Here is the watch order based on broadcast:A Certain Magical Index.A Certain Scientific Railgun.A Certain Magical Index II.A Certain Scientific Railgun S.A Certain Magical Index the Movie: The Miracle of Endymion.A Certain Scientific Accelerator.A Certain Magical Index III.A Certain Scientific Railgun T.
The first season aired in 2008 and was followed by two seasons in 2010 and 2011. Season 3 ended on October 5, 2018with 1/3 of the story still left to be covered. In April 5, 2019, it was confirmed that there would be a fourth season will be released on 2022..
The first of them is to simply follow the broadcast order: A Certain Magical Index. A Certain Scientific Railgun. A Certain Magical Index II.
While A Certain Scientific Accelerator is essentially a spin-off of the original Magical Index series, in theory, you can watch it before the main anime. However, it is not recommended to do so. The characters appearing in the spin-off will not seem as interesting as they should if you decide to skip.
Regardless of quality, Index is still the main series. Railgun might handle certain arcs (and characters) better than Index, but the latter is more relevant when it comes to worldbuilding, plot development, and character follow-up.
There won't be Railgun Season 4 for a long time. There isn't much material to cover from manga at the moment. The next arc is "Jailbreaker Arc" which it is still ongoing right now.
It helps that chronologically, Railgun starts before the events of Index , making it a perfectly accessible entry point to the Raildex franchise . It's not hard to find people who swear by Railgun , but who either haven't watched Index or think very lowly of it.
There are a number of elements that make A Certain Scientific Railgun an excellent viewing experience. Everything from all that is Academy City, the characters and supporting cast, (English dub) voice acting, soundtrack/score, character design, animation and the lore are all fantastic.
Everything from the characters to plot in the Railgun series is canon to the main Index series, as the story was made by the author of the novels. This includes the Saten cameos appearance in the novels and "Capacity Down" used on Accelerator in Volume 19 of the novels.
Yes you can. But watching both will enhance the experience of both series. Railgun is a spin-off from Index, Index is the main story, so you don't lose any crucial plot points or anything by just sticking to Index.
The spinoffs aren't necessary to understand the main Index series, but personally, I enjoyed the Railgun spinoff a lot more than Index itself, so you could be possibly missing out on a lot of great stuff if you skip the spinoffs! But if you only want to watch Index, that should work, too.
Accelerator is an antagonist-turned-anti-hero in the A Certain Magical Index franchise and one of the main protagonists of the series.
This is a completely separate sub-story from the others that focus on the behavior of the accelerator. To be able to fully comprehend what’s happening, you must see at least the initial season of A Certain Magical Index.
Following the initial season of the series, the anime adaptation of the follow-up manga, An Uncertain Scientific Railgun, began.
One of the first episodes from the Index franchise that we will be discussing will be the one that began the whole thing, A Certain Magical Index . The show is based on Kamijou Touma’s experiences as a student at the highly technological Academy City.
The Certain Scientific Railgun is the manga’s first spin-off. It follows Misaka Mikoto, who is an esper of level 5, also called “Railgun” in her own stories in a different way from her involvement with the Index series. The story is more focused on the Esper side of things and is set before and after the index’s happenings.
The act of watching A Certain Magical/Scientific Series in its chronological sequence is highly suggested.
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Watching A Certain Magical / Scientific Series in its chronological order is highly recommended. It has a higher emotional impact and preserves the mystery of the rest of the seasons. The bonus episodes and specials hold no relevance to the main story. They could be watched at the end or be skipped altogether.
A Certain Magical Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura.
by Shubham. A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index) is an anime set in a world where science and magic coexist. The show starts by showing a city in Japan called the Academy City or also known as, “Utopia of Science”. We follow a young high schooler, Kamijou Touma who sadly has ...
The second season of A Certain Scientific Railgun revolves around Mikoto discovering a series of suspicious experimentations leading to the murders of thousands of espers. These espers are actually clones of Mikoto which makes the experiments even more personal and devastating for her.
Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator. A Certain Scientific Accelerator is about a strong Level 5 Esper called the Accelerator. The Accelerator is one of the strongest espers in the city. The plot begins with him recovering from a brain injury, during which he was accompanied by a girl name Last Order.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou (A Certain Scientific Railgun) is about a young high school girl, Mikoto Mikasa. Even though she is a high schooler she is actually the third strongest espers among the seven, “Level 5” in the Academy City.
The first season of A Certain Magical Index starts with the story of Kamijou Touma, a high schooler with the lowest possible psychic rank ever but a special ability called, “Imagine Breaker” which allows him to cancel out other supernatural abilities.
Toaru Majutsu no Index II. The second season of A Certain Magical Index sees some thrilling action and even more comedy than the first. As the tensions grow between The Academy City and the World of Magic, Kamijou and his allies have to face off against a barrage of enemies. Kamijou and his friends have to face both espers and magicians ...
Kazuma Kamachi started his work with A Certain Magical Index when he received a call from Kazuma Miki, the light novel editor, after his submission was rejected at the 9th Dengeki Game Novel Prize (now Dengeki Novel Prize) in 2002. Miki began to train him in writing multiple test novels, including a story about a girl sister and a boy with a mysterious arm which became the basis for his light novel.
^ Although the furigana given for 禁書目録 is Indekkusu (インデックス), the kanji that make up the title are read as Kinsho Mokuroku (the Japanese name for the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ).
The bonus novels that Kamachi wrote for the series' Blu-ray / DVD releases are compiled into two volumes titled A Certain Magical Index: Apocrypha Archive (とある魔術の禁書目録 外典書庫, Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu Gaiten Shoku) to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his debut, which began publication on June 10 and concluded on August 7, 2020 with the publication of its 2nd volume.
A Certain Magical Index is a light novel series written by Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. ASCII Media Works published 25 volumes between April 10, 2004 and August 10, 2011 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint; 22 comprise the main story while the other three are short story collections. Yen Press has licensed the series in North America and began releasing it under their Yen On imprint in November 2014.
The third season's eight volumes of Blu-ray/DVD sets were released from December 26, 2018 to July 31, 2019, with episodes 6 and 7 of the bonus short anime parody titled A Certain Magical Index-tan, which depicted Index in her chibi form, included in the first and fifth limited edition releases.
The ending theme music of A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion is " Fixed Star " by Kawada and the single was released on February 20, 2013. The first opening theme music of A Certain Magical Index III is "Gravitation", while the second one is "Roar", both performed by Kurosaki.
Happened or maybe not. The 26-episode third season titled A Certain Magical Index III aired in Japan from October 5, 2018 to April 5, 2019.
The song "Infinia" by Misawa is featured as the fourth ending theme for episode 23. For A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the first opening theme is "final phase" by fripSide and the first ending theme is "nameless story" by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets.
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation that was produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai aired in Japan between October 3, 2009 and March 20, 2010. The anime was collected into eight DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets released between January 29 and August 27, 2010, with each volume containing a short story series titled A Certain Magical Index: Kanzaki SS. The series was licensed in North America by Funimation, who released the series on DVD on April 16, 2013. A bonus episode was included with a visual book released on July 24, 2010, and an original video animation was released in Japan on October 29, 2010.
The first opening theme is " Only My Railgun " by fripSide, and the first ending theme is "Dear My Friend (Mada Minu Mirai e)" (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ-, lit. "Dear My Friend (Toward a Future We Haven't Seen Yet)") by Elisa. The song "Smile (You & Me)" by Elisa, which uses the same tune as "Dear My Friend (Mada Minu Mirai e)", is featured as the ending theme for episode twelve. The second opening theme is " Level 5 Judgelight " by fripSide and the third ending theme is "Real Force" by Elisa. "Only My Railgun" appears in Konami's arcade music games Pop'n Music 20: Fantasia, Dance Dance Revolution X2 and Jubeat Knit. For the OVA, the opening theme music is "Future Gazer" by fripSide, the single of which was released on October 13, 2010, while the ending theme is "Special One" by Elisa, the single of which was released on October 27, 2010.
An official visual book of A Certain Scientific Railgun was released on July 24, 2010, bundled with a DVD containing a five-minute bonus episode.
The anime was collected into eight DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets released between January 29 and August 27, 2010, with each volume containing a short story series titled A Certain Magical Index: Kanzaki SS. The series was licensed in North America by Funimation, who released the series on DVD on April 16, 2013.