Mahou Sensei Negima/Tropes M-Z: Difference between revisions

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* [[Mutually Exclusive Magic]]: Ki and magic are incompatible for the vast majority of people.

** For those people that can use them together (only three so far have been shown), it becomes a [[Yin-Yang Bomb]].

* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: Not only do the major characters spend almost all their time off-screen either training or sleeping (and have been doing so for years), the training itself is a frequent plot point on-screen -- especially if it's [[Training ~~From~~ Hell]].

* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: Not only do the major characters spend almost all their time off-screen either training or sleeping (and have been doing so for years), the training itself is a frequent plot point on-screen -- especially if it's [[Training from Hell]].

* [[Mysterious Parent]]

* [[Mysterious Protector]]: The manga shows Negi thinking of his father this way, even {{spoiler|placing himself in danger hoping to get him to appear.}}

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** And then there's Kotarou -- apparently any [[Half-Human Hybrid|half]]-[[Youkai]] where he's from will be abandoned at birth.

* [[Parental Incest]]: No actual incest occurs, but Yuuna ''really'' loves her dad. She even says that she wouldn't mind giving a "deep, passionate kiss" to her dad, which elicits a [[Squick|squicked]] [["No. Just... No" Reaction]] from Ako.

* [[Party Scattering]]: The main cast is at a [[Portal Network|Gateport]], having just arrived in the [[Magic World]] from Wales. The Bad Guys pick that moment to launch their attack on the [[Portal Network]] to cut the Magic World off from the real one. As the system explodes, there's all kinds of [[Buffy-Speak|swirly craziness]] and the cast end up scattered in ones and twos across a surface area nearly a third that of Earth. It takes an interminable period to get everyone back together, but when they do, everyone has, as they say, [[Took a Level In Badass|taken a level in badass]].

* [[Party Scattering]]: The main cast is at a [[Portal Network|Gateport]], having just arrived in the [[Magic World]] from Wales. The Bad Guys pick that moment to launch their attack on the [[Portal Network]] to cut the Magic World off from the real one. As the system explodes, there's all kinds of [[Buffy-Speak|swirly craziness]] and the cast end up scattered in ones and twos across a surface area nearly a third that of Earth. It takes an interminable period to get everyone back together, but when they do, everyone has, as they say, [[Took a Level in Badass|taken a level in badass]].

* [[Pensieve Flashback]]:

** Negi and Asuna use a spell to get an [[Out-of-Clothes Experience]] inside Negi's memories of the destruction of his [[Doomed Hometown]].

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* [[Token Girl]]: {{spoiler|Sextum, the Averruncus of water and the only girl in the series.}}

* [[Token Yuri Girls]]: Setsuna serves as Konoka's [[Battle Butler|protector]], and admits it precludes hooking up with anyone else. Naturally, other characters assume this is a complicated way of saying that they are a romantic couple, or will be. Konoka certainly has no problem being her (kissing-activated) partner in their magical contract. It's pretty much just Setsuna who isn't aware of this. Naturally, when Setsuna proved to be a [[Ensemble Darkhorse|popular character]], the overtones became a lot more obvious in the ''Negima?!'' remake, with a more knowingly teasing Konoka and a more flusterable Setsuna, to the point of Setsuna stuck between embarrassment and ogling at Konoka in a swimsuit. Considering that in the early manga [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|the way Setsuna acts around Konoka is exactly the same as someone with a really strong crush]] (complete with blushing and a loss of the ability to speak whenever she's around) makes the [[Ho Yay|subtext]] already quite strong.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Pretty much automatic if someone gets an artifact. This includes {{spoiler|Negi, though overshadowed by the fact that he had just gained about ''eight others''. Maybe, his artifact could be a [[Game Breaker]] because he has so many attendants, he can use all their powers, granted, one at a time, but still it gives him a lot more options than almost anyone. Has been [[Put on a Bus]] for a while now.}}

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Pretty much automatic if someone gets an artifact. This includes {{spoiler|Negi, though overshadowed by the fact that he had just gained about ''eight others''. Maybe, his artifact could be a [[Game Breaker]] because he has so many attendants, he can use all their powers, granted, one at a time, but still it gives him a lot more options than almost anyone. Has been [[Put on a Bus]] for a while now.}}

** Yue is arguably the queen of this trope, having done this no less than three times. See her character entry for details.

** Yue's best friend Nodoka is the goddess of this trope.

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* [[Total Party Kill]]: Discussed a few times after they entered the magical world arc as with so many other game tropes, especially when they were separated.

* [[Tournament Arc]]

* [[Training ~~From~~ Hell]]:

* [[Training from Hell]]:

** Lampshaded with Ku Fei's martial arts training, as her trying to create a "quick-powerup" training regimen for Negi based on old manga and kung fu movies fails miserably. She then tries training him conventionally, which works, and teaches him so quickly that she gets depressed about it.

** Played straight, however, with Evangeline's training methods, which actually seem to work.

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** Chapter 311 {{spoiler|Quartum rips Chachamaru in half, Quintum steals back the Code of the Lifemaker, so now there are 4 averruncus' one of which is female}}.

** Chapter 329 {{spoiler|The return of the Lifemaker.}}

** Chapter 330 {{spoiler|[[Back ~~From~~ the Dead|The return of Primum, Secundum, Quartum, Quintum, Sextum, and all of the other KE members.]]}} Doubles as [[Oh Crap]].

** Chapter 330 {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead|The return of Primum, Secundum, Quartum, Quintum, Sextum, and all of the other KE members.]]}} Doubles as [[Oh Crap]].

** Chapter 331 features {{spoiler|the arrival of all the former Ala Rubra members currently accounted for including none other than '''[[Back ~~From~~ the Dead|JACK Freaking RAKAN]]''' to join Eva in taking on KE,}} giving the impression that Akamatsu is out to either give his readers a concussion or just straight out split their skulls open.

** Chapter 331 features {{spoiler|the arrival of all the former Ala Rubra members currently accounted for including none other than '''[[Back from the Dead|JACK Freaking RAKAN]]''' to join Eva in taking on KE,}} giving the impression that Akamatsu is out to either give his readers a concussion or just straight out split their skulls open.

** Chapter 334 which ends up revealing the current Lifemaker to be {{spoiler|Nagi}}.

** Chapter 346 in which Negi reveals that {{spoiler|he has feelings for one of the girls (doesn't so which one though)}}