Negima ANIME FINAL and Hayate no Gotoku Heaven is a Place on Earth NOW SHOWING!

If you were an anime otaku living in Japan for quite sometime, you should notice that the Negima-Hayate double feature is NOW SHOWING in selected theaters throughout Japan!

The Negima ANIME FINAL movie has one of the finest storylines but the length is short. According to Ken Akamatsu, the series creator, there are three key points to consider before watching the movie.

1) Graduation Ceremony will occur
2) When the Probationary Pactio ends, only one person must be chosen as the partner under the Permanent Pactio
3) The classmates who are not part of the Permanent Pactio will lose all their memories of magic the next morning

If you've watched this feature, who's the classmate chosen to be Negi Springfield's partner under the Permanent Pactio? (I hope it's Asuna Kagurazaka!)

Most of the Negima fans (like me) who watched final scene of Negima ANIME FINAL, I'm sure fans would shed so much tears, saying good-bye to our ever favorite Negi Springfield and his 31 female classmates.

A bonus "Volume Zero" of the Negima manga was distributed to movie-goers but whatever, time to say goodbye Negi-sensei. We will never forget you. We will never forget the female students (especially my favorite, Asuna Kagurazaka).

The theme song titled Sakura Kaze ni Yakusoku wo - Tabidachi no Uta - (桜風に約束を－旅立ちの歌－) is definitely not quite good but it's okay.

Okay, enough tears to shed about the Negima ANIME FINAL. How about Hayate no Gotoku Heaven is a Place on Earth?

This is the first "Hayate no Gotoku" theatrical film after the success of the manga and two anime seasons.

I really didn't like the new character designs used on this movie, it looks childish, unlike the character designs from the anime. Despite that, the original storyline looks reasonably well.

What surprises them is the theme songs. At the opening, we saw the new Hayate character named Ruka Suirenji (played by Haruka Yamazaki), a superstar. She sang the opening theme, Bokura, Kakeyuku Sora e (僕ら、駆け行く空へ), which is the best song used in this movie! But I like the song, Heaven is a Place on Earth, by fripSide, better.

One catch for us that after getting the "99th Volume" of Hayate no Gotoku manga, there is a short announcement:

"The third season : after the movie of the summer of this year. Please wait in expectancy!"

Which means, a third season is in the works! YAY!

I gotta say that the Negima-Hayate double feature films are the best! The best collaboration between my two favorites is something fans will cherish it forever!