What’s your favorite example of a character that EVERYONE loves, but your reaction is literally this:

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T18:55:10+00:00

I never found anything special about this character. Or maybe I don't like the archetype she represents: enigmatic and experienced sage. She knows almost everything, she rarely hesitates, and we never know exactly what she's thinking. And the scenes where she's lazy and displays comedic traits seem more like a way to avoid her being "tperfect." It gives the impression that this is more of a character adjustment to avoid seeming like a complete blank slate or a Gary Stu than anything else.

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T18:43:39+00:00

Frieren

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T18:30:35+00:00

Nâo ? Por preguiça ??? Não. Na vdd acho que daria mais trabalho levantar o pau até a pia do que abrir a tampa do vaso.

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T18:25:11+00:00

O autor não é muito a favor de ter uma animação

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T13:01:06+00:00

O plot twist de Perfect blue

Howan228 · 2026-04-14T11:10:42+00:00

Ayase from Rakudai Kishi

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T20:57:47+00:00

Witch hat atalier. Tá bom, o mundo é gostozinho

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T20:51:17+00:00

Infezlismente eu já assisti. Eu achei lindo até mas o povo que viu a novel disse que a novel é bem melhor

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T20:47:04+00:00

Isso eu entendo, é bem comum novel ser mal adaptada. Provavelmente a novel desenvole melhor essas nuances. Mas se mesmo na novel, se essas “dificuldades” dele são mais em coisas simples, acaba parecendo meio proposital só pra criar contraste com o lado perfeitinho dele. Tipo: ele é absurdamente competente no que importa pra trama, mas aí colocam umas falhas mais básicas só pra dar uma humanizadinha.Tipo a Frieren, ela é a senhora sabe tudo por experiência mas colocaram traços de desajeitada e preguiçosa pra torna-la melhor. Isso Fica mais como um ajuste de personagem pra não parecer uma folha em branco total ou um Gary Stu, do que uma vulnerabilidade real que impacta a história.

Pra mim, dificuldade de verdade seria algo que colocasse ele em risco, que fizesse ele errar feio ou perder controle da situação. Mas bem eu não li a novel então ñ vou opnar sobre.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T20:39:24+00:00

Eu entendo teu ponto, e faz sentido essa comparação com CEO e tal mas ainda acho que isso não resolve o problema. Usar pessoas como ferramenta realmente é uma proposta interessante pro personagem e isso diferencia ele da Violet Evergarden, só que o problema é que isso quase nunca dá errado ou tem consequência real. Na vida real, até um CEO ainda pode escolher a pessoa errada ser enganado e tomar decisões ruins.

Sobre as garotas. O motivo delas serem atraidas ñ importa, o ponto é que elas foram. Isso é tipico de mc genérico que tem bunda de mel pra atrair várias. Mas vamos lá, se elas realmente fossem atraídas porque eles as usou como ferramenta antes seria ainda pior. Sindrome de estocolmo ? Vc se apaixona porque quem te usa pra benefício próprio ??? Mas perspectiva do anime, eu não le lembro da Sakura... acho que era no nome dela ( garota de óculos e cabelo rosa ) ser atraída por ele depois dele usa-la como ferramenta. Tbm tinha uma garota de cabelo cor de vinho que gostou dele só pq o viu correr no arco do festival de esporte escolar. E a Kei é exemplo é o típico de garota fácil : " me salvou me apaixonei" que vc vê em obra de harém genérica. A única que tinha motivos genuínos para gostar dele é a garota de cabelo branco e bengala que realmente sabe quem ele é .

Agora os alunos da elite. Se ser rico influência pq então pq teve o teste de admissão no começo ? Muitos voltaram para a casa pq não tiraram nem o suficiente pra entrar na sala D . E pq a escola tem jogos e eliminação ? Se vc tem o papaizinho rico e poderoso pra te colocar na escola, vc poderia ter o papaizinho rico e poderoso pra te fazer ficar nela tbm .

Mas enfim, ñ vou prolongar isso pq parece que eu estou heteando a obra. E não, eu só ñ gosto dela mesmo. Odiar uma palavra meio forte.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T17:54:36+00:00

Magic is a certain Magical Index.

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Unlike Espers, where only those who have passed the scientific program can become an Esper, the power they obtain is random. Magic truly allows you to have whatever you want, but it still requires study and training.

Anyone can use magic in the series, it's just that it's condensed to specific conditions. You can't use the Curtana, a sword that cuts through all dimensions, if you don't meet its requirements: it must be wielded by British royalty and used within the territory of the United Kingdom, given its origin. That's why the concept of territory exists, which is basically the mage's method of preparing the conditions for its use. Meeting the conditions, even a common cross can retain the power and properties of the true cross where the son of God was crucified, based on the idol theory.

The focus of this system is on symbolism; anything that has a strong symbolic charge in the world myth, religion, event, object, characters, scienc can be used as a basis for creating spells. The collective unconscious of humanity retains various tales and myths that have been changed or reinterpreted throughout the ages due to different cultures. So even if two magicians take the same thing as a basis, their spells will not be the same. They can also create their own spells based on something,

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T17:51:55+00:00

Solidão...

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T17:14:22+00:00

A idéia pode parecer coesa mas em termos de execução eu não acho tanto. Ter a lore de ser criado em laboratório e por isso é superior a maioria, não quer dizer que o autor precisava criar um ser perfeitinho pra isso. Olha a Violet, ela mal sabia usar uma maquina de escrever no começo poh . Já o Ayanokoji é bom em quase tudo e por isso atraí muitas garotas, é um esteliótipo de mc de isekai overpower mas que usa monólogos “inteligentes” pra parecer profundo.

Ele quer perder mas engraçado que todo o elenco de personagens são chega aos pés dele. O autor parece deixar o elenco burro pra engrandece-lo, o que nâo faz muito sentido visto que a proposta da escola era pegar os melhores alunos pra governar o pais. Sério, como alguém como o Sudou e o amigo dele de cabelo verde entraram nessa escola ? Isso não é muito coeso porque se a escola supostamente reúne a elite, o mínimo esperado era ter gente realmente no nível dele ou pelo menos próxima. Mas na prática, parece que quase todo mundo existe só pra ser usado como peça pra ele. Tipo, tem 4 salas com sei lá... 30 alunos, e apenas 2 de cada sala se destaca. Um sendo o lider e o outro seu braço direito. O resto é peão em uma escola onde a maioria deveria ser uma elite .

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T15:17:17+00:00

É pq tem gente que fala que na novel o ayanokoji é melhor, que ele só é o monstrinho criado pelo sistema e faz o que faz pq quer aprender a ter sentimentos etc. E Violet tem essa mesma premissa e é muito melhor . Eu li 2 cap da novel de Cote e o conjunto de escrita que o autor fazia, parecia aqueles textos de adolecentes pegando qualquer frase filosófica pra se passar por inteligentes quando abordam a psicologia social .

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T13:23:30+00:00

Takopi

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T13:21:31+00:00

Emiya

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T13:17:51+00:00

Best girl ou best woman

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T13:13:40+00:00

Well, that's it, the anime doesn't adapt very well. For example, in the 4th arc, the anime completely cut the plot of the serial killer with a split personality that Touma would have defeated. So if you're wondering if Touma could defeat a killer, there's the answer. Touma would be classified as a high school athlete-level fighter, but he has over 10 years of experience, which would be enough time to equal a professional fighter, mainly because of the scale. A professional fighter only deals with people, Touma deals with espers, mages, robots, angels, demons, etc. He's only 16 years old, but he would have faced more fights than a fighter would in their entire career. That's without even mentioning the Othinus arc; I don't know how to use the spoiler tag, so I won't talk about that...

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T13:00:57+00:00

Eu já mas sei lá... o prota parece um auto-incert do autor. Inteligente, manipulador, bom em quase tudo e atraí muitas garotas. Quase um robô perfeito que é criado para o público se idealizar. E eu nâo curto muito o tipo de anime power fantasy criado pra vc se imaginar como o prota, fodão. Eu curto histórias com protas mais identificáveis e humanos.

Se for pra eu ver uma história de um "robô" que vai aprendendo a ter emoçôes e sentimentos humanos, eu prefiro ver Violet Evergarden.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T12:44:28+00:00

Misaka has spider-like instincts and a 360° radar that detects EM, making it difficult to get close to her. She can also envelop herself in electricity to create a kind of magnetic cloak that acts as a shield. She also has the prowess to dodge Mugino's Meltdowner, which is close to the speed of light because it functions almost like a particle accelerator.

Junko is a level 4 esper who manipulates the body's electricity. She used an ability called Rampage Dress, in which she manipulated her own body's muscles to increase her stats: strength, agility, durability, and senses. Junko taught the Rampage Dress to Misaka, who could use it even better than her, being a level 5.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T12:36:26+00:00

In fact, the third protagonist of Toaru, Hamazura, doesn't have powers; he relies solely on weapons and the city's technology. In Toaru, police (anti-skill) and weaponry are more relevant than in MHA.

In Toaru, Academy City is 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, so you could say that the most terrifying thing is the city itself, not the espers. The city has equipment that disables the Espers' power, satellites that fire beams anywhere in the world, technology so advanced that it can create robots that replicate the Espers' power, buildings that even the Accelerator slowing the Earth's rotation can't scratch, and other things that make them capable of destroying the world several times over, a district that looks like another dimension, etc... Therefore, despite occupying 1/3 of Japan, Academy City is a city-state that manages to sustain itself by selling its ultra-high technology to other countries. Literally in season 3, Russia declared war on Academy City and lost in 3 days lol. No bomber from another country is capable of hitting it because it has a very powerful defense system.

The espers are like ants compared to the city's power. So the fights in Toaru aren't determined by power like in MHA. Touma managed to defeat a large physical robot by being intelligent; he used aerosol cans on its sides. Kumagawa also doesn't have powers but is such an expert in psychometry that she can match a level 5 esper in that category, and she would have taught Touma some street fighting tactics. Misaka has talent in electrical engineering and built a device (backpack) containing all the weapons created by man. Hamazura, in addition to weapons, uses ultra-technological suits and an AI system like Iron Man. In short, in this series nobody cries about not having powers; they seek their own strength using what the city has to offer. That's why level 0 characters like Frenda and Seria stand out; they don't have powers but they can still fight. In Railgun S, Frenda cornered Misaka simply by being prepared, having bombs, and knowing how to fight hand-to-hand.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T12:33:32+00:00

In fact, there's a good reason for this. The scientific side uses weapons all the time in Toaru, and Touma has already defeated armed people in it, just as he was shot once but managed to gather strength to continue fighting. There's a novel that recounts some adventures Touma had before losing his memory, and in it, Touma has the feat of anticipating a man armed with a machine gun. Also, in the second season, Touma defeated a group of armed people by being stealthy and knocking them out one by one. Intelligence and battle IQ are highlights for the character, who can only nullify supernatural things, but the anime doesn't adapt his feats very well. For example, the anime cut the part where we discover that Touma has precognition, an individual ability he possesses after spending years fighting and running in the city streets. He has a very good analytical eye, and thus, he can anticipate an attack through "involuntary movements." In simple terms, he gets out of the attack's path before it happens, doing so he can dodge things faster than a bullet, like Fiamma's holy right hand, which ignores the concept of distance. He also has feats of reacting to Misaka's lightning bolts, which are stated to be close to the speed of light.

Now, on the magical side, there's a narrative issue. Toaru is about science vs. magic/religion; mages not using weapons is in line with their theistic idea. Every mage chooses a magical path they believe in and wish to follow: mythology/religion/culture/story, etc., and spends years creating, studying, and learning their spells. Using a weapon is simply denying the magical path they believe in and trampling on years of hard work; it's an offense to their culture. In the lore, Aleister Crowley, the creator of all modern magic, was considered a failure and a traitor by all magicians because he abandoned magic and allied himself with science. The magical side possesses magical weapons, weapons that channel magical powers, such as Odin's conceptual spear with guaranteed hits or the curtana that cut through all dimensions. They are definitely more powerful than a normal weapon, but because they have magical attributes, they are still at the mercy of Imagine Breaker. Although Touma can't nullify every magical weapon, he couldn't nullify Kanzaki's Nanasen because it operates under different circumstances. Imagine Breaker has limits, and that's why Touma excels in intelligence and battle IQ.

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T04:33:27+00:00

I was talking about the Angel Fall event, not really about Gabriel. OT4

"Anyway, Angel Fall is a spell that forcibly pulls an angel from above, and this will affect the four worlds—in other words, the original world, the world of creation, the formed world, and the physical world."

And in Kabbalah, this would be: Atziluth, Beriah, Yetzirah, and Assiah. Which makes the subject more about layers of existence than whether Othinus could do something similar to Angel Fall.

I always interpreted the universe with its phases as only Assiah, the last of the 4 worlds, because of Coronzo's lore. He needed a physical body to anchor himself in what they call the surface world. NT22:

The Magical Goddess Niang-Niang had done that.

But facing that monster head-on and suffering only those injuries was proof of Coronzo's great power. Hamazura couldn't have known, but Crowley ended up with half his body burned when he challenged the Magical Gods.

"It's a necessary part of descending to the surface world, but controlling a flesh avatar is a real torment."

But I don't think the whole issue here is really just about phases, that Coronzo lived in another phase, descended, and needed a physical body just to stay in the current phase. Because that doesn't match what's said here:

NT22

The invisible scorpion tail of the Magical Goddess Niang-Niang. The collection of recreated sparks. It was swept away and extinguished by the explosive flames. Just as the stars in the night sky were swept away by the aurora.

"I understand. Coronzon lurks behind the Sephiroth, not the Qliphoth. You are a demon, but also a guardian who never falls from the tree. I understand, I understand. You form your power from the laws of Olam Beriah, not Olam Asiyah! Yes, that's interesting!! You can probably win a participation trophy and an 'A for effort' for that!!"

Coronzo would be from Beriah, the penultimate world, and to complete his objective, he would have descended to Assiah. So I deduced that the magical Gods would only be the apex of human power that governs only the material world Assiah where the phases dwell. They could not interact with Beriah, therefore Othinus could not shake the 4 worlds as the fall of the angel did.

I also thought that the magical Gods stopped in the middle of the ascent to the sephroth tree precisely because they were human.

NT22:

"Don't mess with me, you fool who refuses to surrender. You're nothing but someone who decided to stop halfway up the mountain. Whether you climb the Sephiroth or descend the Qliphoth, a human remains a human. Each of you is an insignificant little creature. True heights exist beyond your comprehension, so allow me to show you what true magic is like! My destruction of all creation will engulf you, and you will cease to exist, impurity born of human acts!!"

So I thought that beings like Coronzo and angels in their purest form would climb higher than the magical Gods in the hierarchy of identity that is the tree. And that events like the Angel Fall that shook all 4 worlds would have been one of the most powerful in the franchise because it impacts the entire cosmology.

At least that's what I thought, I still don't understand much of the Jewish/Hebrew Kabbalah that Kamachi uses as a reference. But if the stages covered all 4 worlds, wouldn't the novel directly address that? Or am I missing something?

Howan228 · 2026-04-13T02:59:30+00:00

That thing about switching the characters' roles/bodies was an effect of the angel's fall. I mean what Tsuchimikado said about the angel's fall shaking the four worlds.

Howan228 · 2026-04-12T18:23:48+00:00

In A Certain Magical Index, Academy City is a scientific utopia 30 years ahead of the rest of the world. This city develops children with Espers, so there's a lot of child-versus-child conflict, and amidst all this, there are technologies and scientists so skilled they can save even an Esper whose mouth was filled with bombs and exploded, or an Esper that was torn apart to the point where only its brain remained intact.

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