History Manga / MahouSenseiNegima

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' manga ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes. A StealthSequel, ''Manga/UQHolder'', was released in August 2013.

If you were wondering about ''that'' series that [[TropeOverdosed pops up in nearly every single article on this Wiki]] that's not ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', here you go...

If you were wondering about ''that'' series that [[TropeOverdosed pops up in nearly every single article on this Wiki]], here you go...

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' manga ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes. A StealthSequel, ''Manga/UQHolder'', was started in August 2013.

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' manga has ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes. The writer has stated that he wishes to continue it at a later date.

Created by KenAkamatsu, this series has been summed up (with hotly-contested accuracy) as "''HarryPotter'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''LoveHina'' [[XMeetsY and]] ''DragonBall''". Rumor has it that when planning out ''Negima!'', Akamatsu wanted to do a {{Shonen}} FightingSeries. However, his publisher (wanting to cash in on the success of ''LoveHina'', Akamatsu's previous work) insisted on another romantic [[TheUnwantedHarem harem comedy]]. So, Akamatsu created a fighting story that ''looked'' superficially like a harem comedy. The story has since changed into a action comedy/drama with a huge cast (30+ "regulars") and an expanding BackStory.

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For related media, see ''Franchise/{{Negima}}''.

The first anime, ''Negima!'' (take note of the punctuation; it becomes important), concluded in late 2005 after only 26 episodes. Understandably, the plot was tremendously telescoped -- the anime parallels the volumes one through six of the manga in its first 20 episodes or so, and then hurtles into a sudden and somewhat hasty GrandFinale [[StoryArc arc]], in the process skipping over a vast landscape of storyline and character development and abandoning several plot threads just set in motion. It would appear that the studio had planned for more than one season to tell the full manga story, and then were disabused of that notion with less than a third of season left to tie things up. The result is a conclusion that, while dramatic and fulfilling the promise of the show's premise, is [[GeckoEnding abrupt and seems to come out of left field with no warning]] -- especially the shocking event that sets the concluding action in motion. The {{FUNimation}} adaptation took nearly ''all'' of the studio's most frequently-used voice actresses, some of them playing [[TalkingToHimself two or three of the girls at a time]].

In Autumn of 2006, a new series was released: ''NegimaSecondSeason''. It is a {{Reboot}} of the storyline, with a earlier time slot (leaving the FanService packed off to the {{OVA}}s until later in the story), a more obvious {{shounen}} bent, and a distinct flavor of humor courtesy of StudioShaft, the production company that made ''PaniPoniDash''. A manga adaptation loosely based on this reboot, titled ''NegimaNeo'', began running in late 2006, taking plot points from both the original manga and the ''NegimaSecondSeason'' anime and running through both in very different ways than its predecessors. And now has its own page ''NegimaSecondSeason''.

In October 2007, a LiveActionAdaptation called ''[[http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/negima-drama/ Negima!!]]'' was aired. Like ''Negima!?'' before it, the plot is a {{Reboot}} of the basic storyline. And like most {{Live Action Adaptation}}s of anime, it tries to pull off the same kind of manic visual humour (and {{Fanservice}}) that its animated counterparts have, which sometimes succeeds but often comes off as awkward.

Beginning in 2008, a new animated project was released: a three-episode {{OVA}} called ''Mahou Sensei Negima!: White Wing/Ala Alba'', covering the brief [[BreatherEpisode breather arc]] between the Mahora Festival and the trip to the Magic World (chapters 176-183, specifically). These were released alongside limited edition variants of manga volumes 23-25 and, in a refreshing change to the franchise's history of animation, were a faithful adaptation of the chapters it adapted. These were followed up in 2009 by a four-episode (plus one extra) {{OVA}} titled ''Mahou Sensei Negima!: Another World''. These were released in limited edition variants of manga volumes 27-28 and 30-32, and cover the beginning of the Magic World arc. [[StudioShaft The same studio]] that handled ''Negima!?'' is in charge of this adaptation, but this time it feels like the manga -- only with added sound, color and movement.

It then got '''another''' spin-off, titled ''[[SpinOffBabies Negima (Ito) Bun (a.k.a.: Negima Little Girls)]]'', which reversed the age gap: Negi as a young man teaching a kindergarten class.

An anime movie, entitled ''Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Final'', was released on August 27th, 2011, continuing after the ''Another World'' {{OVA}}s, and having a different ending than the manga.

For tropes relating to the characters, head out to [[Characters/MahouSenseiNegima the characters' page]]. Warning: [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Your computer may implode from data overload.]] TVTropes apparently ''already'' did. [[RunningGag Twice]]. There's also a ShoutOut page [[ShoutOut/MahouSenseiNegima here]] and an entire page of {{Ship Tease}}s [[ShipTease/MahouSenseiNegima here]].

In Autumn of 2006, a new series was released: ''NegimaSecondSeason'' It is a {{Reboot}} of the storyline, with a earlier time slot (leaving the FanService packed off to the {{OVA}}s until later in the story), a more obvious {{shounen}} bent, and a distinct flavor of humor courtesy of StudioShaft, the production company that made ''PaniPoniDash''. A manga adaptation loosely based on this reboot, titled ''NegimaNeo'', began running in late 2006, taking plot points from both the original manga and the ''NegimaSecondSeason'' anime and running through both in very different ways than its predecessors. And now has its own page ''NegimaSecondSeason''.

Created by KenAkamatsu, this series has been summed up (with hotly-contested accuracy) as "''HarryPotter'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''LoveHina'' [[XMeetsY and]] ''DragonBall''". Rumor has it that when planning out ''Negima!'', Akamatsu wanted to do a {{Shonen}} fighting manga. However, his publisher (wanting to cash in on the success of ''LoveHina'', Akamatsu's previous work) insisted on another romantic [[TheUnwantedHarem harem comedy]]. So, Akamatsu created a fighting story that ''looked'' superficially like a harem comedy. The story has since changed into a action comedy/drama with a huge cast (30+ "regulars") and an expanding BackStory.

Negi and friends appear in the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover game released in 2009, VideoGame/SundayVSMagazineShuuketsuChoujouDaikessen.

It then got '''another''' spin-off, titled ''[[SpinOffBabies Negima (Ito) Bun (a.k.a.: Negima Little Girls)'']], which reversed the age gap: Negi as a young man teaching a kindergarten class.

It then got '''another''' spin-off, titled [[SpinOffBabies Negima (Ito) Bun (a.k.a.: Negima Little Girls]]), which reversed the age gap: Negi as a young man teaching a kindergarten class.

An anime movie, entitled ''Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Final'', was released on August 27th, 2011. Details are not yet available, but it is expected to have continued from after the ''Another World'' {{OVA}}s, and have a different ending than is planned for the manga.

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' manga has ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes.

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes.

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes.

Beginning in 2008, a new animated project was released: a three-episode {{OVA}} called ''Mahou Sensei Negima!: White Wing/Ala Alba'', covering the brief [[BreatherEpisode breather arc]] between the Mahora Festival and the trip to the Magic World (chapters 176-183, specifically). These were released alongside limited edition variants of manga volumes 23-25 and, in a refreshing change to the franchise's history of animation, were a faithful adaptation of the chapters it adapted. These were followed up in 2009 by a four-episode (plus one extra) {{OVA}} titled ''Mahou Sensei Negima!: Another World''. These were released in limited edition variants of manga volumes 27-28 and 30-32, and cover the beginning of the Magic World arc. [[StudioShaft The same studio]] that handled ''Negima!?'' is in charge of this adaptation, but this time it feels like the manga -- only with added sound, color and movement. Things are looking up for ''Mahou Sensei Negima''...

An anime movie, entitled ''Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Final'', was released on August 27th, 2011. Details are not yet available, but it is expected to have continued from after the ''Another World'' {{OVA}}s, and have a different ending than is planned for the manga.

As of March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has ended at 355 installments and 36 published tankoubon volumes.

As of January 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 352 installments and 36 published tankoubon volumes with the series ending planned for the 355th installment.

Ten-year-old Negi Springfield has just graduated from a magic academy in Wales, and finds that his assignment for earning his full magic license is a job as a teacher -- in a private all-girls school in Japan. Worse than that, though, is that it's a junior high class -- most of the girls are four or five years older than him, and almost all of them think he's the cutest thing since Hello Kitty.

As of January 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 351 installments and 36 published tankoubon volumes with the series ending planned for the 355th installment.

Got '''another''' spin-off, titled [[SpinOffBabies Negima (Ito) Bun (a.k.a.: Negima Little Girls]]), which reversed the age gap: Negi as a young man teaching a kindergarten class.

''[[AC:While this entry was originally written for Negima!, be aware that the trope listing below now includes many entries that are specific to one or more of the various adaptations. Over time, the franchise has become much more TropeOverdosed than aforementioned series, and at this point, most of the tropes that place it as being Overdosed come from Mahou Sensei Negima due to sheer length if nothing else]]''

As of January 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 351 installments and 35 published tankoubon volumes with the original estimate for the ending around chapter 400, although the manga is taking slightly longer than he had expected.

As of October 2011, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 350 installments and 35 published tankoubon volumes with the original estimate for the ending around chapter 400, although the manga is taking slightly longer than he had expected.

As of October 2011, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 342 installments and 35 published tankoubon volumes with the original estimate for the ending around chapter 400, although the manga is taking slightly longer than he had expected.

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%comment% Temporary advice blurb, until Akamatsu-sensei stops dropping bombshells:

%comment% THERE ARE PLENTY OF FORUMS FOR DISCUSSING SPOILERS THAT JUST CAME OUT. THIS PAGE ISN'T ONE OF THEM.

%comment% The goal is to make this a fun, readable, page... not to get "I posted it first!" bragging rights. It makes no sense to be in such a rush to add the latest spoilers that no one's even sure what trope they fit yet.

%comment% If your edit would include (or has to be rephrased to exclude) the words "The last chapter", "Recently", "In 278", "In 279", etc -- please reconsider. It's probably going to look like posting "I GOT FIRST COMMENT!" on someone's blog.

%comment% This includes (but is not limited to) speculations about character deaths, or de-flowerings, or whatever the heck those blowing sakura petals actually mean on a concrete level. Right now, only Akamatsu-sensei knows that.

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An anime movie has also been announced, entitled ''Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Final'', to be released on August 27th, 2011. Details are not yet available, but it is expected to continue from after the ''Another World'' {{OVA}}s, and will have a different ending than is planned for the manga.

Apparently is getting '''another''' spin-off, the [[SpinOffBabies Negima (Ito) Bun (a.k.a.: Negima Little Girls]]), which reverses the age gap: Negi as an adult or teenager teaching a kindergarten class.

For tropes relating to the characters, head out to [[Characters/MahouSenseiNegima the characters' page]]. Warning: [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Your computer may implode from data overload.]] TVTropes apparently ''already'' did. [[RunningGag Twice]]. Neither the [[Awesome/MahouSenseiNegima Crowning Moment Of Awesome page]] nor the [[Funny/MahouSenseiNegima Crowning Moment Of Funny page]] is small either. And if you want to join in the fun in the WildMassGuessing page, [[WMG/MahouSenseiNegima head over here.]] Also available is the [[TearJerker/MahouSenseiNegima Tearjerker]] section (while currently small, it could grow too like the rest of the stuff), [[ShoutOut/MahouSenseiNegima Shout Outs]] and the [[ShipTease/MahouSenseiNegima Shiptease]] section -- of which there's already an entire page's worth.

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As of September 2011, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' manga has reached at least 338 installments and 35 published tankoubon volumes with the original estimate for the ending around chapter 400, although the manga is taking slightly longer than he had expected.