SYNOPSIS
Negi Springfield is a 10 year old wizard with a bright future ahead of him. Theres just one little thing he has to do before setting off as a full fledged wizard, teach at Mahora academy. Negi soon finds this teaching job maybe more than he can chew when its an all girls school and the students of 2-A may just be the most diverse (and deadly) group Negi has come across, Magic may not be enough to save little Negi!
STORY
This is a very simple plot, one boy a bunch of girls, one roof, mayhem (kinda sounds like a Ken Akamatsu story, oh wait, IT IS!) but the simplicity of Negima is ultimately its charm. Though yes, all most all of the episodes are on the verge of predictable, the charming and unique cast of girls, ghosts, robots, ninjas, mad scientists, vampires, and other unique characters rescue the show from the pits of dull and boring. The shocking twist and sweet ending are what really set this apart from most harem anime. While most comedic harem anime stay on the constant beat of joke after joke and gag after gag, negima has a shocking sadness and happy resolution that makes it more than just "another harem anime". Negima is a wonderful treat!
Production
Negima's animation is simple, thats it in a nut shell. It's nothing flashy, fancy, or fantastic, just simple. Now I'm not saying its bad animation, It's just not great, its okay, but I think the simplistic animation really sets the tone for the story. So its sort of fitting in a way. As for music the bouncy opening songs and BGM's are wonderfuly fitting for Negima.
DUB
Greg Ayres shines as Negi Springfield giving him a very convincing welsh accent. As for the class, outstanding voice talent as Luci Christian, Monica Rial, Brina Palencia, Catlin Glass, Jamie Marchi, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Trina Nishimura, Carrie Savage, Laura Bailey, Clarine Harp, and Leah Clark bring the Class 2-A to life ( note: thats not even all the actresses!). Other note worthy preformances are Chris Cason as the allways funny Camo, Mark Stoddard as the cool Takamichi, and the always awsome Christopher Sabat as the devil (vegeta = satan?)
CONTENT
except for some minor fanservice (swimsuits, some bathing sences, and Negi sneezing Asuna's clothes off) this show is all togther really clean except for a rather dark plot twist that involves the devil and a twisted deal (can't.....spoil......details!!). Also some parents may find the constant use of magic and spell casting not sutible for there younger children.
EXTRAS
This has some awsome extras! A funny blooper reel, 3 commentaries, editor notes, and of course a clean opening/ending and a collection of trailers.
OVERALL
3 3/4 out of 5
I don't know...the fanservice may seem not that bad since we're older, but I remember watching it when I was 13 (it being the first show that I watched that had a lot of fanservice) and it seemed a lot at the time. I don't think a lot of parents would like their kids watching this show.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot about the couple of animation screw-ups throughout the series, such as the "double staff." XD
HAHA the Double staffs! thanks for the reminder Zizi!
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