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| Oh yea, there's a crazy guy next episode. Things are heating up!!! |
| Misaka working with Judgement was great. And I like Kurokos rules: 1. Don't fight. 2. Call Judgement/Antiskill 3. Don't wear shorts. :) And Kurokos craziness at the end of the episode was really funny. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
| Shirai is true pervert ._. |
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| Misaka is cute being scared with the bugs. And she overreacted to a bag... lol. |
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| Where is that girl's parents? |
| Numbuh 3, you've got to get off the couch, you cannot sit in that tree house, girl you like Rainbow Monkeys so grab your little shit and then swing! Hand tracks be tracking me to different doorways. In a maze, and I don't know what to do. Guaranteed though, Ima find the emeralds. |
| Mikasa had some funny moments in this episode but overall another meh episode. |
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| I'd never get enough of blushing Misaka. It's always lovely to see more different sides of her. That last part having Kuroko flashing herself and chasing Misaka was hilarious. XD Seems like the culprit was that rude bastard after all. |
| Judgment work sure is tough. I wonder why Kuroko decided to join it |
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| I appreciated the idea of this episode more than enjoyed it. What does Judgment do all day? Is it more paperwork or field work? What is the public perception of Judgment? It merely scraped the surface of these issues, but it was a fair attempt. I also found the low stakes fitting. Not the most exciting episode, and it had the potential to be much more interesting, but it's far from the worst so far. Otherwise, now Mikoto has one more reason to have slightly more respect for Kuroko. Of course, Kuroko ruins the moment as always, because status quo is God. The only thing that bothers me is that the jurisdiction, responsibilties and fundamental laws regarding Judgment are still way too ambiguous. And this mainly concerns me because Mikoto didn't even receive a slap on the wrist for playing Judment (even if she worked hard all day and managed to "save the day"). As we all know, impersonating a police officer in real life is illegal. Judgment is not quite law enforcement (that would be the agency called "Antiskill", I assume), and Mikoto is a minor, but we've seen Kuroko attempt to arrest a few criminals. So it's implied that they are authorized to arrest (or at least restrain) criminals, but they're minors, and they also work as janitors sometimes because this city with over 2 million residents is just one big school. In short, they're empowered kids (as we haven't seen adults among them yet) operating as a glorified neighborhood watch, but they sometimes have oddly high levels of authority when it's convenient for the plot. It's confusing and kind annoying that this wasn't addressed, even though it's one of the more interesting parts of the setting. Slightly off topic, but what I find even more interesting than Judgment is Antiskill, and it would be cool if the show focused on their work at some point. Following the point of view of Antiskill officers figuring out how to work around the powers of a high level esper causing trouble could be a lot of fun. Like Stand Alone Complex, but with espers. For example, a brainwashed kid doing the bidding of some evil mastermind, and like, taking hostages or something. Sure, that was super clichéd, but if I can imagine and pitch an episode around Antiskill so easily, there should be some potential for entertainment in the concept. It's very likely though that there's already a movie or something about this and I would be better off watching that than hoping that this show starts showing what I'd want to see. |
LeeTailorSep 13, 2017 3:02 PM
| "When do her flowers grow out?" Saten has some of the best lines in anime, haha... She says lots of hilarious stuff, might be my favorite character. Well, to be honest, Misaka, Kuroko, Saten, and Uiharu are all lovable. They kinda feed off of each other's personalities, good combinations here. They did comedy right in this anime, and the characters are interesting, I may have to raise my rating of this show... LeeTailor said: ---snip--- It's very likely though that there's already a movie or something about this and I would be better off watching that than hoping that this show starts showing what I'd want to see. Haha, are you sure you're not overthinking the role of judgment a little too much so early on in this series? Well, regardless, I'm going to suggest that you would be making a mistake to skip the rest of this series and just watch a movie. The reason they don't go super in-depth as to the role of judgment and anti-skill in this is because that isn't what the series is about at it's core, it's about the Railgun. There IS a coherent plot developing, you just don't see it clearly at this point, but will in the next episode or two, and this season, as well as the next, get progressively better. I think it's tragic when I read that people dropped this series. Especially when it appears so many of them sat through the entirety of Index (not that I would know if this applies to you) which is infinitely worse - I find it to be very worthwhile, but I was also not looking for something specific from it. Out of curiosity, what do you want to see? What pre-conceived notions of what it would be did you have prior to watching and where did they come from? a fan? Odds are skipping straight to the movie isn't going to show you whatever it is you thought this would be, unless that simply means "the plot" - in which case it won't be the same plot. This does have a plot, if that's all you're wondering. Well, I just wanted to urge you to watch the rest. I hate watching lost souls ;) It's sad. |
Alpha-MethylOct 7, 2017 6:16 PM
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I don't think I'm overthinking anything, or if I am, that's not necessarily a bad thing (as long as it's fun). The setting of the Raildex franchise is one of its few worthwhile aspects to me, so of course I'd want to learn more about it. After completing it a few weeks ago, I still ended up preferring Railgun 1 over Index 1. The only thing I liked about Index 1 was the Sisters arc anyways; the main reason I tried Railgun was because I wanted to see more of Mikoto. I could go on about what I liked or didn't like about Railgun, but if you visit the rest of the episode discussions, you'll be able to see my ramblings anyways. I think dropping shows one doesn't enjoy is the only way it makes sense to watch anime, or any kind of long form media. I only have one life, why waste it on entertainment or art I don't enjoy? |
LeeTailorOct 8, 2017 8:22 AM
LeeTailor said: I don't think I'm overthinking anything, or if I am, that's not necessarily a bad thing (as long as it's fun). The setting of the Raildex franchise is one of its few worthwhile aspects to me, so of course I'd want to learn more about it. Oh, I wasn't implying I thought it was a bad thing, more that it would take a spinoff dedicated to, to establish an in-depth hierarchy of those organizations and that this anime is an unlikely place for that. I find it interesting too... in general, I find the whole of Academy City much more interesting than the "school themed" worlds of most other anime I've watched. I'd appreciate ANY additional content they release to flesh the world of this out. I think the theme is very overused and stale by now, but sometimes an anime can do it right. Academy City is tangible enough for me to be interested in, unlike many others. There's a massive amount of potential here, and most of it is untapped. (at least, as far as I can tell, being more or less anime-only) LeeTailor said: I think dropping shows one doesn't enjoy is the only way it makes sense to watch anime, or any kind of long form media. I only have one life, why waste it on entertainment or art I don't enjoy? I agree with this - usually - but I guess it depends on which we're talking about and why. I've just noticed a plague of people on the internet (not just these forums) that appear to be Index fans, but for some reason drop Railgun. It never struck me as that bad even in the slowest of episodes, so it surprises me to see people turn on it, but not it's sister show - though I was told recently that the novels are far better than the anime - in which case I understand, because the Index anime was a disaster imo. Index was almost bad enough for me to drop... but it takes a lot for me to permanently drop a series, evidently. As far as Railgun S - it's a bit more intense than the first season, and they revisit some things in greater depth - showing what Misaka was up to in-between her appearances in Index, which I thought was a good touch. I'll leave out any actual info in the event that you do watch it, of course. I found it to be worthwhile, *easily* my favorite of the 4 "a certain" anime seasons at this point. Well, I'm still not sure about the final episode, I feel like many, it was rushed or hashed in ... but still, it was entertaining, if a little too fast. I'm hoping for more in this vein ... I see that Index is getting a S3 ...somehow... so there's hope yet on this. |
Alpha-MethylOct 10, 2017 4:05 PM
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| This was a fun episode with some cute moments, and a little character development for Misaka, so nothing too special but pretty decent overall Also it's nice that Saten continues to show she's no level 0 when it comes to playful humour. Always enjoy the Uiharu/Saten dynamic |
| So the guy who gets bullied is the bomberman, who would have guessed. An okay episode overall, was pretty generic imo. |
| Kuroko always makes me laugh and the ending was hilarious. |
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Leo_10 said: Kuroko always makes me laugh and the ending was hilarious. she sure have perverted Yuri goggles on always mistakes Misaka's words & actions & yuri interest in her lol |
| Such a waste of Parfait 😭😭 |
 Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022 |
| Graviton explosions, those powers are pretty cool. Misaka thought that being part of Judgement would be kicking ass all the time, but it's definitely quite more than just that, she definitely appreciates Uiharu and Kuroko more now. |
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| well that was something..that I have to say...but this still seems a bit of light humor hmmm |
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| Misaka working with Judgment for one day was fun to watch. It was a bit weird that the bomb was forgotten for most of the episode but the post-credits scene was interesting. It seems that glasses guy is suspicious. |
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Little exciting episode, except for the few seconds following the ending, in which the narration revives in a dramatic and interesting way. Storytelling that still manages to convey an underlying message. |
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| Misaka, this is not children game.. You shouldn't really say that you are indeed from Judgement.. Oh man.. I mean.. What if they have some secret hand gestures to talk during operation for example, and you don't know such thing?.. It'd make trouble.. Oh well, let's see.. Well, this anime is truly more focused on the work and cases of Judgement really.. I have nothing against this, though.. I guess Index first season (which I watched) was more about Index only in the beginning.. And then more about other characters.. So even if show from Toaru series is called by someone's name, it's not necessary focused primarily on him.. Understood.. Even if this episode in particular had Misaka more involved into Judgement, and more focus on her as well.. |
| Hmm so now she knows her work is not that easy as she thought. That guy who got bullied could have had a better role with different mindset. |
| these episodes looks like fillers to me, idk... i hope the story gets better, i'm really enjoying until now, but it's starting to get boring with these "small arcs". maybe next episode it gets better, let's see why the hell that guy is exploding things/places. |
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| Misaka day in life as Judgment... given Misaka nice perspective. ohh shit the after credit scene, things got real real. |
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| Nice episode, but besides setting up plot for future episodes, it didn't do anything particularly interesting |
| Damn, didn't know the amount of varieties in scientific supernatural powers had. |
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