

So I have 2 Negima DVD Collections, one is spelled as _Negima!_ and the other
is _Negima!?_ with the latter also having a second DVD called _Negima!? Spring
and Summer Specials_

Both have relatively the same plot summary on the back of the covers, both
have the same number of episodes and [Anime News
Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4380) just
says that _Negima!?_ is an alternate retelling. But what exactly is the
difference between _Negima!_ and _Negima!?_


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What is the difference between Negima!? and Negima!


Negima! is a direct adaptation of the original manga. It covers most of the
major stories from the manga up through Volume 6, then does an original story
for its last few episodes. The stories are done out of order, though; the
Library Island arc from Volume 2 is done after the Evangeline arc from Volume
3, and the filler stories are scattered all over the place. The Kyouto story
arc is compressed into two episodes (it made up the majority of Volumes 4, 5,
and 6 of the manga).

Negima?! is a reimagined version of the story created by Akiyuki Shimbo and
Shaft, with the usual weird art style. I like to refer to it as "Pani Poni
Negi", because the art and humor are very reminiscent of Shaft's Pani Poni
Dash. The story of Negima?! is completely different from the manga, and is
more focused on absurd humor and less on action and fanservice. (There is also
some action and a decent amount of adventure, but almost no fanservice.) The
characters are vaguely similar but also quite different in many ways: Asuna is
obsessed with finding a chupacabra, Makie for some reason believes that a frog
creature is her father, and Konoka is sarcastic and clever instead of cheerful
and ditzy. (But she's sarcastic and clever in a cheerful way.)

The Spring and Summer Specials are OVAs of Negima?! I haven't seen them but
according to Wikipedia, the Spring Special is based on Volume 7 of the manga,
where Asuna and Negi get in a fight at an island resort, while the Summer
Special is an original story about Nodoka.


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What " Torisuda " said. Also, in Negima!? Asuna has two blue eyes, and is less
bitchy than her Negima! counterpart. Setsuna is also completely human, and not
part demon.


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