A Certain Magical Index
Season 1
2008 • 24 Episodes
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.
Episodes
1. Academy City
October 5, 2008
Kamijo meets Index, who is on the run from a magic society that wants the library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory. Later, Kamijo is shocked to find Index at his house – bleeding and accompanied by a strange man.
2. Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)
October 12, 2008
Kamijo tangles with Stiyl, upset with the magician’s rough behavior toward Index. When quick thinking allows Kamijo and Index to escape, they head to the one person that might be able to help them.
3. Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)
October 19, 2008
While Komoe helps Index in healing her wounds using magic, Toma meets Stiyl's partner, Kaori Kanzaki and learns from her why they are hunting Index and the organization, Necessarius, The Church of Necessary Evil.
4. Perfect Memory Ability
October 26, 2008
Touma learns the truth about Index's perfect memorization and her loss of memories.
5. Limit (12 o'clock)
November 2, 2008
Touma tries desperately to save Index's memories before it is too late.
6. Imagine Breaker
November 9, 2008
Following the events of last episode and the activation of Index's defense mechanism Touma struggles to hide his amnesia from Index.
7. The Science Cult (Misawa Cram School)
November 16, 2008
Stiyl and Touma join forces to investigate the mysterious Misawa Cram School.
8. Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)
November 23, 2008
Touma encounters Ars Magna the leader of Misawa Cram School and a man with his own connection to Index.
9. Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)
November 30, 2008
Touma confronts Ars Magna in a dangerous battle to rescue both Index and Deep Blood.
10. Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)
December 7, 2008
Touma spends some time with Misaka Mikoto and makes a strange discovery.
11. Sisters (Sisters)
December 14, 2008
Touma goes in search of Misaka to investigate the clone experiment.
12. Level 6 (Absolute Ability)
December 21, 2008
Touma discovers the reason behind the experiment and appears to grow closer to Misaka.
13. Accelerator (One Way)
December 28, 2008
Misaka and Touma hatch a plan to defeat Accelerator and end the experiment.
14. Weakest vs. Strongest (Strongest vs. Weakest)
January 8, 2009
Touma faces off against Accelerator for the sake of Misaka and her 'sisters'.
15. Angel Fall (Angel Fall)
January 15, 2009
Touma and Index head to the beach to avoid the fallout from Touma's fight with Accelerator. They also plan to meet Touma's Family but when they arrive they aren't quite what Touma was expecting.
16. Toya Kamijo (Father)
January 22, 2009
The Angel Fall spell remains in effect with only Toma, Kanzaki, Misha and Tsuchimikado relatively unaffected. However, the person responsible for casting the spell remains a mystery. Misha quickly becomes the prime suspect after a strange conversation with Toma. But when Toma follows up on his hunch he discovers that the real culprit is not Misha but his own father. As such he hurries to reach his father before Misha and the other mages can confront him.
17. The Power of God (Archangel)
January 29, 2009
After figuring out the truth of Misha’s real identity, Kanzaki sends Kamijo and Toya to destroy the ritual spot. When Tsuchimikado suggests that Toya must die for the spell to end, a violent – and seemingly fatal – encounter ensues.
18. Replica (Impostor)
February 5, 2009
In order to shake off the unwanted attention she’s getting from Unabara, Misaka asks Kamijo to pretend to be her boyfriend. Things get complicated when the faux-couple discovers that Unabara is hiding a magical secret.
19. Last Order (The End)
February 12, 2009
Accelerator meets the last of Misaka’s clones – Last Order – who explains the special role she played in the Sister experiment. Later, Accelerator learns what steps he’ll have to take to keep Last Order safe.
20. Virus Code (Final Signal)
February 19, 2009
After Accelerator frees Last Order of the virus infecting her brain, he’s attacked by gun-wielding Amai. Just as all appears lost for Accelerator, Yoshikawa arrives to help – but Amai isn’t going down without a fight.
21. Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)
February 26, 2009
School’s back in session and that means new transfer students – one of which is Index! In class, Komoe offers more insight into the realities of life as an esper – and a powerful new magical presence is detected in Academy City.
22. Golem (Stone Figure)
March 5, 2009
Panic ensues in Academy City upon the arrival of the sorcerer Sherry Cromwell, who makes no secret of her plans to destroy Kazakiri! Kamijo steps up to ruin Sherry’s plot – but the situation is more complex than he knows.
23. Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)
March 12, 2009
Kamijo chases Sherry away only to discover the sorcerer now has designs on Index! Meanwhile, with her secret revealed, Kazakiri takes advantage of her new situation and sets out to fight Ellis.
24. Imaginary Number School District - Five-Element Agency
March 19, 2009
Kamijo, Index and Kazakiri join forces to take on Ellis. When the battle ends, and with the support of Index, Kazakiri returns to the place of her origin. Later, Tsuchimikado ponders Aleister’s role in recent events.