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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. After returning from the
field trip to Kyoto, Negi realizes that he needs to be stronger so he
can protect all of his students in case they are attacked again. He
turns to Evangeline "Eva" and asks if he can be her disciple. Eva
doesn't want to train him so she tells him to return on Saturday to be
tested. Realizing that it may be a physical test, Negi asks Kú Fei, who
is a master at martial arts, to train him. Using his magic to enhance
his training, Negi quickly learns martial arts. When Saturday arrives,
Eva states that for Negi to learn from her, he must face Chachamaru in a
battle and if he lays one hand on her, then he can be her disciple. Negi
continues training with
Kú Fei for a few more
days and when the battle finally begins, Negi gets his butt whooped.
Will Negi be able to hit Chachamaru once? Since she is a robot, she is
very fast. Alas, it doesn't look like it will happen . . .
Negima!: Magister Negi
Magi - Volume 7 is a manga book written and drawn by Ken Akamatsu. This
collection of nine periods, 54 through 62, was Translated by Toshifumi
Yoshida, Adapted by T. Ledoux and Lettered by Steve Palmer. This book
contains the following periods:
54th Period:
Le Map, L'Amour, Le Chocolat
55th Period:
Three-Way Action
56th Period:
Negi, Makie, and the Disciple Test
57th
- 58th Periods: Bring It Home
59th Period:
Buying You a Clue
60th Period:
Cards, How to Use
61st Period:
Marshmallow Empire of the South Pacific
62nd Period:
Lubba-Dub!
Not Here, Please
There are also some
special extras in the following sections: Character Sketches, Cover
Sketches, About the
Creator, Translation Notes, and a Preview of Volume 8. 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.
I do thoroughly enjoy the Negima!
series by Ken Akamatsu. The thing that makes this series stand out from
all other manga series is the dialog. Yes, the translation and
adaptation are great, but I am talking about the amount of dialog. When
you finish one of the Negima! books, you feel like you have read maybe
three or four manga books because there is so much jammed into these 200
or so pages. Most manga books take me a half hour to one hour to read.
Not so with this book. It took me about 2˝ hours to finish this thing,
and I loved it. Negi Springfield is a wonderful lead character and I
hope to learn more about his magic in future books. Asuna is conflicted
in this book because she is starting to have feelings for Negi, but he
is only 10 years old and she is 14 . . . even though he is mature for
his age. The action is great and wonderfully drawn and the storyline is
chocked full of drama and adventure. Overall,
Negima!: Magister Negi
Magi - Volume 7 is another excellent addition to this hot series. I cannot
with to find out what adventures await Negi and Asuna in
Negima!: Magister Negi
Magi - Volume 8.
I rated this book a 9 out of 10. |
