A Certain Magical Index (light novel)
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HoaRy said: There's a lot of interesting conflicts between magic and science. But how did Touma find out he should dig into Index' mouth? And whoa Index is scary in that defense mode^^ Mixing magic and sciene is always interesting! You're right, it's rather odd that Touma found that the seal was located inside her mouth... maybe he "senced" it? :S cyruz said: I enjoyed the talking, it was a really good episode. It's still only a prelude, so hell yeah it is developing. Lots of episodes are to come and I'm looking forward to watching them.  The best part of the whole episode, Index going berserk ^^ Anyway, I see HoaRy and angel999 at the start of most new episode discussions... are you 2 competing or something? :3 This adaptation, I think, is based after the Novel, NOT the manga. J.C. Staff tends to adapt stuff after novels... |
| I loved it. Lots of things were in it :D |
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| Another information filled episode. I liked it. Let's see where this is going but I think it'll become really awesome. |
| Best episode yet, at least. May become good after all. |
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| nee, i cant wait for the next episode... |
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JadeMatrix said: Good point, though what I mean is that they dragged that too much. Like they forced the drama to last the whole episode.Leon-Gun said: Except the teacher was out during most of that time, and when he did call her, she didn't have her phone on her. And was that a dial phone he was using? XDThey did took too long on the "but maybe science can save her !" Seriously, he just had to ask his Sensei about it and problem solved. I mean, dear god Touma. She's a professor in Academy City, she should know at least A LITTLE about neurology or something, or known someone who did. At least the whole "Hmm, isn't this a bit too convenient" revelation was revealed as a scam and the Church ended up being some real manipulators. Well, not unlike most Churches I think. >.< was that really necessary? |
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cyruz said: That pic is just awesome. I enjoyed the talking, it was a really good episode. It's still only a prelude, so hell yeah it is developing. Lots of episodes are to come and I'm looking forward to watching them. Damn good episode. |
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| Nice Episode. I really like how they explained the brain but they do spend an awful long time talking and thinking. |
Leon-Gun said: wakka9ca said: They did took too long on the "but maybe science can save her !" Seriously, he just had to ask his Sensei about it and problem solved. I mean, dear god Touma. She's a professor in Academy City, she should know at least A LITTLE about neurology or something, or known someone who did. Touma was annoying for 20 minutes of the episode. only the last 3 minutes was worth watching.... Rofl exactly what he tried to do at first except that the first call her sensei didn't respond because she was taking a bath, then he started trying to call somewhere else and finnaly called back her sensei who finnaly got out of the bath and told him what we know x) |
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| Hopefully the next episode will get back on track to good action. The mostly talking episodes haven't really done it for me with this series; with all the abstract ideas one really needs to sit down and use his imagination if one wants understand of this series. |
| This was a nice episode, you can't have nonstop action, there is always a lull before something major starts, and you can feel it here, they needed an isolated episode to recap and flesh a few things out, and they did, no matter. Can't wait for the next episode, this show is turning out really good |
Blayde said: This was a nice episode, you can't have nonstop action, there is always a lull before something major starts, and you can feel it here, they needed an isolated episode to recap and flesh a few things out, and they did, no matter. Can't wait for the next episode, this show is turning out really good QFT. Couldn't agree with you more. Most definitely looking forward to the next episode. |
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| nice explanation from the sensei about memories and the brain. |
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| Great episode, and Index in that "scary mode" was just amazing! It's getting more and more interesting. Can't wait for next xD |
| Yeah, there are the pacing problems. Every episode starts out extremely slow but then something happens near the end that's awesome and makes me not want to stop watching. Index activation was pretty cool though. |
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| First two episodes were great but now it's just getting boring. Too much talking, not enough plot progression or entertainment. |
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| Dang cliffhanger, hurry up episode 6. |
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| So they stretched it out to 6 episodes. Honestly, they should have kept it on 5 since it feels like the show is going a tad too slow for my taste. I want my Mikoto Imouto Nao!!! |
Leon-Gun said: Nah, I'm not offfended. I just don't think it's wise to say those kind of things, because some other people get offended easily.JadeMatrix said: I'm only stating my a personal opinion, forgive me if I offended you.Leon-Gun said: >.< was that really necessary?At least the whole "Hmm, isn't this a bit too convenient" revelation was revealed as a scam and the Church ended up being some real manipulators. Well, not unlike most Churches I think. |
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| Index does looks scary in the defense mood.. I got a chill on the back of my neck...wow. Episode 6...come on! |
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| Episode 5 was pretty interesting. Kanzaki is soo cool! I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next episode. :D |
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| Evil churches and magic remind me of Fate/Stay Night and Kirei..... meh, i love F/SN too much, i could probably relate a bunch of stuff with it if i wanted to... now this episode was great. i cannot wait to get my hands on that OST i am glad that the current antagonists are not so much of antagonists as i thought them to be before... development FTW Kanzaki is cute once again.... in her own way of course. i am glad that touma is the type of guy to be smart enough to look out for clues and everything but.... spouting out magic in a city that does not believe in it is kind of not so smart... i am also glad that Kanzaki was able to let Touma spend some last minutes with index. brain problems solved.... i loved it when he went to the Chobits thinking of activating something through index's really private parts. how far in did his finger go? it looked as if it was going pretty far in... index's defense mode looks pretty badass if you ask me. i am looking forward to a great fight next episode |
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| Slooooow episode. I generally don't have any problems with "talky" shows, but some of the stuff here definitely could've been shortened to improve the pacing a bit. Nonetheless, there was some good information here (I liked the fact that the 85 and 15 percent thing was made up -- clever), and the final scene with defense-mode Index was very well done. I can forgive the uneven pacing for a while longer, so long as the writers don't run out of time down the road. Also, any confirmation on this series' length? I'm guessing it's more than 13 episodes, but I haven't seen anything certain. |
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| It was quite a bit of talking but it didn't really bother me that much. As soon Index went into selfdefence mode I wanted more tho >_< That looked so awesome O_o |
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| Pretty good... Ooooh Index has gone berserk, I wanna watch the next one |
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| This is the second best anime fall 2008! |
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| Wow, this is a little bit different from the Manga. In that they immediately found out about her mode change. Or was it that different? Seems like she was in battle with him longer before they came. Anyway, it was nice to see Index's eyes in color. It'll be interesting to see how they deal with this. |
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| I agree with most of the people here: Definitely better than the previous episodes! :] |
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| There is a little too much talk over actions in this anime but the ending sure made up for that. |
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| Alittle different than the manga but still pretty accurate, but they took to long on that cliff hanger. Dont show it for 15 secs without moving. xD |
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HoaRy said: But how did Touma find out he should dig into Index' mouth? He's a teenager, I'm sure it was quite easy. what a freaktastic episode... I REALLY WANNA WATCH MORE but its getting late here... ah well. |
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| This episode was so intense~ things have just turned up a notch! |
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| For some reason, to me, the last few episodes left me feeling like the series was close to ending rather than just beginning. The enemies that started out at the beginning, turned out to not be enemies. But now, finally the true enemy is revealed. This is definitely starting to get interesting. I was wondering about that whole thing with "85%" of her brain and it killing her. |
| Interesting how Toma can figure out about The Church manipulating Index's friend by setting that up |
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| As always religion is the root of evil, humans can't be trusted with power over others because in the end it always corrupts them. This is why religion is so dangerous, it's a never ending circle of greed, manipulation and lies. Nice to see that Touma aint all brainless and managed to figure that it out, I too was a bit puzzled over why she had too die when the brain reached a 100%, logically the body would not do that and instead start to overwrite the allready existing memmory or something similar. And exactly how would a medieval church know the books filled 85% of her memory... Though animes hardly tend to be rational so it's best no too dwell on it too deeply =P Nice to see that this was the case here though, and everything was just a BS lie made up by the church. And not another girl loses all her memories, male protagonist gets really sad, tearjerker story. |
| Ohh so perfect memorization is not deadly, and the church did something to Index so that she wouldn't rebel to them using the grimoires, and those were the 3 seals placed inside Index's mouth. I wonder how Touma figured that the seals were inside Index's mouth all along. I thought at first that he was going to touch the other hole, the bottom one. :3 I see, so those 2 magicians really are friends with Index and the church is the real enemy. I wonder what will they do to stop Index in her defensive mode. Touma's probably going to touch her or something, lol. |
Holsety said: touma earned some cred figuring out that 85/15 was bs. it was hard to believe that index could die from using too much of her brain, but since it's fiction, i figured they can make up whatever rules they want. glad they decided to make the story a little smarter.Nice Episode. I really like how they explained the brain but they do spend an awful long time talking and thinking. |
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| I have to say that i was getting kind of bored with this episode, but things are getting interesting. I hope something dramatic happens. I'm also wondering when they will introduce that rail-gun girl in to the scene. She is one of the main characters after all right? |
| Everything aside, how the hell does Touma feel so much for someone he's known for a week. This is stupid. |
| What a twist. :3 |
| I have to say, I was kind of on the line about how I felt about this show, but this episode definitely makes me want to keep watching. There was quite a bit of emotion in this episode, to my surprise. controlmajortom said: Everything aside, how the hell does Touma feel so much for someone he's known for a week. This is stupid. Because he loves Index. No, seriously - it doesn't even have to be romantic love at all. Touma just seems like the kind of guy that truly feels driven to help those in need. At first I didn't think much of Touma - he felt kind of generic to me, with the amusing quirk of always having bad luck tacked on (an easy way for viewers to relate/like the protagonist). But to my surprise there's some interesting depth to his character. He's idealistic and determined as expected of a shounen protagonist, but he still thinks things through, is willing to try other methods, looks at his enemy's point of view, turns to his sensei for help, etc. I suppose that his magical ability reflects his personality in a way - his power is not destructive like everyone else's, and certainly not in-your-face or flashy in any way whatsoever - it is essentially the power of a peacemaker, ending the fights and bringing about a peaceful solution to the conflicts. It's calm, unobtrusive, low-key, reserved, etc. |
| Wow, Index in Defense Mode. Interesting episode. I wonder what will happen next? |
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| Ahh, evil cliffhanger! It took Touma a little longer to catch on to what I realized last week. XD And the model of memory that the teacher explained is just a theory/model in biological psychology and neurology - it's not actually proven yet. (Though obviously there are studies supporting it... and opposing it...) Index in her defense mode is scary. D: I thought the symbol that Touma touched would just dispel whatever magic was cast on Index to force her to erase her memories every year... Uhm... Obviously I thought wrong? DX |
Uncandescent said: Why were all of those hospitals closed? So what if it's the middle of the night, they're hospitals! They should be open all of the time! I was wondeing that too! The others could be medical research institutes though so I think it was acceptable that they're closed at night. I see I'm not the only one to think of Chie from Chobits when he was looking below the waist of Index for the certain orifice to access. LOL The Defense Mode was amazing, even though it may be a magical security feature it sure went to technical and scientific analytical procedures to execute! :) |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
So it was all bullsh*t. HA! In 5 mins I went from, "way to go Touma!" to "WTF have you done?!" They've solved one problem, now it looks like it's up to GUTS! |
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