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Do you like Toaru Majutsu no Index?
Oct 25, 2021 7:49 AM
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I love it so much! too bad its underwatched
SpinStudiosOct 25, 2021 10:03 AM
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Oct 25, 2021 7:51 AM
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I don't like Index, but I do like Railgun.
Oct 25, 2021 8:06 AM
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I like the LN for index but I do like the railgun anime
Oct 25, 2021 8:11 AM
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I like Index s1 s2, and Railgun T. The rest of the seasons are meh to me.

Railgun s1 and s2 are pretty dull minus the recap from Index seasons.
Index s3 is a train wreck.
Accelerator is ok, but his edge makes him hard to like.
rohan121Oct 25, 2021 8:55 AM
Oct 25, 2021 8:12 AM
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no I fucking hate this series so mcuh
Oct 25, 2021 8:14 AM
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I don't like the index. Im planning to watch railgun.
Oct 25, 2021 8:14 AM
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Railgun is one of my favorite anime. Season 1 and 3 are amazing! I also like Index, but only season 1 and 2.
Oct 25, 2021 8:33 AM
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I love the world. I think all the powers and everything are really cool. The Touma worship got tiring, though. I dropped Index in the first half of season 2, and Railgun in the first half of T.
Oct 25, 2021 8:52 AM
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Liked Railgun, hated Index, but I believe those who say that the LN is better.
Oct 25, 2021 9:21 AM

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I liked index s1 and 2 and railgun s2 (only thee sisters arc of 15 episodes rest 9 episodes were just as boring as s1)
I didn't like season 1 of railgun
Oct 25, 2021 9:26 AM

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I don’t like the show but I like the characters
Oct 25, 2021 9:44 AM
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I like both but the anime adaptation for index is meh but at the same time, railgun is so fun to watch.
Oct 25, 2021 10:08 AM
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Railgun is the way to go. Its far better then index. Though index is good in its own way. Im still on season 3 of index. I cant wait for another railgun series
Oct 25, 2021 10:17 AM

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I am waiting for NT adaptation.
Oct 25, 2021 10:19 AM

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I love the characters and the world setting in this anime the most.
Yeah it seems to be underwatched but its not bad, it was one of my first animes so it has a special place in my heart.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Oct 25, 2021 10:43 AM
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Railgun is one of my favourite anime, Index is meh, besides the fact that my waifu is from there
Oct 25, 2021 11:25 AM
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Index 1: 6,5
Index 2: 7
Index 3: Dropped and reading the manga
Railgun 1: 7,5
Railgun 2: 9,5
Railgun 3: 10
Oct 25, 2021 12:03 PM

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Index S1, S2, and Railgun T are amazing

Railgun (+S) are ok

Accelerator is bad

Index 3 is NO
Oct 25, 2021 2:21 PM
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Sep 2021
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Railgun fires on all cylinders while index seems to sputter the further it goes. It’s probably the larger scope of the world but it just feels so disjointed and rushed to me.
Oct 25, 2021 4:14 PM
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Index S2 is one of my top Anime. I love Index. Railgun is really good too. I'm super disappointed in how they treated season 3 of Index after all that time we waited for it. Railgun has always had solid adaptations it's not fair. People mainly like Railgun over Index for Mikoto. I like Index ober Railgun because it's more action and less slice of life.
Oct 26, 2021 2:18 PM
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Its understandable... people now just flock to anime with shitty storyline and too much naked shit so an anime like this gets underwatched
Oct 27, 2021 4:45 AM
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I do like Railgun and I also enjoyed the Accelerator series. But I don't really like Index. The characters are less enjoyable (except Misaka and Accelerator). I exspecially think that Touma is pretty boring.
And it always feels like that there are like 5 arcs in 10 episodes which I also don't like. But I have only watched the first season of Index so far.
Those who say that the LN is better, I believe you, but I still don't like the anime.
Oct 30, 2021 10:38 AM

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Well regarding the anime...

Index I ain't bad, but it really lacks oomph - while it doesn't make any attempts to do something more than a passable LN adaptation, it also cuts important and interesting stuff.



One of the biggest flaws of Index anime is making Touma look like a generic MC. You don't have to even adapt all the inner monologues, you can get at least his portrayal on point! Even Railgun knows how to portray this character right. They failed giving an insight to his childhood misery - the type of past that actually anime villains have. He's a force to be reckoned with, a freak of nature, a gender equality enforcer - the gigachad TouMan. For someone who's from as early as 2004 LN, he's iconic and loved by the novel readers. The overusage of Index as the (annoying) mascot doesn't help, and she brings down the show. The magic side is just half-heartedly portrayed, and the intricate power system Kamachi has built goes to the toilet.

Let's move to the manga sauced series (mostly) unburdened by adaptational toughness...


Accelerator anime is peak mid. But blame the source. I think the anime did a pretty good job of preventing people from reading the manga.

So I won't have much confidence in passionately recommending Index anime to people. Index III still is the main issue because people can still manage to salvage the cut content from first two seasons without reading the LN. Though that won't be enough for the optimum Indexperience.

Now I am watching 86 and wondering where were people (the director and his team) like this back in 2008.
"All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo
Nov 22, 2021 3:58 PM

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loved the LN and liked the anime despite how flawed it is as an adaptation of a great LN series

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