[Anime] Negima!? New Series (Spoilers?)

Wow, I enjoyed that much more than any of the original show. It may be much different from the manga but it does its own thing, runs with it, and gets things accomplished much better for doing so than the original show being a loosely and poorly executed adaption of the manga. I'll keep watching Nemima!? for sure.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Lord Styphon

For those interested, a funsubbed version of episode 1 has been released by what appears to be a Negima fansite that has taken on a life of its own.

I don't know what your sources are, Styphon, but that was definitely not a funsub. It was a legit fansub and was pretty accurate. They even attempted to translate all the random crap on the blackboards and did karaoke for the small next episode preview sequence. Everything was great about it except for the video encoding which could have been due to a crappy RAW or whatever. The video source was a bit better than the earlier RAW that we were linked to in this thread as this fansub's RAW was in widescreen. Really, all it needs is better video quality and it would be perfect. Fantastic job for first attempt at fansubbing. Go ahead and download it, guys. It's good stuff. =)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

lol it was fun but it wasn't a funsubbed episode. >=U

Anyway, I just talked to them and they said that the widescreen RAW they got was kind of meh but if they can find a better widescreen RAW or a better decoder for their current RAW for better encoding they might come out with a version 2.

Originally Posted by #Mahora-Fansubs @ irc.rizon.net

> hey just wanted to say excellent job on Negima!? episode one. I just finished watching it.
> Only thing I can say that needs improvement is video encoding
<BillyG> thanks yo
<BillyG> the raw was tricky
> otherwise timing, translation, karaoke, and blackboard was awesome
<BillyG> Sorry for the encoding, thing :P
> yeah was the raw's video quality not that great?
<BillyG> well
> b/c I figured that maybe that was it
<BillyG> it would've been good if we didn't use the widescreen raw
> yeah but widescreen is <3
<DSJFX18> the widescreen is the better one tho.
<BillyG> but we got the widescreen raw that had a codec that was tough to encode with
<BillyG> so I stripped it of that code, problem is that the raw size went to 500 MB
> well if you guys find a better widescreen raw and decide to make a version 2 I'd totally download it again =)
<BillyG> so when I brought it down from 500 to 175, quality kinda reduced, sorry about that. Probably won't be like that next release.
<BillyG> if i get a good decoder, yeah, v2 is possible.
> sweet
<Hitokiri-Battoussai> ouch fat ass raw file
<BillyG> yeah
<BillyG> which is why when I brought it down, quality got bad

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Mahora's tracker is down now but no matter because they have a sendspace link for version 2 of episode 1. Much better video quality is what I've been promised. I'll take a look at it once it's done to confirm.

In the meantime here's the link to version 2 of episode 1. Enjoy! =)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5zedw5

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Dude, episode two is freaking amazing. If they make this show any more awesome I'm going to start liking it more than the original manga.

Spoiler:

Oh god the ending sequence with the Baka Rangers is priceless.

If you don't mind 4:3 and a low quality RAW at that then feel free to download episode 2 with the torrent I've attached.
Its origins are at http://bt.saiyaman.info/

I was speaking idiomatically.

You'll probably see a sub by Sunday. The widescreen RAW that they use comes out on Friday on BS-Japan. It's fun talking to the dudes on #Mahora-Fansubs.

A reference question, not a big spoiler:

Also, does anyone know what this reference is or who this is? =o

Double Post:

Spoiler:

As I suspected, A.I. ga Tomaranai (aka A.I. Love You) is written on the pan and was confirmed by Hina of Mahora-Fansubs. Fun little reference there. =)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sin Ansem

Wait a shit... what the fuck happened to my other post?

I believe you were already warned not to make torrent posts without any content. It was deleted along with the lol k i gunna watch da episode toooo post. Get with the program, mac.

FELIPE NO

Yup, episode three continues to deliver hardcore awesomeness.

Spoiler:

I was surprised that they decided to deck Asuna in full-out battle gear instead of her usual harisen. I just wonder how she'll improve over the series.

But yeah, I really like her personality change in Negima!? instead of the typical drawn-out reluctance Naru character she is in the manga. Just another perk of taking the series and doing whatever you want and getting things done that SHAFT is delivering wonderfully.

So far it's pretty much the same as the manga as in where things are heading but it's just delivered faster and better. At least to me. I'm also enjoying the extra backstory they're giving Eva.

Oh and lol'd so hard at Baka Pink again. Best running joke ever. ='D

Double Post:
Oh, just a note. Don't expect any more chalkboard translations from Mahora-Fansubs. They mistranslated too many in episode 1 and it's more or less too difficult and kind of a waste of time. Instead, go check animesuki or mahora-fansubs' forums for chalkboard translations.

Originally Posted by #Mahora-Fansubs

<Hinatanko> oh
<Hinatanko> acer
> sup?
<Hinatanko> tell your friends at the gamingforce forums
<Hinatanko> or whatever
<Hinatanko> that chalkboards = KJSHTRJHAWGKTKAGWREAFWR *stabbity**stab**stab*
<Hinatanko> and that they should look in anime suki or refer to the forums for a better list of references
> loool no more chalkboard translations? ='D
<Hinatanko> forums = mahora forums
<Hinatanko> not from me, no
<Hinatanko> i mistranslated too many
> okies
<Hinatanko> and jiz is slowly finding links to the references on animesuki already
<Hinatanko> so they're on there
<Hinatanko> but i also linked them from the mahora forum as well
<Hinatanko> in my translation note topics
<Hinatanko> so just have them check that otu
<Hinatanko> *out
<Hinatanko> and don't expect me to have any chalkboard stuff (or rather, don't expect good chalkboard stuff if i even bother to do it >.>)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Well, I'm not sure how great the raws they're able to get are to begin with. Besides, karaoke is negligible if the actual subs are good because subs are really what matter. Still, improvement is improvement, and I'll agree that encoding is where it's most needed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh holy shit! So that's why they looked wide as fuck. Ew. I'll definitely have to talk to them about that.

How ya doing, buddy?

What's wrong with Negi and Kamo? I thought they were fine. Kamo's voice fit perfectly for how I pictured him actually.

Really, besides the interesting original moments that did their own thing (like the ending) in the original series the only good thing to come out of it was the vocal cast - all of which were and still are awesome.

Also, it's a pretty small group that's handling this, Sin. Please have patience. I am kind of surprised that there aren't more subbers for this though since it's both quality and by SHAFT who did Pani Poni Dash.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Heh, I wouldn't mind the original pictures for that. Feel free to post them in here in spoiler tags to save space. =)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah, I wish Megami would focus more on this show than Sumomo mo momo mo. They've done the best job at subbing so far.

You can get their second episode here:
http://a.scarywater.net/megami/%5BMe...5D.mkv.torrent

How ya doing, buddy?

Ugh, thanks for the news. I suppose I'll have to go and see if any of those raw torrents are still up and going. I think I downloaded up to episode nine raw if I remember correctly.

At least Shinsen is pooping out an episode every now and then. Perhaps one day they'll complete this show.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Oh wow, I'm gonna enjoy Funimation trying to justify selling this and the original series. UH... IT'S MORE NEGIMA HAVE A BALL. Yeah, probably.

I'll have to go and buy this too because I'm a consumer whore for all things Akamatsu. I have mixed feelings about buying anime that was broadcasted in high definition though. DVD quality isn't bad but it makes me wonder if they're going to release it one of these days again on Blu-ray or HDDVD.

FELIPE NO

Give me a holla when you're done. I'd love to take a look at it. =))))

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?