Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator

The anime's ideaology can be summed up with the "Oh you're a villain. You're just not a SUPER villain" meme from Megamind. Despite that, I cannot deny the therapeutic affects of Accelerator embarrassing weaker villains being a villain himself. The plot, music and animation exceeded my expectations for a spinoff, but most of the enjoyment comes from how deep Accelerator is as a character and how much it took advantage of the source material's world building while adding original elements like Esther and her necromancy. Basically it's the perfect show if you just want to see Academy City's first-ranked kick some ass.

I liked this show a lot more for one very specific reason: it has anti-hero as main protagonist. We are in such a desperate need for anti-heroes it hurts to event think about it. Anime after anime we get some wimp who can't look women in the eye but acts courageous and righteous with enormous power at hand. It's simply wrong. Accelerator is the way untouchable heroes should be. After all no one can touch them or even come close to doing so. There's no need to be all goody and happy all day. It's a boring and annoying existence sprinkled with moments of joy. Story otherwise is not bad. It's not a masterpiece but it does what it needs to do. Writers should also be praised for not taking shortcuts or having any exposition. It's fun little anime with a bit of an weird ending but enjoyable overall. Definitely worth a watch even if you are not into whole "magical index" universe.

Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (2019) An odd season but one that was needed for such a pinnacle character. I must say it didn't start where I thought it would but I am happy about that to avoid repetition. I enjoy the adventures he has with Last Order and the other sisters. Art is a good standard, not quite as good as I expected it to be but it is quite fitting with the series as a whole. The sound is good not as defined as I would have hoped but still it is good. Characters develop nicely and I do enjoy it, Misaka sisters way of speaking is topped off so cutely with Last Order. Overall, it is a good series but I am glad it is only 1 season, something about it didn't feel like it would last after too many. 8/10.

The series A Certain Magical Index, Accelerator and Railgun form one world and are closely connected, so I'll take the liberty of writing a joint review. This entire anime world operates on the idea of ​​a technological city, saints and people with "supernatural abilities" - this may seem at first glance like a rather wild combination that will only result in strange chaos, but the opposite is true. The series builds its world on characters that you will immediately like, invents great plots, builds a world with a glimpse of the future, but keeps its aces up its sleeve and works best of all with small jokes, often mainly with "running jokes", which, however, do not become boring or annoying. Index is a more fragmented series with many plots, which goes through everything quickly and the quality of the individual parts is unfortunately a bit uneven, while the first season is rather entertaining, the second is already 50/50 and the third is a minor explosion. Accelerator has one solid story, which is mainly driven by the character of Accelerator himself, and that's actually enough, this hero who pretends to be a villain is a distinctive personality, who together with Misaka Misaka forms an unforgettable funny-serious duo. Railgun is then the brightest flash of this entire series - it wonderfully expands the abbreviated Index, brings the best combination of characters led by Biribiri, also works with its own plots, which are always well explained (the villains have a motive, the plots are not acted out or at least presented in a not quite classic way and they leave time for a satisfactory ending), there are a lot of funny jokes, the action is sometimes incredibly impressive and well thought out and I am simply drawn to this series like lightning by a lightning rod. I really enjoy this world in the finale! - Scanerior enthusiastically concludes his review.

Overview: "A Certain Scientific Accelerator" is the second spin-off of the science-fantasy series "A Certain Magical Index", the first being "A Certain Scientific Railgun". As the name implies, it focuses on Accelerator, the resident anti-hero of "Index" and the top-ranked esper in Academy City. While in terms of visuals and sound design, "Accelerator" is just as impressive as its parent series "Index" and sister series "Railgun", it unfortunately falls a little short in the areas that truly matter, though it's still well worth watching, especially if you're an Accelerator fan. Story (8/10): The series is set some time after episodes 18 and 19 of "Index", when Accelerator saved the young Misaka clone Last Order almost at the cost of his life. He survived, but only due to being treated and being linked up to a giant network that allows him to function normally. As a result, however, his once invincible powers, which allow him to control vectors, have taken a hit, and he's now only able to use them for about 5 minutes at a time, after which he then has to recharge. One day, he ends up running into a terrorist organization called Disciplinary Action (DA for short), people with a twisted sense of justice who control mysterious, experimental machines with the ability to control the dead. At the same time, he encounters a mysterious woman who introduces herself as Esther Rosenthal. As it turns out, DA's ability to control the dead is something that was taught by her, something she deeply regrets as they are now using their newfound power for their own selfish purposes, and so she has made it her mission to stop them. What's worse is that their plans appear to threaten the entire world, and their plans involve Last Order somehow. While Accelerator may not care much about the world, he DOES care about Last Order and has made it his personal mission to protect her out of atonement. Ultimately, this unlikely duo teams up to stop DA before they can cause any real damage. As far as pacing in the franchise goes, "Accelerator"'s is some of the best. While it does take 2 episodes to get to the main plot, from there, we gradually learn more and more about Esther and DA and how she ended up getting involved with them. It also provides a rare case of both the Magic Side and Science Side having equal focus in a story arc, with Esther representing the former and DA representing the latter. One thing I didn't like about "Railgun" much was that it completely ignores the Magic Side and focuses exclusively on the Science Side, which was a little disappointing as one of the main draws of "Index" as a whole is its magic vs. science theme. As such, it's a good thing that "Accelerator" doesn't suffer from the same problem (if you even considered that a problem, of course). Unfortunately, while the story is great as a standalone tale, in the grand scheme of things it feels kind of irrelevant, as one must wonder where Touma, Index and Mikoto were during this world-ending catastrophe. Notably, the only main character of the franchise to appear is Accelerator himself, while Touma, Index and Mikoto don't get so much as a cameo, which is especially jarring considering Touma had an important role in "Railgun" and Index appeared every now and then. Additionally, the fact that the events of the series are never even mentioned outside of it means that it's a foregone conclusion that there will be no long-term consequences as a result of DA's actions, which keeps the stakes from being as high as they could have been. The length of the season is also notably shorter than others, being only 12 episodes long as opposed to the usual 24-26. As such, the Necromancy arc ends up being the only one we get, though it is still ultimately a good story that manages to bring things to a satisfying conclusion. One last thing I should note, however, is that you should definitely watch the first season of “Index” beforehand, since otherwise you won’t know exactly who Accelerator is, what he did in his past and how he ended up as Last Order’s guardian. Art & Animation (9/10): As with all entries in the franchise, “A Certain Scientific Accelerator” is animated by J.C Staff. Normally, that would be nothing to get excited about, but with them consistently producing fantastic visuals for both “Index” and “Railgun”, it’s a different story here. The characters and environments are as well-drawn and detailed as they’ve always been and the various power effects are consistently a joy to witness. It doesn’t have any particularly standout visuals in comparison to the other entries in the franchise, but it doesn’t really need to. After all, why fix what isn’t broken? Sound & Dialogue (9/10): “A Certain Scientific Accelerator”’s soundtrack isn’t exactly the most memorable, with no particularly standout tracks that come to mind, but it certainly fits the tone of the series very well. The opening “Shadow of the Light” is brilliantly atmospheric and the ending theme “Parole” isn’t bad either. The voice acting is excellent; Austin Tindle tackles his role as Accelerator with his usual energy (by which I mean he nails everything to do with the character) and the series contains a number of fresh new talents like Amber Lee Connors (who voices Esther), Adam Gibbs and Kate Bristol. All in all, the sound design is one of the show’s greatest strengths, not that I would have expected anything less. Characters (7.5/10): Since the series is set before the second and third seasons of “Index”, Accelerator is still stuck in his belief that he’s a villain, outright calling himself “the bad guy” and scoffing at anyone who says that there’s good in him. Of course, as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words, and he consistently shows himself to be a far better person than he’s willing to admit, going out of his way to help people and even showing mercy to certain enemies. Hell, the whole reason he gets involved in the plot is because the DA are after Last Order, whom he clearly cares a lot for despite finding her really annoying. However, while a handicap was inevitable given how utterly broken his powers are, I couldn’t help but feel that he was still pretty much invincible even in spite of it, as he tears through pretty much everything with ease and I can’t remember any time when it felt like he was in danger. Of course, it doesn’t help that him surviving is a foregone conclusion, but even with that knowledge, he often doesn’t even NEED five minutes to defuse a conflict, so the limits on how often he can use his powers does little to even slow him down. This is especially notable when you compare him to Touma and Mikoto, both of whom are FAR from invincible and face genuine challenges in their respective stories. All of that being said, Accelerator’s abilities make him destroying everything in his path highly entertaining in its own right and he’s overall a very likable, well-rounded and interesting character. Then there’s Esther, who doesn’t appear in either “Index” or “Railgun” and is a new character created for “Accelerator”. I would overall say that she ranks among some of the better characters in the franchise, having both a strong, likeable personality and a very well-developed backstory, where we learn various things about her family and bloodline and what led her to her actions in the present day, though I certainly won’t spoil anything. In a way, she feels a lot like Accelerator, in that they’re both trying to make up for something they did in the past, though the fact that Esther never learns what Accelerator did and his general attitude means this similarity is completely lost on both of them. Interesting as she is, however, I did find she could be rather annoying in the second half, where she starts calling Accelerator her master and demanding to be his disciple. She doesn’t even do it because he saved her life or anything. She just witnesses his immense power and suddenly decides that she has to learn fro…

They f****ed with the best chracter anime, he barely is the protagonist of his own show, instead they choose to focus on the story of that blond necromancer who is boring af and for a necromance have close to no soul. I really wished this anime was way more about " i do what i want beacuse i can, and i wanna save that little girl , also i'm nerfed so i gonna have to deal with that" that is about " hey look at me imma impotent girl that have this weird family issues and gona take half the screen time with a uninteresting story". The best part was when he beated the ever living shit out of that 4 girl group Scavangers because that is the escence of this character, the anti-villan job. So much potencial wasted.

Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator felt just like fan service, and with that initial bit of information out of the way you can excuse a lot of stuff like the not-very-good development of the characters. This was made specifically for people who wanted to see more of this character and in that regard it delivers on that promise. Accelerator cackling and the fear he inspires from people and even though he has his limitations in this show, being able to bypass virtually everybody's abilities was very amusing. You might feel like that makes it boring because you technically know the result of everything but it really just depends on a person's tastes. If you're looking for something more complex than that this isn't the show, but if you don't mind something that revels in itself a little then this is for you!