A Certain Magical Index. In a world where magic is as real as science, high-school student Kamijo comes to the aid of a young nun named Index. She's on the run from a magic society that covets the massive library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory.
Arriving home tired and confused, a new surprise arrives on his balcony in the form of a white robed sister named Index. Inside her head are 103,000 forbidden grimoires and following close by are a society of sorcerers, determined to prise this knowledge out of her.
To Aru Majutsu no Index manages to take the most beaten path of how to make things interesting, and ends up having the reverse effect. It isn't subpar per se, which somehow makes this a greater disappointment.
There is very little special about him excepts that his right hand is able to neutralize any power it touches Index is a young girl who has a very special skill. She can memorize anything that she reads. As such her head contains the knowledge of every single magical grimoire ever written..
Average means that there are some bad things and good things make up for them. But if all the bad and the good are standard, then they can't even be called good or bad anymore. To Aru Majutsu no Index manages to take the most beaten path of how to make things interesting, and ends up having the reverse effect.
Touma Kamijou's right hand has the ability to nullify any form of supernatural power, whether it be magical, psychic, or divine; he lives in a city populated by students with these powers. Yet unfortunately for Touma, his arm also seems to nullify good luck. Despite his bad luck, the boy tries to stay out of trouble and just live out his life, ...
Blaming a show for being derivative in anime is easy but wrong, as the world of references and structures in which anime thrives is as much of a strength as weakness. Maybe the way to describe the failure is that this is a show that feels like you've already watched it when viewing it for the first time.
Kamijo meets Index, who is on the run from a magic society. S01:E02 - Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King) Kamijo tangles with Stiyl, upset with the magician's rough behavior toward Index. S01:E03 - Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil) Kamijo learns about Index's history with Necessarius, the Church of Necessary Evil.
Kamijo learns about Index' s history with Necessarius, the Church of Necessary Evil. Kaori Kanzaki confronts Kamijo and demands that he hand over Index. Kamijo tries to prevent Kanzaki and Stiyl from erasing Index's memory. Kamijo eliminates the magical threat to Index's life.