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| Kongou's time to shine! |
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| Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime |
 "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." |
Rosary_Diva said: It is literally the purpose of Railgun and any Index side stories. Showing the Dark Side of Academy City.Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime |
Rosary_Diva said: The only problem this anime has is fans like this.Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime |
Tsumilk said: Rosary_Diva said: It is literally the purpose of Railgun and any Index side stories. Showing the Dark Side of Academy City.Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime Tsumilk said: Rosary_Diva said: It is literally the purpose of Railgun and any Index side stories. Showing the Dark Side of Academy City.Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime I'm not interested |
| "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." |
| Fuck you Baba. Hell yeah, Kongou. I always liked her but she never had chance to shine. Blasting the robots with no fucks given about the damage cuz she can pay it makes me laugh. |
| haha Misaka finally finds someone as devoted to gekota as herself. Maaya and Kinuho better use their anger and get appropriate retribution for Kongou, unfortunately since these girls are too light-hearted he'll get away to easily, he'd deserve to be slaughthered in a simliar fashion like hound dog |
| just because I’ve gotten weaker, doesn’t mean that you got stronger, does it? |
| The only thing bad about this series (all 3 really) is the fact that they introduced Kongo way too early. She had a whole introduction arc in the manga that was set after the sisters arc and before the sport festival which developed her friendship with the rest of the cast. Because they introduced her too early we won't get that arc (well maybe a flashback in her fight later). |
komic said: They have already contradicted her anime character like 3 times so far. The only thing bad about this series (all 3 really) is the fact that they introduced Kongo way too early. She had a whole introduction arc in the manga that was set after the sisters arc and before the sport festival which developed her friendship with the rest of the cast. Because they introduced her too early we won't get that arc (well maybe a flashback in her fight later). There must be a limit on how much they can screw around. |
| the quality of these animation is top notch, the bgm where kongo's friend rages kicked in just perfectly matching with the swirling river sent chill down my spines. now i know where did all the budget from index 3 ends up at lel |
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| Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because |
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Fede_5000 said: Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because Kongou has the advantage of not being obnoxious as hell to the point of detracting from the entire franchise. (Seriously if I'd have started with Index rather than Railgun I would've dropped it almost immediately.) |
Fede_5000 said: Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because You mean in order to return to his world. Wow.. Alice3173 said: Fede_5000 said: Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because Kongou has the advantage of not being obnoxious as hell to the point of detracting from the entire franchise. (Seriously if I'd have started with Index rather than Railgun I would've dropped it almost immediately.) You realize that Kongou in ths incident just like Touma is just as obnoxious and throws herself into other people's problems for "no reason" right? But I guess if she is cute it doesnt matter. |
| as someone who only watched Railgun, i have to say, Kongou is really going up in my consideration =D she is fun, very strong, quite pretty and is... possibly the most helpful person in the world lol i'm sure that before this season ends, she might be ranked 3rd on toaru for me, just behind of Misaka and Kuroko and ahead of Saten, Uiharu, Touma and other popular characters |
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Alice3173 said: Fede_5000 said: Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because Kongou has the advantage of not being obnoxious as hell to the point of detracting from the entire franchise. (Seriously if I'd have started with Index rather than Railgun I would've dropped it almost immediately.) You realize that Kongou in ths incident just like Touma is just as obnoxious and throws herself into other people's problems for "no reason" right? But I guess if she is cute it doesnt matter.[/quote] You're making assumptions about why I find Touma so obnoxious. Unlike Kongou who seemed at first like she'd be unlikable then turned out to actually be quite a good character, Touma is a self-righteous asshat and not particularly intelligent. On top of that all the stupid fan service garbage he encounters only makes him that much worse of a character. It has nothing to do with helping people out with their problems. |
Alice3173 said: You're making assumptions about why I find Touma so obnoxious. Unlike Kongou who seemed at first like she'd be unlikable then turned out to actually be quite a good character, Touma is a self-righteous asshat and not particularly intelligent. On top of that all the stupid fan service garbage he encounters only makes him that much worse of a character. It has nothing to do with helping people out with their problems. "Not particulary intelligent" lmaoo. The existence itself of Kamijou Touma is defined about how he acts about the world around him not about if he is smart. He is a fight genius that is already a good thing honestly. You can dislike him it is totally okay. But your arguments are not top-notch. If I listen to you Kongo turns into a good character because she puts herself in danger and does what she can for helping someone, like who ? :/ |
TsumilkFeb 10, 2020 8:43 AM
Tsumilk said: Alice3173 said: You're making assumptions about why I find Touma so obnoxious. Unlike Kongou who seemed at first like she'd be unlikable then turned out to actually be quite a good character, Touma is a self-righteous asshat and not particularly intelligent. On top of that all the stupid fan service garbage he encounters only makes him that much worse of a character. It has nothing to do with helping people out with their problems. "Not particulary intelligent" lmaoo. The existence itself of Kamijou Touma is defined about how he acts about the world around him not about if he is smart. He is a fight genius that is already a good thing honestly. You can dislike him it is totally okay. But your arguments are not top-notch. If I listen to you Kongo turns into a good character because she puts herself in danger and does what she can for helping someone, like who ? :/ You're glossing over the more important detail of him being a self-righteous asshat. Try addressing all of a person's points instead of only the weakest one next time. (And the most irrelevant one at that. If it weren't for the other issues with Touma as a character, him being dumb would be passable. There's plenty of dumb characters out there that are fine but they aren't so unlikable to begin with.) |
Alice3173 said: He is effectively self-righteous but I would never think it is a defect. Most of his speechs have the purpose to lead people to the right way and he is most of the time not wrong at all. And in the novel his speechs are also a way for him to gain some time to analyze his opponents and it is a way to give him courage because himself do not really believe what he is saying.Tsumilk said: "Not particulary intelligent" lmaoo. The existence itself of Kamijou Touma is defined about how he acts about the world around him not about if he is smart. He is a fight genius that is already a good thing honestly. You can dislike him it is totally okay. But your arguments are not top-notch. If I listen to you Kongo turns into a good character because she puts herself in danger and does what she can for helping someone, like who ? :/ You're glossing over the more important detail of him being a self-righteous asshat. Try addressing all of a person's points instead of only the weakest one next time. (And the most irrelevant one at that. If it weren't for the other issues with Touma as a character, him being dumb would be passable. There's plenty of dumb characters out there that are fine but they aren't so unlikable to begin with.) The Touma before the memory loss was acting kind of a ass sometimes but I don't think you are refering to him on saying he is an "asshat". I hightly disagree with you but it is your opinion I guess. ^^ |
| Just as expected, Misaka is trying to run away. So while she is trying to get away, the focus is shifted on the characters around her. This time we got to see Kongou trying to help her. Even though this has never been clearly said due to the fact that Kuroko doesn't like her, it seems to me that Misaka and Kongou actually are friends to some degree. And so it is not that surprising, that she wants to help her. So she sets out, to defeat the bad guys. But I didn't expect her to loose, as she is generally a strong esper. But with her friends, who are always by her side, showing up and then the episode ending so abruptly, I'm looking forward to find out, where this will bring is in the next episode. Apart from that I'm also curious to find out, when the other characters forgetting about Misaka will be broken. It seems to just be a matter of time and although it would be interesting to see the characters having to start again from nothing, I'm sure this is just temporary and will be resolved in the near future. But I have to admit, just seeing something to remember a friendship seems a bit wrong to me as Shokuhou is a level 5, seeing her ability beeing broken that easily would be somewhat boring. Well, nothing beats watching the next episode and finding out, right? |
Tsumilk said: Alice3173 said: He is effectively self-righteous but I would never think it is a defect. Most of his speechs have the purpose to lead people to the right way and he is most of the time not wrong at all. And in the novel his speechs are also a way for him to gain some time to analyze his opponents and it is a way to give him courage because himself do not really believe what he is saying.You're glossing over the more important detail of him being a self-righteous asshat. Try addressing all of a person's points instead of only the weakest one next time. (And the most irrelevant one at that. If it weren't for the other issues with Touma as a character, him being dumb would be passable. There's plenty of dumb characters out there that are fine but they aren't so unlikable to begin with.) The Touma before the memory loss was acting kind of a ass sometimes but I don't think you are refering to him on saying he is an "asshat". I hightly disagree with you but it is your opinion I guess. ^^ I can't speak for the novels since I haven't seen them. I dislike self-righteous people in general though, at least when they come across the way Touma tends to. I will agree that he seems to be less annoying after his memory loss at least though. To try and put the comparison between Touma and Kongou into perspective though: Touma ended up being more or less exactly the sort of character he seemed to be at first which is one of my least favorite by far. (Generic self-righteous self-insert characters.) Kongou on the other hand seemed like she was a haughty ojousama archetype but while she does have an attitude and way of speaking which would suggest that, her actions constantly defy those expectations which makes her a much more likable and compelling character. |
Alice3173 said: Tsumilk said: He is effectively self-righteous but I would never think it is a defect. Most of his speechs have the purpose to lead people to the right way and he is most of the time not wrong at all. And in the novel his speechs are also a way for him to gain some time to analyze his opponents and it is a way to give him courage because himself do not really believe what he is saying. The Touma before the memory loss was acting kind of a ass sometimes but I don't think you are refering to him on saying he is an "asshat". I hightly disagree with you but it is your opinion I guess. ^^ I can't speak for the novels since I haven't seen them. I dislike self-righteous people in general though, at least when they come across the way Touma tends to. I will agree that he seems to be less annoying after his memory loss at least though. To try and put the comparison between Touma and Kongou into perspective though: Touma ended up being more or less exactly the sort of character he seemed to be at first which is one of my least favorite by far. (Generic self-righteous self-insert characters.) Kongou on the other hand seemed like she was a haughty ojousama archetype but while she does have an attitude and way of speaking which would suggest that, her actions constantly defy those expectations which makes her a much more likable and compelling character. This doesnt make any sense. Kongou got herself into trouble for the same self righteous feelings Touma has that get him into trouble. She is an ojousama and he is a sarcastic asshole. There is no fucking difference. You can just say that you dislike him because he is a male character taht you think is a self insert(because for some fucking reason female characters like Misaka are never self insert;power fantasy doesnt exist for women/s)and that would be the end of it. When you have Misaka AND Kongou being just as self righteous and with also problematic personalities there is no fucking reason to dislike Touma based on that. How dare a main character try and help people in danger. How dare they fire railguns that can sink warships at everyday robbers.Oh wait that is Misaka doing whatever she wants because she cant hold back and intervene even if there are other people around to that job. The bias is strong here. As for him not being intelligent. Geez it's like you didnt watch the series where he beats everyone literally be exploiting their weaknesses. |
ssjokgFeb 10, 2020 10:33 PM
| Bit of a cliffhanger and it really makes me want to see what happens next week! Maybe submerged that guy in a column of water until he passes out and then haul his sorry carcass back to Anti-Skill. |
| The sword that takes life gives life |
Top_Sergeant said: Bit of a cliffhanger and it really makes me want to see what happens next week! Maybe submerged that guy in a column of water until he passes out and then haul his sorry carcass back to Anti-Skill. Well...if only Battle Royale was properly adapted. |
Rosary_Diva said: Railgun can't leave behind its dark and cruel side coming from its main series U_U that's the big problem of this anime manga was litterally just this dark side of academy city. most the funny fan-service moments from season 1 and the 2nd half of season 2 were FILLER Alice3173 said: Tsumilk said: He is effectively self-righteous but I would never think it is a defect. Most of his speechs have the purpose to lead people to the right way and he is most of the time not wrong at all. And in the novel his speechs are also a way for him to gain some time to analyze his opponents and it is a way to give him courage because himself do not really believe what he is saying. The Touma before the memory loss was acting kind of a ass sometimes but I don't think you are refering to him on saying he is an "asshat". I hightly disagree with you but it is your opinion I guess. ^^ I can't speak for the novels since I haven't seen them. I dislike self-righteous people in general though, then your a hypocrite because misaka is much more self righteous then touma ever has been. touma actual acknowledges that what hes doing is out of his own selfishness. which is more than can be said for much of misaka's actions. hell she even |
GrimAtramentFeb 11, 2020 11:03 AM
| "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  |
hazarddex said: Alice3173 said: I can't speak for the novels since I haven't seen them. I dislike self-righteous people in general though, then your a hypocrite because misaka is much more self righteous then touma ever has been. touma actual acknowledges that what hes doing is out of his own selfishness. which is more than can be said for much of misaka's actions. hell she even I guess it's a good thing for me that I never once mentioned Misaka then? |
Rosary_Diva said: Tsumilk said: It is literally the purpose of Railgun and any Index side stories. Showing the Dark Side of Academy City. Tsumilk said: It is literally the purpose of Railgun and any Index side stories. Showing the Dark Side of Academy City. I'm not interested then frankly because as everyone has pointed out the director and staff said this season would only adapt the canon material for this season not the. filler beach/slice of life nonsense that plagued the first season. and the 2nd half of the 2nd season. Top_Sergeant said: Bit of a cliffhanger and it really makes me want to see what happens next week! Maybe submerged that guy in a column of water until he passes out and then haul his sorry carcass back to Anti-Skill. going to have to read the index novel if you want to see him get his just deserts. they completely skipped over what happened to him in the season 3 of index. |
GrimAtramentFeb 11, 2020 1:50 PM
| "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 |
| sigh why must they always have cringe villains |
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| They dont. Dont confuse villains with goons. |
lol... what an odd approach to defending the cringe |
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You mean there exist series where no random antagonist isnt cringy? |
| I feel bad Kongou, she just wanted to help but ended up being beaten. |
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but this dude is basically a mook so goon is more appropriate. hes basicly cannon fodder compared to the true villains of academy city. like the kehara's Fede_5000 said: Kongou enduring violence for defending a cat >>>> Touma enduring a thousands tortures of a godess, just because first that's a spoiler secondly. |
| "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 |
| Honestly never really paid attention to Kongo nor did I care about her in particular aside from some amusing moments here and there, but this episode might've changed it. Definitely left a strong impression on me. Ending got me so pumped, hope they fuck that bastard up. |
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| Well.. shit. Gotta apologize to Misaki here because she's actually the one who saved the Sisters instead of kidnapping her. On top of that, she actually brainwash Misaka's friend to not drag them into this. ;_; |
| That cliffhanger was HYPE music was perfect |
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| I was honestly a little bit disappointed with Index 3, so I've only just started this... But... It's everything I wanted. I'm really enjoying it so far, I really hope it keeps it up. |
| Kongou really impressed me in this episode. She's a lot more clever than I gave her credit for. The ending got me hyped which is impressive considering I didn't care much for these two side characters until now. |
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| Now I need spoilers from novel readers. Somebody, please tell me if this Baba fatshit gets killed or not. |
4kicks said: Now I need spoilers from novel readers. Somebody, please tell me if this Baba fatshit gets killed or not. |
| Yep as always this series knows how to make us extremely angry at villains. It's only epi 5 and I'm already pissed af at those trash scums. |
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| Damn, what an episode! So intense. Misaka really do misses Kuroko. That ending! Oh boy! The best part of this arc is really watching others having moments to interact with Misaka and being unable to do that. Can't wait to see when they will remember. |
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| I'm probably missing something but why is Misaka afraid of the other girls? She is way stronger, and can either ditch them or threaten them. |
Dragonfist said: I'm probably missing something but why is Misaka afraid of the other girls? She is way stronger, and can either ditch them or threaten them. The fact that she is stronger is the problem. She cant just attack or threaten them.She doesnt even know for sure if they are being manipulated by Misaki. If they are controlled then who knows how far they will go to stop her if she tries anything. |
| HAHA.... not that she hasn't done some reasonably cool stuff before but Kongou is pretty crazy. How she upended that filthy casual's plan pretty much immediately at the start of their confrontation, just about made me cheer. Sending that giant dish flying ... not even Misaka does much on THAT level of crazy. I've liked Kongou for a while, but I think I like her a whole lot more after this episode. Well, it's too bad he had some cheapskate nonsense to beat her. That's probably the least interesting (and most realistic) part of this season so far, a robotic mosquito that poisons people. (it's a real thing, fyi) I wish she would have sandwiched him between that antenna and another building. I would be satisfied. I have to say, there's some pretty clever plot devices in this little story here too. Certainly better than average - not that this anime has been all that generic in the first place. I'm enjoying this. |
Alpha-MethylAug 4, 2020 12:54 PM
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| Dang it man, I was planning to go to sleep after this episode. Now I have to go and watch the next one. Sheesh. |
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| Kongou being badass! She was always acting high and mighty but she's shown so much just in this 1 episode already. Screw that garbage Baba character. |
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