Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Dark Matter - Vol. 1 Ch. 1

[MangaDex]

 

[Hiss13]

The true number 1 strikes back.

Also Kuro-nyan.

 

[TakeiDaloui]

So this is happening at a similar time to Accelerator's side story to some degree. Looks interesting at the very least.

 

[Spitzer]

Alright this is quite interesting

 

[Eddie24]

Seems like Kakine Teitoku as more in common with Accelerator than it seems.

 

[sakurabonx3]

Honestly this reminds me so much of Accelerator's story... and meh.. don't know if I'll continue it since Accelerator's side story was honestly really boring to me... The only one I actually do pay attention is Railgun and I guess Index :/ But after reading these stuff, I feel Misaka is being treated really badly in the franchise.. Like she has so much potential to be so much more but I feel she just gets neglected... why?....

 

[fuyuhakai]

I want a loli too

 

[Pyrophosphate]

@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 disappear into the background like the fate of alot of titular characters.

 

[artsoloer]

Either you A girl, with some girl want you

or Man with Loli

 

[aerozext]

a loli for number one,
a loli for number two,
a loli for level zero,
a loli for railgun

 

[Reuan]

@sakurabonx3 It's very laughable to even imply that Misaka is being neglected, especially compared to characters like Junko(who literally was a background character) and Kakine(who next to Gunha was the most neglected level 5 as far as story plots are concerned)

 

[Draxezos]

What why that guy still alive tho

 

[sakurabonx3]

@Reuan @Pyrophosphate Okay I think I may have worded it wrong. I think it's more of character development wise and powers. I do know that Misaka does get a lot of appearances but I feel like even though she does have these appearances in the light novel, it feels like she's pushed to the side and just there for the heck of it. Heck Accelerator and Kakine gets such a power boost and such a powerful character arc to back it up which makes them really impactful characters, (which I'm talking about the wings and other stuff that overcome god and those sorts). We have Gunha who's powers are still unknown to this day because he's a gemstone and heck if he tried hard enough, he may have the ability to defeat Accelerator (who knows? No one, not even himself knows the extent of his own power after all.) And then there's Misaka, that despite having so much appearance, doesn't really have development. There was this moment in the light novel where she becomes somewhat psychologically mental and becomes power hungry because she wants to stand next to Touma instead of chasing after him. Honestly this was one of my most favorite moments in light novel because it brings a different light to the most proclaimed 'normal' Level 5. I wanted to see where this truly brings her and how it will affect her in the aftermath. But it only lasted a light novel and then it gets neglected and she goes back to her normal self? I remember just some pep talk of Touma solved her mental instability and then they forget it like it never happened. It basically gets neglected. Like what happened to that motivation? I want to see Misaka adapt to a different environment and her forcibly going to different means in order to get a character development and maybe even be able to show what truly a Level 5 is which what Kamachi wrote in that arc was really splendid but it just gets forgotten... it's so disheartening on how such a plot that has so much potential gets dumped down the drain..
I think what I'm trying to say is, compared to Kakine and MOST especially Accelerator who goes through these immense power character developments after they see the light, and to add the fact that they're really powerful beings from the case of being Level 5's and then there's Misaka who even after having so much appearances doesn't seem to be growing as much as a character compared to others... It might be just me but I think how Kamachi treats Misaka is a bit.. cruel.. :/ I mean it's just my opinion overall and I'm not sure if you're able to understand what I'm trying to say.. or if I'm just missing information...but this is a bit of what I mean by being neglected. Not appearance wise but development wise.
PS: I forgot the fact that Misaka barely knows anything on the magic side and she still hasn't questioned Touma on it.. like really? Unless the newest NT's does have her doing that, I still don't understand what the author is trying to do with her..

 

[Daws]

Very promising start so far!

 

[Pyrophosphate]

@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 them efficiently based on similarities, but on differences. In other words, Kamachi wants you to see a certain character a specific way that you probably don't see eye to eye on. I sent you an inbox message on the reasons why for those chars you mentioned.

 

[kenx]

Yes, brother.
The fire rises.

 

[ghost013]

What is the schedule of this? It s been a while since I saw any raws.

 

[DoomDancer]

There isn't really a schedule. The manga isn't officially serialized and it was published inside of a sporadically published magazine, and I've heard that manga usually takes around a year to serialize. We might begin to see consistent release dates by this summer.
People could disqualify this as a oneshot, but then the mangaka has stated to have already illustrated a second chapter on twitter. This was months ago, so he could have drawn another one in the extra time.

 

[Cralkx]

Pretty cool, the mindless justice fodder enemies reminds me of accelerator manga but it's the same city so they're everywhere I guess. Of course he gets his own Loli, now the story can truly begin lol. So she has Accelerator's calculation methods huh? Was that vector control she did when she went berserk for a second or something similar?

 

[Onewayroad]

Great start so far! Hopefully with the first volume coming out well get more chapters