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The Best Episodes of A Certain Magical Index Season 1

Every episode of A Certain Magical Index Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Certain Magical Index Season 1!

The Best Episodes of A Certain Magical Index Season 1

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. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)

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    S1:E9

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

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  2. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Level 6 (Absolute Ability)

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    S1:E12

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

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  3. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Imagine Breaker

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    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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  4. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)

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    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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  5. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Sisters (Sisters)

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    S1:E11

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

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  6. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Replica (Impostor)

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    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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  8. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)

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    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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  9. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Golem (Stone Figure)

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    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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  10. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)

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    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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  11. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Limit (12 o'clock)

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    S1:E5

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

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  12. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)

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    S1:E10

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

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  13. 7.4/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Academy City

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    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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  14. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)

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    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.

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  15. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)

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    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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  16. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Perfect Memory Ability

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    S1:E4

    Touma learns the truth about Index's perfect memorization and her loss of memories.

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  17. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Science Cult (Misawa Cram School)

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    S1:E7

    Stiyl and Touma join forces to investigate the mysterious Misawa Cram School.

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  18. 7.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Accelerator (One Way)

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    S1:E13

    Misaka and Touma hatch a plan to defeat Accelerator and end the experiment.

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  19. 7.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Virus Code (Final Signal)

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    S1:E20

    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.

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  20. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The Power of God (Archangel)

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    S1:E17

    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.

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  21. 6.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Weakest vs. Strongest (Strongest vs. Weakest)

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    S1:E14

    Touma faces off against Accelerator for the sake of Misaka and her 'sisters'.

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  22. 6.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Imaginary Number School District - Five-Element Agency

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    S1:E24

    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.

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  23. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Last Order (The End)

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    S1:E19

    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.

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  24. 6.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Angel Fall (Angel Fall)

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    S1:E15

    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.

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  25. 6.0/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Toya Kamijo (Father)

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    S1:E16

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)" is the best rated episode of "A Certain Magical Index" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori and written by N/A, it aired on 11/30/2008. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Level 6 (Absolute Ability)".