Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
ネギま!?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! (Source: DVD case)
Reviews
johns.xavier - 2013-07-23 17:24:57
Whether you watch this subbed or dubbed you are really going to enjoy this remake of Negima!. Without getting to much into detail the original anime adaptation of Negima! sucked to no living hell, it was awful even for someone who doesn't really care about much when it comes to plot, characters, and animation when it comes to harem anime (all characters have a generic archetype). Also getting passed the fact that the main hero of the story is a 10 year old boy, you would find this a very entertaining series.
The series follows our young main character Negi in his quest to become the next magister magi in order to find his father. Being smart and graduating from the Magic Academy in Wales, United Kingdom. He is sent on the final quest for graduation where he is to become a teacher in an All-girls Middle School in Japan. Did I mention he is 10 year old. Lucky bastard.
Animation was made by studio Xebec in cooperation with studio Shaft (did animation for Monogatari series). They did magic. The animation was one the highlights of Negima!? and made it really interesting when i.e Asuna's hair would stand up.
Sound. Honestly the voice acting of the series made this golden. The characters whether it be dub (Funimation) or sub they did magic and were in sync with character personalities. Soundtrack was good.
Characters. General archetype characters with slight modifications.
All of the characters are likable in someway which made this one of my favorite series.
ANIMATION SECTION: 9/10
ART SECTION: 10/10
Analysis: General Artwork 2/2, Character Figures 2/2, Backgrounds 2/2, Animation 2/2, Visual Effects 2/2
SOUND SECTION: 6/10
Analysis: Voice Acting 3/3, Music Themes 2/4, Sound Effects 2/3
STORY SECTION: 6/10
Analysis: Premise 1/2, Pacing 2/2, Complexity 1/2, Plausibility 0/2, Conclusion 2/2
CHARACTER SECTION: 4/10
Analysis: Presence 2/3, Personality 2/3, Development 1/3
VALUE SECTION: 7/10
Analysis: Rewatchability 3/5, Memorability 4/5
ENJOYMENT SECTION: 10/10
Analysis: Art 1/1, Sound 2/2, Harem Story 3/3, Harem Characters 4/4
VERDICT: 8/10