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Magister Negi Magi to be Censored (from animeondvd.com)

Magister Negi Magi to be Censored (06:28 PM EST): According to information posted at Ken Akamatsu's diary site, he let it be known that some aspects of the Negi Magi manga for US publication were being toned down, such as breasts being covered up by hair or towels (as Akamatsu doesn't draw the nipple too much apparently) and and panties being added to previously bare bottoms. Dallas Middaugh of Del Rey confirmed that approximately 10 panels in the first volume of the manga were altered with the artists knowledge to get "into as many U.S. bookstores as possible." Dallas was also good enough to ensure fans that "no changes made in xxxHOLiC, Tsubasa, or Gundam SEED."

Those of you who have visited us here over the course of our nearly six years will know that we like our breasts and our bottoms bared, so we're quite disappointed in this news in what was otherwise shaping up to be a stellar launch line up for Del Rey. Our hope is that they'll correct this for subsequent printings and realize that "far worse" has been acceptable in US bookstores for quite some time, in manga, comics and more.