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To Aru Majutsu No Index 3: Necessarius

So, another magic trick pulled out of the mage’s hat, I guess. INDEX having the lead for something so grand an Angelic Healing Spell, Komoe-sensei sure is in trouble!

Without any clue, Komoe tries to tend to Index, but INDEX promptly tells her what to do since there isn’t really much time left. After preparing the magic circle and activating John’s Pen so she can use magic, she asks Komoe-sensei’s cooperation for the spell.

Anybody who can provide translations on what’s on the table?

Again, the use for placeholders is given importance. Aside from the mainstay use of blood for a magic circle (which some people find macabre, but not for me), certain items and locations inside the room are given a placeholder. Clips, memory cards, paperweights, toys, erasers and such, are used to represent beer cans, closets, tables, and people. Also, by means of magic, any changes on the placeholders also affects the items they represent. This is shown again when Index’s placeholder had changes after the healing spell.

Toma was pretty much depressing that every time he tries to do something, his right hand would be a major letdown. It would prevent him from using magic, it would make him encounter insane magi who play with fire, his unluckiness would affect his means of finding a cure for Index, and Imagine Breaker would definitely nullify Index and Komoe’s healing magic if he were to stay there. But hey, Toma. You got it where it counts. That’s what mattered.

HALLELUJAH!

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To Aru Majutsu No Index 2: Innocentius

Whew, getting back on track now. So much for the sudden leap of chapters for Index, manga-wise, though it didn’t really leap as far as Toradora did. I don’t like Styl taking the spotlight that long anyway.

Seriously, the fight this time around was a bit intense, yet also a bit strange, maybe because of me getting estranged on the means of magic. But hey, it’s quite good. There’s still incantations, and the powers wielded are kinda impressive compared to the elementalists on the esper side. Aside from level 5 railguns by Misaka Mikoto, I haven’t seen anybody else wield a powerful 3000 degree Celsius flame like Styl did.

Where’s Airman where you need him?

I know I do Negima for keeps, but to be frank, I don’t know what runic whatevers work for the series’ magic. It seems that there is always a need for “placeholders” in order to meet the requirements needed for magic to manifest. Examples would be Styl’s “runes” for Innocentius and fire magic, and Index’s Angelic Spell of Healing (which will be discussed later on to prevent spoilers for those late ones). Now, there’s still the usual incantations to call out the powers of the magic spell/s in question, but having placeholders kinda makes it unique as to identify a certain spell’s effectivity. This shows up when Toma leaps from his apartment and Innocentius didn’t chase him because the runes didn’t go far from floor where his room is.

There’s also a fine line distinguishing espers from mages. Mages can’t use psychic abilities, while espers can’t use magic. One trying for the other would result in major brain damage or a coma. Meanwhile, level 0, or normal human beings unaltered for psychic means or not knowledgeable in extensive magic would be able to use either ability ONCE. Another try would fry their brains as well.

Shatter magical flames like ice! HOW GODMOD CAN YOU GET?

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To Aru Majutsu No Index 1: Academy City

The most anticipated anime in my list beckons! And to think we’re late at doing this. Well, it’s still top priority, so I think I better fix my time up so I can get on with this better.

Or I can just borrow a Lunar Dial…

Suddenly, fall anime OPs are getting better.

After such a gloriously splendid OP, we immediately follow underway ownage courtesy of Kamijo Toma, your typical “Unlucky Guy”. Or is he typical? It seems that bad luck follows him wherever he goes. He’s got bad guys after him, he always break things by accident, he gets bad grades, and now he’s at odds with “The Railgun” Misaka Mikoto. How screwed can you get?

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