Title: 魔法先生ネギま！　４月：神楽坂明日菜 (Magic Teacher Negima! April: Asuna Kagurazaka)
Original Creator: 赤松健 (Ken Akamatsu)
Release Date: 1/21/2004
Catalog No.: KICM-3049
Rating: 4/4
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The first of 12 singles cd featuring the girls from Negima. When this cd first went on sale, it hit #1 on Amazon Japan's CD rankings. It features 6 tracks, a 5 second track intro, a song that has 2 variations along with a karaoke version, a mini-drama, and then a message from the seiyuu, 神田朱未 （Akemi Kanda). First edition has an Asuna tarot card (read the manga to understand why).

The single song include is very catchy, titled いつだってLove & Dream (Always Love & Dream). The regular mix is catchy, the remix has more of a techno feel. Both are something I can listen on repeat.

The mini-drama a 3 minute episode where Asuna dials a psychic and gets a perverted fortune teller. It's pretty funny and is a good preview of how Asuna would sound like if (when) Negima is made into an anime.

I'm not sure about the selection of voice. When I think about Asuna and her personality, I expected someone with a bit of a lower voice. Something like Yui Horie and her job with Naru (Ho-chan is already booked as another character in Negima though). But according to the message on track 5, Akemi was chosen by Ken Akamatsu himself. Without having read the manga, she auditioned for the role and was immediately picked out. I guess I should trust the creator of the manga to know his characters.

12 CDs...it'll out-do my 8 Azumanga singles.

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