![]() With the current conflict growing more and more out of hand, the globe’s most powerful players seem to be barreling towards an apocalyptic World War III. And caught in the middle of it all is high-schooler Touma Kamijou (voiced by Atsushi Abe) and the keeper of the 103,000 magical texts Index (voiced by Yuka Iguchi). On the other are the billions of believers and sorcerers of the world’s religions. On one side, there are the technologically superior forces and espers of Academy City. The war between science and religion rages. Reader discretion is advised.*** Series Synopsis ***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for A Certain Magical Index III. I wouldn’t say you should avoid this anime like the plague, but there are better series worth your time out there.Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Supernaturalīased on the Series Created By: Kazum Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura The series can’t figure out how to handle its pacing for the life of it. ![]() There’s just a time and a place for that. I’m all for deep and compelling character introspection. They’re not… they’re idiots more often than anything else.īeyond that, the dialogue drags and honestly, so do the fights. ![]() I don’t expect them to be geniuses here, I just want characters to be a little self-aware as a cast. It feels trite considering that these characters are also annoying and juvenile. They’re happy to pose theories upon their abilities more often than actually using them. You also need a main protagonist that’s interesting in the first place. To do this kind of plot justice, you need characters that have a firm ethos one way or the other. The series ultimately fails to offer a compelling narrative or one that even ties together its plot elements. Where A Certain Magical Index drops the ball is that it doesn’t give us a bone to chew here. On the surface, the idea of science and magic clashing against each other could be very interesting. It just isn’t worth the time investment to justify watching the series. While the animation is decent enough and the soundtrack isn’t entirely awful, this is only a standard anime at best. With several seasons under its belt and spin-offs galore it feels like an absolute slog to dive into. To begin with, this is a somewhat long anime to get into. Here’s the problem… or rather the list of problems. I suppose if you enjoyed Strike the Blood, Guilty Crown, or Charlotte, you may in fact like this series too. So, maybe it’ll fill a void for you as a viewer. It isn’t the cream of the crop, but I have seen worse… I’d say this anime falls distinctly into the “guilty pleasure” category for a great many viewers. It doesn’t exactly hold the hallmarks of good science fiction either. While it certainly looks like an action based science fiction, it isn’t even close. Honestly, I expected better from a series adapted from light novels written in 2004 by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. ![]() Futuristic or magical? Science fiction or fantasy? What themes best contextualize the show? Those questions aren’t simple to answer when A Certain Magical Index can’t even decide upon them itself as a series… let alone what I think of it. To me, the themes just fall short, as do the influences of its setting. If you did enjoy the series, please let me know why you liked it. Just who would watch this series, and who might enjoy it? I honestly don’t know. That’s one of the reasons I hesitated to review it for so long.
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