Friday, February 3, 2012

Negima! Magister Negi Magi Volume 18


VOL. 18
160 – May the World Be at Peace

Well, this chapter seems to be the end of the arc that spanned nearly half the series’ volumes at this point.  I would say… that the flying train compartment is very random and weird.  To sum this up, Negi saved the day, hooray, now we can get on with other stories.

161 – The Future Belongs to Everyone

Honestly, the drawings of Chao gets better and better with each chapter, there’s so much character in some of the frames in this chapter.  But back to the story, still wrapping up everything, and Chao seems pretty cool with losing…  There were some bits of the chapter where I was lost and didn't know what was happening or going on though since the dialogue was a bit of a mess.

162 – Hope for a Happy Future, Zaijian!!

When Chao mentioned that secret weapon, I guessed what it was, and when it was revealed, I was right.  The family tree, the pages that ensued after that were great and very funny.  Chao’s departure was a bit sad, hopefully that’s not the last we see of her.

163 – Take a Break

This was another enjoyable chapter read, a lot of humour coursing through the pages.  Negi visits “Colonel Sanders”, and the bickering between him and Eva were good and what made the chapter so great to read.  The reveal about how Negi’s dad is still alive isn’t that surprising or shocking.  Good chapter.

164 – Magical Michievious Spirit Part 1

It started off as a typical boring chapter (now that all the excitement is over, but again, it does seem so long ago that they had run to class like that…), but it got a little bit more interesting once it got to the confession room.  Although it’s nothing original (a person pretending to be the priest and listening to the confessor’s worries), it worked quite well in this instance.

165 – Magical Michievious Spirit Part 2

Once this chapter got to the part where the rest of the class members started confessing, it got hilarious.  I particularly liked Makie’s confession of how she can’t think of any worries, suits her airheaded nature very well (and made for a nice joke).  Nodoka’s and Negi’s confessions weren't that great though.

166 – Silence Can Be a Kindness

This chapter is perfect for speed reading, since the chapter has very less speech bubbles or text (written in ‘near silence’).  It actually worked very well though, and the story told was pretty funny.  The wash coupons were a bit exaggerated and wtf, but it was an amusing chapter.

167 – Negi’s Growing Up

I thought it had turn back to normal since the chapter was focusing upon the class preparing for their final grades.  However, it was right at the end that Negi said that he will return to Wales and wants Asuna as his partner.  That was surprising…  Oh, that and he might never come back (but I find that hard to believe).

168 – Only a Few More Nights Until Summer Break

Pfft, Negi and his words making everyone misunderstand.  This chapter fast forwards the last few days so it can get to the summer semester, and the class gets second place… after doing so bad in the sample exams a week earlier, whatever.  Anyway, it was an okay chapter.

Overall

Yay, after the festival being dragged out for so long (never expected it to go that long when it began in Volume 10), it’s back to the normal day to day stuff (with some changes).  The volume in general was okay, some humour here and there, but just a tad bit on the boring side.
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