Talk:Index Librorum Prohibitorum/@comment-76.170.1.175-20130805000719/@comment-76.231.24.128-20130814134740

I see people say mikoto is older than Index when in fact Index is actually older than her despite the way she looks. As much as people would love a TomaxMikoto pairing (they have their moments, which is largely attributed to something happening in the plot rather than actual genuine heartfelt moments, but in my opinion they just dont have the chemistry that two close people would, even in the new testament saga), Im pretty sure Kamachi decided a long time ago that he wants Toma to be with index and that has never changed; from the bond he shares with index to the chemistry (as far as chemistry goes in the index series anyway) they have with each other, it is clear where the series is going in terms of romance, regardles of how much screen time Mikoto has been getting.

Index "childish behavior" is greatly attributed to her curse of having had memory wipes every year rather than just an inherent lack of maturity, but the affection she feels for Toma is very very real. It has always been obvious to me what Kamachi had planned in the beginning regarding Toma and Index; he pretty much spelled it out in his interviews, and even the recent To aru movie kinda gives you hints towards their future. I have always wanted to see why people think mikoto and toma are such a good fit, but every time i try, i just personally cant see it because the chemistry is NOT THERE!!! (Sure they have moments, but those moments are just being orchestrated by the plot rather than actual character interaction and heartfelt chemistry). I find Mikoto to be a more solid character than Index (though that more has to do with the fact that Index's character hasnt been touched upon in so long while Mikoto keeps getting slight developments; she has her own series so of course this would happen) and if she had that lovable chemistry with Toma id be rooting for her but its just not there.

It's apparent that Mikoto is getting more screen time and development because she is loved by the fans (plus after what happened in chp 61 of the railgun manga, i can see why  kamachi is involving Mikoto more and more in new testament) and Kamachi wants to deliver to said fans, but im pretty sure that he has no plans to change the course of what he has planned because of fans. If by some strange twist of fate he happens to pull a 180, that would be very disapointing; not because of my preference, but because as a writer, you should stick to your vision no matter what; do not change things just because you are afraid of fan backlash or polls. or because you think your fans want you to. Keep your integrity as a writer and do what it is you had planned to do (something that apparently the oreimo LN author could not do)