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Mar 5, 2011 2:23 PM

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Wow Accelerator moved a whole building...

Misaka joins the fight ^^

tsubasalover said:
I cannot believe that the megane girl from first season (too lazy to check the name) became like that at the end. I cannot wait for next ep.

Same here
Mar 5, 2011 2:58 PM

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Mmm, not as good as the previous episode. Lots of things left unexplained, as usual.
Mar 5, 2011 3:56 PM

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this week's winner was

AHE-GAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hahaha my thought exactly. That was so awesome even the sounds she was making. And the way she tried to turn and look Touma but it seemed like some remote control forced her back into her original place with a metallic sound was great.
Btw can't Touma touch that light coming out of her back to stop it without touching her body?


We also had Accelerator throwing a building. Holy fuck that was powerful shit. It was so strange seeing it having no effect what so ever and getting destroyed like that. What kind of protection does that building have?
Is that protected building only that Aleister's or are the other heads of academy city there too?
I'm asking because Accelerator made an assumption that someone big was giving orders but he didn't seem too positive that it was Aleister and not some other academy big-shot. So if that's Aleisterr's building and only his it seems strange that he attacked it.

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.
Mar 5, 2011 4:11 PM

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Muahahahahaha, it actually happened! The scene when Accelerator sent a building into another building actually happened! xDDD
You know what else just happened? Accelerator was so awesome in this episode that on this site:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/03/06/aki-toyosaki-sweeps-5th-annual-seiyuu-awards/
the one who plays him won a award! Can anyone here loving Accelerator be any happier? It's just proves how bad ass of a role he really has and the award spices all that up! I wonder if this episode made it that he is so awesome apart from already being awesome.
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Mar 5, 2011 4:18 PM

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I feel bad for Kazakiri, she looks like how Saten looked like during the Level Upper incident, if you know what I mean.
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Mar 5, 2011 5:31 PM
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freaking awesome episode accelerator rules!!!
Mar 5, 2011 5:59 PM
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OH HELL NO!

A SEASON 3 OF INDEX WILL KICK A RAILGUNS ASS ANYDAY
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Mar 5, 2011 6:08 PM

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This ep was SO glorious.
Mar 5, 2011 6:20 PM

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I didn't read the light novel so I'm kinda lost in this episode.
Mar 5, 2011 6:34 PM

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SHIT GOT REAL.

this was the best thing i have seen in this season, week, month (well it is the fifth.) As bad as i have thought of Index II this might of been my favorite episode of this season though.
Mar 5, 2011 6:51 PM

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LOL, that portrayal of Kazakiri was pretty disturbing. In an amusing way :P

Looks like things are gonna come to an end soon--shame because the recent overdose of Accelerator has offered just about all the best moments in the show thus far, and Mikoto finally gets some action too.

Can't wait to see how Accelerator's gonna wreck Kihara next week.
Mar 5, 2011 7:55 PM

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What the hell is wrong with Kazakiri...and that halo and those "wings"? what's going on...Dam Accelerator really shows what he's capable of by tossing that building as if it was nothing.
Mar 5, 2011 8:28 PM

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Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.


Accelerator didn't have his powers turned on then, so no. He didn't beat them with skill, he beat them with tactics and the element of surprise.You can be the most elite solier in the world, if someone jumps in the window and shotguns you without warning, that's pretty much the end of the story. In all seriousness, if hadn't essentially appeared out of nowhere and killed all the soldiers withing three seconds, things would have turned sour pretty fast.

Walking straight is a problem, and certainly if he'd been forced to race them he would have lost. At the end of the day though, if you know how to use your gun then that's half the battle in terms of being a trained soldier. We saw him figure it out, learn how much recoil to expect and such, back when he blew that chicks jaw off.

Basically what I'm saying is, the only reason Accelerator's gotten this far isn't because he's been fighting well, but because he's been fighting smart. That's how he got through this scuffle as well. It's the rogue approach. The fact that you're not as strong or as skilled a weaponsmaster doesn't mean much once you get the backstab bonus going, followed up by a good disarming and some well placed crits eh?

Of course, now he has Kihara to deal with, and as we've seen, Kihara can out-smart Accel without too much difficulty. So... What's the plan now, eh?
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Wow intense episode, next one is going to be epic.
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I was sure that when it is on when it is green and red normally means it's off. Depends on some machines but I know my PS2 is like that.

yeah I thought it was strange that it turns red when active, but I guess in that sense maybe red is more like saying the safety is off.

In regards to the blue light, I wonder why it did that to Hyouka as she looked upon Touma. Is it suppresing her emotions towards him? We know in the first season there were developed between them.

I doubt Aleister cares if she looks at Touma, but it's probably more like a mind control type of situation where her personality is completely subverted.

It's not caring about the angel part IMO but it's more than anything about caring of her humane self as she was in season 1.

oh I mean like it seems as if the show is trying to say that Aleister is turning her into an angel and bring her to the real world, but she was already some sort of angel so it's a little clear what he's up to aside from controlling her.
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Yumekichi11 said:
Ellenna said:
Muahahahahaha, it actually happened! The scene when Accelerator sent a building into another building actually happened! xDDD
You know what else just happened? Accelerator was so awesome in this episode that on this site:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/03/06/aki-toyosaki-sweeps-5th-annual-seiyuu-awards/
the one who plays him won a award! Can anyone here loving Accelerator be any happier? It's just proves how bad ass of a role he really has and the award spices all that up! I wonder if this episode made it that he is so awesome apart from already being awesome.
<3 THIS.
Seriously, he just far too awesome for his own good that it makes me feel somehow proud being his fangirl x'3
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Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.


Accelerator didn't have his powers turned on then, so no. He didn't beat them with skill, he beat them with tactics and the element of surprise.You can be the most elite solier in the world, if someone jumps in the window and shotguns you without warning, that's pretty much the end of the story. In all seriousness, if hadn't essentially appeared out of nowhere and killed all the soldiers withing three seconds, things would have turned sour pretty fast.

Walking straight is a problem, and certainly if he'd been forced to race them he would have lost. At the end of the day though, if you know how to use your gun then that's half the battle in terms of being a trained soldier. We saw him figure it out, learn how much recoil to expect and such, back when he blew that chicks jaw off.

Basically what I'm saying is, the only reason Accelerator's gotten this far isn't because he's been fighting well, but because he's been fighting smart. That's how he got through this scuffle as well. It's the rogue approach. The fact that you're not as strong or as skilled a weaponsmaster doesn't mean much once you get the backstab bonus going, followed up by a good disarming and some well placed crits eh?

Of course, now he has Kihara to deal with, and as we've seen, Kihara can out-smart Accel without too much difficulty. So... What's the plan now, eh?


Sorry but you theory has one huge hole in it simply because that's not how it happened. His surprise attack killed only one, after that he was standing in the middle of the room for a few seconds while Krihara was ordering them to kill him. Accelator then moved like flash or something and pulled of the ring of a grenade that the closest soldier had on him and pushed him with so much power that not only did he hit the other two standing behind him but also carried them along at the corner of the room where they all exploded together.
Then in another split of a second he moved from one side of the room to the other hitting the other guy with the gun before he even manages to move a finger and hit him so hard that the gun was broken to pieces.

How can a normal human ever do such a thing? That was lots of speed and power. A trained individual doesn't freeze in-frond of danger. That's why he was trained. So they were in full mode after the first 2 seconds and yet a guy that has trouble walking managed to get close enough to that soldier and pull the pin out of the grenade? Not even a rookie can be that incompetent as to let someone come close to him and do such a thing. Accelator is even less powerful than your average person without his powers, how could he do that shit?

As for Kihara. Well his better of facing him without powers. Trying to use his powers against him only makes him get hit more.
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Monad said:
Gangler said:


Accelerator didn't have his powers turned on then, so no. He didn't beat them with skill, he beat them with tactics and the element of surprise.You can be the most elite solier in the world, if someone jumps in the window and shotguns you without warning, that's pretty much the end of the story. In all seriousness, if hadn't essentially appeared out of nowhere and killed all the soldiers withing three seconds, things would have turned sour pretty fast.

Walking straight is a problem, and certainly if he'd been forced to race them he would have lost. At the end of the day though, if you know how to use your gun then that's half the battle in terms of being a trained soldier. We saw him figure it out, learn how much recoil to expect and such, back when he blew that chicks jaw off.

Basically what I'm saying is, the only reason Accelerator's gotten this far isn't because he's been fighting well, but because he's been fighting smart. That's how he got through this scuffle as well. It's the rogue approach. The fact that you're not as strong or as skilled a weaponsmaster doesn't mean much once you get the backstab bonus going, followed up by a good disarming and some well placed crits eh?

Of course, now he has Kihara to deal with, and as we've seen, Kihara can out-smart Accel without too much difficulty. So... What's the plan now, eh?


Sorry but you theory has one huge hole in it simply because that's not how it happened. His surprise attack killed only one, after that he was standing in the middle of the room for a few seconds while Krihara was ordering them to kill him. Accelator then moved like flash or something and pulled of the ring of a grenade that the closest soldier had on him and pushed him with so much power that not only did he hit the other two standing behind him but also carried them along at the corner of the room where they all exploded together.
Then in another split of a second he moved from one side of the room to the other hitting the other guy with the gun before he even manages to move a finger and hit him so hard that the gun was broken to pieces.

How can a normal human ever do such a thing? That was lots of speed and power. A trained individual doesn't freeze in-frond of danger. That's why he was trained. So they were in full mode after the first 2 seconds and yet a guy that has trouble walking managed to get close enough to that soldier and pull the pin out of the grenade? Not even a rookie can be that incompetent as to let someone come close to him and do such a thing. Accelator is even less powerful than your average person without his powers, how could he do that shit?

As for Kihara. Well his better of facing him without powers. Trying to use his powers against him only makes him get hit more.

It's not really a theory so much as what happened. You saw it. He jumped in the building, and in a split second killed them all before they had a chance to organize. Whether you think he should be physically capable of the feats he performed, and whether you think it's an accurate portrayal of the capabilities of soldiers with this level of training is another matter.

Honestly, as far as I'm concerned it's a very minor matter as far as this show, and action anime in general go. I mean, when Touma was fighting Accel iirc he got his second wind three times. He was just short of killed by Mikoto, went and fought accel. Somehow, over the course of his mad dash to accel he regained his stamina (try and get your head around that). Then he's fighting, somehow at this point he's uninjured enough to be capable of the level of physical performance required to dodge high-speed train rails. Finally he's put through the explosion. Once again he's damaged. Somehow he gets up after this and continues to fight. Accel blasts him with the wind and finally he's down for the count. He's just flat-out out of commission. We have a scene where the imouto's prevent accel from using his ultimate attack and then when he's got his back turned suddenly Touma get's up yet again. Yes, he was incapable of lifting his hand from the ground mere moments ago but now he's standing and he can muster enough force to punch out Accel, who, despite some minor bruises, is in peak fighting condition.

Would Accel's tactics actually work in against these types of soldiers? I don't know. Should accel be capable of the level of strength involved in the kick? I don't know. I know that aside from the bum leg he's no weaker than he ever was. He didn't have that much strength to begin with though so who knows? I'm willing to accept it for the purposes of this show though.

Edit: right, forgot about the gun smashing. He must have had his powers on, as that kind of smashing is definitely a powers thing. Plus, he can't walk without a cane unless he's in esper mode, so smashing his walking aid would not be the best of plans. I'll have to rewatch the scene when I finish redownloading, maybe read that section of the novel. I could have sworn at this point in the scene he had his powers off.

Lag's a bitch.
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What dont you get?
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Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.

Yes, Accelerator had his esper mode turned on. He had it on since he slammed through the window so all of his fast movements was through vector manipulations.
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Oh Accelerator, you so crazy.
Throwing lolbuildings at other lolbuildings and doesnt afraid of anything.
And I didn't know he was that handy with computers.

Also,
>random blue-ish thingies extending into the sky
>must be an ANGEL!
>wings of light

Wat, seriously Touma, you'd better get a pair of glasses.
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God's right seat God's right seat God's right seat! thats all that chick talks about! i wana know about God's left seat! LOL
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Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.

Yes, Accelerator had his esper mode turned on. He had it on since he slammed through the window so all of his fast movements was through vector manipulations.
Yeah, I just got my hands on the episode again. I'm a moron. He blatantly has his powers on. He's moving at superhuman speeds, without a cane, and displaying strength that is blatantly beyond human, immunity to glass shards. Suddenly his shotgun has no recoil. Walking without a cane would have been evidence enough, but even without that it's pretty plain to see by watching him. That was a pretty bad screw-up on my part.
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she is very powerful but as u can see Divine punishment cant work on touma so he cant go down. Its even stated in the ep its becoming worldwide
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Bad ass awsome ep, everything looked so cool, just had to wait for the right time to see this though was unerving untill couldn't take it. Was wondering what Alister was using Kazakiri for, quite a dissapointment though, his forcing her to bacome an angel, is really sad. I had some respect and interest for Alister at first but thats one insane plot too much. I wounder if Kaza's fighting back though, it doesn't look like she's giving into the angel form. And if Index was able to effect Kaza, in the last season for some untold reason, she should be the one to bring her out of the state.
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Gangler said:
Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.


Accelerator didn't have his powers turned on then, so no. He didn't beat them with skill, he beat them with tactics and the element of surprise.You can be the most elite solier in the world, if someone jumps in the window and shotguns you without warning, that's pretty much the end of the story. In all seriousness, if hadn't essentially appeared out of nowhere and killed all the soldiers withing three seconds, things would have turned sour pretty fast.

Walking straight is a problem, and certainly if he'd been forced to race them he would have lost. At the end of the day though, if you know how to use your gun then that's half the battle in terms of being a trained soldier. We saw him figure it out, learn how much recoil to expect and such, back when he blew that chicks jaw off.

Basically what I'm saying is, the only reason Accelerator's gotten this far isn't because he's been fighting well, but because he's been fighting smart. That's how he got through this scuffle as well. It's the rogue approach. The fact that you're not as strong or as skilled a weaponsmaster doesn't mean much once you get the backstab bonus going, followed up by a good disarming and some well placed crits eh?

Of course, now he has Kihara to deal with, and as we've seen, Kihara can out-smart Accel without too much difficulty. So... What's the plan now, eh?

If you recheck the part where Accelerator bursts into the room, his choker's color was red, meaning he was utilizing his powers .
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SHIT. GOT. REAL. AND I LOVE IT.
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Gangler said:
BakaOnna said:
Monad said:

Did Accelator use his power to move faster than normal while fighting those soldiers in that room? It would be stupid if he beat them normally. He isn't a trained soldier and he can't walk strait.

Yes, Accelerator had his esper mode turned on. He had it on since he slammed through the window so all of his fast movements was through vector manipulations.
Yeah, I just got my hands on the episode again. I'm a moron. He blatantly has his powers on. He's moving at superhuman speeds, without a cane, and displaying strength that is blatantly beyond human. Walking without a cane would have been evidence enough, but even without that it's pretty plain to see by watching him. That was a pretty bad screw-up on my part.
Well certainly you a not a moron but more of a "You missed the detail dude" type. Accelerator had to use his powers to use a kind of vector boost to jump towards that soldier were he pulled out the pins as well as smashing that shotgun like you mentioned. The reason for that is that he clearly mentions he only has 4 minutes left because someone *looking at you Index* did not give him a battery change. Thus he did what everyone most likely knows, strategy.

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You know what, I had totally forgot who Kazakiri was. Suddenly, Index was all "that's Kyouka!" And all.

Damn J.C. Staff.
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Well certainly you a not a moron but more of a "You missed the detail dude" type. Accelerator had to use his powers to use a kind of vector boost to jump towards that soldier were he pulled out the pins as well as smashing that shotgun like you mentioned. The reason for that is that he clearly mentions he only has 4 minutes left because someone *looking at you Index* did not give him a battery change. Thus he did what everyone most likely knows, strategy.


Lol. I appreciate the sentiment, but I still can't help but feel a little dim when he literally uses his powers five different ways in about three seconds and I walk in claiming he did it all without powers. He jumped through the window without being cut, immediately shot his shotgun without any recoil, then proceeded to stand without aid. Directly after that he used enhanced speed, and followed that up witha feat of dynamically and cinematically enhanced strength. You're right, I did technically get one detail wrong, and I would have avoided it if I hadn't watched it on a friends computer this week, meaning that I didn't actually have a copy of the episode to check against. Still, it's a pretty glaring error.

Anyway, back on topic. I wouldn't blame Index for not getting the battery. She did as she was told. There's only one battery though. Accelerator knew this too. He just wanted to get Index out of his hair and send her off somewhere safe.

Also, I'll point out that he had four minutes left before he threw that building. After a cursory skim through the ep can't find a moment where it actually said how much time he has left now, so I won't muddy this with Novel Details, but it's safe to assume that attack didn't come free, eh?
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ArcticMech said:
Way too much going on to fully enjoy. Would've been nice to have it spread across more episodes and have this one devoted more to Accelerator. Yes, he is cool.
saxophone15 said:
I feel like too much is going on too fast. Still interesting to watch though.
ZgMfx2oAFrEeDoM said:
A little too fast paced, but still a good episode
guan_hian said:
I didn't read the light novel so I'm kinda lost in this episode.
Nibbles335 said:
What the hell is wrong with Kazakiri...and that halo and those "wings"? what's going on...Dam Accelerator really shows what he's capable of by tossing that building as if it was nothing.
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You know what, I had totally forgot who Kazakiri was. Suddenly, Index was all "that's Kyouka!" And all. Damn J.C. Staff.
all of these. at least i'm not the only one.

don't get me wrong, i am enjoying this arc a thousand times more than any other this season, but it just feels like so much story is either being skipped or overly condensed to the point that it's difficult to understand.

i totally understand that the source material is from LN and understand that screen adaptations are inherently incapable of living up to their source, but i can't shake this feeling of the J.C. Staff just going "screw it, if they haven't read the LN then it's their own fault for not understanding".

i don't agree with that philosophy. probably because i have not read any LN but still, that doesn't make it any less of an excuse, especially considering we are in this predicament so we could have more floating ice ships, extended goose chases, loli punching, and fan service.

if any LN readers want to get on my case about this opinion, remember that they apparently neglected to mention accelerator actually slowing down the earths rotation. such neglect is just... not cool. not cool at all. =/

however, at least i got my few seconds of biribiri service and lots of accelerator taking no prisoners to save last order (A WHOLE FREAKIN' BUILDING!!!). those two things alone can make any episode good, and will keep me watching and wanting more. MOAR!
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ArcticMech said:
Way too much going on to fully enjoy. Would've been nice to have it spread across more episodes and have this one devoted more to Accelerator. Yes, he is cool.
saxophone15 said:
I feel like too much is going on too fast. Still interesting to watch though.
ZgMfx2oAFrEeDoM said:
A little too fast paced, but still a good episode
guan_hian said:
I didn't read the light novel so I'm kinda lost in this episode.
Nibbles335 said:
What the hell is wrong with Kazakiri...and that halo and those "wings"? what's going on...Dam Accelerator really shows what he's capable of by tossing that building as if it was nothing.
Onibokusu said:
You know what, I had totally forgot who Kazakiri was. Suddenly, Index was all "that's Kyouka!" And all. Damn J.C. Staff.
all of these. at least i'm not the only one.

don't get me wrong, i am enjoying this arc a thousand times more than any other this season, but it just feels like so much story is either being skipped or overly condensed to the point that it's difficult to understand.

i totally understand that the source material is from LN and understand that screen adaptations are inherently incapable of living up to their source, but i can't shake this feeling of the J.C. Staff just going "screw it, if they haven't read the LN then it's their own fault for not understanding".

i don't agree with that philosophy. probably because i have not read any LN but still, that doesn't make it any less of an excuse, especially considering we are in this predicament so we could have more floating ice ships, extended goose chases, loli punching, and fan service.

if any LN readers want to get on my case about this opinion, remember that they apparently neglected to mention accelerator actually slowing down the earths rotation. such neglect is just... not cool. not cool at all. =/

however, at least i got my few seconds of biribiri service and lots of accelerator taking no prisoners to save last order (A WHOLE FREAKIN' BUILDING!!!). those two things alone can make any episode good, and will keep me watching and wanting more. MOAR!


Lol. QFT. Sooo much has been neglected, and honestly, I'm not sure how much of this season in general I would have understood without having read the novels. It gets even weirder when you notice that the slice of life segments (some would call them the fanservice portions), are adapted with an almost fetishistic amount of detail and faithfulness. Barely a word doesn't make it into the adaptation during those moments. If they can do it there, then why not here?

At this point I think we should have kept it to maybe four novels adapted. I mean, they cut volume eight I think it was down to two episodes, they cut the italy arc down to three I think it was. Even with these two arcs so dramatically reduced they still couldn't afford to make any other arc more than a barely comprehensible cliff notes (volume seven excepting).

I don't know if they are assuming that we've read the novels, so we understand what's happening, but I do think that it's a terrible attitude to take that pleases no one, fans of the novels or new people alike. An adaptation needs to be able to stand on its' own merits, otherwise it's nothing more than an excuse to think about the source material for a while. An excuse that could be trumped by pulling out some of your dusty old tomes at that.

This being said, this episode seemed to me to have more of the rushing and less of the content left out. There was a lot that was skimmed, or barely acknowledged, and certainly the lack of narration and internal monologue means that a whole shitload of information is unavailable (as always), but unlike most of the previous episodes, all the events seem to be there. Even if some of them only got screen time measured in seconds in the single digits, and had important aspects either barely visible or just off screen.

Even the example you use with the earths gravitation, it was skimmed in such a way as to dramatically reduce impact on the audience, and the cool detail was left out, and we didn't see much of Accel's reaction to it, and they didn't tell us how much time that attack cost him, and it was poorly explained what the building was (you probably caught by Aleister's reaction that it belonged to him, but some people didn't), but the event itself was still there.

Not that this makes it good or anything, just kind of interesting. Basically as far as I can tell everything you need for comprehension is there if you can keep up with the pacing or are willing to watch a few times to catch the details you missed the first time.
Mar 7, 2011 11:05 PM

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accelerator's shrieks reminds me of nizuma eji from bakuman
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Mar 8, 2011 12:17 AM

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wheresthehandle said:
SHIT. GOT. REAL. AND I LOVE IT.

how the HELL did this turn into a QUINTUPLE POST?!!!?!
I'm 110% sure I pressed "Post Message" ONCE
Don't forget.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
Mar 8, 2011 2:19 AM
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Electromaster + Imagine Breaker + Accelerator = BEST COMBINATION!!! XD
Mar 8, 2011 4:04 AM

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Imma movin' teh beeldingz!!! :) Lol...
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Mar 8, 2011 4:59 AM

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Gangler said:
...as far as I can tell everything you need for comprehension is there if you can keep up with the pacing or are willing to watch a few times to catch the details you missed the first time.
thankfully i have been able to keep up. it just proved more difficult than some of us felt it needed to be.

and yes, it was clear to me where that building was being thrown, even before aleister reacted to the impact. although it's not surprising some people were a bit confused by that amongst other things.

Gangler said:
...and we didn't see much of Accel's reaction to it, and they didn't tell us how much time that attack cost him...
omg i feel like i just opened pandoras box. these neglected points plus a little ocd are slowly making light novel readage inevitable for me. knowing these plot points do exist out there is not something i can easily put out of my mind. i am very grateful to all the LN readers that contribute to these discussions.
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^^^ OMgeee soo true!
I.FKin.LOVE ACCELERATOR!!
i cant enough of him. loved his moves when he went to save Mini Misaka. " that's so cool! I might fall for you" !
Sorry evil dude, but he's minE! >/////////<
Mar 29, 2011 1:17 PM

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"I might fall for you, Accelerator!" ♥
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So. much. going. on! o.o

I could barely keep up with anything that happened in this episode. Accelerator kicking ass was great as always. Hopefully Accelerator and Touma will meet again later on and be all like: "YOU!" >:(

Kazakiri was dragged into the story again. Not much explanation on what she has do do with anything but oh well. Her ahegao face was pretty disturbing though. xD

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Man, poor old Fuse looking like something out of a guro gonzo porno!

Also, Aleister said something about the anti-magic area not quite being powerful enough to cover the globe. That makes it seem like he wants to shift the balance of power massively over to his side, a science equivalent of Peters Cross!

He's just as bad as the Roman church!

I cant remember if it was this episode or the last on but when the Hound answered the phone, was it the frog doctor on the other end of the line? He got refered to as Heaven Canceller, what the hell is his background? There must be more to him than meets the eye!
Apr 15, 2011 7:57 PM

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WTF!! Accelerator used one hand to move a whole building LOL


Apr 19, 2011 3:50 AM

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poor kazakiri :((
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aww kazakiri has turned into some weird form. she's not cute there DX

accelerator vs kihara ; touma vs vento ; misaka vs army(?)
i hope the battles will be great
Feb 17, 2012 10:23 PM

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misaka has no idea whats going on rite?? all she knows is who the good guys and bad guys are, and just follows that, lol


Jun 9, 2012 1:32 PM

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I'm actually looking forward to the next episode of index?
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To quote that Kihara guy when he was looking at the angel thing:

"Oh, man, that's awesome! What is it?"

Pretty much my feelings about this episode. I had fun watching it but the stuff with Kazakiri has been pretty poorly explained so far. At least I remember her character but still. They only showed glimpses of her this season and then suddenly she is a key element in the plot of this arc. Oh well, it was still a good episode despite that problem.
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Did he just throw a building into another building O_O damn boy accelerator you be crazy!

Crazy insane development in this episode, things are really getting fucked up here!
But fuck that ending was kinda fucked up hard with Kazuki, but lol ahegao much :p
They're really buildup something amazing for the last episode, lets see what it is!
Mar 24, 2013 10:41 AM

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Damn it, what happened to Kazakiri!?
Ohh nice save-pose Accelerator.
May 5, 2013 6:50 PM

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Got a boner there at the end.
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