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Honestly, the bits with Negi's father in the last chapter (just that, not the "where are they now" portion, as there's a number of problems with that section) would have the perfect way to end the manga, as it's the type of closure that the readers have been looking for (as the main "drive" of Negima is supposed to be Negi looking for his father). The problem with it: for it to be satisfactory, the last few chapters of the manga should have focused on that final battle, not the manga reverting back to the "unwanted harem" days of the pre-Kyoto volumes (with no reveal whatsoever as who which student Negi ends up with) and having the last "main" storyline feel like a spiritual rehash of the infamous Xebec ending.
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