Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 3

by Ken Akamatsu

Book Overview

BLOOD FEUD WITH A VAMPIRE There is a vampire stalking the night! Normally ten-year-old teacher/magician Negi Springfield would have no problem dispatching such a villain, but this vampire has a magic-enhancing partner-and worse, the vampire is a student in his own class! Now he must find a partner of his own, but with a class full of beautiful girls all vying for the position, it won't be an easy task. Add in Negi's old friend, a skirt-chasing, wisecracking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345471806
• ISBN13: 9780345471802
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.7" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Insane killers and AI robots...wow

Akamatsu never stops to amaze... the 3rd instalment of negima is a great volume if ya a vampire lovin hippie or a cyber dude. If your a "love Hina" fan you best pick this up!

"Negima!" Done Got Good!

After the first two volumes of Akamatsu-sensei's "Negima!" manga, I can't say I was super impressed with what I'd seen. Sure the art was great, there was some ecchi humor and TONS of ecchi images of his lolicon babes, so if you were into that, I'm sure things were great. But I'm interested in story and it really hadn't gripped me that much. Still, two volumes is not enough to judge a title on, thus I purchased Volume 3. Boy am I glad I did that! Since the cover of Volume 3 gives away the central characters featured within, it won't be a spoiler to say that the entire volume is about Negi-sensei's fight with the vampire-mage Evangeline McDowell, who's also a student in Negi's class. Eva-chan is partnered with the android Chachamaru, who's also in Negi's class. Negi soon learns how important a partner is to a mage and fortunately for him, Asuna is watching his back. Joining the cast is the ermine Chamo-kun, who speaks and whom Negi saved in the past. Chamo-kun becomes Negi's closest advisor, but he has his own agenda and really wants Negi to make as many probationary partnerships with girls as possible. While Asuna agrees to be a partner, Negi decides he can't put others at risk and flees to the nearby wooded mountain region, where he runs into one of the Baka Rangers on ninja training - Nagase-san. She manages to be what the doctor ordered and Negi finds his confidence again. As the battle with Eva-chan and Chachamaru continues, Negi learns that Evangeline has a connection with his father, the man known as the Southern Master who was supposed to have died when Negi was born. As Eva's plot to free herself of the curse of the Southern Master continues, Negi must learn to trust his partner Asuna and Asuna must be willing to go that extra mile in order to gain the full benefits of being a mages partner. Can they do it in time? I have to say that I was completely taken by surprise with the volume of the manga. Shifting the focus away from ecchi romantic-comedy aspects to creating an enemy for Negi to fight was very good. Not only that, but Evangeline being a vampire-mage was a very good stroke in my opinion. She's a very interesting character made more so with her connection to Negi's father. The mini-Chachamaru that Eva used to use (and may still use) was pretty cool and in a weird way, freaky. Combine this with some nice writing and you've got a real winner. Del Rey continues to do a good job. In the extras, we have a spell lexicon, initial character sketches by Akamatsu-sensei, translator notes, and a preview of Volume 4 in Japanese. Bottom line: If you passed the series because it didn't seem like more than a lolicon ecchi-fest, you might want to reconsider as this volume proves the series will be much more than that. Well worth picking up.

The Evangeline Edition

Negima is the story of Negi, a 10 year old boy wizard from Wales who is assigned to teach English at a girls middle school in Japan. In this volume, Negi battles a vampire/witch who happens to be one of his students. This story arc takes up the whole book, but of course there are many sub-plots also in the book. Other developments include the introduction of a talking ermine and the revelation that one of the students is a ninja. There are still many students that we have not gotten to know yet, so hopefully we will learn about them in future volumes. I am thoroughly enjoying this series and I'm looking forward to reading future volumes as they are published.

Vampires and Wizards, what next a talking weasel?

In the third installment of Negima!, a rumor of the "Vampire of Cherry Blossom Street" is abound in Mahora Academy. The vampire is said to attack helpless victims on the night of the full moon. When one of his students is found unconcious on Cherry Blossom Street, Negi decides to investagate the attacks. While investaging the attacks, another one of his students is attacked, but Negi is able to save her. He was able to save his student, but realizes that the attacking vampire is actually one of his students also! Throught out the volume, Negi is put throught many trials and tribulations. He also learns more about his father, and why the attacks on his students are occuring. Negi also finds his partner with the help of a old friend. This is a very exciting volume and you shouldn't miss it!

Vampires and Killer-Robot girls

With vol. 3,. "Negima: Magister Negi Magi" fully hits its stride and matures into the amazing series we knew it could be, instead of a quasi- Love HIna / Harry Potter crossover. Akamatsu Ken has found a unique voice for the series, with a darker-edged story, and more attention and affection for the characters with every page. This is definitely my favorite volume so far. The main story of volume 3 is the appearance of a challenging villain for Negi Springfield. One of his own students, Evangeline, is revealed to be a vampire who stalks the students of the Mahora school. There first encounter leaves Negi soundly defeated, in large part to Evangeline's robot slave (and also Negi's student!,) Cha-cha Maru. In order for Negi to fully realize his powers, and defeat Evangeline and Cha-cha Maru, he must find a partner to magically link with and boost their powers. An old friend of Negi's, Kamo-kun, shows up to help him along. Because this is an Akamatsu comic, to achieve the magical link Negi needs to kiss his new partner, and all the girls of the Mahora school are ready and willing. Who will become Negi's partner? The obvious choice to Kamo-kun is Negi's crush, the cute but timid Miyazaki Nodoka. However, a new character is introduced, Negi's student Nakase the super-ninja, and there is always Asuna as well as many others vying for the spot.