To Aru Majutsu no Index - Light Novel - Genesis Testament Vol 2 Speculation/Theories

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Genesis Testament Volume 2

Release Date: July 10th, 2020

Goodbye 24th. On the 25th, its my turn to go full throttle and give it my all ☆
>As soon as he realized, Kamijou was in the hospital. What awaited there was... not the denunciation of that event between Kamijou and Anna, but a nursing rush by Index, the Sisters, Misaka and Shokuhou!?

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[Kuroageha]

Judging by the star in the text ibgues this time it's Misaki's turn this volume?

[Kuroageha]

Judging by the star in the text ibgues this time it's Misaki's turn this volume?

[devil_slayer]

He really pushing this Misaka/Misaki narrative, isn't he? these popularity polls really had an impact on the story. Misaka was just a side character in most stories and Misaki wasn't even in freaking OT.

I really wonder what with the sudden interest in overusing characters like Misaka and Misaki when he barely used them when his series was in all-time high popularity-wise. Is this just a desperate attempt to sell because the sales of the novel are pretty lackluster nowadays?

I am not complaining, but if he really wanna cash in on these characters' popularity in the main story then he really should drop the spin-offs that focus on them. He's been recycling between the same 6-7 characters for few years now. A spin-off about Gunha would be better for example instead of just shoving Misaka in everything in 2 series and Misaki being on 50% of Astral buddy pages.

[DragonXX]

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

He really pushing this Misaka/Misaki narrative, isn't he? these popularity polls really had an impact on the story. Misaka was just a side character in most stories and Misaki wasn't even in freaking OT.

I really wonder what with the sudden interest in overusing characters like Misaka and Misaki when he barely used them when his series was in all-time high popularity-wise. Is this just a desperate attempt to sell because the sales of the novel are pretty lackluster nowadays?

I am not complaining, but if he really wanna cash in on these characters' popularity in the main story then he really should drop the spin-offs that focus on them. He's been recycling between the same 6-7 characters for few years now. A spin-off about Gunha would be better for example instead of just shoving Misaka in everything in 2 series and Misaki being on 50% of Astral buddy pages.

I am thinking that Misaki is playing an important part in this volume because she going to be using her power to fix Touma's mind after the Black Pill

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by DragonXX

I am thinking that Misaki is playing an important part in this volume because she going to be using her power to fix Touma's mind after the Black Pill

This is a possibility. But Touma went memory destruction and not lost/forgotten. WELL, its magic. Misaki probably has use but cashcowbiribiri isn't

[devil_slayer]

Originally Posted by DragonXX

I am thinking that Misaki is playing an important part in this volume because she going to be using her power to fix Touma's mind after the Black Pill

Inb4 Touma remembers Misaki for few hours then forget her just so Kamachi can get a fill of his usual Misaki torture.

Really getting tired of this...

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

I am not complaining, but if he really wanna cash in on these characters' popularity in the main story then he really should drop the spin-offs that focus on them. He's been recycling between the same 6-7 characters for few years now. A spin-off about Gunha would be better for example instead of just shoving Misaka in everything in 2 series and Misaki being on 50% of Astral buddy pages.

Why would he stop using them in spinoffs when they're popular?

[devil_slayer]

As far I am aware Accel manga sales are pretty low.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

As far I am aware Accel manga sales are pretty low.

Accel manga's art is ... questionable. And in any case, it managed to get an anime, so it must be doing something right.

I don't believe Astral Buddy and Railgun have any issues with sales.

[devil_slayer]

I was talking about the narrative a perspective more than anything.

I am aware that they have to continue some of these spin-offs because of profit, but it just feels wrong for them to keep focusing on the same characters again and again despite the series having a very huge set of casts. Especially when said characters are already heavily promoted in other spin-offs. Misaki for example in one-half of Astral buddy pages.

I know some won't agree with me, but I can shake the feeling that this recycling of the same characters is just a desperate attempt to revive the main series that went downhill sales-wise due to drop in quality mid-NT and a series of question marketing decisions.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

I was talking about the narrative a perspective more than anything.

I am aware that they have to continue some of these spin-offs because of profit, but it just feels wrong for them to keep focusing on the same characters again and again despite the series having a very huge set of casts. Especially when said characters are already heavily promoted in other spin-offs. Misaki for example in one-half of Astral buddy pages.

The selling point of the spin-offs is that they have smaller casts compared to the main series. People read them because they want to see Misaka/Misaki having adventures with their friends.

[Tenzen12]

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

I was talking about the narrative a perspective more than anything.

I am aware that they have to continue some of these spin-offs because of profit, but it just feels wrong for them to keep focusing on the same characters again and again despite the series having a very huge set of casts. Especially when said characters are already heavily promoted in other spin-offs. Misaki for example in one-half of Astral buddy pages.

I know some won't agree with me, but I can shake the feeling that this recycling of the same characters is just a desperate attempt to revive the main series that went downhill sales-wise due to drop in quality mid-NT and a series of question marketing decisions.

Misaki is pretty much only characters with still unresolved plotline. She also benefits from being Misaka's foil. Makoto in other hand pretty much both main heroine as well as main love interest at this point.

Personally I want see much more of Kanzaki and Fukyose then I got, but I do think it can't be really helped.

[Kuroageha]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Misaki is pretty much only characters with still unresolved plotline. She also benefits from being Misaka's foil. Makoto in other hand pretty much both main heroine as well as main love interest at this point.

Personally I want see much more of Kanzaki and Fukyose then I got, but I do think it can't be really helped.

At this point Misaki can barely be called Mikoto's foil, even less a main love interest (cuz mc isn't interested to begin with )

Regarding the forgotten cast, supposedly the author said he's going to feature them again for this new series... Not like he has a choice IMO, a truckload of characters introduced on NT didn't leave an impact except for 2 or 3 characters.

[devil_slayer]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Misaki is pretty much only characters with still unresolved plotline. She also benefits from being Misaka's foil. Makoto in other hand pretty much both main heroine as well as main love interest at this point.

Personally I want see much more of Kanzaki and Fukyose then I got, but I do think it can't be really helped.

This is a joke if I ever heard one.

Mikoto is the one who is deepst in freindzone.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by Kuroageha

At this point Misaki can barely be called Mikoto's foil, even less a main love interest (cuz mc isn't interested to begin with )

Originally Posted by devil_slayer

This is a joke if I ever heard one.

Mikoto is the one who is deepst in freindzone.

Misaki is still going strong as Mikoto's frenemy and judging from GT 1, she'll be continuing in that vein.

Popularity talks, so by that metric, Mikoto is still in first place in terms of potential love interests.

Originally Posted by Kuroageha

Regarding the forgotten cast, supposedly the author said he's going to feature them again for this new series... Not like he has a choice IMO, a truckload of characters introduced on NT didn't leave an impact except for 2 or 3 characters.

I hadn't heard that. Though it would be nice to see old characters coming back.

[Kuroageha]

That's weird logic with popularity and so far it hasn't given any fruit after 15+ years.

[tsunade666]

That logic is believable. she stays there even though she's not important plot wise. money talks.

[Kuroageha]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

That logic is believable. she stays there even though she's not important plot wise. money talks.

I mean fruits beyond that.
For comparison

Spoiler for RnO:

In Ryou no oshigoto he greatly reduced the main heroines screentime in favour of the popular character and bent the knee giving said character everything she and her fans asked for in the span of just two volumes: love, powers, screentime... now the author is on damage control trying to convince readers he totally didn't leave the other heroines out

On the other hand here with Toaru the author is using her as the franchise pet character, she's there but as you said her role doesn't goes beyond being a support

[devil_slayer]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

That logic is believable. she stays there even though she's not important plot wise. money talks.

Yeah she's irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things, he's likely forced to add her for money but he's not obligated to answer the prays of her shippers once the series end.