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REVIEW: A Certain Magical Index DVD 1 & 2

[DISCLAIMER: I am neutral to A Certain Magical Index because I have not watched it. I am not trying to argue in favor or against it]

I find it funny that an apparent undesirable series, like Index, is not worth touching if it costs more than $20. But does this mean that when FUNi start selling the complete season of A Certain Magical Index at $20 or less, it will somehow become good and desirable?

What I am trying to say is: if you consider an anime crappy to begin, why would it be worth having all of the sudden when it is in the bargain bin?

Personally, if I were offered 20 complete series, that I considered undesirable, for $50, I would not buy them them because I do not collect garbage just for the sake of owning a lot of anime.

I can understand that season 1 is still basically "setting up the plot." This is why I hope season 2 gets licensed since I know it'll be far better than season 1.

@ angelmcazares
Most people do an informal cost/benefit analysis before they decide to buy something. That a given show may be too expensive at one level does not mean it is junk, just that they do not think it is worth what is asked. That is especially true of a show like this that is available online and can be seen without the cost.

Secondly...where did I ever say that the series was crappy? All I said was that I agree with the review. That is, average.

Hm, with most of the blogs I've browsed around basically bashing the series into the dirt, I was pretty much surpised there even WAS a stable fanbase to begin with...

Hey guys is Index coming to Blu-ray this year? And will it be a regular Blu-ray collection, or a Blu-ray/DVD set? I really hope they release it as a regular Blu-ray collection.

The lackluster final arc says it all: even though it features yet another high-concept idea (can stray ESP waves form sentient beings?), the final battle is a run-of-the-mill brawl, Kamijo shows no significant growth as a character, and a few dangling plot points ("Stay tuned for Season 2!", they're saying) make for an unsatisfying finish.

Look forward to the cast increasing more and the plot going basically nowhere.

but my biggest complaint is that the plotlines make no f$&^ing sense. For example, the Accelerator battle. The hero says, 'If I, a level zero, beat Accelerator in mortal kombat, spoiler[the grown ups will decide the experiment is a failure and release the clones in the wild, to live normal lives.]' And he goes and does that, and behold, it comes to pass --except if you can rub two brain cells together, you'd realize there is no way that would happen. First, even in super future land, spoiler[clones] can't be cheap, or we'd see more of them. So these scientists threw away a several million dollar experiment after one unanticipated outlier. Secondly, scientists want to see results that don't meet expectations. The hero beating Accelerator would be a exciting for them, because it would mean that they've discovered something new and unexpected. And finally, even if they decide to cancel the experiment and lose their grant money, they spoiler[wouldn't just release the clones]. There has to be a dozen other experiments they could be used in. No, what happened is the author wrote the ending he wanted, and then pulled the causes out of his ass. And I can't forgive bad writing like that. It's juvenile, and like the rest of this franchise, a complete waste of time

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The lackluster final arc says it all: even though it features yet another high-concept idea (can stray ESP waves form sentient beings?), the final battle is a run-of-the-mill brawl, Kamijo shows no significant growth as a character, and a few dangling plot points ("Stay tuned for Season 2!", they're saying) make for an unsatisfying finish.

Spoiler: You can pretty much say the same thing about season 2.

I enjoyed season 1 despite its issues, but season 2 rapidly sucked away most of the affection I had for the franchise. Look forward to the cast increasing more and the plot going basically nowhere.

I love Index, but I absolutely agree light novel writers, especially Dengeki ones, tend to try and make too many complicated descriptions (Shakugan no Shana, anyone?). MIsaka was an amazing character, until they ruined her in Railgun by making her the ultimate moe stereotype. She is still the best anime character I've ever seen.

I am part of the Index (I hate Index the character) fanbase, but even I, a fan for 5 years, cannot understand more than half the terms,

However, I strongly recommend this series. What people have to remember is that reviews are mostly opinion. Even if it has a C rating, it doesn't mean it's necessarily a C product. It just happens that this reviewer thinks it is.