[Mad Dog]

Well the 1st series actually did better than most of you think it actually did well in the ratings and sales of DVDs of both in Japan and America have been steady, nothing spectacular like Full Metal Alcamest, but decent. Admittedly there were many flaws in it such as the hair color and animation quality, but at least the animation quality was mostly fixed after it was redone for the DVDs which seemed to please fans. It's drama CDs, pratio cards and figuremates did exceptionally well in sales and was more than likely it's only really saving grace. It's didn't exactly fail, it just didn't do as well as the manga.

Now Negima!? and the Live action Negima are BOTH epic failures.

Negima!? did well at 1st. Many people thought that a redone story of Negima would be good, especially since the animation company Shaft was in charge of it. But it quickly became apparent that it wasn't. People complained about the sever redesigns of many of the characters (most notably Asuna and Nodoka), the dramtic different "feel" of the show from the manga and 1st anime, the lack of any coherent story, and no plot development for more than 12 episodes. It just had a sorry look to it. It ultimately failed miserably in the ratings near the end. Sales for the DVDs have been mediocre at best, almost non-existent at worst. It's one of the main reasons why the fansubbing group that was fansubbing it stopped production at episode 14-15. Patio cards for the show have been selling ok but not anywhere near as good and the 1st anime's did. and due to low ratings no drama CDs or figures were ever made. (Why Funimation decided to get this I'll never know....)

The Live Action is about the only thing they could have done to top Negima!? for bad quality entertainment. The definition of "epic fail" has had to be changed because of how just ridiculous this idea was. The acting it pitiful at best and down right deplorable at worst. The special effects (especially Chamo) has been ridiculed by both fan and critics. The ratings for the 1st episode were actually surprising good. But that was more than likely do to people just curious about the show and what it was like. As of episode 2 it had become plainly clear that the show is an utter failure. Ratings dropped by nearly 92%! so i predict the show will by pulled sometime soon.

So i like to consider the "Negima Curse" as for every incarnation of of Negima there is, it just keeps getting progressively worse. Akamatsu should just stop trying and just concentrate on his manga.