Negima!: Magister Negi Magi

Negima!: Magister Negi Magi marks Ken Akamatsu's third manga venture (fourth if you count the abrupt Always My Santa). First came A.I. Love You, a science-fiction based series set in high school. Second was his most popular, Love Hina, more of a reality focussing on the bridge between high school and university for the protagonist. Now Negima brings a fantasy angle into the picture, and portrays a junior high school. A good variation in some ways, but it does seem a little one track at times.

It is very easy to recognise as the work of Akamatsu. The characters are almost interchangable at times with those in Love Hina, which can be a trouble with his Ecchi style and large casts of characters. In addition to this the situation is also very similar. One male character to many females (the harem genre he is known for) with slightly pervy situations unfolding. It seems to me that over his three main series he has been increasing the ratio of females to the (almost) solitary male character to the extent we can see here to see how far the acceptable number really is. Surely we're reached the maximum?

Nevertheless, it is an ok start to the series. I just can't see it being nearly as good as Love Hina for some reason. Lets see him prove me wrong.

7/10