A Certain Magical Index (Japanese: とある魔術の禁書目録, Hepburn: Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu)[lower-alpha 2] is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three separate series. The first ran from April 2004 to October 2010, the second from March 2011 to July 2019, and the third from February 2020 to present.
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Cover of the first volume featuring Index |
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Genre | Action, science fantasy[1] |
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Created by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | April 10, 2004 – October 10, 2010 |
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Volumes | 22 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Chuya Kogino |
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Published by | Square Enix |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | April 12, 2007 – present |
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Volumes | 30 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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English publisher | |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | July 10, 2007 – November 10, 2008 |
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Volumes | 2 (List of volumes) |
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Directed by | Hiroshi Nishikiori |
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Produced by | - Kazuma Miki
- Yasutaka Kimura
- Nobuhiro Nakayama (Index I & II)
- Satoshi Fujita (Index I & II)
- Kentarou Hattori (Index III)
- Kozue Kaneniwa (Index III)
- Hiroshi Anami (Index III)
- Yuuichirou Shiji (Index III)
- Noritomo Isogai (Index III)
- Michihisa Abe (Index III)
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Music by | Maiko Iuchi |
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Studio | J.C.Staff |
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Original network | AT-X, CBC, Chiba TV, MBS, Teletama, Tokyo MX, tvk |
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Original run | October 4, 2008 – April 5, 2019 |
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Episodes | 74 (List of episodes) |
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Studio | J.C.Staff |
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Released | January 23, 2009 – April 30, 2019 |
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Episodes | 6 (List of episodes) |
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Developer | Shade |
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Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
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Genre | Fighting game |
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Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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English publisher | |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | March 10, 2011 – July 10, 2019 |
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Volumes | 23 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Published | August 10, 2011 |
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Volumes | 1 (List of volumes) |
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Developer | Heroz |
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Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
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Genre | Social card game |
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Platform | Android iOS |
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Developer | Guyzware |
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Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
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Genre | Visual novel |
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Platform | PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Mijin Kouka |
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Published by | Square Enix |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | September 12, 2013 – May 12, 2016 |
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Volumes | 5 (List of volumes) |
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Developer | Heroz |
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Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
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Genre | Action puzzle game |
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Platform | Android iOS |
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Released | AndroidiOS |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Hajime Katoki Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Published | May 10, 2016 |
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Volumes | 1 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Hibipon |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Magazine | Monthly Denplay Comic |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
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Original run | December 28, 2017 – May 28, 2019 |
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Volumes | 3 (List of volumes) |
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Developer | Access Games |
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Publisher | Sega |
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Genre | Fighting game |
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Platform | PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita |
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Developer | Headlock |
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Publisher | Square Enix |
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Genre | Role-playing game |
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Platform | Android iOS |
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Released | |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Demographic | Male |
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Original run | February 7, 2020 – present |
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Volumes | 9 (List of volumes) |
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Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
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Illustrated by | Kiyotaka Haimura Motoi Fuyukawa |
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Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
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Original run | June 10, 2020 – August 7, 2020 |
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Volumes | 2 (List of volumes) |
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The plot is set in a world where humans called espers possess supernatural abilities. The light novels focus on Toma Kamijo, a young high school student in Academy City with the ability to cancel other espers' powers, as he encounters an English nun named Index. His ability, which allows him to cancel other powers by touching them, and his relationship with Index prove dangerous to other sorcerers and espers who wanted to discover the secrets behind him and Index, as well as the city.
A manga adaptation by Chuya Kogino began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan in April 2007. J.C.Staff produced two 24-episode anime series between 2008 and 2011. An animated film was released in February 2013. A 26-episode third season aired between 2018 and 2019. Several spin-offs and other adaptations have also been made, including several video games.
After being rejected for the Dengeki Novel Prize, Kamachi was contacted by Kazuma Miki, an editor at ASCII Media Works who had him write several test novels. He got the chance to write a full series and decided to create it with the concept of exploring the rules of magic, rather than just having it exist, and the inclusion of science to oppose its elements. The resulting series has seen success with both critics and audiences, with critics praising the action and characters.