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

Episode 2 has aired (raw at tokyotosho), featuring the OP. And what a stylish opening animation sequence, Utena references and all! For some reason they used the character monologue portion of the song. Those who want to hear the rest can get this radio rip (warning: low quality, plus Ai Nonaka talks through most of it):

http://astost.condign.org/Negima%20O...0%28rip%29.mp3


As for the rest of the episode, whoa. It's even better than episode 1, and the way they handled Evangeline's character was spot-on.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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/

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

The OP is fucking sexcellent, especially with the KonoSetsu touches.

I actually liked the talking before the lyrics kicked in. >:/

Ep 2 was a bit of an infodump, so I'm going to wait for a sub before I rate it.

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

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. =)

I was speaking idiomatically.

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

Anyway I've seen Ep 2 subbed finally... Mahora could've put a better font for the OP.

Also they fail at translating the board... at least find some amusing things out of it.

Overall I finally understand how the show views Eva. Ep 3 will be interesting when the RAW comes out tomorrow.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Oh yeah - what a great episode -

First of all - that SHAFT-like innovative opening ;D - And a new cool part of the BakaRangers at the end ;D
It's pretty nice that they attached to their neat picturecrossing-style of the first episode - It's fun to watch

Ah well ..anything else to say? -
The Story stays alike the manga-storyline - at least for now - That's fine by me - -

Spoiler:

What the hell? XD


That's PaniPoni at its best

I've got nothing to complain

FELIPE NO

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.

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

Episode 3 RAW

Quite frankly, this episode pwned hard. Best fight scene so far, along with the fact that there are some funny moments:

Spoiler:

-Asuna creaming Eva with a BOAT
-Konoka is a hardcore gamer, and Setsuna doesn't like it
-Makie STILL gets pwned at the end of every Baka Rangers skit!

And the music was godly this episode.

And yes Ace, I learned my lesson and won't post useless sub advertisements.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm probably going to wait until the sub comes out from Mahora (It IS fun talking to them in the channel, nice since they're not a huge channel of idlers yet). I tried doing the raw first with the first episode, but I didn't care so much to rewatch it just to read the subs.

Altogether I am enjoying the new series though, in all of its Pani Poni-style glory.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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 >.>)

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

I'm sorry to say this, but Mahora should start looking for another encoder. Forcefully mashing a 4:3 karaoke hardsub into a 16:9 raw is an encoding decision that simply boggles the mind.

No wonder the OP and ED sequences are horribly pixelated and stretched.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your 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.

I was speaking idiomatically.

It's not about the karaoke. The actual 16:9 raw has the OP and ED sequences in the correct proportions (with the top and bottom bars removed). What they did here was to cut out the 16:9 sequences just so they could slot in a karaoke sub that they had encoded in a different 4:3 raw.

It's almost like inserting 30 seconds of 128kbps into a 5 minute 320kbps song.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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?

Yeah, it's definitely annoying me as well.

What confuses the hell outta me is why the hell they had to remake the series SO SOON

Spare a thought to all those who worked on the series last year, only to see that their version is regarded as FAIL

It's funny to see all the original voice actors back though XD

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

Originally Posted by Tama8-chan

Spare a thought to all those who worked on the series last year, only to see that their version is regarded as FAIL

It's funny to see all the original voice actors back though XD

Because the last anime WAS fail. I mean it was far too simplistic and FAILED to follow the manga. At least this new series recognizes it won't do that and doesn't try.

And is it just me or is Setsuna sounding sexier?

Also the dub doesn't improve matters much with the first series, and it wouldn't have SUCKED if it weren't for TWO horrible voices: Negi and Kamo. Both of them are ABSOLUTELY HORRID.

Asuna and Ayaka sound pretty good though.

I'm also getting pissed that it's taking the subbers steadily longer for them to release subs. I've been like, reading/watching everything Negima related RAW now. :'D

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So the OVA Negima Spring Special came out today. Only the RAW is available right now.

And someone blogged what happens in it. [ link ]

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

^Already have the link on the front page!

And just because I care Episode 4 Raw is out.



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

Oh wow. This is horrible. Episode 5 RAW is out and still no subbed ep 4. Aggravating.

I hear some interesting stuff happens in this episode, but I'll probably edit this space later to make notes.

As well as link to the OVA sub. That's out too!

How ya doing, buddy?

Finally! Episode 4 is out!

I've browsed around and it appears that the sluggish subbing is a result of their problems with the karaoke for the OP and the ED. Remember that shitty encoder that jacked their episode 2? Kicking him out of the fun meant that they have jack squat in the natural JP speakers.

Also this episode Nodoka get the kissu kissu, and I've learned to love her a whole lot more with this series!

EDIT: Oh, and just to humor those who watch this series... http://negimamotivators.ytmnd.com

something I made. Forgive the crappy pic quality of it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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

FELIPE NO

I actually got the majority of them from Omni's Blog. If I get the time I might upload some of my unique ones (Nodoka's evil grin and Negi's Timeless River face) to imageshack sometime.

Oh, and I added ten new posters to that ytmnd above.

ALSO! The episode 6 raw is out, and I must say it's sexcellent. Setsuna FINALLY gets her badass back, and with more KonoSetsu to boot! Also Konoka gets to actually fight, and I find the KonoSetsu teamwork quite sexy to be quite honest. :P

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

Episode 7 Raw out.

Sayo ep was highly amusing, but not up to the caliber of the other eps sadly.

Scores for:
-Sayo Wreaking Havoc: the Video game. GP Sayo.
-Zazie: "There's something in my clothes"
-Mana's reaction: "let's shoot that shit"
-Setsuna going back to dumbass?
- GP Konoka because I can.
-Eva being just nice enough to care.

No points for:
-Asuna being a loser
-One liners from Nodoka/Chao/anyone who should've had more than one line
-JUST HOW MANY FREAKING BOWLS OF NOODLES ARE YOU GOING TO EAT, TAKAMICHI?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Maybe use spoiler tags? :/ I still haven't seen episode 4 since Mahora has yet to get its act together.

How ya doing, buddy?