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GiriOni
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Ah! That reminds me of the robe. The robe blowing to pieces is inconsistent. Although later it's played off as just falling apart at the seams. Total fanservice troupe, so I ignore it when talking about the serious side.
Also, Touma is a mystery. The author established him as a mystery, and in the end when faced with non-esper/magic powers he's just a fighting delinquent without any real powers(or so we think). His power isn't supposed to make sense in his surroundings, it's just juxtaposition. It feels like you're restricting the series to follow something like Knox's Ten Commandments. |
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rinkwolf10
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@Fencedude5609
Please refer to my previous comment.
What were you expecting form this? It's a adaption of practically a comic, not a prize winning novel. On top of which, last I check Index was classified in the Action, Magic, Sci-Fi, and Super Power genres. I don't remember it being classified in the Physiological or Thriller genres. If you measure it as such, then I'm sure it will fall short of your expectations. But, if you judge it in genres that it's actually classified in then you will see that it meets expectations. Just because you think the show trying to accomplish something that it isn't, doesn't mean the shows sucks because it doesn't meet your expectations in a field it didn't even set out to satisfy.
Sorry to burst you bubble, but yes it is true. It especially plagues action anime. Code Geass was awesome but it had many plot holes and inconsistent. Heck, even a award winning book/story like Lord of the Rings has inconsistencies. It was fantasy not a Documentary. As is Index. Why reads to much between the lines. Just step back and enjoy the painting and don't put it under a microscope to find all the cracks. Also the plot twist of Touma's spoiler[memory loss] is different because he never gets it back, unlike 99% if all the other stories that use it. The aspect of Accelerator being a actually "good guy" is a overly used one, but it's the execution that matters and in Index they did it well, at least from my perspective. On top of which, it's not like he changes his actions or what he did, he is still an ass but you look at him in a different light. While, most other stories change the character to fit how we are supposed to view him after such revelations. Index doesn't do that. Accelerator still stays accelerator (bat shit crazy) after we learn more about him. It's our view point of him that changes, not him or his character. That is why I think it was a good execution. It's like finding out how to use a tool properly even after you assumed you already knew everything about it because you was been exposed to similar tools before. Both those elements are used a lot in anime. Thus, the only difference in Index is the execution and the impact that it carries. Of the many flaw that you so graciously pointed out about Index, execution of plot elements in not one of them. Last edited by rinkwolf10 on Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:41 pm; edited 10 times in total |
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Kastel
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goddammit leave us alone we just want to appreciate index as an Anime not as some kind of Art
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Mikeski
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Fencedude5609
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Actually, my big problem with Index is the execution of its plot elements. On their own, each component is fairly reasonable and could be used to tell a good, entertaining story. The problem is Kamachi's a hack and can't use these elements very well, so it ends up just being a complete mess. |
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rinkwolf10
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That might be the difference between me and you. I watched Index as separate stories told in one show about a set group of characters and side characters involved in each story. I was able to enjoy it that way. But, that is just me. Also, when watching in this form, there were it's own benefits. like side characters getting fleshed out, like Motoharu in the visiting the beach arc with everyone being someone else. Index Touma's mother, Makoto his younger cousin. That arc was a riot. As well as the getting to know more about the loli teacher in the first Index arc. |
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Basroil
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So Andrew, you're the other person that owns a set of Miami Guns DVDs.
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Melicans
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I'm thrilled that my favourite anime, Denpa Onna, was rated shelf-worthy; particularly because my tastes are often divergent from Bamboo's. Those who lost interest after the third or fourth episode really need to take a second look at it. Erio isn't what the series is about. She may be the star, but ultimately the series is a journey of philosophy, not crazy girls in futons.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
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There's that ex-opera-lady contractor from Darker Than Black. I think she qualifies as middle-aged (and her payment sucked). So... uh... there's a least one in anime-dom. 
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
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Look, I love science, and I am usually That Gal who loves to point out scientific inconsistencies in fiction, but the second someone uttered, "esper," I pretty much thought, "WELP, not gonna pry too hard at this one." If a show is going to give me Magic vs. Science, it'd better be some actual, freaking hard science, governed by thermodynamic principles, or it's all just magic and leprechauns to me. Which is pretty much how I feel about everything in Index, which is fine.
BTW, regarding the robe being blown up and losing its power, the way I took it was that it was the cloth itself that was magical, not specifically the "robe" itself as a whole garment. But once he touched it, it just turned into ordinary, everyday cloth. Once I finish out the rest of CMI s1, I'm going to check out CSR. I'm looking forward to comparing the two. |
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DissonanceCog
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Honestly, when I look at the show, I can completely understand your POV, and really am of two minds of whether it's the proper way to watch it. Like, on some level, it really DOES feel like it wants me to take it seriously on that consistent approach, and thus on some level it's hard to not approach it in the sense of "the way an encyclopedia is written". On the other hand, it's a show about espers and this guy who can cancel out their powers with his magic hand. So... how far should I really take it? Should I really be cynically picking it apart on that scientific basis, or should I just take it as "Okay, this is a fiction, and although certain parts I should take somewhat seriously, I can't go TOO far". So on a pure- just watching the show level, that part of Index really doesn't bother me that much. (It does have various other problems, but that's another issue). But when it comes to just objective critique, it's really hard for that first part to not kind of creep out into my POV. |
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Alan45
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@Basroil
Actually that would make three copies out in the wild. Still haven't managed to watch more than a couple of episodes though. |
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Zalis116
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Shameless plug time!
As for Index/Railgun, I've found that watching them for the fanservice, the girls, and the yuri interactions between Kuroko and Mikoto makes the scientific/plot inconsistencies not matter as much. |
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Blood-
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Four. Wow, there's virtually an army of us. I've only seen the first eppie of Vol. 1. Doesn't look like the title is gonna be a classic, that's for sure. |
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