History Manga / UQHolder

** Several chapters later, Touta and Kuroumaru try going on a date again, this time Touta being the one who asked Kuroumaru out. All seems to be going well until Kuroumaru's older brother shows up with the mercenaries Nagumo and Tsukuyomi, having come to capture Kuroumaru before the Tougen Shinmei School do.

* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] share a passionate kiss that covers a double-page spread following their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 181, complete with a naked cuddle [[UnderwaterKiss while sinking into water]]. Bonus points for [[spoiler:the kiss happening during sex]].

* ConfessionTriggersConsummation: In chapter 181, [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru finally confess they love each other as they embrace naked at a hot spring. They kiss and Kuroumaru sees Touta is getting... aroused. Underwater sex ensues.]]

* DatePeepers: Kuroumaru, Kirie, and Karin spy on Touta's date with Yukihime in chapter 168.

* MonsterSlayerRomance: Touta is an artificial vampire and and Kuroumaru is a practitioner of the Shinmei-ryuu ("Gods' Cry School"), a sword style developed specifically to exorcise demons and handicap immortals. Despite being raised by an immortal hunter clan, Kuroumaru quickly develops a big crush on Touta and near the end of the manga, Touta begins feeling attracted to Kuroumaru as more than a friend. It's taken even further after [[spoiler:Touta turns into an immortal monster with endless magical energy and Kuroumaru becomes a living immortal-slaying sword]].

* OfficialCouple: As of chapter 181, [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] have officially become a couple.
* OfficialKiss: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] had kissed a few times before for a [[AMagicContractComesWithAKiss Pactio]] and such, but they share their first romantic kiss as the OfficialCouple in chapter 181. [[spoiler:Since both are naked, the kiss makes Touta get hard and one thing leads to another...]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] hook up at last in chapter 181. Complete with OfficialKiss ''and'' TheirFirstTime!

** The TimeSkip arc [[spoiler:sinks pretty much all ships surrounding Touta with the exception of Kuroumaru. Shinobu and Mizore are dead now, while Kirie and Karin have been sealed by enemies (although they can be rescued). Touta then confesses his love to Kuroumaru soon after reuniting and they become a couple.]]

* SupportingHarem: SubvertedTrope. When the manga undergoes a GenreShift to harem comedy 90+ chapters in, it looks like Yukihime is going to be the main love interest despite her turning Touta down. Soon, however, Kirie becomes a SpotlightStealingSquad, causing her to spend a lot more time with Touta than anyone else. She's also the only girl, besides Yukihime, Touta has admitted having feelings for. Pretty much everyone already thinks of them as the OfficialCouple despite Kirie's denials. In the meantime, the other girls [[OutOfFocus fade into the background]]. Hell, some like Kuroumaru and Karin are rooting for Kirie instead of trying to get Touta for themselves! That is until the series genre shifts ''again'' back to serious seinen action territory, and then the role of Touta's main love interest abruptly shifts from Kirie back to Yukihime, and ''then'' to Kuroumaru.

** Subverted between Touta and Kirie. After Kirie accidentally confesses her feelings for Touta, the other members of UQ Holder send them out on a date in Kyoto, with Karin prodding Kirie to use the chance and go all the way with Touta. At the end of the day, Touta and Kirie go into the bathtub together, Touta says they're going all the way... And just kisses her because he doesn't even know what sex is, so Kirie spends the rest of the night giving him TheTalk.
** It does happen for real in chapter 181, where [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] have sex for the first time to cement their RelationshipUpgrade.

* TwoPersonPoolParty: In chapter 181, [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] have underwater sex at the hot spring of an open-air bath.

* UnwantedHarem: So far, Touta has gathered the affection from [[{{Tsundere}} Kirie]], [[WrenchWench Shinobu]] and [[{{Ojou}} Mizore]], as well as the dubious feelings from [[HotTeacher Yukihime]], [[NoBiologicalSex Kuroumaru]] and [[TheStoic Karin]]. This is constantly {{Lampshaded|Trope}} as it being InTheBlood.

* ZombieApocalypse: [[spoiler:Sayoko unleashes one on the school.]] By chapter 55, she's unleashed one on [[spoiler:the entire world]].

* FlowersOfRomance: In chapter 181, Touta and Kuroumaru have a romantic scene [[spoiler:that culminates in them having sex]] at an open-air bath where flower petals are falling everywhere.

* OfficialKiss: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] had kissed a few times before for a [[AMagicContractComesWithAKiss Pactio]] and such, but they share their first romantic kiss as the OfficialCouple in chapter 181. [[spoiler:And since both are naked, the kiss makes Touta get hard.]]

* SocialCircleFiller: Touta's four friends from his hometown at the country are merely introduced in the first chapter so that he drinks Yukihime's blood in order to save them from being killed. Touta mentions them here and there, but they never become relevant to the plot ever again.

* BathtubBonding: When Touta gets more intimate with Kuroumaru and Kirie, it's usually when they're taking a bath together.

* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru]] share a passionate UnderwaterKiss that covers a double-page spread following their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 181, complete with a naked cuddle while sinking into water [[spoiler:just as they start with the lovemaking]].

* CoolBigSis: Yukihime/Evangeline is this to Touta.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Partially inverted, since Kuromaru is really from a group of people who are essentially genderless until the age of sixteen, at which point they choose which gender they wish to be. One of the plot threads in the Manga is regarding Kuromaru struggles to decide which gender to become when he comes of age.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Everyone is aware of who has a crush on Touta with the exception of [[ObliviousToLove Touta himself]]. Karin practically says this word for word when talking to Kirie.

* {{Expy}}: Shinobu Yuuki not only has the same given name, character design and personality as Shinobu Maehara from ''Manga/LoveHina'', they also address the protagonist as "senpai", to make it extra obvious.

* FirstEpisodeResurrection: Touta drinks Yukihime's blood when he's dying turning him into a vampire.

* HotTeacher: Yukihime/Evangeline's first appearance is a shot of her rear, with her students mentioning that they never get tired of seeing it.

* KiManipulation: Shinmeryuu makes its return.
* KidHero: Though a little older than most examples of this trope, Touta is still only 14 years old physically.

* TookALevelInKindness: Evangeline is significantly more friendly here than in the parent series.

* TwoPersonPoolParty: In chapter 181, [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru have underwater sex at the hot spring of an open-air bath.]]

* MileLongShip: In the TimeSkip arc, UQ Holder's new hideout is now a miles-long airship that's a relic from an ancient civilization in Venus.

* RescueArc: The vs. Immortal Hunters mini-arc has Kuroumaru being captured by the family heads of the Tougen Shinmei School that need the power of the divine sword inside Kuroumaru's body to eliminate the Lifemaker. Touta then sets out to save Kuroumaru.

* AnywhereButTheirLips: Touta kisses Kirie in the cheek after reaffirming his promise to never betray her.

* SupportingHarem: DoubleSubvertedTrope. When the manga undergoes a GenreShift to harem comedy 90+ chapters in, it looks like Yukihime is going to be the main love interest despite her turning Touta down. Soon, however, Kirie becomes a SpotlightStealingSquad, causing her to spend a lot more time with Touta than anyone else. She's also the only girl, besides Yukihime, Touta has admitted having feelings for. Pretty much everyone already thinks of them as the OfficialCouple despite Kirie's denials. In the meantime, the other girls [[OutOfFocus fade into the background]]. Hell, some like Kuroumaru and Karin are rooting for Kirie instead of trying to get Touta for themselves! That is until the series genre shifts ''again'' back to serious seinen action territory, and then the role of Touta's main love interest abruptly shifts from Kirie back to Yukihime, and ''then'' to Kuroumaru.

* TournamentArc: The preliminaries for the Mahora Martial Arts Tournament.

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Touta and Kuroumaru share one in Chapter 181, complete with a naked cuddle while sinking into water.]]

* BridalCarry: After Kuroumaru's body is ripped in half by Kaito, Touta carries Kuroumaru bridal style until Kuroumaru's legs grow back.

* ContinuityLockout: Surprisingly averted. Akamatsu takes care to explain concepts and relationships from Negima as you need to know them. [[spoiler: Right down to the fact Negi's wife (if he even has one) is completely unknown, only revealing in Chapter 137 that one timeline had Chisame be Negi's wife.]]

* DudeHesLikeInAComa: More than once one of Touta's love interests will see him sleeping and go in to kiss him. Kirie actually succeeds... which incidentally breaks the TimeStandsStill moment they were trapped in and immediately gets her caught.

* JumpingTheGenderBarrier: Kuroumaru is a {{demihuman}} born with NoBiologicalSex and will be able to pick their physical sex when they turn sixteen. Kuroumaru insistently presents themself as a guy and acts as Touta's brother-in-arms while keeping their sexless state secret from him. Karin and Kirie, both who know about Kuroumaru's gender deal and obvious crush on Touta, try pushing Kuroumaru into becoming a girl and pursuing a romance with Touta. Kuroumaru refuses to give in to their attraction to Touta, but their body still reacts to their feelings and begins transitioning into female on this own, starting with growing breasts. Meanwhile, Touta is completely oblivious to Kuroumaru's gender and love woes [[spoiler:until Kuroumaru finally shares their secrets with him. Afterwards, Touta finds that Kuroumaru is very cute as a girl and becomes attracted to his potentially female friend.]]

* SexyDiscretionShot: It's heavily implied that [[spoiler: Negi and Evangeline]] ended up sleeping together [[PreClimaxClimax the night before the final confrontation with the Life-Maker]]. Although given that this *is* a Ken Akamatsu manga there's still a small element of DidTheyOrDidntThey, but only just barely.

** [[spoiler: The cassette from the [=GoodEnd!World=] of Negima shows that Negi rejected both Yue and Nodoka after their graduation.]]
** Chapter 110 [[spoiler: basically sunk any subtext between Touta and Eva, with her confessing her love for Negi, and that she could not move on until she frees him from the Mage of the Beginning. Not even with Touta.]]
** The reveal that [[spoiler: Negi married '''''Chisame''''' in the original timeline, and none of the supposed OneTruePairing choices was right!]]

* SupportingHarem: A very weird and unconventional example. When the manga undergoes a GenreShift to harem comedy 90+ chapters in, it looks like Yukihime is going to be the main love interest despite her turning Touta down. Soon, however, Kirie becomes a SpotlightStealingSquad, causing her to spend a lot more time with Touta than anyone else. She's also the only girl, besides Yukihime, Touta has admitted having feelings for. Pretty much everyone already thinks of them as the OfficialCouple despite Kirie's denials. In the meantime, the other girls [[OutOfFocus fade into the background]]. Hell, some like Kuroumaru and Karin are rooting for Kirie instead of trying to get Touta for themselves! That is until the series genre shifts ''again'' back to serious seinen action territory, and then as it enters its final arcs the role of Touta's main love interest abruptly shifts from Kirie back to Yukihime, and ''then'' to Kuroumaru.

'''''WARNING: {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s abound for Manga/MahouSenseiNegima.'''''

''UQ Holder!'' (aka ユーキューホルダー!, or "Eternity Holder!") is the sequel of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' by Creator/KenAkamatsu. Set 75 years after the end of ''Negima!'', in an AlternateTimeline, it explores a number of ambiguous or unexplored details left at the end of that series, such as the space elevator and the adoption of magic on earth. The story began serialization in late August of 2013. In November 2016, the manga would be retitled ''UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi 2'', more or less confirming its sequel connection to ''Negima!''

** The very first moments... are a flashback to the time of Manga/MahouSenseiNegima, from Chapter 129, [[spoiler: completely omitting that Touta was there as well,]] as a bit of fanservice before the [[PlayerPunch Viewer Punch]] that is Evangeline leaving them seemingly forever.

* BreastExpansion: Yukihime joins the ranks of [[Manga/LoveHina Kanako]], [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Asuna, Nodoka, and Anya]] in getting breast expansion inflicted upon her. Twice. Along with expanding her butt and enlarging her torso to resemble a fertility goddess. What's different compared to most of the previous examples is this expansion appears to be actual breast tissue, not just air. This actually worries Fate, since the one who did this to Yukihime easily tore through Yukihime's formidable magical defenses in the process.

** Most of [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Class 3-A]] appears walking with Evangeline in the opening pages. As they wave good bye to her in the following panel, each character is wearing the clothes they were last seen with at the end of the previous manga.

* DistantSequel: The story is set seventy-five years after the events of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', focusing on Negi's grandson Touta Konoe.

* NewNeoCity: "New Tokyo: Ama No Mihashira City"; since the space elevator (the "pillar of heaven") has been built in Tokyo, the city − as well as [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Mahora academy]] − was renamed after it it seems.

* ProductionThrowback: The series has {{Shout Out}}'s to ''Manga/LoveHina''. There is a character named Shinobu with the same design as Love Hina's Shinobu. There is also a recreation of Keitarou's first visit to Hinata inn featuring Shinobu's first visit to Senkyokan inn. And ''UQ Holder: Magister Negi Magi 2'' begins... in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', complete with one of Negi's infamous sneezing fits stripping several members of his class.

->''"[[WhoWantsToLiveForever Living forever isn't as great as you think.]] [...] This is the story of those who--for whatever reason--got stuck in this sucky existence."''%%This is the official translation of the opening line, used in the Website/{{Crunchyroll}} simulpub.

''UQ Holder!'' (aka ユーキューホルダー!, or "Eternity Holder!") is the StealthSequel of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' by Creator/KenAkamatsu. Set 75 years after the end of ''Negima!'', it explores a number of ambiguous or unexplored details left at the end of that series, such as the space elevator and the adoption of magic on earth. The story began serialization in late August of 2013. In November 2016, the manga would be retitled ''UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi 2'', more or less confirming its sequel connection to ''Negima!''

** [[TitleDrop UQ Holder]], an organization made up of immortal humans, vampires, robots, demons, gods, and various other monsters. One of their duties is to help and protect the various friendly monsters that may be targeted by hate and/or monster hunting groups.

* BloodierAndGorier: While Negima was never a BloodlessCarnage, it was more sedated compared to UQ Holder. Getting impaled, dismembered and even decapitated happens here almost all the time. [[ImmortalLifeIsCheap Courtesy of large portion of the cast being immortal.]]

* FloatingContinent: The Witch of the Rift Dana lives in a gigantic floating palace in a sky-like VoidBetweenTheWorlds.

** BodyBackupDrive / BrainUploading: Ikkuu Ameya gained immortality by transferring his mind into a robotic body.

** DaywalkingVampire: Evangeline A.K. [=McDowell=] and Touta Konoe are immortal [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] without any of the normal weaknesses.
** FountainOfYouth / ImmortalityInducer: The dark skinned man seen in chapter 6 gained immortality by using immortality granting items like Philosopher Stones, Miracle Drugs and Holy Wines.
** FromASingleCell: Kuroumaru Tokisaka's immortality comes from a powerful HealingFactor, which staves off the effects of age and allows him to regenerate his body even after losing more than half of it.

** OurDemonsAreDifferent: Touta's secondary immortality comes from Magia Erebea, an ability that basically makes him an immortal demon powered by BlackMagic.
** ResurrectiveImmortality: Gengorou Makabe has a form of literal VideoGameLives, which allow him to revive if killed.
** SaveScumming: Kirie Sakurame can set a literal save point with her specialized ritual magic. Upon death she will return to the time and place she created the save point. She can even bring people back with her in time.

* MonsterSlayerRomance: Touta is a vampire and and one of his love interests is a practitioner of the Shinmei-ryuu ("Gods' Cry School"), a sword style developed specifically to exorcise demons and handicap immortals.

* PunnyName: The title's English UQ has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 悠久, the word for ''Eternity'', making the title "Eternity Holder!". 悠久 also gets featured inside the UQ in the first chapter's title page.
* PutOnABus: Early characters like Touta's friends haven't appeared since the introduction of the UQ Holder organization.

* RescueArc: The vs. Immortal Hunters arc has Kuroumaru being captured by the Tougen Shinmei School that subjected Kuroumaru to immortality experiments and now need to extract the shintai inside Kuroumaru's body to eliminate the Lifemaker. Touta sets out to save Kuroumaru.

* RRatedOpening: The first chapter involves Yukihime/Evangeline being rather graphically chopped to pieces by a bounty hunter. Needless to say, Akamatsu is making it clear from the start that this is ''not'' going to be a ''Manga/LoveHina'' clone.

* SexyDiscretionShot: It's heavily implied that [[spoiler: Negi and Evangeline]] ended up sleeping together the night before the final confrontation with the Life-Maker. Although given that this *is* a Ken Akamatsu manga there's still a small element of DidTheyOrDidntThey, but only just barely.

** In the year 2135, one of the many ships whith flying in the sky, one is a [[Franchise/StarWars Mon Calamari cruiser]]
** During the final battle versus the lifemaker, Jack Rackan fight using the [[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Buster Sword]]
** The true form of lifemaker is likely the final form of ultimecia of ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVIII''
** Goddamnit, all the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A is same a final battle of '' Videogame/FinalFantasy '' franchise,{{one winged angel}} form, the scenery and all the party reunite for final
** During the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A,Natsumi mentioned '' Franchise/StarWars ''
** In one chapter Gengoro mentioned [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
** In the same chapter Jinbei use the [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha]]
** Vueltas Nikitis is fan of Elvis Presley and MJ
** Ikku use many [[Franchise/StarWars lightsabers]]

* StableTimeLoop: It turns out Yukihime's younger self was inspired to create Magia Erebea after she saw Touta using it against their teacher Dana. Negi eventually learned the technique from Eva and it got passed down to his clone Touta.

* SupportingHarem: A very weird and unconventional example. When the manga undergoes a GenreShift to harem comedy 90+ chapters in, it looks like Yukihime is going to be the main love interest despite her turning Touta down. Soon, however, Kirie becomes a SpotlightStealingSquad, causing her to spend a lot more time with Touta than anyone else. She's also the only girl, besides Yukihime, Touta has admitted having feelings for. Pretty much everyone already thinks of them as the OfficialCouple despite Kirie's denials. In the meantime, the other girls [[OutOfFocus fade into the background]. Hell, some like Kuroumaru and Karin are rooting for Kirie instead of trying to get Touta for themselves! That is until the series genre shifts ''again'' back to serious seinen action territory, and then as it enters its final arcs the role of Touta's main love interest abruptly shifts from Kirie back to Yukihime, and then now to Kuroumaru.

* TitleDrop: In the sixth chapter, we're introduced formally to UQ Holder: A group formed by an immortal Eva knew that would gather other immortals together into a family.

* UnwantedHarem: So far, Touta has gathered the affection from [[{{Tsundere}} Kirie]], [[WrenchWench Shinobu]] and [[TheOjou Mizore]], as well as the dubious feelings from [[HotTeacher Yukihime]], [[NoBiologicalSex Kuroumaru]] and [[TheStoic Karin]]. This is constantly {{Lampshaded|Trope}} as it being InTheBlood.

** Goddamnit, all the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A is same a final battle of '' Videogame/FinalFantasy '' franchise,{{one winged angel}} form, the scenery and all the party reunite

** In chapter 2,the race in the remenber ''Videogame/FZero'' and ships in the race is likely of many ships of '' Franchise/StarWars ''
** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned '' VideoGame/Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio really? '' Anime/Akira ''

** When Dana tells Touta to make posses during his training, the posses he makes are references to ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', the latter becoming HilariousInHindsight because he posses like Dio Brando, a vampire who also has the power to [[TimeStandsStill stop time]].

** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned the '' Franchise/Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio really? '' Film/Akira ''

** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned '' Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio really? ''Manga/Akira''

** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned '' Franchise/Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio really? '' Manga/Akira ''

** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned '' VideoGame/Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio [[really?
Manga/Akira]]

** In the fists chapters Touta mentioned '' Videogame/Castlevania ''
** Neo-Tokio really [[Anime/Akira]]?

** Goddamnit, all the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A is same a final battle of '' Videogame/FinalFantasy '' franchise,{{onewingedangel}} form, the scenery and all the party reunite

** Goddamnit, all the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A is same a final battle of '' Videogame/FinalFantasy '' franchise,[[onewingedangel]] form, the scenery and all the party reunite

** Goddaminit, all the final battle versus the lifemaker in the timeline A is same a final battle of '' Videogame/FinalFantasy '' franchise,[[one winged angel]] form, the scenery and all the party reunite

** In chapter 2,the race in the remenber ''Videogame/F-Zero'' and ships in the race is likely of many ships of '' Franchise/StarWars ''

** In chapter 2,the race in the remenber '' Videogame/F-Zero '' and ships in the race is likely of many ships of '' Franchise/StarWars ''