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Nekane Springfield
Kanji	ネカネ・スプリングフィールド
Rōmaji	Nekane Supuringufīrudo
Alias	Onee-chan (used by Negi)
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Personal Status
Relative(s)	Negi Springfield (cousin) Nagi Springfield (uncle)
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 2
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Masami Suzuki (2005) Miyuki Sawashiro (2006-onward)
English Voice	Gwendolyn Lau

Nekane Springfield is Negi's cousin (whom he calls older sister, since they grew up together (and even slept in the same bed). Nekane and her parents took the orphaned Negi in after his father disappeared.

Story

Six years prior to the start of the story, when demons attacked the village where she and Negi used to live in, she was almost turned to stone while trying to protect Negi from a petrification spell, but was saved by the Thousand Master, her uncle Nagi, just in time. Her legs were turned to stone, however, and broke off. A later shot of her in Volume 10 reveals that her legs have been restored, although it is not clear if they were magically restored, or if she wears prostheses.

Personality

Her gentle personality is largely based on interpretations through disjointed flashbacks, so it is hard to identify precisely what she is like. What has been indicated however is that she took on more of a motherly role in his life. As a side note, Asuna and Nekane feel similarly for Negi

Nekane in Other Media

• Negima!?: Although initially appearing as a background character, Nekane does gain a greater role in the second anime. As the Star Crystal crisis slowly grows, Nekane chooses to assist her little brother by disguising as the Black Rose Baron, an enigmatic character initially seen not working for either Negi or for the one controlling the crystal. Eventually, Nekane appears as herself to assist Negi and his class in the running of the day-to-day activities, but Negi eventually discovers her secret. However, he is forced to keep Nekane's other identity a secret to protect her and his students.

Gallery

Characters Class 2/3-A Negi Springfield • Sayo Aisaka • Yuna Akashi • Kazumi Asakura • Yue Ayase • Ako Izumi • Akira Okouchi • Misa Kakizaki • Asuna Kagurazaka • Misora Kasuga • Chachamaru Karakuri • Madoka Kugimiya • Kū Fei • Konoka Konoe • Haruna Saotome • Setsuna Sakurazaki • Makie Sasaki • Sakurako Shiina • Mana Tatsumiya • Chao Lingshen • Kaede Nagase • Chizuru Naba • Fuka Narutaki • Fumika Narutaki • Satomi Hakase • Chisame Hasegawa • Evangeline A.K. McDowell • Nodoka Miyazaki • Natsumi Murakami • Ayaka Yukihiro • Satsuki Yotsuba • Zazie Rainyday Supporting Characters Albert Chamomile • Albireo Imma • Anna Yurievna Cocolova • Arika Anarchia Entheofushia • Eishun Konoe • Fate Averruncus • Jack Rakan • Konoemon Konoe • Kotarou Inugami • Kurt Godel • Nagi Springfield • Nekane Springfield • Takamichi T. Takahata • Tsukuyomi Old World (Earth) Minor Characters Mr. Akashi • Chachazero • Chigusa Amagasaki • Cocone Fatima Rosa • Donet McGuiness • The Magus • Eiko • Gandolfini • Haruki • Kaoru Gōtokuji • Keiichi Yamashita • Megumi Natsume • Mei Sakura • Mitsuru Nijūin • Mitsuru Nijūin's Daughter • Monkeys • Nanaka Airheart • Naoya • Ms. Ninomiya • Nitta • Pochi Daigōin • Captain Serizawa • Mr. Seruhiko • Shizuna Minamoto • Sister Shakti • Takane D. Goodman • Tatsuya Nakamura • Touko Kuzunoha • Tsuruko Aoyama • Yuki • Kagehisa Sasaki Magic World (Mars) Gateau Kagura Vandenburg • Filius Zect • Aisha Coryell • Beatrix Monroe • Christian Danchecker • Collette Farandole • Craig Caldwell • Wilhelm Josef Von Herman • Dynamis • Emily Sevensheep • Lynn Garland • Mage of the Beginning • Master of the Gravekeeper's Palace • Primum • Secundum • Quartum • Quintum • Sextum • Poyo Rainyday • Homura • Koyomi • Shiori • Shirabe • Tamaki • Theodora of the Hellas Empire • Seras • Kagetaro • Alexander Zaytsev • Rizo • Paio Zi • Morborgran • Tosaka • Vargas Groups Ala Alba • Ala Rubra • Canis Niger • Cosmo Entelecheia • Fate's Ministra Magi • Istanbul Magic Association • Mahora Academy • Mahora Girls' Jr. High Class 2/3-A