

They have their own personality loving sketched into their other Out of familiar wide-eyed anime tradation, but little touches show that The loli-styled flat-chested teacher or the busty tsundere come right Deft use of CGI highlights the frenetic action, sendingīright shocks of electricity dancing across the screen and causing Boldĭesigns make use of a rich colour palette, particularly stunning in theįantastical magic battles (the ones that really tested the power of my Movements are, especially during the fast paced action scenes. Quality to fully appreciate how beautiful and fluid the character The impressive visuals need to be watched in HD Promise of something so deliciously sublime.AnimationAs the years speed by, animation becomes much more accomplished, and To Aru Majutsu no Index is no exception. Serves up a lukewarm dose of ecchi harem, especially after the initial
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It almostįeels as if the series is wringing its hands apologetically as it Restlessly between comedy, action and highschool romance.

Instead, trying hard to cater for too much of the anime It probably would have been one of the best shows to come out ofĢ008/09. Ultimately, if the show continued in the same vein as the opening arc, The promise of closure in the second season, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, is quickly stifled given the writers opted instead to focus on an unnecessary side-story. There is also a feeling thatīusiness has been left unfinished as the final episode winds up but GivingĪn in-depth background to each bad guy and subsequent clarification ofĮxactly how their powers work, the lengthy chronicles seem like a buzz Painful detail how both the scientific and magical worlds work. Much of the show also spends its time dedicated to explaining in For a show entitled “To Aru Majutsu no Index”, the leading lady plays a surprisingly small role. Nudged aside in favour of exploring some less fascinating sideĬharacters. Utterly hilarious with some decidedly perverted undertones, but this is

The dynamic between Index and Kamijo remains What was once an exciting epicįantasy battle slips into a dull, middle-of-the-road highschool comedy, An exciting build-up and introduction to some very sexyĬharacters soon makes way for a vaguely interesting mess that doesn’t And all ofĪs they say, all good things must come to an end, and sadly thisīustling excitement burns itself out just one quarter of the way into Sorcerers, determined to prise this knowledge out of her. Inside her head areġ03,000 forbidden grimoires and following close by are a society of In the form of a white robed sister named Index. Unknown power in his right hand that completely nullifies magic.Īrriving home tired and confused, a new surprise arrives on his balcony Unlikely victor emerge, as the useless Kamijo discovers a previously A shocking battle between the two sees an The unwelcome advances of a group of thugs, the poor guy finds out thatįeisty Misaka doesn’t need any help as she is one of the strongest Sweeping the viewer off their feet with almost instant action, there isĪ brief introduction to the main protagonist, Toma Kamijo, and his Catching up on some more recent titles, I fired up To Aru Majutsu no Index with great expectations, only to be sensuously teased for 6 episodesīefore being dumped unceremoniously shortly after. Mug of hot chocolate and an unhealthy marathon of anime ready to StoryWhat better way to spend a snow day than wrapped up in a slanket with a
