Talk:Negi Springfield

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[edit] Negi and Nekane's relationship

Since it's relevant here and keeps coming up, I'll copy in what I said on the original charater page talk (with one minor correction):

Anyone who has Del Rey's translation of volume 8 will have noticed that Nekane is now referred to as Negi's cousin, specifially as his uncle's daughter. Have checked against the original manga I can see where they are coming from:

• Negi and everyone else (including Nagi) refers to Nekane as his sister (onee-chan), however in Japan it is common for children to refer to older girls as "Onee-chan", especially when they have grown up together like brother and sister as Negi and Nekane have.
• The man Nekane refers to as her Father (Otou-sansama), Negi calls Uncle (Oji-san). Again, it is common for children to refer to men as Ojisan, however Nekane's surname is also Springfield which means she and Negi are related so it is highly plausible that Negi is being brought up by his acutal uncle. It is also possible that he adopted both of them, but in which case you might expect Negi to also refer to his as Father. Shiroi Hane 00:39, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Shiroi Hane 20:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)