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

Well, just because they mention it doesn't necessarily mean it'll be covered. Still, from what I know of it it'll be needed to set up the Daihaseisai arc.

Zork wrote:

According to the Encyclopedia Railgun S has only 12 episodes. Does that mean the entire season is going to feature only the "Sisters" arc even though the OP shows Mikoto fighting against several antagonists?

This is a common mistake I see people making all the time. The Encyclopedia says "Episode titles: We have 12," which means ANN only has titles/air dates for 12 episodes. If the series was 12 episodes, then it would say "Number of episodes: 12."

As for the people in the opening, they are a part of the Sisters Arc, not something separate.

Clarste wrote:

They're talking about the field trip to California, which is the subject of one of the spin-off novels, so they're certainly going to do that arc too.

Well, just because they mention it doesn't necessarily mean it'll be covered. Still, from what I know of it it'll be needed to set up the Daihaseisai arc.

Thanks for the clarification. I absolutely loved the first season of Railgun and was really looking forward to this season, but if it focused solely on the "Sisters" arc I would drop it from my viewing list. I feel that killing 10000 living beings, even if they're clones, is just reprehensible. I hate Accelerator for even agreeing to do it.

I can understand viewers being made uncomfortable, but that disgust is kind of the whole point of the arc. It's the driving motivation for both Mikoto and Touma. If it's making you disgusted then it's properly doing it's job, and you weren't disgusted by it in Index then that's just bad storytelling.

Clarste wrote:

I can understand viewers being made uncomfortable, but that disgust is kind of the whole point of the arc. It's the driving motivation for both Mikoto and Touma. If it's making you disgusted then it's properly doing it's job, and you weren't disgusted by it in Index then that's just bad storytelling.

It disgusts me because it is bad story telling. How on earth is an already super strong Level 5 esper supposed to become even stronger by killing 10000 weaker opponents? If anything, the longer the killing goes on the more bored and indifferent the killer should become, not stronger.

You've never heard of level grinding?

But Railgun S isn't some RPG. If level grinding is the actual method the author had in mind when he thought of this storyline, then to me its a lazy and cheap way just to wring some emotion from people. Apparently it worked for some.

Vaisaga wrote:

Zork wrote: According to the Encyclopedia Railgun S has only 12 episodes. Does that mean the entire season is going to feature only the "Sisters" arc even though the OP shows Mikoto fighting against several antagonists? This is a common mistake I see people making all the time. The Encyclopedia says "Episode titles: We have 12," which means ANN only has titles/air dates for 12 episodes. If the series was 12 episodes, then it would say "Number of episodes: 12." As for the people in the opening, they are a part of the Sisters Arc, not something separate. Clarste wrote: They're talking about the field trip to California, which is the subject of one of the spin-off novels, so they're certainly going to do that arc too. Well, just because they mention it doesn't necessarily mean it'll be covered. Still, from what I know of it it'll be needed to set up the Daihaseisai arc.

Thanks for the clarification. I absolutely loved the first season of Railgun and was really looking forward to this season, but if it focused solely on the "Sisters" arc I would drop it from my viewing list. I feel that killing 10000 living beings, even if they're clones, is just reprehensible. I hate Accelerator for even agreeing to do it.