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EP. REVIEW: A Certain Magical Index III

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Did I miss something in this or a previous episode, then? I don't recall any specific indication in the anime content that Index wasn't going to Russia, too. And while Aiwass did talk about dire consequences for Last Order, I don't recall anything being said about her condition currently actively deteriorating.

I like this show, but they're starting to lose me with stuff like this. It was one thing when it was only Touma bouncing from quest to quest, but now we get wholesale character changes, like we're supposed to keep a Charlie Day conspiracy board to keep up with them.

And how could we forget, "You thought I was the old lady? But it was me, The Chameleon!" "Guards get him! Oh no, I've been betrayed by... two people who the audience has maybe never seen before."

Key wrote:

Are those familiar with the novels estimating that both spoiler[October 9th and World War III] will be covered?

Amazon Japan lists the series with 26 episodes. Based on the current pacing and the scenes that are included in this coeur's OP, we're getting 3 more episodes for the current arc, 3 episodes for Volume 16, and then 3 for Volume 17, which would end the coeur halfway through the spoiler[British Royal Family] Arc.

Next coeur, they could spend 3 episodes wrapping up that arc, 4 episodes on spoiler[DRAGON] Arc, and then the final 6 on spoiler[World War III]. At that point, everything except for the second side-story volume will have been covered except for the second Side Story volume (which, although more than a little goofy, honestly wouldn't make for a bad OVA), bringing us to the end of Toaru Majutsu no Index and the beginning of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index.

I highly doubt they will do shinyaku toaru majustu no index!!! there have been so signs it will be adapted into an anime at all so its more likely the entire anime series will end with the WWIII arc.

LUNI_TUNZ wrote:

I like this show, but they're starting to lose me with stuff like this. It was one thing when it was only Touma bouncing from quest to quest, but now we get wholesale character changes, like we're supposed to keep a Charlie Day conspiracy board to keep up with them. And how could we forget, "You thought I was the old lady? But it was me, The Chameleon!" "Guards get him! Oh no, I've been betrayed by... two people who the audience has maybe never seen before."

You either stop watching entirely or just turn off your mind. This is the result of multiple overly complex plots all coming to a head at the same time and it relies on the readers/viewers to have seen all the content leading up to it.

Meanwhile, Hanazawa is still trying to get by with Takitsubo.

Seeing a Mikoto in full-on rage mode, complete with using nails instead of coins for her signature railgun shot, presents a psychological challenge for Accelerator that I felt was handled pretty well.

and Russia suddenly being dragged into the picture as an aggressor gives the impression of skipped background information

She doesn't actually do much effective in either of these episodes (although summoning one of the boats was a neat trick)

The other development of note in these two episodes is the implementation of a solid new closer that emphasizes what's happening in Russia

I'm wondering how Theron and others who aren't familiar with the source will feel about the results. I'm also wondering if they're planning explaining how Touma kept up at a later point instead or if they're going to not mention it because that was a pretty big deal.

I'm just assuming at this point that Imagine Breaker allows Touma to not only negate powers but also ignore environmental effects of power uses.

I thought episode 20 was pretty well done. Accel's wings looked so much better. They did cut out essentially all of the narration for the big fight. I think that made it much easier to focus on them fighting and preserve the tension where as the explanations during the Acqua fight kind of ruined it. I'm wondering how Theron and others who aren't familiar with the source will feel about the results. I'm also wondering if they're planning explaining how Touma kept up at a later point instead or if they're going to not mention it because that was a pretty big deal.

My thoughts on the last several weeks.



This show is starting to make me feel like I'm the one with amnesia.

but where did this Maiden of Versailles come from? To my recollection, her existence as a French powerhouse hasn't even been hinted at in the anime before.

His black wings, which I'm assuming are manifestations of his power on overdrive, must interfere with his sharp ability to be analytical in fights, as otherwise his continued attempts to directly attack an opponent that he knows can't be defeated with his powers makes no sense.