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Oct 9, 2018 4:15 PM
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I did watch this anime when at its release, and now im here idk if i should be happy about the 3rd season because i dont remember anything at all... makes me wonder if it would be worth rewatching or nah
Oct 9, 2018 8:05 PM
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Before the third season started I was rewatching the first and second season also the movie, because I already forgot many parts of the story so I think it will be worth to rewatch
Oct 10, 2018 5:01 AM
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Am currently re-watching the whole franchise atm.
Oct 10, 2018 5:10 AM
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Am currently re-watching the whole franchise atm.


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Oct 11, 2018 3:06 AM
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I would if I didn't have other anime to watch. This franchize is awwwsome.
Oct 11, 2018 1:24 PM
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If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24
Oct 11, 2018 4:14 PM
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Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24

I've seen so many watch orders for this show lol, this one looks really good.
Oct 11, 2018 5:17 PM
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Kuribro said:
Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24

I've seen so many watch orders for this show lol, this one looks really good.

looks good thanks for bothering ^^
Oct 11, 2018 5:24 PM
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I would strongly recommend you doing so if you intend to continue watching Index III.
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Oct 11, 2018 5:43 PM

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Probably a good idea.
Oct 30, 2018 4:35 AM

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Kuribro said:
Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24

I've seen so many watch orders for this show lol, this one looks really good.

It looks like a fuckin' mess. Not a slam against the guy who made it of course but what the hell is this - Season 1 episode 18 then season 2 episode one and then back to season 1.
I watched two episodes of the third season and I'm not sure I should be watching further. What is the Right Seat of God, what is the Orthodox Church guys deal? What am I watching? What is happening? Were those characters there before? Are they new? Yeah... I can't spare another week or two to rewatch everything again. I'm gonna look for some abridged version online.
Oct 30, 2018 3:05 PM
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Werchiel said:
Kuribro said:

I've seen so many watch orders for this show lol, this one looks really good.

It looks like a fuckin' mess. Not a slam against the guy who made it of course but what the hell is this - Season 1 episode 18 then season 2 episode one and then back to season 1.
I watched two episodes of the third season and I'm not sure I should be watching further. What is the Right Seat of God, what is the Orthodox Church guys deal? What am I watching? What is happening? Were those characters there before? Are they new? Yeah... I can't spare another week or two to rewatch everything again. I'm gonna look for some abridged version online.


Rather than this, people should get used to start reading LNs and do what I m doing, reading from vol1, aka the best and most legit way!!!!
Oct 31, 2018 2:49 AM

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Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24
http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Anime_Timeline or you could just link this

or this
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Oct 31, 2018 3:33 PM

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GenesisAria said:
Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24
http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Anime_Timeline or you could just link this

or this


Video's for something like this are pointless. You can read the list as you're watching the anime. You can't do that with a video. You'd have to seek through the video, find where you're at and where you're going.

The wikia is where I got the info, but it's not formatted in a simple way that can be taken in at a glance such as the list that I posted. I simplified it. So "you could just" is kind of a weird way to say it when the two alternatives you shared are more involved and time-consuming ways to get the same information.

Genesis Aria is a great song

Edit: the wikia also has a lot of minor spoilers in it's "timeline". So that's also another reason I prefer to just paste the simplified list.
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Genesis Aria is a great song
My username is way older than that, and it means something completely different.

I post the wiki because it shows the tables for the overlapping arcs side by side, which allow you to manage whether you watch them one then other or tag team etc (for example on sisters arc, it's ideal to keep watching railgun into the first, and then go over to index, and then try focusing on watching the index end first and railgun second, because esle you'll be taking that big quality dip by watching the superior drawn railgun first etc etc etc. It's more specific.
GenesisAriaOct 31, 2018 10:18 PM
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“You cannot know what you do not know.”
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
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Nov 1, 2018 4:03 AM

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> Watching episodes chronologically

:wut:

Nov 1, 2018 4:13 AM

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> Watching episodes chronologically

:wut:

^

stupid character limit
Nov 1, 2018 2:40 PM
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Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24


If I have not seen any episodes of this anime yet but would like to start it, would you advise me to start with Railgun and follow this order or start with Index?
Nov 1, 2018 8:34 PM

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DieuMivas said:
Kougeru said:
If you want to rewatch it in chronological order, here ya go.


Railgun S1 Ep 1 - 14
Railgun OVA 1
Index S1 Ep 1 - 6
Railgun S1 Ep 15 - 16
Index S1 Ep 7 - 9
Railgun S1 Ep 17 - 24
Railgun S2 Ep 1 - 9
Index S1 Ep 10-14 take place at the same as Railgun S2 Ep 10-16
Railgun S2 Ep 17-20
Index S1 Ep 15-17 coincide with Railgun S2 21-24
Index S1 Ep 18
Index S2 Ep 1
Index S1 Ep 19-24
Index S2 Ep 2-7
Index Movie
Index S2 8-24


If I have not seen any episodes of this anime yet but would like to start it, would you advise me to start with Railgun and follow this order or start with Index?
Index I > Index II > Railgun > Railgun S
Nov 1, 2018 10:00 PM

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If you can read books, than read the LN, otherwise don't bother reading or watching anything index related. Anime version isn't worth your time, so either one become a proper LN fan or get out and there is one less idiot anime only to deal with.
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Nov 2, 2018 7:32 AM

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Well ghe director and screenwriter confirmed it in an interview that they will only adapt he highlights from each arc, exposition will be cut. So if u are anime only i would recommend reading the novels, else the adaption wont make much sense to u, cause the major direction of this adaption is fanservice for light novel readers, anime onlys like u are doomed without reading the novels.
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Nov 17, 2018 7:38 AM
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ap1001 said:
If you can read books, than read the LN, otherwise don't bother reading or watching anything index related. Anime version isn't worth your time, so either one become a proper LN fan or get out and there is one less idiot anime only to deal with.

Savage.
But yeah LN route is the best option, for people that can tolerate reading.
Nov 23, 2018 12:31 PM

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ap1001 said:
If you can read books, than read the LN, otherwise don't bother reading or watching anything index related. Anime version isn't worth your time, so either one become a proper LN fan or get out and there is one less idiot anime only to deal with.
I'll disagree with this, at least for Railgun anyway.
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Major1234 said:
ap1001 said:
If you can read books, than read the LN, otherwise don't bother reading or watching anything index related. Anime version isn't worth your time, so either one become a proper LN fan or get out and there is one less idiot anime only to deal with.
I'll disagree with this, at least for Railgun anyway.

Well comparing Index and Railgun is like comparing apple to orange, as both are different product (Index=Light Novel, Railgun=Manga).

The reason why Railgun anime is handled so well because it's source material was a manga and it's far easier to be adapt than Index did, not to mention it's director Nagai does care about the accuracy so no wonder the anime was better than Index (Exclude the fillers).
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MahiaErebeaNegi said:
Major1234 said:
I'll disagree with this, at least for Railgun anyway.

Well comparing Index and Railgun is like comparing apple to orange, as both are different product (Index=Light Novel, Railgun=Manga).

The reason why Railgun anime is handled so well because it's source material was a manga and it's far easier to be adapt than Index did, not to mention it's director Nagai does care about the accuracy so no wonder the anime was better than Index (Exclude the fillers).
I don't really enjoy reading LN's so I always prefer an animated version. Manga is fine sometimes but I feel its not engaging enough for me, there are some exceptions of course. His comment is just rude and doesn't offer any useful advice at all.
Nov 24, 2018 9:02 PM
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lmao just watch it from release order and you will know the whole story this is even didn't count railgun s3 & accel anime next year
Nov 24, 2018 9:09 PM
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MahiaErebeaNegi said:
Major1234 said:
I'll disagree with this, at least for Railgun anyway.

Well comparing Index and Railgun is like comparing apple to orange, as both are different product (Index=Light Novel, Railgun=Manga).

The reason why Railgun anime is handled so well because it's source material was a manga and it's far easier to be adapt than Index did, not to mention it's director Nagai does care about the accuracy so no wonder the anime was better than Index (Exclude the fillers).

I mean, everything about Kongou alone is proof that Nagai gives no fucks about trying to be accurate
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It's precisely because I don't remember s1 and s2 that I couldn't watch this 3rd season as it was airing. So I re-watched both seasons and am watching s3 right now.

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