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Sales Rank: 113,813
Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
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MPN: 1-4210-1396-7
UPC: 704400077647
EAN: 0704400077647
ASIN: B000FQISSK
Release Date: September 5, 2006
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Negi Springfield is a 10-year-old wizard with an uncanny talent for spells and magic. Now he must master his biggest challenge teaching a class of rambunctious 8th grade girls! It s a spellbound adventure of wizardry secrets and all-out flirtatious fun! Episodes: The Appearances of Things are Deceptive One Night Befalls All of Us I ll Get You Wascally Wabbit! Where There Is Harmon There Is Victory Loaded with extras! Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Artist: NEGIMA Rating: NR UPC: 704400077647 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-1396-7
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Life at Mahora Academy remains as quirky as ever in the second installment of the magical comedy Negima! Ten-year-old Welsh wizard-in-training Negi Springfield tries to fulfill his duties as a homeroom teacher while alternately fighting supernatural battles and coping with schoolgirl crushes. The vampire Evangeline has vowed to destroy Negi because of the grudge she holds against his father, but the pint-sized professor won't really fight her because she's his student. This story line is put on hold after episodes 7 and 8: The remaining two adventures consist of variations on the familiar theme of girls falling for Negi and declaring their affection in a melange of American and British accents. Once again, the sight of adolescent and even high school girls fondling a prepubescent little boy is not for the squeamish. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 14 and older: nudity, risqué humor, cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon
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Vampire wars November 26, 2008
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
Negi Springfield is up against an ancient vampire -- and his own sense of ethics, since said vampire is also his student.
And the bulk of "Negima - Magic 201: Magic and Combat" is taken up by the boy wizard-teacher's conflict with the vampire who wants to suck him dry -- and provides some solid life lessons and wild nighttime duels. The last couple episodes are much lighterweight, but still fairly entertaining as Negi encounters more of his crazy class.
Having crashed in the mountains, Negi finds himself taken under the wing of his resident ninja. Kaede teaches Negi a little about surviving in the wild, and offers advice that gives him new confidence.
Returning to Mahora, Negi and Asuna attempt to take out Evangeline's partner Chachamaru, only to find that the robot has some unexpectedly human behaviors. But then Evangeline causes a mass power outage so her powers will return -- and attacks Negi openly with murderous intent. His only hope is for Asuna to come to his rescue -- but even together, can they defeat the ancient vampire?
But Negi's stress levels have barely leveled out when he has to take a message to a student -- only to get waylaid on a surreal hike across the campus. And when a gang of high school girls start pushing around Negi's students, he finds himself in the middle of a brutal volleyball game -- winner takes wizard teacher!
Ken Akamatsu's "Negima" is a series that happily and easily balances out kooky slapsticky comedy with storylines of serious, vividly-drawn fantasy. And the second volume of the anime is a good example of that -- half of it is devoted to the fight against childlike vampire Evangeline, and the rest of the time it's more crazy classroom antics.
The comedic episodes are fun little wisps of slapstick action and constant misunderstandings, with Negi attempting to do serious work as a teacher. But that's the fluff stuff. The prize part is the first couple episodes -- the glimpses of Chachamaru's robotic soft side ("Please.... feed the cats"), Negi's first wizard contract, and a vision of Evangeline's past with the Thousand Master ("Cripes, my Latin needs work").
And the actual fight is well-handled -- aerial battles, ice arrows and a bunch of bespelled students, climaxing in a dramatic confrontation on a bridge.
Negi gets to show both sides of himself in this volume -- he's mature and wise beyond his years, but he's still a little boy in many ways. Asuna and Chachamaru's softer sides are revealed, and while Evangeline is undeniably villainous, we get to see some of her motivations and sad past (including a rabid crush on Negi's dad). Other students of Negi's get to be in the spotlight briefly, but mostly in a goofy way.
"Negima - Magic 201: Magic and Combat" follows up the lackluster first volume with a more solid balance of comedy and magical action. Nice and fun.
Vampire wars December 7, 2008
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
Negi Springfield is up against an ancient vampire -- and his own sense of ethics, since said vampire is also his student.
And the bulk of "Negima - Magic 201: Magic and Combat" is taken up by the boy wizard-teacher's conflict with the vampire who wants to suck him dry -- and provides some solid life lessons and wild nighttime duels. The last couple episodes are much lighterweight, but still fairly entertaining as Negi encounters more of his crazy class.
Having crashed in the mountains, Negi finds himself taken under the wing of his resident ninja. Kaede teaches Negi a little about surviving in the wild, and offers advice that gives him new confidence.
Returning to Mahora, Negi and Asuna attempt to take out Evangeline's partner Chachamaru, only to find that the robot has some unexpectedly human behaviors. But then Evangeline causes a mass power outage so her powers will return -- and attacks Negi openly with murderous intent. His only hope is for Asuna to come to his rescue -- but even together, can they defeat the ancient vampire?
But Negi's stress levels have barely leveled out when he has to take a message to a student -- only to get waylaid on a surreal hike across the campus. And when a gang of high school girls start pushing around Negi's students, he finds himself in the middle of a brutal volleyball game -- winner takes wizard teacher!
Ken Akamatsu's "Negima" is a series that happily and easily balances out kooky slapsticky comedy with storylines of serious, vividly-drawn fantasy. And the second volume of the anime is a good example of that -- half of it is devoted to the fight against childlike vampire Evangeline, and the rest of the time it's more crazy classroom antics.
The comedic episodes are fun little wisps of slapstick action and constant misunderstandings, with Negi attempting to do serious work as a teacher. But that's the fluff stuff. The prize part is the first couple episodes -- the glimpses of Chachamaru's robotic soft side ("Please.... feed the cats"), Negi's first wizard contract, and a vision of Evangeline's past with the Thousand Master ("Cripes, my Latin needs work").
And the actual fight is well-handled -- aerial battles, ice arrows and a bunch of bespelled students, climaxing in a dramatic confrontation on a bridge.
Negi gets to show both sides of himself in this volume -- he's mature and wise beyond his years, but he's still a little boy in many ways. Asuna and Chachamaru's softer sides are revealed, and while Evangeline is undeniably villainous, we get to see some of her motivations and sad past (including a rabid crush on Negi's dad). Other students of Negi's get to be in the spotlight briefly, but mostly in a goofy way.
"Negima - Magic 201: Magic and Combat" follows up the lackluster first volume with a more solid balance of comedy and magical action. Nice and fun.
pretty cool i guess December 30, 2008
Mr. Birdlick
i prefer the manga and the series (negima!?) later made by SHAFT, but this is still satisfying to watch if you just want to sit down and relax and get your mind off of things.
A Sub-Plot Emerges March 11, 2010
James F. Neel (Texas, USA)
After spending the bulk of the previous six episodes on the first disc introducing what appear to be the main characters, the final one at last introduced a sub-plot for Negima! that may serve to carry it to the conclusion of this season. It's slowly becoming apparant that many/most/all ( ? ) the members of Negi's class have extraordinary powers of one sort or another. Most obviously, Evangeline A. K. McDowell is a fellow-wizard and vampire and her "servant" Chachamaru is a super-powered android who together have evil designs on Negi and his powers. But others also show supernatural symptoms; or those powers are at least hinted at. Among those latter are Negi's erstwhile "partner" Asuna, who finally seals their contract with a "proper" kiss, much to the approval of Negi's "familliar", the talking ermine Camomille Albert.
The main problem with this series, overburdened as it is with a far too-large cast of supporting characters, is its emerging tendency to flit from one to another with probably too-little time spent with any one of them. Even Asuna suffers from this aspect in this set of episodes, since she is reduced to the sidelines after the victory over Evangeline. During this hiatus, we get to know Kaede the Ninja Girl and the somewhat obnoxious pink-haired twins, who seem far too much to channel Kaolla Su from Love Hina! To the credit of the writers, they're introducing them in small enough doses so as to not overwhelm with the sheer number of girls all at once. If this trend continues, we'll get to spend a little time learning to differentiate between most of the cast; but not enough to really make any of them truly memorable.
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