Negima!? TV (Generic Discussion)

[Scorpio3.14]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Of course he said he likes it! If it does well, it will help him make money. If he publicly said that he hated them taking such dramatic liberties with his work, it could only hurt sales.

Actually, IIRC Akamatsu openly said that he didnt like how the first series was done pretty early on into broadcast. I also believe Akamatsu expressed some displeasure with certain aspects of the Love Hina anime too.

I know a lot of authors who wont hesitate to bad mouth bad adaptations of their work. Alan Moore is a very nice example, he is usually the most vocal about his dislike for movie adaptations messing with his work. Not all authors are all about the money

[Jinsoo]

We were trying to figure out if it was from some kind of reference. But I thought that since she did like spells and charms and things like that to make Takahata-sensei to like her, then maybe it's that. Well...either that she just fell in the closet like I do and put on whatever

[Myriel DesTorrents]

I watched the first episode, it is true that drawings are very good. They seems to present the students right ahead: good idea. But I can't wait more about Asuna, because she's not a "strong" character after the first episode.

Myriel

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Vexx

he character styles I'm more sanguine about... much like fan art sometimes takes a character and renders them in that artist's style -- the good stuff you can still immediately tell who the character is.

& so far that's working for Negima!? Hmm, it'll be pretty interesting if the new show uses some of the original manga stories, say like the trip to Kyoto - or one i know i wouldn't mind seeing been done (and works out with what the new series wants to show) the battle tournament. :3

[dkellis]

Watching episode 2 now.

Wow, trippy opening animation. I like, though. Then again, I'm a fan of Pani Poni Dash.

Also:

Spoiler for Not quite spoilery screenshot:

Saati from Aitoma.

(Also, the falling washbasins reminds me of Tsukuyomi, but then it's kind of a generic gag.)

[Scorpio3.14]

Damn I love the magic and action sequences in Negima!? After seeing episode 2 I really really hope they animate the Mahora Tournament, that would be extremely badass. That and introduce Kotarou

Over all another really good episode IMO. Lets hope Shaft can keep it up

[Chiibi]

Talk about phenomenal animation! Me likes. ^_^

[Li Jianliang]

The OP involving mountains of desks was amazing. o_O Not having the vocalists sing half of the song was a fresh take on the usual chipper OP themes, and I liked it. ^_^

[Omniscient]

Episode 02 Screencaps and Summary

Spoiler:

More backstory on Evangeline this episode, along with Asuna finding out about Negi's magic and the provisional contract stuff. This episode reaffirmed that Negima!? is one of favorite new shows this season.

[Shiroth]

Yeah, the second episode was just what i wanted to see. We got some great character development already (Nodoka is already shinning for me <3), and some pretty interesting Eva' fun-fun. Not a bad OP & ED as well.. shall talk a bit more about them once i see this episode subbed.

As for the lil' baka rangers endings.. i'm seriously loving them. Such a great lil' add-on for the show. :3

[Vexx]

Heh... Chach cheesecake moments

Director Shinbo is really keen on getting eyes and facial expressions to convey the mood. I am *really* liking how this is going so far, re-interpretation and all.

Now I'm am very much hoping they'll do the Kyoto arc properly (even if it is a re-interp it'd make a great action finale for the first season).

[Karnot]

Am i the only one not liking this, and noticing the mostly lacking animation ? Eh ?

[Katapan]

Originally Posted by Karnot

Am i the only one not liking this, and noticing the mostly lacking animation ? Eh ?

Lacking animation? It's only shining for me. I'm not one to pay too much attention to this, but I really have yet to see something wrong. Add a lot of colors to that, and it makes one of the prettiest shows of the season imo.

Anyway, after seeing episode 2, I'm just as blown away as I was last week. The OP is just so stylish (that was to be expected, after PPD), and original with the singing replaced by spoken lines. Setsuna's line sounds awesome when she's facing Konoka <3

Spoiler for ep2:

There's just one thing that I didn't remember - was Chachamaru really made by Satomi? I'm not that far into the manga since I don't want to read scans, and volume 7 is only coming out next month here, so I may not have gotten to the point where it's explained (or maybe I just read too quickly and forgot about it...). I was just wondering if this was a change to make the whole "omg she's a robot!" thing easier to realize for Negi.

Yeah, adding Baka Rangers in the end is a smart move - they maybe should fully explain the thing to people who are new to the series though. I still wonder if these people feel lost, or if they can keep up and think it's not too rushed.

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Karnot

Am i the only one not liking this, and noticing the mostly lacking animation ? Eh ?

I don't know, I think the animation is pretty well-done.

It's not KyoAni quality, of course, and the direction takes some getting used to. But I find that it really fits whatever mood it's trying to convey in each scene.

Maybe it's just personal taste.

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Katapan

Spoiler for ep2:

There's just one thing that I didn't remember - was Chachamaru really made by Satomi? I'm not that far into the manga since I don't want to read scans, and volume 7 is only coming out next month here, so I may not have gotten to the point where it's explained (or maybe I just read too quickly and forgot about it...). I was just wondering if this was a change to make the whole "omg she's a robot!" thing easier to realize for Negi.

Spoiler:

Yeah, manga-wise we see Satomi giving Chachamaru some maintenance in volume 3, but it's not fully and explicitly mentioned that Satomi is the creator until volume 9. I think Negi and co. just kind of filed away "Chachamaru Is A Robot" under Things To Check Out After The Craziness Is Over (what with Evangeline being a vampire after Negi's blood), and then completely forgot about checking it out, and just accepting it as is.

[darkchibi07]

/watches new OP sequence

Oh man......such awesomeness......./drools some more

[Karnot]

I don't know, I think the animation is pretty well-done.

Oh, come on, the class introduction scene is practically a STILL !
No movement for several minutes.

[monir]

Originally Posted by Karnot

Oh, come on, the class introduction scene is practically a STILL !
No movement for several minutes.

ANN is listing this series to have 26 episodes which could explain why Shaft isn't going all out on the animation starting from episode 1. They are preserving their capital/labor/ and few other significant things that contribute to a good consistent animation. Even KyoAni has shown signs of restraint in the first episodes of Kanon when it comes to animation, probably because of the fact that series is also 26 episodes long while most of their other projects were within 12-14 episodes long. At least, that is my take on the animation factor anyway! That said, the animation in the first episode of Negima was pretty stylish.

[Omniscient]

Originally Posted by Katapan

Lacking animation? It's only shining for me. I'm not one to pay too much attention to this, but I really have yet to see something wrong. Add a lot of colors to that, and it makes one of the prettiest shows of the season imo.

Anyway, after seeing episode 2, I'm just as blown away as I was last week. The OP is just so stylish (that was to be expected, after PPD), and original with the singing replaced by spoken lines. Setsuna's line sounds awesome when she's facing Konoka <3

I wholehearted agree. The animation is one of the best parts, better than most other shows airing right now.

Originally Posted by monir

ANN is listing this series to have 26 episodes

I'm not saying that ANN is wrong, but I'd love to see them start referencing where they get their information. I personally haven't seen any official mention of series length.

[stevency]

Originally Posted by darkchibi07

/watches new OP sequence

Oh man......such awesomeness......./drools some more

Just what the hell is this OP style, super non-sense you see, but you get the impact quick enough by the weirdness.......
Shibou yet raise 1 step above PaniPoni Dash! OP madness.

Did he took crack when creating this awesome OP?!?!?!