Also, The Ravages of Time manhua volume 4. And with that this Level post wrote itself and I'm done...
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Mahou Sensei Negima! © Akamatsu Ken/Kodansha (Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine)
Published in Indonesia as Magister Negi Magi by Elex Media/Level Comics
Negi and Kotaro take battle center stage to save Makie and their other enslaved comrades. Using the name “Nagi Springfield,” Negi becomes (in)famous. The quest for the other club members continues and hope glimmers on the horizon: It appears they can go home, using the last gate in Ostia. But before this happens, Negi must first become a wizard as strong as, if not stronger than his father.
Both Chuang Yi and Del Rey point out that Negi's sole recourse to shounen upgrade lies in tutelage from his father's outlandish rival, Rakan — with one of the lessons involving mastering a taboo spell. [Additions from Negima! 22: New Teacher and Chuang Yi's vol. 22 gratefully acknowledged.]
Bambino! 6 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji
After four days of Asuka and Hayama instruction, Ban is finally ready to serve Nogami. Everything is going great, and no customer complaints are forthcoming, but what's this? Nogami suddenly asks for a different waitstaff? What snafu did Ban commit now?
The other half of the synopses is after the list below.
Level Comics manga and manhua (2010.08.25)
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- Air Gear 14 of 29+ by Oh! great
- Bambino! 6 of 15 by Sekiya Tetsuji
- Magister Negi Magi (Mahou Sensei Negima!) 22 of 31+ by Akamatsu Ken
- The Ravages of Time (Huo Feng Liao Yuan) 4 of 39+ by Chan Mou
 | Bambino! 「バンビ～ノ！」 by Sekiya Tetsuji |
Volume 6 contains chapters:
54 ラッコッリエレ（集める）
55 アッサッシァーレ（味をみる）
56 インチーデレ（切り込みを入れる）
57 インチーデレ 2
58 アフォーコヴィーヴォ（強火で）
59 イマジナーレ（想像する）
60 レガーレ（撃ぐ）
61 レガーレ 2
62 レガーレ 3
63 レガーレ 4
64 レガーレ 5
65 レガーレ 6
Awards
Best Seinen/general manga, 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards (tied with Kuromaru- and Natsuhara Takeshi's The Black Swindler/Kurosagi)
Related series
Bambino! Secondo (sequel; four volumes as at 2010.06.30)
Adaptations
An 11-episode live-action adaptation starring Matsumoto Jun as Shogo Ban and Kitamura Kazuki as Yonamine Tsukasa/Yona-san aired on NTV from April to June 2007. The TV series reaped four awards at the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Matsumoto Jun), Supporting Actor (Kazuki Kitamura), Best Director, and a Special Award.
 | Mahou Sensei Negima! 「魔法先生ネギま！」 |
Volume 22 contains chapters:
196. Enter the New Heroes!!
197. Project: One Stone, Three Birds ♥
198. Life-Threatening Showdown!!
199. Ako's Heart-Pounding Examination Room ♥
200. Respective Strengths!
201. A New Master / Disciple Combo is Born ♥
202. All Negi's Got
203. Magical Girl Yue
204. If I Could Be Stupid... ♥
Other language versions
Negima! is published in English by Del Rey (Volume 27: Invincible released 2010.07.27 • volume 28 street date: 2010.10.26) and Chuang Yi (25 volumes). Chuang Yi also translates the manga into simplified Chinese (latest volume 30), while the traditional Chinese edition is published by Tong Li in Taiwan. Other global releases: United Kingdom (Tanoshimi, under license of Del Rey), France (Pika Édition; tome 26 shipped 2010.08.18), Spain (Glènat España), Germany (Egmont Manga & Anime; band 27 released 2010.08.02), Norway (Schibsted Forlag), Brazil (Editora JBC) and Croatia (Algoritam).
Adaptations
Xebec adapted manga chapters 1-38 (volume 5) into an anime series. Twenty-six episodes aired in Japan from January through June 2005, starring seiyuu Satou Rina as Negi Springfield. Previously, three OAVs were launched in 2004 to introduce the characters (Mahou Sensei Negima! Introduction Film).
Following the first TV series, two more OAVs were produced: Mahou Sensei Negima!: Haru (2006.10.25) and Mahou Sensei Negima!: Natsu (2006.11.22). An alternate retelling, Negima!?, aired from October 2006 to March 2007.
A third and fourth set of OAVs (actually OADs
or Original Animation Disc
) were bundled with the manga tankoubon (Mahou Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba with volumes 23-25, 2008.08.17-2009.02.17; and Mahou Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai with volume 27, 2009.09.17). The second to fourth Mō Hitotsu no Sekai OADs released 2009.12.17, 2010.05.17 and 2010.07.17 respectively. The fifth OAD Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Ariadone-hen~ is scheduled for 2010.11.17.
An anime movie for the Magic World arc is expected to premiere in 2011.
A live-action drama adaptation was also produced and aired on TV Tokyo from October 2007 to March 2008.
 | Sanguozhi Qunxiongzhuan: Huo Feng Liao Yuan |
Other language versions
Published in simplified Chinese by Chuang Yi (latest volume 38). The manhua is also released in Mainland China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan (by Media Factory as 三国志群雄伝 火鳳燎原; ongoing serialization in Comic Sangokushi magazine).
¹ Sources: Elex STO 25 August 2010 (release schedule) and Komikologi (synopses, unless indicated otherwise)
² All listed GN are priced at IDR 18,500 each.
³ Links like this are commercial Amazon search and/or product links for other language versions.
Volume previews continued
Air Gear 14 of 29+ by Oh! great
Aeon Clock pops up just in *cough* time to save Kazu and Emiri from a big pinch and faces the onslaught of the sadistic Gabishi head-on. Not to be outdone, the Time Manipulator struts his stuff. But overconfidence proves his downfall, and the fight once more swings in Gabishi's favor. Meanwhile, Emiri scrounges up the courage to also attack Gabishi, seeing as how Kazu's all but catatonic. But even a combined offensive can't take down Gabishi!
The Ravages of Time 4 of 39+ by Chan Mou
Warlord Dong Zhuo moves the capital to Chang'an. To ensure that Luoyang doesn't fall to Guandong troops, he torches the entire city. But before doing so, he sets up Liu Bian as bait to draw Yuan Shao to the palace where Dong Zhuo intends to incinerate them in Luoyang's flames. Elsewhere, the commander-less Canbing faces off with the peerless “War God” Lu Bu.
UP NEXT: Moar 25 August 2010 manga
m&c!: Oresama Teacher 1 by Tsubaki Izumi · You Can't Disappear from Me 2 · Shanaou Yoshitsune Genpei War 5 · Devil Boyfriend by Shigano Iori · Female Wolf's Boy 3 · The Ghost Conqueror 3 · Golden Age 11 · How to Be A Man 2 · Moon Light Dream by Mitsuki Kaco · Panta Pan 2 of 2 · The Story of Wang Feng Lei 5 · Sugar Family 3 · With You at Blue Rose by Washio Mie · Cherry 46/2010 · Bleach 1-6 and 7-12 box sets
Elex Media: Skip Beat! 17 · Q.E.D. 35 · Animal Doctor 1 by Sasaki Noriko · Detektif Conan Animasi TV 22 · Hell Girl 7 · InuYasha 48 · Katsu! 7 · LUM, The Invader Girl 25 · Natural Honey Dormitory 2 · Ogawa & Team Saito 1 by Sakyo · Nakayoshi Lovely: Apple · Shonen Star 71/2010
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03)
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AirGear 「エア・ギア」 by Oh! great
Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine, shounen
Volume 14 (Tricks 114-122) first published in Japan 2006.06
Awards
Best Shounen Manga, 2006 Kodansha Manga Awards
Other language versions/serializations
Air Gear is published in English by Del Rey (volume 14 released 2009.10.27 • Volume 15-17 street date: 2010.08.31). Other global releases: Korea (published by Haksan), Taiwan (Tong Li; in traditional Chinese), Singapore (Chuang Yi; in simplified Chinese: latest volume 28), United Kingdom (Tanoshimi, under license from Del Rey), France (Pika Édition; tome 23 ships 2010.09), Italy (Planet Manga), Germany (Heyne) and Sweden (Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB/serialized in Manga Mania).
Adaptations
A 25-episode anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation and starring Kamakari Kenta as Ikki aired in Japan from April to September 2006. The Satelight-animated Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD shipped with volume 29 in July 2010. The side story cast seiyuu Okamoto Nobuhiko (Usui, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime) as Ikki.
Kamakari Kenta also reprised his Ikki role in the musical adaptation of Air Gear (2007.01), but due to illness was absent from the rerun Musical Air Gear vs. Bacchus Super Range Remix (2007.05). A new musical was expected to premiere April 2010.