VOL. 16
140 – Top Secret Rescue Negi Operation!!
An interesting chapter, and I liked seeing what the group
was doing and planning to save Negi and fix up this whole mess. I’m glad that Kaede and Setsuna couldn't
defeat the two mage teachers (even though I kinda wanted them to), since it
shows that the teachers are pretty pro and not easily defeated by even novices.
141 – Critical Hit in the Naked Battle
A pretty exciting chapter as Asuna’s group head off towards
Negi and fights the other mages. Despite
the title, it wasn't like that at all, it was fairly serious and the ecchi was
normal (very minimal actually).
142 – Infiltrate!
Charge! Negi Rescue Team!!
The team is getting closer and closer to Negi, hopefully by
the next chapter they would have actually saved him and started the plan of
changing the past. The ending was a bit
more fantasy with the appearance of some mythical monsters, so it can be hard
to swallow.
143 – Terror! The
Truth About Death Specs!!
Wow, now the second half of this chapter was interesting,
and for a moment there, I thought the whole situation in which the time
incident was an illusion too. It peaked
my curiosity when Yue started going on about stuff. That’s about it though, and the culprit is an
unimpressive looking thing.
144 – Friendship!
Victory! Reunion
Seems like a bridging chapter, with nothing much
happening. At least the group’s progress
didn't get prolonged by the real Takahata.
Negi is still annoying as ever, with his style of thinking that he is
the one to blame, wished he would just stop blaming himself and start doing
something about it.
145 – The Clock’s Ticking for the Time Machine
That time travelling watch is very different and
unusual. I thought it could have gone
back only one day, but apparently not so, and the gang’s all here and time to
go back to the final day of the festival to stop Chao’s plan. A dragon pops up, randomly, which doesn't
really fit into the theme of the chapter.
146 – Top-Secret Operation: Defeat Chao!!
Well, the title is correct, the team had thought up and
started executing a plan that they’re not revealing. I guess we’ll have to keep reading to find
out what’s up, but the suspense it quite a bit much. It seems like it would be a good plan, and an
unexpected one. Even from the
preliminary actions by some of the characters right now, they’re quite unusual
so it really does make you wonder what they are going to do.
147 – The Complete Annihalation of Chao’s Plan!!
The chapter reveals the plan that Negi thought up, and at
least it’s plausible and sounds like it will work. I mean, it’s not what you would expect of
someone like him to think up… This
chapter is all about the preparation of the plan, and the end of the chapter
brings a start to the battle, so it’s pretty good in the end.
148 – The Great Mahora Shootout
I love this chapter.
The battle gets into full swings and it gets quite exciting. I loved the appearance of the mages as
‘helpers’, and starting to use their powers to defeat the enemy. There were some humour as well, but a good
chapter overall. I’m surprised at how
much the teacher mages are helping and it’s good to see them on the ‘good’ side
rather than the obstructing side.
149 – Welcome Negi Party
Oh, what a hilarious chapter. The beginning was kinda like apocalypse what
with the menacing giant robots coming down at night, it looks familiar but I
just can't nail where I’ve seen it before.
I liked the part where Chisame was debating against herself whether to
make the provisional contract or not, that was funny.
Overall
I thought the beginning of the volume was dragged on for far
too long, the whole saving Negi part could have done with some shortening. However, the latter chapters focusing on the
actual event in the final day of the festival were great.
