とある魔術の禁書目録 (2008)

TV-14

Animation
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
Mystery

Overview

Touma Kamijou 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 in the exciting scientific town.

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

Original LanguageJapanese

Network

Seasons

Specials

2009 | 6 Episodes

Specials of A Certain Magical Index premiered on January 23, 2009

Season 1

2008 | 24 Episodes

Season 1 of A Certain Magical Index premiered on October 5, 2008

Set in a city of scientifically advanced superhuman students, but in a world where magic is also real. Touma Kamijou’s right hand, the Imagine Breaker, will negate all magic, psychic, or divine powers, but not his own bad luck. One day he finds a young girl hanging on his balcony railing. She turns out to be a nun from the Church of England, and her mind has been implanted with the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum - all the magical texts the Church has removed from circulation.

Season 2

2010 | 24 Episodes

Season 2 of A Certain Magical Index premiered on October 8, 2010

Index is still a fugitive, and many powerful magical organizations and individuals want to take her to use the books in her memory, eliminating her in the process. War between those organizations is also starting to emerge. Index can only rely on her friend Touma, who has always protected her, along with Misaka and other friends from the Academy.

Season 3

2018 | 26 Episodes

Season 3 of A Certain Magical Index premiered on October 5, 2018

Science, magic, and a nun on the run! Kamijo and Index return just in time to celebrate A Certain Magical Index’s 10th anniversary with a brand-new season. After their deadly struggle against the Catholic Church and the pending war between magic and science, Kamijo must work harder to protect Index. But with tensions high all around, what new adventures await them in this next chapter?