2011-01-15, 12:25 | Link #261 |
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Now the new opening is confirmed for coming on ep 17. |
2011-01-15, 14:06 | Link #262 | |
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Is this thread really the right place to be discussing a Index vs. Railgun series debate? And at any rate, all of this really just boils down to personal preferances and the like.
I myself vastly prefer Index over Railgun. Half of the reason is because the Index anime is what brought me into the entire franchise in the first place, and that imprinted a lasting impression which didn't carry over to the Railgun anime with its change in genre, content, focus and vibe. The other half is because I don't really have any particular like or dislike for Railgun's main cast members, and watching an entire series wholly dedicated to these 4 characters wasn't something I enjoyed or was interested in. This doesn't mean that Index was better than Railgun or vice versa, it's really just a matter of individual's taste. Quote:
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2011-01-15, 18:09 | Link #264 |
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Doubt that. Biago and the nuns will probably be in it even though their arc will be over. Like OP2 last season. I'm guessing whatever team J.C.Staff had doing OP2 ran behind schedule. Why this happens in every single J.C.Staff series is beyond me. Expect corrections to be made in the BD/DVDs, like last season lol.
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2011-01-15, 23:24 | Link #266 |
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When an arc starts its usually pretty awesome then it sours with all the plot exposition which half the time doesn't make any sense or its hard to understand. I do hear some people say Index gets better after more volumes come out but its already the second half of the second season and it isn't getting any better. Its basely on my opinion though and this is what I think of Index.
It looks like I hate Index though but I do like it a lot. Afterall there won't be a Railgun without an Index. I think this is the wrong topic to discuss this about though so i'll stop Aside from my bitch fagging, the OP's gonna come out at episode 17? JC Staff is always late when it comes to these things...
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2011-01-16, 13:09 | Link #271 |
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Well if u can make ur own montage in your head I think the song sounds better. Its probably gonna start with The main characters walking around town. You know doin their business , then when the song starts its all action with you know whos
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Another excellent No buts! guitar cover. It isn't as crazy awesome as the last one, but it's still pretty good. Quote:
The reason why there's so much exposition is because with the science side we already have everything scientific explained in our world, whereas magic doesn't exist and the author has to create it all by him/herself by drawing from religion. It seems tedious to listen to in an anime, but the light novels fit this kind of writing perfectly which is why Index is a bestseller. Quote:
I think the beginning sounds pretty epic. I hope the delay means that the animation will be excellent as well.
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2011-01-16, 18:37 | Link #273 |
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I'd have to disagree. The explanations are even more tedious in the novels since you have to read them and the story often gets bogged down by them. An excellent example of this would be the Daihaseisai arc, where we had extremely lengthy explanations about how magic works and such that weren't really needed, and the anime made it better by cutting them out all together. That said, I do agree that Index is a best seller partly because of those lengthy explanations, which are very fascinating. Either way, it's not that much of a consequence to Index as an anime either, since the BD/DVDs still sale very well.
And yeah, if nothing else I'm looking forward to seeing the animation for this OP. Unlike No buts! it doesn't have a high tempo all the way through, so I'm anticipating less fast paced pans and something more akin to the first season's OPs.
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2011-01-17, 12:21 | Link #274 |
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Magic in general would always get more audience, specially well explained magic systems just see novels (Slayers, Orphen) are the best seller light novels in japan, and I can argue half the people on the world have no idea just how dark are slayers novels and the great plot behind all the crack humor.
Index has the problem that they need to explain magic, theres a radical difference in magical girls anime and in sorcery based animes, the former hardly ever explain the magic and its just big magical arrays or techno mages, while on the other hand you have a system you have to explain. Kinda like ki in naruto vs nen in hunter x hunter. |
2011-01-17, 18:05 | Link #275 |
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Okay guys that's quite enough there, if you want you guys can bring the topic (even the quotations) to the General Thread where I'm sure more people would be willing to express themselves wholeheartedly regarding their preferences. Similar to [No Buts!] the promo for the song sounds very messy, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, but for certain it doesn't give me the same vibe as the previous OPs. For one thing, it's not as 'dark' or 'high-tempo' as them, and given the eventual nature of the arc this OP would represent, it feels like a weird choice to me.
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2011-01-17, 19:36 | Link #276 |
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It's kind of hypocritical after saying we should wait, but from what I could discern of the song it sounds fine for the arc to me, and Index as a whole. Besides, I don't think we should really judge OPs based on how they fit the series, since every song has different melodies to it.
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2011-01-23, 23:22 | Link #280 |
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Listening to a portion of Railgun's OST.
... Actually, most of the soundtracks used in Railgun hails from Index, so I can't see anything to praise much. "RAILGUN SHOOT" and "battle area" is pretty likeable but when I take Index's OST into consideration it pretty much pales in comparison.
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