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If you liked Pani Poni Dash, you don't even have to bother reading the rest, you'll likely like the show. If your a fan of Negima the manga, your probably not gonna like this and you might want to delete any episodes you have on your harddrive (I mean return the dvd you bought, of course that's what I meant). I walk a middle ground here as a fan of both of those series, however, it did get boring for me as it continued on.

Now, if you think you knew the characters from the series, you'll only be half right (for the most part) ... the characters are altered to be more humorous. For example, Asuna's search for the chupacabra (which is probably the worst depiction of the creature I've ever seen and yes I know that's the whole point of the joke). A few new characters are also introduced, but we all know how filler characters are.

I suppose I should get this out here quickly, the story is altered. Instead of attempting to follow the plot of the manga then ending on a horrible filler ending (like its predecessor), it doesn't even try to the follow the manga and makes a whole new story revolving around a powerful magical artifact. This is kind of a double edged sword, atleast its not as bad as the filler ending in its predecessor, its not as good as the original story.

The focus of this series is comedy and action, which sounds good in theory. The comedy, however, sometimes gets cringe worthy or boring. The action doesn't meet up with the bar set up by other fighting animes that have done some crazy sh*t (its a little dull in comparison, but others might still find enjoyment in them).

Now, the English dub (all sub lovers can probably ignore this) tries to be authentic by giving all of the British characters accents (just the British ones). This would be ok, if Negi didn't sound so whiny and weak. Sure, he's ten years old, but he's ends up sounding whiny and like a wimp. In the manga, he had a little more balls.

Overall, its an ok show and half the reason of my middleish rating was being fan of the manga. If you like gag comedies and action and wondered what happened if they were merged together, you got this show. If you can't stand the weirder kind of Japanese humor and a few jokes you sometimes can't fully get, you might want to look elsewhere (quick little note: pacing could be better).

Go Baka-Rangers! (.....I hate myself for doing that).

P.S. I like to just add, I think another problem was the feeling it was not Ken Akamatsu's work, but more the work of Akiyuki Shinbo.

P.S.S Anyone else confused they made a new manga series to go along with this?

If your here for story or plot, you chose the wrong media (check the manga for that, it has plenty). If your here for mindless humor, jokes that can make you laugh and be disgusted (especially on episode 26) at the same time, you came to the right place.

Quack and Experimental are appropriate words for this show, a work of Nabeshin (nick name of Shinichi Watanabe) more than the Koshi Rikdo (the manga-ka). The series loosely follows stories from the manga, using it as a jumping off point to a parody on a genre of anime. This leads to its greatest strength and flaw, ... its story. While its story is humorous, it lacks a plot for the first 20 or so episodes, consisting of mostly random events that have no relation to each other.

Characters are greatly altered from their original manga forms to both good and bad effects. Excel fast talking, while cute in the Japanese, can get a bit annoying in the dub. Illpalazo quest to be a rock and roll guitarist/singer and his obsession with dating sims is humorous (especially when the anime-only Key decides to sing about him). The biggest risk character change was to turn Shioji into a pedophile/child kidnapper (he was on the wall in the manga). While this is mostly "all in good fun" for the majority of the series, episode 26 makes one joke with this that will either make your laugh or make you turn off the tv.

Now to make a point, this show is not for kids. I stress this only because of episode 26 (I mentioned that three times by now, haven't I?). It was purposely made to be so explicit and over the top that it could not air during its original run on tv. "Sex, violence and young things to explore. Much too much for minors its only for adults. How will we ever get away with it." was accurate little jingle for the preview.

For those who like gag shows and comedies, this is a must see. For those who like anime for there continuity and amazing stories, this one is not for you.