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The Best Episodes of A Certain Magical Index

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...

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  1. Background image for Dark Matter
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #1 - Dark Matter

    S3:E5

    While Kazari takes a lost Last Order home, Accelerator arrives at his location and faces Saraku, a teleporter of MEMBER and defeats him after realizing Saraku can only teleport behind his opponents. Elsewhere, MEMBER's leader "The Professor" confronts Teitoku only to be killed by the latter after using his power, Dark Matter. Meanwhile, BLOCK starts their real goal, to shut down the city's surveillance system and help 5000 mercenaries invade the city. However, one of their members is actually Etzali in disguise, who alerts the city's drone helicopters to head to their location and stop the mercenaries. Despite their heavy loses, the remaining BLOCK members, Saku Tatsuhiko and Megumi Teshio, continues their next part of the plan, bringing the mercenaries to Academy City's detention facility and kidnap Awaki's gang to use as leverage to make her help them enter the Windowless building and kill Aleister. GROUP heads to the detention facility where Accelerator stays back to hold off the remaining mercenaries while Etzali faces off against Xochitl, a MEMBER agent and his colleague from the Aztec organization who has come to Academy City to kill Etzali for treason. Tsuchimikado and Awaki confronts Saku and Megumi trying to free Awaki's gang but Megumi kills Saku for endangering the hostages and decides to forcefully get the information from Awaki instead. Despite Megumi knocking out Tsuchimikado, Awaki is able to defeat Megumi after getting over her trauma of teleporting herself. With the hostages safe and Etzali saving Xochitl's life from the grimoire she was using, GROUP heads back home. However, Teitoku arrives at ITEM's apartment after torturing Frenda for information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Governing Board
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #2 - The Governing Board

    S3:E16

    Hamazura desperately tries to rescue Takitsubo when the building she is in falls under terrorist attack. Stephanie hunts down Kinuhata to exact revenge for Sunazara. Accelerator seeks out assistance from an unlikely benefactor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)

    S1:E9

    Touma confronts Ars Magna in a dangerous battle to rescue both Index and Deep Blood.

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  4. Background image for Imagine Breaker
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Imagine Breaker

    S1:E6

    Following the events of last episode and the activation of Index's defense mechanism Touma struggles to hide his amnesia from Index.

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  5. Background image for Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)

    S1:E8

    Touma encounters Ars Magna the leader of Misawa Cram School and a man with his own connection to Index.

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  6. Background image for Sisters (Sisters)
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Sisters (Sisters)

    S1:E11

    Touma goes in search of Misaka to investigate the clone experiment.

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  8. Background image for Level 6 (Absolute Ability)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Level 6 (Absolute Ability)

    S1:E12

    Touma discovers the reason behind the experiment and appears to grow closer to Misaka.

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  9. Background image for Super-espers
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #8 - Super-espers

    S3:E6

    While Hamazura is out running errands for Mugino, SCHOOL stages an attack on ITEM. When Mugino runs from Kakine, Takitsubo offers to protect Hamazura, but ends up needing his help instead. Kakine issues a challenge to Accelerator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Academy City
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Academy City

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Replica (Impostor)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Replica (Impostor)

    S1:E18

    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.

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  12. Background image for Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)

    S1:E21

    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.

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  13. Background image for Golem (Stone Figure)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Golem (Stone Figure)

    S1:E22

    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.

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  14. Background image for Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)

    S1:E23

    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.

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  15. Background image for The Third Level
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #14 - The Third Level

    S3:E7

    Itsuwa reveals to Tōma she has come to Academy City as his bodyguard to protect him from Acqua, who is now targeting him for ruining God's Right Seat plans. While Itsuwa's Amakusa comrades watch from afar and plan to have she and Touma to get close and be a couple, Mikoto is still dealing with the revelation of Tōma's amnesia. Tōma brings Itsuwa to his home, where Index accidentally destroys the bathroom, which Itsuwa decides to bring Tōma and Index to a spa located in 22th District's underground city. After an awkward meeting between Itsuwa, Index and Mikoto in the spa, Tōma and Itsuwa takes a walk at a park. However, Acqua appears, having defeated the rest of the Amakusas, demands Tōma hand over his right arm which contains Imagine Breaker. Tōma and Itsuwa tries to fight back but are unable to hit him due to Acqua's Saint powers. After beating Tōma to a pulp, Acqua gives him one more day before he gets his right arm while Itsuwa feels guilty for failing her mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Saint Breakout
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Saint Breakout

    S3:E8

    With Kamijo unconscious, Itsuwa is guilt-ridden, and receives a pep talk from Tatemiya. As Orsola researches Acqua's past, the Amakusa Church members make their stand against Acqua, at which Itsuwa reveals their new secret weapon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Curtana Original
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Curtana Original

    S3:E13

    Acqua and Knight Leader continue their fateful showdown in the forest. Princess Carissa reveals a devastating new technique using Curtana Original. When Kamijo and Index's lives are endangered, an unexpected ally comes to their rescue.

    Director:Yuki Morita
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Spark Signal
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Spark Signal

    S3:E15

    Accelerator and the other members of GROUP are assigned to eliminate the members of Spark Signal, a terrorist group which has taken hostages. Hamazura and Kinuhata find themselves on the run when they defy the city's higher-ups.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)

    S1:E3

    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.

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  21. Background image for Limit (12 o'clock)
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Limit (12 o'clock)

    S1:E5

    Touma tries desperately to save Index's memories before it is too late.

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  22. Background image for Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)

    S1:E10

    Touma spends some time with Misaka Mikoto and makes a strange discovery.

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  23. Background image for The Right Seat of God
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    #22 - The Right Seat of God

    S3:E2

    Tōma is parachuted into a river and almost drowns but is saved by Itsuwa of the Amakusa Catholics. He explains to Itsuwa that he and Tsuchimikado are trying to find Constantine's Document, also known as the C Document, a magical item that was long ago given by Emperor Constantine to the Pope which allowed whatever the user believes, the people living on Papal Lands also believed it, which Tsuchimikado believes is responsible for the world wide anti-Academy City protest. Bringing him to a cafe, Itsuwa explains the C Document is in Avignon and not in Rome due to the events of the Avignon Papacy and the city's ley lines allows the document to spreads it's magic throughout Europe. However, Tōma and Itsuwa are forced to abandon the cafe after rioters reazlies Tōma is from Academy City. Meanwhile in London, Stiyl and Agnese interrogate Lidvia and Biagio over information on who God's Right Seat are and their goals which Lidvia reveals they are four special individuals who sacrificed their ability to use normal magic in exchange for divine powers so they can rid themselves of Original Sin and become closer with God. As they avoid the rioters, Tōma and Itsuwa gets a call from Tsuchimikado that they need to find one of the city's ley lines so Tōma's Imagine Breaker can destroy the effects of the C Document. Just before Tōma and Itsuwa disrupts one of the site of the ley lines, they are attacked by God's Right Seat, Terra of the Left.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Document of C.
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    #23 - The Document of C.

    S3:E3

    Tsuchimikado appears and joins forces with Tōma and Itsuwa against Terra, who flees when a platoon of powered suits sent by Academy City interfere with their fight. Tsuchimikado then stays behind to stop the suits while Tōma and Itsuwa chase after Terra at the Palais des Papes. Once there, Tōma contacts Mikoto by phone and learns from her that according to the media, Academy City launched an attack on Avignon in retaliation against a plan to attack it, but their conversation is cut short when Terra, having the C Document in his hands, attacks him. During their fight, Terra realizes that Tōma still has not attained the full power of Imagine Breaker because he lost his memory, but nevertheless, Tōma takes advantage of a weakness in Terra's abilities to defeat him and destroy the C Document. Just as Tōma is about to inquire Terra about what he knows about Imagine Breaker, a squad of stealth bombers led by Accelerator attack the palace, allowing Terra to escape. However, at St. Peter's Basilica, Terra is killed for involving civilians in the conflict by Acqua of the Back who decides to take the war against Academy City personally after Terra and Vento's failures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Dark Side of Academy City
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #24 - The Dark Side of Academy City

    S3:E4

    Team GROUP captures a blackmarketter for questioning who is later killed by an esper wearing a steel helmet. Etzali investigates the blackmarketter's home but a black ops team arrives. Etzali disguises himself as one of the operators but not before leaving some clues to his team. GROUP learns the blackmarketter sold a weapon to a sniper named Sunazara whose target is Monaka and Accelerator stops the assassination attempt after Awaki teleport him to Monaka's location. GROUP soon learns the assassination attempt was a distraction for another darkside team named SCHOOL, lead by the 2nd Level 5, Teitoku Kakine, and their real target was the particle engineering laboratory. To further complicate matters, the other teams like MEMBER, BLOCK and ITEM are getting involved as well. Meanwhile, the former Skill-Out Shiage is now working with Team ITEM, led by the 4th Level 5, Shizuri Mugino and her teammates, Rikō Takitsubo, Saiai Kinuhata and Frenda Seivelun, who treat Shiage with no respect. Learning about Monaka's assassination attempt, ITEM reazlies SCHOOL's real goal and heads to the particle engineering laboratory only to fight with the steel helmet esper. Despite killing the esper, Teitoku escapes with the device he stole, forcing ITEM to split up while Shiage runs away from SCHOOL's Pink dressed Assassin. Elsewhere, GROUP learns Team BLOCK is planning to steal Biological weapons from the city's virus vault but Etzali reveals the vault is a decoy as their real target is Satellite control center which controls the Hikoboshi 2 orbital laser weapon in space. Accelerator heads to the Satellite control center alone to fool BLOCK that they are falling for their trick.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for British Labyrinth
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    #25 - British Labyrinth

    S3:E11

    After being escorted to London, Kamijo and Index have an audience with the queen and three princesses to discuss the threats facing Britain. Upon dividing into separate teams, Kamijo assists with tracking down the members of New Light.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Dark Matter" is the best rated episode of "A Certain Magical Index". It scored 7.6/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Governing Board".