A Certain Magical Index

To Aru Majutsu no Index (Japaneseとある魔術の禁書目録(インデックス) To Aru Majutsu no Indekkusu, GV " A certain magical Index") is a light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura is illustrated. The first issue was published on 10 April 2004. The series was adapted by various media. These include two manga series, a radio play various music publications and an adaptation into an anime television series by JCStaff.

Action

In the world of To Aru Majutsu no Index exist both people with supernatural abilities and magic. The City Academy City, in which the student Toma Kamijo lives, the study of these skills used. Almost all people have special skills and are classified in Level. People with Level 0 have as good as no special skills; at Level 5 are given pronounced abilities. Toma Kamijo itself is classified at level 0, but has the highly underrated ability with his right hand to negate magic and psychic powers. However, this passive ability called Imagine Breaker, he gives no advantages attack, so he had to put in close combat with his fists to fight back.

On a normal school day Toma returns to his apartment, where it meets the completely exhausted Index, hanging on his balcony railing. It turns out that she is a nun of the Church of England and that in their mind magical texts of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum were stored, which would remove the church from the free circulation. Since her head is crammed with so many information and it is therefore a walking library, it has many enemies who are interested in the knowledge. As Toma takes with him, he also makes many enemies and must from now on in a world full of crazy scientific ideas and magic defense of his life and the index. At the same time he gains new friends that support him and he comes piece by piece behind the secrets of Academy City and Index.

Formation and Publications

The light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura and appears at the publisher ASCII Media Works under the label Dengeki Bunko. The first issue was published on 10 April 2004. From the first major series published up to October 10, 2010 a total of 22 volumes with a publication rate of one volume every 3 ½ months, with the example, the second band with its more than 300 pages within 17 days was written. Since March 10, 2011, this will be continued by the new series Shin'yaku: To Aru Majutsu no Index (新約 とある魔術の禁書目録, " The New Testament: ~" ), from the far (January 2013) 5 volumes were published.

In addition, three special editions were published of short stories, which are side stories of the actual story.

Main sequence

• Vol 01: ISBN 4-8402 - 2658- X, April 10, 2004
• Vol 02: 4-8402-2701-2 ISBN 10 June, 2004
• Vol 03: ISBN 4-8402-2785-3, September 10, 2004
• Vol 04: 4-8402-2858-2 ISBN 10 December, 2004
• Vol 05: 4-8402-3025-0 ISBN 10 April, 2005
• Vol 06: 4-8402-2973-2 ISBN 10 July, 2005
• Vol 07: ISBN 4-8402-3205-9, November 10, 2005
• Vol 08: ISBN 4-8402-3269-5, January 10, 2006
• Vol 09: 4-8402-3385-3 ISBN 10 April, 2006
• Vol 10: 4-8402-3428-0 ISBN 10 May, 2006
• Vol 11: 4-8402-3581-3 ISBN 10 October, 2006
• Vol 12: 978-4-8402-3683-6 ISBN 10 January, 2007
• Vol 13: 978-4-8402-3801-4 ISBN 10 April, 2007
• Vol 14: 978-4-8402-4062-8 ISBN 10 November, 2007
• Vol 15: 978-4-8402-4145-8 ISBN 10 January, 2008
• Vol 16: 978-4-04-867086-9 ISBN 10 June, 2008
• Vol 17: 978-4-04-867591-8 ISBN 10 March, 2009
• Vol 18: 978-4-04-867897-1 ISBN 10 July, 2009
• Vol 19: ISBN 978-4-04-868069-1, 10 November 2009
• Vol 20: 978-4-04-868393-7 ISBN 10 March, 2010
• Vol 21: 978-4-04-868762-1 ISBN 10 August, 2010
• Vol 22: ISBN 978-4-04-868972-4 10 October, 2010

Continuation - Shin'yaku: To Aru Majutsu no Index

• Vol 01: 978-4-04-870319-2 ISBN 10 March, 2011
• Vol 02: 978-4-04-870738-1 ISBN 10 August, 2011
• Vol 03: 978-4-04-886240-0 ISBN 10 December, 2011
• Vol 04: 978-4-04-886373-5 ISBN 10 March, 2012
• Vol 05: ISBN 978-4-04-886978-2, October 10, 2012
• Vol 06: ISBN 978-4-04-891253-2, January 10, 2013
• Vol 07: ISBN 978-4-04-891604-2, May 10, 2013

Additional expenses

• SS0: 978-4-8402-3912-7 ISBN 10 July, 2007
• SS2: ISBN 978-4-04-867342-6, 10 November 2008
• SP0: ISBN 978-4-04-870775-6 10 August, 2011

By the end of 2012 14 million book copies were sold of the series.

Thus, of Shin'yaku: To Aru Majutsu no Index November 2011 to November 2012 690,000 copies were sold, which it reached number 5 in the best-selling light novel series of the year. Until November 2013 were added 650,000 more, which she landed at No. 6. There were 160,000 more copies of the first row ( 30th place ).

Adaptations

Radioplay

Based on the scenario of the Light Novels a radio play was published in November 2007. Already advance the CD could be acquired after acquiring the 48th issue of Dengeki hp by letter request. The plot is divided into two parts. The first part was originally transmitted as a radio broadcast of Dengeki Taishō and is about an encounter between a self-proclaimed " former " magician with Toma Kamijo and index. The second part focuses on a pressing concern of Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai, in the course of which they are confronted with a psychotic Level 3 girls from Tokiwadai.

Manga

The series was adapted from Chuya Kogino as manga series of the same name and tells the story as it was written by Kazuma Kamachi. The still continuing manga has been published since June 2007 Monthly Shōnen Gangan within the magazine. Starting on 10 November 2007, the individual chapters were combined into tankōbon editions. So far (as of: August 27, 2013) of which are published twelve pieces.

• Vol 01: 978-4-7575-2157-5 ISBN 10 November, 2007
• Vol 02: ISBN 978-4-7575-2299-2, June 10, 2008
• Vol 03: ISBN 978-4-7575-2427-9, November 22, 2008
• Vol 04: 978-4-7575-2512-2 ISBN 21 March, 2009
• Vol 05: ISBN 978-4-7575-2677-8, 27 October 2009
• Vol 06: 978-4-7575-2870-3 ISBN 22 May, 2010
• Vol 07: ISBN 978-4-7575-3053-9 ISBN 978-4-7575-3047-8 or 12 November, 2010
• Vol 08: ISBN 978-4-7575-3223-6, January 22, 2011
• Vol 09: 978-4-7575-3473-5 ISBN 21 January, 2012
• Vol 10: ISBN 978-4-7575-3689-0, August 22, 2012
• Vol 11: ISBN 978-4-7575-3875-7, February 22, 2013
• Vol 12: ISBN 978-4-7575-4034-7, August 27, 2013

Based on the novel series was a spin-off titled To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲(レールガン) To Aru Kagaku no Rērugan, GV " A certain scientific railgun "), which is particularly on Mikoto Misaka, her roommate and her friends focused and time before and during the main series is based. In 2009, the manga was adapted as a standalone anime television series with the same title and in 2010 as the OVA. Since April 2013, a second series titled To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S was started.

In August 2013, another spin-off was (とある 科学 の 一方 通行(アクセラレータ) To Aru Kagaku no Akuserarēta, GV " A certain scientific accelerator " ) announced titled To Aru Kagaku no Accelerator. The written and drawn by Arata Yamaji Manga to be launched in the February issue of the manga magazine Dengeki Comic Daio on 27 December 2013.

Anime

For the first time Anime implementation was announced on 3 June 2008 in the 16th edition of the Light Novel series. Since July 7, 2008, the first trailer was shown on the official website. The animation studio JCStaff produced and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori a 24- episode anime television series. The Erstausstrahlungsbeginn was 5 October 2008 shortly after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on the Chiba TV stations, where within two hours of TV Kanagawa and MBS followed. AT- X overtook these stations, so that the last episode was aired there on 19 March 2009, in the above, however, only on March 22. Other channels that radiated around the same time were TV Saitama and CBC, as well as streaming on Movie Gate and Bandai Channel.

The consequences 1 to 6 correspond to band 1, the consequences 7-9 Volume 2, the consequences of 10 to 14 volume 3, the effects of 15 to 17 volume 4, the effects of 18 to 20 the first three chapters of Volume 5 and the consequences 21 to 24 tape 6

Within Japan, the series was released on eight DVDs and Blu- Rays, each containing three episodes. They were published from January 23 to August 21, 2009 by Geneon Entertainment.

To Aru Majutsu no Continuation Index II first aired October 8, 2010 to April 1, 2011 on AT -X on Japanese television, but while on Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, MBS, TV Kanagawa, CBC, and streaming on Nico Nico Channel and Showtime. Again, published eight DVDs and Blu- Rays from 26 January to 22 September 2011.

The sequence 1 corresponds to the last chapter of Volume 5, the consequences 2-5 band 7, the consequences 6-7 Volume 8, the consequences of 8-10 Volume 9, the consequences of 10 to 13 volume 10, the consequences of 14 to 16 band 11, the effects of 17 to 23 band 13 and the consequences of 23 to 24 band SS1.

On February 23, 2013, the movie appeared To Aru Majutsu no Index - Endymion no Kiseki (劇場 版 とある魔術の禁書目録-エンデュミオン の 奇蹟- To Aru Majutsu no Gekijōban Indekkusu - Endyumiōn no Kiseki ) in Japan. This played on the opening weekend in the 30 performers Cinemas 101 million yen, making it the third most successful.

Synchronization

Music

The music of the anime was produced by Maiko Iuchi of I've Sound. In the anime, four different titles for the opening and closing credits were used. The first bias was PSI -missing by Mami Kawada, and was used within the first 16 episodes. The second bias was Masterpiece and was also interpreted by Mami Kawada. The first guy was entitled Rimless - backed Fuchinashi no Sekai ( Rimless ~フチナシ ノ セカイ~ ) of Iku and used in the first 19 episodes. The second guy was Chikaigoto - Sukoshi Dake MO Ichido (誓い言~スコシ だけ もう一度~ ), which was interpreted by the same singer. The two header titles were published as the same Singles 29 October 2008 and 4 February 2009. Likewise, both credits title were published on 26 November 2008 and 25 February 2009.

From the anime also two soundtrack albums emerged. To Aru Majutsu These were no Index Original Soundtrack 1 - ELECTRO MASTER (とある魔術の禁書目録Original Soundtrack 1 - ELECTRO MASTER, 23 January 2009) To Aru Majutsu no Index and Original Soundtrack 2 - Dedicatus545 (とある魔術の禁書目録Original Soundtrack 2 - Dedicatus545, April 24, 2009).