TnAdct1 wrote:An opinion from a person who is a regular reader of the Negima manga:
I can definitely understand why some people feel that they need to check out Negima first (either the manga, the later episodes of the Xebec anime, or either episode 19 or the Summer OAV of the SHAFT version) in order to truly appreciate the video, because it definitely helps with the main issue of the issue (in this case, Yue being torn between her friendship with Nodoka and her feelings for Negi).
As for the text, while it may be distracting to some people, it does help with the idea that the video is actually Yue’s thoughts as projected onto the pages of the Diarium Ejus (the book that Nodoka uses to read other people’s minds in the manga).
As for the video itself, it’s definitely an excellent character profile aboutt Yue and her conflict concerning “friendship vs. love”.
Yep, you've got it !
Because the thoughts of the person appear in a drawing + text form in the manga, I feel it was interesting to use the manga scan for the lyrics, and the anime for the background.
But you need to know the manga a little (volume 14 would be perfect) to understand the full concept behind this amv.
I needed the manga scans for another concept : because she's torn apart by her opposite feelings, but can't express them without loosing everything, she's ending up to consume herself. And the more she interacts with Negi or Nodoka (symbolised by changing colors : blue for Yue, yellow for Negi and purple for Nodoka), the more she's turning to ashes. I couldn't do that kind of effects on anime material, but it was easier on black & white manga.
The other use for the bubble is for the french version. Instead of subbing it with normal sentences at the bottom of the video, I've used translated bubbles.
