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If you were wondering about ''that'' series that [[Trope Overdosed|pops up in nearly every single article on this Wiki]], here you go...
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
Earning his license by getting through a semester or two of teaching his hyperactive and over-affectionate students is only one of Negi's goals, though. He's also looking for his long-absent
And life doesn't get any easier. Although he's supposed to keep his magic secret, he's having control problems, and blows his cover in front of some of the girls almost immediately. Also, he can't get properly licensed until he finds a partner. His style of magic requires a "defender" who handles physical threats while he casts his spells; the contract between mage and partner is sealed with a kiss and empowers the partner to near-superhuman levels. It soon becomes obvious that, by the ''sheerest'' coincidence, almost ''all'' of Negi's students are excellent candidates for partnership. And now that you mention it, the school itself isn't quite as "normal" as it appears at first glance...
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Created by [[Ken Akamatsu]], this series has been summed up (with hotly-contested accuracy) as "''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[Love Hina]]'' [[X Meets Y|and]] ''[[Dragon Ball]]''". 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 ''[[Love Hina]]'', Akamatsu's previous work) insisted on another romantic [[The Unwanted Harem|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]].
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
In Autumn of 2006, a new series was released: ''[[Negima Second Season]]'' It is a [[Re Boot]] of the storyline, with a earlier time slot (leaving the [[Fan Service]] packed off to the [[OVA
In October 2007, a [[Live Action Adaptation]] called ''[http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/negima-drama/ Negima!!]'' was aired. Like ''Negima!?'' before it, the plot is a [[Re Boot]] of the basic storyline. And like most [[Live Action Adaptation
Beginning in 2008, a new animated project was released: a three-episode [[OVA]] called ''Mahou Sensei Negima!: White Wing/Ala Alba'', covering the brief [[Breather Episode|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. [[Studio Shaft|The same studio]] that handled ''Negima!?'' is in charge of this adaptation, but this time it feels like the
Negi and friends appear in the [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] game released in 2009, [[Sunday VS Magazine Shuuketsu Choujou Daikessen]].
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It then got '''another''' spin-off, titled [[Spinoff Babies|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
In March 2012, the ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' manga ended at 355 installments and 38 published tankoubon volumes. Unfortunately for readers, Akamatsu deliberately ran the storyline right into a wall as a protest against the manga industry trying to seize more rights (and profits) from its artists; the ending is both abrupt and unfulfilling.
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