#a certain

[sun-anon-official]

actually in a ler mood bc of said someone

[thegreatyin]

while im updating you all on the scoundrel's neathly escapades,

is now a good time to admit a certain something

[peculiary]

Inferno #4 January 5, 2022

[worst-case-scenario-im-a-god]

You're pretty when your mouth is closed.

What? Does the doggy not like his new muzzle? I'm sorry, sweetheart, but you've gotten into a bad habit of nipping at me, and I need to make sure you know that's not how good boys behave.

Aw, are you mad I won't kiss you? But, puppy, I am kissing you!

Oh, without the muzzle? No, sweetheart, I can't do that! What if you decide to take a bite? No, you'll get proper kisses once you learn to behave again.

For now, just sit and do as you're told. Or the next thing that goes on you is a shock collar.

[hopeymchope]

So, how complicated is the entire 'A Certain' series? I read a basic summary of the setting, but it seems like there is a lot of material to sift through. If you know about the Fate Series, would you say it's more/less/equally complicated?

I’d say it’s definitely less complicated. Honestly, you can get away with following either just the light novels/manga or just the animes, and you’ll be clear to understand everything you need to know. There are no “this is only slightly comprehensible if you’ve played a preceding video game” stories, and there are no “This is a completely different AU with the same characters but a fundamentally different setup” stories - both of which Fate manages to dump on us thanks to the Extra line :P. In fact, the “A Certain/To Aru” series only has one single continuity so far!

I speak as someone who has personally only ever watched the various animes, but I’ve never felt lost (uhh, except during two particular arcs that are designed to confuse you until the eventual explanation arrives - one of which is the very first intro arc. Lol).

You should really start with the original series  A Certain Magical Index, although it’s… not impossible to start with A Certain Scientific Railgun (my personal favorite). Railgun starts out as a prequel for a long while before finally reaching the point where it aligns with the start of Index, however… it’s just that all of the series loves to reference back to/hint at the central characters of Index, so it’s best to get that context first. That doesn’t mean you have to watch or read ALL of Index before splitting off, of course - in fact, I found it more satisfying to sort of alternate between season one of Index, season one of Railgun, season two of Index, season two of Railgun, etc. But you could just as easily do like, maybe three story arcs in Index before swiftly jumping over to another show/series. Idk.

(A Certain Scientific Accelerator really doesn’t work until you’ve cleared at least two seasons of Index or 12 damn light novels of it, so that’s… its own thing.)

Fair Warning: The series loves to employ the kind of sexual humor you likely expect from anime by now (unsuspecting guy somehow accidentally winds up walking into room where women are changing/winds up falling on someone’s breasts/etc etc etc), and it is tiresome, but IN PARTICULAR, there are times when the Wacky Hjinx of “Railgun’s roommate wants so fucking bad to sexually assault/molest her - and it’s extra-wacky bc they’re both underage!” made me nearly fucking give up more than once in season 1 of her show. There’s a personal line to that stuff for everybody, and y’know, your mileage may vary on how much bullshit you are willing to tolerate. You might prefer to give up. You might not care. I don’t know. I was EVENTUALLY happy I suffered through because of how much I loved the stuff on the other side, but uh JEEEESUS CHOCOLATE CHRIST JAPAN is all I’m sayin’, y’know?

[alpine-hoplite]

Imagine boasting about ruining friendships because you cant swallow your pride

[keptblck-blog]

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