Japan Synopsis
とある魔術の禁書目録
Kamijo is a student in Academy City, where people use science to develop supernatural abilities. The guy’s got a lot of heart – luckily for a young nun named Index. She’s on the run from a sorcery society that covets the astonishing 103,000 volumes of magical knowledge stored in her memory. When Index stumbles into Kamijo’s life, she finds a faithful friend and protector, and while Kamijo’s easily the weakest kid in Academy City, he’s got something else going for him: the Imagine Breaker, an unexplainable power stored in his right hand that negates the powers of others. With scientists and sorcerers attacking from all sides, the Imagine Breaker will definitely come in handy – but it’s Kamijo’s loyalty to Index that will be his greatest weapon in the fight to keep her safe.
Audience Engagement
128 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan seriess.
Also On MBS
Other series that aired on MBS.
Other Titles From J.C.STAFF
Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Certain Magical Index itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
A Certain Magical Index holds position #71 of 362 Japan seriess in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Certain Magical Index premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.
The 2123rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,062 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #372 of 743 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | J.C.STAFF |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 3 / 74 |
| Release Date | October 5, 2008 |
| Official Site | toaru-project.com |
Questions Answered
When did A Certain Magical Index end?
A Certain Magical Index finished its run with its final episode airing on April 5, 2019.
Where did A Certain Magical Index air?
A Certain Magical Index aired on MBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.