The anime, isn't something I've seen, oh but I've definetly read the manga. The manga itself, is definetly different to Love Hina, and it's length, shows that Akamatsu really has bothered to stick to this series. The series, is definetly amazing, similar to Love Hina in some ways, but there is no romance. I enjoy, and currently waiting for a batch of Negima to come out before I read it, because reading a chapter a time every week is difficult for me to recall what previously happened.
The overall storyline, being of MANY genres, I can give 10/10. It's an awesome series, not including the anime. The art, definetly, top notch stuff, Akamatsu's art has definetely improved, so I give it 10/10. Storyline, amazing, definetely, each character has it's own complex relationship, with the main character, one way or another, and they don't just come, and leave in the middle of an arc, unlike Chao. The ending has yet to come, and I will wait and see what Akamatsu has in plan for us, for this fantastic series. 10/10.