A Certain Magical Index (light novel)
| ^aha i knew you'd like that one |
私のホバークラフトはウナギでいっぱいです。 |
| I don't know man, I'm pretty retarded and I understood the story. Could only think maybe you weren't paying attention or doing something else while watching it? :o I like them both, but I just like Index slightly more. Also ME GUSTA MIKI.(IdolM@ster) |
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
purepotato said: There's no overall plot in either index or railgun. There's just story arcs built around the espers (science) vs magic (religion) theme. You get used to having a new minicast of characters for each arc. There's references from one arc to the next, but you don't really need to remember them. Although I would have liked to see a more connected plot since the science vs religion thing is pretty cool, I gotta admit the individual arcs are pretty interesting. As far as Index biting Touma's head, that's just one of those anime logic things- who knows why it happens, just enjoy it it seems every picture of index i see is head biting (....come to think of it i may be viewing the same picture multiple times) |
| 私のホバークラフトはウナギでいっぱいです。 |
| Index = Railgun to me. Except Index (series) has Index (character) whom I can't stand PS. Don't dis lolis. Komoe-sensei will be sad PPS. How many Index novels have been animated? |
| "Then again, if she's not my sibling, there's no bling, either" - Ararararagi Koyomi |
| when railgun s2 will feature the accelerator stuffies index will have 0 worth |
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Leonard93 said: OH YES! Thank you for that, I missed that news post.when railgun s2 will feature the accelerator stuffies index will have 0 worth |
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davilundd said: Is it just me or is To Aru Majutsu no Index very confusing. I can't follow the story properly because they say so much weird stuff, and many things happen which I do not understand. How do you guys feel about this anime? It kinda sucks, has 1 or 2 good characters and thats it. |
Ragix said: I don't know man, I'm pretty retarded and I understood the story. I like them both, but I just like Index slightly more. Your trying to hard OP, i get it and i dont usually get things lol. |
IciBurnDec 7, 2012 5:12 AM
| I watch Index for Misaka and Accelerator. I can't remember the events which happen in between. I will try to get hold andl read the light novels in the future when season 3 is announced. At the moment, anticipating Railgun S. |
Takuan_Soho said: whitesox123 said: lol thought so. as long as shes in the show i can deal with Index being a obese bitch Obese? Index? Humm, you just gave me an idea for my doctoral thesis: "Anime, Lolis, and their impact upon otaku bodily aesthetics: When washboard figures aren't enough" Maybe he was just making a hyperbolization of the "bitch" qualification by inserting the substantive "obese". I don't think he's that irrational to introduce such dysmorphophobic delusional statements. |
SacrophagusDec 7, 2012 7:20 AM
Takuan_Soho said: Sacrophagus said: Maybe he was just making a hyperbolization of the "bitch" qualification with inserting the substantive "obese". I don't think he's that irrational to introduce such dysmorphophobic delusional statements. Very nice. That is exactly the type of vocabulary that MAL has been lacking. Bravo, gold star for you. " lool you must read his "serious" posts or get to know him as i did. His 164 IQ score doesn't come from nothing |
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mitch3315 said: no_good_name said: davilundd said: Is it just me or is To Aru Majutsu no Index very confusing. I can't follow the story properly because they say so much weird stuff, and many things happen which I do not understand. How do you guys feel about this anime? Watch railgun? Even though Railgun is much, much better because Mikoto, that doesn't change the fact Index isn't confusing at all. The manga is, there is not that much of a difference between the anime. |
| the second season was the most confusing show ever on par with horizon's first season. >.> |
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| For most of people this isn't a problem, since 90% of people starts To Aru Series because Misaka Mikoto. |
| You know I really wish Misaka was never created because of the people in this thread and her fanbase Just terrible Please just lock this thread |
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| Yes it is confusing. But some arcs are really good, and are worth watching. I'm speaking about the ones with Accelerator and Last Order. The rest has no real interest... |
davilundd said: Is it just me or is To Aru Majutsu no Index very confusing. I can't follow the story properly because they say so much weird stuff, and many things happen which I do not understand. How do you guys feel about this anime? Uh? it's not confusing at all. Also people saying railgun is better than index... lol |
| I like Index more but I also like Railgun because it doesn't take itself as seriously. Plus in railgun there is more Mikoto Misaka which I love her character so much, she's the reason why I got into the series. But yes Index can be confusing. |
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| why is this not in the to aru majutsu no index thread also i like index and railgun. why? because they are the SAME THING! same writer same setting same story! this gap between the fan base is pathetic index it starts out slow but get better the further you watch i would recommend reading the novel as well. railgun has a bit of a filler quality to it hence why some fans call it fillergun :| its pretty much there to explain some stuff that the index main story does not have time to explain. also in later arcs any way can't wait for season 3 :D terra of left and the battle royal arc :D |
GrimAtramentDec 9, 2012 9:45 AM
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| Just have to say that I decided to watch Index because of this topic. It's not that bad, though it has its faults. For example, it introduces an entirely new lore/world, and yet leaves it alone for some character development assorted to specific arcs. We don't hear much about this until the Angel Falls arc, and this is yet again left largely mysterious (e.g. there are level 0 and level 5 espers, and level 5 is the highest; where's everyone else??). Starting the series off with character-focused arcs is all good and fine assuming that such arcs are important bases to the foundation of the series.. but they aren't. We never hear about a few of the characters past their arcs, and even Index, the eponymous character, only shows up past her own arcs for comical situations. Head-biting loli anyone? Some of the characters are pretty cool though, and I definitely like Mikoto, since she reminds me of Asuka. I wouldn't say anything is truly original about her; I guess it would just be a bias. |
| If you though index was confusing, that's pretty bad. Railgun > Index by the way. I thought the storyline of both where pretty shit, but loved the characters. |
davilundd said: do you guys feel about this anime? i'm halfway through the show and this is all i got from it: exposition and fighting. other than that, yeah i like it so far. |
"everyone knows that the last toes are always the coldest to go." Telavators-the mars volta |
| How Railgun can be better than Index? Index = the main storyline, I see no point in the side-storyline that Railgun is... |
| ^ There is (almost) no Index (failed attempt at comic relief IMHO) in Railgun ergo it's better :) Although lack of Lolipuncher x Biribiri was kind of a turn off |
| "Then again, if she's not my sibling, there's no bling, either" - Ararararagi Koyomi |
| Just finished Railgun after Index season 1. I like it more than Index, but it's still pretty mediocre. While it doesn't have the predictable angst of the help-this-girl arc, Railgun has a ton of empty fillers that are just as bad. And while it doesn't have the worse MC+sidekick Touma+Index, it has Saten+Uiharu, who are even worse characters. At least Touma brings up comical situations once in a while, while Saten and Uiharu are just useless plot devices necessary to bring up drama all the time. Saten was borderline bearable, but every time Uiharu came on the screen, I just wanted to punch her in the face (especially in the last arc). Railgun did make Touma look way cooler than he actually he is though.I could only endure all the fillers in the last half because I was rooting for Touma cameos. |
Riptos said: +100000TallonKarrde23 said: Index is awful anyway, watch Railgun instead. Railgun is great if you love meaningless plots that either are filler or feel like filler. Index > Railgun My opinion, don't be hatin. |
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| Halfway through Index II and it really is confusing. Especially in the whole Queen's Fleet arc, they introduce so much ridiculous terminology along with plot holes that it becomes really hard to understand and even enjoy the show. And the new magic/esper powers are so uncreative. I mean, you have the villain of the arc as a Bishop who... throws crosses at people. All we see in Index II are more naked girls, panty flips, and Touma punching lolis in the face. I can't even tell if this series is taking itself seriously. I only look forward to the interactions among the central characters (Mikoto, Touma, Index, Kuroko, Accelerator, etc.), and it's simply not worth parsing through all this obscurely melodramatic BS. What a disappointing series. EDIT: Sorry, just a rant about a series that I think could do so much better. I was really hoping to like it too. |
nil-Dec 11, 2012 9:02 AM
nil- said: Halfway through Index II and it really is confusing. Especially in the whole Queen's Fleet arc, they introduce so much ridiculous terminology along with plot holes that it becomes really hard to understand and even enjoy the show. And the new magic/esper powers are so uncreative. I mean, you have the villain of the arc as a Bishop who... throws crosses at people. All we see in Index II are more naked girls, panty flips, and Touma punching lolis in the face. I can't even tell if this series is taking itself seriously. I only look forward to the interactions among the central characters (Mikoto, Touma, Index, Kuroko, Accelerator, etc.), and it's simply not worth parsing through all this obscurely melodramatic BS. What a disappointing series. EDIT: Sorry, just a rant about a series that I think could do so much better. I was really hoping to like it too. the bishop queens fleet are is the worst arc is season 2. The sports festival arc, vento of the front arc, the amakusa remix arc, there all great arcs and it gets beastly when you start reading the novels because thats basicly where the story actually starts rolling. Index season 1 and 2 are basicly preparing the setting for whats bound to happen. It sad many people get tuned out for the slow pacing in early arcs :( |
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