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Jan 22, 2009 1:09 PM

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What an incredible episode ! I thought it was just a (weird) prank in the beginning, but obviously, it was more serious than that.

And wow... Index and that micro-bikini... 0_o

Jan 22, 2009 5:31 PM

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ROFL, Shirai Kuroko as Barack Obama, and that old man going Shana-tan is moe. LOL

And the NGE reference with the chart, that was awesome.
Jan 22, 2009 9:00 PM
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Boring episode ..

This series is also just going backwards in my opinion. The first few episodes were great and I used to rank this series an 8, but it's already gotten down to a 6 with this episode. Shame ..


I had very high hopes for about the first eight episodes.

The arc with Misaka 10032 was okay, but a little too harem-like for my taste.

And now this beach episode disappoints me. Ah, well.


I was having very high hopes on the first few episodes too... in fact I started rating the series with a 9.....

I felt as it went on it went down in quality and more up in randomness. its like the guy who made this thought about something, and the very first thing it came to his mind was each episode.

Seriously... we are more than halfway throught the series and so far its getting more and more annoying.

The episode was fun.......... yes it was kind of a good episode, but seriously everything is so messed up that I'm having a lot of trouble to follow up sometimes, and characters come out of nowhere when not even the ones that are already are quite settled down already.

Right now I'm deciding if I should lower the value of this series from 8 to 7..... I dunno.

Jan 23, 2009 4:17 PM
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This is covering book #4 of 17 light novels. Clearly the interesting stuffs has yet to come (reading the summaries of the latter light novels looks very promising)

And yes, this series is composed of many many story arcs (often one per book) that reveals more about the Academy City and other major magical and ESP organizations around the world.
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard?
Jan 25, 2009 5:47 AM

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The funny part for a second I thought someone who looked like Index was actually his mom(although that black bikini on her was godly) and Mikoto being the cousin was kinda hot. The reintroduction of Kaori is excellent but this seems like a weak premise for an arc.

"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees." By Emiliano Zapata
Jan 30, 2009 12:32 AM

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Obama reference FTW!
Jan 30, 2009 6:35 AM

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wakka9ca said:
This is covering book #4 of 17 light novels. Clearly the interesting stuffs has yet to come (reading the summaries of the latter light novels looks very promising)

And yes, this series is composed of many many story arcs (often one per book) that reveals more about the Academy City and other major magical and ESP organizations around the world.


i figured it was something like that. the beginning arcs are to build up to the larger thats yet to come. thats why jc staff is rushing the beginning arcs mostly.
well theres still hope for this anime i guess.
Feb 11, 2009 7:57 PM

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That was so dang weird, and an Obama referece, strange.
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Feb 19, 2009 12:56 PM

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Wasabi said:
I didn't expect Tsuchimikado to be part of Neccassarius.

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Mar 13, 2009 3:29 AM

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Wasabi said:
I didn't expect Tsuchimikado to be part of Neccassarius.
I didn't remember who he was D:
Thought he was inside a dream or something at the beginning...
Apr 30, 2009 2:17 AM
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that ep kinda made me go wtf are the producers on
but then at the end they added in some jutsu guy
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*shrugs
May 1, 2009 8:52 AM

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I liked this episode. It was pretty funny at times and this arc seems pretty interesting. I wonder why anyone would want the people around Touma altered like that.
May 18, 2009 4:33 PM

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I loved this episode from the offset. Index with the "hat" >_<. Misaka and her onii~chan. Index as the mum. But especially Touma's friend as Index. When I saw his hairy legs and him running on the beach towards Touma, well it was pretty damn funny.

What a weird episode though. Looks like the Russian faction has showed up.

And the old fella that said "Shana-tan moé". That was wicked.

KANZAKI. That woman is win.
Jul 21, 2009 9:15 PM

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I like the Orihime cousin, or Misaka... Whatever. Touma in the Hannibal Lecter suit was funny, and "Yes we can" by a certain president of the USA or Kuruko. Eh, such misfortune.
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Oct 6, 2009 11:09 AM

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Damn my stomach hurt from laughing..i thought it was a parody but hey something serious is happening..

And this probably the first and the last time i saw Misaka hugging Touma XD
Oct 9, 2009 11:34 AM

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Index in that pink tight bathing suite, fan service at is best ;D

Very confusing episode at first, and I was actually expecting a dream chapter when things started to get too out of hand, though nice to see it's actually caused by some powerful spell.

I wonder why that Russian girl, Tsuchimikado and Kanzaki are unaffected though?
Oct 19, 2009 9:15 PM

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Shana-tan moe
Oct 23, 2009 6:52 PM

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Straaaaange. But a very funny episode with plenty of fanservice. Mikoto is hot.
Nov 8, 2009 3:01 PM

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Just watched this, and I have high hopes for this arc. :D
Nov 29, 2009 12:48 AM
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The switches just killed me. Too funny. When his mom appeared in the swimsuit as Index...too much to handle. ha!

So his friend's a magician, but why were those three people unaffected? hm...!
Nov 29, 2009 10:01 AM

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ukonkivi said:
Wasabi said:
I didn't expect Tsuchimikado to be part of Neccassarius.


Isn't it possible that's part of the illusion too though? Guess I'll find out shortly.
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Nov 30, 2009 2:04 AM

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The hotel owner in form of Misaki is gross. :(
Jan 5, 2010 3:02 AM

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this ep was too crazy, I laughed a lot.
it was very well done, I think the writers took some drugs to come up with such crazy stuff.

BTW: I love Index her, face is so cute

Yes we can XD
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Jan 18, 2010 5:58 PM

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LOL OH MY I AM SPEECHLESS, AT FIRST I WAS LIKE WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON, BUT THEN I WAS STILL WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON STATE. RUSSIAN MAGICIANS?! NONETHELESS, GOOD FANSERVICE IS GOOD.

Okay so, some magician altered that tree diagram of Sephiroth and distorted everyone's ranks, and that magician based it in Touma's thoughts and perspective. That's why almost every friend of Touma became part of it. THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN? ANGEL FALL? VERY INTERESTING.

I am satisfied because I saw a happy-go-lucky Mikoto, Index in the hot swimsuit, and Komoe as a reporter, lmao. Although that really caught me off guard when Touma's blonde guy friend told him that he's also part of the Necessarius.
Mar 6, 2010 12:48 PM

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Anyone else notice this? Celery mic!
Apr 19, 2010 12:50 PM
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Yes we can! lol
Apr 21, 2010 10:50 AM

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I was in a constant state of bewilderment throughout this episode.
Jul 1, 2010 10:06 PM

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Errr so much for fanservice swimsuit episode. I mean the first half was all good but then it just descended into new levels of wtf-ness.
Sep 12, 2010 2:49 AM

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Ahahaha that episode was one of the most hilarious episodes ever. Biribiri moe!
Oct 6, 2010 11:32 AM

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Very strange episode but there are some many hilarious scenes. "Shana-tan, moe..." XD The bikini fan-service was nice too. ;)
I wonder who is behind this?
Oct 27, 2010 1:39 PM
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This episode was very strange, but funny.

"Yes We Can!" lol

^haha
I got confused though, oh well :P
Nov 9, 2010 9:44 AM

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Top three of the episode:

1.- YES WE CAN!
2.- Saten cameo as the TV reporter next to the doctor.
3.- Mikoto being moe.
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Dec 6, 2010 12:54 PM

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That Kuroko's "yes we can" made me cry from laugh... Index leek-girl... Moe Misaka... Gross MISAKA... And as far as i recall (i've got a short memory for this however), i've never been so close to death because of lols and rotfls xD
Dec 18, 2010 4:48 AM

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I thought for sure the whole thing would turn out to be Touma's dream... So I was surprised that it was "real". (Or is it...? I still find it weird how his friend is there. That just doesn't seem right... And he's with Kanzaki...?!)

I understood what they were saying at the end, but still. This is one strange arc. I'm not sure if I like it. Or maybe I just don't like, in general, how there seems to be no common thread linking all of these events together; there's no main plot or purpose... D:
Dec 19, 2010 12:32 PM

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Holy fuck, that was weird. I laughed my ass off. Oh and, "YESH. WE. CAN."
Jan 15, 2011 7:24 PM

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I lol'd when "Index" was coming down the stairs and TOUMA'S FACE.
Feb 23, 2011 12:43 PM

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So much for the "cute hat". And the tv-program was also rather interesting... xD

And that was only the beginning: Touma walking away mid conversation and everyone appearing as other characters made for some pretty hilarious scenes.

Good thing it turned serious later on though. Angel Fall looks pretty weird.
And who would've thought Tsuchimikado was a member of Necessarius as well? =O


Mar 26, 2011 11:46 AM
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I didn't laugh at all at this episode......was more like....wtf!?
Apr 14, 2011 10:53 PM

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funniest ep so far..

didn't expect to hear ara ara here <3
Apr 15, 2011 10:33 AM
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I thought this would be just the mandatory useless-comedy-swimsuit episode that seems to be there in every shounen. I'm glad it ended up being better than that. I was clueless for most of this episode and because I was sure something really wrong was going on, I couldn't stop laughing. But that's why I loved this episode: funny without being pointless. Not to mention that I really liked the Russian Orthodox Church girl. I loved the way she spoke. But why didn't Kanzaki Kaori change appearance like everyone else? At first I thought that only people Touma had already met would change appearance but then I remembered that he had lost all of his memories about his parents yet his mother looked like Index... Is it just random?
May 17, 2011 11:57 PM

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i think i nearly died when i saw index xD! strangest/funniest episode yet
May 29, 2011 12:12 PM

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o god, this was such a wtf episode!! and who’s this new girl?? i really wanted to beat the crap out of the lolicon lover who posed as index, it was disturbing as hell


Sep 11, 2011 8:18 PM
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that was the funniest episode ever. lol
Sep 20, 2011 5:56 AM

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Index fanservice? I approve.
Dec 17, 2011 1:44 PM

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was so confused this whole episode till they explained it at the end. but yeah funny episode and some nice bathing suits lol
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Mar 10, 2012 2:40 PM

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I thought this was just all going to be a dream and be a filler. I was quite surprised to find out that this is in fact cannon. Also, I have a feeling the dude with the red hair may be pretending to be his blonde friend, maybe not.
Mar 18, 2012 2:01 PM

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I thought this was just all going to be a dream and be a filler. I was quite surprised to find out that this is in fact cannon. Also, I have a feeling the dude with the red hair may be pretending to be his blonde friend, maybe not.
May 16, 2012 8:39 PM
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DNF said:
This episode was weird.. at least they didn't make a full episode for loli fapservice but went on with another arc. Some characters felt extremely out-of-character.


Yeah, I thought this episode was going to be the required beach episode that you see in most anime series. Right until the second half of the episode, it was filler.
Jun 2, 2012 11:05 PM

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That was great xD
Jun 30, 2012 4:58 AM

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It’s cool that they at least bring up something about his family in this episode. I was starting to think he doesn’t have any… and then suddenly, things took a turn for the stupid. I had a hard time telling if this episode is just filler where Toma’s having a dream or if this is actually happening. In fact I'm still confused about it. Also it’s stupid that Tsuchimikado is a part of Necessarius. It's just too random to throw in all of a sudden. I mean, the guy has only been shown in like an episode or two. Why bring him up all of a sudden at random? Also can't tell if the Tsuchimikado thing is serious or if it's just a joke.
Also it’s ironic that the Russian magician questions why Toma isn’t affected by the spell, when it’s questionable why she and her group aren’t affected by it either.
Why does Toma insist on keeping up his act that he didn’t lose his memories in front of random people, I get that he’s doing it for index, but why does it matter when she’s not around? This episode just tops it off when it comes to being weird.
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