Rebirth of the Father of Anime

"A Certain Magical Index" is the debut work of Kamaike Kazuma, who has a human typewriter and is known as a sow in the light novel world. His output is unmatched in the entire light novel world. Since his debut, he has maintained a publishing rate of 3 to 4 books a year, and has been writing at a monster speed that even the editor-in-chief cannot keep up with the review process - before the release of the fifth volume, the sixth volume has been written, and even the fourth volume has been written. The outline of the nine volumes has been typed.

It can be said that how many books Kazuma publishes does not depend on how many he writes, but how many books Dengeki Bunko has reviewed.

And his debut experience is also a legend in the light novel world.

Kazuma Kamachi participated in the 9th Dengeki Awards for the first time when he was in college. However, he did not win the award in the end. However, the outstanding imagination of the grand world view conquered the judges. Dengeki Bunko hopes that Kazuma Kamachi will create another book. novel and trying to get it published.

Under such circumstances, "A Certain Magical Index" was born. According to Kazuma, the original work was not suitable for publication because its overly complex and weird worldview and complicated and intertwined religious content completely deviated from the readership of light novels.

In fact, Kazuma's writing style is indeed not that good among light novel writers, and there are many who are better than him. The slow development of the forbidden plot has also become a target of public criticism. In terms of animation, the two semi-annual animations of "A Certain Magical Index" are just "the story has just begun."

Hippo intends to write an epic, and "A Certain Magical Index" is a war hymn of the three protagonists. What Hippo is concerned about is the rapid evolution of the worldview of "A Certain Magical Index", resulting in a novel with a limited length that lacks the depiction of many secondary characters, leaving no room to fill the holes. etc. In fact, all the events in the main story happened within a few short months. It was too compact and the secrets caused the story structure to be unreasonable.

It's just like the Death God Schoolboy Conan who celebrates Valentine's Day and Christmas several times a year, visits several murder scenes a day, and travels around the world.

But Conan is a unit drama, so you can watch it even if you ignore these. The plot of "A Certain Magical Index" is very coherent, so it gives people a "chaotic" feeling.

However, the real attraction of "A Certain Magical Index" is not its writing style. It’s about its unconstrained setting and magnificent world view.

The entire story of "A Certain Magical Index" takes place in the near future, and the world is based on the real world. There are no breakthroughs in technology. VR technology is still in the small-scale experimental stage. The Mars probe retrieves samples from Mars. Supercomputers still use silicon crystals. Countries maintain the basic structure of the real world. The latest military aircraft of the United States is still the fifth. An improved version of the first-generation fighter aircraft, still used as a last resort for nuclear retaliation, civil aviation. Transportation, the world's economy, and the political situation have not been drastically changed by Academy City and Christianity. They are basically moving forward in an orderly manner.

Some changes were made for the development of the plot. For example, in "A Certain Magical Index", Britain is a non-nuclear country and a monarchy.

The Vatican has an army instead of the Swiss Guards, a cross religion (the prototype is all religions with a cross as a symbol in reality), the Academy City is the ultimate form of a science city, has the status of China (diplomatic power, declaration of war, etc.), and is universal to all countries. Has aerospace technology.

Magic vs science. This is one of the highlights of A Certain Magical Index.

Hippo is not just satisfied with depicting the incompatibility between magic and science and the struggles of young girls under the pressure of the times. He also attempts to explore life and soul. The ultimate issues of body, spirit, and consciousness.

The plot of "A Certain Magical Index" is not advanced by the three protagonists. It is Aleister, the Fire of the Right and Othinus who truly continue to advance the heroic epic. In addition to the pursuit and redemption of the three protagonists, there are stories hidden behind the spotlight. For example, Touma's encounter with the gun sister in the restaurant is a daily occurrence in the magic ban, but in Super Gun, it is part of a big event. Hippo does not give a final goal of the plot, and the only thing with clear direction is Aleister's "plan".

Basically every volume of Hippo will write about a little bit of daily life. Write a little bit about the setting, but the overall world view of the Forbidden City is set behind the seemingly joyful world. Overall, it's rather dark. Even the fire on the right that has reached God is just a pawn in the plan.

The Old Testament has basically stated that both magic and science have no answers to ultimate questions. Magical practices originated from idolatry. But each believes in different gods, and their interpretations of doctrines are also strange. People with superpowers who study quantum theory on the scientific side are unable to explain why Feng Zhan Hyoka is conscious, and his position is a complete black box to Academy City.

Aleister received the necessary part of the world's necessary wisdom from Aiwass. In "A Certain Magical Index", he was set as "the traitor to all mankind", "the greatest magician in history", and "most magicians". All teachers are affected by it.”

Its three-dimensional prototype is R-, the inventor of the Waite System Tarot Cards, a modern magician and mystic.

Some people may have heard of Arthur Schopenhauer, a famous German philosopher. One of the founders and main representatives of voluntarism. In terms of outlook on life, influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism, he holds a pessimistic view and advocates selflessness.

r was highly critical of Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer focused on personal liberation, while r focused on the general improvement of the spiritual realm of all mankind. His production of "The Book of Thoth" is the culmination of R's thoughts. This book on Tarot and Kabbalah is regarded as the embodiment of Hegel's dialectical philosophy. R's admiration for non-Euclidean geometry was not followed by believers until the birth of M theory. Widely praised.

Alliance and consensus with science is an important tradition of modern mysticism. This is also the prototype of the confrontation between science and magic in "A Certain Magical Index".

It can be seen from the stories in the New Testament that before Aleister, the world of "A Certain Magical Index" had come to a standstill. Thinking about ultimate issues and the pursuit of the truth of the universe, magic and science degenerated into power struggles and the Middle Ages. During the religious trial, grimoires were classified as banned books, and magicians who attempted to collaborate with the enemy were hunted down and imprisoned.

Before the three wars in the Old Testament, Aleister's constant stimulation and provocation eventually led to the collapse of the old order. The defeat of the Right Fire also symbolized the collapse of the Christian faith, and history will inevitably move forward. Just like Index destroyed the "Tree Diagram Designer" at the beginning, the conventional world has been subverted, the established future has become completely unknown, God is no longer omnipotent, and mankind will usher in true liberation. (To be continued)