Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Negima! Magister Negi Magi Volume 13


VOL. 13
110 – Ku:Nel Sanders, the One to Watch

Again, the chapter has two parts in it that are important, the first is Negi and that Colonel Sanders, and it was revealed that his voice sounded like his dad’s.  This is weird, since he’s apparently the friend of him.  Then there’s the issue of what Chao is doing, and it was this second half where most of the good stuff happened, it was funny and it was interesting (apparently, another classmate is a mage, I swear the whole of Negi’s class is different).

111 – Kaede’s Ninpo Knockout

The fight between Kaede and Colonel Sanders was really good, particularly the end of the chapter where he uses some pretty spectacular techniques.  There’s also the part where Asuna sets up a team to save Takahata and that was pretty funny.  I really liked this chapter, as it had the right blend of action and suspense.

112 – The Full Force of Kaede’s Ninpo!!

Kaede’s loses, but that’s to be expected, as even she knew that there was no way she could win.  That Sanders guy is pretty powerful, and he even uses a Pactio card here, where the effects were interesting.  Although we know about Chao’s intent already, a lot of things have still not been explained, which is starting to get annoying as it’s been dragged for a long while already.

113 – That Which Waits in the Dark

The situation where Asuna’s group is approached by those weird engineering robots with guns in their mouths was funny (and loved how Kamo called Takane useless).  Negi also seems to think that Sanders is definitely his dad, with the power and voice.  A chapter that’s fairly decent.

114 – If You Are All Here, Then So Am I

Negi’s fight against Setsuna starts, and just like a lot of his other fights in the past, he stuffs up in the beginning.  He seriously needs to reflect on all of this, it’s like in every single fight, there is some trivial problem that he cannot overcome and ruins his performance.  It does get annoying after the first two, three, four five twenty times.

115 – Love is power

The fight continues and it’s much better here now that Negi’s gotten rid of his distractions… only to get bombarded with more.  So Sanders is his father, apparently, and everyone knows, literately, since information’s been leaked to the spectators which are a shame if Negi wanted to keep it quiet.  Surely Negi’s going to win this match?

116 – Advancing Finals, Advancing Conspiracy

And Negi wins, as expected.  It’s only when later in the chapter that the announcer reminded us that Negi was only 10 years old did everything feel a bit… superficial.  It’s hard to believe this guy who has trouble with a lot of things, even during the battle, to miraculously win against so many powerful opponents.  Sanders is quite a funny character, his personality is interesting, and I like his appearances.  We are finally reaching the end of this tournament though, and what Chao has planned for the end, felt like such a long process.

117 – Reunion with Father?!

Love this chapter, Sanders reveals his true identity, and the powers of his artifact are revealed.  I was like, wtf, when he revealed his form that looked similar to Takamitchi (or his master), but thankfully that wasn't the case.  Anyway, this chapter is an interesting turn of events, and probably the best chapter so far in the volume, by the time Sanders was talking to Negi, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, it was that good.

118 – Two Fists Full of Love

Negi fights with his dad (which is an illusion or memory conjured up for 10 mins), everything is still a bit hazy, hopefully there’s a proper explanation later on.  It was a good read but I still find some fight scenes as too messy with stuff all over the place making it hard to see what is happening.  Obviously, Negi will lose to his dad; they’re only completely different levels.

119 – Mixed-Up, Dragged-Out Finale
Probably the first time we've seen her so sad

This chapter is a nice ending to what has been going on for a while now.  It even had a few sentimental moments, which was really good.  Nagi seems like one of those guys that would annoy the hell out of you, and I like the interaction between him and Negi, and also to Eva as well.  It was a really good chapter, in a different kind of way.

Overall
Finally the tournament is finished here; it was starting to get a bit too dragged out, but it was a good arc.  This volume is decent and all the chapters are nice, the final three chapters were the best of the bunch.

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