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Going Gonzo for Chocobo Samantha Inoue-Harte may just have the most diverse resume of anyone that we have ever interviewed on the show. She is an actress, voice actress, worked in VFX, Special Effects, owns a recording studio, works as head of content and so much more. And then, to top it all off, she plays the drums as well ... so yeah, she's a musician. Oh , and then .... shes also partnering with Wu Tang Clan to bring an Afro Samurai clothing line to market. No biggie ... You have seen Samantha's work in movies like Office Space, Predators, Alita: Battle Angel, Death Proof, and Planet Terror. You have heard her in shows and games like Final Fantasy Unlimited, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Negima!, World of Warcraft, Idiocracy, and more! For more on Samanthan Inoue-Harte, please visit the following - Instagram - @animegirl_sami IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404109/ For more on our show partners - Bones Coffee - http://www.bonescoffee.com/FSFPOPCAST and use code FSFPOPCAST Idea Farm - www.ideafarm.store - use discount code FSF15 Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook - @fsfpopcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Going Gonzo for Chocobo Samantha Inoue-Harte may just have the most diverse resume of anyone that we have ever interviewed on the show. She is an actress, voice actress, worked in VFX, Special Effects, owns a recording studio, works as head of content and so much more. And then, to top it all off, she plays the drums as well ... so yeah, she's a musician. Oh , and then .... shes also partnering with Wu Tang Clan to bring an Afro Samurai clothing line to market. No biggie ... You have seen Samantha's work in movies like Office Space, Predators, Alita: Battle Angel, Death Proof, and Planet Terror. You have heard her in shows and games like Final Fantasy Unlimited, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Negima!, World of Warcraft, Idiocracy, and more! For more on Samanthan Inoue-Harte, please visit the following - Instagram - @animegirl_sami IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404109/ For more on our show partners - Bones Coffee - http://www.bonescoffee.com/FSFPOPCAST and use code FSFPOPCAST Idea Farm - www.ideafarm.store - use discount code FSF15 Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook - @fsfpopcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Join us for an exclusive interview with the talented voice actress Mary Morgan! Known for her roles in hit series like Fairy Tail and Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Mary shares her journey into voice acting, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights into bringing beloved characters to life. Whether you're a fan of her work or curious about the art of voice acting, this conversation is packed with inspiration and fun. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews with your favorite voice actors!Want to dive behind the scenes of voice acting? Check out this playlist filled with interviews from top voice actors talking about their experiences in anime, video games, and more: • Voices of the Industry ==============================Connect With Us!==============================TikTok: / movementradio IG: / movementradio3 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/movementradi...Twitter/X: https://x.com/MovementRadio3Facebook: / movementradio2019 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@movementradio3==============================Subscribe & Listen to the Movement Radio Podcast!==============================YouTube: / @movementradio Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vfGZJD...
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Bryan Golden about his second magical webtoon, Vampire Magicka. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram, and read Vampire Magicka on Webtoon, as well as previous series Strawberry Seafoam and following series Cinder & Charm. You can also support him on Ko-Fi and Inprnt! News: (1:00) Negima! Magister Negi Magi Mahora Panic game is open for pre-registration CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: MEMORY KEY the mobile game is out now Himitsu no AiPri: Gather Secret Memories coming to Nintendo Switch December 2024 Magical Girl Dandelion English translation was announced for release on Viz Manga Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- trailer released Magical Girl holoWitches the STAGE debuted on September 21st First trailer for Miraculous Season 6 is out Miraculous World: London, At the Edge of Time to debut October 5th on Disney Channel France DokiDoki PreCure the Novel to be reprinted due to selling out Happiness Charge PreCure 10th anniversary fan meeting announced MagiGawa Magical Girl Plushie serialized for its second month in Manga Time Kirara Max Magical Shiba Inu Hanamaru becomes permanent fixture in Manga Time Kirara Flavor Girls: Return to the Mothership comes out December 2024 Shooting Star Catch Teenieping drops first teaser trailer What I've watched/read: (9:00) Wonderful PreCure The Magical Girl and Evil Lieutenant Used to be Archenemies Yummiland Unicorn Academy Cry Babies Magic Tears 1 & 2 Main topic (17:15) Series mentioned: Wonderful PreCure Magic Knight Rayearth Cardcaptor Sakura Monster High Sailor Moon D Gray man Battle Angel Alita Phantom Thief Jeanne Fullmoon wo Sagashite Madoka Magica Music featured: Ghost Town from Storyblocks.com Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Keep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
Link to article: https://bit.ly/3q4zYijWebsites that post manga comics without artists' authorization remain rampant in Japan, posing a serious issue for cartoonists, particularly fledgling ones.Manga sales in the country are estimated to have hit a record high of ¥612.6 billion in 2020 thanks to such blockbuster works as “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.”The stellar result was apparently due in part to brisk demand from people staying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, however, damage from piracy websites also increased.ABJ, an organization established mainly by publishers including Shueisha Inc. to tackle the issue of manga piracy, has compiled a list of some 400 piracy sites. The combined monthly number of accesses to the top three such sites reached 326 million in October 2021, skyrocketing from 12.5 million in January 2020, according to the group.The estimated amount of damage calculated on the basis of the number of accesses to the top 10 piracy websites exceeded ¥780 billion between January and October 2021, far more than some ¥210 billion for the whole of 2020.Damage from Manga Bank, one of the major pirate sites, alone is believed to have totaled over ¥200 billion. The cumulative number of accesses to the site, which was set up in December 2019, amounted to nearly 1 billion.Shueisha and three other publishers started talks on combating the site immediately after its launch.They filed a petition with a U.S. court seeking an order for the disclosure of information about the site's operator.In November, the court ordered entities including Google to disclose such information. Although Manga Bank was shut down suddenly in the same month, the four companies remain determined to identify its operator and pursue its legal responsibility.“The picture quality of pirated versions seen recently is very high and almost on par with that of e-books, and unauthorized works of some manga comics are found on the internet on the very dates when their official versions go on sale,” manga artist Ken Akamatsu, known for such hit works as “Love Hina” and “Negima! Magister Negi Magi,” said angrily.Noting that damage is particularly great for new and unknown cartoonists who are active only online with their works still not published in magazines, Akamatsu said: “If such artists lose motivation, very entertaining manga works that would have appeared in the future could end up not being read. Keeping away from pirated works will lead to protecting talented artists, so I want people to enjoy manga in their official versions.”Support the show (https://bit.ly/2XdAlJC)
Here's The Stories We Covered In This Episode of #FORNEVERNEWS 0:00 Prologue 2:28 DEMON SLAYER STUDIO FACES FEDERAL CHARGES 7:18 Fullmetal Alchemist Authors NEW Manga 8:56 Rising of Shield Hero 2 DELAYED 10:30 Mappa Tries To Damage Control 14:43 Orient Anime Update (from creator of Magi) 16:32 Negima & UQ Holder Update 17:18 Blue Lock anime 18:20 Anime Tube Scam 21:51 Baki Son of Ogre Trailer & Sales Released 24:16 Dragon Ball Super 2022 Movie Update 25:28 Boruto Activated 30:36 Black Clover's Loss Explained 31:44 Top 50 Manga Sales 34:14 One Piece STRANGE Collaboration 34:53 David Productions Anime Delayed 35:53 Undead Unluck anime? 36:58 Weekly Shonen Magazine Author Comments 38:53 Wrap-Up --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forneverworld/support
Tim and Wade interview the filmmakers of the Oscar-shortlisted animated short “If Anything Happens I Love You” plus anime, studio classics on MOD, new Criterions, giveaways and the momentous 4k UHD debut of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.” DigiGods Podcast, 03/09/21 (MP3) — 59.73 MB right click to save Subscribe to the DigiGods Podcast In this episode, the Gods discuss: 400 Bullets (Blu-ray) 7 Seeds (Blu-ray) After School Dice Club: Complete Series (Blu-ray) Ah My Buddha!! (Blu-ray) Ahiru No Sora (Blu-ray) Ajin: The Oads (Blu-ray) American Madness (Blu-ray) Ascendance of a Bookworm (Blu-ray) Assassins Pride (Blu-ray) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Blu-ray) B: The Beginning - Season One (Blu-ray) Bang Dream! Film Live (Blu-ray) Bartender 15th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (Blu-ray) Blade of the Immortal (Blu-ray) Born a Champion (Blu-ray) Brian's Song (Blu-ray) Chidori RSC (Blu-ray) Chop Shop (Blu-ray) Circle of Friends (Blu-ray) The Court Jester (Blu-ray) The Croods: A New Age (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Danish Girl (Blu-ray) Do the Right Thing (4k UHD Blu-ray) Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (Blu-ray) Dragonheart 3 (Blu-ray) Elizabethtown (Blu-ray) Elysium (4k UHD Blu-ray) Enemies, A Love Story (Blu-ray) Ensemble Stars: Part Two (Blu-ray) Fairy Gone: Season One - Part Two (Blu-ray) Fatale (Blu-ray) Fear of Rain (Blu-ray) Good Neighbor Sam (Blu-ray) Granbelm (Blu-ray) Greenland (Blu-ray) Horizon Line (DVD) I Love You To Death (Blu-ray) Ice Castles 1978 (Blu-ray) In the Name of the Father (Blu-ray) Jiang Ziya (Blu-ray) The Kid Detective (Blu-ray) Killing Bites (Blu-ray) Kissing a Fool (Blu-ray) Kitten with a Whip (Blu-ray) Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life - Season Two (Blu-ray) Larry Crowne (Blu-ray) The Last Shift (Blu-ray) The Last Vermeer (Blu-ray) Locke the Superman (Blu-ray) Love Story - Limited Edition Blu-ray (Blu-ray) Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening (Blu-ray) Man of the Year (2006) (Blu-ray) Man Push Cart (Blu-ray) Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Blu-ray) Motto to Love Ru: Season 2 (Blu-ray) My Girl (Blu-ray) Negima! + Negima!? (Blu-ray) The Notorious Landlady (Blu-ray) On-Gaku: Our Sound (Blu-ray) Operation Mad Ball (Blu-ray) The Passenger (Blu-ray) Phffft! (Blu-ray) Picnic (Blu-ray) Prime (Blu-ray) Punch Line (Blu-ray) Radiant: Season Two - Part One (Blu-ray) Radio Flyer (Blu-ray) Reality Bites (Blu-ray) Rubin and Ed (Blu-ray) Seabiscuit (Blu-ray) Sky Sharks (Blu-ray) Smooth Talk (Blu-ray) Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) That Funny Feeling (Blu-ray) Twittering Birds Never Fly (Blu-ray) Under The Yum Yum Tree (Blu-ray) Val X Love (Blu-ray) The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (Blu-ray) When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (Blu-ray) Wrong Turn (Blu-ray) Z/X Code Reunion (Blu-ray) The Zookeeper's Wife (Blu-ray) Please also visit CineGods.com.
On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is yakitori? Topics Discussed What yakitori is The difference between yakitori when it is written using kanji and when it is written using only hiragana What qualifies as yakitori An overview of the history of yakitori The supposed origin story of the skewered sparrows that the area around Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is known for How eating meat was considered taboo throughout much of Japan's history Yakitori during the Meiji Period Yakitori shops The pros and cons of using charcoal as opposed to propane when grilling yakitori The specialized names used to refer to chicken parts The supposed origin of the term negima What part of a chicken the term bonjiri refers to and the etymology of the term The many meanings/usages of the term kimo What sunazuri is What part of the chicken is referred to as a mame (bean) at a yakitori shop What part of a chicken a chōchin/kinkan is The interesting history behind Higashi Matsuyama City' (Saitama Prefecture) pork "yakitori" A yakitori vending machine in Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture Support on Patreon If you enjoy Ichimon Japan and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. 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Here are some of the main Japanese-language sources used when preparing for this episode. 焼き鳥の定義 焼き鳥の歴史 焼き鳥の豆知識について 焼き鳥の「ぼんじり」とは?どこの部位?栄養素?気になるカロリーを解説 焼き鳥用語集 焼き鳥の部位いろいろ やきとりって何だ? – やきとりの定義を辞書から探る 焼き鳥の定番ねぎまの「ま」の意味は?歴史や由来を紐解く 焼き鳥やさんの「ぼんじり」(「ぼんちり」「ぼんち」)という名前の由来 游氣風信 No.158 2003. 2. 1 肝のはなし ハツ コロナ禍で誕生した「焼き鳥無人販売機」が人気 宮城・石巻市 This is the news article about the yakitori vending machine in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The article contains photos of the vending machine. Here is the list of chicken parts we covered in this episode. Yakitori Terminology List Momo (モモ、もも): Thigh meat Sasami (ささみ): Meat from the inner breast, chicken tenderloin Negima (ねぎま、葱鮪), Hasami (はさみ): In the context of yakitori this refers to a skewer of chicken and green onions Note: This was not made clear in the episode but according to the sources we found the term negima came from the name of a stew made of green onions and tuna. This dish was called negimanabe (葱鮪鍋). As explained in the episode, eventually people started using chicken became more affordable than tuna and so the term negima came to be associated with chicken rather than tuna. Mune (むね): Chicken breast Bonjiri (ぼんじり): The meat at tail of the chicken Kimo (肝、きも), Rebā (レバー): Liver Zuri (ずり), Sunazuri (砂ずり), Sunagimo (砂肝): Gizzard Nankotsu (なんこつ、軟骨): Cartilage Yagen nankotsu (ヤゲン軟骨): Cartilage (connects to the breast bone) Hatsu (八ツ), Shinzō (心臓), Kokoro (こころ): Heart Mame (まめ), Mamegimo (まめぎも): Chicken pancreas Seseri (せせり), Soroban (そろばん), Nekku (ネック): Chicken neck meat Kinkan (キンカン): Chicken ovary Chōuchin (チョウチン): Chicken ovary with egg yolk Note: Although in the episode we give the impression that kinkan and chōchin are the same, it seems that they are actually two different types of yakitori. However, there is a chance that some places may not distinguish so strictly between the two. The latest episode of the Japan Station podcast, can be found below. Documenting the Intense World of Japanese High School Baseball (Ema Ryan Yamazaki) | Japan Station 54 For even more information on the history of chickens and the chicken industry in Japan, check out the Japan Station episode below. Jidori and the Chicken Industry in Japan (Dr. Benjamin Schrager) | | Japan Station 35 If you would like to check out the Kimito Designs shop, then use the link below. Remember to use the coupon code OPENING10 when you check out to get 10% off (valid until the end of 2020). Visit KimitoDesigns.com Japanese Vocabulary List Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here’s some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC. Tare たれ (n) (1) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce) Butabara 豚バラ : 豚バラ; 豚ばら; 豚肋 【ぶたバラ(豚バラ); ぶたばら(豚ばら,豚肋)】 (n) (See バラ肉) boneless pork rib; boned pork rib Suzume スズメ : 雀 【すずめ(P); スズメ】 (n) (1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus) Sasa 笹 : 笹(P); 篠; 小竹 【ささ】 (n) bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.) Take 竹 【たけ(P); タケ】 (n) (1) bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae) Negi ネギ : 葱 【ねぎ(P); き(ok); ネギ】 (n) (uk) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion Maguro マグロ : 鮪 【まぐろ(P); しび; マグロ】 (n) (1) (uk) tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; (n) (2) (uk) Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); (n) Toro トロ : とろ(P); トロ (n) fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly) Hasami ハサミ : 鋏(P); 剪刀 【はさみ(P); ハサミ】 (n) (1) (uk) (See 螯) scissors; shears; clippers Bonbori ぼんぼり (n) paper-covered lamp or lantern Shiri 尻 : 尻(P); 臀; 後 【しり】 (n) (1) buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips Kimo 肝 : 肝(P); 胆(P) 【きも(P); たん(胆)】 (n) (1) liver; innards; (n) (2) courage; spirit; pluck; guts; (n) (3) (きも only) crux; essential point Kimodameshi 肝試し : 肝試し; 肝だめし; 胆試し 【きもだめし】 (n) test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare Kushi 串 【くし】 (n) (1) spit; skewer Eko エコ (adj-na,pref) (abbr) (See エコロジカル) ecological; eco- We Want Your Questions Is there something about Japan that confuses you? Is there something about Japanese culture that you would like to learn more about? Is there something in Japanese history that you would like us to explain? We're always looking for new questions about Japan to answer, so if you have one, please send it to ichimon@japankyo.com. Special Thanks Opening/Closing Theme: Produced by Apol (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Fiverr) Ichimon Japan cover art: Produced by Erik R. Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapanKyoNews) Twitter (@JapanKyoNews) Full Show Notes https:///www.japankyo.com/ichimonjapan What are you funniest Japanese mistakes? | Ichimon Japan 30
Yeah, it's our longest podcast ever - but this is a special occasion. This marks the end of our first cour, a real accomplishment. Not only that, this is the show where we discuss the results of our listener survey - a big step in determining our plans for the future. Plus all the regulars belly up to the bar - what we're both watching (Major 2nd), news, and questions. Plus our topic of the week this time is one near and dear to the hearts of anime fans everywhere - fanservice. TIMECODES: Intro - 00:00:00 What we're Watching - 00:09:18 Major 2nd Spoilers Start - 00:19:07 Major 2nd Spoilers End - 00:25:46 The Anime News - 00:28:51 Oricon Rankings - 00:29:29 New Series Announcements - 00: 33:40 Other News - 00:49:29 Topic of the Week - 01:03:52 Listener Questions - 01:47:14 ANIME DISCUSSED: BRYNHILDER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr_in_the_Darkness R-15 https://myanimelist.net/anime/10611/R-15 If Her Flag Breaks https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15801 Shokugeki no Soma https://anilist.co/anime/20923/Shokugeki-no-Souma Negima! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!_Magister_Negi_Magi Love Hina https://anidb.net/anime/35 Goblin Slayer (ewww) https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dumpster%20Fire Bleach https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434665/ Kono Bijutsubu https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18003
Victor Bonnefoy est, entre autre, un vidéaste. Depuis sa vidéo appellée "MANGA & CINEMA AMERICAIN" j'avais envie de parler manga avec lui. C'est maintenant chose faite, et j'espère que cette discussion saura vous faire passer le temps. Les réseaux sociaux de Victor: Intagram et Twitter : @InThePanda Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/INTHEPANDA Les Mangas cités dans cet épisode: Ranma ½, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, My Promise NeverLand, Nana, Fruit Basket, Anima+, Docteur Slump, Love Hina, Negima, Ichigo 100%, Nozokana, My hero Academia, Are You Alice, la brigade immunitaire, happiness, Monster, Death Note, 21 Centery Boy, Bakuman, Platinum End, Tokyo Goul, Judge
Cap interviews Negima: A top QLD player that is notorious for switching mains and picking up the latest DLC character. Watch live on Twitch __Twitter__ Podcast: @Tournameta Negima: @NegimaSSB Cap: @BingusPrime __Music__ Jingle by Oscarno
Anime got you rolling on the floor laughing or shedding tears of joy? Comedy remains one of the top most genre for anime and for a good reason. Writers love making us laugh. Join the hosts as they talk about comedy and anime, and some of their favorites over the years. Topics this episode: Tastes in Comedy, Worst Aspects of Comedy, Types of Comedy, Discussions of Favorites, and much more! The opening for this episode is the OP for Non Non Biyori called “Nanairo Biyori” by nano.RIPE. The closing for this episode is the ED for Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun called “Ura Omote Fortune” by Ari Ozawa.
This week Alek has trouble pronouncing kawaii while the group fails to fully grasp what the word means. Other topics of note include: avoiding the 2019 Tokyo flu epidemic, nasal penetration and the Shadow of Colossus remake. Sorry Alek's mic wasn't recording for the first bit :/ Check out the video for this episode on our YouTube channel! Special thanks to guests Erik and Negima the Fenchie. Track of the week: Equal Romance by Coco
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit animecast are here with a light list of news topics this week. However, the topics included are some heavy topics to hit. Join in and get their take on the news, as well as some fun community questions! Topics this episode: Fafner The Beyond, Kakegurui 2nd Season, Slayers Novel, Studio Drop, Toei Animation, Magia Record Anime, Ellation Studio and High Guardian Spice, Netflix new releases, Night Raid 1931, FLCL Progressive, Frontwing new Kickstarter, Conception TV, Non Non Biyori Vacation, and much more! Thanks to Mys145, fragoff, and SethAmaha for the great questions featured on this episode. The intro for this episode is the OP1 for Island called “Eien no Hitotsu” by Yukari Tamura. The outro for this episode is a remix of Rem from Re:Zero called “Suki Desu” by たらこ.
The rebound episode. More on live actions in relation to Viz, Maison Ikkoku, and Negima. Then Dean fires off a sniper shot of a bullet. Our second and final night from Anime North. Mike Nicolas, Neil Sinclair, James Austin, Dean Colak
Apologies for the late post, some schedules ran longer than expected, but we're here with new episode for Anime Month! Have you ever noticed the how important a character's hair color was? Well, we are going to talk about in this episode! Foot Notes: -Little Witch Academia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Witch_Academia -Boku no hero academia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Hero_Academia -Negima! Magister Negi Magi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!_Magister_Negi_Magi -Bakemonogatari https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari -Queen's Blade https://myanimelist.net/anime/4719/Queens_Blade__Rurou_no_Senshi?q=quee -Samurai Champloo https://myanimelist.net/anime/205/Samurai_Champloo?q=sam -Darling in the FranXX https://myanimelist.net/anime/35849/Darling_in_the_FranXX?q=darl Other Media Outlets @teamsatyrboom on Twitter team_satyr_boom on Instagram
On the show today Benjamin is joined by two pop-culture supa-stars appearing at Supanova 2017. First up Brian Herring, best known for his performance as BB-8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Brian also work on such productions as Mopatop’s Shop (Father Mouse and many guest characters), Construction Site (Diggs) and The Hoobs (Hubba Hubba and Groove). His other children’s TV work includes; Wizadora (Hangle), The Animal Magic Show(Billy Nibbles), What’s Your News? (Anthony, Peek and Gi Ant), Space Pirates (Stringy) and Wizards Vs Aliens (Stickley & Squiggly). Next up is iconic voice actress Laura Bailey. She got her start in anime playing Kid Trunks on the hit series Dragon Ball Z, and went on to play several leads in other popular titles. Most recently, she has provided the voice of Black Widow in Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, and Supergirl forInjustice 2.Some of her most recognizable roles are: Shin in Shin Chan, Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket, Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist, Angela Miller in Resident Evil: Degeneration, Keiko in Yu Yu Hakusho, Sana in Kodocha, Marlene in Blue Gender, Oboro in Basilisk, Henrietta in Gunslinger Girl, Chi-Chi in Dragon Ball, Anko in Naruto, Shion in Naruto Shippuden: The Movie, Schrodinger in Hellsing, Evangeline and Ayaka in Negima, and Rakshata in Code Geass. Then listen to Benjamin’s review of the ASO’s performance of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. More ASO shows/details can be found here: http://aso.com.au Tune in again later in the month for more exciting interviews! Both guests are appearing at: http://www.supanova.com.au Stream here or iTunes. Follow the show: Facebook Twitter Instagram Supporters: Palace Nova Cinemas Mad Zombie Collectables
The week the Digi Crew finish up the first main arc of Adventure. Garrett also edited this episode for anyone wondering. Digi Notes That Negima thing Garrett was talking about and feels bad for still (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Negima!_Magister_Negi_Magi_characters#Negi_Springfield) Explaining the age thing (https://japanqna.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/japanese-birthdays/)
Après les années fastes du harem manga, du temps de Love Hina et Negima, les mangas d'aujourd'hui ont abandonné le genre au profit de ce qui fait vendre le plus : le shônen nekketsu ! Le harem manga est-il vraiment oublié ? Max, Flavien, Johnny et Kanyar vont devoir affronter les petites culottes pour tenter [...]
E esse é um Fate Masters especial, onde começamos um novo quadro do Fate Masters, o Fate Masters Analisa. E não podia ser um começo melhor: nessa edição nós analisamos Bukatsu, de Igor Moreno (que já é figurinha carimbada no Fate Masters Apresenta). Em melhor estilo, vamos ao Colégio Itazura e exploramos as regras, descrições e materiais que ele colocou nesse cenário para Fate Acelerado onde você pode jogar em todos aqueles mil animes e mangás que envolvem escola, não importa se são pessoas querendo ajudar seus companheiros, delinquentes enfrentando ameaças sobrenaturais, ou mesmo a escola onde todos os clubes decidem que será o próximo conselho estudantil na base da porrada, e mais as grande lista que aumenta a cada nova temporada de animes (em pelo menos cinco ou seis). Deixamos uma pequena lista de animes que lembramos envolvendo escolas e estudantes colegiais: ficou de fora muita, mas muita coisa mesmo que a gente não lembrou no momento da gravação. E como se fosse pouco, ainda deixamos aqui as nossas contribuições para um possível Bukatsu! Shippuden: o Clube de Rugby e o Clube dos Anfitriões para Bukatsu! Lembrem-se: qualquer dúvidas, críticas, sugestões e opiniões você pode enviar na comunidade do Google+ do Fate Masters, na comunidade do Facebook do Fate (com a hashtag #fatemasters), e pelo email fatemasterspodcast@gmail.com Além disso, temos agora nosso Espaço no Google Space para você ouvinte comentar, trocar idéias, sugerir pautas e tudo mais. Link para o programa em MP3 Participantes: Fábio Emilio Costa Rafael Sant’Anna Meyer Duração: 80min Cronologia do Podcast: 00:00:10 - Abertura 00:01:11 - Explicando o que é Bukatsu! 00:04:15 - Apresentando o Colégio Itazura 00:06:27 - Uma campanha no foco da criação de um clube e como Bukatsu trata a estrutura da escola japonesa 00:11:28 - Sobre a arte e diagramação de Bukatsu 00:17:09 - Sobre a aventura inicial de Bukatsu 00:18:07 - Começando a Criação dos Personagens com o Aspecto Nominal 00:24:31 - Comentários sobre os Estereótipos de Mangá e Anime como Aspectos (e os Garotos Mágicos de Anime) 00:26:10 - Sobre as Façanhas em Bukatsu e como você as obtém 00:28:54 - Sobre o Alívio Cômico 00:30:21 - Sobre o Lema do personagem 00:32:32 - Sobre o Objetivo 00:36:10 - Sobre o Tipo Sangüineo 00:40:55 - Sobre os Clubes em Bukatsu 00:45:32 - Definindo os Clubes do seu Colégio Itazura 00:46:51 - Uso Múltiplo de Estresse, recuperação de Consequências e o Clima de Mangá e Anime em Bukatsu 00:49:47 - Regra de Flashback, Honoríficos, Divisão de Tarefas, entre outras novas regras 00:53:01 - Mais um pouco sobre o Monólogo do Objetivo do personagem 00:57:30 - Regras do Bukatsu interessantes de serem usadas fora de Bukatsu 01:00:03 - Respondendo como trazer jogadores para Bukatsu e usando Bukatsu 01:07:45 - Recomendações sobre animes para inspiração para uma campanha de Bukatsu e sobre o cuidado com os tropos dos mangás (TL;DR: manere no fanservice) 01:17:34 - Considerações Finais Links Relacionados: Bukatsu! Azumanga Daioh! Lucky Star Haruhi Suzumiya Yuyu Hakusho Sailor Moon Kill La Kill Tenjou Tenghe Infinity Stratos Sket Dance Kuroro No Basket Captain Tsubasa Prince of Tennis Another Assassination Classroom Genshiken Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! (Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!) Girls und Panzer Haiyore! Nyaruko-San! Urusei Yatsura K-On! Bleach Working!! Ookami-San to Shichinin no Nakamatachi Ranma ½ Inuyasha Gotham Academy Porky’s (NSFW) Rival Schools Kare Kano Negima! Link para a comunidade do Google+ do Fate Masters Comente esse post no site do Fate Masters! Assine no iTunes Trilha Sonora do Podcast: Ambient Pills por Zeropage Ambient Pills por Zeropage Bouken Desho Desho (Abertura de A Melancolia de Haruhi Suzumiya) - TV Edit por Aya Hirano
Geeking Out at the Tower Podcast Episode 27 - The One Andrew Forgot To Prepare For Slowly but surely catching up on all the behind episodes! Andrew forgot to prepare a subject for that week's discussion so he made one up last minute-ish. Essentially its a random episode with plenty of subjects, side-tangents, funny stories from our lives, Andrew tries to find media that he hates and much more. Craziness and fun abound! Have Fun!!! Time Stamps: [0h00m00s - 0h44m30s] Intro and News [0h45m25s - 1h22m12s] Geeking Around [1h22m16s - 2h39m34s] Main Topic: The Summer Catch Up [2h40m10s - 2h41m27s] Outro and Info Music Used: [0h44m30s] Macaroni Tout Garni Theme [1h22m12s] Bumper [2h39m34s] Stand Out by Tevin Campbell [2h41m27s] Tank! by The Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop Opening Theme) You can also find info on our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/goattcast We are also on itunes, just type Geeking Out At The Tower Podcast in the search bar. E-mail: goattcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/goattcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/goattcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/goattpodcast/ You can also find us on CBNAH at http://www.comicbooknerdsarehot.com Tags: Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, French TV Shows, Macaroni Tout Garni, TGIF Music, Force Friday, Star Wars, Amiibo, Marvel, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Harry Potter, Concussion, The Danish Girl, Ride Along 2, George of the Jungle, Rick and Morty, Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches, Mr. Robot, Shokugeki no Soma, Narcos, Rocket League, Oyasumi Pun-Pun, Community, High Score Con, Gravity Falls, Top Gear, Redline, Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit, Tales of the Borderland, Legend of Zelda, Mario Party, Monopoly, Just Cause 3, Transformers Devastation, Yakuza 5, Battlefront, Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise, Age of Ultron, Antman, A Goofy Movie, Disney, Evangelion, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, Gundam, Golden Boy, Negima, Full Metal Alchemist, Trigun, Ghost Hunt
Andrew and Chris dive into the secrets of what makes harem. The fundamental features of a harem and also compare the best of them.
This Episode is One for the ages as Roy, Mike and yours truly with our Leading Lady extraordinaire and honorary member of the shrine, Miss Jessica Calvello AKA Lady J as the party just got RIAL. That's right we have one of our most awesome Guestspots yet with the One and only Monica Rial(Fairy Tail, Mikchiko and Hatchin, Maken-Ki, Infinite Stratos, Negima) in the shrine with us to talk of all things anime. I also sung for Monica, got into a love triangle with Mike and Roy did a short(but F"N awesome) Fairy Tail Skit with Monica(Mirajane)and also answer some of your fan Questions. you gotta check this episode out folks. Enjoy and remember at Shrinetime Entertainment -The Nerd is the word. DISCLAIMER: We got to as many fan questions as we could, so if your questions didn't get answered, don't take it personally.
LEAH CLARK Leah is a voice actress and script writer for FUNimation Entertainment. Her voice acting career began when she appeared as Girl B in an episode of Case Closed and stole the show… in her own mind. She credits the overwhelming amount of female characters in Negima! and an odd talent for creating sheep […]
Small delay but we are back with an episode that could have gone longer had the series we were focusing on had ended before the recording. We still managed to spoil the hell out of a bunch of stuff but most of it you will still enjoy once you look it up. Gothic Garaa, or whatever he calls himself, stops by to talk about Negima. The story about a... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes
Podcast anime review of 11Eyes, Episodes 1-12. Directed by Masami Shimoda (Ai Yori Aoshi, Boys Be, Saber Marionette J). Series composition by Kenichi Kanemaki (Hell Girl, El Cazador de la Bruja, Negima). Animation by Dogakobo. Series currently streaming at: http://www.crunchyroll.com/11eyes Satsuki Kakeru and Minase Yuka have been best friends ever since they were in an orphanage together. They've endured some hard times but nothing can prepare them for the "Red Night". As they are walking home from high school one day, they experience a rending pain, and then find themselves in what looks like their city. But it is overcast with a red sky and a black moon. And there's no living inhabitants except some weird looking monsters. Just when they're surrounded and about to be killed, the Red Night ends and they find themselves back in our world again. But they find themselves getting dragged back to that hell over and over again. But they are not alone. They begin to discover that some other students from their school are also being drawn into the Red Night. The difference is each one of them has a power or skill that allows them to fight against the monsters and their masters, the Black Knights. Do Kakeru and Yuka also have powers they don't know about? They better hope they do because the Black Knights are obsessed with killing them all. The anime was based on an adult visual novel released in Japan that was subsequently released in a more sanitized form on the Xbox 360 and PSP. My Grade: C Here is the opening from the original PC game. Pretty cool song:
Manga review of Negima! volume 6 by Ken Akamatsu. Translated by Toshifumi Yoshida. Adapted by Trish Ledoux. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha. Published in US by Del Rey, $10.95, Rated OT Ages 16+. Volume 6 of Negima is full of surprises as Negi, accompanied by Setsuna, Asuna, and Konoka, finally gets to deliver the letter from the headmaster of Mahora Academy. His mission was to hand deliver it to the leader of the Kansai Magic Association, called "The Elder of the East". The Elder also happens to be the son-in-law of the headmaster, which in turn makes him Konoka's dad. Of course, Negi had an ulterior motive in coming to Kyoto, which was to see if he could find any info about his missing father. But there are some that do not want to see the Kanto and Kansai Magic Associations getting along. Just when Negi thinks he's reached a safe haven Chigusa Amagasaki and her minions attack the Kansai temple and kidnap Konoka. Well, somehow, Akamatsu found a way for Negi's students to fight on equal footing with Negi against high-level magicians and even brutish demons. In the context of Negima, this actually doesn't strain the limits of believability. I didn't even blink when some of his students started breaking out sniper rifles or using Naruto-like martial arts attacks. It just made sense in this world Akamatsu has created. The art is great as usual and the fan service is plentiful. Some might say TOO plentiful. For instance, in battle, Asuna blocks a petrification spell that does not harm her but turns her clothes to stone and then they shatter, leaving her naked. She is then tickled by multiple tentacled arms made of water which seem to be groping in all the wrong places. Later, when she gets another set of clothes, she forgets to put on her panties, and so every battle she fights her butt is blowing in the wind. Literally. And what would a volume of Negima be without some sort of bath scene? Still, I find the characters interesting and the humor works most of the time, even though the series tries to be an softcore ero-manga at times. My Grade: B+
Manga review of Negima! Volume 5 by Ken Akamatsu. Translated and adapted by Douglas Varenas. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha. Published in US by Del Rey, $10.95, Rated OT 16+. Now that Kazumi, the leader of the Journalism Club, has decided to keep Negi's secret, she's in kahoots with resident weasel pervert Chamo in an effort to increase Negi's probationary contracts. She instigates "Operation Kiss Negi-kun Passionately on This School Field Trip". She splits the girls into pairs and tells them that whoever kisses Negi without getting caught by the other faculy members gets them on the limited edition trading cards that are a prize among his class. Of course, MOST of them don't know that they will also be entering into a magic contract at the same time to help Negi in battle. Unfortunately for them, there is now more than one Negi. Negi made some paper doll copies of himself so he could go out on patrol without being missed. But some of the copies are defective and want to get it on with his students! Meanwhile, elements of the Kansai Magic Association that do not want peace begin to make their moves to stop Negi from fulfilling his mission to deliver a letter of conciliation from his magic school. Negima is nothing if not entertaining. Again, the art is great, with Akamatsu making sure that things never get too serious. Even when Negi battles with a powerful fox spirit and gets the snot beat out of him, it never gets to the Naruto stabbing and cutting off heads realm. Akamatsu is about showing pretty girls and panties and he never misses an opportunity to showcase them. He really is a master of character design even if his plots steal from other better known Japanese and Western franchises. I enjoy each volume of Negima, but see little reason to ever pick up the new Negima Neo series. One time around with this story and characters is quite enough for me. My Grade: B+
Anime review of Episodes 10-13 of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Box Set. Published by Geneon. List Price: $59.98, Rated 13+. Box Set contains Episodes 1-13. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo (Moonphase, Negima, Maria Holic). Written by Masaki Tsuzuki. Fate has once again failed to capture Nanoha's Jewel Seeds, so yes, it's time for a sadistic whipping from her mom, Precia Testarossa (why are the Japanese obsessed with naming their female characters Testarossa?). But this time, Aruf gets pissed and attacks Precia. For her trouble, she is almost destroyed and has to flee to Earth, where she again encounters Nanoha and her pals and decides to switch sides in order to rescue Fate from her mother. Meanwhile, the TSAB are closing in on Precia's space travelling rock for a final confrontation. Nanoha, Yuno, and Chrono have to go in after Precia wipes out an assault team. Magical Nanoha comes to a satisfying if uneventful end. Ok, a big battle happens at the end, but what I mean is that while Nanoha has been entertaining and fun, it never really succeeds at seperating itself from the mob. All of the characters were just a tad bit too shallow and one dimensional. The animation, especially on this last dvd, is first rate and rarely reverts to shortcuts, even during the battle sequences. But Nanoha could never cast off its indebtedness to Cardcaptor Sakura, even though it succeeded in its own kinda clone way. Definitely worth watching if you're a magical girl fan but isn't going to ever break into the greatness realm. My Grade for the Series: B Watch the first part of episode 10 below:
Podcast anime review of Love Hina: The Complete Series, Episodes 8-13. Directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Hayate, Familiar of Zero). Series Composition by Kurou Hazuki. Published by Funimation, Rated 16+, List Price: $49.99. In this second batch of episodes, Keitaro's efforts to get into Tokyo U take a backseat to stories focusing on the female leads. Motoko, the samurai girl, finally has to confront her turtlephobia when Su lets a giant mecha-turtle loose. Then she has to enter Keitaro's dream, which is based on an old Japanese RPG, which pisses her off, even though she's in an unconscious state. Kitsune plays the role of Sherlock Holmes (she actually cosplays as him) to find out what has become of the missing monthly Hinata rent payments. Naru might just be leaving her friends and Tokyo U behind as she attempts to break into the cutthroat world of Japanese pop idols, managed by none other than the male diva, Kentaro. We also get a little more background info on the always mysterious Su, as the residents try to find out more about her older brother and sister. Whoops, I almost forgot Shinobu and her desire to experience her first kiss! I actually enjoyed this second disk more than the first because, let's face it, Keitaro is a bit of a wanker. The girls are much more interesting, seeing as how they don't have a single goal in life that obsesses them to extremes. Actually, maybe they all do. Motoko with her sword training, Su with her absent family members and gadgets, Kitsune with her drinking, and Naru, whose quest mirrors Keitaro's. I guess I meant that the girls seem to have more texture, and the writers of the show are making them even more individual in these episodes. Even though Love Hina was one of the first harem anime, it still works better than most because there are only five girls, unlike Negima where you have over 30. So it's much easier to get to know them and add layers to their personalities. The animation is top of the line, supplied by Production IG, which wisely modified their super realistic style to suit the design of the original manga. The voice acting is done very well also. My Grade: A Listen to podcast of Episodes 1-7: http://sesho.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=522459
Anime review of Episodes 6-9 of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Box Set. Published by Geneon. List Price: $59.98, Rated 13+. Box Set contains Episodes 1-13. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo (Moonphase, Negima, Maria Holic). Written by Masaki Tsuzuki. Nanoha's friends, Suzuka and Arisa, are getting very worried about her behavior. Just like her family, they can sense that something is up but Nanoha hasn't told them about her new magical girl role yet. Arisa is getting pissed and hurt because she feels Nanoha doesn't trust her. Without her in the triad of friendship, the bond between the three girls just doesn't seem the same. Nanoha, on the other hand, is intent on making a new friend, the mysterious and merciless Fate, the black-clad mage that she tangled with on the previous dvd. Fate, and her shape shifting wolf familiar, Aruf, are intent on seizing Jewel Seeds for Fate's mother. Unfortunately for Earth, and the universe at large, the clash between Nanoha and Fate over the Seeds could destroy the entire space time continuum! A Time-Space Adminstration Bureau Enforcer, a sort of interdimensional cop, arrives on the scene to make sure this doesn't happen. While on the surface, Lyrical Nanoha might seem like a Cardcaptor Sakura rip-off, its imagery and plot skews a lot higher to older otaku. Why do I say this? Perhaps because there is some insinuated fan service, total nudity when Nanoha changes to her magical girl costume, and the fact that Fate's mom tortures her with a magical whip...over and over. So maybe I should say Cardcaptor Sakura with a dose of De Sade to poison the otherwise Hello Kitty sweetness? Also, Lyrical Nanoha at its heart is a sci-fi anime. What its users call magic is mathematical equations which mages activate with mental energy. The show gets even more sci-fi with the arrival of the Time-Space Bureau, a police force that patrols multiple dimensions in a starship, looking for people jacking with the universe. The character designs in the show are pretty cool but for the fact that every character in this series has serious "bedhead". No matter if it's a girl or a boy, everyone has these big clumps of uncombed hair poofing off the side of their head. What a tragedy that a show can actually be dragged down by bad grooming! This is not a great show but it can be entertaining if magical girls are your bag. My Grade: B You can watch the first part of Episode 1 below:
Media Factory has released a promotional trailer for the upcoming Dance in the Vampire Bund anime, based on the manga by Nozomu Tamaki. 4 volumes of the manga have been released in the US by Seven Seas. Animation is being done by SHAFT (can you dig it?), which has had a hand in almost every major anime series to be released here to one degree or another. Akiyuki Shinbo (Devil Hunter Yohko, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Negima) will be directing. While Shinbo can do comedy very well, he should be able to handle the creepy mood and explicitness of this title. The manga is almost a joining together of two of Shinbo's earlier shows, Moonphase and Le Portrait de Petit Cossette in flavor and theme so I think he'll be allright with the subject matter.
What happens when you wait until the last second to record? THIS!
The very first episode for the 2 Retards Podcast! Full of random talk!
What happens when Ed gets pushed a little over the limit? Why, he kills people, of course!
Manga review of Negima Volume 4 by Ken Akamatsu. Translated by Douglas Varenas. Adapted by Peter and Kathleen O'Shea David. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha. Published in US by Del Rey, $10.95, Rated OT Ages 16+ for Mature Audiences. Most of the third volume of Negima was taken up with Negi's battle with Evangeline McDowell, a vampire who had been cursed by Negi's dad, the Southern Master, and trapped in the body of a young girl. Evangeline believed that his father was dead but Negi tells her the story of how the Southern Master was the one who gave Negi his staff. Negi wants to find him but has no idea of where to look. Evangeline suggests he look in Kyoto, where his dad used to live. In a bit of a selfish act, mixing business with pleasure, Negi proposes that his class go on a field trip there. That way, he won't have to miss work. The headmaster of the school agrees to let them go to Kyoto but he also has a task for Negi to perform. Apparently, Kyoto falls under the territory of the Kansai Magic Association, which has a running dispute with Negi's Kanto branch. In an effort to smooth out the relationship between the two organizations, the headmaster appoints Negi as an ambassador of sorts and gives him a letter to be delivered only into the hands of the leader of the Kansai wizards. Unfortunately, there are elements of the Kansai group that do not want peace with Kanto and want to keep Negi from fulfilling his mission. As always, the first thing that jumps out at you with Negima is the excellent art in which Ken Akamatsu cleverly combines cuteness, comedy, realism, sexiness, and and great layout to create a very unique style. The story is where this book could get a bit muddled. I mean how many times can we stomach someone's clothes getting blown off at least once a volume, if not more, without it becoming a cheap parlor trick? Well, the answer for now is...a lot more! This series hasn't worn out its welcome yet, seeing as how we know so little about the 31 girls in Negi's class. In this volume the spotlight focuses on Miyazaki, who is pining to declare her love to Negi, and Setsuna, a sword bearing student who is a bit of an enigma. She seems to be obsessed with Konoka, but Negi has to figure out whether she's trying to protect Konoka, or working for the Kansai faction. My Grade: B+
Manga Review of Negima volume 2 by Ken Akamatsu, creator of Love Hina and A.I. Love You. Translated by Douglas Varenas. Adapted by Peter David and Kathleen O'Shea David. Originally published in Japan by Kodansha. Published in US by Del Rey, $10.95, Rated OT ages 16+. Negi sees a lot of students really putting pressure on themselves studying and wonders why his own Class 2A seems to be going about their usual business. When he asks one of the girls what the deal is, she tells him that in 3 days the school will be taking the all-important high school exam. 2A always has the worst average so none of the girls even bother getting upset about it, especially the Baka Rangers. They get a bit more serious when they hear rumors that Negi might be fired or their class might be dissolved if they don't improve their class ranking. The truth is that if Negi can somehow get his class out of last place, he will "officially" become a teacher at the Academy (up to this point he's been in a probationary type position). He starts to come up with some sort of magical solution, but Asuna talks him out of it, saying that the girls should fail or succeed on their own merits. Negi even goes to drastic lengths by taking away his own powers in the 3 days leading up to the test so he won't be tempted to use his magic. Asuna quickly changes her tune when she hears the rumors going round the school and enlists the Baka Rangers to help acquire a mythical book in the school library that supposedly makes you smarter if you read it. The Mahora Library is the largest library in the world and contains millions of books, with a lot of them being rare and irreplacable. Due to the nature of the tomes inside it, there are lots of traps on its first floor to keep out would-be robbers. Traps which Negi and company are going to have to deal with minus his magic. The two things that instantly grab you just flipping through this manga is its beautiful art and sexy fanservice. Akamatsu is pretty much at the top of his form doing harem comedy. But the fact that Negi is so young eleminates some of the horndog nature that you find in some male protagonists of this genre. Instead of being a perverted male surrounded by pure and innocent girls, Negi is the pure and innocent one being played on by females that find him cute and irresistible, especially Ayaka, the class rep. Of course this wouldn't be Akamatsu if the writer didn't find a ton of ways to get the girls bathing naked, have their clothes blown off, or bend over for various reasons for panty shots. It's just the nature of Akamatsu's game. While he focuses a lot on comedy, he is not afraid to draw epic background environments pulled right out of Kurosawa's vast shot forte. This is something a lot of manga artists lack nowadays, the use of wide shots. The character designs are great. I never have trouble recognizing any of the 31 girls of class 2A. They are distinct enough, at least in outward form, so you don't confuse them very easily. We haven't really got to know them all as personalities but then again, this is only the second volume. I look forward to learning more about the characters. Negima is really funny and is a very entertaining adventure. My Grade: A
Manga review of Negima Volume 1 by Ken Akamatsu. Translated by Hajime Honda. Adapted by Peter and Kathleen O'Shea David. Originally published by Kodansha in Japan. Published in US by Del Rey, $10.95, Rated OT, 16+. 10 year old Negi Springfield has just graduated from magic school when he receives his mystic diploma which dictates a student's career. Negi has been assigned as a teacher in Japan. He arrives at Mahora Academy as their new English professor, replacing the popular Takahata-sensei. He gets off to a bad start with one student in particular, Asuna, who just happens to have a crush on Takahata. When she finds out he is being replaced by Negi she becomes hell-bent on getting him fired. Imagine her surprise when she finds out Negi will be rooming with her and her roommate, Konoka! One limit put on Negi is that nobody can find out about his magic abilities. If someone does, then he could be kicked out of his training and maybe even turned into a hamster. But you know Asuna is going to be watching him like a hawk for any type of weirdness she can take advantage of. And I haven't even mentioned the other thirty girls in his class. My Grade: A
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