Index Season 3 - It's happening fam

[Seafoam]

Originally Posted by AB079

Ready for Fren/da?

I'm ready to see a normal high school boy you can find anywhere surfing a giant sword up a hill to punch a princess of England in the face.

[BladeMancer]

I know people want railgun, but under Nagai? I pass, his Saten-shilling ruined the show. Sad that he shines in the dark side moments yet chooses to squander his talent on SoL

[GreyZone]

2018 will be a great year. Death March, Tate no Yuusha, Index III, Steins;Gate 0, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel movies, Code Geass Resurrection(maybe?), Overlord S2.

Heck, there's even a Professor Layton anime.

[AB079]

Originally Posted by GreyZone

2018 will be a great year. Death March, Tate no Yuusha, Index III, Steins;Gate 0, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel movies, Code Geass Resurrection(maybe?), Overlord S2.

Heck, there's even a Professor Layton anime.

Dont forget FLCL.

[Gintokifan22]

Hyper ventilating from these news, finally something to look forward to besides Gintama. I loved this series a lot, so excited Eeeeeek.

[dark44]

Originally Posted by BladeMancer

I know people want railgun, but under Nagai? I pass, his Saten-shilling ruined the show. Sad that he shines in the dark side moments yet chooses to squander his talent on SoL

i hope for NT instead for railgun i need to see Othinus animated

[IceHism]

Originally Posted by GreyZone

2018 will be a great year. Death March, Tate no Yuusha, Index III, Steins;Gate 0, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel movies, Code Geass Resurrection(maybe?), Overlord S2.

Heck, there's even a Professor Layton anime.

I don't think most of these will be good or live up to the hype.

[dniv]

Originally Posted by OH&S

I don't know if corny is the right word...

That said the answer is no; but it has to be seen to be believed.

Hahaha this is true. And it definitely has to be seen to be believed.

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Of course...it's more popular than main Index after all

Anime yes, novels no. Don't forget Misaka is part of main index anyway as well as the others.

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

And yet, Railgun arcs do get progressively better. They also involve more of the important Science Side players as it goes on

It's not a spinoff, it's part of the main series, he's just using Railgun to talk about Index. Notice how project railgun/index has become one project. There was never any real distinction to begin with.

Originally Posted by Seafoam

I'm ready to see a normal high school boy you can find anywhere surfing a giant sword up a hill to punch a princess of England in the face.

LOL me too. Me too. I can't wait until the show opens its curtana.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by dniv

Anime yes, novels no. Don't forget Misaka is part of main index anyway as well as the others.



It's not a spinoff, it's part of the main series, he's just using Railgun to talk about Index. Notice how project railgun/index has become one project. There was never any real distinction to begin with.

And this is anime being talked about here. No matter how popular TAMNI novels are, the hordes of Railgun anime fans are much more....There may be no distinction storyline-wise but having two (3 maybe if Accelerator becomes anime) shows under the same franchise inevitably results in comparison of said shows against each other

[dniv]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

And this is anime being talked about here. No matter how popular TAMNI novels are, the hordes of Railgun anime fans are much more....There may be no distinction storyline-wise but having two (3 maybe if Accelerator becomes anime) shows under the same franchise inevitably results in comparison of said shows against each other

I mean, you're right. That's why I'm excited for Railgun 3.

[vixyw]

Originally Posted by AB079

Ready for Fren/da?

That may be the one thing I'm not ready to, if you know what I mean...

[Seafoam]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

And this is anime being talked about here. No matter how popular TAMNI novels are, the hordes of Railgun anime fans are much more....There may be no distinction storyline-wise but having two (3 maybe if Accelerator becomes anime) shows under the same franchise inevitably results in comparison of said shows against each other

I think it's a good thing, albeit annoying when Nagai's fanfiction is used as a point, because that gives the franchise broader horizons to appeal to other people. And not to turn this into a dead end sales thing, but didn't Index season 2's average for BD sales slightly outdo Railgun S? The edginess might've drove some of the original fans off.

[Cosmic Eagle]

As it stands, I actually do prefer Railgun anime to Index's simply because on its own merit it's the better show. Index anime is a shambles by comparison even if the LN is better

[Kuroageha]

Originally Posted by Seafoam

I think it's a good thing, albeit annoying when Nagai's fanfiction is used as a point, because that gives the franchise broader horizons to appeal to other people. And not to turn this into a dead end sales thing, but didn't Index season 2's average for BD sales slightly outdo Railgun S? The edginess might've drove some of the original fans off.

Yeah that was so corny.

I'll never forget Nagaispace: Therestina, weaponless mechas and STUDY .

[Hiss13]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

As it stands, I actually do prefer Railgun anime to Index's simply because on its own merit it's the better show. Index anime is a shambles by comparison even if the LN is better

Not really. When the majority of the Railgun anime was Nagai's corny fanfiction, filled with all the internal inconsistencies, Saten shilling, the Sue-ification of Mikoto, flanderization of characters (protagonists, sides, and antagonists), among all the other issues, I find it really hard to say Railgun was the better anime.

Granted, you are entitled to your opinion, but I can't let that subtle statement to assert fact slide. (Unless I misinterpreted, in which case, I apologize)

But, that's not really a discussion for here, I guess.

[Seafoam]

Originally Posted by Kuroageha

Yeah that was so corny.

I'll never forget Nagaispace: Therestina, weaponless mechas and STUDY .

I'm sure Nagai would do dogeza if STUDY gets a cameo in the OT15 adaptation.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Hiss13

Not really. When the majority of the Railgun anime was Nagai's corny fanfiction, filled with all the internal inconsistencies, Saten shilling, the Sue-ification of Mikoto, flanderization of characters (protagonists, sides, and antagonists), among all the other issues, I find it really hard to say Railgun was the better anime.

Granted, you are entitled to your opinion, but I can't let that subtle statement to assert fact slide. (Unless I misinterpreted, in which case, I apologize)

But, that's not really a discussion for here, I guess.

I found it better despite the crappy plot purely on technical terms. Your issue is with certain tropes in it which I do not deny but in terms of how well the show flowed, I found Railgun better. Index was an adaptation that ended up feeling choppy and incomplete to me


Or in short, Railgun may be low quality but it's well executed low quality. Index OTOH wasn't executed as well

[Marcus H.]

Well, let's consider that Nagai also directed for IBO, which is nothing comparable to his levels of happy endings in Railgun's original story arcs.

[Seafoam]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Well, let's consider that Nagai also directed for IBO, which is nothing comparable to his levels of happy endings in Railgun's original story arcs.

That's an inevitability with Okada writing.

Anyways, I do believe that LNs, especially ones that have lots of detail like Index are naturally gonna be harder to adapt than a rather straightforward manga. Railgun lends itself by nature to being adapted easier, and it shows with the Sisters arc. At least Index from this point on can at least get the point across easier through actions and not as much exposition as earlier volumes.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Eh, I think some of you are blaming the director for something that's clearly on the script writers, who in turn are only obeying the mandate sent down by the people writing their paychecks.

I don't know how they're going to do it or if it's even possible in the industry, but the writers need to have a long chat about how to condense/edit the story in Index to make it flow better.

If it means removing certain plotpoints and reworking the scene, it can't be helped.