To Aru Majutsu no Index III - Episode 4 Discussion / Poll

[alex_drian]

Well, Party-Face (the dude of SCHOOL that cut things in half) was BTFO. Well, maybe he can be win to Mugino with a more caution. Bad for him. Is a shame that we don't have the table of characters of the LN when a participant of this conflict was defeated or dead. That would be a good detail. So much for JC. Hamazura would the entertaining and I only hope Kakine to have a little more of budged for fuck sake.

Also

Spoiler:

Rakko is dead

[B214]

Well this season is definitely rushed for sure. This episode's content could be split into 2. And the first 3 episode could've been better with 4 episodes. Can't say i enjoy how they are making 6 episodes worth of content into 4 episodes.

[Mr.Kyon]

Originally Posted by B214

Well this season is definitely rushed for sure. This episode's content could be split into 2. And the first 3 episode could've been better with 4 episodes. Can't say i enjoy how they are making 6 episodes worth of content into 4 episodes.

If the PV is to be trusted, it's because they want to end on volume 20, hence a possible explanation for the cramming.

(Though my gut feeling is that we are going to be cucked.)

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Chosen_Hero

Exactly, some people who have read the LN seem to have forgotten how these next few arcs are some of the shortest and most cryptic of the series. Avignon arc even in the LN was not exactly the longest arc ever, and the Battle Royale arc is definitely one that keeps it's secrets until the very last moment when you realize how everything connects. And even then, each arc is just a part of the bigger puzzle.

It is a very short arc but this ep still plays out more like a literal summary of events than anything else. It's flat and lacks any tension and suspense whatsoever since the transitions are so abrupt

At least Mugino and co are there else the whole ep would be pretty lifeless



Is this 1 or 2 cour?

[Reuan]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

It is a very short arc but this ep still plays out more like a literal summary of events than anything else. It's flat and lacks any tension and suspense whatsoever since the transitions are so abrupt

At least Mugino and co are there else the whole ep would be pretty lifeless



Is this 1 or 2 cour?

Don't you think you're exaggerating when a good portion of what occurs here is 1:1 to what happens in the LN? It only feels longer in the LN because movement is also being explained to the reader.

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Is this 1 or 2 cour?

This is 26 episodes.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Reuan

Don't you think you're exaggerating when a good portion of what occurs here is 1:1 to what happens in the LN? It only feels longer in the LN because movement is also being explained to the reader.

Not really.

My point is not the length but the direction of the ep. The screenplay doesn't create anything more than "this happened, then that happened" etc. It doesn't matter if it's 1:1 and in fact may be worse since written medium is very different from animated. For one, you don't have the benefit of imagining and processing a scene when watching a show unlike in a book so doing only a barebones interpretation in animated format won't leave the same level of impression

This is 26 episodes.

Then they should be able to afford more than 2 eps per vol for certain arcs no? Hopefully vol 15 isn't concluded in the next ep

[LevelSeven]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Then they should be able to afford more than 2 eps per vol for certain arcs no? Hopefully vol 15 isn't concluded in the next ep

It probably wont be, they will give each book 3/4 episodes i guess. Which still gives enouh time to adapt all of the books even past volume 20.