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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