We look at the many pieces of music from the anime series. There's a lot of music involved with this anime. We're still updating this page, so please bear with us while we get everything together!
Index:
Anime Openings and Endings
Original Soundtrack (OST)
Character Songs
Anime Openings and Endings
Regardless the series, Negima's anime always features the voice talent singing the opening and ending theme songs, whether it be independently or in a group. This particular anime is unique as all the girls in class 2-A get their time to shine. You can find all these openings and endings in the Videos section of this series.
Openings There are 8 different openings, all together. The main opening theme is Happy☆Material.
Happy☆Material Who sang the opening depended on the month the episode was first broadcast in Japan and changed monthly. There are 8 different versions of the song and 7 of which are used as an opening. Version 8 is used as an ending. With the exception of Version 7, the actual animation of the opening was not changed.
Version 1 - Original
Singers: Yuri Shiratori, Madoka Kimura, Ayana Sasagawa, Natsuko Kuwatani, Kotomi Yamakawa, and Azumi Yamamoto (The voice actresses of Sayo Aisaka, Yuna Akashi, Kazumi Asakura, Yue Ayase, Ako Izumi, and Akira Ookōchi)
Version 5 - Electric
Singers: Kimiko Koyama, Mari Kanou, Mai Kadowaki, Yumi Shimura, and Yuki Matsuoka (The voice actresses of Fuuka Narutaki, Fumika Narutaki, Satomi Hakase, Chisame Hasegawa, and Evangeline A.K. McDowell)
Version 6 - Early Summer
Singers: Mamiko Noto, Mai Aizawa, Junko Minagawa, Naomi Inoue, and Yuka Inokuchi (The Japanese voice actors of Nodoka Miyazaki, Natsumi Murakami, Ayaka Yukihiro, Satsuki Yotsuba, and Zazie Rainyday)
Version 7 - 31 Girls Sang by all members of the class
Ashita Na This was the 7th opening to the series and featured a sad instrumental song. Only appeared in episode 24.
Endings There are 4 total endings to this series, each featuring a completely different song.
To The Shining You (Kagayaku Kimi e) This song was used in the endings for episode 1-13. Singers: Akemi Kanda, Ai Nonaka, Mamiko Noto, & Yu Kobayashi (The voice actresses of Asuna Kagurazaka, Konoka Konoe, Nodoka Miyazaki, & Setsuna Sakurazaki)
Please Teach Me, Master This was used in the second ending, used in episodes 14-22, 24-25. Singers: Ayana Sasagawa, Natsuko Kuwatani, Akeno Watanabe, Hazuki Tanaka, & Yuki Matsuoka (The voice actors of Kazumi Asakura, Yue Ayase, Chachamaru Karakuri, Kû-Fei, Evangeline A.K. McDowell)
Happy☆Material Though the song is usually used in openings, this particular version is used as the ending to episode 23.
Happy☆Material Ver. 9 - Acoustic Version
To The Shining You ~ Peace Used in the final episode of the series. It's sang by the entire class.
Original Soundtrack (OST)
The full OST collection from the original Negima! anime was released over the span of two separate CD's, named Ongaku no Jugyou -Omo ni Shusseki Bangou no Uta- and Ongaku no Jugyou II Jikan me - Magical Land respectively. The latter contained a bulk of the opening's different versions.