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Mahou Sensei Negima: The Next Semester
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And here's chapter 347, Love Can't Be Stopped.
----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Chapter 349 is out.
----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Last page of chapter 348: It never ends, does it...
-Morgan. 
Okay, that's weird. I can see 348, but 349 throws up empty pages for me.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
Okay, so it isn't just my connection...
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Odd. It works fine for me. Try accessing it through here.
----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia. 
*looks at 350*
What the hell is happening here? Is Akamatsu prepping for a wrapup or a sequel series? - Grumpy Uncle Gearhead
And Redhawk's translation of chapter 350 is up.
----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Page 6: Thought so.
Page 9: No, of course you don't. Pages 17-18: There's the right way to write that relationship... -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 
The series really is drawing to a close, isn't it.
Jinx999 Wrote:The series really is drawing to a close, isn't it.Maybe, maybe not! I've heard that Akamatsu had originally wanted to do a shonen battle series, but his editors insisted on a school harem comedy, which led to the genre shift partway through the series. Well, what if what he actually wanted to write was a futuristic sci-fi story, with magitech elements, and all of Negima has been a lead in to just this moment! [/ridiculous speculation] ----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia. Jinx999 Wrote:The series really is drawing to a close, isn't it.What, just because a major character is about to make a long-term departure from the storyline? Akamatsu-san did that in the middle of Love Hina... -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Chapter 351 is up.
Make sure to read all of the notations, there's some interesting stuff in there. ----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia. Jorlem Wrote:Chapter 351 is up.Indeed. (And then there were four - two that I expected, one I didn't expect but can understand, and one that caught me by surprise...) Page 12: Is that the first kiss in the series that didn't involve a pactio? -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Here's a question... is Negi physically 11 yet? Between time in the bottle and the explicit five-month jump alone, he ought to be a bit older by now.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
I don't recall it being explicitly stated, but I agree that with all the time warping shenanigans, and the five month time skip in chapter 350, I'm sure he is at least 11, if not 12 already. Plus, I believe it was mentioned that he had been teaching for a year a little while after they got back from the magical world, so...
He might not have hit puberty yet though, so there might not be any changes significant enough to warrant a change in his character model yet. With the demonic immortality thing he has going now, he might not be able to physically age though. Just look at Evangeline. ----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Speaking of manga entering final chapters, Tite Kubo has announced that Bleach is nearing its end, as well... take that with as much of a grain of salt as you care for.
 -- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode. 
Y'know, I give props to Akamatsu here. The general emotion and such, and the sense of melancholy this whole chapter has is very well done. For a manga I only got into because it showed up on *every TV Tropes page ever*, I really have come to care for the characters. And Akamatsu's art is top notch with Konoka's genuine grief.
The thing is, as hard as Eva's been hammering in the nail that "Asuna is *dying*, the Asuna that's going to wake up won't be her", I can't find myself seeing them going through with it. Because Eva is right. Unless something *amazing* is managed, everyone is glossing over the fact that they're killing the Asuna they know to save the Magical World. While this speaks volumes about Asuna's strength of character, Negima couldn't even keep Rakan dead when he should've been outright erased by the Key of the Lifemaker. I can't see them permanently offing Asuna. However beatifically sacrificial it would be. That said, what's everyone's bets on Bell-head's likely fate (no pun intended)? For safer, more logical conclusions, I'm going to wager that Negi will discover something that means they can wake her up again while searching for the Lifemaker and Nagi, thus adapting his plan to not require her sacrifice. For batshit, out of left field solutions, I'll put forth Chao returning from the future in a few chapters, dragging Asuna along with her, who will slowly recover her memories and personality via exposure to the cast, while not breaking Negi's current plan, because Time Travel Hax. --- "Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay waste."
Or maybe somehow Asuna taps into Jack's spare supply of impossible awesome and becomes either the dominant personality of the princess, or a separate person completely?
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
I'm honestly figuring that she already is. That we saw how that battle played out when she 'thawed' on screen in the last arc.
...I'm also kind of hoping that Akamatsu goes through with something like GrownUp!Ayaka waking her and calling her 'Princess'... ...And being greeted with "There is no Princess, there is only ZUUL!" (Well, a hug'd be more probable, but I wouldn't put the reference past either Asuna or her author.) =========== =============================================== "V, did you do something foolish?" "Yes, and it was glorious."
Holy cow. Three? Wow.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
With the amount of plot lines left to finish, I'm wondering if he's planning a sequel of some sort.
There is a couple of scanned pages from what appears to be the next/last/whatever chapter here .
Untranslated but it is clear what is going on, if you care to be spoiled. Then again, it may be just a dream or something... If you scroll down there is a very interesting comment from kaz3phyrous that may show some light on what Akamatsu's plans may have been all along. |
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