I thought i should go review a new huge release, the 1000% Sparkling Box Collection, for the Negima!? anime… There is ten whole CDs attached in it and me being me just had to get all of it XD These were all released on January 24th 2007.

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CD 01
Artist: Hazuki & Minagawa Junko & Horie Yui

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Orchestral Mix)

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Its Ku Fei, Maki and Ayaka on the first CD… Containing the OP and ED with their vocals only which isn’t that much to talk about. The third track is the important one on this CD being the orchestral mix. This one is really quite different, playing more on the minor to move away from the super happy feeling… It has very dramatical powerful music and a slower beat and is pulled off quite well. I love the instrumental version as i was thinking Action Movie background music the whole way through until the vocals cut back in. All in all a good CD for those who can appreciate orchestral pieces…

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CD 02
Artist: Kuwatani Natsuko & Noto Mamiko & Ishige Sawa

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Disco Mix)

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It’s Yue, Haruna and Nodoka XD Again with their version of the OP and ED. Their Mix was a nice Disco piece, that was all quite smoothe and very relaxing. A good listen indeed.

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CD 03
Artist: Shiraishi Ryoko & Kanou Mari & Koyama Kimiko

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Latin Mix)

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It’s Keade, Fuuka and Fumika… with their version of the OP and ED with their Mix being of the Latin flair… Lovely rhythm and sensual beat that pulled me in… One of my favourites on the whole.

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CD 04
Artist: Kimura Madoka & Ookouchi Akira & Yamakawa Kotomi & Bandou Ai

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Techno Mix)

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Alright, Yuuna, Ako, Akira and Misora this time. Another OP and ED and their Mix is of the Techno orientation…. kind of weird at the beginning but was getting into a good beat a bit of the way through… and i loved the intrumental for this Mix, very good listen…

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CD 05
Artist: Itou Shizuka & Oomae Akane & Deguchi Mami

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Reggae Mix)

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Alright, the cheerleading group; Misa, Madoka and Sakurako… Their mix was kinda weird… Although I do listen to Reggae and Ska once in a while, I thought this Mix wasn’t that good, sounding more like sampling with Reggae influences…

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CD 06
Artist: Watanabe Akeno & Matsuoka Yuki & Kadowaki Mai

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Big Band Mix)

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Lovely collection of VAs here; Chachmaru, Evangaline and Satomi. Their mix was a big band mix, which i would better class as Jazz… Its rhythm is infective and i love the brass fill ins. One of my absolute favourites of the whole box set…

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CD 07
Artist: Shimura Yumi & Sakuma Miho & Aizawa Mai & Kobayashi Misa & Inokuchi Yuka

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Piano Mix)

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Mana, Chizuru, Chisame, Natsume and Zazie…. their mix being a beutiful Piano Mix, nice low textured song that brung out the best in the vocals. All the harmonies and intonation were a lot more noticable in this version and it all shone through. The Piano scoring for the usual 1000 % Sparking was done absolutely great, a very good mix by all accounts.

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CD 08
Artist: Shiratori Yuri & Takamoto Megumi & Sasagawa Ayana & Inoue Naomi

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!
3. 1000% SPARKING! (Eurobeat Mix)

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Sayo, Kazumi, Chao and Satsuki… EuroMix!!! Good heavy beat and stong chords blaring, this was my absolute favourite track of the whole Box Set… XD

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CD 09
Artist: Aizawa Mai & Bandou Ai & Deguchi Mami & Horie Yui & Inoue Naomi & Ishige Sawa & Itou Shizuka & Inokuchi Yuka & Kadowaki Mai & Kanda Akemi & Kanou Mari & Kimura Madoka & Kobayashi Misa & Kobayashi Yu & Koyama Kimiko & Kuwatani Natsuko & Matsuoka Yuki & Minagawa Junko & Nonoka Ai & Noto Mamiko & Omae Akane & Osawa Chiaki & Sakuma Miho & Sasagawa Ayana & Satou Rina & Shimura Yumi & Shiraishi Ryoko & Shiratori Yuri & Tanaka Hazuki & Watanabe Akeno & Yamakawa Kotomi & Yamamoto Azumi

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Tracklist:

1. 1000% SPARKING!
2. A-LY-YA!

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:O Its the whole class singing it now… and the first track is a whole 15 minutes long, extending out the OP to contain all of the girls… good if daunting CD

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CD 10 (The Last One Finally)
Artist: Satou Rina & Kanda Akemi & Nonoka Ai & Noto Mamiko

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Tracklist:

1. Yume Minna de!
2. Ohayou!
3. Love Sensation
4. Magical Happiness
5. Yume Minna de! (off vocal ver.)
6. Ohayou! (off vocal ver.)
7. Love sensation (off vocal ver.)
8. Magical Happines (off vocal ver.)

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Alright, the last one and also the only one to break the 1000 % repeats that have been torturing my soul and enslaving my chibi for the whole while i was listening to them… VAs in this one are Negi, Asuna, Konoka and Nodoka who are some of my favourites… Yume Minna de! was a good and short beginning piece that got a huge welcome from me when i realised it wasnt like the OP or ED at all… Ohayou! the main song of the CD was a very good piece, catchy and singable, it makes its way onto my usual listens list. Love Sensation was a super upped happy song really and i enjoyed it alot, reminds me somewhat of the Tsuyokiss Game OP which i enjoyed but this one had a fabulous short guitar solo in it XD Magical Happiness was great as well, heavy with Nodoka as the main vocals having a slower pace and being just a really good song to end 2 and a half hours of music on… I loved this album so so much…

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And there, its done… 2.5 hours, 10 CDs and a huge massive post and you know what I only just noticed…Setsuna wasn’t in any of these CDs D: But i guess to somewhat make up for it, the little extra we get with this huge Box Set is Setsuna’s Armour Card… Enjoy XD