DAYUM That scientist is HAWT.

/endperv

Sacred Yuri Ways – aka raep? Get their prey when they’re down, lolol. Kuroko needs to work a bit harder

No, not raep! LOLOLZZZ XD

I was trying to refer to the “stealing a secret kiss when the other is sleeping” tactic but uh, yeah, I guess Chikane and Shizuru are more infamous for *other* kinds of yuri act. XD

Mirrors are something to be scared of!

Yep and if Kuroko wanted, she could cut those pillars with something as frail as a big piece of paper. :3

It’s good that the main cast of Railgun has top two Levels: Mikoto – 5, Kuroko – 4, mixing and being friends with the two bottom Levels of Academy City: Uiharu- 1, Saten – 0. Their Levels are so different, but they can still bond and talk about anything, interact normally :] It doesn’t matter about Levels, just more of where you belong.

I certainly agree! And much of the credit goes to Mikoto as she was the one who broke the Level barriers between the 4 of them. It is a relief to see that they can comfortably chat and confide in one another, especially Saten who shares a lot of her problems with Mikoto (two complete opposites). Their clique makes for one of the most unusual yet balanced form of friendship. Still, I feel sorry for Saten whenever trouble comes up as that friendship soon becomes like a double-edged sword to her. In a way, it does put her in scenarios where she could involuntarily cause others trouble when she gets pulled into danger and being helpless to assist her friends. :(

Kuroko just turned level 4?

Ahaha this is a completely baseless assumption on my part. XD

But remember Episode 5 about Kuroko and Uiharu’s flashback? That time, they were in elementary school and presumably several months before they were due to enroll in middle school (What made them dramatically transform from loli to middle school girl look, I have NO idea. Maybe science has something to do with it? :p). Kuroko mentioned Tokiwadai accepts only students who are at least Level 3 so my guess is that Kuroko already fit the prerequisites for entry. Moreover that time, Kuroko showed that she couldn’t teleport herself and by the time she reached the first year of middle school (present timeline for Railgun), she could do it and her Level is acknowledged as Level 4. Being able to improve her ability to the point that she is now able to teleport herself can be considered a huge change that warrants a raise in Level, so my guess is that Kuroko was a Level 3 several months ago. Of course, I could be completely wrong.

Comparing her with Misaka, Misaka’s power can cause huge damage by itself but Kuroko needs to attack something bit by bit to cause the same damage.

True. But also lets not forget that Mikoto’s ability and Kuroko’s ability are very different in nature. Teleportation isn’t primarily used to cause damage anyway so it can’t exactly be compared to Mikoto’s electromastery in terms of application and damage caused. ;)

Lol, Kuroko makes the best faces and all the funniest things

She is the #1 comic relief in Railgun after all XD. But don’t let her constant funny side fool ya! Go watch Episode 9 now. ;)

Guess off to the manga I go~

Oho~? Starting to read the manga? Good for you! :D

Just try to control the reading pace if you prefer to keep the Anime unspoiled and exciting but of course, I won’t hold you back if you find it too addictive. Disclaimer: I won’t be held responsible hehehe! ;D

Well, that’s the way psychic abilities are assessed in Academy City. Abilities can be evaluated by the amount of direct damage they can cause but not the amount of collateral damage. However, despite measuring esper powers based on damage output, ultimately, it’s the ability stats that matters. Still, if I have to give my honest opinion, the criteria to achieve Level 5 may seem a little too harsh for some ability’s cases.

I doubt this is a spoiler since espers’ stats are not likely to be shown in the Anime, even in Index thus far, so I guess it’s safe to give an example related to Kuroko -> Currently, the most powerful teleporter in Academy City has the ability to teleport up to 10 times the distance of Kuroko’s max distance, and can move an object with a mass that exceeds 30 times the max mass Kuroko can teleport. Moreover, that esper has a special twist to their powers but I won’t spoil what it’s capable of. Despite all those seemingly impressive stats, that esper is a Level 4, the same Level as Kuroko although it’s safe to say there is a circumstantial reason of why that esper remains a Level 4. Still, by comparing with those stats alone, you can tell Kuroko will have a loooong way to go before she can reach Level 5. Then again, she just turned Level 4 not too long ago. It’s just the beginning of her Level 5 journey. Even so, why worry when you have brains to make up for it, right? ^^

Btw, thumbs up for more Kuroko support! If there’s any episode which can redeem her reputation, it’s this! :D

never knew she could defeat enemies like those guys

neither did i. i think i agree with keiri’s explanation as to why her skill level is at 4 and i think it’s justifiable that way. i guess the level system of index/railgun trained viewers to determine the strength of an individual by referring to their levels. touma’s case is an exception because level 0’s in their world are levels that, according to keiri, is hard to measure. well, if you lack the skill to win the battle, make it up with your brains and i loved how kuroko portrayed such wit and chaos.

i guess keiri’s hopes for kuroko’s salvation in the anime are showing signs :D

as far as the series has proven herself, she outwits misaka even if she’s the electric princess

True. Even though Kuroko doesn’t look it, she is someone who prefers to think rather than act on impulse as she knows the limitations of her ability, unlike Mikoto’s ability which is pure power and hardly has any weaknesses. And after what Kuroko did in this episode, she does deserve recognition for her accomplishment after the amount of flame she got for her antics in the earlier episodes. This is a good eye-opener.

Besides that, although I didn’t mind much of how the writers omitted some scenes from the manga, I did wish they had kept the one where it showed Kuroko going after the same gang of thugs in the restaurant and she single-handedly fought, subdued, and threatened them to spill the beans about the Level Upper. That was how she originally found out about the true nature of the song. The way the “Trick Art” guy so readily gave up the song to her in this episode felt kind of unsatisfactory.

looking back at when misaka talked to her after she “ran away”, i could imagine how it must’ve hurt when misaka told her that “Your Level doesn’t mean anything, right?”

I’m sure Mikoto means well but yes, that advice isn’t convincing coming from a person who’s a Level 5. I dare say, her comment was even inconsiderate towards Saten’s situation. A better advice would have been along the lines of “Don’t give up. Just keep trying and I’m sure you’ll get your wish one day.” That is already the first big step towards achieving Personal Reality anyway. I can imagine Saten has already started drifting away from her esper dreams ever since she was given the first assessment of being a “Level 0″. The continuous discouragement she faced time after time could have pulled her further away from ever achieving Level 1.

what im pissed about is how she shared the information with her friends. not that im against it but im getting this premonition that those girls may be addicted to level upper’s power and this might cause saten more harm than good

Regarding Saten sharing the Level Upper with her friends, I reckon that’s a decision she made on impulse based on her emotions. She probably didn’t think rationally about the act nor the consequences. It could just be the kind of situation where she feels that she belongs to the same world as her friends, and thus sought acceptance and mutual understanding from them. But yes, I agree with you that it was a bad decision. From my POV, it’s a case of “I’m afraid to try this by myself but if I have people who is willing to try it with me, I may be more confident of going ahead with it”. In a way, she could unconsciously be using them as an excuse even though I’m sure Saten didn’t harbor any hidden selfish motives.