A Certain Magical Index (light novel)
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| Season 3 continues to be a mix of poor animation and car crash directing. Honestly there have been moments this season i want to go upstairs and throw my index Blu Rays out of the window. Hamazura should have killed Mugino. Talking her down is such a BS Shounen trope. Not believable in the slightest. Still don't really understand why everyone is fighting but hey ho here I am at episode 24. |
| Tfw Birdway in the PV. I want to say I'm scared of a NT anime, but let's face it even a shitty adaptation will help keep the franchise relevant. Another 7 year hiatus will kill a potential NT sequel (just read the prologue to latest volume, it's likely ending soon). |
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Botato said: Tfw Birdway in the PV. I want to say I'm scared of a NT anime, but let's face it even a shitty adaptation will help keep the franchise relevant. Another 7 year hiatus will kill a potential NT sequel (just read the prologue to latest volume, it's likely ending soon). NT:R is still happening, and by god Kamachi would finish it, even if it means writing it online for free. He does writing as a hobby (that he sometimes make money from), but the goal is writing, so he doesn't really care about the publishers, even if they axe him. Besides Miki made him a website just so he can have all the fun of writing without worrying about things like sales, vol count, or basically everything. |
| "You had no free will, you chased your vices along the same path as all of the others." - Shikieiki Yamaxanadu, Diamond in the rough |
| Damn always love that meltdowner sound fx, i thought Birdway doesn't appear in OT yet? |
| The entire Hamazura plotline should have been just removed and Misaka could have been given that screen time instead. I'd rather see the quips and banter between her and her clone than seeing all this wasted on Hamazura's encounters which have contribute little to nothing towards this arc. Cannot believe this much build up between them led to something so stupid. |
| I too am not that fond of Hamazura's plotline, I skipped through his scenes this episode and went straight to Touma V Fiamma's. |
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-Stray said: I have no idea what happened that confirmed an NT adaptation I guess the reason why people thought NT anime is confirmed because Leivinia will gonna shows up in next episode (Despite the fact she did make a cameo appearance in LN version of this arc) and how the new Index mobage game includes the NT characters in it. revyHOLiC said: i thought Birdway doesn't appear in OT yet? Not counting SS2, didn't she appeared briefly in British Royal arc (Which the anime skipped it) and in WWIII arc? |
| @-_entei_- There are so many blonde girls in this series, but it's definitely her! A bit different angle. Whom do you refer, cause |
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| i really enjoyed a lot this episode, the dark aura inside touma was really scary,holy crap i got some chills from there |
| Man some people in this thread make toumas memory look flawless. "How come his arm comeback." Litterally foreshadowed back in season 1. |
| "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  |
| Wow, lots of people actually complaining about Touma’s Invisible Thing, whatever it’s called. I didn’t read the LN, and probably won’t unless I literally have nothing else to do. Someone please tell me how they should’ve depicted the part with the Invisible Thing appearing....I’d like to know how it was supposed to go, according to the LN readers. Not that it changes my thoughts about this season, anyways. |
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| ooo i dont really remember much with the right arm scene from the novel but Touma telling that thing off is pretty much a good decision since its cool af lol. and Birdway! Well if they have NT planned i would hope for a 3 cour first season up until the end of the Othinus arc if possible. Otherwise, this is gonna be a mess again(although, ill prolly still like it anyway). @elisile he's supposed to be someone thats like a wildcard to tge chairman of academy city's plans. he was supposed to be a pawn that got discarded long ago but continues to live and now has become an unstable factor in their plans. He's pretty much relevant. At least he should be if the anime didnt mess everything bout him up lol |
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| I thought the episode was pretty solid for what it was. Muginos final moment and Hamazura were done extremely well, and you could practically see how destroyed she was to begin with even as anime only. The invisible thing was also cool, yes it's supposed to be mostly invisible but I think the black energies were an alright choice considering the lack of narration present in the novel. That scene was supposed to be confusing in the LN, it's okay to simplify something like that. Many other eps have memes like Curtanas dimensional wreckage but this one was great imo. |
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| A bit late but I finally watched the episode..... TomHazard and arp1001 is right, the way they handled IT was a mess (Hand crushed is not how IT appeared but more like something went berserk.... Eh, no idea how to explains that). They also shorten Hamazura vs Miguno fight for a little bit, but at least it wasn't as bad as in BR arc and Hamazura's monologue to Mugino was nicely done. Aside of that and Stiyl/Mikoto's action scenes was skipped, this is actually one of the better episodes in this season so far and it's far better than the previous one in terms of animations. I still have no idea which part of this episode confirmed NT anime lol. Even if it does, it should be obvious as NT is pretty much the reason why this season is rushed as fuck, not to mention Lessar, Leivinia and Othinus also gets their VA long before this season even started. Ryuseishun said: Wow, lots of people actually complaining about Touma’s Invisible Thing, whatever it’s called. I didn’t read the LN, and probably won’t unless I literally have nothing else to do. Someone please tell me how they should’ve depicted the part with the Invisible Thing appearing....I’d like to know how it was supposed to go, according to the LN readers. Not that it changes my thoughts about this season, anyways. Off topic: If you didn't read the LN, why is your signature have Touma x Othinus image (Which was a fan art referenced to Index LNs) there? Lol |
| well hamazura... saving people hmm.. can't get over the fact that brenda is dead.... she was a nice loli... how did kamijo arm grew back.... does that mean the power was behind the arm but not in the arm itself |
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MahiaErebeaNegi said: A bit late but I finally watched the episode..... TomHazard and arp1001 is right, the way they handled IT was a mess (Hand crushed is not how IT appeared but more like something went berserk.... Eh, no idea how to explains that). They also shorten Hamazura vs Miguno fight for a little bit, but at least it wasn't as bad as in BR arc and Hamazura's monologue to Mugino was nicely done. Aside of that and Stiyl/Mikoto's action scenes was skipped, this is actually one of the better episodes in this season so far and it's far better than the previous one in terms of animations. I still have no idea which part of this episode confirmed NT anime lol. Even if it does, it should be obvious as NT is pretty much the reason why this season is rushed as fuck, not to mention Lessar, Leivinia and Othinus also gets their VA long before this season even started. Ryuseishun said: Wow, lots of people actually complaining about Touma’s Invisible Thing, whatever it’s called. I didn’t read the LN, and probably won’t unless I literally have nothing else to do. Someone please tell me how they should’ve depicted the part with the Invisible Thing appearing....I’d like to know how it was supposed to go, according to the LN readers. Not that it changes my thoughts about this season, anyways. Off topic: If you didn't read the LN, why is your signature have Touma x Othinus image (Which was a fan art referenced to Index LNs) there? Lol Yes it was fanart. |
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Elisile said: What you're missing is that, very simply, Mikoto is not a main character while Hamazura is.Just, is there something I'm missing with Hamazura that anyone could help me out with, as to why he's almost getting more screentime now than the core characters (for god's sake, Mikoto is lucky just to be in the ending credits now lol). -_entei_- said: That never happened in OT.allenjke said: @-_entei_- There are so many blonde girls in this series, but it's definitely her! A bit different angle. Whom do you refer, cause |
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Ryuseishun said: MahiaErebeaNegi said: Off topic: If you didn't read the LN, why is your signature have Touma x Othinus image (Which was a fan art referenced to Index LNs) there? Lol Yes it was fanart. I know. My point is why you have that Othinus image in your signature when you never read LNs? Since Othinus haven't shows up in Index anime yet, at the very least it will just have her name mentioned in next episode (Well if J.C didn't skipped the dialog), I don't think you actually know who is she without reading LNs. I'm just curious about this lol. |
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MahiaErebeaNegi said: I know. My point is why you have that Othinus image in your signature when you never read LNs? Since Othinus haven't shows up in Index anime yet, at the very least it will just have her name mentioned in next episode (Well if J.C didn't skipped the dialog), I don't think you actually know who is she without reading LNs. I'm just curious about this lol. A friend on my discord server shared some of the official artwork and some fanart after I questioned who she was from that one anniversary PV she showed up in...even though it was just a brief cameo. I got curious, but not to the point of actually reading the Shinyaku novels (though I kinda plan to one day). |
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Ryuseishun said: MahiaErebeaNegi said: I know. My point is why you have that Othinus image in your signature when you never read LNs? Since Othinus haven't shows up in Index anime yet, at the very least it will just have her name mentioned in next episode (Well if J.C didn't skipped the dialog), I don't think you actually know who is she without reading LNs. I'm just curious about this lol. A friend on my discord server shared some of the official artwork and some fanart after I questioned who she was from that one anniversary PV she showed up in...even though it was just a brief cameo. I got curious, but not to the point of actually reading the Shinyaku novels (though I kinda plan to one day). I see. Well no surprise if you interests at her after seeing 10th anniversary PV, as she does look good and have a nice design (Not counting that half naked clothes she wears lol). I will not spoiling anything about her, but I can tell you that she is one of the most popular Index characters in the series (She is ranked as the third best female character, only bellow to Mikoto and Index), she also won the best LN girls list for around 2 and 3 times along with Mikoto. The Touma x Othinus ship is quite popular too if you curious about it (I still prefers Touma x Mikoto tho lol). |
MahiaErebeaNegi said: Ryuseishun said: A friend on my discord server shared some of the official artwork and some fanart after I questioned who she was from that one anniversary PV she showed up in...even though it was just a brief cameo. I got curious, but not to the point of actually reading the Shinyaku novels (though I kinda plan to one day). I see. Well no surprise if you interests at her after seeing 10th anniversary PV, as she does look good and have a nice design (Not counting that half naked clothes she wears lol). I will not spoiling anything about her, but I can tell you that she is one of the most popular Index characters in the series (She is ranked as the third best female character, only bellow to Mikoto and Index), she also won the best LN girls list for around 2 and 3 times along with Mikoto. The Touma x Othinus ship is quite popular too if you curious about it (I still prefers Touma x Mikoto tho lol). Yea I really do like her overall character design, especially the witch's hat and patch over her eye. |
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| Damm that was one hell of entrance that Mugino had there. She's still crazy as ever huh. Hamazura's decision to try and make peace though sure was a surprise. The talk that between the two though sure was heartwarming due to the feelings that he had and his desire to return to how it was back then. Hmm to think that Lessar is a patriot though. Fiamma's own spells combined with that of index's sure made him a difficult opponent. Still Touma's arm being able to regen sure was an interesting turn of events. Touma's response to someone like Fiamma trying to save the world though was priceless. The Misaka clones are always so fun to see lol. Hope that Misaka will get to the battlefield at some point though. It will be awesome to see her fight alongside Touma. |
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Elisile said: Botato said: What you're missing is that, very simply, Mikoto is not a main character while Hamazura is. Really? I always thought Mikoto was in the top 5 of main characters (along with Touma, Accelerator, Index, and Last Order). On the periphery of the core cast, you might have folks like Kanzaki, Stiyl, Itsuwa, Kuroko, Uiharu, etc. Then from there, you have characters which might not be regulars, but do have clear relevance to the storyline. These would be characters like Acqua, the English princess wielding Curtana, Sasha, Poggle, Fiamma, etc. The only main characters are Touma, Accelerator and Hamazura. Index, Misaka, Last Order, etc are supporting characters. |
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| @Heimur because I think that decision is terrible, and speaking of the story of the novel itself and not of this adaptation, that these characters are the protagonists being only one remarkable that is accel |
RayReynolds said: @Heimur because I think that decision is terrible, and speaking of the story of the novel itself and not of this adaptation, that these characters are the protagonists being only one remarkable that is accel I would say that is questionable, while a divisive opinion, Touma is considered memorable by many. Hamazura is arguable, but Touma is not. The difference in roles as MC is the main difference between Touma and Accel at this point. It’s in my opinion the same as the Captain America vs Iron Man debate. Of course this is solely focused on the novel. Additionally, the decision to have these 3 as MC is objectively the right choice, they have skill sets different enough to not eat into the others roles. Mikoto for example runs into the issue of being useless due to presence of Accel, lacking a viewpoint on gods, and being too strong and detached from the common man’s issue. Essentially not strong enough or weak enough to carry her own unique perspective or bring anything to the table. That’s why she gets her own spin-off in the first place. |
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Tiau said: And that's a good thing. I dislike the way Kuroko is in half her scenes, if not more.ap1001 said: Additionally, the decision to have these 3 as MC is objectively the right choice, they have skill sets different enough to not eat into the others roles. Mikoto for example runs into the issue of being useless due to presence of Accel, lacking a viewpoint on gods, and being too strong and detached from the common man’s issue. Essentially not strong enough or weak enough to carry her own unique perspective or bring anything to the table. That’s why she gets her own spin-off in the first place. Well even then, Kuroko was the intended spinoff protag, Misaka was just chosen because Miki and others wanted to bank off her popularity. |
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Tiau said: She's great when she's not lusting after Mikoto for the nth time in a terrible case of beating a dead horse.Botato said: And that's a good thing. I dislike the way Kuroko is in half her scenes, if not more. Kuroko is quite fine outside of the Railgun anime for obvious reasons, personally I liked it when she had the protagonist seat in the remnant arc. |
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| just because I’ve gotten weaker, doesn’t mean that you got stronger, does it? |
| The scene with Touma's arm being cut off by Fiamma caught me off guard. It seems that he is looking terrified after Touma recovered his arm. So, Fiamma has a messiah complex. I really liked Hamazura's monologue to Mugino. I think that she can't control her anger issues. She is being used by Aleister to kill Hamazura. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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| So I guess Misaka will arrive in time for the ending credits of the last episode or possibly next season or the one after that. |
Elisile said: Am I the only one who genuinely does not understand why Hamazura is even still relevant? maybe u don't know the source material like me, but i don't care why, time will tell why, not gonna bitch about it cause it doen't bother me |
| Amazing episode, the moment his arm was cut off man that sure was something! Really lovely development and I do wonder what will happen next! |
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