Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, known in Japan as Magical Teacher Negima! or Mahō Sensei Negima is a popular manga and anime series by Ken Akamatsu. This anime and manga series is currently being published by Kodansha and serialized in Shōnen Magazine in Japan. Del Rey Manga is publishing the English translated version and has licensed the series up to volume 20 (chapter 198). The anime, produced by XEBEC, aired in the first half of 2005 and is being released in the US by FUNimation Entertainment.
Negi Springfield is a ten-year-old wizard from Wales, who dreams of becoming Master Mage, a special wizard who uses his powers to help normal people using covers such as working for NGOs. Negi’s reason for becoming a Master Mage is to find his father, Nagi Springfield, the legendary mage also known as the "Thousand Master" who many believe to be dead.
After graduating from the Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, Negi is given a duty as a cover in the real world, and training, before he actually becomes a Magister Magi. That duty is to become an English teacher at Mahora Academy in Japan. The task will not be easy, however, as Negi will become a teacher to a Middle School class of 31 older girls, each very special in her own way. The series details his time and adventures in Japan as he gains acceptance and respect from his students, helps them in their problems, and faces magical threats from inside and outside Mahora Academy. His main relationship is with Asuna Kagurazaka, his student and roommate, who dislikes him initially but later accepts him as a friend and becomes his partner, helping find clues about his father and his life.
Negima includes a wide array of characters, including the 31 students from Class 3-A. Like many classes, Negi’s students consist of a wide array of smart students, academically challenged, athletes, and cheerleaders. Furthermore, the class also includes several martial artists, two ninjas, a vampire, a robot, a ghost, at least one demon, a web idol, and even a time traveling martian. All the students are associated with various school clubs or sports teams. Many of these girls are eventually drawn into Negi’s world of magic or have long been involved with the magic world. Through interaction, Negi learns about his students in depth. Some students also sometimes get the opportunity to make a probationary contract with Negi which will make them a partner.
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