Negima!

Magister Negi Magi

(Volume 9)
by
Ken Akamatsu

Del Rey, February 2006, 202 pp.
ISBN: 0-345-48273-5

Genre: Comics
Subgenre: Manga
Reviewed: 4/3/2008

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

Book Cover

Manga Page

Negima! manga page

 

Synopsis

Negi Springfield is an English teacher at the all girls Mahora School District Middle School in Japan even though he is only 10 years old.

Negi's class is excited about Mahorafest '03. While trying to decide what type of display they should create, some of the girls suggest some things that might not be very appropriate for middle schoolers. They finally decide on creating a Horror House.

One of Negi's students has been in the class since 1940. You see, she is a ghost named Sayo Aisaka. All she really wants is a friend, but since she cannot be seen, she doesn't have one. When she leaves a message to that effect, some ghost hunters show up to get rid of her. Chachamaru returns to her inventor, Satomi Hakase to get some work done. Satomi notices some things about Chachamagu that shouldn't be. Chachamaru has a secret. She is in love with Negi and doesn't want anyone to know.

Meanwhile, as the festival approaches, Asuna, who has had a crush on Takahata since she was five, would like to ask this older man to accompany her. Knowing that she is too shy to try, they give Negi an Age-Misrepresentation Candy so he looks like he is 15 years old. Even though none of his students except for Asuna know who he is, they all fall for his good looks.

While practicing on Negi, Asuna finally works up the courage to as Takahata out. But when she sees him with Shizuna, she realizes that her hopes have been dashed. Finally, while meeting with a bunch of magic users, Negi and the group realize that they are being spied upon. When it turns out to be one of his students, Negi stands his grounds against all of the magic users to protect her.

Negima!: Magister Negi Magi - Volume 9 is a manga book written and drawn by Ken Akamatsu. This collection of nine periods, 72 through 80, was Translated by Toshifumi Yoshida, Adapted by T. Ledoux and Lettered by Steve Palmer. This book contains the following periods:

72nd Period: The Merry Month of Maids

73rd Period: Soft on the Outside, Clever on the Inside

74th Period: Here, there, and Nowhere

75th Period: The Logic of Illogic

76th & 77th Periods: Strange But True! Love's Practice Run

78th Period: Draw Curtain: The Negi Grab-'n'-Run

79th Period: Sweet Truth of the World-Tree Legend

80th Period: Signs & Portents at the Pre-Festival Gala

There are also some special extras in the following sections: A) Lexicon Negimarium, B) Popularity Poll, C) Fan Art, D) Character Sketches, E) 3-D Backgrounds, F) Class Roster, G) Cover Sketches, H) About the Creator, I) Translation Notes, and J) a Preview of Volume 10. The book reads from right to left and back to front, just like a book from Japan. This manga book is intended for readers ages 16 and up.

 

Review

I do love the fullness of the Negima series. What do I mean by "fullness?" Is this even a word? This series is so packed with dialog and storyline that it takes eight times as long to read as a normal manga book. In other words, you get more for your money with the Negima series than you do with other manga books. I swear . . . it must have taken me four hours to read this book. Some manga books I can polish off in 30 or less minutes. Not so with Negima. That is why I love these books. You get a ton of satisfaction from reading them.

Here is the other wonderful thing about Negima . . . the translation and adaptation into English is excellent. I don't say this about many manga books, but it is definitely true for this series. The artwork, of course, is spectacular and the stories are packed with fun, fun, fun!

Overall, this series just keeps getting better and better and I loved this book. I cannot wait to find out what happens in Mahorafest '03 in Negima!: Magister Negi Magi - Volume 10. It should be quite the adventure.

I rated this book a 10 out of 10.

This site was created and is maintained by Conan Tigard
2008