This Anime Was So Bad It Got Rebooted After One Season

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Though the name might not register as much with modern anime fans these days, in 2000 the anime Love Hina was the surprise hit of the year. Not only was it the rare romantic comedy to gain widespread attention from general audiences, but it also made history in America for being the first anime to be “digi-subbed” (which was a fancy way of saying the fansubbed anime was distributed over the internet as opposed to VHS tapes). What’s more, the manga by Ken Akamatsu was one of the first manga to become a worldwide bestseller and helped make Tokyopop a force to be reckoned with in America.

With a hit series, best-selling manga, and multiple OVA’s, everyone wondered what Akamatsu would do next. After a brief hiatus, his next project was announced: Negima! Magister Negi Magi! The manga followed a ten-year-old wizard named Negi, who is tapped to teach magic at an all-female high school. The series would contain high-jinks and action sequences involving magic and lots of girls. Fans would instantly fall in love with the Harry Potter-inspired romcom. The manga was an instant hit, and an anime adaptation was inevitable. What was assumed to be the year’s hottest new anime though ended up being one of the biggest embarrassments of the year.

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While Akamatsu’s manga may have been a hit with readers, there was some…let’s say confusion about the appropriate age group! While it features magic, wizards, and witches, it also featured lots of fan service, adult humor, and sexual innuendos. There was even some controversy (then and now) about Negi’s age, seeing as how the character must make ‘magical contracts’ with his female students by kissing them on the lips (it should be noted most of the girls are fourteen