy Bears from Rugrats? :doh

That's exactly why I didn't want the remake to follow the manga, because the manga will always remain as a measuring stick of it's success or failure, but if it's a standalone, then it can be critiqued without having to be compared to the original source.

And now that I'm up to chapter 145, I'm kinda glad that the anime will have it's own storyline. Here's hoping for a great series :thumbs

It took me awhile, but I agree. I think I can enjoy the new series more this way. However, I still hope they make more OVA's and eventually animate the Mahora Festival arc :P Kinda like what HxH did with Greed Island or something like that.

[Kira Yamato]

omg, is that really what they translated it to? XD Without the rangers part the colors for each member kinda loses its meaning. Even American's would have goten the reference from Power Rangers and stuff.

Also, why does that name remind me of the Dummy Bears from Rugrats? :doh



Yeah, they managed to change alot of the dialouge. Of course he isn't an English teacher, but teaches poetry. And Ayaka's dialouge doesn't make her sound like a loli shotacon, but more of a suck-up :shakefist

But at least they didn't edit out any of the scenes in the dub. They just slap all of the anime during the 8-12 block with a TV-14 rating to avoid having to edit xDD

The dialouge is what I have problems with >_<

It took me awhile, but I agree. I think I can enjoy the new series more this way. However, I still hope they make more OVA's and eventually animate the Mahora Festival arc :P Kinda like what HxH did with Greed Island or something like that.

Greed Island kinda disappointed until the final fight with the Bomber. Anywho...yeah, I suppose they could do that, but I always wondered whether they could give the figthing scene in Negima Justice especially the takahata/Negi fight in the first round v_v

[Scorpio3.14]

Greed Island kinda disappointed until the final fight with the Bomber. Anywho...yeah, I suppose they could do that, but I always wondered whether they could give the figthing scene in Negima Justice especially the takahata/Negi fight in the first round v_v

Ok, granted this is only based on the two short scenses in the OVA preview, but I think Shaft might be able to pull it off and give the Negima fighting some justice. Negi chanting the spell and his hand glowing and then his lunge at Sharku Fei (:P) was a very good representation of Negi's Battle Song IMO and then Asuna's Pactio transformation and attack looked really nice. From what they have shown so far I think they got the whole magic fighting thing down. But then again "what they have shown so far" isnt really much at all XD

Other fights I would want to see animated would be Mana vs Ku Fei, Asuna vs Setsuna (Nekomimi miedo FTW :P), Kaede vs Sanders, and Setsuna vs Eva. All of those fights were awesome and I thing would be beyond awesome if animated well :nod

[dspr8_rugged]

I'm not expecting any of the fights from the manga be animated in the remake. As long as it shows more fights than the first series with the same intensity as those in the manga, I'll be at least fine with it. :)

[Kira Yamato]

Ok, granted this is only based on the two short scenses in the OVA preview, but I think Shaft might be able to pull it off and give the Negima fighting some justice. Negi chanting the spell and his hand glowing and then his lunge at Sharku Fei (:P) was a very good representation of Negi's Battle Song IMO and then Asuna's Pactio transformation and attack looked really nice. From what they have shown so far I think they got the whole magic fighting thing down. But then again "what they have shown so far" isnt really much at all XD

Other fights I would want to see animated would be Mana vs Ku Fei, Asuna vs Setsuna (Nekomimi miedo FTW :P), Kaede vs Sanders, and Setsuna vs Eva. All of those fights were awesome and I thing would be beyond awesome if animated well :nod


Other fights I want to see animated are Setsuna versus Evageline and Setsuna versus Negi :spaz

As for the OAV...yeah, the scenes where Negi was in the water and fought off Ku Fei looked amazingly clean and crisp.

[Da Big D]

i personally didn't like mahou sensei negima. i mostly like all harem/ecchi animes, but ecchi with a 10 year boy isn't my type

[Kira Yamato]

It's a pretty decent series, but the manga is much better, IMO. The ecchiness factor was only a part of the series, but the anime kind of stripped the storyline of the core action i.e. martial arts, ki, etc..., that's why I'm hoping the remake will touch upon thos aspects this time around.

[Scorpio3.14]

i personally didn't like mahou sensei negima. i mostly like all harem/ecchi animes, but ecchi with a 10 year boy isn't my type

I think thats what actually sets it apart from most Harem anime/manga (well that and the magic/fighting). Plus there are only a couple girls that actually like Negi in that way, most of the girls just like to play around with him because he is cute and non-threateing. Then there are some that see him as a "little brother" type. This isnt so much of a "pairing" type harem story as it is a harem parody IMO.

[Kira Yamato]

I think thats what actually sets it apart from most Harem anime/manga (well that and the magic/fighting). Plus there are only a couple girls that actually like Negi in that way, most of the girls just like to play around with him because he is cute and non-threateing. Then there are some that see him as a "little brother" type. This isnt so much of a "pairing" type harem story as it is a harem parody IMO.


Other than Nodoka, Yuui and perhaps Mackie, I can't think of any other girl who may have a real crush on Negi. *unless you count Teenage Negi* :laugh

And the fact that he's younger kind of creates a barrier for the most part because Negi is too young to realize any true romantic feelings, so we won't have to face any real arkward moments. If the main character was older we'd be questioning him left and right about why he hasn't made a move on any of the girls yet xDD


In a way his young age is kind of like a stop gap measure to insure the romantic feelings don't get taken too far xDD

[Scorpio3.14]

Other than Nodoka, Yuui and perhaps Mackie, I can't think of any other girl who may have a real crush on Negi. *unless you count Teenage Negi* :laugh

Well there is Chachamaru too. Although I dont know if she really counts :P

Again, I think Negima is really ment to be more of a Harem parody (kinda like Yakitate!! Japan is a Shounen parody). I read that after Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu wanted his next manga to be an action/comedy shounen instead of another Harem, but due to Love Hina's success his publisher was pressureing him to do another Harem manga and Akamatsu finally caved in and made Negima with both Harem elements and Shounen elements. I think him making the main male lead being 10 years old was kinda Akamatsu's way of making fun of things and have a little fun with it instead of making a real, traditional Harem manga again.

[Kira Yamato]

Well there is Chachamaru too. Although I dont know if she really counts :P

.

Right...we can't forget about Robots xDD

Again, I think Negima is really ment to be more of a Harem parody (kinda like Yakitate!! Japan is a Shounen parody). I read that after Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu wanted his next manga to be an action/comedy shounen instead of another Harem, but due to Love Hina's success his publisher was pressureing him to do another Harem manga and Akamatsu finally caved in and made Negima with both Harem elements and Shounen elements. I think him making the main male lead being 10 years old was kinda Akamatsu's way of making fun of things and have a little fun with it instead of making a real, traditional Harem manga again

I don't know why people would not like this attempt at flipping the switch on the traditional anime harem. I think the creator does a good job at poking fun at all the elements of an anime harem parody, and has about 31 students (which touch upon almost every single female character genre known to anime/mangadom) to work with.