To Aru Majutsu no Index II – PV
While I’ve found time to watch all my shows, my coverage of them will slip a bit this week due to a change of projects at my job and me spending time on various miscellaneous tasks on the site, such as the new playlist for the sidebar Flash player. To help tide things over in the meantime, I figured it was worthwhile getting a quick post out about the To Aru Majutsu no Index II promotional video that was shown at the end of this week’s episode of Ookami-san on AT-X. I won’t get into any detail about this sequel now, but will say that I’ll definitely be watching it.
For those who have been wondering, yes, a Fall Preview is in the works. However, I’m in no rush to get it out since there will be more promotional material available as we get closer to the start of the new season. Not to mention, another big part of the season preview here at RC involves the broadcast schedules, which haven’t been announced for all the new shows yet. Originally, I was hoping to get the post out mid-September (roughly two weeks from now), but it’s looking like it’ll be closer to the last week of this month as I’ll be fairly busy in the upcoming weeks.
Fall is also one of the most jam-packed seasons, with over thirty new series airing this year. Even after limiting the preview to the usual criteria, I still have 27 or so I wish to provide proper previews for, which means PVs and everything. I’d also like to add some information on OVAs this time around, even if it’s just a list of the ones that will be released over the course of the season. Clearly, it’s not something I can get done in one sitting, even if there were forty hours in a day. So for now, consider this Index II PV a taste of things to come.
September 2, 2010 at 3:48 amYalvyn
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My next FAV for sure.
September 2, 2010 at 3:56 amTehJawknee
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Already one of my favorite shows featuring some of the best voice actors, I’ve had this in my “To Watch” list since I heard it was green lit. Now all I have to do is wait for the release, as I definitely will be watching it.
September 2, 2010 at 4:10 amHitsuaya_10
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thanks for upload. definitely watching
September 2, 2010 at 4:20 amFlamingYu
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Is it gonna be another 20+ episodes, with that much characters showing in the PV?
and more Kanzaki. =D
September 2, 2010 at 4:35 amMrTerrorist
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Yup. 24 episodes, just like last season.
September 2, 2010 at 5:29 amcrazystudyguy
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Sweet another 24 weeks of bliss,it seems like there is a god out there
September 2, 2010 at 4:27 amOni
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can’t wait
September 2, 2010 at 4:29 amMrTerrorist
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Alright. The Index 2 trailer is up.
I won’t spoil much but
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September 2, 2010 at 4:34 amdon_ecchi
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another great anime coming!!
September 2, 2010 at 4:42 amTakumii
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this anime is going to rock my world again! ><
along with some other promising ones too XD
September 2, 2010 at 5:01 amSirMuffin
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You have no idea how much I’m looking forward to this!
BIRIIIIII BIRIIIIII!!!!!
September 2, 2010 at 5:44 amShinjiro
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Hahaha! It’s awesome, BiriBiri love AGAIN…for 24 weeks? YES!!!
It’s going to be a treat seeing EVERYONE (even some appearances/cameo from Railgun)! I’m beyond excited! So excited that my gf couldn’t slap my joy away this morning! Thank you, D! You again made my day! (my gf told me to thank you for the slap too).
September 2, 2010 at 5:13 amRei
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I watched this in front of friends the other day and there was so much more jiggling and other stuff more than S1 I was like @.@;; don’t think weirdly of meeeee as they wondered what in the world I was watching. and that nun in high heels, oh dear I really hope they don’t think I’m weird LOLLLLLLL.
Can’t wait though seriously and the PSP game early next year. I WANT TO BE A BIRIBIRI!!
September 2, 2010 at 5:32 amcrazystudyguy
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OMG wow that was brave of you I could only do that to some of my real close friends who are understanding of culture but ye when ever the thought of friends and them watching anime comes to mind I just close my eyes, would be so awkward.
September 2, 2010 at 5:14 amNyan ko
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Touma’s favorite was “First I’ll kill that delusion of yours” hahaha and I was wondering if they would show the battle between Accelerator and Kekine for transcendence to level 6.
Spoiler ALERT
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September 2, 2010 at 9:00 amakani
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September 2, 2010 at 11:01 amXziled
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what crowley does to kakine after accelerator is done with him is pretty much nightmare fuel and worse than death…
September 3, 2010 at 12:03 pmLee
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Maaan… and here I thought Accelerator would turn into a trsundere dude on the right side T_T I haven’t seen the novels, just didn’t have a chance yet.
So what are we in for in the second season?
September 2, 2010 at 5:25 amJaden
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Fall is in the air!
I’m definitely looking forward to the titles this season and no doubt, Index II is one of them. Oh and thanks for the heads up about future plans. ^^
September 2, 2010 at 5:35 amCroosboy
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The one of the most waited anime for me. but i wont rush because the anime this season are funny and interesting. its better to see what is given than to rather than predicting and gets destroyed by your own delusion.
September 2, 2010 at 5:37 ammmsss
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@divine
wondering if you’re keeping up with the novels?
also glad to see that you’re also interested in Index this fall
definitely my most anticipated show by far
September 2, 2010 at 5:43 amU Doh
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The director of this S2 is railgun’s guy, not the one from S1.
September 2, 2010 at 12:07 pmSuzuku
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Source?
September 2, 2010 at 2:45 pmXanathos
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According to sources director will be the same. I forefeel another fail.
September 2, 2010 at 5:50 amShinjiro
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Looking forward to the OP/ED songs since all of S1′s were great stuff. Something I HAD to add, hehe.
September 2, 2010 at 5:53 amKarmafan
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I hope we see lots of crossovers from Railgun.
September 2, 2010 at 6:09 amSynchronicity
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I actually do not mind helping doing the previews for the OVAs since I am looking forward to some of them.
September 2, 2010 at 6:11 amAderee
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Finally,I’ve been waiting for this!!
September 2, 2010 at 6:15 amahelo
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I’m more of a railgun person but I’ve heard so many good things about what happens after Index S1 that I’m already hyped about this. More biribiri and kuroko (DAT VOICE) is always welcome too even if they’re not the main characters.
September 2, 2010 at 7:32 amSmell The Coffee!
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I’m SO happy! After the bleach manga this week and now THIS! Seriously, the next person who knocks at my front door is gonna get a cookie. Thankyou JC.staff!
September 2, 2010 at 7:49 amxcswmboy
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AWESOME!!! Amakusa Arc, Daihasai Arc, even up to God’s Right Hand arc. Totally wanted them to animate this.
September 2, 2010 at 7:50 amKinny Riddle
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From the looks of the trailer, it looks like this season will cover way more ground than the first season.
Perhaps JC Staff learned their lesson and would cut down on too much Touma preaching, alternatively, they might go the extreme opposite and rush the whole thing through after being criticized for taking things too slowly last season.
Was a bit disappointed with the first season, truth be told, but Railgun had redeemed the franchise somewhat. I see Uiharu is in the trailer as well, since she appears in the novel, all that’s left is for Saten-san to make a cameo and I’ll be glad.
September 2, 2010 at 8:07 amIsland Esper
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at the 1:11 minute mark there one that looks like Saten. However is so brief like a second and the flap on her uniform looks green instead of blue. So I could be wrong. However if Uiharu is around Saten should be very to close check if she is wearing her pantsu as always :)
September 2, 2010 at 8:35 amakani
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Are you talking about Himegami? They do have similar hairstyles but they’re different people.
Saten doesn’t appear in Volume 8, so the most she would be is a cameo. There’s a followup to Misaka’s arc and Accelerator’s miniarc that features Kuroko VS. Awaki (red-haired pigtail girl).
September 2, 2010 at 12:20 pmSuzuku
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Trust me, there will be no lack of preaching from Touma in any season.
September 2, 2010 at 7:55 amIsland Esper
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Index!!!! lots of railgun faces and new ones… but anyone noticed so many “nuns” around? With all that action hopefully Touma won’t be talking so much this time around and will kick some level 5 around. Was that accelerator at the end ? huhuhuhu fu fu fu like HOTD: Nureru !
September 2, 2010 at 7:56 amZakalia
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just cannot wait, i want this just as much as i want the new Shakugan no Shana to come out!
September 2, 2010 at 7:58 amDmonHiro
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Oh HELL yeah. Bring on more awesome Touma and more anti-hero Accelerator.
September 2, 2010 at 8:17 amJun-01
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Yay, Biribiri’s mom at 2:13! She seems like an interesting character, according to what I’ve read about her.
September 2, 2010 at 8:19 amRonaconda
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Index is in my top 5, looking forward to some more imagine breaker!
September 2, 2010 at 8:46 amakani
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Saw this trailer a week or two ago when people at Comiket videotaped this. As a reader of the light novels (currently translated at baka-tsuki.org) and as one who lurks around forums for spoilers I can safely say that the second season will be much better than the first and it’s gonna be awesome. :P
From the looks of it, they’re backtracking to the Arrow of Azusa arc in volume 5 and ending at volume 14, even though just volumes 7-13 would be ideal and a great place to stop. I pray that J.C. Staff won’t cram everything in there and pace things reasonably.
YEAH MORE BADASS ACCELERATOR! BEAT KIHARA AMATA TO A PULP! Oh, I am so looking forward to this.
As a side, note, Touma’s parents are there at 1:10 and Touma’s dad is staring at Oriana’s boobs while Touma’s mom is giving off a deadly aura…
September 2, 2010 at 9:09 amOmega
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Lol, Mikoto’s mom resembles her alot. The resemblance is so great that i’m getting SHnY’s adult Mikuku-chan vibes.
September 2, 2010 at 9:18 amSin1505
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Wouldn’t there be too many important characters?
September 2, 2010 at 9:28 amIgotknowidea
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I cant wait for this its going to be awesome
September 2, 2010 at 9:42 ammundox
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01:30 what’s with the giant dildo :S
September 2, 2010 at 9:43 amAex
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OH YEAH! Can’t wait for more!
September 2, 2010 at 10:03 amGP
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Finally, back to the main story line with more serious events, after the letdown that was railgun and it’s silly fillers I’m ready to get back to business with touma and the main plot.
September 2, 2010 at 11:37 amfall3nbs
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HELL YA! I can’t friggin wait for fall. I was hoping the Railgun girls would be in this and there’s more of Accelerator/Touma asskicking. Did I see and older Misaka towards the middle…?
September 2, 2010 at 11:38 amfall3nbs
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*an older Misaka*
September 2, 2010 at 12:58 pmakani
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That’s Mikoto’s mom.
September 2, 2010 at 1:12 pmfall3nbs
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AHH I had a feeling it was her mom at first, but something clicked in my mind telling me it was like a clone that aged quicker?
September 2, 2010 at 11:45 amBluance
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I cant wait to see what Shaft has done to Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru should be very funny!
September 2, 2010 at 11:45 amJason Isenberg
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Holy crap….that trailer just BLEW MY MIND!
September 2, 2010 at 11:59 amhmong007
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i really dont know why i like this series so much but i’ll be watching it thats for sure
September 2, 2010 at 12:02 pmWulf
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Ironically, the season I’m swamped with homework is when all the good Anime is at it’s most plentiful
September 2, 2010 at 12:12 pmSuzuku
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Saw this a couple weeks ago as well when the cam rip first came out. I love the Index novels so I’m glad that they will be animating when the story starts to get more serious. Btw this season will cover volumes 7-13 of the novels. Having read the novels, here’s my prediction of the episode break down per-novel:
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September 2, 2010 at 1:04 pmakani
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That type of episode breakdown would be fine, except that we saw Acqua and Terra in there, so I’m worried about J.C. Staff cutting too much things out to fit volume 14 in there.
September 2, 2010 at 3:42 pmSuzuku
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I’m pretty sure they’re just going to have cameos. It also looked like those shots of Aqua and Terra were from the OP. Besides, it’s impossible for them to get to vol 16 in 24 episodes unless J.C.Staff pulls some Zero no Tsukaima level of adaptation decay fail, which I don’t think this director is going to allow since he said in an interview he wanted to keep the anime as close to the source material as possible. Furthermore, it’s already been confirmed that Index II will cover up to vol 13.
That said, I’m expecting J.C.Staff to take a break from full Index and Railgun anime next fall season to produce Shana Third, but I think in the meantime they will adapt the first SS novel of Index into a series of OVAs, kind of like what they did with Shana S.
September 2, 2010 at 12:18 pmOmega
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Just saw Sora no Otoshimono: Forte PV. Can’t wait for it.
September 2, 2010 at 1:02 pmChris
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WTFF. I thought this was suppose to be Index not Railgun, fail anime.
September 2, 2010 at 1:08 pmakani
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This IS Index. It’s not focused on Misaka anymore, and the events that will take place during season two will be much better than season one. At least watch a few episodes before making a judgment.
Unless you were talking about the fanservice in the PV, in which case Index has always had fanservice here and there. They just upped it a bit with Fukiyose and Oriana.
September 2, 2010 at 3:46 pmSuzuku
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If you’re referring to Mikoto, Kuroko, and Uiharu being in the PV that is because
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If it’s the fanservice that seems to be more pronounced than the first season, that’s because Seiri, Oriana, and Ursula are being introduced this season. Naturally there will be more boob jiggling with them in.
September 2, 2010 at 1:08 pmShadow
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Really looking forward to the OP/ED themes. I’ve sound has always been a favorite of mine.
September 2, 2010 at 3:55 pmSuzuku
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Speaking of that, the OP will be titled “No Buts!” by Kawada Mami and the ED will be titled “Magic∞World” by Kurosaki Maon. From the Project Index site.
Personally I’m happy that Kawada is doing the OP again since I’ve liked all of her pieces in Index and Shana so far (PSI-Missing, Masterpiece, Hishoku no Sora, Joint, etc). As for Kurosaki, she’s still pretty new on the scene but I’ve liked most of what she’s done. For anyone who doesn’t know, Kurosaki Maon performs all of the EDs for HOTD, so if you like them you have her to look forward to in Index II.
September 2, 2010 at 1:22 pmmike
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Oh my god his harem is growing.
September 2, 2010 at 3:58 pmSuzuku
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You have no idea…
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September 2, 2010 at 1:40 pmAuroraFlame
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I don’t remember Index having this much fanservice.
September 3, 2010 at 8:31 pmStrike
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Now you do. :P
September 2, 2010 at 1:46 pmphilip
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One of my favorite animes of all time is getting a sequel! SWEET. I love me some MISAKA + Mikoto.
September 2, 2010 at 2:18 pmJust some guy
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AAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AHAHAHAHAHHAHA I’M FREAKING OUT YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSHHHH!!! i cant wait!
September 2, 2010 at 2:46 pmunlisted
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Looking forward to the fall preview :D
September 2, 2010 at 3:57 pmTC-man
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This is going to be a more 1:1 manga-to-anime adaptation than A Certain Scientific Railgun, right? I was fairly dissapointed with A Certain Scientific Railgun when the anime creator deviates quite a bit from the original source, yet the ending was pretty okay though.
September 2, 2010 at 4:04 pmSuzuku
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They’re adapting form the light novels, not the manga, as they are the source material. Furthermore, Railgun anime didn’t really stray too much from the manga until after episode 13 when and entirely new script was written by Kamachi Kazuma, who is the author of Index and Railgun so it can be considered as canon anyway. They couldn’t go into the SISTER’s arc because it’s not even completed yet in the manga.
September 3, 2010 at 11:33 amakani
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Index has enough material for a third season. Don’t worry, there’s no place to put in fillers anywhere.
September 2, 2010 at 4:36 pmSmell The Coffee!
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I too was wondering about that. So does anyone know exactly how many women have flocked to him so far in the light novels? From what I’ve been hearing, all Touma has to do is look at them with his ‘serious face’ and they go all weak in the knees.
September 2, 2010 at 5:44 pmSuzuku
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September 3, 2010 at 6:51 amSmell The Coffee!
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Wow…..
September 2, 2010 at 6:36 pmTablespoon
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I may wait until the season is half way through before I start watching. Though I liked this particular series, it always annoyed the crap out of me how Touma seems to consistently forget that his Imagine Breaker can cancel out most (if not all) non-natural abilities and, to an extent, their effect (ie the force and velocity of the concrete golem’s punch, the heat from the fire hulk…etc…)
But looking forward to the series! Definitely!
September 2, 2010 at 7:08 pmMenace
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You might wanna take it easy this fall. Too many posts for too many shows might cause exhaustion. Keep healthy!
September 2, 2010 at 11:21 pmInstantNoodles
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Oh anime gods please make Spikey-kun less annoying! If this ends up more like Railgun then I will be in heaven.
September 3, 2010 at 12:03 amlilu
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nothing interesting, except the last scene
September 3, 2010 at 12:24 amGodKnows
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Yay!I don’t know why this strikes me as more interesting than Railgun but I’m semi-excited for this!
September 3, 2010 at 2:51 amHex
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Listen to Mami Kawada – Masterpiece and watch this PV from starting from 0:33, epic combo !
September 3, 2010 at 4:04 pmViel
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the imagine breaker according to Index, it is also capable of canceling the red string of fate, which maybe the reason why so many women fall for Touma
September 4, 2010 at 9:05 amIncognito
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Any idea on what show/anime will To Aru Majutsu no Index II replace?
Hope we can get the heads-up on who will voice the new characters…especially Itsuwa. Speaking of whom, are we going to see…
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And another thing, will Aisa Himegami remain demoted to extra this season? Whatever the answers, I’m definitely staying tuned.
P.S.: More Biribiri, Kuroko and even Uiharu?! I say…*glasses pull*…YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
September 7, 2010 at 7:41 pmPikapu
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@ 1:13 – I found Gino!!!