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イリヤの空、ＵＦＯの夏 (Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO) OST
The intro song and ending song have really grown on me since I first heard it. Especially the ending song. They're both included here, but only in their on-air lengths. This CD contains the tunes for the entire series and the titles do spoil the story a bit as the names of the tracks are sometimes based on things and events that viewers wouldn't have known about yet unless they read the book. The first half of the CD is pretty mellow, but I like the music as it gets towards the end. Since I know what happens, I feel like the music is really appropriate for the moods that the book evokes near the end with the love between Iriya and Asaba. My favorite track is the one titled "The Last Road." |
Title: イリヤの空、ＵＦＯの夏 (Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO) OST |
イリヤの空、ＵＦＯの夏 (Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO) Vol. 3
I finally get to see Iriya's aircraft! From what I remember of the book, this part of the story was mostly to describe the Yuuko's crush on Asaba. Again, it's probably because this is only 30 minutes long, but I didn't think that this came through clearly in the animation. There's also the backstory with the military in the city that was only touched upon here. The picture quality in this volume was a little iffy. The picture is extremely soft. At first, I thought that it was just the first few scenes as they're flashbacks, but it turns out that the entire episode was like that. 3. 十八時四十七分三十二秒 (6:47:32pm) |
Title: イリヤの空、ＵＦＯの夏 (Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO) Vol. 3 |
Santa Cruz - June Went back to Santa Cruz this weekend. I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked because of the errands I have to do everytime I go back.
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苺ましまろ (Ichigo Marshmallow) Prologue
I was a little worried about this DVD. Apparently Amazon Japan didn't get this DVD until a few days after release date. In the meantime, they placed the DVD as out-of-stock. Even though I had the DVD in my order, I've been burned before when they canceled, so I was a little nervous this time. But it came safely. The DVD contains a short animation with the girls pretending to be in space. It's followed by a 20 minute or so talk with the voice actresses. Mamiko looks different than what I thought she would. Maybe it's the hairstyle and the makeup. The first part of the talk has Hitomi trying to convince Ayako, Mamiko, Fumiko, and Saeko (all those -ko names!) why Ichigo Marshmallow will be something interesting to watch. The main emphasis is that they're cute. There's also some shameless plugs for Geneon. It ends with some footage and the opening song to the anime playing in the background. I wish they would have more programming, but I always enjoy a good seiyuu discussion. Bonus comes with a calendar from July for a full 12 months and comes in a DVD box. |
Title: 苺ましまろ (Ichigo Marshmallow) Prologue |
ヤングアニマルあいらんど (Young Animal Island) Vol. 3
Despite Aoi being on the cover, this issue of Young Animal Island doesn't come with an Ai yori book cover. Instead, theres a few colored pages with some famous manga artists drawing girls in underwear. Kou Fumizuki has one of Chika and Bow D(z)itama also has one, is looks like Minawa. There's also another illustration booklet. The Ai yori chapter was somewhat boring. Aoi and Miyabi are given a chance to help out at Natsuki's neighbor's flower shop. Of course Miyabi jumps at the opportunity. Like before, Ken Yagami has a one shot. At least this story doesn't deal with multiple personalities. Takahiro Seguchi has a rather strange ping pong manga. To my surprise, Sora Inoue has a one shot in here about a girl and her envious mirror. Yutaka Takana finishes the story he started from the previous issue. Despite those names I know, my favorite in this issue is a short comic by Mitsune Hattori about two girls who become more than just friends, but now they're graduating high school and have to come to terms with separation. |
Title: ヤングアニマルあいらんど (Young Animal Island) Vol. 3 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) April OP
I think they re-mixed it a bit too much for this version. I don't really understand the feeling they're trying to evoke with this mix. The first version was happy, second was energetic, and third was a little hyper. I don't get those types of responses from this song. Akane loves paintings and illustrations. Miho enjoys talking and laughing. Like Ai Nonaka, Chiaki has recently taken up and enjoys cooking. Ryoko doesn't have a specific and just loves the things she does in her life. Misa loves dogs and had one as a child. Since she lives in an apartment now, she can't keep one but still loves them. First pressing comes with a Makie mistake card. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) April OP Single |
Kagetora Vol. 3
Third volume, a third girl fighting over Kagetora. This volume's girl is Satsuki, a girl who's way too rich and lives in her own world. Despite being told "no," she's still persistent making up her own excuses for his refusal. While I like the stories, they didn't really add anything to what I already knew about the characters. Bonus comes with a few 4 panel comics and message from the author. 11. 役立たず (Not Helpful) |
Title: Kagetora Vol. 3 |
まほらば (Mahoraba) Vol. 9
I enjoyed all the chapters in this volume. It continues with an emotional first chapter with Ryuushi and a classmate who has fallen in love with Ryuushi as a girl (from a previous story). There's more development with Kozue (as Natsume) and Ryuushi in the last two chapters. The best chapter though, is the included bonus chapter. From the title, it seemed like a heart-warming story, but not related to Mahoraba... until you read the very last page. With that, it ties together a often mentioned background story to one of the characters. Like all Mahoraba first printings, this comes with a tarot card. I've already mixed it up with the others, but I think it was #12. The book also includes the usual comics on the inside covers and in the back, there's a comic with Dr. Pink and Burabura discussing the results of the Mahoraba reader's poll 43. 彼と彼女 (Him and Her) |
Title: まほらば (Mahoraba) Vol. 9 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) Home Room
This is the last of the concerts and includes the last OVA episode. It's sold as a DVD, but it's still a concert. My favorite song on here is Ayaka's song, sung by Junko Minagawa. I loved the song on the single and she sings it pretty well on stage. The group singing Asuna and Konoka's song was good too (much better than Akemi singing alone) and so was the intro to Negima anime. I wished they had more people singing in that one though. The CD-ROM included has the same stuff, wallpapers, screen savers, and a movie/game episode. The drama has Natsumi with her two rooommates, Ayaka and Chizuru. Natsumi forgets where she put her underwear and thinks that an underwear thief is lurking. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) Home Room |
この醜くも美しい世界 (This Ugly and Beautiful World) Vol. 2
This volume is pretty much all plot. There's no unnecessary chapters and almost every page drives the story line. It's a change from most of the stuff that I read. The chapters included reveals a lot about who the good and bad characters are, although I don't know if it's fair to say that they're "bad." Takeru's true self is revealed during the last chapter. I'm looking forward to seeing what finally happens to Hikari and Akari in the next book. |
Title: この醜くも美しい世界 (This Ugly and Beautiful World) Vol. 2 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) March OP
The best way I can describe this remix is that it's "bouncy." Maybe it's the bongos. It's certainly different, but I'm not sure that I like it as much. The original mix sounds a little better than this. Vocally, I had hoped that Ho-chan had more singing, but maybe on her next album... The drama continues the trend from the previous opening CDs. Hazuki's happiness is in her new bunny. Ai loves it when she gets to make and eat dinner, especially after a long day. She also likes the quiet time after meals. Sawa also likes money and rabbits, but for her segment, she describes the various teas that she likes. Ho-chan likes her shrimps!? Yuu gets happiness from job as a voice actress and also loves wabbits. First pressing comes with an Asuna mistake card. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) March OP Single |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 29
This week's girl is a New Year's baby, Shoko Hamada. I don't know if it's the pictures or whatnot, but she looks like she has slightly bloodshot eyes in all the pictures. There's also a one-shot, Kyou yori Ashita, which features a risk adverse delivery-boy becoming a motorcross champion. * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Full Spec: 2 Shake Down: Arata and his two friends see a drag race going on. They find out that Kitazato, an older schoolmate who Maki apparently hangs out with (hints of a love rivalry too), is part of that group. They make fun of Arata's car and so Arata and Kitazato set up a challenge which happens a week later. Suzuka: ＃６４応援 (Support): Yamato finally gets fed up with Suzuka's behavior. Suzuka apologies and says she's not mad at him, despite being rather cold recently. Zetsubou-sensei: ８書をきちんと本棚にしまって街を出よう (Let's Put the Books Neatly on the Shelf and Leave the Town): The class lead is a neat freak, and everything has to be done in order, properly and precisely. When she accidentally rolls onto Nozomu's bed in the nurses office, she whips out a handbook on dating. Overdrive: 6 Funky monkey baby: Bike club captain has Mikoto build up muscles by doing push-ups, 300 of them. At the end of the day, he's tired, but while explaining his motivations to Yuki, he realizes that there's a lot in his life he's happy about. His enthusiasm spreads to Yuki, momentarily. Tsubasa: ８１見えない甘藷者 (Unseen Interferer): The glittering are transparent spheres that contain badges that the racers are supposed to pick up. However, one of them doesn't operate as expected because of a foul from one of the racers. Sakura tries to catch the remaining badge and drops it. Hamanaka Ai: ０９０梅雨の日常 (Rainy Days): Nakamura makes a dancing rain charm with a vibrator. Student Council: ＃２６特別テスト (Special Test): Nemu gives the members of the student council a paper and pencil test. After grading them, she explains that the test is a lie-detector and will only show the truth. One of the members, Atsuma, doesn't have his name on his paper. This is because that's not his real name. Toto: 25: Dorothy is now a real witch and her instructor tells Kakashi and gang that the accessory they seek is in Carrot City with "The Rabbit." Changing Now: ＃５５運命！！ 相見える二人 (Fate!! The Two People): Crimson Bunny hesitates when she sees Dog Fighter, but Dog Fighter doesn't hold back and kicks her. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 29 |
Around the Block in Pasadena With my new digicam I got for my trip last week, I've decided to start taking more pictures. I used to love taking pictures, but my digicam back then went south and I've been living without a camera until now (cell phone doesn't count). I'll have some more pictures later, but these are just some quick photos I took near where I live. These were all taken yesterday, hence the date on the thumbnail. As with everything else, the workflow for putting the photos here is 90% automated with iPhoto, ImageMagick, Photoshop, Applescript, and a dab of Automator.
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魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) Original Soundtrack
I am really disappointed in this. Negima is two seasons long and yet, the soundtrack only has 20 minutes of background music? The entire CD is a little over 30 minutes, but 10 minutes of it is for the classmates song, which had already been released. I love that song, but as a whole, the CD is still lousy. The only redeeming point is the bonus CD-ROM. It has 6 screensavers and wallpapers, but the best part is the Eva's mini-drama/game video. The format looks like a romantic adventure game with still pictures and text scrolling at the bottom of the screen. It's an 8 minute story that takes place at Mahora when Negi and the class were in Kyoto (taken from the manga). In the end, the principal lets Eva and Chachamaru go to Kyoto to help out Negi. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) Original Soundtrack |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 28
Featured girl this week is Saki Aibu. Is it Okinawa again? There's also a two page preview of the upcoming Suzuka anime. It introduces the seiyuu for the major roles. I don't know any of them. The new series starting this week is Full Spec. Again, I thought it would be more hardcore auto manga, but it looks to be another romantic story. Not that I have a problem with that. * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Full Spec: 1 10 years: During the 2nd grade summer, Arata, Chinta, and Buuyan discovered an abandoned car in Arata's grandfathers barn and decide to repair it. The three of them have a female friend, Maki. It's now 10 years later and starting the last summer of their last summer in high school and they finally finish repairing the car. Yuki has turned into a cute teen, but treats the boys like little brothers. Hamanaka Ai: ０８９少女と少年の行く末（後編） (The Fate of the Boy and Girl, Last Part): They're studying together alone in Masahiko's house, their hands accidentally touch. When they gaze into each other's eyes, Masahiko remarks that her breath stinks. Rose Hip Zero: 7: After the police arrive and take Kyouji to the hospital, Kasumi decides to ride off by herself to find the two gang members who just attacked them. She gets caught in their trap and is in the dark with laser sights pointing at her. Negima: ９８時間目 立つんだ！ネギ！ (Negi Stands!): Negi figures out, after much pain, how to reach Takamachi and lands a blow. Suzuka: ＃６３加速 (Acceleration): Yamato gets advice from the track captain, who has studied his and Arima's running style. Yamato later practices with Miki who asks if he's going all out in the competition for Suzuka. He tells her that he wants to confess to her after he places #1. Zetsubou-sensei: ７アンテナ立ちぬ、いざ生きめやも (The Antenna Rises, We Must Try to Live): Otonashi, the silent student in class, is actually a potty mouth when she communicates via texting on her cell phone. Student Council: ＃２５神楽トウル (Touru Kagura): Nemu make Musashi and Mami see the events that happened 10 years ago, when Mami's brother went to the other side to seal off the evil. Nemu explains that she's still hunting for the evil that remains on this side. Meanwhile, the guy Akane is hanging out with mentions something about having prepared everything... Overdrive: 5 Every dog can be a lion: Mikoto comes in last during his first ride with the club. Yosuke tells Mikoto that he would have been eliminated if it had been a race and has him train. Toto: ２４鉄腕vs犬腕 (Iron Arm vs Dog Arm): In her anger of having her trail interrupted, she disposes of the general and begs to have a re-test. She is reluctantly offered one. Changing Now: ＃５４決死！！ 子供たちの未来 (Desperation!! The Future of the Children): Big Ben manages to stop the out of control train despite becoming pretty beat up from the rescue. Dog Fighter sees Crimson Bunny. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 28 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) February OP
This is my favorite of the opening song so far. It has a more upbeat and energetic feel that the original version. I also like the arrangement and the lyrics to this one too. For the talking track about their happy moments, Shizuka likes sake and appreciates her fans. Akemi is also her cat and also being with people doing things. Ai likes eating tasty foods and warm things (as it was snowing when the song was recorded). Akeno loves sleeping. Mami enjoys talking to friends. First press comes with a Konoka mistake card. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) February OP Single |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 27
This week features the finalists to Miss Magazine with photos of the models on the beaches of Okinawa. There's a new comic starting in next week's issue titled Full Spec, a car manga. * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Overdrive: 4 Don't cry before you are hurt: Mikoto rides with the members of the cycling club and exclaims, like he has the past few chapters, that riding a bike feels incredible. Zetsubou-sensei: ６その国を飛び越えて来い (Go and Fly Over That Country): Nozomu gets an exchange student and only later finds out that she has a split personality, a reserved Japanese side and a brutish Western personality. Rose Hip Zero: 6: The caravan is in disarray and Kyouji is passed out from the impact. Kasumi fights the two members of the gang. Kyouji wakes up momentarily to help Kasumi. The two guys run away when reinforcement arrives. Negima: ９７時間目 タカミチのホントの本気 (Takamichi's True Truth): In a turn of events, Negima is now the underdog as he can't seem to land an attack on Takamichi. Tsubasa: ８０決戦の火蓋 (Cover For the Battle): After the race starts, Fye notices the strange sparkling in the clouds. Suzuka: ＃６２彷徨 (Ramblings): Honoka still has some feelings for Yamato and talks to Nana about them. Hamanaka Ai: ０８８少女と少年の行く末 (The Fate of the Boy and Girl): Misaki's parents are on vacation for their anniversary, so she's staying with Masahiko. Then, Masahiko's mom needs to leave, leaving the two alone in the house for a few days. Changing Now: ＃５３突入！！ 最終決戦 (Intrusion!! The Last Battle): The three heroes are fighting, but Big Ben seems to be having trouble. Student Council: ＃２４追憶の弾丸 (Bullet of Memory): Nemu shoots Musashi, but he's protected by his breath. She then tells him and Mami that she used to be Mami's brothers partner, like how Mami is with Musashi. Toto: ２３誤算だらけの闘技場 (A Battleground Full of Misunderstandings): The general calls in the army to try and take back the various accessories, including Kakashi's Toto. However, this irritates Dorothy and they're interrupting her showdown with the instructor. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 27 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) First ED
I don't think there's anything special about the first ending song, but I enjoyed it. The thing I would say about the ending, as well as the second song included on the CD is that they're pretty narrow in range. Both songs are mellow and the music seems almost monotone. I doubt these songs were that hard to sing, which is perfect for someone like Mamiko with a soft voice that can't do high powered songs. First pressing comes with an Ako card. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) First ED Single |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 26
Student Council and Suzuka are both off this week. Cover girl is 18 year old Satomi Ishihara posing in Okinawa. * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Rose Hip Zero: 5: Kasumi has heard about this Ein girl before from Zero, the head of ALICE. Kyouji and Kasumi are then assigned to escort the Assistant Police Commissioner, but their caravan gets attacked by two members of ALICE. Overdrive: 3 Cross the Rubicon: Yuki (Fukazawa) introduces Mikoto to her brother, the leader of the bike club, Yosuke. He's an intimidating person, but in fact is quite eccentric. He has him practice holding his breath underwater for 3 minutes. Mikoto practices until he can do 4. Tsubasa: ７９勝利の女神 (The Goddess of Victory): Tomoyo picks out an outfit for Sakura (of course), Sakura gets to be lead at the start of the race, which is about to begin. Hamanaka Ai: ０８７恥ずかしい写真 (Embarrassing Picture): Nakamura photoshops a picture of Ai holding two ice cream cones with vanilla ice cream dripping from the side of her mouth. Negima: ９６時間目 勇気が勝機 (Victory is Strength): Negi starts his fight with Takahata and appears to be winning.. Zetsubou-sensei: ５ヒジニモ負ケズヒザニモ負ケズ (Without Losing an Elbow or Knee): A female student comes to school in bandages and Nozomu thinks she's the victim of domestic abuse and tells various shop keepers not to sell her father items he thinks could be used as weapons. Turns out she likes to play with wild animals. Toto: ２２昇段試験開始 (Test Begins): Kakashi, Leon, and the visitor ransack the instructor's mansion and find a belt. They interrupt Dorothy's fight, but it turns out that the *real* belt is still on the instructor. The visitor then reveals himself as a general for the army, the one that had chased after Kakashi previously. Changing Now: ＃５３着信！！ 将軍からのメッセージ (Arrival!! A Message From the General): Fujioka says he is going on a business trip overseas, but it's just a front. He will leave his family to fight against the forces of evil. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 26 |
魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) January OP
The first of several versions of the opening theme sung by the first 6 students according to the class roll. The CD only comes with 1 song, the karaoke track, and a talk, and is priced accordingly. In comparison with the later versions (I'm cheating on this review, I know), this first version is catchy but plain. I would say that this is my second favorite version of the ones I have so far. The third track has the seiyuu commenting on their happiest item. Yuri had a Chihuahua. Madoka loves taking baths. Ayana also has a dog and enjoys the sunset. Natsuko likes money. Kotomi love eating and performing in front of fans. Finally, Azumi likes the clearing after the rain, chocolate, spicy stuff, and being able to do her dream job. Out of the 6 voice actresses, my favorite voice has to be Kazumi's (Ayana). Her voice has a particular pitch to it that stands out. Very much like Kanako's from Love Hina, which coincidentally, is done by Natsuko who does Yue. And for some more trivia, Yuri plays Mei Narusegawa. First pressing comes with Yue card. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ (Magic Teacher Negima!) January OP Single |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 25
There's a short interview with Maaya Sakamoto. She listens to Jack Johnson, Oasis, and Beck...not my type of music. Featured girl is 20-year-old Natsume Sano. * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Rose Hip Zero: 4: The assistant police commissioner looks at Kasumi and vaguely remembers another girl named Ein from 35 years ago. Apparently, there's some hidden secrets about the government, ALICE, and Kasumi. Hamanaka Ai: ０８６少女は失敗を繰り返し成長し (The Girl Revitalized After Failure): Rinko has been very forgetful, so Ai gives her a memo book to jot things down. She even forgets that and decides to attach it to her tampon so she wouldn't forget anymore. Overdrive: 2 Boy meets bicycle: After some pointers by Fukazawa, Mikoto is able to ride his bike and catch up to a few bullies who took his headband. He feels very much alive after this retaliation. Negima: ９５時間目 闘魂伝承と新型兵器 (Traditional Fighting and New Style Weapon): Kufei wins against Mana. Asuna sees Takamichi and declares that she'll be rooting for him, not Negi. After a fan-service fight is the anticipated bout between Negi and Takamichi. Suzuka: ＃６１本気 (Serious): Despite beating his personal best, his time is still slightly worse than Arima, the #1 athelete at the competition. He vows to defeat him (thus becoming numero uno and winning over Suzuka). Suzuka is surprised at how serious he's taking the competition. Zetsubou-sensei: ４僕の前に人はいない僕の後ろに君はいる (There's No One in Front of Me, There's You in The Back of Me): Nozomu finds out that he has a student stalker. That girl is stalked by her former boyfriend, who is stalked by his current girlfriend, who is also stalked by someone else... Tsubasa: ７８姫と魔女 (Princess and Witch): Yuuko says she has their outfits that they left in the previous world. She'll give them back in exchange for something. The group meets up with Tomoyo and tells her that they know about the cheating during the preliminary race. Student Council: 茜恋模様 (The Shape of Akane's Love): Akane is jealous that Musashi is always surrounded by the girls of the student council. Musashi also feels like Akane is becoming more distant. When he sees her riding off with a strange guy, he follows but is intercepted by Nemu, his teacher, holding a gun to his head. Toto: ２１爽健尾師範の秘密 (Instructor Soukenbi's Secret): Dorothy is training all night to prepare for her fight with the gay instructor. Meanwhile, Kakashi, Leon (Noiru), and another stranger are trying to find out the secret to the teacher's strength. They think it's his belt. Changing Now: ＃５２旅先！！ 戦いの前の静けさ (Trip!! The Quietness Before the Fight): Machina stops to help a girl who seems to have run out of gas. The girl touches his bike and it chases after her. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 25 |
ネギま！ ２学期 (Negima! 3rd Semester) Drama CD
The third and final Negima drama CD before the start of the anime series. Like the previous ones, it also comes with a bonus DVD with the second episode of the short OVA and a concert. The batch of 3 songs here don't impress me all that much. Rina Sato's track is decent, but the other two I feel are subpar. The Drops song feels out of place with what I envision Negima to be. It doesn't feel the general mood I get from the series. The concert DVD is probably the weakest out of the previous 3. It doesn't have the two starts of the show, Akemi Kanda and Ai Nonaka. However, it does have Ho-chan and it was pretty obvious that she was the start of the show. My favorite song from there has to be Rina's song that she sings for the Negima PS2 game. The group singing Konoka's song turned out pretty well too. But the funniest part is noticing all the places where the cast messed up. That and the guy who was caught on DVD *sitting* while everyone was up and dancing. Classic. I didn't find the story in the audio drama to be interesting. 2. １時間目 Actress in Trouble: Fuuka and Fumiko try to play a prank on Negi but their plan backfires and they take out most of the drama club members. Natsumi, who's also in the club, says that without the members, they'll have to withdraw from the upcoming theater performance/competition. Feeling bad about it, Negi suggests that available students help out. However, they're only able to round up Fuuka, Fumika, Misora, Chizuru, Natsumi, and Ayaka. Natsumi tries to discourage them by saying that they don't have enough people for the script, but Fuuka offers to rewrite the script (although she doesn't have any experience in writing). 3. ２時間目 True or lie: Natsumi pulls Negi aside and tries to convince him to call the thing off, but Negi's enthusiasm overwhelms her. In the library island, Natsumi finds out that Fuuka and Fumika have been hard at work finding books about scriptwriting. Meanwhile, Sayo is wandering around school, envious of what the living are doing. The group is currently trying to figure out who plays what roles. Natsumi finds Kasumi taking pictures of their faux troupe and objects. She explains that the for the perfomance, it has to be the real club members but she didn't have the courage to tell Negi, et al. Kasumi sympathizes and agrees to rid her film, but then finds Sayo in her photographs and begs to keep them. Few days later, Fuuka and Fumika finish the script with the lead prince being twins (written just for them). Natsumi approves of the script. Natsumi then reveals that she has another member to help out, Kasumi. Later, Sayo asks Eva if she can participate in the drama. Kasumi shows her pictures to her club president, but Sayo isn't the picture anymore. 5. ３時間目 Mysterious children: It's a day before their performance, but it's already bustling at the event location. Fumika and Fuuka take Negi and walk around the place. Sayo flies around the area too and enjoys the festivities. She notices Zazie performing magic. The group then catches Eva walking around, even though she had said that she was extermely busy previously. Later, Natsumi and Chizuru overhear the organizer of the competition talking on the phone and talking about how he knows that the members of Natsumi's drama club aren't the real members. Chizuru then brings Eva into his office to help "convince" him to let them perform. That night, Fuuka passes out in the bath from exhausion. 6. ４時間目 Happy end?: Fuuka is still passed out right before their performance. Negi then brainstorms saying that he has a plan. He assures them that he'll be back before their drama starts. Negi comes back at the very last minute to get a robot Negi to be his twin so that he can play the lead role. At the start of their performance, Sayo drops by to watch. Ayaka finds out that it's Negi playing the princes role and is delighted. However, the stage starts creaking props start floating. Sayo's doings. As the play continues, Ayaka deviates from her lines to get closer with Negi. The play ends with the audience laughing. As Eva talks to Chachamaru about how they did pretty well despite not being club members, the organizer guy overhears her and disqualifies the team. However, the gang still enjoyed practicing and performing. |
Title: 魔法先生ネギま！ 魔帆良学園中等ぶ２−A:３学期 (Magic Teacher Negima! Mahora School Class 2-A: 3rd Semester) |
少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine), 05 Vol 24
Featured girl is Misako Yasuna, at a very old age (in terms of cover girls) of 23. New comic starts this week, Overdrive. I had thought it would be a sports manga, but from the looks of it, it's seems to be a romantic comedy with a cycling background. Much like how Suzuka has a track and field setting. This week's anime research comic features Yuki Matsuoka and Akeno Watanabe from Negima. As I'm extremely backlogged, summaries will be abbreviated for the next 6 issues (yes, I'm that far behind). * Summaries abbreviated due to backlog. Overdrive: 1 Allez! Shinozaki!: Mikoto Shinozaki is a new transfer student as a freshman in high school. He bumps into Fukazawa, a female friend that he knew from first year middle school before he transferred out. She convinces him to join the cycling club which is run by her brother. Hamanaka Ai: ０８５濱中弁当 (Hamanaka Lunch): Ai offers to help Masahiko's mom in making his lunch but she unintentionally arranges the food in a semi-erotic fashion. Rose Hip Zero: 3: Kasumi moves in with Kyouji. Later when she accompanies her shopping, they bump into some of her former members in ALICE. Negima: ９４時間目 激戦！ 龍宮VS古菲 (Fierce Battle! Tatsumiya vs. Kufei): Kaede wins her battle. Kufei has trouble fighting Mana until she finally comes up with the strategy to bind her hands. Suzuka: ＃６０: During a qualifying run, Yamato goes all out and gets first place, in part to try and impress Suzuka. However she responds by telling him he didn't need to try so hard. Zetsubou-sensei: ３トンネルを抜けると白かった (It Was White When I Come Out of the Tunnel): Nozomu and ultra-positive student Kafuka pay a visit to a student who hasn't been coming to class. He gets her to come, but she still keeps to herself. Tsubasa: ７６克服の時 (Time of Victory): Yes, it's still 76. Shaoran and Sakura are acquitted through a polygraph test. Yuuko shows up. Student Council: ＃２２王の器 (King's Container): It's discovered that Mashizu is the culprit and that she's been controlled by an external force. Nemu, the teacher, looks earnestly upon Musashi. Changing Now: ＃５１判明！！ 大差の過去 (Revealed!! The Coronel's Past): Crimson Bunny's vocal coach reflects upon her past with Star Mask. |
Title: 少年マガジン (Shonen Magazine) Vol. 24
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