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Feb 3, 2009 8:41 PM

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i was actually quite lost there at some point. so who the fuck is misha? why does his dad know her(remember he also keeps calling her misha...out of nowhere..or maybe I myself dont remember) sure, she's the angel...who took the form of sasha? confuzzling

question: who's the one spinning with the blue dress in the op? she seems rather too "happy" to be the real mikoto misaka, and she can't be a clone either because her eyes are different and show "emotion". plus! she has an ahoge. hmmm. if she's a different person then just put a spoiler on your answer or pm me XD


To answer your first question Misha did actually appear in front of Touma's family once in the 2nd episode (previous) of the arc. That's how.

As for the 2nd question, I believe she would be the main focus of the next arc to come. The big hint is already there:
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ok knowing that is good enough for me. more clones/lookalikes or whatnot means moar lolis.

yup she did appear with the touma family..but as whom? i guess thats something they didn't expound on, like what they did to kaori appearing as stiyl(introduced as a friend of touma)
Feb 3, 2009 9:48 PM

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rofl who call the Angle Falls being caused by Touma's dad's collection of stuff? Me thats who lol! Wasn't expecting Misha to just disappear at the end though. The up side is Misha was a clone of the real Russian loli so hopefully we will meet her in the future.
Feb 3, 2009 10:48 PM

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WTFwasThat said:
Man it feels like everything that happens in this anime is pulled out randomly from the ass. Things just happen and Touma is like, oh okay I get it or I'll go along with it lol. But other than the random plots and plot twists I still want to watch more.

That's the same impression me and my friends are getting. The anime is quality, so I'm expecting them to somehow wrap everything up and link the plots in the last couple of episodes so the whole series (hopefully) will make sense.
Feb 3, 2009 11:09 PM

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Well at least I finally found my favorite character in this show. I can't wait to see more Motoharu~ :3
Feb 4, 2009 12:43 AM

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Can't decide my opinion on the new opening, i was REALLY fond of PSI MISSING so this will take some getting used to. I have to say the way things happened was a little less anti climactic than i was expecting, everything being a coincidence and all, but the eye candy of the angel fall thing engulfing the sky was totally worth it (i'm a giant sucker for magic shit).
Feb 4, 2009 1:51 AM

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DeathfireD said:
rofl who call the Angle Falls being caused by Touma's dad's collection of stuff? Me thats who lol! Wasn't expecting Misha to just disappear at the end though. The up side is Misha was a clone of the real Russian loli so hopefully we will meet her in the future.


we probably will see her again, since she appeared in the OP sequence.

this episode is just..WTH?? i wish they'll stop with all these mini arcs that have no relation whatsoever with the storyline.wait,what was the main plot again?


Feb 4, 2009 2:50 AM

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I hate the new OP, the old song was really nice.
Feb 4, 2009 4:57 AM

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This arc is a little bit rushed and I don't really like the new opening song. Probably, I'll get used to it but I think the first one is more better.


Feb 4, 2009 6:23 AM

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Huge problems with the pacing as usual, but still, I just love the whole setting.

So, let me try to fully understand this: Angel Fall was accidentaly caused by Touma's dad, which caused the angel Gabriel/Misha to fall to earth, resulting in distortions/body switching. So in order to return to heaven (or wherever Misha is from) she had to dispel the still incomplete Angel Fall before it was completed. And in the end she just decided to destroy everything with the Sweep to achieve that.

Am I missing something?

Feb 4, 2009 3:40 PM

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Disappointing episode, rushed arc ending, pointless fight-like scene, repetating phrases.
:(
Feb 4, 2009 10:01 PM

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maLakai said:
Disappointing episode, rushed arc ending, pointless fight-like scene, repetating phrases.
:(


I agree but the OP is Win. (^_^)
Feb 4, 2009 10:10 PM
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corroded said:
yup she did appear with the touma family..but as whom? i guess thats something they didn't expound on, like what they did to kaori appearing as stiyl(introduced as a friend of touma)


Hmm... as herself? I think the episode did say that she was imitating the appearance of an unseen character though.
Feb 4, 2009 11:01 PM

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so ridiculously bad. confusing, unexplained events, deus ex machina supporting character, and unfunny recurring ending to rushed arcs....at least the op's animation was good. it scares me though; it seems to be hinting that the series will continue for more than 24 episodes (consecutively). don't know i can take that.
Feb 5, 2009 6:36 AM

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So it was all just a coincidence, Touma ended up in hospital again, and the arc ended with Index - who was absent for 90% of the arc - biting Touma's arm.

What?
Feb 5, 2009 5:07 PM

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not so good episode. really seemed rushed...
Feb 7, 2009 1:39 PM

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This whole anime seems rushed... it introduces new,interesting characters, then most are forgotten about/dead/missing... Some come back for BRIEF periods of time(like Deep blood(miko girl)).
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Animes like this deserve at least 100 episodes to get all the characters.
Feb 8, 2009 2:43 PM

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The action scenes were a little bit short as always. If only the characters weren't this likable, I would have dropped the show.

They added some futile explanations on how the phenomenon occurred. However, it doesn't make any sense at all. I guess their wacky explanation might be part of the show.


Feb 9, 2009 8:33 AM

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DaBigD said:
So it was all just a coincidence, Touma ended up in hospital again, and the arc ended with Index - who was absent for 90% of the arc - biting Touma's arm.

What?


Gotta squeeze her in there somehow, she's in the title after all.


Feb 17, 2009 10:37 AM

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The old opening was much better, why'd they hve to change it? I guess I'll just get used to this one though..

I thought the episode was pretty good, although it truly was rushed I guess it's better that way, so we can start a new arc. I realy hope the series has a second season!!
Feb 19, 2009 1:08 PM

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As amazing as the old OP is, new OP is pure win as well.
And nice to have it changed up for a change.

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Mar 13, 2009 4:29 AM

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Why does this show even have Index's name on the title?

Anyway meh episode, stupid conclusion. New OP animation is great, not sure about the song though.
Mar 20, 2009 8:36 PM

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You guys can nipick all you want, i didn't care about plot since Eve Misha appeared, and everybody started changing bodies.
I laughthed so loudly that even my noisy neighbors have become quiet.

Thanks to this episode series now i'm repeating the same catch frase over and over on my mind. ( 不幸だ!) (Fukou da!) ("Such misfortune" as some subbers like to translate)
May 18, 2009 6:25 PM

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aero said:
Why does this show even have Index's name on the title?


Quite true. She was so cute at the end after the change over. "You strangled me" "You through me up against the wall".

One of my favourite proclamations in this episode is where Touma confronted his papa on the beach and said that "Let me walk my own path". Thought that was a pretty cool thing to say.

Kanzaki's pretty cool still. Women with blades just rock.

Misha kinda of reminded me of the President in Kujibiki Unbalanced from Genshiken. Must of been the helmet.

With what looks like some new cast members from the new opening, this thing could get more fresh. I especially want to see what's up with that blonded lolita style bird. She looks crazy. Just more reason to push Index out of the picture..le sigh. :(
Oct 6, 2009 8:27 PM

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Tsuchimikado is a great liar o_O!, so the temple itself is the seal..hee,

I hope nobody activating Angel Falls in real life by coincidence..
Oct 9, 2009 12:32 PM

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I hope nobody activating Angel Falls in real life by coincidence
I'd love if something like that happened =O
Beats this dull never changing ordinary life..

Personally I like the old OP much more, the music and singing in this new one just felt too industrial and off.
Glad the whole arc is over though, it felt a bit rushed and confusing really.
Oct 24, 2009 7:14 PM

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I didn't get the confusing plot at all with angels and whatever, but at least the new OP was nice.
Nov 30, 2009 2:09 AM

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What did our protagonist do in this episode? He could do nothing but watched Tsuchimikado blow his house. And Kanzaki thanked him after Angel Fall was canceled. :(
Jan 3, 2010 7:58 PM

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WOW, OKAY. SURE.

Anyway - moving on. Best part was there's more Misaki next episode. This show should also be called "Hey look at me my names Touma and I end up in the hospital after every arc because of my funny hand and nothing makes sense but just watch it toaru no majutsu NO index".

New opening is okay, I think it'll grow on me.
Jan 6, 2010 9:59 AM
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Uhuhuh.
The new opening is nice.
Opening music's title is Masterpiece, the original version of it is very nice, too ^^
I have already watched all the episodes and now TMNI is one of my favourite anime.
Ahh, yeah, there would be more dramatic scenes when some AIM girl appears... It would be in 23th episode, I believe... or earlier.
There will also be Accelerator, he'll have a mission and it would last about 3 episodes.
I think I didn't spoiler you ^^
Jan 19, 2010 3:07 PM

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LMAO INDEX IN THE END WAS SO CUTE, OMFG IMMA DIE. Touma acted all bitchy to her just because her appearance was that of a guy during the Angel Fall, lmfao, poor Index. :(

Okay so the culprit was Misha and Touya, I guess, although Touya didn't know about it because he was unaware of it. Feng-shui ftw! Also, I thought at first that Tsuchimikado would die. Good thing he didn't. That pose was way too cool before he used the nuclear bomb magic.

Plus, I fucking wonder how Touma got easily beaten up by Tsuchimikado. I mean Touma fucking won against Accelerator but he can't even win against that blonde guy? Wow
Mar 13, 2010 9:45 PM

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Okay, okay Magic using Christians, I've come to accept more or less since Crystal Dragon Jesus seems to be popular in japan.

But the half-naked magic using Shinto/Buddhist/Christian sage picking a fight with the angel Gabriel is a little much...

Anyone else find the 5 minutes of, "I can fight Christian stuff, because I'm half a religion!", disturbing or is that just me?

Though I am looking forward to seeing this dubbed, I'm very interested in seeing how America especially deals with "Christians fighting the harbringer of the birth of Christ"
Apr 22, 2010 7:03 AM

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Okay is there a need for 'Misha' then?
Basically she does nothing much to move the plot along. >.>
Apr 23, 2010 7:01 PM
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One of my most favorite Eps in the series. Though Wish they upped the fight a bit to match the Novel's fight. Hope if they make a 2nd session, there would be more Sasha/Misha in it, she's currently my favorite character in the entire series.
Sep 12, 2010 3:20 PM

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Dammit why did Tsuchimikado have to die..

And Touma REALLY loves that hospital eh? xD
Oct 6, 2010 1:24 PM

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Why is Touma in the hospital? All he received from Isuchimikado were just punches. :/
I really thought Isuchimikado killed himself until he came walking into the hospital room. O.O
Aww... I feel sorry for Index. She went through so much pain in this arc because of Touma.
Oct 28, 2010 12:24 PM
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billng said:
Dammit why did Tsuchimikado have to die..

And Touma REALLY loves that hospital eh? xD

he wasn't really dead O.o?
Nov 26, 2010 6:19 AM
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this arc was pretty confusing

why did "Dad" see Kansaki as Magnus? > Bathroom naked scene
and why did she go to the mens bathroom?
why did we see kansaki as kansaki`?
where was Magnus the whole time?
the whole time i didn't know who the blond dude with glasses was thought it was magnus ;D

can anyone say who was who?^
Dec 19, 2010 4:25 AM

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naikou said:
I really don't get it. This whole arc would have been fine if they'd killed off Tsuchimikado. Instead, it seems like a trivial event where Tsuchimikado simply decided to be a jerk and lead everyone around by the nose. For... no apparent reason.

^ This. That dramatic (but short) build-up to the point where he "sacrificed" himself, which wasn't too bad of a climax to the arc, was just... totally pointless and, in the end, actually anti-climatic.

Eh... I don't get the point of this whole arc. I didn't understand some things (I actually don't really get the whole thing with Misha, although I understood what was going on with Angel's Fall)... I suppose for now I'm just watching to see how this will end, and if 'everything' will ever 'come together'...
Dec 19, 2010 1:26 PM

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If I'd get a dollar for every twist in the last few episode, I would have a couple of dollars.
Jan 16, 2011 3:04 PM

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DAT MILF
Jan 26, 2011 3:01 PM

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I like happy endings, but that was cleared up quickly and cleanly pretty much right at the end. And of course no one died, but Touma got credit for doing whatever it is he did when the other guy (with the blond hair) did all the work and figured everything out.
Jan 27, 2011 10:47 PM
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Wait why was he alive? Pretty sure I missed something......
Feb 16, 2011 1:09 PM
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i wantz more index!
Feb 23, 2011 3:29 PM

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Meh, I preffered the old OP. The new one's OK I guess.

Pretty nice conclusion to this arc. The angel looked really cool I must say. Very nice design. It was her after all.

Next up; more Mikoto! C'mon Touma, beat up that guy! >w<

Apr 15, 2011 12:01 AM

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YaaY for the Fushigi Yuugi reference motoharu is cool while calling the four gods <3
Apr 16, 2011 12:43 AM
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naikou said:
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No I don't think this arc would've been fine if they killed off Tsuchimikado. As you said, he knew what was going on and how to stop it, so killing him off would not help.

I think you misunderstand what I was getting at. It would have been better if the writers had left Tsuchimikado as dead after he sacrificed himself, instead of giving him some haxxor regeneration ability to bring him back from the dead.

I totally agree. This arc would have been ok if the guy had died.

Anyway, I did have a hard time understanding what was up with Misha but after rewatching the beach scene once I got that she was an angel thus she wanted to stop Angel's Fall.

I'm still enjoying this anime though I have to say that the previous arc was way better. And it kinda annoys me that every single arc seems to end with Touma in the hospital and Index bitting him...
May 29, 2011 3:02 PM

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good episode, feel a bit bad for touma at the end, and index needs to get back into the show.


Mar 17, 2012 1:30 PM

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wait so the blonde dude just trolled everyone (including us apparently when he said to HIMSELF that someone needed to be sacrificed). What? Also why was index so useless here, she is supposed to be all powerful so shouldn't she have activated into her "whatever it's called" mode and used some powerful magic to help everyone. Another thing, if it is so easy to create an all-powerful angel-fall spell (where all you have to do is collect souvenirs) then why isn't this spell attempted more often?

Am I missing something or are these all legitimate questions?
Jun 27, 2012 7:26 PM
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Some thoughts I have for this ep:

1. Touma failed to ask his dad if he actually sees a naked woman in the bath when suspecting him as the culprit. Touma failed to see that his dad acted all calm and like nothing when they entered the bath....unless his dad does those kind of dirty things often?

2. If the angel herself is not the culprit, why did she have to run away in the previous episode? Why would she make herself seem suspicious?
Jun 30, 2012 7:03 PM

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Nice turnaround from the previous episode which made no sense. It explained everything and turned out alright.
Never go full retard
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