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Throughout my life as an otaku I have witnessed many anime(over 250 if I may say). However A certain magical Index has by far piqued my interest the most. It’s ability to create unique characters whom can’t be catergerized as simply hero’s or villains, but individual protagonists of their own inherent stories. In this sense a Certain Magical index is not a story of a boy with the ability to nullify the supernatural, but a boy and the people he has affected with not just his power but his weakness. The story focuses on Toma Kamijo, a boy who in my opinion is one of the greatest anime protagonist of all time. An individual whom is sucked into the world of magic and esper abilities. The thing that I find most striking is that his ability of nullifying the supernatural is neither an offense or defencive ability. In its stead his ability is the ability to make overpowered characters unoverpowerd. In other words this is a story not of an individual with fighting potential but in its stead a story of an individual tearing down the small logic of our worlds, of those with exceptional capabilities and revealing just how stupid we are as individuals, and how admirable.
Story
The story is good in the sense that it’s ability to utilize phenomenon and other fundamental ideologies to produce a logical plot line is amazing. However the terminology and requirements for understanding this are high level. As such this is a plot line meant for those of exceptional reading and understanding capabilities.
Sound
It was good at some points, other could be improved but it was decent overall.
Art
The art was moderate and not bad. I’ve seen better but I’ve also seen much worse.
Character
The character development in this anime exceeds all other anime’s I have seen. Never before have I witnessed an anime that is able to truly make a two dimensional character so human, so alive. What is exceptional about the development is that the supporting characters are all given thorough attention and rarely left alone. Every character is significant, every character grows, and every character is neither a villain or a hero. At the end of the day their Highschool students. And that’s what makes them such good characters.
Enjoyment
I can easily say this is one of my top anime’s ever.
