Del Rey Reverses Decision to Edit Negima Manga

Mr. Dallas Middaugh, Del Rey Books’ Director of Manga, has made the following public announcement:

NEGIMA, Volume 1: Magister Negi, by Ken Akamatsu, will be published by Del Rey on April 27th as scheduled without any alterations to the author’s original artwork and text. At the suggestion of one of our leading national book retailers, copies of NEGIMA will be shrinkwrapped with a label that states: “Contains Explicit Content, Ages 16+” on the front of the book.