UQ Holder! is a manga series by Ken Akamatsu. Set several generations later in the world of his previous work Negima! Magister Negi Magi, it follows the adventures of Tōta Konoe, a young boy who is transformed into a vampire, and joins a secret society composed of immortal beings. UQ derives from the word yūkyū, whose kanji entwines inside the UQ logo, which alludes to the immortal nature of the characters.
Plot
Tōta Konoe, the grandson of Negi Springfield, aspires to leave his village and live life in the city of Shin-Tokyo which has a tower structure rising into space. When he is mortally wounded by a bounty hunter coming after his guardian Yukihime's life, he discovers that he has been made into an immortal vampire by Yukihime, who is actually a 700-year-old vampire mage Evangeline A.K. McDowell. Picking up another boy named Kuromaru along the way, they go to a place outside Shin-Tokyo where Yukihime leads a secret society of immortals called UQ Holder.
Characters
UQ Holder
UQ Holder is a secret organization of immortals and yokai led by Yukihime. Its members reside at the Senkyokan estate, 10 km from the Shin-Tokyo coast, which fronts as a hot springs resort. Its main members are known as Numbers. Its goals are to protect other immortals living in the Earth, as well as helping the outcasts of society. It is also interested in protecting humans from the immortals that are intent on destroying the society. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Santa Sasaki ; Vasago
''Negima'' characters
Some of the characters from the Negima series make appearances in this series. ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Fate Averruncus ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Negi Springfield ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Mana Tatsumiya ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Nagi Springfield ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Ayaka Yukihiro ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Chachamaru Karakuri ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Sayo Aisaka ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Zazie Rainyday ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Ayase Yue ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Miyazaki Nodoka ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Albireo Imma ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Jack Rakan ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Asuna Kagurazaka ;List of Negima! Magister Negi Magi characters#Albert Chamomile / Chamo
Other groups and characters
;Shinobu Yuuki ; ; Sayoko ;Dana Ananga Jagannatha ;Ialda Baoth ;Honoka Konoe and Isana Konoe ;Mizore Yukihiro ;Tena Vita
Media
Manga
UQ Holder! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It began its serialization in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 28, 2013. In October 2016, the series changed magazines from the Weekly Shōnen Magazine to the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, and was renamed UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi! 2 starting with the November 2016 issue. Its individual chapters have been collected into twenty-three tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, the first released on December 17, 2013. As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by Crunchyroll. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha Comics, who published the first volume on March 18, 2014.
Anime
An anime adaptation of the manga was announced in the Weekly Shōnen Magazines 30th issue of 2016, later revealed to be a television series and an Original Animation DVD. Youhei Suzuki is directing the anime at J.C.Staff, Akamatsu himself is handling the series composition alongside Shogo Yasukawa, Egg Firm is producing the series and the main cast from the original Negima! anime returns. The OAD was released on September 8, 2017, while the television series premiered on October 2, 2017. Two more OADs were released with the manga's 16th and 17th volumes. The series ran for 12 episodes. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and simulcast the anime on Amazon's Anime Strike streaming channel in the U.S. and in other selected digital services elsewhere. MVM Films acquired the series for home video release in the UK. Madman Entertainment acquired the series for distribution in Australia and New Zealand, and simulcasted the series on AnimeLab.
