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May 26, 2013 12:04 PM

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This was such an epic episode! It's so full of everything, and it was top quality at the whole time.

Was Index a badass just right now? And oh, man, I love this fanservice, it was one of the best ever!

The song in the end was great.
Jul 10, 2013 1:20 PM

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darn cliff hanger i was going to save the last Episode of season 1 after class but i think ill have to watch it now. i think misaka will be the one to save index because misaka notice the ground move
Aug 2, 2013 4:03 PM

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I was waiting for Index to say: "Ok now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around."
Sep 7, 2013 4:08 PM

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I have no clue how attacking Index will start a war. I imagine the controllers of the city would actually prefer if magic users killed of other magic users. The evil lady should attack a school or something, that would start a war.
Sep 8, 2013 5:11 AM

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Phaetons_Folly said:
I have no clue how attacking Index will start a war. I imagine the controllers of the city would actually prefer if magic users killed of other magic users. The evil lady should attack a school or something, that would start a war.

You mean Aleister the director of Academy City who is a magician would benefit from it?
Her aim is Index for a certain reason.Attacking her or killing her wouldnt start a war.But if Sherry died while doing that by someone of the science side(or if she killed someone of the science side) then a war would break out.
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Oct 31, 2013 9:07 AM
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I was expecting Index to just run away instead of fighting. I'm glad that didn't happen.
Dec 5, 2013 10:32 PM

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damn aweseome episode.. :3
index got some power?! damn awesome! XD
and hyouka.. I started to like this chara :3
Dec 20, 2013 12:34 PM

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Oh I was kindly surprised that she was able to defend somewhat.. and not just analyze magic related stuff.
Awesome episode. Last episode left..
Jan 12, 2014 4:24 PM

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Why can't Touma just put his right hand out every time the golem punched, or even touch it when he gets close enough... His hand stops ALL magic.. Why hide behind the soldiers shield when he can just stop it with his hand.

Ok episode aside from that fight, just couldn't get past Touma jumping all over the shop when he could simply put his hand out..
Jan 13, 2014 5:30 AM

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Lusbox said:
Why can't Touma just put his right hand out every time the golem punched, or even touch it when he gets close enough... His hand stops ALL magic.. Why hide behind the soldiers shield when he can just stop it with his hand.

Ok episode aside from that fight, just couldn't get past Touma jumping all over the shop when he could simply put his hand out..

Because the force behind the golem's attack wont "magically" disappear at an instant.
Feb 17, 2014 2:09 PM

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Oh sorry, i forgot about these moments

http://i.imgur.com/X8nPxMR.png
Feb 17, 2014 9:36 PM

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Lusbox said:
Oh sorry, i forgot about these moments

http://i.imgur.com/X8nPxMR.png

Yeah forget what I said.I recalled that he was injured towards the end of the last fight(in the LN) but that was because of the force he put not the golem's.

And remembering the fight,in the LN,he isnt hiding from the golem, he stays out of the line of fire while they target Sherry in order to make the golem unable to move by protecting her.It is called tactic.
Apr 9, 2014 12:17 PM

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Nice episode. I was surprised Index actually did something for a change.
Jul 26, 2014 3:52 PM

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Index was badass right there. Too bad she became useless because magic.
I guess Hyouka served as a shield at the end.

Mikasa was mad when discussing with Index :P
Though, I believe she will appear since she saw the movement in the sewer.

It made me burst of laughing that the golem mage had the time to do a fucking big transmutation circle and Touma was doing nothing. Seriously? Also, why didn't you neutralize the second golem like you did with the first one? What was the point of the fireshot? Wasting bullets?
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Aug 17, 2014 12:34 PM

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Wow Index doing something.
Aug 30, 2014 2:12 PM

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"Just because we can't touch each other, doesn't mean we aren't friends" ~ Touma
xD Nice quote Touma! Index fought back for the first time. Wow, pretty impressive!
Sep 1, 2014 2:05 PM

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GROUP? Accelerator s now working for the city >.> How does Tscumikado tie into all of this with Accel? I wasn't even aware that thye have met before but Tscumikado is his senpai? hmmm

Hope they wrap things up well!
Sep 1, 2014 10:00 PM

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_Dazzle_ said:
GROUP? Accelerator s now working for the city >.> How does Tscumikado tie into all of this with Accel? I wasn't even aware that thye have met before but Tscumikado is his senpai? hmmm

Hope they wrap things up well!


Emm you are in the wrong season....
Nov 30, 2015 1:10 AM

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Will of the Right Hand .
Spring force of the Clockwork .
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Dec 5, 2015 4:03 PM
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Hopefully I'm not watching the episodes every week because that's a fucking cliffhanger right there
Jan 2, 2016 9:33 PM

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I thought the Touma vs Sherry was lame.

Index is very useful.

Last episode remaining.
Feb 20, 2016 5:53 PM

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Well well well... Index should've said about Touma stripped her naked. I want to see Misaka's expression.

Other than that, meh. Need more Misaka.

Aug 26, 2016 3:04 AM

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Index is actually doing something WTF
Dec 4, 2016 3:25 PM

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Index in action? That was a nice surprise. Still, might be too little, too late.

At least Kazakiri realized that she might be actually kind of helpful. Alright.

What was up with all the shaky and trembling camera movement? Was it just a cheap tactic to make the weak scenes more intense?
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Mar 24, 2017 1:38 AM

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Good fighting scenes and osts... Kazakiri going to be a punching bag ?
Sep 30, 2017 1:06 PM

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The action was quite good and welcomed by me, liked the song towards the end too.

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Nov 16, 2017 10:57 AM

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Well at least Index wasn't completely useless this time. Saving her gets kinda tedious though.
Apr 22, 2018 6:12 AM

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Man, I wish that Hyouka would stop pitying herself.

And finally, an episode where Index proves to be useful. Maybe Touma's "luck" actually may have come from Index after all.

Next is the final episode. I love Index chants. I hope she will be making use of her walking church.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


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Oct 30, 2018 7:36 AM

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so second last episode of the season... kind makes you a little sad... who am I kidding third season is up and out... I have to catch up fast
Jan 9, 2019 5:32 PM

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why didn't Touma just touch the golem? Or just touch Sherry?
Feb 26, 2019 2:04 AM

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Much better than the last two episodes. It seems that Sherry wants to start a war between the espers and magicians.

A lot of questions are answered. So, Hyouka was "born" in the City of Shimmers and, due that, she is not being seen by the world. I have a better opinion of her after this episode.

Index's fight was great! She did her best to defend himself.
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Jul 1, 2019 12:37 PM
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Find it funny that people think they k ew what the premise this show was
Mar 6, 2020 8:30 AM

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Well, at least Misaka and Index, while being on their own together, are able to talk casually with each other.. I'm glad they're no longer at each other's throat, especially as they have no reason to..
Well.. From on side, Hyouka indeed could become a tank or something like that.. But she's not fully ready for tank role, really, now she's just taking it as pain.. But I guess it could make sense that with more training and certain equipment she could have more potential to be tank than other people..
Hyouka's backstory is certainly heavy.. A bit too fast presented, maybe, but lots of important memories are put in there..
Nov 9, 2020 6:35 AM

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One TOUMAN PUNCH isnt enough to beat the bad guy this time eh? time for ROUND TWO|

Damn the Index vs Golem scene, the OST is really good (time to check out the song)

Kazakiri's story is quite interesting though, born in a quite a bizzare world where everyone can turn into whatever needed for the situation, hopefully this storyline continue later in the series
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I still have my right hand, even if we can't touch each other!!!! AAHHH THE TEARS IT'S SO GOOD

ok that's not exactly what was said but I'm sorry it was so funny


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Mar 16, 2022 4:33 PM
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I am amazed its not a one scene fight :D So last ep incoming guess I wont understand much more lol


May 11, 2022 5:27 AM
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wow Index vs Golem...
she can actually fight.

damn that cliffhanger is cruel.
Oct 15, 2022 10:08 PM

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So can index do magic or not. She was doing something and I think she was talking more seriously but it wasn't that other personality thing.
Jan 10, 2023 11:12 PM

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Hope that Index actually gets more time to be useful in future series. While not magic directly, it was nice to see her actually be able to use her knowledge of so many grimores in order to put up some resistance.

Finally got the characters actually doing something, although some of the talking sections dragged longer than needed. Touma being a pillar of gender equality with that punch, but failure of a follow up and easy distraction from destroying the golem was annoyingly typical. Other annoyingly typical part of the episode was Hyouka still on her damn self-hate episode despite Touma saying he still sees her as a person and friend. Smart realising she could survive the fall down the hole, but needs to lay off the self-sacrifice mindset so they can actually team up properly.

While I doubt it was Misaka at the end, hopefully she doesn't get sidelined for this fight.
Nov 5, 2023 10:33 AM
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index throwing it against the golem until the ned
Nov 20, 2023 3:10 PM

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Knowledge is power! Or should I say, "nya"-ledge! Index really fought well against that golem. I'm also impressed by how she protected that cat!
Apr 29, 8:37 AM
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Damn, she just goes and runs away, turns out she's now after Index who thanks to the grimoires, she knows how to intercept, until that doesn't work anymore.

Quite a cliffhanger too, seems like the next episode is going to conclude this fight, and story arc. Excellent.
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