Sep 19 2006
As left off in the last chapter, Chao’s robot army attacks one hour earlier than everyone expects. Serving as the MC again, Asakura announces the beggining of the game.
Scramble!
Continue reading “Mahou Sensei Negima 148: The Great Battle of Mahora, Bang!”
Sep 16 2006
On the weekend of August 5-6, 2006, I traveled from Kanagawa prefecture, my summer residence, to Hiroshima prefecture, partly to visit Miyajima, one of the three most beautiful views in Japan, and the acclaimed A-bomb domb. (My timing could not have been better since August 6th was the day the A-bomb was dropped in Hiroshima.) However, my real purpose was to conduct a 聖地巡礼 to the town of Onomichi, the location of various Japanese movies, and, more importantly, the 2005 summer anime Kamichu! If you haven’t watched it, shame on you. One cannot find any single anime character in existence more moe than Yurie-sama. (I wish her good luck in the current Saimoe tournament, until she faces O-haruhi-sama, that is.) Anyways, Geneon has licensed the anime and has published some DVDs. So, go support the sweetest goddess in the anime world if you’re so inclined. Continue reading “Anime Pilgrimage #1: Visiting the Land of Gods”
Sep 12 2006
While many people are megane-moe, meido-moe, ane-moe, imouto-moe, etc, I find myself attracted to anime/manga/game girls having the properties in the title of the post: they (1) are blonde, (2) wear black outfits, and (3) have lots of potential to kick ass, which usually manifests itself in the form of high destructive power. I sincerely think that there should be a moe-zokusei dedicated to them. Although there are few in number right now, there shall be more in the near future. At the moment, I only know four, and they all rank very high in my list of favourite characters. Continue reading “Blonde, in Black, and Kick-ass”
Sep 10 2006
Published in Shounen Magazine 39 (2006)
Negi’s plan is actually to change the annual massively multiplayer event from a ginormous hide-and-seek to a survival shooting game, codename: “Mars Attack vs. Mahora Mage Orger” (Order?). The participants play the role of the mages of Mahora academy who must defend six spots in school from being taken over by an army of robot from Mars.
Event Poster featuring Nagi, Al, and Nekane(?)
Continue reading “Mahou Sensei Negima! 147: The Full Picture of the Counter-Chao Plan”
