@Xevin Well the opposite happens quite a lot in the LNs too, so it's more of a play on equivalent exchange if you've been keeping up to date. She at least has the common etiquette to return the favor. Imo, Touma prob influences her the most in comparison to other chars since most of her char dev...
Cute, weak girls who always need to be saved makes for terrible protagonists. The strong-willed and strict individuals who put in the effort to get stronger to support others are almost always true protagonist material. "Do you think I could love a proud women like you?" Yea that prince clearly...
@sakurabonx3 They still had sufficient development and powers, just via different categorizations. All of their char developments are noticeable if you do a delta check between OT and NT. Just as Hamazura, Accelerator, Touma all operate under slightly different ideals, you really can't compare...
@sakurabonx3 Na, those characters actually get plenty of screentime compared to Kakine. If anything Kakine is more neglected in the story than those two, esp since he hasn't shown up recently at all. This side story is a great opportunity for him to shine. Let's just hope he doesn't slowly...
@1234muse
He is a great character in toaru majutsu no index. He gets nice development later in the sequel. Trust me, you haven't seen the real broken and unbalanced characters yet.