SERIES OVERVIEW-From Ken Akamatsu, the creator of the hugely popular series Love Hina, comes his new series, Negima, which follows the adventures of ten-year-old Negi Springfield. He has just graduated from a British school for magic only to find himself assigned to teach English in an all-girl's Japanese high school! All Negi wants is to become a great wizard - but he's forbidden to use magic in his new post. Still, he can't help himself when his powers can solve somebody else's problem. Of course, sometimes his magic only makes things worse...Full of the sly humour that made Love Hina such a huge success, Negima is manga at is funniest!MAHORAFEST MADNESSIt's almost time for the legendary Mahorafest - the Mahora Academy Festival - and the whole school is buzzing with anticipation. Class 3-A is preparing a haunted house, even though the class really is haunted. Eva's robotic servant appears to be malfunctioning, but the mechanical girl might just be feeling human emotions. And she's not the only one! Asuna sees the upcoming festival as the perfect opportunity to finally confess true love to Takahata-sensei. Unfortunately, Asuna can't work up the nerve. What's a girl to do? Why, go on a practice date with a magically aged Negi, of course!

Author Biography

Ken Akamatsu is the best-selling creator of Love Hina, one of the most popular manga series translated into English. It was selected by Kodansha for their prestigious 'Manga of the Year' award. Love Hina has been converted into an anime series that is popular in both the US and Japan. Ken Akamatsu lives in Tokyo.