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hubjj
A quick review for people who want to watch this anime
It's a good anime, but I don't recommend it-it leaves you with mixed feelings. You don't have to watch the first season, but it is recommended. Plus, it's not finished, and to see how the story continues, you have to read the manga.
Overall, it feels strange to watch, mostly because of the way it connects to its prequel.
However, it is a good anime. The characters connect with the viewer, and it has a good story that quickly draws you in. If you have time and don't mind being left with mixed feelings, this anime is for you.
See-a.
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tl;dr: A Negima sequel that leans too heavily on it’s connections to Negima while not really playing into Negima’s strength’s.
UQ Holder is centered around Touta, a fourteen year old boy with a complicated past whom Evangeline A.K. McDowell, now known as Yukihime, essentially adopts. While originally living in the Japanese countryside, various circumstances occur that result in Yukihime having to make Touta immortal. Furthermore, it turns out that Yukihime is actually the leader of what is essentially a union for immortals known as UQ Holder, who own and operate out of a hot spring known as Senkyoukan. Thus, Touta too begins working there while getting used to his new abilities and making friends with the other immortals. However, the past quickly catches up to Touta and it turns out ther…
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A lot of people speak about the Negima! universe, but until not too long ago, I hadn't realized it was set in the same universe as another show. I had watched UQ Holder as an independent show, and feel that it should be watched independently.
While it is the same universe, it's not set using the same characters as Negima! I wouldn't say the anime itself was great, but I found it enjoyable. I have no basis to judge the entire story, as it is somewhat related to the Negima! story, but I still feel it should be judged as an anime that interacts with another series, not a continuation of Negima!
In comparison to the first look of both anime, I think I prefer UQ Holder! plot to Negima! Some of it comes down to release times, as Negima! does have worse animation as a result of its time, but I s…
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SPOILER FREE REVIEW :
Overall Rating = 7.5/10
Why? Pls read further...
WARNING :
This anime has alot of skin show, ofcourse it's cleverly covered and there are not alot of obscene jokes/scenes.. but this is probably the very 1st time I have watched an anime which shows so much skin with out even having having "Ecchi" in it's genre description 😂.. But on the good side, the characters are very well designed 😝... But on a serious note, most of the time when those kinda scenes do happen, you ll probably be pretty engrossed in the story and would give little mind to the obscenity happening.. but, there are times where it feels as though it's forced though, and it seems borderline fanservice, but nothing unmanageable.
NOW leaving the ecchi aside and talking about the rest of the stuff :
The…
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"This is all absurd
--- Negi Springfield"
Well it wasn't as bad as Mahou Sensei Negima, and it's nothing great on it's own and it's completely absurd but it's at least watchable, if you have read the manga or seen Mahou Sensei Negima. You also will really need to
The story suffers from continuous absurdity and not in a good way. The essence of the story revolves around two things, magical martial arts fights between beings that are immortal and can't be defeated, and a frustrated harem setup with an already decided conclusion that's being teased by fiat.
The characters get decent backstorys if not a lot of growth or change. They do get powered up but it's in a way that would make isekai protagonists using their cheat abilities go "Man that's ridiculous" , or once again from Negi "Thi…
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Having never seen or read any of the Negima stuff, I didn't realize until partway in that this was a show set in the future of another show. That said, you don't really need to have seen negima to feel the connection the returning characters have with each other.
What jumped out at me most was the first episode of this series. If the rest of the season had been like episode one, this would have been an all time favorite for me. I think the story notches down a bit after episode 1, but I still found it very enjoyable. Some of the reviews from manga readers point to the cramming of a bunch of chapters into one corre season, and I can kind of see that.
If they could have made a season based solely on Touta's connection to Evangeline, it would be an all time favorite for me.
Now, I guess I…
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I do not know why this anime has a 7+ rating considering the main character won't react in any rational way. I forget which episode it was but when he is allow to ask "one question" he learns some stuff of his past but he is at no point upset, and when that one character broke the thing on his back and getting rid of the hologram, he acts so calm when he should have been angry cause he was going to learn something of his past that people were hiding. The main reason I hate the anime was cause I put some time aside to watch this only to feel that it was a complete waste when I watched this scene. It would not be so bad if it was just boring and I wanted to see something, but when they play such a BS scene I feel betrayed. I normally do not get this mad at anime but I decided that I needed t…
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(Spoiler-Free)
As much as I love the manga UQ Holder, the adaptation is, well...
same cases as old Negima anime.
The old negima had completely change the whole plot/story thanks to Xebec but I still can forgive since its from old early 20's. Supposely its going to be better adaptation, but Nope. JCStaff just throw everything away and make a same thing, except we going way too fast as fak until making this show as the most uninteresting shounen anime ever made.
Uninteresting story, plot holes, unnecessary huge fan-service and disappointment ahead.
Of course manga peasent be like, na don`t watch anime, go for manga! Manga!
Yeah. One thing I wanted to enjoy is the beginning to the end of the anime adaptation. No. 12-Episodes crammed then hah. Enjoy your show.
But truth is, I still like…
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For me it was a good anime, I could have a sequel because I think I had the potential for it.
Although this harem was a bit annoying and I think it spoiled anime, but I really liked the part of him wanting to marry eva and not be like most of the harem anime that the protagonist does not choose anyone........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................For me it was a good anime, I could have a sequel because I think I had the potential for it.
Although this harem was a bit annoying and I think it spoiled anime, but I really liked the part of him wanting to marry e…
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UQ Holder! is definitely an anime with so much potential especially since the manga is very good in my honest opinion as was its prequel Mahou Sensei Negima (the manga, not the anime because that was just bad) but unfortunately it suffered so much from being rushed, left out arcs, and a big focus on the RomCom elements which would have been much more cohesive if they took their time on adapting the source material. It should also be noted that there are many things that require knowledge about the previous work, Negima, which I recommend for you guys to read the manga as the anime never really went far especially with the Magical World arc.
The story starts out with our main protagonist, Touta Konoe and his friends attacking their teacher and Touta’s guardian, Yukihime (Evangeline A.K. Mc…
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The adaption from the manga to anime was terrible! They skipped out on parts that WILL come later in the anime if it is continued. But they should have followed the same order as the manga so that the viewers would have understood more and felt more towards the characters and story. They also just completely got rid of a character that may or may not come later, but they were still an important part of the whole story! To anyone who wants a good story you should read the manga and forget all about this anime!
It you had not read the manga and just watched the anime it would have been a lot better! But even as an anime they skipped a lot of character development and backstory that would have made the anime a lot better. They rushed the story and everything else way too much. If they contin…
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Seems like I am beating a dead horse when it comes to the story. But most of the reviews are bashing the incompleteness of it and I'll just add onto it. There were times where I would just say "Wait, what is going on?" And there would be little to no explanation. (Like at the end of the final episode)
They made up for it by having cute moments and *ahem* sexy moments, but not monumental moments which could sway the story into something better.
The animation was great, and the characters were really enjoyable. I actually liked Tota which is weird because I usually hate powered MC characters.
If you liked Negima and want some Nostalgia I would recommend UQ holder. Other then that it's really not worth wasting your time on.
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Short version: Do you like awesome, beautiful fight scenes? Are you willing to sit through what this show thinks is a "story" and a "harem" to get to them? Then you should watch this. People who like serious stories alongside action have much better options.
Long version:
I didn't have many expectations for this anime, going in. I knew there would be story elements and references to the first Negima! series that would go over my head, since I have not seen it, nor have I read the original manga. However the title's branding as "UQ Holder", as well as the strength of the first episode, drew me in. So that's my perspective- if you're an OG Negima fan you may want to read someone else's review.
Let's start with the sound design. This, I feel, epitomizes the show. The SFX do their job, with…
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For real, this adaptation is poor.
UQ Holder! (anime verison) forgot story arc, character, background.
It's a manga condensate with censor and scene with no sense wasn't part of the manga.
I really don't know why they destroy the original work with random adaptation.
It's a bad advertising for the manga who is really better.
the oppening is medium and forgettable.
Rip Santa, a touta teamate character delete in this adaptation. he have a good story and is important for her. Rip touta training period with Dana.
Rip the touta and kirie sharing spell who is a important spell in the story and in the last fight versus negi's team
AND WE CAN CARRY ON LIKE THAT 1 HOUR I THINK
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When UQ Holder! anime is announced and the OVA is released, I actually feel have some hope that this anime will be good and followed it's source material. However, when the anime is start aired until the end, it's nothing but highly disappointed me so much even more than the first two Negima anime series does.
Story: 3/10
At the beginning of the story, same as the manga does but with some mirror changes. It's started at a boy named Konoe Touta who live in a village along with Yukihime, along with his friends always challenge Yukihime in order able to leave the village and make their dreams comes true. They are always having fun and thinking how to defeat Yukihime all the time, until a male teacher come to teaching Touta's friends the magic spells and tells Touta to give a ring to Yukihime…
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For those of you who went in watching UQ blindly, it is about as decent as other medicore animes from past years. I wouldn't really recommend it though as it is a rushed adapation, but like I said it's not the best and if you think it's worthy of your time then go for it.
Now for the fans of the Negima! series. It was a horrible journey am I right? I admit there were good nostalgic scenes that made me happy (seeing class 3-A again with all their pactio transformations, oh especially Natsumi with her artifact!), but overall... no words can describe my feelings for this adapation I over-hyped about. But if you are reading this review, I congratulate you and thank you for your service. We should all atleast give a small appreciation for this adapatation for happening, even though we have ve…
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Being a fan of Ken Akamatsu's work (Love Hina, Negima series (this included)), I was even more happy to see it getting anime adaptations, but sadly with every passing adaptation, it always fails to make what the manga source material great, and then during the conversion to anime, it balls out at the very last minute, and this is another example here with UQ Holder, cramming 140+ chapters into 12 episodes (which clearly ISN'T enough).
Story:
Set 80 years after the events in Negima!, Touta Konoe (grandson of Negi Springfield) has Yukihime (or the legendary magician Evangeline A.K. McDowell who's a vampire as you wanna call it) as his guardian, and when his life is risked by a bounty hunter, gets to know her true identity and is introduced to the secret society kniown as UQ Holder, a societ…
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Nostalgia hits us come the Fall of 2017 with another of Ken Akamatsu's work in the form of a spinoff of the Negima series, UQ Holder!. Does it hold up?...or will the high level of nostalgia disappoint us?
For LA, the Negima series is in a weird place for LA in terms of nostalgia all things considered. One is that the original Studio DEEN adaptation gives LA fond memories of this series but was definitely an adaptation with it's faults and typical harem cliches that hasn't aged well. The SHAFT version was LA's favorite over the years by having a more shounen-esque mystery feel to it but having the typical SHAFTism that would have put people off. LA DID NOT read the manga but heard time and again from LA's friend that it went into a crazy shounen feel that even the SHAFT version didn't even…
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Ken Akamatsu is one of the best mangaka I have ever seen. He took the worst two worst combined genres being Ecchi and Harem and manages to them good. Ken Akamatsu has known its attention to detail to developing its characters from main to even side characters. His works still intrigue me to this day thanks to his manga series being well written, well-paced, engaging, funny, and enjoyable to read.
For me Ken Akamatsu is a legendary mangaka.
However Ken Akamatsu works gets an anime Adaptation thing doesn’t quite as well. In fact, his works don’t really translate well into anime. For example, the Love Hina manga is a solid romcom manga with great comedy that is actually funny, solid romance, likable characters that get developed and does a great job exploring the theme of love and achieveme…
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As much as I’d like to enjoy a return trip back to the Negima universe, I can’t help but wonder why this anime even exists. Watching Uq Holder is like reading an incomplete book, one that has unsalvageable mistakes. It’s as if the producers gathered together at the last minute to procrastinate this like a school project. Don’t me wrong though. This show would have a lot of potential if the staff and directors actually had an elaborate plan. Unfortunately, it ended being broken in ways that can’t be repaired.
I’ll address this early so anime only viewers won’t shake their heads in disappointment and regret losing their valuable time. As a manga reader, Uq Holder is crammed into a 12-episode show that can’t hold itself together. Beyond the rushing, many details are left unexplored and we ha…
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