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ComicX6 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#251: Nov 19th 2010 at 7:10:27 PM

Just when I thought Accelerator couldn't get any more broken, he pulls out the power of flight. That whole sequence looked pretty cool though. Quite an aversion of Beauty Is Never Tarnished there.

What the hell was up with Toma's ninja skills? When I saw that all I could muster was a Flat "What".

Oh, and I got a little chuckle out of how Kuroko utilized that spoon.

edited 19th Nov '10 7:21:45 PM by ComicX6

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EHK Happy Christmas! from EAST ALWAYS EAST Since: Mar, 2010
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#252: Nov 19th 2010 at 7:21:57 PM

Yeah running up the debris was a little over the top...

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#253: Nov 19th 2010 at 7:29:03 PM

I was more wondering why Move Point suddenly included telekinesis.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#254: Nov 19th 2010 at 7:57:16 PM

I think it's clear that Toma is a Dungeons and Dragons character, and he recently leveled up and Took a Level in Badass.

I mean, seriously-do you have any !@#$ing idea how much XP Accelerator must have been worth?

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#255: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:12:22 PM

So, this episode, in my opinion, was a good set up for a lame pay-off. The whole Move Point Girl /Kuroko confrontation was great, although I don't quite get why Kuroko stopped teleporting, but then Touma showed to do something I wasn't quite able to make sense of  *

and then Accelerator just kind of wandered in and instantly resolved the problems.

edited 19th Nov '10 8:13:02 PM by Gilphon

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#256: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:26:42 PM

Yeah, it was kind of like that. Ahh well.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#257: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:27:49 PM

^^ My guess is that move point doesn't work like Kuroko's teleportation and instead includes some telekinesis. Touma punched through that.

As for Accelerator resolving the situation... honestly, it was handled already. But yeah, that scene was badass. Makes you wonder why he didn't do that to Touma in the first place.

On the downside, during the talk between Kuroko and... teleporter girl (did we ever get her name?) I wanted to hit Kuroko. She's ten times as dangerous as you and not only did you not incapacitate her immediately, you started chatting?

edited 19th Nov '10 8:28:18 PM by Arha

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#258: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:41:13 PM

Is it just me, or was Accelerator's neck really thin for a bit there?

Also, Arha, since you're around: Accelerator's comment about having to do the calculations externally. Did the novel version of that scene include an explanation of what exactly he meant by that?

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#259: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:43:51 PM

Yeah. The black thing on his neck? It's a battery that he got from the frog faced doctor that connects him to the Misaka network. They aid him in getting around (enough charge for two days at a time) or can help him use his powers for 15 minutes.

Also, in case anyone is all miffed about that not being a spoiler, I'm pretty sure it was in the novel but omitted here. I do know the next story I read with him in it just mentioned it in a way that was like being reminded of past events.

edited 19th Nov '10 8:46:00 PM by Arha

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#260: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:48:48 PM

I figured it was something like that. Accelerator with a limp is just awesome though. Go crutches power!

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#261: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:50:28 PM

Well the situation was not resolved until Accelerator got there. The rements were still hanging around.

I think losing to Touma and having a time limit for Accelerator's powers was kinda a wake up call to what he could really do. I mean if no one can really hurt you ever and you have all the time in the world why learn to fight better? All of a sudden you can lose and you have to finish in 15 minutes. You gotta learn or die ya know?

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#262: Nov 19th 2010 at 8:59:27 PM

Kuroko stopped teleporting because she was in too much pain. She needs to concentrate to use her ability, which she can't do if every other thought is "it hurts!"

edited 19th Nov '10 8:59:41 PM by Hylarn

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#263: Nov 19th 2010 at 9:01:58 PM

But he's been hospitalized since then, and when they fought he wasn't messing around. Much.

^ That didn't happen until she'd been talking for awhile. And it only happened because she shot her mouth off instead of finishing the fight.

edited 19th Nov '10 9:02:35 PM by Arha

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#264: Nov 19th 2010 at 9:02:37 PM

INCONSISTENCY IN AN ANIME?!? WHY I NEVER!

Ahh well :/

Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
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#265: Nov 20th 2010 at 12:24:45 AM

Just when I thought Accelerator couldn't get any more broken, he pulls out the power of flight.

I can't see any reason for this to be a surprise, considering what he's already shown in season 1...

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#267: Nov 20th 2010 at 7:53:18 AM

I thought that when Touma ran up the debris we were to assume that Mikoto was manipulating the metal in the debris to create a staircase for him.

Chaosjunction Since: Feb, 2010
#268: Nov 20th 2010 at 8:03:48 AM

^^ My guess is that move point doesn't work like Kuroko's teleportation and instead includes some telekinesis. Touma punched through that.

As for Accelerator resolving the situation... honestly, it was handled already. But yeah, that scene was badass. Makes you wonder why he didn't do that to Touma in the first place.

On the downside, during the talk between Kuroko and... teleporter girl (did we ever get her name?) I wanted to hit Kuroko. She's ten times as dangerous as you and not only did you not incapacitate her immediately, you started chatting?

Ahh, no. There is no telekinesis to Move Point. She was teleporting things randomly. The main difference between Move Point and Kuroko's teleportation is the fact that Move Point can teleport stuff that Musujime isn't touching and Kuroko has to teleport stuff by touching them.As for the scene with Touma Musujime teleported something weighing near to her maximum load. When you teleport something over a ton, the teleportation becomes much slower, so basically Touma just punched whatever she teleported back to where it came from before the teleportation was finished.

As for Accel vs Touma, most of it was overconfidence, plus the fact that Accel was trying to understand whatever method Touma was using to hit him. he didn't think that it was negating his powers, but rather using a vector he didn't recognize to bypass his Redirection, so that's why he kept going into close ranf\ge with Touma for a bit there.

As for why Kuroko, didn't incapicitate her at once, well she wasn't going to kill her, and she deliberately attacked Musijime in the exact same plces that Musijime attacked her to force her into thinking the same way as Kuroko did. Basically, Kuroko's theory was that since they are both teleporters, and have the same injuries, and have the same knowledge of the surroundings, Kuroko would be able to guess where Musujime ran off to, and since her limit for teleporting herself is four times, she wouldn't get away.

Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
o hai
#269: Nov 21st 2010 at 7:57:07 AM

Wait...

Why does Accelerator even need that walking-tool thing?

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#270: Nov 21st 2010 at 8:00:08 AM

His brain damage, if it was not for the sister network he would not even speak. Under normal conditions all he has running is the ability to mostly walk, speak, and reflect UV rays. When he turns his powers up to full and brings the battery life down to 15 minutes then he does not need the cane.

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Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
o hai
#271: Nov 21st 2010 at 9:19:23 AM

Wait what? I thought the only problem he had was that he can't calculate on his own now, not that his body is basically too weak to run.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#272: Nov 21st 2010 at 9:20:20 AM

Is this an All There In the Manual type thing?

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#273: Nov 21st 2010 at 9:25:10 AM

The thing is that Accelerator has reflection on by instinct. So he needs to actually think about turning it of so that he can walk and talk and do normal things.

At least that's the explanation in the books.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#274: Nov 21st 2010 at 9:25:37 PM

Hm... I have a question. When exactly does Railgun take place? Should I watch it in-between Index 1 and 2, wait until after S2, or what?

Also, if the manga's still running, where should I start after S2 ends?

It's been fun.
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#275: Nov 21st 2010 at 9:49:48 PM

Railgun takes place before Index and during. I think the manga is on the sisters arc right now.

That said, you should watch Index first so you actually know who people like Misaka are.


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