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''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as is a manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu, known for his best selling title ''Love Hina''. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 2003 to 2012, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. ''Negima'' has been adapted into two television anime series, the first created by Xebec aired in the first half of 2005 and followed the manga, while the second is an alternate retelling of the series by Shaft titled ''Negima!?''. In addition to four different sets of original video animations and an animated movie, a live-action television series has also been produced. The manga was being translated into English and published by Del Rey Manga in the United States and Canada until Kodansha established a U.S. division in 2010 and finished the release, while the series is licensed for distribution in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Both anime and the second OVAs were licensed and dubbed in English by Funimation in North America. Akamatsu collaborated with an artist named Yui to write the spin-off ''Negiho'' in 2010. In 2013, Akamatsu began a sequel/spin off titled ''UQ Holder!'' that focuses on Negi's grandson, Tōta Konoe, and follows a more science fiction/action oriented plot. == Overview == Negi Springfield, a ten-year-old wizard, aspires to become a "Magister Magi", a special wizard who, under the guise of working under a NGO, uses his powers to help normal people. After graduating from the Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, he is assigned the task of teaching English at Mahora Academy's middle school, where his homeroom class consists of 31 girls, each very special in her own way. The series details his time and adventures in Japan as he gains acceptance and respect from his students, helps them in their problems, and faces magical threats from inside and outside Mahora Academy. Although each of the girls has her own back story and personality, Negi's main relationship is with Asuna Kagurazaka, his student and roommate, who dislikes him initially but later accepts him as a friend and becomes his partner. He is also searching for his father who is known as the Thousand Master. The series, while initially appearing to be another romantic comedy work featuring numerous bishōjo characters like ''Love Hina'', has progressed into a mix of shōnen action, fantasy, horror, romance and comedy. Akamatsu stated that he specifically wanted to do something "different" from ''Love Hina''. Negi himself is prepubescent, and many of his scenes with Asuna are specific subversions of the "awkward romantic scene" tendency of harem manga, quickly defused and only played for laughs. In addition, many of the girls are able to fawn over him in a childish sense without any romantic expectations from the reader. In keeping with this style, Negi himself is seen as a contrast to ''Love Hinas Keitaro Urashima and other typical male leads of manga. He is hardworking, capable, and treated kindly, but due to his appearance and age (well below most of his students), he feels completely non-threatening and finds it difficult to be taken seriously as a teacher; many of his students treat him as a cute little kid, if not a playmate (or play''thing''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Negima! Magister Negi Magi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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