Anyone else somewhat disappointed so far?

thedestroyership said:
Wow only now? After Aliester's and Othinus's arcs, Index could never peak again.

Because Kamachi is bad at consistency. One moment you have the heartbreaking Othinus arc with 10/10 writing and next you get the fanfic self insert that is Kamisato.

I still remember back in 2015 when i was new to index and saw the Deep blood arcs and Kazakiri Hyouka Arc. Going like "HOLY SHIT I NEVER KNEW I WANTED TO SEE WIZARDS FIGHTING SPECIAL FORCES" aaaaaand being disappointed afterwards because magic is always "a wizard did this" and because all scientists are all trained to be un-inquisitive sobs.

Yeah Index is directionless now, it should have ended earlier or had more consistent world building so that my payoff isn't "boom magic/science fixes shit".

KZ100 said:
Coming out of New Testament's incredible Coronzon arc I was extremely excited to start GT, but so far not a single one of the arcs released has really grabbed me?

The first arc was certainly fun, but felt more like build-up that I don't think was properly paid off with the second arc. The third arc is actually pretty fun, nothing on the level of NT's third arc, but still enjoyable. It was the fourth arc is what compelled me to actually write this post. It felt like early GT with how boring and directionless it got at points.

I understand that we're only 4 volumes into a likely twenty-something long novel series, but still, four novels into NT we had already had Hawaii Invasion and Baggage City; two of my favorite arcs from NT.

Am I just an outlier or does anyone else feel the same?
Maybe Kamachi is just experiencing burnout.

lucaspopo said:



I think exactly the opposite. NT already ends with cliffhanger of Anna's stuff while OT could have already been the end of Index, so I think that GT's existence certainly has more meaning than NT's (not saying it is better).

And I find it interesting how the fall of Aleister and Laura changed the status quo of the series. Now Aleister can no longer intervene in the problems of Academic City, and seeing Accelerator put his plan into action and the twist at the end of GT3 gives me hope for great development in his character.

About GT4, I didn't like it either because it felt like they paused the main plot to tell a generic mother-daughter love story that wasn't executed well. But even so, the epilogue showing the new characters and Aleister's interaction with Coronzon made me very excited for GT5.

Finishing:

In my opinion the beginning of GT is better than that of NT and OT if you consider only the first 4 volumes. I like this objective plot about RC Occultics and the impact it's been having on the world and I'm interested to see where all this build-up by Anna will result.

But that's just my opinion. If you want to argue about it, that's fine.

KZ100 said:
Coming out of New Testament's incredible Coronzon arc I was extremely excited to start GT, but so far not a single one of the arcs released has really grabbed me?

The first arc was certainly fun, but felt more like build-up that I don't think was properly paid off with the second arc. The third arc is actually pretty fun, nothing on the level of NT's third arc, but still enjoyable. It was the fourth arc is what compelled me to actually write this post. It felt like early GT with how boring and directionless it got at points.

I understand that we're only 4 volumes into a likely twenty-something long novel series, but still, four novels into NT we had already had Hawaii Invasion and Baggage City; two of my favorite arcs from NT.

Am I just an outlier or does anyone else feel the same?
Maybe Kamachi is just experiencing burnout.

Laplace_kun said:
GT 1,2,3 >> OT/NT 1,2,3

OT4<GT4<NT4

OT5<GT5<NT5

OT6<GT6<NT6

NT 4-10 is a continuous parade of great volumes, so unless THERE'S ANOTHER ARC LIKE WORLD REJECTOR, GT can surpass NT. Now whether GT can surpass Ichihanaran, Othinus or Coronzon will be seen with time.

Personally I am more worried about the talks of Kamachi competing with Guin Saga for no. of volumes and ruining the series with a lot of hit-or-miss volumes that center around some idea/inspiration the author picked up on the way. Please don't bloat the series with unnecessary additions, there's already dozens of characters under-focussed. Treating Touma as a story tool to explore new worlds is as convenient as it is harmful for his character charm.

Also, how are the sales going?