Characters of Negima (1-15)
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This is a listing of the students in Mahora Academy Girls' Junior High Class 3-A, as taught by Negi Springfield in 2003 in the manga Negima!: Magister Negi Magi and associated anime series'.
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[edit] Sayo Aisaka
Student Number 1: Sayo Aisaka (相坂 さよ Aisaka Sayo?), the hapless and meek yurei (ghost). More often frightened than frightening, she is invisible to virtually everyone, and her presence goes mostly unnoticed (Takahata had her included in Negi's class registry, however, with a note not to change her seat) until Negi absentmindedly counts her during a class vote. She still wears the school uniform of Mahora from over half a century ago, (standard fuku, Sailor-Moon type). Presumably, Evangeline is the first one able to see her. At times, she looks down upon her own worth as a ghost (such as tripping when she doesn't have feet, and her feeble attempts at scaring using "Boo"). Sayo has been friendless and lonely for around 60 years since her death, which made her very desperate for a friend. Her attempts to talk to the rest of the class led a series of hilarious events during the preparations for the School Festival as everyone mistook her for an evil spirit. She nearly ended up being exorcised by Mana and Setsuna, but Negi and Kazumi, having caught a photo of her crying and realized what was really happening, came to the rescue and offered to be her friends. She thanked them, then faded away, leading the others to think she had crossed over, until she showed up later to ask Negi to spend some time at the festival with her. She currently hangs around (haunts) Kazumi, who sits beside her in class, and is currently able to see her. A pair of Hitodama occasionally accompanies her. Like several other girls she seems to have developed a slight crush on Negi.
According to the character notes at the end of Volume 9, Sayo's past was supposed to take a darker turn as it is stated that Sayo was one of the victims of a series of murders taking place around the founding of the school. However, having been dead for so long she has lost her recollection of the events surrounding her murder. Because of this, the idea seems to be scrapped, as Sayo has no interest in recalling the events regarding her death.
Anime Sayo died protecting her little sister's flowers from a storm, but it is not any more specific then that. Her flashback self bears a small resemblance to Konoka. She is invisible to all except Asakura who became able to see her while researching her history. Evangeline cast a spell to allow her to interact with the rest of the class. The school dean seems to have known her as well, as he recited a poem she wrote when she was alive: "Tsuwabuki planting small hand of hers, looking forward to when time gets filled..." In the anime, she attacks with her pactio fire of Hitodama that she throws rather lazily at the opponent, (mostly due to the fact that she's been out of shape for 60 years). It is also speculated that Principal Konoemon had known Sayo when he was younger. Not actually saying her name, but referring her as to a girl whom he liked long ago through her poem, possibly signifying he had a crush on her back then.
(Seiyū: Yuri Shiratori)
[edit] Yuna Akashi
Student Number 2: Yuna Akashi (明石 裕奈 Akashi Yūna?) Birthday: 1 June 1988. She is an athletic girl who plays basketball and is often seen together with Makie, Ako, and Akira (i.e. the sports clubs group). Her father is Professor Akashi, who teaches at the Mahora Academy. She is the most mischievous one amongst the sports girls. She has a weakness for strange products from a TV shopping channel (the show is on during class time, but since she can't stand to miss it, she tapes it). During the Final Day Event of the Mahora Festival, Yuna has shown a surprising amount of skill with a pair of magic guns. Though she is unaware of the truth of the 'game' she is playing, she has become one of the top "scorers" in the game, and has helped hold the last remaining magic point: the World Tree Plaza, standing up to one of the unsealed giant demons until Negi arrived to take it down. Currently, she is now watching with the other participants as Negi and his group go against Chao and her forces, thinking that all the special effects are CG and such.
A note written by Akamatsu reads "huge chest" by her picture in volume 16's character notes.
Anime: Her pactio items are basketballs and a pair of shoes allowing her to jump very high. (Seiyū: Madoka Kimura, VA: Amber Cotton)
[edit] Kazumi Asakura
Student Number 3: Kazumi Asakura (朝倉 和美 Asakura Kazumi?). Birthday: 10 January 1989. She is the resident class reporter with a camera always on hand. She likes to get the inside scoop on everything that goes on, and is part of the Mahora Paparazzi. She was one of the first girls in the class to learn Negi's secret, which she discovered accidentally in Kyoto while investigating the rumor that someone had proclaimed her love to Negi. Though initially she intended to reveal Negi's secret to the world, she was persuaded to keep quiet about it, and is occasionally seen plotting with Chamo. She frequently elects herself as Negi's manager when it comes to scheduling time with him, (even though Chamo is actually the one pulling the strings). Asakura sports the fourth largest breasts in the class. She signed on with Chao's plan, acting as the lead announcer and referee at the Mahora Fighting Tournament, where she often deliberately pointed out the more fantastic feats performed by her teacher and classmates, drawing the attention of the audience towards them. However, she later reveals she had completed her contract with Chao and is now helping Negi to stop Chao's plan to reveal magic. Sayo is currently following (or haunting) Asakura. She is friends with Sayo and is one of the few people who can see her, having sat next to her for so long. In Negima Workshop, she is noted to be similar to Mitsune Konno (Kitsune) of Love Hina.
Anime: Her artifact is a scope camera that allows her to record, capture, and focus in on anything. (Seiyū: Ayana Sasagawa VA: Monica Rial)
[edit] Yue Ayase
Student Number 4: Yue Ayase (綾瀬 夕映 Ayase Yue?). Birthday: 16 November 1988. She is the cool slacker. She is often seen drinking unusual beverages from juice boxes, unfortunately her constant drinking of these juices often leads to her using the restroom quite frequently. Despite being a talented bibliophile, she hates studying and is amongst those with the lowest grades in the class, and hence is a member of the "Baka Rangers" study group (A play on the Power Rangers series and the Super Sentai genre they came from) - she is "Baka Black", and considered the team's leader. It was revealed in Volume 14, that after the death of her beloved grandfather, Yue had lost interest in the world in general and considered everything, especially studying, as pointless. She was initially disinterested in making friends, though Nodoka was the first to make an impression on her, by saying that anyone who likes books can not be a bad person.
Yue is also a member of the Library Exploration Group, often hanging around with Nodoka and Haruna (who calls her "Yuecchi" ゆえっち). After the Kyoto trip, having witnessed the attack on the Kansai Magic Association headquarters, and helping out Negi figure out the clues left by his father, Yue had deduced Negi's secret about being a mage, and also about Mahora Academy's connection with mages. In volume 7, she helps Negi in figuring out a clue to his father's whereabouts, (even though the clue was ridiculously obvious). Another trip into the depths of the Mahora Library is thwarted by the dragon that lives there, though Yue swears revenge on the beast for drooling on her. She and Nodoka later ask Negi to teach them how to use magic, and Yue even suggested forming a Pactio with him, (though she immediately changed her mind once she learned about what was involved in making a contract from Chamo and Asakura).
Nevertheless, Yue has learned a bit of magic by the time of the Mahora Festival. She also forms an odd friendship with Kotarō in Kyoto after his fight with Kaede. Unlike her regular schoolwork, Yue studies the subject of magic with dedication, (she spends over 3 hours a day practicing). She is a strong supporter of Nodoka's feelings for Negi and encourages her to develop a relationship with him. However, she also begins to develop feelings for Negi herself, a fact she manages to keep a secret from Nodoka until the school festival. Nodoka forgave her, and with her approval (although not with Yue's or Negi's consent), Yue became the fifth person to form a probationary contract with the child teacher. Her artifact is a set consisting of a book, cloak, and a witch's hat and broom, which is practically a Beginner's Set for all Mage trainees. Its power is gradually being revealed. The beginner set contained a book, which was recently revealed to be a magical encyclopedia that updated itself.
Anime: Yue uses the broom to cast thunder spells on the enemies. Yue's feelings for Negi were also showcased much sooner and faster than in the manga, and came to a head when she kissed Negi in front of Nodoka after questioning her friend's own feelings for him. Later, Nodoka accepted Yue's feelings and said she was glad to have her as a romantic rival. (Seiyū: Natsuko Kuwatani, VA: Brina Palencia)
Note: One line in the Del Rey translation implied that she may be Konoka's cousin, but this was a misprint (the wording on the bubble that was directed at her was supposed to be for Konoka). In Volume 10, she says that her grandfather was Taizo Ayase, a philosopher.
Trivia: As a footnote on the early character design profile in manga book 5, Ken Akamatsu commented that she does have the feeling of ROD when he first saw the settings by his helper.
[edit] Ako Izumi
Student Number 5: Ako Izumi (和泉 亜子 Izumi Ako?). Birthday: 21 November 1988. She is a shy athletic girl who works as a school nurse's assistant. One interesting point is that she has a fear of seeing blood, which makes her position as a nurse's assistant seem odd. She has a large scar across her back, which she makes every effort to hide from others and is the source of her low self-confidence, as she believes that the mark makes her ugly and unwanted. The scar may also be connected to her fear of blood, as seen in Chapter 123. She is usually seen with Makie (her roommate), Yuna, and Akira. She is also the manager of the boy's middle school soccer club, and in charge of 3-A's sanitation department. She does not consider herself anyone special and is one of the better-behaved members of the class, quite a contrast to the more mischievous Yuna. She has some talent with a bass guitar. She had once confessed her love to an older boy but was rejected. Ako, who never really showed much interest in the 10-year-old Negi, develops a huge crush on the older, teenage version of him (after taking Age Deceiving Pills), whom she believes is his cousin Nagi. Some of the other girls also have shown attraction toward Negi's older form, though Ako is by far the most interested. Recently, Negi, in his older form, took Ako out on a date in order to help her relax before the Mahora Festival's live concert. They take part in the Mahora Best Couple Contest and win 2nd place. During this date, Negi encourages Ako to think of herself more as the main character, rather than just part of the supporting cast. This helps her build more confidence in herself, to the point where she almost confesses her love toward the handsome 'Nagi' twice; narrowly avoiding getting shot by Mana, who was watching out for love confessions during the festival. Luckily, she ended up only asking for 'Nagi's' e-mail address.
She also mentioned that she likes to collect cute band-aids.
Note : In the Del Rey translation of Vol.9, her name 'Izumi' was misspelled 'Waizumi' during the ghost incident.
Anime: Her pactio weapon is a huge injection needle complete with a nurse outfit. (Seiyū: Kotomi Yamakawa, VA: Avery Rice-Williams)
[edit] Akira Okochi
Student Number 6: Akira Okochi (大河内 アキラ Ōkōchi Akira?). Birthday: 26 May 1988. She is a very quiet and athletic girl in the swimming club. She is so good at swimming that the Mahora High School swimming club is already looking to recruit her. She is a friend of Makie, Ako, and Yuna. She is not always comfortable with Yuna's stunts (For example, being forced to dress as a bunny-girl). She is noted to be similar to Motoko Aoyama of Love Hina, though in looks only. After Chao completes her plot to reveal magic to the world, Akira is one of the very few girls in the class to stay calm when Negi "reappears". Of course, her knowledge of magic's existence along with everyone else's is erased when Negi and the group return to the third day of the Mahora Festival. Akira also participates in the "Mars vs. Mages" battle, fighting alongside her friends using a staff. Like Zazie Rainyday, little has been revealed on who she really is.
Anime: Her pactio attack is "water thrust". (Seiyū: Azumi Yamamoto VA: Jenny Phagan)
[edit] Misa Kakizaki
Student Number 7: Misa Kakizaki (柿崎 美砂 Kakizaki Misa?) Birthday: 15 May 1988. She is the leader of the class's cheerleaders, Madoka and Sakurako, and a member of the chorus club. She loves shopping and hates carbonated drinks. She also has a fondness for karaoke. Misa also has some "adult" tendencies, far more than any of the other girls in the class (see also chapter 120, where she thinks to "educate" Negi as her future "hot" boyfriend... in 5 years time, although it is believed that noticing how Negi's 'father' looked like in the festival, a red-haired super-hottie, instigated her "reverse Hikaru Genji" plan). She also uses the term "onee-san" when she talks about herself, if Negi is around. She is the only girl in the class to have a steady boyfriend. During the third day of the Mahora Festival, she is stripped along with the other cheerleaders after she is hit with by one of the robots' attacks. (Seiyū: Shizuka Itou, VA: Gwendolyn Lau)
[edit] Asuna Kagurazaka
Student Number 8: Asuna Kagurazaka (神楽坂 明日菜 Kagurazaka Asuna?) Birthday: 21 April 1988 (in anime 23 October 1988) [Although, in the anime it shows that her 14th birthday is on 23 October 2003, so some believe her birthday may be in the year 1989]. She is the irascible dunce, incredible runner and physically powerful lead female heroine. She is often in conflict with other people, especially Ayaka. Asuna has a crush on her former homeroom teacher, Takahata, whom Negi replaces. Asuna is an orphan who was allowed into the school free by the school dean, yet still tries to pay towards her schooling with her wages earned delivering newspapers. Much to her chagrin, she is "Baka Red" of the Baka Rangers and has the lowest test score average in the class, especially in English. She has heterochromia (one of her eyes is blue and the other is slightly greenish-blue).
Negi and Asuna relationship starts on very shaky ground, but quickly improves as they get to know one another. Negi is like a little brother to Asuna, and she is like a big sister/guardian to him, although their relationship will occasionally show hints at eventually developing into a less platonic one. Asuna was the first to find out about Negi's secret when she saw him saving Nodoka from falling down some steps and was the first person that Negi made a probationary contract with. Her artifact is the Ensis Exorcizans, the demon banishing sword, a giant sword that usually manifests as a large metal harisen (fan); despite its appearance it still keeps its demon banishing ability. The Ensis Exorcizans first appeared when Asuna tried to save Negi from the "sharks" in Chapter 61, and later during the tournament, and on her date with Takamichi. At first, summoning the Ensis Exorcizans was dependent on her emotional state, but that seem to change when she learned to use Kanka. Despite its size, Asuna wields the large sword with no known difficulty.
She has partial immunity to most magic used against her, such as love potions or petrification spells. She also, after Alberio jogged her of her past memories and unleashed the sleeping powers within her, has the ability to use "Kanka," an ability that combines ki and magic to infuse the wielder with great strength and speed. Because she is under experienced, she is unable to use this ability with the same effectiveness as Takamichi, but her "kanka" is almost equally fierce as his when it comes to sheer power.
Asuna met the Thousand Master as a child and traveled with the members of his group both before and after his disappearance but retains no memories from this period in her life. She has demonstrated a fetish for older men, based on her crush on Takahata, her reaction to meeting Konoka's father (although this may be related to her dormant memories of them from the past). She also expressed interest in going back in time to the Prohibition era after learning that Negi has Cassiopeia. This is because she believes that many dandy old men existed then.
Recently, she went to tour the Mahora Festival with Takahata, (as close as a date with him as she could possibly get), which predictably ends in heartbreak for Asuna, as her former teacher gently turns down her admission of love. She spends four days inside of Evangeline's Resort moping about it, but is cheered up by her friends and is informed about Negi's latest Probationary Contracts with Yue and Haruna. As of now, she and a few other girls are trapped in the future where Chao had already revealed the existence of magic to the world and Negi has been arrested by the school board. After reuniting with Negi, they successfully traveled back to the third day of the School Festival. Now they must prepare to stop Chao, as she is about to reveal magic to the world. At present, she and Setsuna are part of a 'Hero Group,' that aids all other participants in the 'Mars Vs Mages' mock-battle event.
Anime: Her magic cancelling ability was the result of a contract with a demon king. Asuna agreed to the contract to lose or at least suppress a natural magical ability she possessed since early childhood: the power to summon demons. This ability caused destruction and carnage wherever she went, causing Asuna great heartache. Her demon-given ability was the indirect cause of Nagi's disappearance, as she inadvertently nullified his magic barrier during a fight with a demon. The price of the contract was that Asuna was to die at 12:00 midnight on her 14th birthday.
Just before her death, it is possible that Asuna was about to tell Negi that she liked him, as she had been turned down by Takahata, but the Clock struck Midnight before she could get the words out.
After Asuna's death, Negi desperately searches for a way to bring her back. Eventually, he uses Chao's Time Machine watch to go back in time. However, due to using too much magic, he is instead transported back to nine years ago, also unintentionally dragging the entire class with him. During his stay in the past, he meets his father Nagi and learns about Asuna's contract with the demon king.
After Nagi's disappearance, the demon king absorbed young Asuna and planned to use her as a barrier. After some convincing by Negi and his students, young Asuna assists them in destroying the demon king. However, even with the demon king's demise the contract could not be terminated. After returning to the present day, Chao Lingshen and Satomi Hakase invented a special device that, working right under the World Tree, combined with all the special powers of Negi's students, successfully terminated the contract for good. (Seiyū: Akemi Kanda, VA: Luci Christian)
[edit] Misora Kasuga
Student Number 9: Misora Kasuga (春日 美空 Kasuga Misora?). Birthday: 4 April 1988. A hyperactive tomboy in the track and field club, who had rivaled Asuna in the class sprint runs. She always wears a crucifix and is sometimes seen wearing a nun's habit. Later in the manga, she is revealed as a mage-in-training (a member of the Mahora "mahō shōjo team") as well as a Ministra Magi. Her artifact is a pair of sneakers that allow her to run and jump with superhuman ability. She has also been seen wielding a cross as a weapon, but it has yet to be seen how it is used. She seems to be self-conscious about her abilities, and tries to hide it from people she knows, even when it is obvious. At present, she is not seen after Chao had revealed magic to the world, most likely because of her fear of being more exposed about her magical background. In chapter 151, Misora returns with her pactio item and evacuates Asuna and Setsuna after they are soundly defeated by Chao. She returns again in chapter 156, flying a broom to help Asuna join Setsuna and Kotaro to assist Negi in getting past Chao's robot forces.
Anime: Her weapon is an Iron Cross allowing her to commune with God and use His powers. (Seiyū: Ai Bandou, VA: Wendy Powell)
[edit] Chachamaru Karakuri
Student Number 10: Chachamaru Karakuri (絡繰 茶々丸 Karakuri Chachamaru?) Manufactured 3 January 2002, activated 1 April 2002. A robot created by Satomi and Chao for Evangeline, and is powered both mechanically and by magic. She is essentially a technological golem. "Karakuri" is the Japanese word for "machine" or "mechanical parts". Despite her robotic parts showing very clearly, only a select few in her class actually seem to have noticed; to date, only Chamo and Chisame Hasegawa seem to have realized without having it pointed out to them. As well as being Evangeline's Ministra Magi, she performs maid duties at the cottage they share on the Mahora campus. While Chachamaru displays no outward emotions, she spends most of her free time helping people and rescuing stray animals, including regularly taking care of stray cats, and is very popular with young children, who seem to know that she is a robot. She is also in the Go and Tea Ceremony clubs, but only because Evangeline is in those clubs as well. Perhaps because of the magic used in her creation, Chachamaru begins to show human-like functions and emotions she was not programmed for, such as her internal gears increasing in speed during moments where a human's heart would beat faster, and even leaking lens-cleaning fluid from her eyes when she's upset. The most likely trigger for this seems to be when she started developing feelings for Negi after he stopped an attack on her when she was unable to defend herself, turning his own Sagitta Magica spell back on himself rather than hurt his own student. Also during the festival Chachamaru eventually rocket-punched Hakase, her own creator, out of embarrassment when she was about to tell everyone about her crush on Negi, and nearly resulted in a complete breakdown of her cognitive abilities.
Despite her assisting Negi in Kyoto, Graf Herrmann declined to go after her, trying to avoid drawing the attention of Evangeline, whom he wanted to avoid. Even so, she, Evangeline, and Kaede, who avoided being kidnapped, did discover his presence, but held back, preferring to see if Negi and Kotaro could handle the situation themselves. She attended the Mahora Fighting Tournament, where she often discussed the techniques used in the matches with Kaoru Goutokuji (providing useful exposition for readers), and performed a Tea Ceremony for Negi afterwards. Currently, she is supporting Chao Lingshen, in the plot to reveal magic to the world. In all probability, this is due to her programming to obey her creator's orders, despite her apparent dislike in doing so. She is always asking for forgiveness from Negi whenever there is a confrontation between their sides. On the third day of the Mahora Festival, she is engaged in a cyberspace battle against Chisame and her Pactio artifact, along with Ayaka and Makie playing as magical girl characters.
Chachamaru is equipped with several devices, which include a Magic-Canceller (to undo Binding Circles), laser emitters in her eyes, magic-powered thrusters on her legs and back, retractable rocket fists, and whatever else her creator Hakase can come up with. In the anime, she was also equipped with an aquatic mode, which allows her to swim on the surface of water like a speedboat. Furthermore, she can launch mini-missiles and other kinds of ordinance. Though Hakase is constantly upgrading and improving on Chachamaru's systems, some of her upgrades leave much to be desired (such as having an umbrella-like heat plate so she can wear her hair up without overheating).
Chachamaru is the latest in a series of androids. A number of other androids, previous models in the series, work for Eva as maids, and refer to Chachamaru as their little sister.
In the manga, she seems a bit more feminine and helps Eva whenever she hurts herself through accident.
Anime: She seems a bit more robotic and for the first few episodes only says "Yes, Master" when speaking to Eva. Also, in episode 9 of the original anime, a Battle Model android with the same style head as Chachamaru and a tank like body is shown being worked on by the Robotics club. It is shown to have missile launcher.(Seiyū: Akeno Watanabe VA: Caitlin Glass)
[edit] Madoka Kugimiya
Student Number 11: Madoka Kugimiya (釘宮 円 Kugimiya Madoka?) Birthday: 3 March 1989. She is the serious one of the three cheerleaders in the class. She makes sure that the other cheerleaders (especially Sakurako) do not get into any trouble. She likes Gyudon noodles and silver accessories and generally into Western music (currently is a fan of Avril Lavigne from notes), but hates playboys and is mildly obsessed with her husky voice. Her surname is usually the target of nickname making (which Madoka does not like) from her classmates.
During the school festival, she develops a small crush on the teenage form of Kotaro Inugami. She has been shown to be very protective of her friends, and especially for Ako Izumi, whom she encourages to be more confident. Ironically, she almost got Ako shot when she pressed the shy girl to confess her love for 'Nagi' in front of an audience during the Live Mahora Concert.
During the third day of the concert, Madoka and the cheerleaders help organize the crowds at the festival to help defend certain points around the school from Chao's robot army, but Madoka is among the first casualties of the battle... her clothes blown off by one of Chao's robot drones.
Her nicknames usually start with 'Kugi-', which is similar in fashion with Kurogane from Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (whose nicknames by Mokona starts with 'Kuro-'). (Seiyū: Mami Deguchi, VA: Lucy Small)
[edit] Kū Fei
Student Number 12: Kū Fei (古 菲, Kana: クーフェイ, Pinyin: Gǔ Fēi) Birthday: 16 March 1989. She is the energetic and joyful kung fu fighting Chinese girl. She is "Baka Yellow" of the "Baka Rangers" study group, her excuse being that she can't concentrate much on her English studies as she is still learning Japanese, an excuse supported by her pronounced Chinese accent. (In later volumes of the English manga, Ku Fei's Chinese accent is rendered as "pidgin" English, a source of controversy for many fans[citation needed] of the series. This decision was made by Negima's adaptor Trish Ledoux[1], who used this technique for the character of Shampoo in adapting English scripts for Viz's Ranma 1/2 anime series.) Another take on Ranma 1/2 is her addressing him as making a good "Son-in-law"-a reference to Shampoo's great-grandmother, Cologne.
She hates being used as a test subject for Chao's and Satomi's inventions. She learns of Negi's secret when she, Mana and Kaede helped Negi, Asuna and Setsuna rescue Konoka at Kyoto. During that trip, she took part in the 'Kiss-Negi' game, in which a Botched Pactio Card of her was created, though she may or may not be aware of it. After the Kyoto arc, she becomes Negi's martial arts instructor at the latter's request. Ku Fei works at Chao's nikuman (meat bun) shop and is respected and idolized by the members of the school's many fighting clubs. She managed to barely defeat Mana in the Mahora Fighting Tournament, but had to drop out of the tournament due to the injuries she received. Her arm was later healed by Colonel Sanders and currently; she and some other girls were trapped with Negi in the future after Chao had succeeded in revealing magic to the world. They eventually get back to the third day of the Mahora Festival, and she is now part of the group battling Chao's robots. Along with Haruna, she stays behind to fight the Chachamaru clone and two other robots as Negi keeps moving towards Chao. (Seiyū: Hazuki Tanaka, VA: Cynthia Cranz)
[edit] Konoka Konoe
Student Number 13: Konoka Konoe (近衛 木乃香 Konoe Konoka?) Birthday: 18 March 1989. She is a cheerful and caring girl who lives with Asuna and Negi. If anything, she is the mediator of the group, being both Asuna's best friend and Negi's biggest supporter. She is also the school headmaster's granddaughter, and occasionally endures his attempts to arrange an o-miai (Japanese arranged marriage) for her. A fan of fortune telling, she has tremendous magical potential, having come from a family of powerful mages. Her father is the chief of the Kansai Magic Association, who married her mother, the school headmaster's daughter, in an arranged marriage in order to ease tension between the Kansai and Kantō (where Mahora Academy is located) Magic Associations. She is a member of the Konoe family of the Fujiwara clan, the source for all imperial brides from the 8th through 19th centuries. Before learning of Negi's magical background, she was very interested, (and still is), in fortune-telling and anything pertaining to the occult. She is a member of Mahora's Fortune-Telling Club. As soon as Konoka saw Asuna's Pactio Card, she wanted one of her own. Chamo was all for it, (so he could get 50,000 Ermine Dollars), though Negi was initially against it. This led to a Botched Card and caused the magic in her blood to awaken.
Konoka's magic ability first manifested when she healed Setsuna's arrow wound during a fight in Kyoto. She later became the fourth person that Negi made a probationary contract with and her artifact is an outfit with fans that allow her to heal any injury within 3 minutes. She is also beginning to learn magic from Negi and Evangeline, and is able to cast a few simple spells like Yue. She has strong affection for Setsuna, and this often makes their friendship seem more akin to a romantic relationship (although this mostly is from Setsuna's side, as Konoka has shown interest in Negi Springfield in chapters 15 and 76-77). She is sometimes shown in the manga dressed similar to White mages from Final Fantasy.
At present, she along with Negi and some of the other girls had become trapped in the future where Chao had succeeded in revealing magic to the world. After a series of battles and narrow escapes, the group has returned to the past to stop Chao's plan. During the "Mage vs. Martian" battle, she works in the infirmary, using her powers openly to heal those who manage to get injured in the mostly bloodless fighting.
According to the Class Register in Volumes 7+, and Chapter 128, Konoka is also a member of the Library Exploration Club. (Seiyū: Ai Nonaka, VA: Monica Rial)
Anime: It was mentioned in the anime series that her powers are comparable to those of the Thousand Master, while in the manga, it said that she has the magic potential that can surpass the Thousand Master's. So much power that she can heal those who were petrified by the high-class demon Wilhelm during his attack on the village where Negi and his sister grew up.
[edit] Haruna Saotome
Student Number 14: Haruna Saotome (早乙女 ハルナ Saotome Haruna?) Birthday: 18 August 1988. During the 'Big Breast Competition' it's noted that her breast are larger than Ayaka's. She is the local rumormonger manga artist and a frequent companion of Yue Ayase and Nodoka Miyazaki. If there is a rumor going around in the class, she is usually at the root of it all. It is said that her rumor-spreading abilities are so well developed that she can spread them to the other end of the school in 2 hours. She eventual figures out Negi's secret at the tournament, and interrogated Yue, Nodoka, and Konoka until they told her everything. As a member of the Library Exploration Club, she seems to have made it her mission to get Nodoka together with Negi, whether Nodoka wants her help or not. She also draws manga and goes by the nickname "Haru" or "Paru". She occasionally uses illustrations to express ideas or feelings. She draws the "Mahou Shoujo" manga series, which is very popular in Mahora. She loves the idea of magical artifacts and such (due to her hobby with manga and the idea of magical girls), and even tried immediately to do a pactio with Negi as soon as she found out (by kissing him the next moment she saw him). Like Asakura, Chamo has taken a liking toward Haruna and she played a part in getting Yue to make a Probationary Contract with Negi. Then with Konoka's help, she promptly took advantage of the opportunity to get a Pactio for herself. Her artifact, like Yue's, is a set that consists of a sketchbook, hat, apron, and a feather quill that has the ability to make anything she sketches come to life. The clothing from her artifact materializes over the clothes she is already wearing.
During the trip into the future, Haruna becomes more adept in using her artifact and has proven quite useful, both in combat and in diverting the enemy with her lifelike creations. As of now, she and the rest of the group have returned to the past to stop Chao from revealing magic to the world. When Chisame agreed to make a Pactio with Negi, Haruna managed to push Ayaka and Makie out of the room and prevented them from learning about magic. (Seiyū: Sawa Ishige, VA: Jamie Marchi)
Though she was the 6th provisional contract Negi has made, the actual pactio card has yet to be seen.
[edit] Setsuna Sakurazaki
Student Number 15: Setsuna Sakurazaki (桜咲 刹那 Sakurazaki Setsuna?) Birthday: 17 January 1989. She is a kendo expert of the Kyoto Shinmei Style (京都神鳴流 Kyōto Shinmei-ryū?, literally "God's Cry Style") of fighting, and has some knowledge of onmyō-jutsu (陰陽術?). She wields a nodachi named "Yūnagi" (夕凪? literally "evening calm"). A native of Kyoto, she is a childhood friend of Konoka and serves as her guardian. Some of the characters believe that she has romantic feelings for Konoka because of various hints, but this is mostly subtext, while Yue herself thinks of it as nothing more than a mere misunderstanding by everyone. Although extremely devoted to Konoka, Setsuna feels unworthy of protecting her, and tries to maintain an atmosphere of impersonality. Setsuna is also a winged hanyō: the daughter of a human and a crow yōkai. A form of albinism compounds her mixed heritage (she has white wings, even though crows are black; also, Evangeline has alluded to Setsuna using colored contacts and hair dye). Viewed as an omen of ill luck, Setsuna was forced into exile from her tribe.
During the battle against Great Demon God "Ryoumen Sukuna no Kami" she was forced to transform into her hanyou self to be able to rescue Konoka from Chigusa Amagasaki. Forced is the word used because of the fact that she tried to keep it a secret from Konoka since childhood(Setsuna was afraid that she might be rejected by the person that she wishes to protect). However, the law of her clan also states that when their hanyou form has been seen by others, they are mandated to leave those who have seen their true form. It is only thanks to Negi Springfield's insistence that Setsuna stay around that she was prevented from running away right before the end of the Kyoto Field Trip Arc. This resulted in a further blossoming of her relationships with Konoka and Asuna, as well as her continued growth in the series (akin to Motoko Aoyama's change throughout the Love Hina series). Setsuna was almost forced to transform into her hanyou form again during the Mahora Festival's final day, when they were falling from high up the sky after traveling back from the alternate future that Chao made. Before she is forced to bring about her wings, Negi stopped her so that the other girls, excluding Asuna and Konoka, would not know of Setsuna's true nature.
She was the third person to form a probationary contract with Negi. Her artifact manifests as a tanto, and her pactio can create sixteen identical blades, which she can use to seal opponents. Setsuna is reserved and loyal, and holds the title of most skilled fighter in Mahora Academy.
Besides her fighting skills, Setsuna also has some ability to manipulate magic as part of her combat training; for example, she can use paper dolls to create doppelgangers of other people. She can also transfer part of her chi or life force into a paper doll, resulting in a super-deformed version of herself called Mini-Setsuna. (Seiyū: Yu Kobayashi, VA: Dana Schultes)
At present, she and several other girls became trapped with Negi in the future after Chao had revealed the existence of magic to the world. After a long and hard battle, they finally manage to escape that future and head back to the past.
Trivia: Setsuna's fighting style, Shinmei-Ryū, is the same as Motoko Aoyama from Love Hina, and she can execute techniques familiar to those who read LH, like Zanganken, Zankūsen and Hyakka Ryōran.
[edit] References
- ^ Ledoux was credited as the adaptor beginning with Vol. 6 of the Del Rey series, which is when the change in Ku Fei's dialogue first appeared.
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