Magic∞world

Magic∞world

For those who liked the opening theme song of To Aru Majustu no Index II (日本名：とある魔術の禁書目録II), titled No buts! by Mami Kawada, why not enjoy the closing theme song of To Aru Majutsu no Index II, titled Magic∞world, by Maon Kurosaki?

We all know that Maon Kurosaki was way famous for several closing themes from the killer survival action anime, High School of the Dead, and now, she will held responsible for the closing theme of To Aru Majutsu no Index II, the second season of the original continuing the quest of Toma Kamijo, Index, Mikoto Misaka, and the rest.

This song seems to be the great alternative from No buts, but the different flavor of this song captures the ears of every Index fans everywhere. Seems enjoyable, but there's a treat. For the first time, you can listen to Maon Kurosaki's song, ANSWER, from the upcoming To Aru Majutsu no Index PSP video game. That's two special treats at the price of one maxi single CD!

LIMITED EDITION:
A limited edition copy includes not just the maxi single CD, but also a special DVD with the music video of Magic∞world by Maon Kurosaki. Hurry up and buy one before its gone for good!

No buts!

No buts!

No buts! - A title of Mami Kawada's maxi single CD containing the theme song of To Aru Majutsu no Index II, No buts!, is just one of the many reasons how Majutsu no Index II is exciting to watch more than the first season.

This Maxi Single contains two song, one is the theme song of To Aru Majutsu no Index II, and another one is new to Mami Kawada fans. I guess we all know that this title of the song says it all, No buts means NO BUTS! Because the title of the song is No buts, I don't really need a reason how great this theme song is.

No Buts is one kick-butt song Index fans would love to hear it!

LIMITED EDITION:
There is also a limited edition for this Maxi Single! Not only it packs the music CD, but also the DVD for the music video of No Buts, and an alternate cover featuring Mikoto Misaka and Index! Best to buy it because its a limited availability!

No buts! (Alternate cover)

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun -Original Video Animation-

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA

When Majutsu no Index II airs and the incoming Majutsu no Index PSP coming this winter, most Railgun fans truly miss the whole girls-day-out spin-off, titled To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (日本名：とある科学の超電磁砲), since it was ended on late March 2010. When the anime ended, they still enjoy the whole Railgun day out thanks to the Archives CDs (from drama parts to character songs) to keep the whole thing as a remembrance.

As a remembrance, Geneon Universal brings this girls-day-out spin-off a second chance in the form of a OVA. It's a made for DVD and Blu-ray extra episode of the phenomenal story revolving in the life and times of a Level 5 Electromaster, Mikoto "Biri-Biri" Misaka, along with Kuroko, Uiharu, and Saten. In this extra episode, after Saten told a scary story, something's wrong is happening with Biribiri. We don't really know what's going on but is it somewhat happened after a scary story? What lurks around Misaka?

This OVA seems to be more of a decent souvenir for Railgun fans who want to savor the flavor of the whole Railgun story and this would be a good memorabilia to watch it over and over again. After watching the OVA, what do you think, does anyone still like Railgun? I know they will like it to remember it forever.

As always, good job for the production staff responsible of this! Always staying ahead on the game!

Ah...Biribiri, Kuroko, Uiharu, and Saten are always a part of every otakus' precious memories.

CAST:

Rina Satou (Negi Springfield from Mahou Sensei Negima!) as Mikoto Misaka

Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai

Aki Toyosaki (Yui Hirasawa from K-On!) as Kazari Uiharu

Kanae Ito (Amu Hinamori from Shugo Chara series) as Ruiko Saten

Kana Ueda (Sakuya Aizawa from Hayate the Combat Butler!) as Mii Konori

Atsushi Abe as Toma Kamijo




DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: October 29, 2010
Distribution: Geneon Universal Entertainment

Special "ONE"

Special "ONE"

For those who listened the opening theme of the To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA, titled Future Gazer by fripSide, why not take a sip and listen to the closing theme, which is none other than Special "ONE" sung by Elisa, responsible for the closing themes of Kagaku no Railgun anime, Dear My Friend and Real Force.

This is the seventh maxi-single CD by Elisa. I don't really know what's in that song but I'm sure this is a nice one for those who want to savor the moment before getting ready for the Kagaku no Railgun OVA release this week, following the new story of Mikoto "Biri-biri" Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, and Ruiko Saten.

It seems fresh, but this song would be a perfect fit for a Railgun fan.

LIMITED EDITION:
A limited edition includes a Special "ONE". That is, a DVD of course. It includes the music video of Special "ONE" by Elisa. Hurry up and buy one because this edition's running out fast!

Future Gazer

Future Gazer by fripSide

Future Gazer debut! As a special treat before the To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (日本名：とある科学の超電磁砲) OVA goes on sale this late October, Geneon Universal pleased to announced that the OVA theme song titled Future Gazer, sung by fripSide, is now here as a maxi single CD, allowing Railgun fans to listen to the theme song on the upcoming To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA. Of course, the ending theme song Special "ONE", sung by Elisa (you know her for singing two closing themes from Railgun) coming very soon late this October.

About this song, Future Gazer sounds good, it kinda felt like the two Railgun opening songs; only my railgun and LEVEL 5 -Judgelight-. The tune seems to be more of a techno and this truly lives it up in either fripSide or Railgun fashion. If you're sure now, there is a new song coming up from fripside, titled fortissimo-the ultimate class. Anyway, I'm not kind of familiar about the fortissimo song, but best to stick with Future Gazer, because this is how you get started before the Kagaku no Railgun original video animation arrives this late October.

LIMITED EDITION: The limited edition not just packs the music CD, but also a bonus DVD containing the music video of Future Gazer, plus behind the scenes footage on fripSide going to Egypt for the shooting of the Future Gazer music video. This thing's getting hotter but hurry up because the heat's losing up fast, or in other words, LIMITED AVAILABILITY! So better buy it before the heat's gone.

If Index gets its own PSP game, will Railgun gets it own?

With the success of the second season of To Aru Majutsu No Index, titled To Aru Majutsu no Index II, it seems we are getting anxious to watch more of Index II or even better, waiting for the PSP game of Majutsu no Index this winter.

Yes I know, this winter, To Aru Majutsu no Index fits straight to PSP, as a fighting game. Do we otakus really really like it?

For fans of the recently ended anime, now waiting for its OVA release, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, the question they asked is, "Will Railgun get its own PSP game as Index did?"

As of that, a certain 2channeler posted some magazine photo with a page containing the details.

A certain 2channeler photographed some magazine page about the Railgun PSP details

A certain 2channeler could be right. Kagaku no Railgun for PSP could be rather more of a visual novel game, with the decisions up to the player. Kinda like Misshitsu no Sacrifice, even better. On the teaser site, commercialization for this game starts this Spring 2011.

Hope I'll catch up to both of these!

Everyone's going to like them both because of Mikoto "Biribiri" Misaka!

Favorite To Aru girls?

As Majutsu no Index II (the second season of To Aru Majutsu no Index) and Kagaku no Railgun OVA (made for DVD and Blu-Ray sequel to the anime) draws near, the question I'm going to face is, who's my favorite To Aru girl? This question seems to be boring for me but anyway here are my top 7 girls that changed the whole To Aru series for fun.

To Aru girl #7: Aisa Himegami - Remember the special featurette called To Aru Majutsu no Index-tan? Second part? Nope? Never mind, Himegami's too mysterious or in Japanese, fushigi. Mamiko Noto did a lot of mystery expressions on that character.

Aisa Himegami

To Aru girl #6: Kaori Kanzaki - Need to say it more? Guess she's bold enough to describe. No wonder that seiyuu Shizuka Ito portrayed such sexy roles not just Kanzaki, but she was Hinagiku from Hayate No Gotoku, Wilhelmina from Shakugan no Shana, and Tamaki from ToHeart.

Kaori Kanzaki

To Aru girl #5: Kazari Uiharu - Kuroko's ally from Judgment, a computer genius, and possibly a cute character from Kagaku no Railgun. Why do I called her cute? It's not her flowery stuff above her head, it's her voice. I can recognize her voice as the seiyuu who is behind Yui Hirasawa from K-On, Aki Toyosaki. At least her voice looks cute.

Kazari Uiharu

To Aru girl #4: Mii Konori - A very kind megane-shoujo Kuroko and Uiharu refer her as Konori-senpai. The brains of Judgment, and too kind for me to describe her seriousness. Kana Ueda, who is Sakuya from Hayate no Gotoku, Rin from Fate/stay night, and Yumi from Maria-sama Ga Miteru, did a lot of serious work portraying the kind but serious Konori-senpai.

Mii Konori

To Aru girl #3: Ruiko Saten - This Level 0, but cool, character seems to be a fan favorite. Her "genki" attitude always the trademark of Saten's personality, especially sometimes she messes with Uiharu. That flower on Saten's hair adds a nice touch of her "genki" personality. Kanae Ito, who is Amu from Shugo Chara, did a good job portraying this "genki" character. I really really like her for her major major humor.

Ruiko Saten

To Aru girl #2: Index - This priestess who was targeted by enemies but protected in the hands of Toma Kamijo? Sure! Index's too cute because of her super-cute personality. Back in the special featurette, Index loves hotdogs? BTW, she made an appearance on a Shakugan no Shana special featurette, Shakugan no Shana-tan. Seems that Index-tan has the urge to say "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" on the Index-tan featurette. Keep up the good work, Yuka Iguchi!

Index

and last but truly the first, a two-way tie!?

To Aru girl (or should I say girls) #1: Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai - I guess I like these two both! Mikoto "Biri-Biri" Misaka is the Level 5 Electromaster and Kuroko Shirai is the Level 4 Teleporter. Both of them are just like Yaya and Angelina, but different in a way. Kuroko loves messing it up with Misaka because, she calls her "onee-sama". Kuroko's funny but Mikoto Misaka is far out COOL because of her enemy butt-kicking coin that fires like a fully-charged railgun. Mikoto Misaka wows the crowd not just her railgun attack, but her tsundere personality. (I remember the hotdog part from Majutsu no Index)

Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai

Sir/Ma'am/Sir, I guess these are my faves. To Aru Majutsu no Index II coming this October and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA on sale this October. Hope I'll catch them both!

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Official Visual Book

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Official Visual Book

The official visual book from the girls' day out spin-off of To Aru Majutsu no Index, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (日本名: とある科学の超電磁砲), packs a bunch of pics from Mikoto "Biribiri" Misaka, Kuroko "Judgment Desu No" Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, and Ruiko Saten. These high quality pics are sure enough to satisfy more Railgun-ism with them every page.

Also added are the sequences from the opening and closing themes, episode guides, plus a special DVD that has a little something from Episode 13.

This visual book is always a best pick for Railgun fans who want to keep this as a fine souvenir from this girls' day out spin-off!

To Aru Kagaku No Railgun Archives 1-3

Just because that the To Aru Majutsu No Index spin-off, To Aru Kagaku No Railgun (日本名:とある科学の超電磁砲), ended does not mean you missed the fun-filled adventures of Mikoto (Biri-Biri, Onee-sama, Level 5 Electromaster) Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, and Ruiko Saten.

With the OVA special coming this fall, Geneon Universal welcomes them back in To Aru Kagaku No Railgun Archives, a drama-music CD that features a two-part audio drama with elements never before told from the anime and two character songs for the high-voltage excitement Railgun fans will love. I'm sure they will listen to Archives after watching the entire Kagaku No Railgun story, and these CDs pack more Biri-Biri in the ears of otakus.

Archives One features a two-part mini-drama plus a song from Biri-Biri (CV: Rina Satou) and the Judgment member, Kuroko (CV: Satomi Arai). (Availability: March 2010, the date when Kagaku No Railgun anime ended)


Archives Two features another two-part audio drama with songs from Uiharu (CV: Aki Toyosaki) and Saten (CV: Kanae Ito). (Availability: April 2010)


Archives Three features the final two-part audio drama and two duet songs. First song features Mikoto and Kuroko while the last song features Uiharu and Saten. (Availability: July 2010)

Coming back for round 2?!

Well, it had to happen, after To Aru Kagaku No Railgun (the spin-off from To Aru Majutsu No Index), ended since March 2010, the question leaves to the fans, even when they are listening to their Kagaku No Railgun Archives 1 and 2, and waiting for Archives 3 to arrive this 3rd quarter,

CAN WE BE AGAIN?!

Check this out:

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/534263/blog/18175096/

As one Japanese blogger said, could that be it that the story that started it all, To Aru Majutsu No Index, returning for second round, or is it? Who knows, we think they, Index and Biribiri fans, know!

Bumping on the official site was this, as if they said, THEY WILL BE COMING BACK, as far as what the fans anticipate for this. Some guys said it will be on late 2010 or early 2011 to air this second season of the psychological action adventure (with comedy). 

Hope this will be more better than the first!

To Aru Kagaku No Railgun Original Sound Track 2: Moment

It's here, the second part of the original sound track from the To Aru Majutsu No Index spin-off, To Aru Kagaku No Railgun. Composed by I've Sound's Maiko Iuchi (after hours of Biribiri fans reminisce back the first half of Railgun), the second wave of the anime's BGMs covered most of the second half to the final battle. In addition, the TV-sized version of Level 5 Judgelight by fripSide and Real Force by Elisa are included to this original sound track. If you want to hear the full versions of these two songs, you can buy them separately as a maxi single CD.

This second part is truly perfect to complete the entire memory of watching all Kagaku no Railgun episodes which stars none other than Mikoto Misaka (the electromaster fans love to call her Biribiri), Kuroko Shirai (Misaka's crazed roommate who calls Misaka her onee-sama), Kazari Uiharu (the computer genius) and Ruiko Saten (Uiharu's roommate, which fans find her an interesting character) in their dramatic events, pulse-pounding action, and some laugh-till-you-drop moments among them.

Spark!! To Aru Kagaku No Railgun Original Sound Track 1

Based on Kazuma Tamachi's science fiction fantasy light novel, To Aru Kagaku No Railgun, the spin-off from the hit 2008 anime, To Aru Majutsu No Index, revolves from the life and times of Mikoto Misaka, one of the Level 5 ESPers, who is an electromaster that shoots electricity, like a railgun, and her roommate Kuroko Shirai, a Level 4 teleporter who calls Misaka "onee-sama" all the time. Most fans found out that To Aru Kagaku No Railgun is more entertaining than the original because of the female characters, including newer ones like Kazari Uiharu (fans like this character because she is another one of Aki Toyosaki's anime roles) and Ruiko Saten (fans found this character entertaining than Mikoto Misaka) as well. With only a few episodes remaining on this high-voltage anime that packs a sting on the fans, Geneon Universal stings the Railgun fans with the first part of this soundtrack, subnamed as Spark!! Composed by Maiko Iuchi from I've Sound (who also worked from the original Majutsu No Index), twenty-two high voltage tracks (including the TV-sized versions of the songs "only my railgun" by fripside and "Dear My Friend" by Elisa, both full versions of this tracks are sold separately as a single album) stings the ears out of the Railgun fans, relieving every single moment of Mikoto Misaka, one coin toss at the time. Great when you want to recharge the best Railgun moments from the beginning.

Track Listings:
1. only my railgun -TVサイズ- (by fripside, full track sold separately as a single)
2. 常盤台中学校
3. 風紀委員の活動
4. ジャッジメントですの!
5. 初春飾利
6. 学舎の園
7. お姉さま…
8. 黒子の企て
9. いつもの仲間と
10. 策謀
11. searcher
12. battle area
13. 大切な友達
14. 渇望
15. 噂されるモノ
16. アンチスキル
17. 小さな望み
18. RAILGUN SHOOT
19. 逆転
20. あのときの約束
21. 木山せんせい
22. Dear My Friend まだ見ぬ未来へ -TVサイズ- (by Elisa, full track sold separately as a single)

Best Part: Twenty-two fully charged tracks are packed with even more voltage than Mikoto Misaka shooting electricity.

Worst Part: There is even more aside from this! (To Aru Kagaku No Railgun O.S.T. Part 2 coming soon!)

To Aru Majutsu No Index Archives 1 - 4

Remember the anime titled To Aru Majutsu No Index? (日本名：とある魔術の禁書目録 ) The anime revolves on an unlucky teenager named Toma Kamijo in his quest to protect a nun named Index and the rest of Academy City from the enemies trying to take over the city populated by psychics? Well, as long as you remembered the rest of the 24-episode anime that was premiered since October 2008, why don't sit down and chill with the drama-music CDs packed with mini-episodes never told from the anime? These CDs contain two-part mini dramas highlighting what's going on with our favorite Majutsu no Index characters such as Toma Kamijo himself, the electrifying Mikoto Misaka, the lovable Index, Aisa Himegami, Stiyl Magnus, Kaori Kanzaki, and the others. After the end of the mini-drama, there are two character songs per CD, giving Index fans some fun time listening to these songs.

There are four Majutsu no Index Archives to choose from:

To Aru Majutsu no Index Archives 1

Archives Part One with two-part mini dramas and character songs by Index (CV: Yuka Iguchi) and Mikoto Misaka (CV: Rina Satou)

To Aru Majutsu no Index Archives 2

Archives Part Two with two-part mini dramas and character songs by Toma Kamijo (CV: Atsushi Abe) and Aisa Himegami (CV: Mamiko Noto)

To Aru Majutsu no Index Archives 3

Archives Part Three comes with two-part dramas and character songs courtesy of Stiyl Magnus (CV: Kisho Taniyama) and Kaori Kanzaki (CV: Shizuka Ito)

To Aru Majutsu no Index Archives 4

Archives Part Four packs the last batch of two-part mini-dramas and the last batch of character songs done by Mikoto Misaka's clones known as Sisters (CV: Nozomi Sasaki) and Hyoka Kazakiri (CV: Kana Asumi)

My thoughts: Forget about the casing, too much fanservice when you peek at, just what it matters is the storyline in each mini-drama can be decent but leaves Index fans some minutes to spare if they enjoyed it better than watching the whole Majutsu no Index anime. When you get bored to the mini-drama, you can forward to the image song which gives you some psycho boost for enjoyment. When you're having a break after enjoying the whole Majutsu no Index series, be sure to listen at these archives for more fun and enjoyment never sensed from the anime.

To Aru Majutsu no Index Original Sound Track 1 & 2

Return back to Academy City and witness the psychological battle between good and evil one more time with the two original sound tracks from the hit 2008 anime based on the popular Sci-Fi pocket novel, To Aru Majutsu no Index . (日本名：とある魔術の禁書目録) All tracks are composed by I've Sound's Maiko Iuchi, which are sure enough to have your sense of hearing reminisce back the heroic struggle of Toma Kamijo, Index, Mikoto Misaka, and the rest of the gang who tried to save Academy City from rogue ESPers and evil masterminds who are willing to capture Index and the rest of Academy City. For an added treat both CDs contain TV-sized versions of two opening theme songs (sung by Mami Kawada, who did the ending theme of Hayate No Gotoku) and two ending theme songs (sung by Iku), but rest assured, their songs' full versions are sold separately as a maxi single CD.

While there is nothing special about both of these sound tracks, these two CDs are sure enough remember the entire Majutsu no Index storyline that made it a sensation among anime fans. Despite that, these sound tracks are quite good enough to bring back the memories of their psychic heroes protecting Academy City from the forces of darkness.