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魔法先生ネギま! [Mahou Sensei Negima!] #7
Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 7
IT'S TRAINING TIME!
After their adventures on a school trip to Kyoto, you'd think that Negi and his students would want to rest. But now that they're back at Mahora Academy, relaxation is pretty low on the list! First there are Asuna's dreams, which hint at a deeper relationship between Negi and his father of which she is unaware. Then Negi starts a quest to improve his abilities. To do this, the teacher will need to become a student - and Negi's students will become his teachers.
Fei Ku is a master of every martial art imaginable, but can she teach Negi the skill he needs to survive? And there's only one magic user at Mahora Academy with abilities that surpass Negi's own. Dark Evangeline might train him, but only at a price - and does Negi really want to be Evangeline's personal slave?!
After their adventures on a school trip to Kyoto, you'd think that Negi and his students would want to rest. But now that they're back at Mahora Academy, relaxation is pretty low on the list! First there are Asuna's dreams, which hint at a deeper relationship between Negi and his father of which she is unaware. Then Negi starts a quest to improve his abilities. To do this, the teacher will need to become a student - and Negi's students will become his teachers.
Fei Ku is a master of every martial art imaginable, but can she teach Negi the skill he needs to survive? And there's only one magic user at Mahora Academy with abilities that surpass Negi's own. Dark Evangeline might train him, but only at a price - and does Negi really want to be Evangeline's personal slave?!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2004
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Ken Akamatsu
643 books232 followersKen Akamatsu (赤松 健, Akamatsu Ken, July 5, 1968 -) is a Japanese mangaka from Tokyo.
In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.
After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.
After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
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September 29, 2023
This feels like a transition volume, but I enjoyed the humor. These volumes are slow reading because there is so much information contained in them. I constantly am referring to the class roster that shows up in some of the volumes.
November 1, 2017
On par with the other volumes. Wasn't in the mood for this right now so this series will be on hold for now.
April 20, 2020
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Night classes: Read majority of this book when it’s dark outside
Night classes: Read majority of this book when it’s dark outside
November 17, 2015
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 2½ 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.
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 2½ 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.
October 19, 2008
After their adventures on a school trip to Kyoto, you’d think that Negi and his students would want to rest. But now that they’re back at Mahora Academy, relaxation is pretty low on the list! First there are Asuna’s dreams, which hint at a deeper relationship between Negi and his father of which she is unaware. Then Negi starts a quest to improve his abilities. To do this, the teacher will need to become a student–and Negi’s students will become his teachers.
Fei Ku is a master of every martial art imaginable, but can she teach Negi the skill he needs to survive? And there’s only one magic user at Mahora Academy with abilities that surpass Negi’s own. Dark Evangeline might train him, but only at a price–and does Negi really want to be Evangeline’s personal slave?!
Fei Ku is a master of every martial art imaginable, but can she teach Negi the skill he needs to survive? And there’s only one magic user at Mahora Academy with abilities that surpass Negi’s own. Dark Evangeline might train him, but only at a price–and does Negi really want to be Evangeline’s personal slave?!
August 13, 2016
I made the mistake of starting this volume days before I moved so a lot of time passed in between readings with moving and unpacking/cleaning taking up most of my free time.
This volume was a lot of random filler with a little small bit of story. The whole fight between Negi and Asuna was really annoying. I'm glad it's over.
I hope we get back to the main story soon. I really dig this series when we're in the storyline. It's kind of obnoxious when we aren't. I'm excited to see more adventures in the school's righteous library.
This volume was a lot of random filler with a little small bit of story. The whole fight between Negi and Asuna was really annoying. I'm glad it's over.
I hope we get back to the main story soon. I really dig this series when we're in the storyline. It's kind of obnoxious when we aren't. I'm excited to see more adventures in the school's righteous library.
July 21, 2016
I haven't been giving individual reviews for each volume, (I've done that for other series; never again.)
I'm really glad how this has progressed. Just as I had hoped, things seem to really be focusing on direct action and important events that move the story along. Much, MUCH, better than the awkward visuals of parts I don't want to be seeing as I read. There still are some moments, but the numbers seem to have gone down. Or I possibly have gotten to a point that I can tolerate it enough to concentrate on the plot. Who knows.
Loving this series though!!
I'm really glad how this has progressed. Just as I had hoped, things seem to really be focusing on direct action and important events that move the story along. Much, MUCH, better than the awkward visuals of parts I don't want to be seeing as I read. There still are some moments, but the numbers seem to have gone down. Or I possibly have gotten to a point that I can tolerate it enough to concentrate on the plot. Who knows.
Loving this series though!!
May 31, 2010
Volume 7 wastes much the momentum developed over the previous issues. While it's not surprising to have a plot light follow-up to a heavy story arc, this brings out the weakness in the series, with heavy fan service elements and nothing to distract you from them. Oddly enough though, it finishes well on a character moment between the two leads. Sometimes I don't know what to make of it.
October 4, 2007
i watch the anime version :
it is about Ten year old boy name Negi Springfield who has just graduated from magic academy. He have a dream to be a master wizard.
For that he sent to Japan to teach English at girls high school.
and the story begin ..
it is about Ten year old boy name Negi Springfield who has just graduated from magic academy. He have a dream to be a master wizard.
For that he sent to Japan to teach English at girls high school.
and the story begin ..
October 4, 2008
This volume reverts back to the breast jokes and panty shots rather than much of any plot, which was pretty disappointing with some of the interesting things that had been happening in previous volumes.
March 15, 2009
HOW DOES A SHARK KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?! XD
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August 20, 2009Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 7 by Ken Akamatsu (2005)
July 16, 2012
Funny story, insane characters, and sharp and meticulous artwork.
Once again, Akamatsu-sensei throws in his trademark fan service.
Once again, Akamatsu-sensei throws in his trademark fan service.
March 25, 2013
love the whole series
May 16, 2022
This is still lovely artwork with a seriously goofy story.
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