Title: 魔法先生ネギま！　１０月：科学と肉まん (Magic Teacher Negima! October: Science and Meat Dumplings)
Original Creator: 赤松健 (Ken Akamatsu)
Vocals: 門脇舞 (Mai Kadowaki), 大沢千秋 (Chiaki Ozawa), 井ノ上なおみ (Naomi Inoue)
Release Date: 7/22/04
Catalog No.: KICM-3055
Rating: 1/4

This CD is pretty weak. It features student 24, 葉加瀬さとみ (Satomi Hakase) the child scientist (her last name is the same pronunciation as the word "doctor"), student 19, 超鈴音 (Rinshien Chao), and the chubby student 30, 四葉五月 (Satsuki Yotsuba). How they got these three together is beyond me, but they're pretty minor characters that haven't really been used in the manga much as of yet.

The lyrics are written to their personalities of the characters like all the previous CDs, but it's kinda hard to make something coherent when it deals with science and dumplings. When the lyrics are sub-par, the music can usually save it. But the music that accompanies the words aren't that much better. It has a slight futurist sound, I probably can explain it best as a cross between early RPG video game and synthesizer music. No feel whatsoever (unlike the pervious cd where it sounded like a "athletic" song). The remix just has the tempo turned up a notch. The singing is very flat and uninteresting.

With a weak song, the drama track could possibly save it too. But the drama track in this volume is uneventful. It has Satomi trying to fix a android that Kufei gave her, but no matter what she does, it won't start. She and Rishien talk it over while Satsuki starts chowing down on some dumplings. The robot starts reacting to food with a couple of beeps. That's it.

The cast talk has the three seiyuu, all of whom I think are in their debut role (well, I know for sure that it's Mai's first time), talk about their cooking.

First edition comes with a Satomi tarot card.

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