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Full review of A Certain Scientific Railgun

A Certain Scientific Railgun does much better than its parent work, A Certain Magical Index, by not insisting that everything that happens is the most important event in the world. It’s lighthearted, fun, endearing, but can also tackle serious issues surprisingly well.

• Score: 80%
• Opinion: excellent
• + builds on the fundamentals of an action/school life show, but tells a great story
• + focuses on its characters over the workings of the fictional setting
• + deeper themes of the story emerge organically through the narrative
• + the purposeful, efficient use of its plot threads rewards you for paying attention
• + the cast is alive and vibrant
• + excellent visual production
• + good casting of voice actors
• - uneven pacing after a well-scripted first half
• - one antagonist is outrageously cartoonish
• Conclusion: A Certain Scientific Railgun is equal parts fun and sentimental. It rises above the pitfalls of its genre by concentrating on telling a story about people you can empathize with.

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