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Originally Posted by relentlessflame
All I would say is that this anime has never strictly followed the manga, and already has a known pattern (in the first season) of adding additional focus on the other heroines in the story. A focus that -- I understand -- the original manga lacks. So it's totally logical and expected that the anime would insert some additional focus on the other main characters when it makes sense in the story to do so, and this was already what was advertised/promised.
Being "concise" is not necessarily their objective, and it needn't be given that they have enough time. And in the meantime it presents a broader perspective that the story's original version lacked... even if you don't see the value added. I still think the way it was presented adds value in a way that a more "concise" version may not, so it's an opinion. But then again, I have not read the manga, nor do I intend to any time soon.
Yes, but, they still need to plan the season to fit the available content into the time available. They're not going to want to end in the middle of an arc, and it's difficult to adapt an arc that isn't yet finished.
Again, you should already know the way the first season was adapted. Based on it's success, it's logical to expect the same approach here.
Edit: In the end, I know that discussing this is pretty pointless, because pretty much any anime-original changes will be heavily-criticized unless they increase the action, because many of the manga readers see it as an action manga. Railgun has never been an action anime, even though it does have action scenes, but this balance of elements is the source of much consternation. Nothing I say is going to change the opinion these manga readers bring to the equation. (That doesn't mean that it's all action-biased manga readers... but that's certainly an element.)
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Yeah I agree this is pretty much a matter of Opinion. However I do want to say after thinking about it that these episode exists for no other than as fanservice. WHich isn't a bad thing, even thought I haven't enjoyed them, I'am glad at least other people have enjoyed it, also them making Railgun focus on fanservice has made it much more successful sales wise than Index.
With that being mind I have to disagree with your point that these episodes actually expand on the story. One of your major arguments is that by showing a more detailed account of what Kuroko is doing we are more able to empathizes with her better, but my counter to that is, no we definitely do not need an entire episode for this to happen. Also even though I think the railgun filler is a lot better than most anime filler, I think your giving the writers at J.C. staff waaaay too much credit lol.
When I said that they had more than enough material to animate, I was more so referring to the Railgun light novels which they could've easily fit one if not both of them had they not done these filler episodes, and ended at a perfectly good position in the story.
Also you should give the manga a shot, even though it most definitely is a battle manga, it's different from your average garden variety one, in that the plot takes precedence over the battles, which is how I feel it should be.
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