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   Michael | Low on Hit Points
   March 20th, 2009 - 00:48

   And then let me completely disagree with that sentiment. I love the Index anime as it is now, exposition and all. In fact, the unique concepts Index keeps pushing in the exposition is what makes it stand out so much to me. I hope to God the same team tackles Railgun in the same way they have with Index.

   I mean, seriously, would you rather have the teams adapting Shana and Zero adapt Index instead?

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   Zyl
   March 20th, 2009 - 01:26

   True, the Accelerator 2 and Hyouka arcs were much better. The content of the exposition itself is ok but the way it’s delivered disrupts the pace too much; it may look fine on the written page but I was just LOL at how terrible it was e.g. during the Kaori vs. Misha ‘fight’. But if the team is as faithful to the manga as they were to the Index light novels, it may not be a bad thing. So yes, touché.

   I somehow managed to enjoy Shana and Shana Second (both directed by Takashi Watanabe and series composed by Yasuko Kobayashi); ZnT 1 was ok too (directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, series composed by Takao Yoshiyoka) but definitely should not let the ZnT 2 and 3 team get hold of Railgun (D: Yuu Kou SC: Yuji Kawahara/Nahoko Hasegawa).

   Any takers for the ToraDora! team of D: Tatsuyuki Nagai and SC: Mari Okada?

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   Michael | Low on Hit Points
   March 20th, 2009 - 01:59

   I loved the first ZnT. Loved it. Once the staff changed for season 2, it was an immediate drop off in quality. Unfortunately, it only got worse from there. As of ZnT3, the series is now dead to me. So when people start talking staff changes between seasons at JCStaff, I get a bit worried. That’s all.

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   Zyl
   March 20th, 2009 - 02:26

   Ah, ZnT 2-3 trauma. I can sympathize.

   Add Washi’s opinion:

   I also hope they get a different director, because Hiroshi Nishikiori just didn

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   suguru
   March 20th, 2009 - 04:21

   This is awesome news – what little I’ve read of the Railgun manga looked good. I’m a little worried about Team Index doing it too, since the exposition in Index put me to sleep (I’m old enough that I probably should have a longer attention span, but I don’t…) – but it’s true that a manga-based series should be less monologue-heavy. I’d be all for the Toradora team doing it, since that’s my favorite series out of what I’m watching now, in any case I’m cautiously optimistic Railgun will be great.

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   Mentar
   March 20th, 2009 - 06:01

   I’m absolutely NOT worried about it. If the Index team picks it up, NO PROBLEM.

   Why?

   Because what’s making Railgun so superior is that it’s a different kind of show. Its main strength are the characters, and their antics. The SD. All the action scenes are pretty short, and there is no preachy smart aleck around. Also, the plot exposition is much shorter overall. And the show doesn’t take itself so seriously.

   It simply does right what Index does wrong. The main characters are capable and diverse, they’re not hardwired and totally predictable. And Touma appears in a perfect way: He doesn’t preach, but rather comes over as a relaxed and friendly-helpful guy, the perfect foil for Mikoto.

   Everyone loves Biribiri. But who doesn’t love Kuroko, Uiharu, Saten and folks? All comparable scenes have been handled excellently by J.C.Staff in the Index series. Remember Mikoto’s date? I had absolutely no complaints there. So, let’s have it

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   Nosgoroth
   July 25th, 2009 - 18:54

   LTTP, but I have to say I 100% agree with Mentar.

   Oh, btw, looks like Railgun got Toradora direction and Asatte no Houkou SC.

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