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(A) Certain Scientific Railgun (TV) (all seasons).

Lol spoiler[Touma]. You didn't get to do anything.

Agreed, nice wrap-up. I gave this show a Good rating. There was just too much about the Sisters Arc that I wasn't onboard with to go higher.

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Agreed, nice wrap-up. I gave this show a Good rating. There was just too much about the Sisters Arc that I wasn't onboard with to go higher.

Like what?

I never really liked the Accelerator character (until Index II when he had changed), I didn't enjoy the spectacle of the Misaki clones getting torn apart after the show went out of its way to show their cute side, I didn't like the fact that the rest of Misaki's friends got short shrift in the Arc and the fact that I knew how it was all going to turn out didn't exactly give it a zesty fresh feel to me.

Two middle school girls capable of executing an orbital attack on a ballistic incoming MIRV without any protective clothing beyond Misaka's shorts complete with unassisted re-entry -- and after that they still get to be kids excited by a field trip tomorrow. Good stuff.

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Yep. This post of mine pretty much sums up my beef with the Sisters Arc:

I guess all I'm trying to say is: don't be too hard on the people who don't like this episode, because their brains are still working.

However, DO NOT use this arc or episode as a reference of character's capabilities or character growth as it is complete BS. Have fun with the episode, but don't use it in any argument regarding Raildex in the future.

While I don't think it ruins Mikoto or anything, it's just that it doesn't fit with future events. Just look at Index II and the Remnant arc. Once again Mikoto doesn't ask for help and goes it alone.

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I guess all I'm trying to say is: don't be too hard on the people who don't like this episode, because their brains are still working. However, DO NOT use this arc or episode as a reference of character's capabilities or character growth as it is complete BS. Have fun with the episode, but don't use it in any argument regarding Raildex in the future.

The mixed reactions from the Raildex fanbase especially ones who read the manga and light novels ahead of time is so horrific, it makes me want to just continue with just the Railgun anime and judge it on its own terms and not deal with the original source. While I understand some of their issues with the Febrie arc (the big bad STUDY weren't as threatening as Accelerator or even ITEM), their claims that it "ruined" Mikoto in the long run feels rather abrasive. I'd say the lessons of her willing to ask for help when going gets tough is the main theme that encompasses this season.

Then again, Index 2 tends to treat Mikoto as an over glorified side character (which contextually that generally IS her role in the Index anime).

Hell, season one adaptation of Railgun Mikoto was pretty much incompatible with her presentation of Season one Index.

But to get to the point, bitching about an adaptation of a character means you might ignore an otherwise decent piece of media work, it would be akin to complaining about every "anime: THE MOVIE" because either a character acts slightly out of character considering future developments or they gain some sort of power that is never seen again in series that would easily resolve several issues in the main storyline if they could just use there movie powerz.

The character abilities as seen in the final episode (minus Kongou-trio) are complete BS while the character development merely comes across as diasagreeable. I agree with your interpretation of the main theme of the season. Actually, in general it can be taken as one of the main themes of the entire franchise (Index included), so that itself isnt the issue. There are just a few factors surrounding the delivery of said theme in this arc that makes it difficult for some LN readers to swallow. But I wont bore you with the details.