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Jan 2, 2010 3:27 PM

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Wasabi said:

Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?

I lol'd too. That was fucking hilarious. XD
Jan 13, 2010 3:41 PM

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I didn't laugh...

I'm constantly going "Uggghh.. that's ganna hurt" while watching this series...

Biting, and exploding and punching and chopping off an arm and biting and more biting and more biting... same reaction when the glasses girl got rocked...

This is a rather violent series...

Biting...
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Jan 20, 2010 3:07 PM

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What is Hyouka exactly? I got lost when Komoe talked about the AIM dispersion field with Touma. Why the heck was the brown magician referring Hyouka as a key? and how did Hinemigami knew all those stuffs about Hyouka?!

Also, what the fuck was that thing inside Hyouka's head? Seems to be a very interesting piece. Plus, if Touma can control Ellis's movements, then he should have done that in their first battle, or was he too scared to try it out of Imagine Breaker would work?

I think the best part was when Misaka and Index were quarrelling about Touma. I kinda like Misaka more but I still love Index. <3
Apr 23, 2010 9:12 AM

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The ending scene seems cool. But I'm seriously getting tired of Touma's recklessness. Just because he has Imagine Breaker, he thinks he's a hero all of a sudden.
Jul 5, 2010 7:06 PM

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WinterNightsFall said:
Wasabi said:
Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?


No. Lol. I'm ashamed to say that I laughed too.

I think we all are.
Sep 12, 2010 6:43 PM

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Somewhere along the lines i lost track of the plot.. What the hell is going on?
Oct 6, 2010 8:51 PM

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Jrittmayer said:
WinterNightsFall said:
Wasabi said:
Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?


No. Lol. I'm ashamed to say that I laughed too.

I think we all are.

I feel bad but... I did too. I didn't expect her to get hit by a rock. I thought Touma was going to get to her in time. XD
Love the outfits that Index and Hyouka had from the changing room scene. ;)
I wonder how Touma is going to challenge Sherry and her Golem?
Oct 16, 2010 12:54 PM

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AirStyles said:
I didn't laugh...

I'm constantly going "Uggghh.. that's ganna hurt" while watching this series...

Biting, and exploding and punching and chopping off an arm and biting and more biting and more biting... same reaction when the glasses girl got rocked...

This is a rather violent series...

Biting...


Yeah, but no one is ever apparently die. Which cheapens the violence, if you ask me. Knowing this, it's understandable for people to see the rock in the face scene as funny.
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Oct 30, 2010 7:37 AM
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billng said:
Somewhere along the lines i lost track of the plot.. What the hell is going on?

^this
Jan 18, 2011 10:28 PM

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I was kinda disgusted seeing Kazakiri with that hole in her face.
Feb 24, 2011 12:06 PM

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Index and Mikoto meet for the first time and they're already fighting over Touma. ^^
Touma is once again going out of his way to save a girl. How many has he saved already? xD

The (w)hole thing about Hyouka was pretty interesting, but still a little weird. Curious what that "terrorist" has to do with everything then, apart from her wanting to start a war.

Wasabi said:
Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?
Once again; no you weren't. =P

Apr 17, 2011 12:37 AM
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Sillybrit said:
Alrite episode. Like CrazyEights said, when Touma says if he could just touch Ellis. Haha. But he's dodgin' all over the place.

^This
May 29, 2011 5:38 PM

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shocker girl said:
your another "i didnt ask for help but he came to help anyway?"

i love this line. the way she said made me feel like touma is a type of character thats been used in other animes (which i have a feeling already has.

WinterNightsFall said:
Wasabi said:
Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?

No. Lol. I'm ashamed to say that I laughed too.

i'm guilty of it too, lol
it seems we have found a rivalry now.


Aug 4, 2011 5:54 PM

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cool stance by Touma at the end, but we all know that hes gonna get his ass whooped before he defeats the enemy or someone assists him.
Jul 2, 2012 11:42 AM

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Man, no wonder Toma gets all the girls, he’s super nice and he’s willing to save them in whatever situation comes up.
Never go full retard
Aug 1, 2012 8:15 PM

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Touma can be a real idiot - why did he not think to try blocking some of the attacks with his right hand earlier?

Anyway, the rock to the face scene was unexpected and hilarious. Index meeting Mikoto was also pretty good.
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this episode FULL of WIN! I Think I gonna LIKE this ARC :DDD First off, I love how Index and Touma tripped over one another, it was FUNNY! Then we see Misaka Cross Touma Cross Index LOOOL. THAT jealousy and confrontation was jaw dropping HILARIOUS!!! Really AWESOME!!! THEN comes another UNEXPECTED attack on me! XDDD From previous episodes, I suspected that Hyouka is more than she appears from the hints Himegami told us. ! When Hyouka came to the scene of the fight, typically I thought she had some esper power or something and "standardly" would go help fight. When that rock hit her face, and her face was broken, I was like What the heckkkkk :OOO! She's not human :O but formed from AIM? WOW! totally didn't see that coming. That makes Hyouka not just some ordinary side character with some side power that no one really cares LOOOL. Touma was badass in end too. Amazing!!! 5/5 episode
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Dec 18, 2012 3:26 AM
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Toma looks like such a bad ass standing there holding the golem back
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Dec 23, 2012 7:28 PM

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It makes no sense for me to take especially Mikoto out of the tunnel. She would have been obviously beneficial in a fight against the golum. But, I guess her powers could be dangerous in the tunnels. Still, it just seems to me like a cheap way of making Touma, yet again, get all the glory. Annoys the shit out of me when only the main hero gets to do the cool stuff.

The episode was just badly executed aside from this, though. The writing just hurts all empathy I should have for the characters.
Ston3_FreeN7Dec 23, 2012 7:34 PM
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Feb 1, 2013 9:20 AM

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Lol dat random fan service! But tbh what great development, already thought that new girl was a bit suspicious but something like that I didn't expected!

Quite awesome, lets see what's next!
Apr 5, 2013 3:56 PM
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Haven't enjoyed this show as much as i did in the first 14 episodes (though the Accelerator vs Amai Ao eps are pretty cool), i was thinking to drop it but its best to finish it than drop it.
May 6, 2013 9:00 AM

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3/5

I was not excited that much this episode, Touma got on my nerves for his doings! Mikoto an increasingly important role! The part where Hyouka is hit was a tad creepy! Poor thing ...
May 26, 2013 11:41 AM

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Wasabi said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?


I was disappointed when she wasn't killed.
Jul 2, 2013 2:32 PM

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Ok, that turned out to be a great episode. Hyouka is a fascinating phenomenon.

Is it just me, or Sensei is way too expecting towards Touma?
Jul 10, 2013 12:53 PM

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Hmmm this needs more accelerator or mikasa arc rather that magician stuff arcs
Jul 30, 2013 5:00 PM
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So let me get this straight...

You have been trapped in an underground shopping mall by a sorceress who uses golems (you know this because said golems were observed before the collapse of the mall). In your party, you have:

A) A top class Esper who has proven to be able to take on a golem.
B) A member of Judgment who has proven to be capable of going up against the sorceress.
C) An girl who has the knowledge of 103,000 grimoires which is proven to also includes knowledge on golems.
D) A level 0 Esper who has an anti-magic ability that may or may not work against living stone crashing down on him.
E) A girl who - by all indications - has no special abilities whatsoever.

Who do you evacuate? Who do you leave behind? Why the obvious choice would be to evacuate the first 3 and leave the last two behind!

WHAT THE FUCK!?
Jul 30, 2013 5:08 PM

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FlierFin663 said:
So let me get this straight...

You have been trapped in an underground shopping mall by a sorceress who uses golems (you know this because said golems were observed before the collapse of the mall). In your party, you have:

A) A top class Esper who has proven to be able to take on a golem.
B) A member of Judgment who has proven to be capable of going up against the sorceress.
C) An girl who has the knowledge of 103,000 grimoires which is proven to also includes knowledge on golems.
D) A level 0 Esper who has an anti-magic ability that may or may not work against living stone crashing down on him.
E) A girl who - by all indications - has no special abilities whatsoever.

Who do you evacuate? Who do you leave behind? Why the obvious choice would be to evacuate the first 3 and leave the last two behind!

WHAT THE FUCK!?

Because safety of those that are in the biggest danger(Index) and the duties AND feelings of a member of Judgement are coming second to defeating the enemy right?

And Kuroko would be dead if not for Misaka.So yeah ,try again.
Jul 30, 2013 5:16 PM
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ssjokg said:

Because safety of those that are in the biggest danger(Index) and the duties AND feelings of a member of Judgement are coming second to defeating the enemy right?

And Kuroko would be dead if not for Misaka.So yeah ,try again.


Never said anything about going off to defeat the enemy. In terms of safety, you'd leave behind those who are known to be able to defend themselves against the threat while you make first priority for those who can't.
Jul 30, 2013 5:41 PM

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FlierFin663 said:
ssjokg said:

Because safety of those that are in the biggest danger(Index) and the duties AND feelings of a member of Judgement are coming second to defeating the enemy right?

And Kuroko would be dead if not for Misaka.So yeah ,try again.


Never said anything about going off to defeat the enemy. In terms of safety, you'd leave behind those who are known to be able to defend themselves against the threat while you make first priority for those who can't.

And that completely disregards Kuroko's personality and Index being in danger.Also Touma cannot be teleported.

Also they didnt stay behind to fight but to wait to be teleported(and evacuated normally in Touma's case).Touma and Kazakiri left their position to fight and wonder around.There was no reason to think of safety if they were only waiting there, far away from the threat.
Dec 5, 2013 10:31 PM

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hmm what an episode.. touma stopped the golem and that moment when hyouka get......
Dec 20, 2013 2:50 AM

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Lol at Index and Biribiri :)), jealous much :P.
Good episode.. Seems like we get a new person in the Touma group.
Feb 24, 2014 4:35 PM

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Pretty sure Zapper and Index had it bang to rights when they gave each other the "you too?" look...

"toma gets girl by saving her without asking her first if she needs him too"

so far:

index
clone 10032
Misaka
Himegami

just they should never all meet in the same room to discuss toma while he's there.... it could end badly for the guy with his luck....

then again another trip to the hospital and more nurses (he's been in there enough times to get all their names surely)
Mar 22, 2014 4:26 PM

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ssjokg said:

Also they didnt stay behind to fight but to wait to be teleported(and evacuated normally in Touma's case).Touma and Kazakiri left their position to fight and wonder around.There was no reason to think of safety if they were only waiting there, far away from the threat.


That is still a sign of irresponsibility toward Shirai for not assuming worst case scenarios. What if the golem suddenly appeared right when they least expect it? What if Sherry manages to break through the soldiers protecting the civilians? Now what do you have left to fend for yourself? Pretty unreasonable to not prioritize the most vulnerable members first(that is, Index and Hyouka).
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SanaeSnake said:
ssjokg said:

Also they didnt stay behind to fight but to wait to be teleported(and evacuated normally in Touma's case).Touma and Kazakiri left their position to fight and wonder around.There was no reason to think of safety if they were only waiting there, far away from the threat.


That is still a sign of irresponsibility toward Shirai for not assuming worst case scenarios. What if the golem suddenly appeared right when they least expect it? What if Sherry manages to break through the soldiers protecting the civilians? Now what do you have left to fend for yourself? Pretty unreasonable to not prioritize the most vulnerable members first(that is, Index and Hyouka).

The golem and Sherry arent so fast especially in an tunnel with Anti Skill suppressing them.So that worst case scenario is very unlikely and not Shirai's fault.
What Shirai didnt think,and there was no reason for it, was that they would leave their position.
Apr 26, 2014 2:34 AM
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Let's admit it, this is pretty weak.
Jul 26, 2014 2:54 PM

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Oh damn, two tsundere encounter... xD
Poor Touma, really is trapped in a crossfire.

So Hyouka was a ghost. Well, she isn't even a ghost, she's just some kind of existance that shouldn't exist and exist somehow. Someone or something that shouldn't be there. But at the same time, she have a lot of common thing with humans, doesn't that make her human in some ways?
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Aug 30, 2014 1:49 PM

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Soulstrider said:
Wasabi said:

Am I the only one that laughed when Hyouka got suddenly rock'd in the face?


Me too, that was completely unexpected

I didn't know if that scene was supposed to be funny or touching. I mean there were quite a bit of tears and the whole "human" vs artificial being thing again.
Jan 18, 2015 9:24 AM

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Another dissapointing episode. If this arc was somewhere in the middle of the series I would drop it but now I'll have to force myself to finish this.
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AIM Dispersion .
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Jan 2, 2016 7:38 AM

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Misaka and Index scene was very funny XD
Both of them was saved by Touma and fighting over Touma.
Feb 20, 2016 5:45 PM

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Oh God... that rock to the face! Do it again!

Anyway... I love that Misaka and Index's little fight saying the most obvious stereotype of harem MC. "saving girls that didn't ask for help" thing.

Aug 26, 2016 2:08 AM

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Index and Misaka fighting was sort of funny...

Touma's entrance at the end was badass!
Dec 4, 2016 2:26 PM

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It is absolutely crazy that Kuroko evacuated Mikoto instead of Kazakiri. What's even crazier is that no one questioned this decision later. Touma also disregarded the evacuation plan, and so did Kazakiri; the former because he always has to be a big dang hero, the latter because... Morbid curiosity? Basically, everyone is holding the idiot ball at the same time.

Index and Misaka bickering was just annoying for me. And of course, there has to be söme good old pandering in every episode, this time in a changing booth. Hooray.

I felt bad for Kazakiri. Not a very complex character, but it must be pretty horrifying to realize you're not quite human either way.
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Let the cat fight begin lmao.
Jun 7, 2017 1:49 AM

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This was average with same character who is predictable and order for us to like him. I dont see why this anime Has Index name, she is kinda useless and sometimes does not appear. If she appears she is supposed to be saved what a surprise. Boring and i wasted my data oh shoot, i should have never planned to watch the next season.
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Nov 16, 2017 9:45 AM

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... so power emitted from people creates new people? Shouldn't there be two Accelerators then by now already? What the... This show makes no sense.
Apr 22, 2018 2:42 AM

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Well, I was rolling on the floor when Hyouka got rocked to the face. I don't care who says what.

Misaka and Index outside. Those girls have to stop chasing and clinging after Touma.

The last 2 episodes look like they will focus on this arc alone. Too bad, I was expecting some Accelerator and Last Order stuff. Anyways, when the show is finished, I guess I will check out the light novels.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:18 AM

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That was freaky O.o

Oct 30, 2018 7:05 AM

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so like finally the sister and electric girl meet nice.hmmm
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My only problem with the show it tries to be too sophisticated or complicated to explain plot points which I just don't care to wrack my brain to decipher

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