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'''''[[A Certain Magical Index]]''''' is a Japanese [[light novel]] series written by [[Kazuma Kamachi]] and illustrated by [[Kiyotaka Haimura]], which was later adapted into an [[anime]] series. The story follows the adventures of [[Toma Kamijo]], a high school student in the scientific-advanced Academy City whose right hand contains a unique power called "Imagine Breaker", and [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Index|Index]], a young nun from the [[Church of England]] whose mind has been implanted with 103,000 [[grimoire]]s of the ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]''. The series broadcast 74 episodes over three seasons.

The first season aired on [[Chiba TV]] on October 4, 2008, and later on [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]] on January 8, 2009, upon the release of episode 14, until March 19, and consisted of twenty-four episodes. It adapts the first six volumes of the light novel. The second season aired from October 8, 2010, to April 1, 2011, and consisted of twenty-four episodes. It adapts the seventh to the thirteenth volume of the light novel. The third season aired from October 5, 2018, to April 5, 2019, and consisted of twenty-six episodes. It adapts the final nine volumes of the light novel. All three seasons are available on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]], as well as on [[Streaming television|streaming services]].
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== Series overview ==
{{Series overview
| color1     = #225B8D
| link1      = #Season 1 (2008–2009)
| episodes1  = 24
| start1     = {{Start date|2008|10|4}}
| end1       = {{End date|2009|3|19}}
| network1   = [[Chiba TV]]

| color2     = #743089
| link2      = #Season 2: II (2010–2011)
| episodes2  = 24
| start2     = {{Start date|2010|10|8}}
| end2       = {{End date|2011|4|1}}
| network2   = [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]]

| color3     = #045D94
| link3      = #Season 3: III (2018–2019)
| episodes3  = 26
| start3     = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| end3       = {{End date|2019|4|5}}
}}

== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 (2008–2009) ===
{{Main|A Certain Magical Index season 1{{!}}''A Certain Magical Index'' season 1}}
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=== Season 2: ''II'' (2010–2011) ===
{{Main|A Certain Magical Index season 2{{!}}''A Certain Magical Index'' season 2}}
{{:A Certain Magical Index season 2}}

=== Season 3: ''III'' (2018–2019) ===
{{Main|A Certain Magical Index season 3{{!}}''A Certain Magical Index'' season 3}}
{{:A Certain Magical Index season 3}}

== OVAs ==
=== ''A Certain Magical Index-tan'' ===
{{Nihongo|''A Certain Magical Index-tan''|とある魔術の{{ruby-ja|禁書目録|インデックス}}たん}} is an [[original video animation]] series included in the Japanese release of the first and fifth [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]]s of each season of ''A Certain Magical Index'', which features a [[Chibi (slang)|chibified]] Index and parodies of events that take place in the series.

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| EpisodeNumber       = 1
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2009|1|23}}<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611225717/http://www.project-index.net/index/item/dvd_bd01.php |date=June 11, 2010 |title=''A Certain Magical Index'' Volume 1 <First Limited Edition> Blu-ray & DVD to be released simultaneously on January 23, 2009 {{in lang|ja}}}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = [[Tōma Kamijō]] meets Index-tan, a [[Chibi (slang)|chibified]] version of [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Index|Index]], hanging on his balcony, but she gets captured by a bird; [[Aisa Himegami]] pick-ups a palmtop tiger kitten, referencing [[Taiga Aisaka]]; Index-tan promotes ''[[Shakugan no Shana|Shakugan no Shana-tan]]''; [[Komoe Tsukuyomi]] summons a "cute" angel during a ritual; [[Kaori Kanzaki]] angrily avoids questions about herself and [[Shizuka Itō|her voice actress]]; Tōma gets puked by Index-tan as he tries to negate the spell in her mouth; While fighting Index in her John's Pen mode, Tōma tells [[Stiyl Magnus]] and Kaori to stop being as side characters; [[Motoharu Tsuchimikado]] and [[Pierce Aogami]] market a cleaning robot on air; and Aisa asks Komoe for some meat as the latter keeps on eating them. Before every new sketch is an intermission by [[Mikoto Misaka]] encouraging the viewers to conserve power. A [[post-credits scene]] shows Tōma and Index-tan going to a public bath when she asks about [[nasi goreng]] dish.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2009|6|26}}<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611230122/http://www.project-index.net/index/item/dvd_bd05.php |date=June 11, 2010 |title=''A Certain Magical Index'' Volume 5 <First Limited Edition> Blu-ray & DVD to be released simultaneously on May 29, 2009 {{in lang|ja}}}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = Index-tan dodges a bird while hanging on the balcony of Tōma's apartment but is caught by a cat instead; During their fight, [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Accelerator|Accelerator]] blushes when Tōma slaps his hand away from him; Tōma freaks out when he sees Komoe's car running without her on the driving seat; A childish [[Sherry Cromwell]] draws on the ground with chalk; Tōma questions Index-tan and [[Hyōka Kazakiri]]'s mumbling singing; Kaori states [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Sasha Kreutzev|Sasha Kreutzev]]'s power when a [[marlin]] jumps out of the water; Index-tan talks with Tōma about [[Atsushi Abe|his voice actor]]'s blog; and the [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Sisters|Sisters]] blow up Academy City's wind turbines as Accelerator proudly states [[Nobuhiko Okamoto|his voice actor]]'s win for a rookie award at [[Seiyu Awards]] while manipulating [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]] in the air. Before every new sketch is an intermission by Aisa talking about her limited role and other thoughts. A post-credits scene shows Mikoto and the Sisters promoting the [[anime]] adaptation of ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' [[manga]] series, and Aisa getting an opportunity to talk about herself.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2011|1|26}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=October 14, 2010 |title=''Index II'' DVD/BD 1 Pre-Orders to Bundle Bonus Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-15/index-ii-dvd/bd-1-pre-orders-to-bundle-bonus-anime |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 14, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714075627/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-15/index-ii-dvd/bd-1-pre-orders-to-bundle-bonus-anime |archive-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = Index-tan behaves like [[Squid Girl|a certain squid girl]] when she gets caught by a cat while hanging on the balcony of Tōma's apartment; Tōma follows [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Sphynx|Sphinx]] as they look for a kidnapped Index-tan, only to find the cat from ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]''; A kidnapped Index-tan laments about the youth finding the celebration of [[Bon Festival]] unpopular, while her kidnapper Ōma Yamisaka plays the lyre; [[Ruiko Saten]] is seen doing her routines at night while the Remnant incident takes place; During their fight, [[Agnese Sanctis]] is dismayed with Stiyl littering his cigarette; Agnese, appearing in her chibi form, complains about being chibified; [[Kuroko Shirai]] notices the flowers on [[Kazari Uiharu]]'s head are getting cuter; and Kaori beats the Knights of England, with Tōma getting caught in her rampage. She apologizes for being "drunk" and will offer him her body as an atonement; [[Misaka 10032]] is seen in a dark room playing a computer game; and Aisa and Komoe are acknowledged for being absent during this episode with a [[laugh track]].
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2011|6|22}}
| ShortSummary        = Tōma finds Index-tan hanging on his apartment's balcony, only to punch her away; Accelerator brags his new award related to voice acting with [[Amata Kihara]], with Kuroko appearing to mention [[Satomi Arai|her voice actress]]' award as well; After Tōma accidentally unhooked Aisa's bra, [[Seiri Fukiyose]] brags about wearing a front-hooked bra, causing a celebration among their class; Aisa is unable to eat meat due to Index-tan snatching them; Misaka 10032 and other Sisters provides commentary while playing a little sister game; [[Awaki Musujime]] teleports [[otakus]] as shields against Mikoto; Misaka 10032 introduces [[Virtual Boy]] to [[Misaka 20001|Last Order]]; Kuroko and Kazari discuss how to make ''A Certain Magical Index'' anime series popular around the world; and Tōma comments how the writers are running out ideas for ''Index-tan''. Before every new sketch is an [[eyecatch]] featuring [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Itsuwa|Itsuwa]] saying, "Go ahead".
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2013|8|28}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=July 15, 2013 |title=''A Certain Magical Index'' Film's Blu-ray/DVD Previewed in TV Ad |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-15/a-certain-magical-index-film-blu-ray/dvd-previewed-in-tv-ad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811150558/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-15/a-certain-magical-index-film-blu-ray/dvd-previewed-in-tv-ad |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = See ''[[A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion#A Certain Magical Index-tan: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion... Happened, or Maybe Not|A Certain Magical Index-tan: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion... Happened, or Maybe Not]]''
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|12|26}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/index_3/bd/01.html |website=toaru-project.com/index_3 |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録III Vol.1＜初回仕様版＞ |trans-title=''A Certain Magical Index III'' Vol. 1 <First Edition> |access-date=January 29, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719024809/https://toaru-project.com/index_3/bd/01.html |archive-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = Tōma and Index-tan talk about how long this episode has been released since the last one; Index-tan is carried away by the wind as Tōma and Itsuwa ride a tricycle; With Index-tan missing, Itsuwa ominously takes this chance to be with Tōma alone; Tōma and Index discuss how voice actors age and might be replaced in a long run; A dieting [[Terra of the Left]] says out loud the ingredients of bread and cookies before casting his spell towards Tōma and Itsuwa; A segment called "Accel-san" features Accelerator using his knowledge to solve problems presented by [[Teitoku Kakine]]; Another segment called "Left-san" features Terra using knowledge to solve problems, particularly about who ate Tōma's ''manju''; and Tōma and Index-tan talk about how there is a little change to the protagonist of a new sequel 10 years after its first release. Before every new sketch is a "Who's that Pokémon?"-type eyecatch.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2019|4|30}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/index_3/bd/05.html |website=toaru-project.com/index_3 |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録III Vol.5＜初回仕様版＞ |trans-title=''A Certain Magical Index III'' Vol. 5 <First Edition> |access-date=January 29, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208025027/https://toaru-project.com/index_3/bd/05.html |archive-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
| ShortSummary        = Tōma and Index-tan talk about how this episode will be the last one for ''Index-tan'' series; [[Shizuri Mugino]] only utters [[Shiage Hamazura]]'s last name; After saving a kidnapped girl, Accelerator iterates that he is a villain as she keeps telling him that he is a good guy; Index guesses pictures with sharp teeth by answering "Terra"; [[Lessar]] questions how her name is related to "lesser"; In the "Accel-san" segment, Accelerator and Last Order talk about [[mochi]]; [[Laura Stuart|Lola Stuart]] is disappointed for a limited screen time in this series; Index-tan discusses different types of fish; The [[List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Knight Leader|Knight Leader]] uses his Spell of Thororm to change everything to zero; and Tōma and Index-tan discuss the end of ''Index-tan'' series.
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q17219196|title=A Certain Magical Index}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q127788466|title=A Certain Magical Index-tan}}

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