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A Certain Magical Index

TV·2008–2019·3 seasons, 74 episodes·AT-X·Anime, Fantasy·28m·7.6

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Kamijou Touma is a student living in Academy City, a highly advanced place in terms of technology. Despite being gauged as a level zero esper (no powers), he possesses on his right hand the Imagine Breaker, an ability that negates any power whatsoever. Touma finds a young girl named Index who is trying to run away from Necessarius, a powerful magic organization that she is member of. Blessed with the skill of memorizing any sort of information, she holds 103,000 forbidden magical books within her head. As science and magic cross paths, Touma must face several dangers amid espers and magicians who appear at the exciting scientific town.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01A Certain Magical Index S03E01UnrestS03E01 · 5.0
  2. 02A Certain Magical Index S03E02The Right Seat of GodS03E02 · 5.0
  3. 03A Certain Magical Index S03E05Dark MatterS03E05 · 5.0

Cast

Atsushi AbeAtsushi AbeTōma KamijōRina SatouRina SatouMikoto MisakaNobuhiko OkamotoNobuhiko OkamotoAcceleratorYuka IguchiYuka IguchiIndex

Episodes by season

Season0124Episodes2008–09Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01A Certain Magical Index S01E01Academy CityOctober 4, 2008—Kamijo meets Index, who is on the run from a magic society that wants the library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory. Later, Kamijo
  2. S01E02A Certain Magical Index S01E02Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)October 11, 2008—
  3. S01E03A Certain Magical Index S01E03Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)October 18, 2008—Kamijo learns more about Index's history with Necessarius, the Church of Necessary Evil. Later, after a trip to the bathhouse leads to an ar
  4. S01E04A Certain Magical Index S01E04Perfect Memory AbilityOctober 25, 2008—
  5. S01E05A Certain Magical Index S01E05Limit (12 o'clock)November 1, 2008—
  6. S01E06A Certain Magical Index S01E06Imagine BreakerNovember 8, 2008—
  7. S01E07A Certain Magical Index S01E07The Science Cult (Misawa Cram School)November 15, 2008—
  8. S01E08A Certain Magical Index S01E08Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)November 22, 2008—
  9. S01E09A Certain Magical Index S01E09Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)November 29, 2008—
  10. S01E10A Certain Magical Index S01E10Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)December 6, 2008—
  11. S01E11A Certain Magical Index S01E11SistersDecember 13, 2008—
  12. S01E12A Certain Magical Index S01E12Level 6 (Absolute Ability)December 20, 2008—
  13. S01E13A Certain Magical Index S01E13Accelerator (One Way)December 27, 2008—
  14. S01E14A Certain Magical Index S01E14Weakest vs StrongestJanuary 8, 2009—
  15. S01E15A Certain Magical Index S01E15Angel FallJanuary 15, 2009—
  16. S01E16A Certain Magical Index S01E16Toya Kamijo (Father)January 22, 2009—
  17. S01E17A Certain Magical Index S01E17The Power of God (Archangel)January 29, 2009—
  18. S01E18A Certain Magical Index S01E18Replica (Impostor)February 5, 2009—
  19. S01E19A Certain Magical Index S01E19Last Order (The End)February 12, 2009—
  20. S01E20A Certain Magical Index S01E20Virus Code (Final Signal)February 19, 2009—
  21. S01E21A Certain Magical Index S01E21Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)February 26, 2009—
  22. S01E22A Certain Magical Index S01E22Golem (Stone Figure)March 5, 2009—
  23. S01E23A Certain Magical Index S01E23Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)March 12, 2009—
  24. S01E24A Certain Magical Index S01E24Imaginary Number School District - Five-Element AgencyMarch 19, 2009—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0224Episodes2010–11Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01A Certain Magical Index S02E01The Last Day (August 31)October 8, 2010—
  2. S02E02A Certain Magical Index S02E02The Book of LawOctober 15, 2010—
  3. S02E03A Certain Magical Index S02E03The Amakusa ChurchOctober 22, 2010—
  4. S02E04A Certain Magical Index S02E04Sheol Fear (Voice of the Magicbane)October 29, 2010—
  5. S02E05A Certain Magical Index S02E05Lotus WandNovember 5, 2010—
  6. S02E06A Certain Magical Index S02E06Remnant (Wreckage)November 12, 2010—
  7. S02E07A Certain Magical Index S02E07Move Point (Coordinate Relocation)November 19, 2010—
  8. S02E08A Certain Magical Index S02E08The Daihasei FestivalNovember 26, 2010—
  9. S02E09A Certain Magical Index S02E09Route Disturb (Pursuit Inhibited)December 3, 2010—
  10. S02E10A Certain Magical Index S02E10Shorthand (Stenographic Sourcebook)December 10, 2010—
  11. S02E11A Certain Magical Index S02E11Stab SwordDecember 17, 2010—
  12. S02E12A Certain Magical Index S02E12Belvedere (The Observatory)December 24, 2010—
  13. S02E13A Certain Magical Index S02E13Croce di Pietro (Apostolic Cross)January 7, 2011—
  14. S02E14A Certain Magical Index S02E14City of WaterJanuary 14, 2011—
  15. S02E15A Certain Magical Index S02E15Queen's FleetJanuary 21, 2011—
  16. S02E16A Certain Magical Index S02E16Rosary of the Appointed TimeJanuary 28, 2011—
  17. S02E17A Certain Magical Index S02E17Penalty GameFebruary 4, 2011—
  18. S02E18A Certain Magical Index S02E18Serial Number (Specimen Number)February 11, 2011—
  19. S02E19A Certain Magical Index S02E19The Researcher (Amata Kihara)February 18, 2011—
  20. S02E20A Certain Magical Index S02E20Hound Dog (Hound Squad)February 25, 2011—
  21. S02E21A Certain Magical Index S02E21Testament (Learning Device)March 4, 2011—
  22. S02E22A Certain Magical Index S02E22The Divine Retribution SpellMarch 11, 2011—
  23. S02E23A Certain Magical Index S02E23PrewarMarch 25, 2011—
  24. S02E24A Certain Magical Index S02E24Skill Out (Armed Gang)April 1, 2011—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes2018–19Aired 4.5Season avg
  1. S03E01A Certain Magical Index S03E01Season's bestUnrestOctober 5, 2018 5.0
  2. S03E02A Certain Magical Index S03E02The Right Seat of GodOctober 12, 2018 5.0
  3. S03E03A Certain Magical Index S03E03The Document of COctober 19, 2018 4.5
  4. S03E04A Certain Magical Index S03E04The Dark Side of Academy CityOctober 26, 2018 4.0
  5. S03E05A Certain Magical Index S03E05Dark MatterNovember 2, 2018 5.0
  6. S03E06A Certain Magical Index S03E06Super-espersNovember 9, 2018—
  7. S03E07A Certain Magical Index S03E07The Third LevelNovember 16, 2018—
  8. S03E08A Certain Magical Index S03E08Saint BreakoutNovember 23, 2018 3.5
  9. S03E09A Certain Magical Index S03E09Holy Mother VenerationNovember 30, 2018—
  10. S03E10A Certain Magical Index S03E10Sky Bus 365December 7, 2018—
  11. S03E11A Certain Magical Index S03E11British LabyrinthDecember 14, 2018—
  12. S03E12A Certain Magical Index S03E12MercenariesDecember 21, 2018—
  13. S03E13A Certain Magical Index S03E13Curtana OriginalDecember 28, 2018—
  14. S03E14A Certain Magical Index S03E14HeroesJanuary 11, 2019—
  15. S03E15A Certain Magical Index S03E15Spark SignalJanuary 18, 2019—
  16. S03E16A Certain Magical Index S03E16The Governing BoardJanuary 25, 2019—
  17. S03E17A Certain Magical Index S03E17DRAGONFebruary 1, 2019—
  18. S03E18A Certain Magical Index S03E18The Alliance of Independent NationsFebruary 8, 2019—
  19. S03E19A Certain Magical Index S03E19Misaka WorstFebruary 15, 2019—
  20. S03E20A Certain Magical Index S03E20A Reason to ProtectFebruary 22, 2019—
  21. S03E21A Certain Magical Index S03E21The Star of B'TselemMarch 1, 2019—
  22. S03E22A Certain Magical Index S03E22Angel Power (Gabriel)March 8, 2019—
  23. S03E23A Certain Magical Index S03E23Fuse=KAZAKIRIMarch 15, 2019—
  24. S03E24A Certain Magical Index S03E24List of Prohibited Books (Index)March 22, 2019—
  25. S03E25A Certain Magical Index S03E25WingsMarch 29, 2019—
  26. S03E26A Certain Magical Index S03E26Son of GodApril 5, 2019—

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