Considering some of the embarassing connotations that come with the territory of anime, many fans try to keep an open mind when dealing with new series. Negima! is one of those series that you are embarassed to read but you're willing to show your friends because it gets badass.
From Ken Akamatsu (mangaka of Love Hina) comes a story about a 10 year old mage that ends up as a teacher at an all girls school. Sounds girly, doesn't it? Well that changes as the series progresses. What starts out as a perverse highschool drama filled with panty shots and pseudo nudity quickly turns into a magic battle field with a high level of action on the scale of some of the biggest Shonen series. Can you say this is a girly series? Yes, the token cheerleaders are there, but that's expected in pretty much all shonen series.
Right now, Negi is in the middle of a very big battle. I was at the edge of my seat for most of it. One problem I have is that Negi has jumped several power levels all at once, messing up the pacing a bit. This isn't even a fight with the main villain of the arc, yet Negi is using all his power and trump cards. If Akamatsu can make the next fight even better, he may be one of the best authors in the manga world. With the Rakan fight drawing to a close, it'll be interesting to see where the series goes from here.
Small side note. Hopefully we'll get another anime soon. These fights would look ridiculous animated :)
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