Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Volume 1 by Ken Akamatsu

Negi Springfield is a ten year old boy from Wales who has just graduated from Mage School. At the graduation, each graduate recieves a diploma that is not only their diploma, but tells them where they will go next.

Negi's diploma, however, tells him that his next job is to go to Japan and get a job as a teacher. Negi's sister protests, but the Dean is adamant. He cannot change the fate that Negi's diploma has set out for him.

Once Negi gets to Japan, though, he finds out he'll be teaching at all all-girl's school, and a bunch of older girls at that. Easily in middle school as opposed to that of Negi, who would still be in grade school. Most of the girls see him on the subway and assume he's just a kid going to school as they are. But when Negi sneezes, he blows up all the girl's skirts. One of the girls, Asuna, thinks that is weird.

But when Negi enters the same school and she learns that he is their new teacher, she is dumbfounded and also realizes that he is very strange. The eraser they poised to fall on his head floats instead, and several other of their pranks go wrong. But the rest of the class falls for Negi and makes sure they make their affection for him known. And Negi's mentor teacher is also extremely well-endowed and embarrasses him mightily with her penchant for hugging him, which puts his head right between her breasts.

When Asuna finds out that Negi is a mage, his life starts to go *really* out of control as he attempts to help her realize her crush on the previous teacher, Takahata-sensei, by using his magic. But between the girls of his class who love him, and Asuna, Negi's life quickly becomes Hell. But can he get out of it alive?

I saw this series and knew it wasn't going to be one that I would like or want to read. And now that I've had a chance to read it, I know my impression was right. This title is really meant for male readers, with plenty of fanservice in the form of women with big breasts crushing Negi's head in between their bosoms, and panty shots. Plenty of panty shots, showing camel toe. I got sick of the number of times women's panties were on display.

Also the number of panels crammed onto most of the pages meant that it was hard to read all the words and understand what was going on in the panels. The story seemed cramped and not all that interesting. I felt that the story insulted my intelligence and it was a real struggle to read it through to the end.

I wouldn't take this series if they paid me to read it. I'm going to avoid it like the plague in the future. Numerous Panty shots and a Tsundere do not enjoyable reading make, especially for women.