2012-03-10, 18:11 | Link #8261 |
時の異邦人
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I do want to comment on the so call "Negi's Choice", if there is ever one. Canonrap was right, this is an ambigious ending that is open to each's interpretation.
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as to the truth? only Ken knew, and we can pick the solution we like, which is what an open ending is all about. you can pick the bad end and torture yourself, or you can pick the good end and sleep on it. so what are you, S or M? PS the biggest thing for me is not Negi's choice, or the unexpected guest, but Spoiler:
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2012-03-10, 18:31 | Link #8265 |
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Comprehensive feelings: I like the ending. No really, I like the ending as a whole. Despite all the loose ends, Akamatsu managed to finish the story on a relatively clean note. That I have to give it to him.
What I don't like as a fangirl are the ambiguouity of the Konoka/Setsuna situation (I mean seriously, couldn't you have done something a bit more revealing, Ken-san?) and what became of Chisame (come on, that's too cruel a fate for a cute girl like her, she deserves better). Still, overall, it was a satisfactory ending. I would have to say my basic faith in him did not suffer. |
2012-03-10, 18:44 | Link #8267 | |
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1. Negi's father, where he is, what does he have to do with the Lifemaker (is he possessed by the Lifemaker?) 2. The Lifemaker (What happened to him? Is he still alive? Did Negi and Asuna kill him with that sword slash (very anti-climatic if so)? Where is he?) The closest we get to an answer for these two is just that Nagi's been "freed" from the Lifemaker thanks to Nagi and his comrades. No explanation as to why Nagi asked Negi to kill him, though. 3. What happened to and where is Arika? 4. The origin of Ako's scar? |
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2012-03-10, 18:53 | Link #8269 |
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Oh, and we never got to find out who Negi was interested in. In the popular webcomic "8-bit Theater", the character Black Mage says "That's it, I've had enough. This whole g-----n adventure has been nothing but pointless build ups toward pay offs that never happen." I think this can also be applied to Negima. The difference is, in "8-bit Theater", it's humorous and a major theme of the webcomic, and plot points still end up resolved by the end of the story. Not so with Negima.
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2012-03-10, 19:12 | Link #8271 |
Shanacon/Ariafag
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: a room full of despair
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Lets use a point ranking system for this finale, we will start with 0 points:
+1 Pretty color first page +3 adult Nodoka is lovely -10 NAGI OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE! +1 Nagi being Nagi -1 The twins are the biggest sluts in the series now -20 Nagi rescued off screen -15 Nodoka end denied hard +5 Implied marriage between Konoka and Setsuna +2 Long haired Ako is <3 +2 Holy shit the twins turned out pretty hot after all -15 HOW DARE YOU TURN CHISAME FULL HIKKI AKAMATSU! OVER THE FUCKING LINE! +5 Chachamaru was getting wound up by Negi daily +2 Eva lives on happily -10 No mention of Negi's mother -10 No mention of who that other girl who looked related to Negi in MW was -10 No mention on who the one Negi liked was (no it wasnt Yue) -10 Everything else left unexplained that at this point I cant think about Overall: -80 I had this manga at 9/10, dropping it to 8/10 because it managed to be a great manga for 90% of its run. Also a big congratulations to Ken Akamatsu, sir...you managed to create an ending to a manga even shittier than CLAMP, that takes skill right there. If you are planning some form of sequel of spin-off that will cover the missing content then I will be more forgiving of this, but if not...well SCREW YOU KEN AKAMATSU!
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2012-03-10, 19:18 | Link #8272 |
"Show it to me"
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I didn't like how it ended. To be honest, for a manga that run for so long I was expecting to have a proper closure. Like somebody already said, the end felt like it was rushed and some of the scenes are just plain ridiculous. I hope there's more...and did they ever say who Negi ended up to? Or is he bound to be a bachelor forever?
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2012-03-10, 19:28 | Link #8274 |
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in general while i don't agree on all of game8910 points i do agree it to meh as i've said elsewhere this feels like a suikoden ending where all you get is snippets of the characters.
but unlike those it still left major plot points open and but still it didn't tell you squat on how it transpired... though kurt implied marrying hakase was a WTF moment if i saw one.
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2012-03-10, 19:40 | Link #8275 |
Flame of the Dragonslayer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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The rush job sucked big time, but honestly I really liked the last chapter itself. I don't even mind that Negi didn't end up with any of the girls, they all stayed great friends and that's enough for me.
It's a shame we didn't see the Lifemaker fight, but I was really happy to see that Negi got to free Nagi and have his dad back. Warmed the heart to see them laughing together, bickering over silly stuff and just being a family. |
2012-03-10, 20:01 | Link #8277 |
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About the whole Chisame thing didn't anyone else feel like it was kinda out of character due to all the development she had?
Like in the mini arc before all this she was getting bored of updating her site because it wasn't giving her the same thrill. Plus she wanted to help Negi more / be his right hand person like she was during the MW arc. It makes no sense for her to become a shut in worse then what she was at the start of the manga after she finally stops caring so much about the online world.
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2012-03-10, 20:05 | Link #8280 | |
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In a sense, KA didn't lie that we're going to get a good ending. However, the fact that he choose this way to conclude some sub-plots is a bit....disappointing
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