Now that we’ve had the Biri Biri arc that Railgun fans have been clamouring for, I’m left with the ever so slight but undeniable taste of disappointment. Keiri’s contention that the characters were diluted went some way to explain my funk.
Kuroko (aka ‘Desu-no chan’ LOL), in particular, felt incomplete, unwhole. Thinking back, it wasn’t so much that she was diluted but that a facet of her personality was very deliberately and surgically spliced off - the crazy yuri jealousy which was the source of so much merriment when I was reading A Certain Scientific Railgun. Manga Kuroko’s jealousy is definitely one of her charm points, she just isn’t the same without it.
At least we got some of her perviness back. Washi eloquently described how the Index poster in Megami 105 distilled all his favourite things about the Index anime. Another big reason why the aforementioned poster is Good, for me, is because who’s not there: Touma. Which is why I suppose I prefer the Railgun manga so much more -he’s just an occasional cameo supporting chara.
Theological finessing of doctrine is important. It’s been said that: ‘Theology is a device for helping agnostics to stay within the Church of England.’ Likewise for anime doctrines.
Continue reading ‘Finessing the Shizu-sama Doctrine’
Paraphrasing Author, I can understand why some avoid manga while watching an anime based on it. In this specific instant, it was also a case of being poisoned by Mentar. :3
Index could certainly do with MOAR Biri Biri. Aroduc proposes: ‘Really, all that they need to do is give Mikoto more screen time.’ Kuroko too. And a manga-influenced 53RG10 seconds. But I’d probably be happier with either a spin-off thirteen episode series or a four ep OVA based on the Railgun manga.
I managed to order the first volume (Ch 1-7) from the local Kinokuniya at only SGD 10.89 but, for some mysterious reason, they couldn’t order the second so I spent JPY 3,000 (SGD 49.34) to get it from Amazon.jp Marketplace and another SGD 21.00 on Vpost shipping. Certainly an eye-popping amount for just one volume but it’s been ameliorated by the special Index poker set. And, most importantly, I’ve been really enjoying both volumes. Being an old-fashioned kind of person, I somehow find the physical sensation of reading a physical book more enjoyable than reading off a computer screen.
All hail Biri Biri!
In US politics, having the Big Mo’ (momentum) has sweep candidates to power. But the British have a saying: ‘A week is a long time in politics.’ Likewise, for anime series, momentum can diminish, even disappear, over the span of a week or two.
Continue reading ‘Big Mo’/slow mo’
Given how I’ve been grabbing and then watching the raw of the latest episode of Index, I can safely say that this is the series that most excites me this season. The big drawback, however, is that my Japanese language ability is very limited and I often don’t get the best out of the anime. The process for Index Ep 4 went something like:
Continue reading ‘Reserving Judgment’