(L) Negima Manga Discussion

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

I'm still not used to the older-looking Negi, Kotaru, and Fate.

To me, Negi and Kotarou looked like their regular selves in the most recent chapter than their older versions.

[Sumeragi]

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

To me, Negi and Kotarou looked like their regular selves in the most recent chapter than their older versions.

They're still older looking compared to before the vacation.

[Kurush]

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

They're still older looking compared to before the vacation.

No use arguing that.

[nines]

Yah they look the same really x.x

[GreatTeacherKen]

Spoiler for 336:

This chapter felt sort of nostalgic. It's been a long time since we've been back at the Mahora Academy for some harem shenanigans. I suspect the next few chapters will be less action-packed and will be a breather and set up for the next major story arc as that seems to be Akamatsu's pattern ever since the series started its genre shift.

[mechdra]

It really feel good to see everything back to normal. It also seems some girls had grown after summer lol.

Looking at a typical japanese school event, I guess the next major arc could be the sports festival. I wonder how long will it be this time...

[Dark Wing]

Well the arc finally over and one of my theories I made a long while came to pass. Fate has now sided with the good guys.

[Hata]

Spoiler for 337:

01
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

02
not, Chacha is using a magic supply can while saying Negi's name, only problem is she is emitting such "ero noise" that even Eva comes to check out what she is doing.
(note: she is purposely DIY away from Eva.)
"so it is possible replenish the magic yourself?"
"happy to see Chacha had grown so much, Chao in the future will be glad"

03
"don't want to interrupt you, don't worry I won't tell anyone, just an advice be careful with the volume bargain brand"

04
"if you likes him so much, just take him, you are most suited to him in the whole class, unlike the dumb Asuna, the super effort Negi has a need for a [secretary]"

05
"master do you know what sensei is up to?"
"a bunch of scientific jargons which I dislike, so I am not interested"

06
"I can be his strength...Negi kun's secretary..."
(Chacha fantasizes without checking her surrounding.)

07
Chamo "that robot had grown so much.."

08
Chacha's magic circuit overheating,
(not even a magic resupply, simply by thinking of Negi can do it now )

09
"let me help you, I can work without sleep."
flashback "Chacha maru, live the life you want to."
"MY HEART's hope lay with Negi sensei's path"

10
"we can see success or not in 3-8 years."
"to be able to ride the orbit elevator will be a giant undertaking of 10, 30, even 100 years to finish."
"going to be hard, Chacha Maru"
(the young boy's eyes, used to look at his father' back, now looking to the top of the cloud, the future, the eyes which told me MY SOUL.)

11
Yue's memory lost time frame, explained in a clear diagram for the sake of the readers. looks like the confession will constitute a mini on going subplot with the main arc.
(no, Fate is not working at Starbooks, much to the disappointment of some of us...)

12
Yue worry about what Fate says and if she is "good enough" to confess to Negi, when...
all the girls calling from Emily's room (in a slumber party), apparently Beatrix is good at hacking and takes over some of the increasing Megalo bandwidth after the incident.

13
"when are you coming!"
"it's only been 3 weeks!"
(Negima 337 time check, 09/21/2003)
"it's not a matter of time but degree of willingness!"
< Emily Tsundere confirmed >

14
"errr, ichinnu, why do you want to see me?"
"hahaX∞, it's not you, but Negi sama, I want to meet Negi sama!"
"I heard he is your homeroom teacher, so you get to see him everyday, and after school individual tutoring! what shameless traitor! coward!...
<Emily Tsundere confirmed X2>
"but sensei had been busy, and haven't seen much of us."
"so that is it, he had been going AROUND THE WORLD to talk to various people."
been to Ariadne...

15
Empire, Megalo, on the news and being popular...
"since you are not coming, I AM GOING INSTEAD."
"get ready!"
(why is Emily using the term for a duel of washing your neck to get ready to be chopped down? )
"wait a minute, isn't Megalo the only people who can come to Mahora?"
Beatrix: "after the crisis Ariadne is going to set up an ambassador at Mahora, ojusama studies super hard for it..."

16
Collet: "I am not like iincho," (study hard to go on a free trip)
"hope I can see you in the near future when it is possible, I want to see the country Yue was born in, is that a good place? Japan."
Yue: "you all must come, I will welcome you."
(the valkyries are coming! the valkyries are coming!)

break next week, next chapter Magazine 43, 09/21

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Keroko

"I saved the world" tends to be a strong argument.

So is "I can take you all on."

Originally Posted by Pong

Regardless of any underling motives, his point still stands. Anything that interferes with Negi's plan could be considered a threat to MW.

That's for Negi to decide, not Fate. It's not like they were pestering him or anything. If Negi'd wanted to make himself unavailable, he could have.

Anyway I hope we get couple of chapters of Fate trying to be good teacher only to fail because... he just doesn't "get" some things that are obvious for humans - can you imagine Fate walking in on the girls bathing and completely failing to understand why they are panicking? This brings me to next thing- were will Fate sleep

Negi's girls tend not to panic when bathing with a ten year old kid. (Then again, how long has he been ten?)

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Pong

Anyway I hope we get couple of chapters of Fate trying to be good teacher only to fail because... he just doesn't "get" some things that are obvious for humans - can you imagine Fate walking in on the girls bathing and completely failing to understand why they are panicking? This brings me to next thing- were will Fate sleep

New Spin off "Mahou Sensei Fate"

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

That's for Negi to decide, not Fate. It's not like they were pestering him or anything. If Negi'd wanted to make himself unavailable, he could have.

Actually, considering Negi fought Fate for a chance to execute a plan that might doom the magical world if it goes wrong, forcefully halting Fate's plan in the process Fate very much does have a say in Negi's business. At least until the groundwork for the plan is stable enough to allow for reprieve.

[Sage Shinigami]

Originally Posted by dragon4dudes

I read this and went, "WHAAAAATTT?!?!" and then was taken aback on the aforementioned 2 pager. Back to school. All is normal? Also, everybody in the class presumably knows about magic now. I wonder if there's any reason that Negi isn't an ermine yet. XD

Did you see what happened when Fate walked into that room? Seven different girls got up, ready to throw down. And there were STILL two remaining heavy hitters, not to mention Eva, who's off the scale compared to anyone not a member of the Ala Rubra.

Who's hardcore enough to come after Negi after what he did during the Magic World arc? Then they need to ask themselves if they're hardcore enough to take on not only him, but a class of people near his power. For all intents and purposes, Negi has a mini-army.

Also, LOVE 336. Did not see the new teacher coming. But it's good writing.

[Von Himmel]

So it's like no i'm-going-to-turn-you-into-ermine unit can take down Negi and that's why they don't try to turn him to an ermine?

break next week, next chapter Magazine 43, 09/21

I forgot about this @_@ So Akamatsu still have his usual break even without battle arc

[amasposu]

Just read 337.

Spoiler for 337:

This chapter revolves around Chachamaru and Yue. Not too much happens.

Chachamaru keeps daydreaming about herself with Negi. She's so cute sometimes. 8D

[zibi88]

Originally Posted by posutan

Just read 337.

Spoiler for 337:

This chapter revolves around Chachamaru and Yue. Not too much happens.

Chachamaru keeps daydreaming about herself with Negi. She's so cute sometimes. 8D

Spoiler for about 337:

well... its not just daydreaming...she made her mind and said it streight... that her heart lies on the same path as negi... so generally where ever he goes she goes too.. not mention she wants to be negis assistant as a robot she can do fast calculatons and such not mention she doesnt require sleep...

so yeah she is very sweet... she made her mind streight and done what her heart told her to do ^^

now who is next xD..... cant wait for Emily and Ayaka clash xD (both class reps ^^) still ultra sad that next chapter in 2weeks (as next one is on break ;/)

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Von Himmel

So it's like no i'm-going-to-turn-you-into-ermine unit can take down Negi and that's why they don't try to turn him to an ermine?

That, and turning the savior of the world into an ermine is not exactly good publicity.

"save the world, get turned into an ermine."

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by posutan

Just read 337.

Spoiler for 337:

This chapter revolves around Chachamaru and Yue. Not too much happens.

Chachamaru keeps daydreaming about herself with Negi. She's so cute sometimes. 8D

Spoiler for 337:

Yeah, the Chachamaru part was rather bland (given the events of the previous chapter).

Yue's part, on the other hand, actually brings up something that I pretty much speculated on given the "girls of focus" in chapter 336: the idea that some MW residents will be showing up at Mahora soon (and earlier than expected, as I was thought we wouldn't be one of the MW characters again until November (real time wise, not story time wise) at the earliest.

[Chris38]

Scans of chapter 337 are out in the usual place.

[ShiroiRyu]

Guys : Moar Chachamaru is better.
Ok ? MOAR !

[Xacual]

Chachamaru's cuteness just about killed me this chapter. Eva's look at the start when she found Chachamaru was amusing too, looked like she rediscovered a good toy.