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The Best Episodes of A Certain Magical Index

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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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  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 Angel Power (Gabriel)
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Angel Power (Gabriel)

    S3:E22

    Kamijo runs into Sasha Kruezhev, and he continues to formulate a plan to stop Fiamma. Hamazura and Takitsubo discover an imminent threat to Digurv's village. The archangel Gabriel rains havoc upon the Russian and Academy City forces.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Imagine Breaker
    7.3/10(7 votes)

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

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

    #7 - Sisters (Sisters)

    S1:E11

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

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

    #8 - Level 6 (Absolute Ability)

    S1:E12

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

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

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Heroes
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Heroes

    S3:E14

    Kamijo, Kanzaki, Index, and Vilian head toward Buckingham Palace to stop Carissa. The palace is bombarded from the floating fortress Coven Compass, and others join the battle when Carissa calls in her own cruise missile strike.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for DRAGON
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    #11 - DRAGON

    S3:E17

    Técpatl and Unabara square off in Shiokishi's chambers, while Accelerator and Sugitani face each other in the hallway outside. Kinuhata discovers the true reason for the current assault against herself, Takitsubo, and Hamazura.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Misaka Worst
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Misaka Worst

    S3:E19

    After dealing with the sorcerers at the Russian airbase, Accelerator has a Misaka clone skydive down to confront him. Vento challenges Fiamma while Kamijo and the others watch on. Hamazura gets some disturbing news from Digurv.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Fuse=KAZAKIRI
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Fuse=KAZAKIRI

    S3:E23

    As Kamijo and Sasha look on, Hyoka rushes in to stop the archangel's rampage. Accelerator joins the battle as well, with a newfound purpose. Acqua has his own strategy to weaken the archangel's power, though at great cost to himself.

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

    #14 - 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.

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

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for Golem (Stone Figure)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for The Third Level
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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

    #20 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Holy Mother Veneration
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #21 - Holy Mother Veneration

    S3:E9

    Kanzaki battles Acqua under Academy City, but finds herself overpowered by his might. Mikoto runs into Kamijo after he sneaks out of his hospital room. Kanzaki works with the Amakusa Church members to find a way to beat Acqua.

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

    #22 - 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.

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

    #23 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for A Reason to Protect
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #24 - A Reason to Protect

    S3:E20

    Kamijo begins second-guessing himself after Fiamma's rebuke. Hamazura fights to protect the village from privateers. The fighting between Britain and France ramps up. Accelerator lashes out at Kamijo over Last Order's condition.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Star of B'Tselem
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #25 - The Star of B'Tselem

    S3:E21

    Accelerator begins finding clues about the parchment he is carrying. Hamazura and Digurv find an unexpected ally in Acqua. Takitsubo receives some welcome news from Elizalina. Kamijo and Lessar attempt to infiltrate Fiamma's base.

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    Director: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".