Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 52
Issue Date: 12/8/2004
Publisher: Kodansha
Pages: 474

The very last issue number for 2004, and of course they had to ruin it with Waka. Suzuka has a colored page, Negima has a poll, and the preview for next issue reemphasizes something big for Tsubasa. This weeks' Negima's pretty interesting as Akamatsu is finally done plugging all the characters. Now for some character development.

Suzuka: ＃３９二人 (The Two Of Us): Suzuka and Yamato are stuck in Hiroshima after missing the train. Both of them don't have much money on them, so Yamato uses Suzuka's cell phone to call his father to pick them up to his parent's house (about an hour drive). The plan was to have Yamato go back and stay with his parents for the night and lend Suzuka some money to stay in a hotel and take the train home tomorrow. However, his father doesn't think this is right and takes Suzuka along.

School Council: ＃２扉を開けた者 (The People Who Opened the Door): Musashi tries to fall asleep with Mami next to him, but has a hard time doing so. He finally does, but doesn't get much sleep. The next day, he wakes up to find that he has grown a tail. Mami tells him it's a symbol of someone who has opened the door (at the old school building from last time). So now he has to live with a tail, although the other students don't mind just yet. He sees at school that a few of the punk kids got beat up pretty badly and he finds a feather at the scene of the crime. Mami tells him that another person has opened the door. Musashi immediately thinks of Kaoru and worries that he'll get ruffled up because the other punks would think that it was Musashi, Kaoru's friend who did it. However, unknown to Musashi, Kaoru is the one who has grown wings and no longer feels inferior to Musashi. Mami says the battle for leadership has begun.

Negima: ７６時間目　片思いの処方箋 (A Prescription for Unrequited Love): Asuna has a dream where she finally confesses to Takahata, but at the last minute, Takahata turns into an older Negi. At school while the students are preparing for their haunted house, there's rumors about the tree at Mahora and the success in love that it brings. Konoka then tells Setsuna about Asuna's failed attempts at confession to Takahata the past few years. This will be her last chance. She gets one opportunity, but runs away. Kamo then suggests that she date Negi for practice and whips out some magical pills to make a person look older or younger. The goal is to make Negi look 30. However, it turns out to be harder than expected and Negi looks 15 at the start of the date, exactly like how Asuna dreamed he would look.

King's Sword: １４張飛のもとへ (To Where Chohi Is): Ryubi is alive and doesn't mind that he's lost his horse. In fact, he says that it's a good change, although Kanu disagrees. The children and father give Kanu some food to show their appreciation for saving their lives. Kanu and Ryubi then head off to find Ahi.

Hamanaka Ai: ０６１濱中腹 (Hamanaka Stomach): Ai is trying to go on a diet, but only manages to do it for three days. Afterwards, she just wears a one piece dress to hide her bulge.

Full Swing: １０あきらめねぇ！！ (I Ain't Givin' Up!!): Tama continues to lose until it's 5-0, second set. However, despite not playing well, he's actually been trying to read Shun's body language as it correlates to what type of serve he's going to hit. He is finally able to read his serve and return. However, in one of the points, he hits his head against the net post, but continues playing despite the blood. It's 40-15, double match point, but Tama refuses to give up and finally comes to the realization that tennis isn't a substitute for baseball anymore.

Changing Now: ３０激闘！！　　小さな勇者 (Fighting!! A Small Hero): Dog Fighter (Fujihara?, I forgot his non-super hero name) is at the park with his toddler son. Some of the villians kids come around and bully him, but the son puts on Fujihara's helmet and kicks some butt.

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