To Aru Kagaku no Railgun - Episode 3 Discussion / Poll

[MeisterBabylon]

Judging by the trend we are seeing, it seems JC is buying time for the manga to get its heavyweight chapters out before hitting the hard stuff.

So in a sense, I can feel for why the producers decided to go for fillers to start with. Once they hit the later manga chapters, it should work out.

[Darknemo2000]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

Judging by the trend we are seeing, it seems JC is buying time for the manga to get its heavyweight chapters out before hitting the hard stuff.

So in a sense, I can feel for why the producers decided to go for fillers to start with. Once they hit the later manga chapters, it should work out.

It is not completely true. One heavyweight arc is already over, so your argment does not make any sense as these fillers would still look better after the first arc when/if they wold need to buy the time until the second one is over.

[Xacual]

I still think its likely that this will be only the one story arc and they are just doing these "fillers" with hints to the arc to make sure they end with that arc.

Edit: I only said fillers because other people had referred to them as such. I don't mind them at all.

[kittybear]

Spoiler for :

I dont think i saw this part from the manga

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by Xacual

I still think its likely that this will be only the one story arc and they are just doing these fillers with hints to the arc to make sure they end with that arc.

You say filler, but the manga had foretelling too, similar to this episode, except it was more serious. They could have simply used the same "development", but changed the characters involved, so it is possible that it isn't a, as some say *laugh* a "wasted" episode. And depending on where they want to stop, they could just be taking their time.

Originally Posted by kittybear

Spoiler for :

I dont think i saw this part from the manga

Because it wasn't.

[Dart]

From what they (Uiharu, Misaka, Kuroko) were saying during this episode, it looks like they're building up to the

Spoiler:

Level Upper incident.

From this episode:

Spoiler:

Early on: Talking about... whatever her name was:

Uiharu: She's only L2. The data we have says she's not good enough to hide herself completely.


Later on:
Misaka: But she was able to conceal herself completely
Kuroko: Wasn't she supposed to be L2?
Misaka: Could the database be wrong?
Kuroko: Impossible.

What do we know from the storyline that can do something like that?

[JaLooNz]

You shouldn't really say that... since it is quite obivous it is related to that arc.

[serenade_beta]

@Dart

Take away the name of the incident. Because the name makes it so obvious...

[Fandal]

Spoiler:

Well, in a way, Saten is holding a phone - an "iPhone" as seen from episode 1.

[MrTerrorist]

Another filler episode. But it was still a good episode.

But b4 i start, i surprise nobody realizes that this week "villain" is voiced by Rie Kugiyama! Yes the Queen of Tsundere is voicing an extra! Well this is JC Staff anime so i shouldn't be surprise that she has part in this anime.

Spoiler for ep 3:

So anyway very interesting premise about an invisible psychic that's tazing Tokiwadai students including Mitsuko. So we find out the special shopping district for rich & elite. My God it looks like a part of London came there and i'm feeling jealous the city has that place.

Saten in a Tokidawai uniform looks great & cute and i laugh when i found out that her attacker drew her eyebrows. lol

Remember when i said, the shopping district reminds me of London? Well it looks more like London now when there were a lot CCTV cameras around the district when Uiharu used them to find the Invisible attacker.

The Invisible girl with Bushy Eyebrows (voiced by Kugiyama!) reason for wanting revenge against the Tokidawai students all because her boyfriend dump her over a Towidai girl was kinda weak since she could have just bother the girl who stole her boyfriend or something.

Even though it was filler, one fact about this episode was important to the main plot: How did a Invisibility user like her manage to become fully invisible when she's just a Level 2 who's level in reality doesn't have enough power to turn herself invisible?

Spoiler for Next week:

Next week, is story telling time by the cast. I hope whatever it is their telling might be related to the city or the universe they live in.

[Reckoner]

I don't care what anyone else says.

There is no need for a filler like this. Get on with some actual plot. The interactions of the girls are boring, and not inventive or refreshing in any manner.

If you want a series for character interaction, lets go watch something like Bakomonogatari instead of this crap.

I repeat, THIS IS NOT a slice of life anime.

[HandofFate]

i don't get why flowerhead girl is in Judgement.
She doesn't seem to have any worthy abilities at all to be in that group.

edit: oh I see, so she's good with computers

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

I repeat, THIS IS NOT a slice of life anime.

It seems it is though, by the way it has been and assuming you are saying that the anime is not the way it is supposed to be.

[Primary Consult]

At least it wasn't yuri fanservice, and thus the crowd whining about that is silenced...
The actual "crime" was, honestly, completely lame (especially after the build-up). But the rest of it was actually quite fun to watch. 7.
Pros:
-More academy city dynamics / geography (there's stuff to do there, like an actual city!)
-That weather thing was neat
-More about Judgment and how stuff works
-Uiharu doing her thing
-Saten in Tokiwadai uniform, Uiharu jealous
Elaborating on stuff like that is what makes filler good, rather than of pointless...
Cons:
-Lame crime for someone with such an interesting power
-No main plot yet
-The lack of males in this show is starting to get to me

As for what everyone says is a 'hint', I haven't read the manga at all and I immediately thought "this is a hint" when they said it... glad to see my instincts are right.

[MeisterBabylon]

These are middle school kids. Sure there's one who seems several tens her age in perversity () but the rest might just be little girls growing up. Using her skill to prank others is a way of venting frustration in a childish way and yet is not a very "bad" crime by a child's definition. So I accept that.

Rie fits the role even more.

As someone pointed out, Level Upper may well be the only hard arc (or 2) of Railgun, so starting light and laughtery is just a tactic to drag out time, pander to more simplistic fans (which I assume are the majority that buys DVDs in Japan) at the same time build the world, slowly so that we still have LU to play with.

Now to actually watch the episode and give better comments...

[the_firefly]

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

this week "villain" is voiced by Rie Kugiyama!

I thought that was Yukari Tamura?

[serenade_beta]

^@MeisterBabylon

Why doesn't anyone realize they shouldn't say the name of something that hasn't appeared yet and gives a lot away...

Originally Posted by Primary Consult

-The lack of males in this show is starting to get to me

Well, the school is only-girls...

[Reckoner]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

It seems it is though, by the way it has been and assuming you are saying that the anime is not the way it is supposed to be.

The setting in no way reflects a typical slice of life anime in any fashion. Imagine if we took the world of Lord of the Rings, but then decided it be better to make a book about Hobbits getting drunk and having fun in the Shire.

If you are willing to watch that sort of stuff, go ahead. But as for me, I will criticize it.

[FlareKnight]

So an alright episode and does hint at something bigger going on. Considering that recent system scan the girl would have had to bring her level up between and when she started committing the crimes. Not exactly a huge amount of time to work her way up.

Honestly it's the girl's head not her eyebrows that are messed up . I mean if she has a grudge it'd make more sense to go after the guy and the girl rather than some people who happen to go to the school. Guess they are just lucky no one got seriously hurt. Could have been dangerous with people falling unconscious and possibly hitting their heads off objects and then the ground. Think the stupid eyebrow thing would be the least of their worries.

I like Saten's character so don't mind some focus on her. Though overall the episode wasn't anything amazing.

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Well, the school is only-girls...

True but that shouldn't really exclude guys from being in the series. I'm pretty sure Judgment isn't female only organization.

Anyways out of the three episodes this is the only one that hasn't shown any guys at all. There were the thugs from the first episode and Touma for a bit in the second. Considering this one was focused around an area that seemed girl only it's no shock there weren't any guys around. Same for the second once it went into a girl's dorm.

Though really it's safe to say the show will be focusing on those 4 girls. The only male presence I'd expect would be thugs, criminals, and probably Touma.

[ReddyRedWolf]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

True but that shouldn't really exclude guys from being in the series. I'm pretty sure Judgment isn't female only organization.

Anyways out of the three episodes this is the only one that hasn't shown any guys at all. There were the thugs from the first episode and Touma for a bit in the second. Considering this one was focused around an area that seemed girl only it's no shock there weren't any guys around. Same for the second once it went into a girl's dorm.

Though really it's safe to say the show will be focusing on those 4 girls. The only male presence I'd expect would be thugs, criminals, and probably Touma.

The guy pestering Biri-biri hasn't shown up yet in the manga either. Though this being Biri-biri's side of the story we'll probably see him sooner or later. If those chapters catch up and reduce the necessary filler.