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A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index) is a sci-fi light novel written by Kazuma Kamachi, with anime and manga adaptations. For the spinoff series Railgun, use [toaru-kagaku-no-railgun]

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A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index, とある魔術の​禁書目録【インデックス】) is a sci-fi light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. It has also been adapted into a manga, two seasons of anime, and a movie.

For the spinoff series, see .

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How is Misaka's railgun so destructive?

In episode 1 of Railgun, Misaka's railgun up-ends a good chunk of what appears to be an olympic-sized swimming pool. Later in the same episode, it is revealed that her railgun travels at a velocity of 1030 m/s. However, the numbers don't add…
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How are "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun" connected?

According to MAL, the former is the parent story of the latter, that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions: Do both stories take place in the same universe? Are they somewhat dependent on each other? If…
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Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime

I am slowly coming to the end of watching "Toaru Majutsu no Index" anime. There are a few anime series related to that world: Toaru Majutsu no Index Toaru Majutsu no Index II Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S and some movies. But I…
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Why do the MISAKA Sisters narrate everything they say?

The MISAKA sisters from Toaru Majutsu no Index have this habit of constantly narrating everything they say in the third person, including the way they say it and actions during their speech. Moreover, the Last Order does it twice for every…
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What is that frog toy that Misaka loves?

Misaka really loves this frog. Where does this frog come from? Does it exist both in anime and in real life (I feel like I've seen this frog somewhere before)?
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Is Accelerator able to control the magnitude of vectors?

As we know, vectors have both direction and magnitude, and Accelerator's ability is Vector Change. I always believed that he could control both attributes of vectors, until my friends claimed that he could only change vectors' directions. So is…
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Why does Last Order state her name twice?

I understand that the regular clones speak in third person from the answer here. But Last Order actually has emotions, so there is no reason to speak in third person or repeating her name over twice. What is the true reasoning behind Misaka wa…
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What is the difference between Judgment and Anti-skill?

Both these organizations seem to keep coming up in Railgun/Index, but it's never explained what the difference is. Both of them seem to be some kind of police force. At first I thought Judgment was the "students" whereas Anti-skill was everyone…
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What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?

In the Toaru Majutsu no Index specials, Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not have any on the 'main anime'. What is the significance of these marks? If it was not explained anywhere, are there any…
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How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?

How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work? I was going to have a discussion on Physics StackExchange about the line between Pseudo-Science and Real Science in the To Aru series, and I would like to start with Mugino's powers. Basically, I want…
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Why isn't Misaka Mikoto's face widely recognized?

In a city where 1,800,000 teenagers are struggling towards the same goal (esper improvement), having only seven level 5 students would automatically bump them into celebrity status. Tokiwadai's uniform was always easily recognized even by Skill Outs…
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Why those "magical names" sound so much like forum handles?

Magicians show that they are serious by shouting their magical names. Poster child of this behaviour is shown in Endymion no Kiseki, when Touma is still unsure of what is going on, when Stiyl shouts Fortis583 right before going all out. Touma's…
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Where do students get their funds from?

It's been bothering me for a while now, and it's mentioned against several times. Where do students in Academy City get their funds? Do they get it from home, their parents? Does Academy City give out an allowance? How does it work? Was it ever…
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How different are the Index light novels from the manga/anime?

The original Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels were adapted as anime and manga. I heard, that the LNs had much more content than the manga or the anime, but I couldn't find any reliable sources. Do the light novels have more content than the…
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Where to continue from the manga after two seasons of "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun"?

I finished A Certain Magical Index I and A Certain Magical Index II as well as A Certain Scientific Railgun and A Certain Scientific Railgun S. I'd like to buy the mangas so I can keep up with the franchise, but I don't know where to continue. Where…
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