Audience reviews
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earl_of_sandvich
This is Gansis' and Shaft's foray into Ken Akamatsu's Negima world, and my first real dive into the franchise. I've heard that fans weren't that into this series, which makes me a bit sad because despite its flaws (especially during broadcast), this is some of Shaft's best work.
I've actually seen an anime adaptation of Akamatsu's handiwork before, on recommendation from a friend: Love Hina. That was a ridiculous and yet sweetly sappy sort-of-harem romance that threw in as much fanservice it could without getting spanked by Japan's television networks. Oh, and the anime radically differed from the manga, I learned later. Oh well, the OVA finale tied up the story nicely and Hocchan was great in her early starring role. I avoided the first Negima! anime because a 31-girl harem involving a b…
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(MILD SPOILERS)
Been waiting on this one for a long time.
Ah, Negima. Serving as the gateway to my interest in bizarre comedies, alongside my love for it going so far that I even made a fan forum for it many years ago, even though it inevitably fell apart and I had sadly not discovered that AnimeSuki was a thing. But, I digress.
The Shaft variation of the Negima series, this one follows the characters in a fully original story. Right off the bat for fans of the original, the characters are in a noticeably different area. The school setting looks far more unique than it did before and, despite the first episode beginning with a literal flood of students trampling into the building, you never see anyone beyond the cast they want you to see ever again. Besides that, hair colors feel more c…
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Story: What fucking story there was nothing its shit. There is a nine year who is also a wizard and also a professor. There are seventeen year olds going to an all girls middle school. Normally I put a buffer in case somethings worse and put 2 but this was awful. 1/10
Art: Same as all the other bullshit. 2/10
Sound: I fucking hated it. It was the worst just all of a sudden the most appalling music i ever heard in my entire life. Their trying to put funny business in like look at this funny thing but its not its stupid i hate it i hate it its bullshit. 1/10
Character: Boring predictable stupid fucking... dumb simple. They had like 30 characters and like 25 different personality traits so they put part of one in everyone. 2/10
Enjoyment: Some times really bad things are just fun to watch…
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This anime is a spin off of Mahou Sensei Negima. the story begins the same as the original with Negi, our child teacher, going to an all girls school in order to do his wizards training. it kinda starts out the same only with events happening much earlier than they did in the original anime, with the vampire arc occurring in the first episodes. after that the story becomes it's own thing which boils down to Negi kissing every girl in order to get a contract with them in order to fight an unknown enemy. the second half of the show has them in some alternate dimension and continue to fight this unknown enemy, but pretty much a bunch of nothing happens. while in between all this there are episodes of the characters doing random things for the sake of comedy, but none of it is ever funny. the…
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Okay, as always I want to preface my review with the three things I’m looking for in an anime: I want a really good story (+5), I want really good dialogue (characters/character development, etc.)(+3), and I want really good “technicals” (style, sound, etc.)(+2). Also, I’ll remind you my reviews generally encompass the whole series of an anime unless otherwise stated (That is to say that no more seasons are coming out). So let’s get to it!
Negima!?… I wanted to like this anime. I really did. In fact, I quite fancied the previous installment of Negima way back when. But, this time around, Negima just went full crazy. You should never go full crazy, just like you should never go full retard. We saw where that got Simple Jack after all. (And Excel Saga too) There is something akin to a story…
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More or less directly copied from my review on Anime Planet
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When I first watched this back in April 2012, I was relatively new to watching anime, so I didn't have many standards. I just wanted to watch something where I could kick back and enjoy myself with a decent story, entertaining characters and a bit of humour.
The first time I watched Negima!?, it delivered. Sixteen months later... not so much.
Story
What's notable about Negima!? is that it actually starts off with the original manga's plot; namely, the Evangeline arc. However, it's made clear that Negima!? is a spin-off from the original as this gets cleared up in the first few episodes and fast-forwards a whole year after the incident.
What makes this show stand apart from its parent show Negima…
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Pretty much this is season 2 (Technically a remake actually) of the first but it starts out exactly where season 1 started, although much more dramatic. We get a tale about Negi’s father fighting a vampire and how rather epic that fight had been, only to cut into a little bit dramatization of when Negi is given the assignment to go teach in Japan. This is a rather large contrast where the beginning of Season 1 was him already on his way to the school and the rather funny time he would have there (not to mention the strange love spell Asuna was doing in the bathe). Even the little rodent that shows up partly through season 1 is in the first episode of season 2. I contribute the change to the fact that Shinbo was the director of this one. Yes, the guy that did Moon Phase, Dance in the Vampir…
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The Negima series is what I can safely call the benchmark of Harem anime. If you aren’t sure that you’re into the action harem anime sub-genre. I highly recommend that you would watch this series first. It sets the bar for what a good harem anime would be. Equal parts big cast of females with varying characteristics with a strong voice acting cast, sprinkled with a semi-serious plot, caked with large amounts of comedy and slapstick. Bring this together and you can pretty much name any harem anime around.
Why do I say this is a benchmark series? This is the only series I know of that can have one boy socially interact equally with over 30 high-school girls in an amazingly believable way. On top of that, each girl literally has their own unique kind of personality or some silly little ‘hook…
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I used to follow the lot of Negima stories. Up until the part where Negi and his crew visited Wales and the whole story turned into some Dragonball Z -esque bullcrap and everything went out of control. Last I heard from 4chan's /a/ section; our hero Negi Springfield was having his (finally superpowered) rear handed to him by Evangeline. ...and then I stopped.
There was a time, when I started reading the Negima manga despite my hatred for Ken Akamatsu and his Love Hina series, when I believed I can handle it. Several different cute girls, upskirt panty shots, the male lead (despite being 10 years old) started off with some power...
But at the end; I found it to be just another extension of Love Hina:
* Keitaro being shota-fied and Harry Potter-ed, yet still being a punching bag.
* Naru b…
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In a nutshell,
Negima!? is definitely a feast for the eyes:
With amazing flashy colors to beautiful, fluidlike graphics and images, the art was well worth the watch - pure eye candy!
The story, however, got intriguing as it progressed, and the outcome makes you really think and wonder..
The characters were stereotypically unique in their own ways, and the chemistry and collaberations of different characters were fun and interesting to take note of.
It may not have been the most intricate anime I've ever watched, but its art and charm definatly dazzled!
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It's not the Negima that the fans of the manga know, it's Negima 2.0 the wacky version.
STORY: This is the result when the studio Shaft, that is known for silly and over the top comedy anime like Pani Poni Dash and Arakawa Under The Bridge, get to do a remake of a story that the fans had already known about and let their imagination go wild.
This is a second attempt at a Negima anime, but this time around things are sillier, more random, and has more action than the first anime with an original story.
The beginning jumps straight into the Evangeline arc of the original source material right off the bat and introduces alot of the story relevent characters early (Like Setsuna and Chamo) and follows the gist of the Evangeline arc from the original story.
After that the story goes off and…
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PROS:
Beautiful animation
The spotlight is shared with lesser known characters
Top-notch humor
Amazing soundtrack
Some characters are more likable
CONS:
Fans of the previous series may not like the changes STORY:
The story seemed like it was going to retell the same story that the previous series did but it quickly develops it's own unique storyline. Personally I enjoyed the story in Negima!? more, due to the lack of fanservice and stronger focus on characters, action and drama.
ART:
I found the animation to be visually stunning, the characters looked much better this time around. It's very fluid overall
SOUND:
The voice acting in the english dub is just incredible, you can tell the all had a lot of fun.
The music was awesome overall, especially the opening
CHARACTERS:
Unlike Negima…
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DO NOT GO INTO THIS EXPECTING TO SEE NEGIMA ANIMATED
you WILL be very disappointed.
i suggest you go into this anime just expecting to see characters interact, and usually in way FAR stupider than the manga.
this is more or less pani poni dash with negima characters, but damnit you could do allot worse, IM LOOKING AT YOU NEGIMA ANIME 1.
to start off, the story is loosely based off the plot of negima neo. this is a good thing, because the neo plot has potential, just so far, it seams a little lacking. and this also doesn't have get a crappy end.
the characters are where you will probably what will break the anime for some. GRANTED for negima, the way they act isnt bad, its just almost every one is 50-100% dumber, in some cases up to 500%
but do you care?
i watched this dubbed, so i…
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Normally i wouldn't write a review for an anime, but as i did just finish this i felt i had to write something, and this is the 1st review i've written on MAL
This anime is an eclectic mix of brilliant art and some rather...odd storyline. As noted in other reviews, this series has almost nothing to do with the manga storyline what-so-ever. Sure the Series starts with the Nagi-Evangeline fight, and that has some of the best visual presentation i think i've ever seen in an anime, but after that it goes....to left field...in a good way. (Not really...just keep reading...)
One of the big differences a fan of the manga will notice right off the bat is the turning of 3 of the most minor characters in the series (though one is major in a few ways) into 3 of the characters that the story revolve…
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Negima had a fairly good start, with a stylistic retelling of the battle with Evangeline, then gradually declined. The art and characters are all quite good, but the plot falls apart after the first half and is clogged with filler.
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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…
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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 done I should say. Things are colorful in this and the art style is very creative. Everything is detailed down to the smallest object (well not always though). The chibis drawn are adorable in their own way and this also adds t…
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Okay unfortunately unlike with most anime I watch I had read the manga to this and was very, VERY disappointed at what happened in this version of the story.
Story- It shared very few similarities with the manga at all other than the characters and a few episodes which is sad I mean if the series is supposed to be based off a manga shouldn't it at least be similar but no this series went along and tried to do it's own thing and in my opinion failed.
Art- The art was okay I preferred the original art-style used in mahou sensei but this was still good.
Sound- It was okay I guess.
Character- It's based off of negima which is made by the same person who made love hina so unless you try to mess it up there will be good character development.
Enjoyment- I actually did not enjoy this series at al…
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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…
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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 are powerful this time which is good. it fits this anime very much.
character: this time some of the characters's orientation are different. which for me is good. they changed nothing major anyways.fans of the manga will just…
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