Manga Negima! Magister Negi Magi

early in production of manga, akamatsu began using cg background elements, things such crowds, buildings, , objects. many buildings drawn real-life structures on world, such brooklyn bridge , belfast city hall. these rendered in 3d, characters drawn in , around them panels. many of these models detailed in appendix in of books.

in , canada, manga licensed , published in english del rey manga first 28 volumes. newer volumes published kodansha comics , distributed through random house publisher services. publishers in other countries , languages include tong li comics in hong kong , taiwan, chuang yi in singapore, play press publishing (formerly) , star comics (current) in italy, pika Édition in france, egmont manga & anime in germany, schibsted forlag in norway, glénat in spain, editora jbc in brazil, tanoshimi in uk, , algoritam in croatia.

in indonesia, manga has been licensed , released volume 36 level comics division of elex media komputindo, under title magister negi magi .

in malaysia, malay version of negima books, named magic teacher! ahli magik negi magi , retranslations of chinese edition. evidence shows names of characters in chinese style, such asuna shenlao asuna , konoka munai xiang. instead of printing ken akamatsu author, name chesong jian used – mandarin translation of akamatsu s name in kanji. characters names corrected in volume 15.

plot

while looking clues missing father nagi, negi springfield becomes english , homeroom teacher mahora academy class 2a (later 3a). negi becomes acquainted of new students including roommates asuna kagurazaka , konoka konoe. negi faces first real challenge in student evangeline a.k. mcdowell immortal vampiress , 1 of father s enemies. negi confront eva, asuna agrees become temporary partner performing pactio , kind of magical contract sealed kiss.

after dealing evangeline, negi takes class on trip kyoto while searching more information on father s whereabouts forced fight against eastern mages aiming kidnap konoka of other students become partners including nodoka miyazaki, konoka s childhood friend setsuna sakurazaki, , lastly konoka herself. arc introduces fate averruncus, mage looks around negi s age proves himself far stronger him. seeing own weakness after events in kyoto, negi begins train several students in order become stronger while kotaro inugami, 1 of foes confronted there unexpectedly reappears , finds himself family negi s students natsumi , chizuru. kotaro joins negi against wilheim, old evil past fate averruncus, seems pawn of stronger enemy.

during mahora s cultural festival, negi manages partake in simultaneous events student chao lingshen s latest invention, time machine casseopeia. 1 of these events mahora martial arts tournament confronts series of increasingly stronger enemies including former member of ala rubra (crimson wing), legendary brigade led father. after tournament, negi takes part in more activities @ festival until chao reveals herself time-traveler claims must change present avert great catastrophe in future. despite that, negi , allies confront chao , stop her. after giving, chao bids farewell before returning own time.

after festival, negi decides go mundus magicus (magic world) father. partners decide accompany him , form own brigade, ala alba (white wing). joined negi s childhood friend anya , accidentally other students oblivious secret. arrive, team ambushed group of mysterious enemies led fate averruncus, leaving negi , group defeated , scattered across mundus magicus. after meeting jack rakan, member of ala rubra, negi decides train in order become stronger , specializes in dark magic, evangeline. meanwhile, negi s lost companions start learn ropes of new environment , reunite him.

during clash fate , companions, asuna captured enemy , held captive along anya, body double posing real asuna. later negi has encounter kurt gödel, former member of ala rubra reveals him story of parents including how mother unjustly tried , sentenced death before being saved nagi @ brink of execution. learns magic world magically created, inhabitable version of mars, , world itself, majority of inhabitants created magic. during clash fate, negi learns main objective of group cosmo entelecheia make use of asuna s secret powers erase magically created inhabitants of mundus magicus , transfer rest of population earth before collapses.

by joining forces various armies of magic world, members of ala alba storm cosmo entelecheia s stronghold asuna , anya being held captive, stop plans. during confrontation magic gate opened earth above mahora, having negi s remaining students stayed behind along academy s faculty members joining fight. after rescuing asuna , convincing fate accept plan save people of magic world without need of sacrifices, negi discovers true leader of cosmo entelecheia none other father nagi, possessed mage of beginning, vanishes after asking son him , release him once , all.

after being celebrated heroes stopping cosmo entelecheia, negi , friends return academy, instead of resuming duties teacher, negi leaves fate substitute , of of students starts working on plan terraform mars people of decaying magic world relocate there. plan involves sealing asuna s body 1 hundred years, , bids farewell negi , other students after graduates middle school. waking 30 years after estimated time, asuna finds negi s plan success , negi , classmates had happy , bountiful lives, had long since died, except immortal evangeline, , chao exists in time , has since invented device jump between realities. these 2 appear before asuna take present can live out days negi , others.

english version

all 38 volumes of negima published in english.

negima! involved in controversy surrounding censorship of english-translated manga in north america, typical of akamatsu s penchant fanservice , risqué humor. fans fell upon initial rumors of potential edits del rey, , upon receiving news of this, began fighting against changes. compromise reached release book uncensored shrink-wrapped, collectors feel can cause damage books. since volume 13, books have been released without shrink-wrap.

del rey s releases contained translated versions of omake(s) found in japanese versions (which include character sketches, fan art, , information spells , related concepts), various notes japanese culture , other things of interest not found in original omake(s).

in 2010, kodansha manga licensed in u.s. transferred del rey new kodansha comics imprint, under random house publishing. announced decide series continue translating on title-by-title basis. on december 10, 2010, announced negima! continue english releases starting in may 2011. also, kodansha comics has started publishing negima! omnibus edition volume 1 in june 2011.