2012-05-18, 11:04 | Link #8445 |
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Dunno, but I'm more inclined to believe that the alternate universe should still contains the same root (where there are magister nagi fighting CE and stuffs). So all those alternate universe fanfic might not be included in this series...
... no wait, seriously? o.o; Now that you've mentioned it...
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2012-05-18, 13:48 | Link #8446 |
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question: wasn't Negi born in 1994? (book 02) Ken: this book is the correct one, consider all others typo or mistakes. question: who did that? Ken: ME! Arika what happen to Arika after giving birth to Negi is BY DESIGN not made public. ( it just means she might be featured in future Negima story, whether after death in flashback or alive in some capacity is anyone's guess.) ---------- the sports festival is one of the most important arc in determining Negi's future partner, it almost certainly will be included in the canon if you want to expand on it, in fact, a good story return point for future Negims series would be right after the sports festival, namely the Xmas arc. the divergence point for parallel Negima world time line is 100% Chao related, (Culture Festival, Graduation, Asuna's awakening, etc.) so what happen between culture festival and graduation is FIXED for the timeline IN THIS NEGIMA WORLD WE ARE READING, what is on the student roster by graduation had already happened and won't change. what might change is what Chao shown us in 355 of each person's future BECAUSE IT HAD NOT HAPPEN, YET. in all honesty, the only things Ken might do in a return of Negima is to expand and explain what happen in the missing gap, and give us a final pairing, some minor changes in job description might happen to a few people, but mostly should stay the same is my guess,
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2012-05-18, 16:19 | Link #8447 | |
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1. This is pretty much a major case of Character Derailment and "Idiot Ball Done Wrong", as this whole thing is initially over a character not realizing that most of the students kissed Negi because that's pretty much the quickest way to make a Pactio, with numerous students that should know better (i.e. Kaede and Setsuna) assisting the class in their torture of Negi. 2. The story itself ends up becoming a huge mess once the students plot to force Negi into revealing which girl he likes, as if Ken Akamatsu wanted to ensure that we get a time skip to graduation by the end of the milestone 350th chapter.
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2012-05-18, 17:45 | Link #8448 | |
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No offense, Hata, but it looks to me like you're pretending your word is law when in fact you're mostly extrapolating on your own guesses and estimations on the manga's ending.
The only important thing the Sports Festival did was revealing Negi liked someone, and even then that was something that never was followed on (technically, a sequel/reboot should do that). The rest was pure useless fluff (yes, even Akira's Pactio that never was used again) and character derailment. You might as well place the revelation elsewhere, if you're writing a parallel universe. The 353 Chao divergence point is the only one THAT WE KNOW OF FOR SURE YET. For all we know, Akamatsu might reveal others, like what'd have happened if Negi hadn't traveled back in time at the end of Mahorafest. Quote:
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there are always "purpose" behind a story arc, for the festival it is Negi's partner and further define Negi's relationship with some of the girls, not a final solution, but rather a tease for Negima 2, in that regard, it did its job brilliantly, all the fandom can talk about is "who will end up with Negi?" Quote:
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2. I made many predictions for Negima, more often wrong than right, but again, I think on average I can say "I told you so" more than most, here or anywhere. of course, even that is up to debate, but I put my words out there, you can of course come back and laugh at me later when it is wrong, I just don't see too many people come back and acknowledge it when my shots come true, if this my preemptive strike style bugs you, ignore me and move on. because I write by logic and disdain fandom emotional outburst, while my logic may falter my writing style is not gonna change, no matter where I post. nobody says the dealing with LM is unimportant, BUT THE FINAL OUTCOME IS NOT GONNA CHANGE, Negi will beat LM, I am talking what MIGHT change in a new Negima series. like I say, all those marked on the school rosters are facts already happened IN THE TIMELINE WE ARE READING, the only way Ken can change it is by creating another timeline with a time traveling backward, then it will no longer be THE timeline we are reading, etc.
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2012-05-19, 01:00 | Link #8450 |
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Eh, If what happened in the so-called finale will not change I'm not really interested. The two F-you's-from-the-creators I've received this year from both Negima and Mass Effect kinda killed my enthusiasm.
I'll probably stay here so when any Arika spoilers pop up I'll know which chapter to get (and that chapter only) but the days of me waiting expectantly every week for Negima updates is long gone.
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2012-05-19, 05:21 | Link #8451 | |
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Thanks for the info, Hata. ^_^
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2012-05-19, 06:33 | Link #8452 | |
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I do agree it would likely start from the end of the sport festival or later.
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2012-05-20, 07:14 | Link #8456 |
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Keroko, I believe the point Hata is trying to make is, for other reasons (which seems to be regarding his contract with Kadokawa and the neighbor copyrights law) Ken had to end the manga there. He either could have used the last few chapters to make the manga goes to a very rushed end, or do what seems to be the case he did: If he is going to do a sequel later, continue the manga as he would, giving some hints (like that Negi already had special feelings for someone) without giving any big thing away, and just give a quick skip to be the end. That way he ends the current one while keeping ground for the sequel. After all rushing all the plot points and battles we had yet to see in a few chapters would also likely end up as a bad end. But one with no interest / space for he to continue.
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2012-05-20, 07:22 | Link #8457 |
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Well if Akamatsu wants to give a sequel for negima, giving that last 6 chapters was probably the best choice. We could see how much potential that this series have because of that 6 chapters. Adding that to the possibility of the sequels/expansion, I'm now really looking forward to it.
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2012-05-20, 10:11 | Link #8459 | |
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2012-05-20, 11:02 | Link #8460 | |
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1. Remember, the real reason why this event took place wasn't to find out who Negi has feelings for, but rather because Misa discovered that over half the class has kissed Negi, and jealous that she didn't kiss Negi yet, convinced the class that what he's doing is wrong, with the event being a way to teach Negi a lesson in taking advantage of a girl's emotions. Akira, Nodoka and Yue shouldn't be the only students that know better and defend Negi here. Also adding to the problems is that no one brought up the following things that would easily cause the class to realize just how full of bull Misa's complaints are:
2. By the mess once the class learns about Negi liking someone, I meant the sloppiness in how chapters 348-349 are handled. More specifically:
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