Toaru Majutsu no Index

[Ryllharu]

It was nice to see how the future Last Order - Accelerator relationship works. She and the others really hold the keys to power now. He is dependent on them, must protect them, but he's powerless if Last Order wishes it. It's also kind of cute they set them up with Yomikawa. Perhaps he may get involved the the really hairy Anti-Skill stuff, where his abilities would be the most useful. It looks like he's going to get involved in this one.

Aside from Index destroying the satellite, and Touma knowing Mikoto and the MISAKAs, I'm not sure how they're going to bring about their involvement.

Like Kraco said, I too like the way they've shifted to Kuroko instead of Mikoto. It's nice to see someone so utterly out of the loop. They didn't do that too well with Mikoto and Kuroko's introduction to magic last season. It did seem kind of weird they were generally okay with it all. It's refreshing to see someone, especially in Kuroko's position, so naive about things even with someone so close to her.

The Kuroko/Musujime powers parallel is very interesting. We discussed our thoughts on some of the finer points of Kuroko's powers last season, but this part, and next episode, will expand on this. From the looks of things and Uiharu's explanation, Musujime can only move things remotely. She appears to have a really good range, but there already seem to be a few limitations.

- Uiharu mentioned she hesitates to teleport herself. Kuroko likely has her beat there since she never seems to hesitate.

- Uiharu also said that Musujime can't interfere with similar powers, so if Kuroko touches something and sends it, it's hers.

- Kuroko mentioned in Railgun comparing herself to her "rival" Kongo Mitsuko that she teleports things beyond the mere three dimensions, I forget exactly how many. We came to the conclusion that last season that Kuroko can add things to her targets. Momentum, velocity, vectors, etc. She definitely displays such aptitude with her own body. She teleports in place and comes out with a flying kick.
On the other hand, Musujime doesn't seem to have that capability. She just remotely translates her target from point A to point B. Nothing else changes. The people she grabs are immediately taken by gravity. The needles she stole from Kuroko simply appear in her body. Kuroko can give those things some real momentum after just brushing them with her fingers. Musujime was physically throwing the needles at Kuroko.

- Musujime uses that wand (looks like a flashlight) for some reason. It's not clear what it's for. Maybe...she isn't an Esper?!

Either way, I think Kuroko has plenty of advantages because her potential is a lot higher, and the method by which her powers work requires a lot more mental capacity. She just hasn't mastered everything yet. I kind of wonder that if she did eventually grow to level 5, if she'd also be able to remotely grab things.