I got a copy of Negima 101 from the library, and, if you ever need an unusual “stock character” that also just happens to be a teen girl, for, say, an RPG session, you should look no further, as ghosts, vampires, robots, martial artists, and other oddballs abound in Negima.
Before I started watching this, I was told that it was “unwatchable.” I’m forced to admit that it’s probably an acquired taste that won’t appeal to all anime fans, and probably won’t appeal to anime non-fans at all. Teen girls in echhi situations with a pre-teen boy will probably raise a few eyebrows; a quick glance online shows that this aspect of the work is controversial, to say the least.
Well, the show is silly, and maybe even a bit questionable, but I like it. It’s just too weird not to like. The premise is that a young wizard from Wales comes to an all-girls school in Japan to teach English.
Also, I can’t believe:
- Greg Ayers is really the voice of Negi. No, really, he sounds absolutely nothing like himself in this.
- I’d ever see another anime that has someone riding a horse through a school without the other characters batting an eye after Cromartie, but, yep, Negima has that too.