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A Certain Magical Index: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Oct 5, 2008 Updated Jul 26, 2026

A Certain Magical Index season 1 is set in Academy City, a highly advanced place where people use science to develop supernatural abilities. The main character, Kamijo, is a student living in this city. He possesses the Imagine Breaker, a right hand that can negate all magic, psychic, or divine powers, but not his own bad luck. The story revolves around a young girl who is a nun from the Church of England, and her mi

Season overview

A Certain Magical Index season 1 is set in Academy City, a highly advanced place where people use science to develop supernatural abilities. The main character, Kamijo, is a student living in this city. He possesses the Imagine Breaker, a right hand that can negate all magic, psychic, or divine powers, but not his own bad luck. The story revolves around a young girl who is a nun from the Church of England, and her mind has been implanted with the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum, a collection of magical texts removed from circulation by the Church. The series is a blend of animation, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and mystery genres.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Academy City

Oct 5, 2008 · 25 min

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 –

S1·E2

Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)

Oct 12, 2008 · 25 min

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 a

S1·E3

Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)

Oct 19, 2008 · 25 min

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, Necessariu

S1·E4

Perfect Memory Ability

Oct 26, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E5

Limit (12 o'clock)

Nov 2, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E6

Imagine Breaker

Nov 9, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E8

Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)

Nov 23, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E9

Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)

Nov 30, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E10

Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)

Dec 7, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E11

Sisters (Sisters)

Dec 14, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E12

Level 6 (Absolute Ability)

Dec 21, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E13

Accelerator (One Way)

Dec 28, 2008 · 25 min

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

S1·E15

Angel Fall (Angel Fall)

Jan 15, 2009 · 25 min

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

S1·E16

Toya Kamijo (Father)

Jan 22, 2009 · 25 min

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 myster

S1·E17

The Power of God (Archangel)

Jan 29, 2009 · 25 min

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,

S1·E18

Replica (Impostor)

Feb 5, 2009 · 25 min

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 th

S1·E19

Last Order (The End)

Feb 12, 2009 · 25 min

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 t

S1·E20

Virus Code (Final Signal)

Feb 19, 2009 · 25 min

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 A

S1·E21

Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)

Feb 26, 2009 · 25 min

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 n

S1·E22

Golem (Stone Figure)

Mar 5, 2009 · 25 min

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

S1·E23

Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)

Mar 12, 2009 · 25 min

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